Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 176 Living people? Corpses?
"Yinfeng Town? It's not far from where we are now. Let's go and take a look."

Shang Lu made a decision immediately.

The harm caused by the Ba poison is extremely great. No suspicious object can be let go and must be carefully investigated!

"Have you all rested well? There's work to do!" Shang Lu greeted.

"It's been a good rest!" Tu Pi and others responded loudly.

Although Shang Lu had given up his ambition to break into the enemy's territory, their fighting spirit had not diminished and was still high. They were eager to find the Chu spy immediately and give him a good fight.

Shang Lu first helped the witch onto the horse, and then he rode the horse and led everyone out of the woods.

The swift ghost is afraid of sunlight, but fortunately there is a witch ghost talisman to shelter it, protecting it from the scorching sun.

Under the control of the Swift Ghost, the Witch Ghost Talisman flew quickly in front like a small kite, leading the way for everyone.

About quarter of an hour later, Shang Lu and his team arrived at Yinfeng Town.

On the official road outside the town, we saw Niu Butou and others who had set up a checkpoint there.

When Captain Niu saw them from afar, he hurried over to meet them.

As soon as we met, we got straight to the point without any nonsense:

"Sir, the caravan went all the way north along the official road."

"To the north?"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words.

Yunhua Mountain is in the south of Yinfeng Town, but this caravan is heading north. Isn't it getting farther and farther away?

However, with the incident of the earth veins in the past, everyone also knew that sometimes, even if the distance seemed far, there were other ways to affect the secret realm in Yunhua Mountain.

"You continue to watch here and be prepared for battle. Once you see the signal, rush to reinforce immediately."

Shang Lu gave an order and rode his horse without stopping. He passed Niu Butou and took Tu Bin and others with him, chasing north along the official road.

Head Constable Niu turned his head to Shang Lu's back, bowed and shouted, "I obey your orders!"

After running for more than ten miles, Shang Lu and his companions met the constables sent by Captain Niu to follow them.

The two constables were both dressed in casual clothes, and at first glance, they looked like two ordinary passers-by.

Seeing Shang Lu and the others, two constables came forward and pointed forward:
"Sir, it is that caravan."

"We have been following them and have not found any problems yet."

Shang Lu looked in the direction of their fingers and indeed saw a caravan in the distance.

After a brief pause, he turned back and said to the witch: "I will take people up to take a look first. You stay here. If I am not sure, you can come back."

The witch understood what he meant.

From her appearance, it was obvious that she was a wizard rather than a bailiff or an official.

If there was something strange about the caravan, if she followed them, it would alert them and people would be prepared in advance.

So the witch nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will stay here to support you. This distance is within the range of my witchcraft."

"Great."

Shang Lu was overjoyed, and then ordered two plainclothes constables to follow the witch and protect her at all costs.

After everything was arranged, Shang Lu took Tu Bin and others and chased after them on horseback.

They quickly caught up with the caravan and stopped it.

"Stop!"

"Stop it all!"

"Sir, we are a regular caravan from the state of Zhu. Please give us some favors."

A man who looked like the caravan manager came up to them with a big smile on his face.

Just as Captain Niu said, he kept talking about "Zhu State".

"A caravan from the state of Zhu?"

Shang Lu pretended to be unaware and looked around at everyone in the caravan, observing their reactions.

At first glance, these people's reactions seem normal.

When Shang Lu's gaze swept over them, some people acted timidly, while others forced themselves to smile ingratiatingly.

But soon, Shang Lu noticed something was wrong.

The fearful expressions and flattering smiles on some people's faces looked very similar.

It's like it was poured out of the same mold.

There are just some differences because of the different appearances.

In this case, others may not notice it.

But Phytolacca is different.

With the blessing of the Liver God, his eyesight enables him to see many details that others cannot notice.

"Yes, we are from the State of Zhu, and this is our pass." At this time, the manager of the caravan took out a document and handed it to Shang Lu.

