He glanced around, feeling the hopeful yet worried eyes of the young and old alike, and said with a faint smile: "I don't need any offerings, just your sincere faith and incense offerings.
Remember: True faith brings efficacy. If you pretend to be pious, you might deceive others but not me. Without enough sincerity and incense, there can be no protection, and ultimately you will reap what you sow."
"What? No, no offerings?" Yue Yongkang was stunned. Having served as an official for many years with considerable experience, he had never heard of a place where the Immortal being worshipped needed no rituals or offerings. He wondered if he was dreaming.
Could this be a beautiful illusion before dying of hunger or drowning?
