After Julian finished overseeing the expansion, he handed everything else over to Gan Fall. He had just given Gan Fall a talking-to, so Gan Fall was surely full of enthusiasm for work now.
Julian flew back to the temple in Fire Dragon Form. Laki, the temple's goddess priestess and a Shandian warrior, hurried over and said, "Greetings, Divine Venerable."
Julian promoted Laki again, elevating her from head maidservant to Chief Goddess Priestess. Her benefits improved, and so did her workload.
On Julian's first night, he invited Laki into his room to discuss life. Because of one word from Julian, Laki had risen three ranks in a single day. All the temple maidservants placed their right fists over their chests when they saw Julian and called out, "May the Divine Venerable enjoy boundless blessings and perfect health!" Julian smiled and said, "This Divine Venerable is well."
Julian then entered the temple. All the temple maidservants clasped their right fists and saluted him with a hand-over-chest gesture, saying, "Greetings, Divine Venerable." Julian replied, "You may dispense with the formalities," then headed up to the fifth floor.
Julian laughed. "That Gan Fall—I only mentioned it to him this morning, and now the residents and maidservants are all giving me hand-over-chest salutes and calling me 'Divine Venerable,' wishing me perfect health or offering greetings. How can this be? I'm still too young. If they keep calling me Divine Venerable like this, my Dao heart will easily become unstable, and I'll indulge in life and beautiful women."
Julian slapped himself across the face and said, "Pah! That damned Momonosuke isn't dead yet. How can this Divine Venerable enjoy life?" Then he added, "I got up too late this morning and didn't do Dao Heart Training Version 1.0." He found a mirror and began his Dao