Blue Incense Offerings

In Pingjiang City, it was rare for the government to issue a public notice, stating that they would be in charge of managing demons.

This news still attracted considerable attention from the people of Pingjiang City.

In the eyes of the common people, at least the current government is much better than before.

Unlike before, when nobody paid any attention to it.

As evening approached, Fang Weiyan began to feel drowsy.

He decided that tomorrow he would go to the ancient temple and bring the statue over so that the City God could receive some Incense Offerings.

As for the shrines of the local earth gods, we'll leave them alone for now. The main reason is that some villages are too far apart, and if Fang Weiyan were to try to take any action against them, he would have to run around all day.

The amount of Incense Offerings to the local earth god might not even be that much.

Just like the Incense Offerings from his local earth god, even after the previous Fude were absorbed, there was no significant increase in his Fude and virtue.

The sun is gradually setting now.

After planning for tomorrow, Fang Weiyan felt slightly sleepy.

But when Fang Weiyan lay down to rest, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

Is this a case of someone being unable to sleep in a new bed?

Fang Weiyan got up with some confusion, glanced behind the bed, thought for a moment, and then returned to the Daoist temple.

After Fang Weiyan returned to the Daoist temple, he fell into a deep and restful sleep, falling asleep exceptionally quickly.

"It should be in here. We need to hurry, lest the city City God finds out."

Not long after Fang Weiyan left Pingjiang City, a figure quietly approached the government office.

This is a rat spirit, a demon sent from Yanhuai City to kill Fang Weiyan.

The rat demon sneaked into the mansion and then scurried into Fang Weiyan's house.

After it entered, a peach tree in the nearby yard stirred slightly.

"Huh? Why is nobody here? Did we get the wrong room?"

The rat demon sneaked into Fang Weiyan's room, transformed into human form, and swung a gust of demonic wind directly at the bed.

But before the demonic wind could strike the bed, the rat demon froze.

Because there was no one in the bed at all.

"What's going on? My sense of smell isn't wrong. The other person should be living in this house. The smell in the other rooms isn't as strong as here."

The rat demon stared blankly at the empty bed, realizing the situation was not good. It turned around and prepared to leave, planning to find another opportunity later.

Just as it turned around and left the house, a golden light descended, imprisoning it instantly.

"You audacious rat demon, how dare you wreak havoc in this place!"

Upon being informed of the news, the City God rushed over and immediately imprisoned the rat demon who was trying to escape.

Caught off guard, the rat demon was immediately and tightly bound by the golden net.

"Go quickly and see how the adults are doing."

Upon seeing that the rat demon had been imprisoned, the City God hurriedly spoke to Tao Lingluo, who was standing nearby, his heart filled with anxiety.

Lately, his impression of the prefect has been getting worse and worse.

Right now, demons are secretly approaching the master's residence, but he is completely unaware of it.

This made him so ashamed he wanted to disappear.

He wouldn't have known about this if Tao Lingluo hadn't informed him.

"The master is not inside."

Upon hearing this, Tao Lingluo immediately replied that she knew the master was not inside, which was why she went to inform the City God and then stayed here to guard the place.

If the adults were inside, she would have rushed in to protect them long ago.

She had been following the master for some time, so she naturally knew that the master she was serving was somewhat mysterious.

"Not inside..."

The City God breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. It was good that the Lord was alright. He knew that the Lord had some special characteristics, but he didn't intend to investigate that further.

"What do we do with this guy?" Tao Lingluo turned to look at the rat demon beside her.

"Imprison him in the City God for now. When the magistrate returns, let him interrogate him."

Upon hearing this, the City God said something.

The rat demon stared wide-eyed at the City God, "How come you're in the Transformation Stage? Didn't you fall to the Spirit Gathering Stage? And who are you?"

The rat demon was frantically clutching at the golden net beside him. He didn't understand; wasn't it said that the City God of Pingjiang City had already fallen to the Spirit Gathering Stage?

How could it be Transformation?

And what's with the tree spirit over there?

The rat demon felt like it had been tricked and was being tricked to death here.

"Your information is outdated."

The City God snorted coldly and took the man away, though he felt a little uneasy.

He was thinking about how to explain things to the prefect tomorrow. The rat demon had infiltrated the prefect's residence without him even noticing.

