The history of the struggle of the God of the Stove

Chapter 303
Mount Emei, Luofu Cave.

Qi Yuan sat on the stone platform, resting his chin with one hand, quietly thinking about where to start to spread his name.

In fact, in his opinion, the relationship between the Nine Provinces human race and the gods, strictly speaking, cannot be regarded as a true belief, but can only be regarded as an exchange.

Humans provide incense to the gods, and they just want to get some benefits from the gods.

Like Yang Jian, who was ordered to guard one side of the gods, after his temple is built, people worship him in order to get protection from him and protect the safety of one side of the region.

For example, the God of Wealth, the reason why people worship and offer tribute, needless to say, is that they are praying for wealth, and it is best to allow themselves to be blessed with the God of Wealth, and from then on, doing business will be full of wealth.

Therefore, Qi Yuan felt that the relationship between the human race of Kyushu and the gods was simply mutual benefit, but the gods rarely responded to the believers, otherwise, if every believer responded, their divine power would not allow it.

But for people, not much is lost, at most it is a few sticks of incense, plus some words of prayer.

As for sincerity, there will definitely be, at least when they pray to the gods, they will definitely be more sincere at that moment.

They even make various wishes, telling the gods that if their wishes can be realized, they will definitely come to fulfill them.

If the family is good, they will offer three animals and five fruits when fulfilling their vows. Even if the family is not good, they may also offer a pig's head for the gods to enjoy.

Qi Yuan felt that it was not the Mantian gods, but the ancestors of the human race that made the human race of Kyushu truly willing to believe.

Like the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, like the sages, this is what people really recognize, and they maintain a firm belief in them.

Just like the people in Qi Yuan's previous life, no matter how far they left their hometown, they still admitted that they were descendants of Yan and Huang.

And this is their true belief.

There are also many large families, or clans that have spread branches and leaves, and most of them will build ancestral halls for their ancestors to worship their ancestors.

When future generations worship their ancestors, their minds are much purer than when worshiping gods.

Although it is customary to say the last sentence of ancestors' blessings, no matter whether the ancestors bless them or not, these descendants will still maintain awe of their ancestors and will never give birth to any neglect.

It will not be like treating some gods, because they did not make their wishes come true because they worshiped each other, and they will stay away from them and no longer believe in them.

A kitchen god like himself is definitely not as good as those gods guarding one side in terms of protecting one side's safety, and even inferior to the land and mountain gods, but Qi Yuan's advantage is far stronger than those mountain gods.

Because he is the Kitchen God, the only Kitchen God in the whole world, unlike most gods who are confined to one place, he can spread his name all over the world.

Moreover, his position as the kitchen god is a bit special. He obviously is in the kitchen, but he doesn't manage the kitchen. At most, he just takes care of the kitchen fire. Return to the Heavenly Court and report to the Jade Emperor.

"How should I spread the news that I have become a god?"

Qi Yuan was a little hesitant, should he show his holiness in front of people like other gods, or let Qi Yi and the others go to the people to promote themselves, just like when he was in Chaoge City, he secretly fueled the flames and publicized his reputation Became the name of a sage.

After thinking for a while, Qi Yuan shook his head, and directly rejected the plan of letting Qi Yi and the others publicize the name of God for him.

Without him, it would be a bit embarrassing if this got out.

It's fine if there was no other way at the beginning, but now he has become a fairy, and his Taoism and supernatural powers are not weak, so there is no need to use that kind of method anymore.

Relatively speaking, the effect of appearing in front of people is actually good. It can spread the reputation for hundreds of miles in a short period of time, and let the nearby people know about the manifestation of the gods, so as to increase the incense.

However, Qi Yuan is different from other gods. What he needs is not pure incense, but to let all the people recognize his existence. Make plans for the next step.

After pondering, Qi Yuan gradually became concerned.

He closed his eyes, immersed his mind into the seal in the sea of ​​consciousness, and began to sense the believers who believed in him through the seal.

In fact, Qi Yuan has quite a few believers nowadays, but most people don't really worship him because they don't know that he has become a god.

Even so, there are tens of thousands of believers who can be felt by Qi Yuan now.

And there are no less than a thousand people who really set up a longevity tablet for him and pray for blessings every day.

