♦Sacred birth celebrated on the 1st day of the 12th lunar month♦
Given name “Zao”, he is the Millennium Lord (Qiansui) of the You year. His sacred idol is depicted as having a painted face on a red base and a black beard; wearing military armor and a golden four-cornered crown. His sacred bureaucratic duty is to protect those pleading to eliminate crises, resolve misfortune, and control evil, as well as those disturbed by the forces of the netherworld when crossing paths with a funeral.