If the adults hadn't been away, things would have been much more complicated.

The next day.

Fang Weiyan got up from the Daoist temple, washed up, poured out some incense ash, and added some incense and candles.

While Fang Weiyan was busy with this matter, Silver Scale started fluttering around.

Fang Weiyan noticed Silver Scale's movements and immediately walked to the wishing well.

"What's wrong?"

Fang Weiyan looked at Silver Scale, who was starting to get a little rowdy.

Upon hearing this, Silver Scale remained silent and instead showed Fang Weiyan his scales.

At this moment, one of her scales had clearly cracked.

Fang Weiyan was stunned for a moment when he saw the cracked scales, then immediately realized, "You saved me from a calamity?"

Fang Weiyan's eyes widened. He hadn't sensed any danger yesterday, so how did Silver Scale manage to shield him from harm?

Oh right, last night...

Fang Weiyan narrowed his eyes slightly. He thought back to last night, when it was still quite early, but Fang Weiyan was already sleepy.

He couldn't sleep in Pingjiang City, and then he inexplicably felt that he would only feel comfortable sleeping back here.

He had never gone to bed this early before.

"Be careful."

Silver Scale nodded, then uttered a single sentence before diving back in.

There's danger in Pingjiang City...

Fang Weiyan already knew, but he didn't know if it would still be dangerous to go back now.

In that instant, Fang Weiyan found himself in a dilemma.

Just moments later, Fang Weiyan returned directly to Pingjiang City, based on his experience from the previous night.

If there were still dangers targeting him in Pingjiang City, Fang Weiyan wouldn't have wanted to come.

Just like last night, when Pingjiang City was in danger, he returned without realizing it.

Although he was certain that there would be no danger on his return, Fang Weiyan still looked around with extreme vigilance, ready to go back at any moment.

Inside the house, everything seemed unchanged, except that on the bed to one side, some of the quilts had been torn in half.

Fang Weiyan's pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this scene, "Tao Lingluo."

Fang Weiyan called out warily, but his expression remained cautious as he looked around.

"My lord, you're back!"

As soon as Tao Lingluo finished speaking, she appeared beside Fang Weiyan.

What happened last night?

Fang Weiyan turned to look at Tao Lingluo. She was right outside his door; there was no way she wouldn't know what had happened.

Could it be this guy who did it?

"Last night, a rat demon sneaked into the adult's house. The little demon knew the adult wasn't in the room, so it summoned the City God, who captured the rat demon. The rat demon is currently at the City God."

Tao Lingluo immediately replied upon hearing this.

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan realized that Tao Lingluo hadn't done it, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come with me to the City God, and I'll tell you in detail what happened last night."

Fang Weiyan said coldly, then strode towards the City God.

Fang Weiyan's expression wasn't particularly pleasant at that moment.

But after Tao Lingluo finished speaking, Fang Weiyan's expression turned even more unpleasant.

He had originally thought that the City God's protective abilities were quite good, but he never expected that even the rat demons had come all the way to his place without him noticing.

No wonder so many of Emperor Kaide's concubines' children were killed.

When Fang Weiyan arrived at the City God, the City God immediately transformed into human form, wearing a scholar's hat, and bowed to Fang Weiyan, saying, "This humble official begs for forgiveness."

The City God was somewhat terrified, as his current strength was entirely due to Fang Weiyan.

Last night, he had failed to protect Fang Weiyan, leaving him wondering if Fang Weiyan would be dissatisfied with him.

Fang Weiyan looked at the City God in front of him, somewhat disappointed. "Why didn't you know that the rat demon had arrived?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, it was my dereliction of duty. Please punish me."

Fang Weiyan looked at the City God before him, pondered for a moment, and then said, "If I don't punish you, I will find it difficult to command respect in the future. I will demote you to a post in the Underworld Administration in Linbei County, and transfer Fude to Pingjiang City as the City God."

Fang Weiyan thought for a moment and then spoke.

He had originally planned to find some Incense Offerings to boost the City God's power today, but now it seems better to let the Earth God do it instead.

"Your Excellency obeys..."

Upon hearing Fang Weiyan's words, the City God was also stunned for a moment. He felt somewhat unwilling, but he could not disobey the order.

After all, only by continuing to follow Fang Weiyan could he have the opportunity to further improve his strength.

