The Buddha's Heart Passes on the Lamp: Wu Song Infused with Spiritual Power; the Emergency Headband Is Developed! (Continued)

Lin Chen stroked that smooth cascade of fiery red hair and spoke with heartache:

"Jinse, did this seclusion drain you that badly?

Why have you even grown thinner?"

The person in his arms abruptly raised her head.

She mischievously stuck out a slender pink tongue, her eyes curving into crescents as she spoke with impish liveliness.

"Father, you've got the wrong person! I'm the Winged Fire Snake~"

"Huh?!"

Bestowing the Name Fire Maiden, Vermilion Bird Divine Lord Competes with His Daughter for Affection! (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Su Lintian)

"Father?!"

The moment Lin Chen heard that word, his scalp went numb.

He hurriedly released her and took a sharp half-step back, looking as guilty as a thief.

What was going on?!

This face, these brows and eyes, these crimson lips—she was clearly Jinse, with that spoiled, gorgeous appearance!

How was she the Winged Fire Snake?

Could it be that this little snake had taken human form?!

Fire Maiden pursed her lips and snickered, then explained in a crisp voice.

"A few days ago, an enormous and exceptionally pure fire-type divine power suddenly appeared within the incense offerings of the Door God Temple.

It was immensely beneficial to my cultivation, so Mother immediately brought me here to enter seclusion.

She guarded me day and night, guiding me as I absorbed this power and advanced."

She spun in a circle, fiery feathers drifting around her like a spirit of flame.

"Borrowing that divine power, I charged through in one go and broke past the Epic threshold, so now I can take human form!"

With a turn of thought, Lin Chen understood everything.

Like Jinse, the Winged Fire Snake was a subordinate attached to the Door God system.

A few days ago, the Kitchen God Zhang Kui had returned to his position,