Among them are those who have improved their lives after learning cooking from him, and there are also some people who were rescued when he traveled around. For the love of his life, he was sincerely praying for Qi Yuan anyway.

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There is a village not far from the Weishui River, where people live by the water, and apart from a few mu of Susukida, each household mainly relies on fishing for their livelihood.

Every household in this village has a long-life memorial tablet enshrining Qi Yuan. Even if they didn't enshrine it before, in order not to leave the group, they will follow the crowd to enshrine it at home, even if they are not very sincere in their hearts.

The reason for this situation is mainly because a few years ago, when the men in the village were fishing in the Weishui River, they encountered monsters.

Seeing that everyone was about to be caught and eaten by the monster in the river, a fairy descended from the sky, not only beheaded the monster, but also cooked a pot of chicken soup on the spot to help these fishermen get rid of the monster in their bodies, and even Even their old wounds were healed.

Especially the old Wang at the east end of the village. He was middle-aged, but because of a waist injury in his early years, he suffered from hidden diseases, so that he had been married for more than ten years, and he did not have a son and a half with his wife.

As a result, after eating that bowl of chicken soup, even his hidden illness for many years was cured. From then on, Pharaoh lived a happy life. After some hard work, his wife became pregnant.

And in the next few years, Lao Wang and his wife gave birth to several children one after another, which made them very happy.

After all, passing on the family line and continuing the bloodline incense is not a trivial matter at any time, let alone in this era, it is regarded as the top priority by people.

And only relying on a bowl of chicken soup can achieve such an effect, in this world, apart from the great sage of Qi, no one has ever heard of anyone else having this ability.

So when the old king's story got out, not only the people in their village all paid tribute to the longevity tablets of the great sage of Qi, but even some people in the vicinity followed suit.

Especially for some families with few children, they even pray that the great sage of Qi can give them a son and a half daughter, so that they will not be extinct.

When Qi Yuan sensed the prayers of these people, he couldn't laugh or cry.

However, this does not blame people for being ignorant, it is just a simple herd mentality.

It was obvious that the old Wang had drank Qi Yuan's chicken soup and cured his hidden illnesses by relying on the elixir in the chicken soup, so that he could have a few children with his wife.

But Lao Wang can't spread the things he couldn't do before, can he?

So when others asked him why he was able to give birth to several children in a row at this age, he always blamed him on the great sage of Qi.

As a result, people speculate wildly when they don't know the truth of the matter, and then rumors are born, and there is a tendency to spread more and more widely.

When Qi Yuan found out that the people in this area had a lot of faith in him, he deliberately felt it, and after finding out that it was because of this reason, he felt helpless.

Especially when he heard those people praying that he would give them children, it made him dumbfounded.

What a joke, he himself has no experience in this area, how can he help these people?
And this kind of thing must not continue to be passed on, otherwise other gods are now manifesting themselves everywhere to compete for incense. If any god knows the situation here, it is nothing to say that he snatched other gods' positions.

I'm afraid that if someone with ulterior motives schemes against him, saying that he is a kitchen god who doesn't guard the kitchen fire and abide by his job, he messes around, and even secretly promotes him as an evil god.

After all, he is not without enemies, even if Fu Yuan Xianweng and others will not deal with him blatantly, but if he secretly sends disciples to spread rumors about him, he will be helpless.

At night, after Lao Wang fell asleep, he suddenly felt a golden light flashing in front of him. When he looked up, he saw a fairy in a robe floating in the air looking at him.

When Lao Wang saw the appearance of this fairy, he immediately became smart, and quickly knelt down on the ground, saying that he would pay homage to the sage.

But Qi Yuan came to see this person with the help of Yinshou and the method of entering a dream with the gods.

The divine robe on his body was received after he went to the heaven. This kind of divine robe is quite miraculous. It can be worn directly on the primordial spirit, exuding a circle of divine light, which can protect the primordial spirit. If Yuanshen travels in the future, there will be an extra layer of security in terms of safety.

In order to show his majesty, Qi Yuan also specially transformed a few long beards on his face, otherwise he looks like a young man now, which is somewhat different from the great sage of Qi in folklore.

The reason why he came here this time is because the rumor itself was caused by this person. If you want to stop the spread of the rumor, it is of course more convenient to find the source of the rumor directly.

