I Inherited a City God Temple

After his friend died suddenly at work from overwork, designer Yun Wulv grew sick of the busy, anxiety-inducing city. He quit his job and returned to a small village, planning to start a quiet life as a farmer. Unexpectedly, on his very first day back in the countryside, an old man showed up at his door and enthusiastically offered him a job. "Young man, I've got a job for you. Flexible hours, meals and accommodation provided, full training, a permanent position, two unbelievably cute pets included, and a deluxe burial plot as a bonus. Interested?" "No thanks. I just want to quietly be a good-for-nothing..." Yun Wulv refused instinctively, then paused. "Wait, pets?" The old man grinned, his face creasing into deep folds. "That's right. You can go see them at work right now!" That evening, Yun Wulv met the two unbelievably cute pets: a hellhound over two meters tall with two heads, and an everlasting lantern with a floating spirit inside that could speak. "Congratulations on officially taking up your post as the next City God." The old man rubbed his hands together with a grin. "This job does come with some risks, but don't worry, we'll provide you with a deluxe burial plot!" Yun Wulv: "..." Why not just bury me right now? A few notes: 1. A very, very slow-paced slice-of-life story. Warm and cozy, not scary. 2. This is a fictional setting. The City God temple draws on only some folk legends, with plenty of original details. Please don't overanalyze it. [Emphasized in bold.] 3. The story features many supernatural beings from folklore. Their sources will be listed in the author's notes. [Important: This story is entirely fictional. Don't be superstitious or compare it to reality.] ["The Cultivation Cafeteria" is now underway.] Blurb: Yun Shuangxu returned from an infinite world carrying the curses of monsters. Now, with an ordinary mortal body, he was out of breath after ten steps and coughing blood after a hundred. To stay alive, he dug out his dusty Culinary Cultivator System. Is it still in time for me to start cultivating? A new restaurant called the Cultivation Cafeteria opened on the food street near the university. Its menu was bizarre and ridiculously expensive. Yet not only did it stay in business, it became a sensation! Luxury cars lined the entrance. The wealthy spent lavishly just to eat one meal there. Even a famous star waited impatiently outside. "Boss, something went wrong while I was practicing Qi Refinement. I desperately need your shop's Sacred Lotus Paste for Stabilizing the Foundation. I'll pay ten million!" The young, handsome, sickly-looking owner wiped away the blood he had just coughed up. "I have an exam today. Maybe some other time." The onlookers: "..." Was this a movie shoot or a variety show? Cultivators from all walks of life in this age of dwindling spiritual energy were curious too: where did the restaurant get all those precious herbs and treasures? Yun Shuangxu: Knowledge changes your fate. Get into a cultivation university, then scavenge supplies from the school's secret realms. As it happens, I'd already fought my way through all of those secret realms as dungeons in the infinite world ^_^ Business was so good that it took up all of Yun Shuangxu's free time, and he barely scraped by on every written exam. System: Say it loud and clear! What's the goal of the Cultivation Cafeteria? Coughing up blood as he worked through practice tests, Yun Shuangxu replied, "Not failing any classes." System: "..." [Recommending my completed no-romance novels] "I Went Viral After Inheriting Undead Talents" "Reaching the Top in a Survival Game" "Infinite Peril" "The Player Who Raises Kids" Theme: The warmth of everyday life, and spirits in all things.