If he dares to rebel, then no one will come to burn incense at his City God.

"Did you get any information out of the rat demon?"

Fang Weiyan then continued to ask.

"Your Excellency, the rat demon has been brought to justice. I only managed to ascertain that it came from Yanhuai City; I haven't been able to find out anything else before the rat demon committed suicide."

Upon hearing this, the City God recounted the information he had gathered.

Coming from Yanhuai City? Has he attracted some attention?

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan's face immediately darkened. He knew that some ministers in the court of Yanhuai City harbored treacherous intentions.

That's why he didn't want to serve as an official in Yanhuai City, lest he become a target and not even know how he would die.

He never expected that even after leaving, he would still be targeted in Pingjiang City.

"I am aware of this matter."

Fang Weiyan waved his hand, then turned and left.

As the City God watched Fang Weiyan leave, he sighed inwardly and blamed himself.

If he had been as as astute as the peach tree spirit last night, he wouldn't have been demoted today.

Staying by the master's side ensures the continuation of the family Incense Offerings; being transferred away from the master is not a good thing for him.

But what's done is done, and there's nothing he can do about it.

We can only go to Linbei County first, but Linbei County is also under the jurisdiction of the adults, so there is still a chance to enjoy the adults' Incense Offerings.

The City God couldn't forget it, but he quickly rolled up his own statue and left Pingjiang City for Linbei County.

At his speed, it won't take him long to reach Linbei County.

Fang Weiyan knew that the two Underworld Administration would take office soon, and after seeing the City God leave, Fang Weiyan returned to Earth.

While the City God certainly bears some responsibility for what happened last night, his lack of power is also a major factor.

Fang Weiyan was going to get some Incense Offerings to help improve the strength of the Fude who had come to him.

To prevent this from happening again.

After descending the mountain, Fang Weiyan went directly to the ancient temple with its flourishing Incense Offerings. After confirming its location, Fang Weiyan took a car to the temple.

After three hours, Fang Weiyan finally arrived at the location of the ancient temple.

Fang Weiyan had already checked before he arrived; he could simply go to the guest hall in the temple and find the attendant, who was specifically there to receive such guests.

A moment later, Fang Weiyan saw a sign that read "Guest Room" hanging in front of a room.

Fang Weiyan immediately went inside and saw a middle-aged monk sitting there.

"Hello, I'd like to inquire about Buddhist rituals."

After Fang Weiyan entered, he went straight to the point without saying a word.

After a while, Fang Weiyan sat down calmly to the side and drank tea, while the guest master left in a hurry with a smile on his face.

The layperson just now, I don't know what he wanted to do, but he wanted to go into the main hall to worship Buddha, and he didn't allow others to visit.

It's all so mysterious.

Regardless of the reason, he didn't want to find out the truth, because the other party had given too much.

A little over ten minutes later, the attendant returned with his hands clasped together, saying, "Layman, everything is ready."

As requested by Fang Weiyan, all the cameras inside the main hall were moved away, and the main gate was closed, leaving only a small door for Fang Weiyan to enter.

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan stood up, went directly into the main hall, and then closed the only small door for entry and exit.

After confirming that the cameras wouldn't capture him, Fang Weiyan went directly to the Buddha statue, grabbed the statue which was much taller than himself with both hands, and without even lifting it, he disappeared from the hall in the Fang Weiyan moment.

The Buddha statue also disappeared along with it.

When Fang Weiyan reappeared, he was already in front of the City God.

"Grown ups."

Fang Weiyan had just appeared when he heard Fude's voice.

Upon hearing the transfer order, Fude rushed to Pingjiang City. At that moment, Fude was overjoyed.

Previously, he had hoped that Fang Weiyan could stay in Linbei County, but later, for the sake of the Jiang Kingdom, he still let Fang Weiyan leave.

I never expected that I would have the opportunity to follow an adult.

"Stop talking nonsense and absorb all the Incense Offerings from this."

Upon hearing this, Fang Weiyan waved his hand, signaling the other party to begin immediately.

Upon hearing this, Fude dared not delay and quickly stepped forward to begin absorbing the Incense Offerings in front of him.

The rich Incense Offerings wafted out at this moment, its color a delicate blue, second only to deep blue.

Upon seeing such a large amount of Incense Offerings, even the altar of the Fude trembled.