Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

"Vishnu, ruler of the world; Lakshmi, goddess of the world, accept my respect."

Then, Dasha opened his arms and said to everyone:

"I, Daksha, son of Brahma, am holding the grandest fire sacrifice in the world. This fire sacrifice will serve as a symbol of the great festival, recreating the festival that Brahma, together with the Blessed One Vishnu, and Kavia, the Lord of the Himalayas who is still on his way, initiated at the place of creation."

"The wishes of all those who participate in this fire ceremony will be fulfilled."

"The gods will be nourished by the fire."

"The Yaksha and Kinnara obtained the essence of the fire ritual."

"The offerings to mortals and Asuras, according to their caste, will be jewels, gold, and other precious things."

“All the ghosts and spirits present will receive offerings from the funeral rites and be released.”

"All birds, beasts, and insects will be given a share of the food sprinkled during the fire sacrifice."

"Such a perfect fire ritual has never been seen in this world before! And no one will be able to perform it in the future!"

Dasha spoke in a high-spirited tone, but it was natural, given that the fire ritual was indeed absolutely perfect.

Then, Daksha, his wife, and all the children present sat down in a circle around the burning altar.

"My whole family is here, so now let's get this going—"

“I haven’t even arrived yet and you’re already starting the fire ritual, Father.”

Just as the ceremony was about to begin, a voice came from behind him, drawing the attention of everyone present.

But Dasha did not turn around, only coldly uttering:

"I have already said that no one may enter this place without an invitation."

"No, no, no, my father would never do that to me. The reason you're so angry right now is only because you love me..."

“...Sati”.

Dasha stood up, glaring at Sadie. "You've really picked up that clown's glib tongue perfectly."

The fact that Daksha's disdain for Shiva was so extreme surprised everyone present.

“Sati, there’s an old saying that goes, ‘Even a noble person will become lowly if he or she is always surrounded by lowly people.’”

Daksha waved his hand at the people around him, "Today, with the Blessed One Vishnu on my side, how can that skull-bearer cause trouble!"

When Vishnu heard Daksha repeat the promise he had made to him, he closed his eyes and sighed deeply.

But Daksha continued angrily, "Shiva, that hypocrite, that fool who lives in the forest!"

Seeing his master being insulted like this, Nandi glared at Dasha and charged at him menacingly, but was stopped by Sati, who was equally angry.

She walked towards Dasha, clasped her hands together, and her eyes were misty with tears:

“A daughter’s responsibility is to uphold her father’s honor and the harmony of her family. For your honor, and for the pinging of this fire ritual to be completed safely, I decided to return here.”

Seeing this, Satie, feeling that she had failed to persuade the two to reconcile, turned around and prepared to leave.

However, Dasha was already enraged by him, and he looked at Sati with a mocking expression.

"Ha, today you're concerned about your father's honor, dignity, and reputation, but what were you doing back then! Did you have such thoughts back then! When you married that disrespectful scoundrel without any regard for my feelings! Did you care about me at that time!"

When you chose Shiva as your partner, my pure society could never tolerate that barbaric Shiva!

If you truly cared about my feelings, you wouldn't have allowed that guy with the skull to enter my life and my culture in this way!

What are you thinking? What are you trying to do here? Do you really think that if you come to me for help, I will invite that hypocrite?

I'll touch his feet! Will I pay homage to him? And will I ask my son-in-law for a blessing?

"Enough! Father! Stop talking!"

Seeing her father getting more and more agitated, even the usually calm Sadie couldn't help but loudly retort.

"As your daughter, I have fulfilled my duty to uphold your honor! Now, as your wife, I will not allow you to tarnish the dignity and honor of my beloved!"

Then Sati looked at the gods and continued, "Why are you all silent! Isn't insulting my Great Heaven an insult to you all?!"

The gods, led by Indra, the King of Gods, lowered their heads and remained silent. Even the immortals and Asuras did not utter a word.