Moreover, in the whole village, this person is the one who devotes the most to Qi Yuan's belief. He worships respectfully every morning and evening, and there is never any shortage.

But it's normal to think about it. After all, because of Qi Yuan, not only did he have a few children, but even his body has not suffered from any illness in the past few years. Strength, instead of making the family poorer because of the burden of a few children, on the contrary, it has become richer and richer.

Therefore, this person is very grateful to the great sage of Qi, and there is never a shortage of three incense sticks in the morning and evening.

Although Lao Wang was still a little confused, he didn't know why the sage suddenly appeared in front of him, but this did not hinder his respect for Qi Yuan, so he quickly bowed down.

Qi Yuan glanced at him and asked, "Are you Wang Bao?"

"Caomin is exactly."

Wang Bao respectfully asked: "I don't know that the sage is coming, but the grassroots have never greeted him from afar, so please don't blame the sage."

"Ha ha……"

Qi Yuan couldn't help laughing: "I came to see you with the method of entering a dream, and you can't even meet you if you want to go far!"

"what?"

Wang Bao was a little dazed, of course he didn't understand such godly tricks.

"Okay, get up now."

Qi Yuan said: "I came to you this time because I need you to do something."

When Wang Bao heard this, he immediately became excited: "I also ask the sage to give me instructions. Even if the grass people risk their lives, they will definitely do it for you."

In his opinion, the sage not only saved his life, but even he is able to have both children now because the sage cured his hidden disease. It's not an exaggeration, so he is willing to do things for Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan laughed lightly: "It's not that serious, but now I have entered the Heavenly Court, and was conferred by the Jade Emperor as the Nine Heavens East Cook, Siming Stove King's Mansion, in charge of human stoves, monitoring the good and evil in the world.

As a result, I have just become a god, and I discovered that in the villages near you, there are people praying to me for an heir.

I am the God of the Kitchen, not the God of Sending Children. If it continues to be passed on like this, it is inevitable that other gods will find out and report to the heavens, accusing me of disturbing the order among the gods.

You just need to spread the name of my current Kitchen God and tell those people not to pray indiscriminately. "

When Wang Bao heard this, he quickly knelt down on the ground, feeling a little terrified in his heart.

It's just because he didn't explain it clearly to outsiders earlier, and he didn't expect to bring trouble to the sage, which is really a sin.

Moreover, according to the meaning of the sage, it is a good thing that his old man has now been conferred the godhood by the heavenly court.

Wang Bao kowtowed on the ground several times, repeatedly promising that he would explain this matter clearly to the villagers, and that such rumors would definitely not spread in the future.

Qi Yuan nodded, and after comforting him a few words, his figure gradually disappeared.

On the bed, Wang Bao's body trembled suddenly, and he woke up from the dream, only to realize that the sky outside the window was pale, and it was about to brighten.

He couldn't fall asleep anymore, he tossed and turned over and over again thinking about what he had seen in his previous dream, not sure if it was true or not.

However, the scene in the dream is still vivid in his mind until now, which made him dare not be careless. Regardless of whether it is true or not, he decided to do this matter well, otherwise he would feel uneasy in his conscience.

After all, the sage gave him such a great kindness. If it was because of him that the sage's name was ruined by others, wouldn't it be a great sin.

On the side, his mother-in-law was awakened by his tossing and turning, opened her eyes and asked, "What's wrong with the head of the house?"

Wang Bao then told his wife what he saw in the dream.

His mother-in-law was also quite assertive, and while hugging and feeding the young son who had just woken up beside her, she said: "This kind of thing must be believed to be true rather than false. Since the sage has entrusted him with a dream You, then you should hurry up and finish this matter, so as not to blame the sage."

Wang Bao nodded and agreed.

Then his mother-in-law got up to cook, and when the meal was ready, the two of them habitually came first to burn incense on the sage's longevity tablet.

After Qi Yuan sensed it, Yuanshen used the power of Yinshou to distribute a little power, and manifested a figure on the longevity tablet, nodded at the couple, and then dispersed.

The husband and wife trembled in fright, knelt down on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

After a long time, seeing that there was no more movement, the two got up and looked at each other.

