Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 170 Weird Village
When Fang Yi wrote down the address and handed it to Shang Lu, the few thieves who were accompanying him also received their equipment, led the official horses, and waited for Shang Lu's orders in the yard of the thieves' office.

They also gave Shang Lu a set of armor and weapons.

"Take your brothers and leave the city through the west gate and wait for me outside the city."

Shang Lu walked out of the office, glanced at the thieves who were seeking to rob, nodded slightly, and turned to give instructions to Shen Tu.

"Yes."

Shen Tu accepted the order and immediately took the thieves out of the city.

With the help of several minor officials, Shang Lu put on the armor and a loose overcoat on the outside to protect against heat and wind.

After getting dressed, Shang Lu thanked a few clerks and returned to Mingyue Lane.

He pushed the door open and entered the courtyard, calling Sanniang and Heiyun to set off.

Sanniang responded with a "OK" and floated in front of Shang Lu with the oil-paper umbrella.

Shanglu took the umbrella and tied it tightly around himself.

Sanniang's figure flashed and floated into the umbrella.

In fact, Sanniang is no longer afraid of the sun, and she can run around with Shanglu even without an umbrella.

It's just that she is used to carrying this umbrella.

Shang Lu was also used to it and never thought there was anything wrong.

Heiyun stood up from the corner, shook his body, and came to Shanglu. He snorted loudly and glanced at him sideways.

This idiot is still angry about what happened before.

Shang Lu had a way to deal with it. He smiled and took out a wine gourd from under his coat: "Here, the wine I bought for you."

When he heard there was wine, Heiyun immediately forgot his anger and started shouting with joy.

Without Shanglu doing anything, it leaned over, opened its mouth, bit off the cork, picked up the gourd, and drank the wine inside in one gulp.

Shang Lu shook his head and laughed, thinking that it was a good thing that there were no drunk driving checks in this world, otherwise Hei Yun would probably be arrested and thrown into jail every now and then.

"Uncle Huai, I'll leave the house to you."

Shang Lu greeted the old locust tree in the yard, then took Heiyun, who had just finished his drink and was still reluctant to leave, and strode out the door.

Outside the west city gate, Shang Lu saw from afar Shentu and his bandits waiting on the roadside.

When these people saw Shang Lu coming, they hurriedly led their horses to greet him and saluted, "Sir!"

Shang Lu nodded slightly as a return gesture.

Then he rode on the black cloud and called out to everyone: "Let's go!"

Shentu and the bandits responded in unison, mounted their horses, and followed Shanglu towards Xipinggou in Yunhe Town.

It was the next day in a blink of an eye.

It was almost noon when Shang Lu and his men arrived at Xipinggou.

This village is located in a narrow valley between two mountains, no wonder it is called this name.

The two sides of Xipinggou are surrounded by straight and steep mountains, which serve as a natural barrier.

Between the two mountains, there was a stone wall that was almost as high as a person.

Behind the stone wall, there is a wooden fence and several watchtowers.

On the watchtower, there was a hunter holding a bow, looking down at the surroundings.

The entire Xipinggou was built like a fortress.

Shang Lu saw this scene from afar and asked Shen Tu, "Are there bandit problems near Xipinggou?"

Shen Tu shook his head: "I haven't heard of it. Maybe it's to prevent wild animals?"

As the two were talking, the hunter on the watchtower spotted them, and hurriedly took out a whistle from his waist and blew it.

The sharp whistle instantly spread throughout Xipinggou.

It was close to noon at this time, and there was no one working outside the ditch, but people from the villages in the ditch immediately rushed out.

Shang Lu and his companions looked through the wooden gate and saw from afar a group of villagers holding hoes, hunting forks and hatchets, appearing behind the gate and stone wall.

He looked at Shang Lu and others who were approaching with a cold and hostile gaze.

Without Shang Lu's order, a thief rode out on his horse, reined in his horse just before he was within the hunter's range, took out his badge, and shouted:
"We are the officers of the thief's office, not criminals!"

Shang Lu had very good eyesight and keenly noticed that when they heard that they were officials, the expressions of several people behind the village gate became even more panicked, and they all turned their heads to look at an old man.

The old man was calm.

He pointed to a person to step out of the line and whispered a few words to him.

The man then stood in for him and asked loudly, "Sir, what are you doing in Xipinggou, you official from the thief's office?"

"Hey."

When Shen Tu heard this, his face suddenly darkened and he said loudly:

"Do we, the bandits, have to report to you where we go and what we do? You won't let us enter the village, but you don't dare let us know what you do?" Shang Lu noticed that after hearing Shen Tu's words, the people behind the village gate became more and more panicked.

Instead, the old man relaxed and whispered a few words to the people around him.

Then those people calmed down.