"woo woo woo woo--"

However, a low growl could still be heard from somewhere, sounding like someone was being gagging.

"You're insane! You're crazy to mess with Dasha!"

Kama looked at Phrixus, who was about to loudly cheer for Satie, but was immediately covered in the mouth by the god of love himself.

"...Fine, can you please stop biting so hard! I can't let go..."

Sati may have heard it, or she may not have heard it; in any case, she took a breath, wiped away her tears, and greeted the two gods with a smile.

“Grandfather, you are the creator. Aren’t all living and non-living things in this world from you? How can you allow the heavens to be humiliated before you? Give me an answer, Grandfather, answer me! How can you enjoy this sacrificial ceremony that insults the heavens? Or is it that your love for your son has outweighed your duty…”

In response to Sati's question, Brahma softly replied:

“Yes, child, your grandfather is powerless today. I am bound by the rules I set for myself, Sadie. I am helpless. I am a god of the same kind as the Great God. I was beheaded for lying, but I do not hate the Great God. Sadie, I have to appear there whenever there is a fire sacrifice, whether I like it or not. Please forgive me, Sadie.”

"What kind of rules are there that even you can't break..."

"This rule has become a curse, son. When a son is capable enough to fulfill his duties to his family, a father can only offer advice. Whether or not to accept it is up to Dasha. I have advised him, but he has become arrogant and lost his rational judgment."

Upon seeing Brahma's response, Sati could only clasp her hands together and look at Vishnu.

"Narayana, you know everything, please give me an answer."

Daksha, who had previously been quite composed when faced with Sati's questioning of Brahma, immediately raised his finger at Sati upon seeing this:

"Enough! Sadie! Shut up! You've said too much!"

Dasha strode up to Sati and looked her straight in the eye:

“You have overstepped your bounds. What are you thinking? My Narayana, the Yakshas, ​​Kinnaras, humans, Asuras, and Nagas have come to participate in the fire festival out of their love and respect for me. Do you think that Father Brahma and the World Honored One Vishnu are sitting here just to receive offerings?”

Hanging out with that naked beggar makes you forget that it was your father who taught the world how to enjoy wealth!

This is precisely why Brahma, the World Honored One Vishnu, and the Lord of the Himalayas came to participate in the fire sacrifice. The gods also accepted the offerings for this reason. And the World Honored One Vishnu, whom I venerate today, stands by my side because he made a promise to me.”

With that, Daksha smiled slowly:

“He is not on the side of your hypocritical husband.”

Vishnu could no longer bear to look at Daksha's shamelessness and could only turn his head away.

"enough!"

Sati retorted again, “Everyone here is subject to you for some reason! But my Great God is different! Yes, and so is Gavia, he is different too, he will surely refute you! Father, if the culture you created brings wealth, it also breeds greed and desire! If accumulating wealth is part of what you do, then it will inevitably create thieves to steal—”

"Shut up."

Daksha was initially wary of Gavia mentioned by Sati, but Sati's words completely ignited his anger.

He absolutely cannot tolerate or accept the existence of thieves in everything he has created!

"Today you actually say that thieves exist within everything your father created. It is this culture I created that gave you knowledge, taught you language, and told you what propriety, righteousness, and a sense of shame are. Yet today you call this culture thieves... By associating with that shameless scoundrel, I think you've also become shameless! Your presence here proves it—"

With the angrier look in his life, Dasha pointed fiercely at Sati:

“You are shameless. To me, you died on the day you chose Shiva, and what invitation can a dead man receive!”

"...Father, you can never escape the sin of insulting the one I love."

Finally, as Sati gazed at the raging fire burning in the center, she made a decision.

Then, she said, word by word, "In the name of my great heaven, I throw myself, this body, into this sacrificial fire at this moment."

This sentence not only drew the attention of everyone present, but even Dasha, who was still angry, was shocked.