However, one thing is confirmed, that is, the sage really became a god, and appeared in their house.

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In a wilderness, dozens of figures sat on the ground around several bonfires.

Food is roasted on the bonfire, exuding the unique aroma of food.

Especially one of them, a man in his 30s, is exceptionally skilled. The food baked from his hands is even more fragrant and mouth-watering.

This is a migrating team. Now that the war has stopped, the people are gradually settling down. These people, who had gone away to escape the war, are planning to return to their hometown.

Several children in the team surrounded the man one by one, drooling at the uncooked pheasant in his hand.

"Second Uncle, Second Uncle, why do your meals taste so much better than my dad's?"

asked a little boy with bubbles blowing from his nose.

"Ha ha……"

The man smiled and said, "That's because I, Second Uncle, learned cooking under the sage's school in my early years. Of course, I am much better than your father, who can roast a pheasant into charcoal."

The little boy asked curiously, "Who is the sage?"

"Sage?"

The man's face showed a strong sense of admiration: "The sage is the great sage of our human race. In the early years, in order to make our human race better, he did not hesitate to travel around, just to be able to pass on cooking skills to more people. Human race, guide the people to find more edible things."

The little boy seemed to understand, but seeing the expression on the man's face, he said something nonsense, but he turned his eyes to the roast chicken on the campfire again.

At this moment, a violent beast roar suddenly came from the distant forest.

The sound shook the forest, startling all the birds and beasts in the forest that had been resting.

Immediately afterwards, there was another call that was different from the previous one.

Then the sound of fighting continued to be heard. Obviously, the two fierce beasts fought for some reason.

All the people in the team were nervous and gathered around a white-haired old man, asking for advice.

The old man twisted his gray beard, frowned and thought for a moment, and then slowly said: "We deliberately chose this place to camp far away from the forest to avoid being attacked by wild beasts in the forest.

Listening to the sound, the place where the two ferocious beasts fought is several miles away from us, so it shouldn't affect us, right? "

When everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Traveling at night is even more dangerous for them, they may be attacked by wandering beasts, and they may not be able to find a safer place than here.

However, they didn't relax their vigilance, instead, they separated a few strong men with homemade spears to guard carefully outside the crowd, lest they be attacked by ferocious beasts that sprang out from the forest.

The rest of the people returned to their bonfires and continued to bake their food. After all, they had traveled for a day, and everyone was tired and hungry, so they didn't have dinner, so they had better get something to eat as soon as possible.

The little boy ran to the man's side again, his eyes still fixed on the roast chicken on the campfire.

The man chuckled, and when the roast chicken was finished, he tore off a piece of chicken for each child and distributed it to them.

A group of people ate and drank, and at some point, the movement in the distant forest had stopped, apparently the two beasts had stopped fighting.

Everyone waited for a while, and seeing that there was no more movement, they thought that nothing would happen again.

As a result, after only a short while, there was a sudden sound of heavy footsteps coming from a distance, walking towards where everyone was.

After seeing the figure in the distance clearly through the moonlight, the few strong men guarding the periphery suddenly let out a cry of panic.

"what happened?"

"What happened?"

Everyone got up one after another, picked up relatively simple weapons, and came to those strong men.

"Monster...youkai."

A few men guarding outside pointed to the distance and said tremblingly.

Everyone was shocked and looked in the direction of their fingers.

In the shade of a tree in the distance, a figure over two feet tall was looking at them steadily.

There was a faint blue light in those eyes, full of brutal and bloodthirsty killing intent, which made people feel chills in their hearts.

"monster!"

"There are monsters!"

Everyone's face changed drastically, and they were panicked.

For a team like them walking outside, what they are most afraid of encountering are monsters.

It's okay if you encounter ordinary ferocious beasts, even if you encounter a small group of wolves, with the force of these people, they may not be unable to deal with them.

But encountering monsters is different.

But all monsters know several kinds of spells, and each of them is rough-skinned and thick-skinned, with infinite strength, how can ordinary people like them be able to compete.

So once encountering monsters, it means that their team will suffer heavy losses, and in this dark wilderness, even if they flee in all directions, if they can escape some people, they will probably be stared at by other ferocious beasts that prey at night superior.

(End of this chapter)