Feeding the Gods

No one knew that inside Xiangguo Temple, hailed as the foremost Buddhist temple in Kyoto, there was a tiny shrine barely a foot square. It had no plaque or stele, not even a statue of a god to worship. All it had were twisting green vines and time that seemed to have stopped. Su Nian, daughter of the proprietress of the Lin family's eatery by Longjin Bridge, was its only worshipper. She had thought it was just a game she played for her own amusement. Little did she know that one day, while helping her cousin "catch her cheating partner," she would wander into a strange alley full of demons. At the brink of danger, a red-clad deity suddenly appeared and saved her from the clutches of evil. From then on, a very hungry little red snake appeared at the Lin family's eatery. The snake said, "I've heard plenty of people thanking me. It does no good at all. Hurry up and bring me offerings. That's what really matters." Su Nian thought, This god doesn't even have any offerings. She must have run into a fake deity. *********************************************Advance preview: Background Character in the Cultivation World. Synopsis: Legend has it that the founding patriarch of the Wuji Immortal Sect had cultivation deep enough to rival the immortals. It is also said that the patriarch cared for all living beings. Five hundred years ago, during a great war between the cultivation world and the demons, the patriarch severely wounded the Demon Lord single-handedly and sealed the demons beyond the mortal realm. She gave up her own life and cultivation to secure five hundred years of peace for the entire cultivation world. Even today, her descendants remember her with deep gratitude and honor her as the "Immortal Master for All Eternity." Her: Yes, yes, that's exactly how you should promote me. The truth was that she had transmigrated into an unfinished novel. The System tasked her with completing the world, giving the male and female leads an ending, and dispelling the world's resentment. But the System malfunctioned, sending her to a point five hundred years before the story began, before the heroine's sect had even been founded. What should she do? Plant trees, fight monsters, poach disciples: she had to build the backdrop first! At last, the sect was established. Then, in a great battle against the demonic sect, she successfully sealed the Demon Lord and died of exhaustion in front of everyone, all so she could return to the world five hundred years later. But when she appeared again, she had become the story's wicked passerby, A. She had to maintain her character without breaking while secretly protecting the sect from being wiped out. She thought, Being the author and creator is so hard! Then one day, that person grabbed her hand and stared at her intently. "Have you come back?" She couldn't believe it. She'd acted so convincingly, so how had her secret identity been exposed?! Everyone else: You're the only one who thinks you acted convincingly! Completed novels, welcome to check them out: "Martial Uncle, Please Behave Yourself" and "Chang'an Records of the Underworld." Theme: Strengthen animal health supervision and ensure the quality and safety of livestock products.