Everyone immediately stood up, clasped their hands together, and shook their heads silently at Sadie.

Then, to Dasha's astonishment, Sati walked past him step by step toward the sacrificial fire.

"No, Sadie, look at your mother! It was my fault, please don't do that, I beg you, please don't do that..."

Sati's mother and many sisters tried to stop Sati, but they could only weep and wail, not daring to say anything more.

And finally, Sati's mother shouted at Dasha:

"Daksha, if anything happens to my daughter, I will also turn myself to ashes in this fire!"

However, at this moment, Sadie's mind was made up, and it seemed that nothing could persuade her otherwise.

"Stop, Sadie."

Just then, Vishnu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

“Your decision will bring great pain to Da Tian. Have you thought about that? This decision will bring misfortune to everyone, Sadie.”

“Narayana, you are the guardian deity of my family. To disobey your will is tantamount to death for me. Heaven is clearly doing this for my own good, yet I have been so arrogant and suspicious.”

Sati spoke with certainty, her voice devoid of hostility toward Vishnu: “I understand that my body is unworthy of my Shiva. Even if I become Shiva’s wife, the identity of Kasyapa’s daughter will forever be a stain on my life. I must discard this body.”

"...To know fate, to witness everything that happens, yet to be unable to stop it—this is the tragedy of us as the gods of prophecy, Satie."

Vishnu turned his gaze to Daksha, “Daksha, we can’t stay here any longer.”

“My Narayana, my Lord, you promised me that you would protect me.”

“When disaster strikes you, I will appear by your side, Dasha. Take care of yourself.”

Having said this, Vishnu departed with Lakshmi.

"Dasha! Have you completely lost your mind?!"

Even Brahma couldn't help but get angry again in public, "Do you really want to watch your daughter jump into this burning altar? Sati is not only your child, but also Shiva's wife!"

"That's her stain!"

In a fit of rage, Daksha exclaimed, "She's Shiva's wife? In my eyes, he's not even a beast, let alone a god!"

"Shut up! Daksha! Stop insulting Shiva! This body of mine must be destroyed!"

Sati finally stopped referring to Daksha as her father; in other words, her anger toward her father and her disbelief in Shiva's advice had reached its peak.

Immediately afterwards, Sati clasped his hands together and continued:

"O Vulcan Ashani, appear and grant my wish."

The fire god Ashani emerged from the burning altar, clasped his hands together, and gently shook his head:

"Please forgive me, Wife of the Great Heaven, I am powerless to burn your body, I cannot do it, please forgive me."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Sati fell silent.

At this moment, Dasha laughed with extreme disdain, glaring fiercely at Sati.

"Haha, what a wonderful performance! That clown who invented stage acting has also taught you how to put on airs. Following that swindler, you've also become unable to distinguish right from wrong."

"..."

"What! Why aren't you saying a word! I'm talking to you! Let me tell you, Sadie, today my hatred can no longer be suppressed! In my heart, that worthless skeleton wielder has no status whatsoever! He doesn't deserve the slightest respect!"

"...If the fire of the fire god Ashani is ineffective, then I will use the dance of yoga to burn it completely—"

"Don't do that, Sadie."

At this moment, with the appearance of white steps and blue light, the fourth god, Gavia, finally arrived at the Fire Sacrifice.

Immediately, everyone around shouted in unison:

"Homage to the Lord of the Himalayas".

"Homage to the Lord of the Himalayas".

"Homage to the Lord of the Himalayas".

Even the furious Daksha forced a smile and clasped his hands together in prayer towards Gavia:

"Lord of the Holy Mountain, Gavia, I salute you."

"...Gavia, do you also intend to participate in such a ritual that insults the heavens...?"

"Sati murmured, her face filled with grief and indignation."

"Do not."

Gavia shook his head. "I came only because of you. I once blessed your marriage with Shiva and wished you happiness and fulfillment. How could I stand by and watch you die?"