Although there was still a hint of panic in his eyes, he was not as flustered as before.

Then, the old man ordered people to open the village gate, led a few people out of the village, and came forward:

"Your Excellency has misunderstood. We are just curious about what could possibly be of use to you in this remote place like ours. If there is anything that requires our help, we can make arrangements early."

As he spoke, the old man winked and someone immediately handed the purse in his hand to Shang Lu.

Shang Lu didn't answer. He dismounted and bowed to the old man who came out to greet them, as well as the villagers in the village behind them who were watching them from afar. He said cleverly:
"Old man, fellow villagers, don't panic. We are not here to force donations, nor are we here to extort money. We are just here to deliver a letter on behalf of others, and we will leave after delivering it."

After hearing Shang Lu's words, the people of Xipinggou all breathed a sigh of relief.

In particular, Shentu also praised it appropriately:
"We are from the county's thief office. We are only responsible for arresting thieves and handling cases. The task of collecting taxes has nothing to do with us.

As for extortion, haha, if I want to extort money, I won’t come to your remote and poor place, where you can’t even get two ounces of oil.”

Although they were ridiculed, the people in Xipinggou were not angry. Instead, they smiled and nodded in agreement.

But the old man and his group did not lead Shang Lu and his group into the village. Instead, they asked again, "Gentlemen, who are you delivering the letter to?"

"Liang Jihu, is he in the village?"

When Shang Lu said this, he seemed to be looking towards the village, but in fact he was watching the reactions of the old men with his peripheral vision.

When these people heard Liang Jihu's name, they became a little flustered again.

One of the hunter-like men blurted out: "Ah... he's not here."

"Where did you go?" Shang Lu asked.

"He went into the mountains to collect herbs for his mother." the hunter said hurriedly.

"Really?" Shang Lu turned his head and stared at the hunter with sharp eyes.

The hunter felt that Shang Lu's eyes were scarier than those of a wolf or a tiger. He immediately broke out in a cold sweat and said tremblingly, "Yes... yes."

"What a coincidence." Shang Lu said, as if he believed the hunter's words.

The hunter heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile:
"Yes, it's really unfortunate. Gentlemen, why don't you give the letter to me? When Liang Jihu comes back, I will pass the letter to him."

Shang Lu shook his head and said, "No need for you to pass it on. Since we are all here, we naturally have to go to Liang Jihu's house to visit his sick mother. I can just put this letter directly in his house."

"No..."

When they heard that Shang Lu and the others were going to Liang Jihu's house, the hunters' faces suddenly changed, and even the old man seemed a little panicked.

Shang Lu urged his blood and energy, turning it into momentum and pressure, which enveloped the group of people and pressed them:
"Why not? Do we need your permission to visit our colleague's mother? Or are you hiding something in your village that you're afraid we'll see?"

The hunters were suppressed and couldn't speak.

But the old man said with a smile:
"What kind of treasures can be hidden in this remote place? We are worried that the officials are wearing armor and carrying swords, and their evil spirits are too strong. They may collide with the patient and aggravate her condition."

Shang Lu laughed: "Don't worry, we are here to catch thieves. If we see a patient, not only will we not offend her, but we can also scare away the disease in her body."

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, the old man could only agree to let Shang Lu and his men enter the village.

Someone behind the village gate in the distance saw this scene, turned around immediately and ran into the village.

Shentu led the horse and walked beside Shanglu.

He gave a look and immediately asked the thieves to lead the horses and separate the villagers.

Shen Tu took the opportunity to lower his voice and reminded: "Sir, there is something wrong with the people here."

Shang Lu nodded with satisfaction. These people in the thief Cao's office still had some vision.

He whispered, "Let's wake everyone up and see what tricks they are playing."

Shentu took the order and immediately passed it to several thieves using secret signals and hand gestures.

Shang Lu continued to talk nonsense and asked in a somewhat seductive way: "You have stone walls and sentry towers here, what are you guarding against?"

A person beside the old man subconsciously replied: "I dare to let the official know that these are used to guard against bandits and wild beasts."

Shang Lu continued to incite him: "You guys are still having bandits here? Why didn't you report it to the government?"

Under the temptation of the clever tongue, the man snorted coldly:
"Why didn't you report it? The town's bandits came to ask for help and asked for a lot of tribute, but they didn't dare to touch the bandits. They said they would ask the county for help...

Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of the Great Immortal, we were able to subdue those bandits. I heard that the bandits in the town were so shameless that they claimed the credit of the Great Immortal. It was really abominable. "

"Great Immortal?"

There was a gleam in Shang Lu's eyes.

Why is this plot so similar to the case Fang Yi described?
It’s just that the mountain god turned into an immortal.

Shang Lu immediately asked: "What immortal? Which immortal?"

(End of this chapter)