Along with the documents, some small change was stuffed into Shang Lu's hands.

Shang Lu was not polite and took the change. He flipped through the pass and it seemed to be fine. It was indeed a pass issued by the court of the State of Ba to foreign caravans.

After returning the pass to the caravan manager, Shang Lu raised his whip and pointed at the cargo on the carriage.

"What goods are you transporting? Where are you going to sell them?"

"It's spices," said the caravan manager. "We are coming from the state of Zhu and are heading to Wushan."

Shang Lu had already known from Niu Butou that this caravan was transporting spices.

After catching up with the caravan, we could smell a strong scent of spices.

Such a strong smell can suppress and cover up many other smells.

"Spices? Open them and take a look." Shang Lu ordered, while observing the reactions of the people in the caravan.

As a result, they were not panicked at all. Instead, they actively opened the bags and revealed the spices inside.

Shanglu did not mind the trouble and asked them to open each bag and check them carefully. They were all spices and nothing else was mixed in.

Seeing this scene, Tu Bin and others were somewhat disappointed.

They tried their best to find the Chu State's secret spy, but it seemed that they would fail again.

But Shanglu doesn't think so.

Although he did not find any problems with the spices, he noticed something wrong with the caravan fellow next to the spices.

Shang Lu had noticed before that several of the caravan guys had strange expressions, as if they were cast in the same mold.

And these guys stood next to the spices all the time, never leaving.

It looks like it is protecting the spices, after all, spices are very valuable.

But Shang Lu felt that they were using spices to cover up the smell on their bodies.

Unfortunately, the smell of the spices was too strong, so Shang Lu could not smell the corpses or decay on these people.

However, with his extraordinary hearing, he heard the heartbeats and breathing of these people.

They have heartbeats and they breathe.

But whether it is heartbeat or breathing, the rhythm is unusually uniform.

It was like being given a heartbeat and breathing at the same time.

Every beat and breath is exactly the same, the rhythm, strength, etc. are exactly the same.

Shang Lu immediately made a bold guess: these guys were most likely not living people, but corpses disguised as living people!

Most of the Chu State's secret agents were corpse drivers and grave diggers, and some of them had the ability to control and manipulate corpses!

Shang Lu further speculated: Since the Ba poison was refined from a corpse, it is possible to be transported using a corpse.

So, could these people really be corpses, the carriers of the evil spirit?

Shang Lu suddenly stopped, looked at a man beside the carriage, and asked him, "What's your name?"

"To answer your question, sir, his name is Feng Si." The manager of the caravan said with a smile.

"I'm not asking you, I'm asking him, let him speak."

The caravan manager was stunned for a moment, then quickly turned around and yelled at the waiter, "The officer is asking you a question, are you mute? Why don't you answer quickly?"

The clerk lowered his head and replied timidly, "Sir, my name is Feng Si."

"Feng Si?"

Shang Lu looked him up and down in a pretentious manner, then said with disappointment, "I made a mistake. He is not the same as the wanted criminal."

Then he waved his hand: "Okay, you can go."

"Thank you, sir..."

The caravan manager bowed, but before he could finish his words, his eyes suddenly widened.

But it was Shang Lu who suddenly took action.

Without drawing his sword, he just punched the caravan manager with the force of thunder.

Others couldn't understand the waiter's answer just now, but Shang Lu found it strange.

It wasn't this fellow who was speaking.

To be precise, the sound did not come from the guy's mouth, but from his stomach.

This guy can't speak. Someone must have hidden something in his stomach and is using that thing to speak like him.

As soon as that thing opened its mouth, Shang Lu saw corpse energy and demonic energy on this guy!

Even if this caravan is not a secret agent of the State of Chu, it must be strange. Let’s capture it first!
"boom--"

Shang Lu's punch hit the caravan manager's chest hard, shattering his sternum. His chest collapsed instantly and he died on the spot, unable to get up.

(End of this chapter)