Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 209: The Monster Comes

In the blink of an eye, it had been several days since Shang Lu returned to Luoshui County.

In the past few days, the heads hanging on the city wall have attracted a lot of people to watch.

As word of mouth spread, even people from other counties came all the way here, regardless of the long journey.

They are not just there to watch the fun. Many of them have either themselves or their relatives and friends have been harmed by evil spirits.

The first thing these people did when they arrived at Luoshui County was to throw stones at the heads hanging on the city wall. The second thing they did was to kowtow at the gate of the county government office to thank the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant for helping them to avenge their grievances.

Because the city wall was too high, it was not easy for stones to hit the heads, so some people set up stalls here to rent and sell items such as slingshots.

The guards at the city gate accepted bribes from these people and sympathized with the victims, so they turned a blind eye and did not stop them.

Anyway, the heads of the evil heretics are very hard and it will take a while to break them.

When Shang Lu heard about this, he did not try to stop it. Instead, he sent yamen runners to the city gate to maintain order and told people not to kowtow at the gate of the county government.

In addition to the heads hung on the city walls, those heads carried by yamen runners and shown from village to village would also attract onlookers from the villagers whenever they arrived at a village.

There were also many people throwing stones and rotten vegetable leaves at the heads.

At the beginning, the yamen runners were greatly affected.

But they soon learned their lesson. Whenever they arrived at a place, they would pick up the heads with a pole and stick them into the ground. Then they would draw a circle and let the villagers throw stones and rotten vegetable leaves outside the circle.

They drank tea, had meals and rested under the hospitality of the village elders.

When the villagers had vented their anger and the yamen runners had eaten and drunk their fill, they carried the heads to the next village.

The public security in Luoshui County has improved a lot during this process.

Not only have cases of petty theft decreased, but evil spirits no longer dare to cause trouble.

You know, ever since the news of the birth of a secret realm in Luoshui County spread, a lot of evil heretics have flocked in from all directions.

Some of these guys came to the secret realm to steal opportunities.

But there are also some who want to fish in troubled waters.

In their opinion, although many witch officials came to Luoshui County, their attention must be on the secret realm and they have no time to take care of other things.

As long as they don't set their sights on the secret realm, the witch official will ignore them.

As for the Luoshui County Government, a large number of personnel will certainly be dispatched to cooperate with the witch officials in guarding the secret realm, which will give them the opportunity to make money and practice evil arts.

However, as rows of heads were hung on the city wall of Luoshui County and the yamen runners of Luoshui County carried the remaining heads from village to village, these evil heretics immediately became obedient and dared not to cause trouble.

They were all very smart and knew that the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant was using this to warn them not to act recklessly, otherwise there would be one extra head among those displayed!
And so many heads are enough to prove that the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant has some ability, and also prove that the witch official supports him very much!
The evil spirits from other places ran away, but the local spirits were worried.

Some of them also ran away to other places.

But another group of people mustered up the courage and came to the county government office.

That morning, after Shang Lu finished reviewing several official documents, he had no more official business to do. He practiced the Five Spiritual Skills in the courtyard of the county lieutenant's office and continued to cleanse his marrow and break through the realm.

He did not go home to practice, but planned to go to the training ground to practice archery after practicing the Five Spiritual Skills.

The blood and energy stored in the liver spirit are continuously injected into the spine as the Five Spiritual Power is practiced.

After a period of blood refining and marrow transformation, the old marrow in the spinal cord that was contaminated by acquired factors was washed out.

Shang Lu was extremely focused. As he practiced, the spiritual beast he was visualizing kept changing in his mind, and his aura also kept changing in the process.

Sometimes it looks like a tiger roaring in the mountains, sometimes it looks like a dragon flying through the clouds...

The clerks and runners in the county lieutenant's office were so shocked that they dared not breathe.

Shang Lu was practicing vigorously when a strong man who was standing guard at the gate of the yamen ran in hurriedly.

As soon as he entered the county lieutenant's office, Li Zhuang saw Shang Lu practicing in the yard. Just as he was about to greet him, he felt a strong wave of air coming towards him. In a trance, Li Zhuang had an illusion that the person practicing in the yard was not Shang Lu, but a mighty and majestic tiger.

The strong man was so frightened that he fell to his knees.

Shang Lu noticed this situation and immediately stopped visualizing the white tiger and restrained his aura.

"Xu Si, why are you not standing guard at the gate of the yamen? What do you want from me?"

The strong Xu Si felt the pressure on his body disappear instantly, and the gorgeous tiger also flew into Shang Lu's body.

He got up from the ground in shock, took a deep breath, and saluted with his arms folded.

"To reply to the county lieutenant, a group of people came to the yamen gate and said they wanted to register."

"Register?"

Shang Lu was startled when he heard this.

"But the refugees hiding in the mountains? This matter is not my responsibility. You should report it to the county magistrate."

Xu Si said hurriedly, "They don't look like humans. In the middle of summer, they are all wrapped up tightly and have their faces covered. The one who came to talk to me has shifty eyes and looks like a mouse. I'm afraid he's a monster."

"Monster? You're here to register?"

Shang Lu immediately became interested.

After becoming a county lieutenant, he realized that monsters were not uncommon in this world, so the imperial courts of various countries had issued relevant regulations, requiring the monsters under their jurisdiction to be registered with the local government offices.

Those who are not registered are evil spirits and will be severely punished once discovered.

Even so, there are still many monsters who are unwilling to register.

Because once registered, one would be subject to government management. Not only would one have to pay taxes, grain and perform labor service, but also, once a case occurred, one would be the first to be summoned to the yamen for questioning.

Today, some demons and ghosts actually came forward to register.

This is something that hasn't happened in Luoshui County for many years.

Could it be the effect of publicly displaying the head?
Shang Lu immediately asked Xu Si to bring this group of "people" to the county lieutenant's office, and sent people to the witch temple to invite the witch or witch official to come.

After a while, several "people" who had wrapped themselves up like dumplings were taken to the county lieutenant's office.

"Take off your hats and kerchiefs."

Following Shang Lu's order, this group of "people" did as they were told.

The people in the county lieutenant's office quickly saw their appearance.

As expected, they are not human beings, but a group of monsters who can barely transform... No, it cannot be called transformation, it can only be said that they are learning human behavior. As for facial features, they still look like animals, which is far from the real transformation.

However, they are intelligent and can understand human language.

But after seeing the Smilax glabra, they were all stunned, and then became a little suspicious.

When Shang Lu saw their reactions, he immediately understood that these monsters had probably heard rumors and thought he was a man with a green face and fangs, three heads and six arms, and a height and waist of ten feet. Now that they saw him as a handsome young man, they began to look down on him.

Shang Lu sneered in his heart, silently practiced the Five Spirits Technique, and visualized the white tiger in his mind.

At the same time, he quietly took out the scales of the pig-bodied, eight-legged, snake-tailed god and urged a trace of divine power into it.

The next moment, Shang Lu's aura changed drastically.

The monsters in the government hall immediately noticed this situation, and felt a powerful murderous aura enveloping them, making it difficult for them to breathe, as if they were about to be crushed at any time.

Especially the divine power hidden in the "tiger's might" makes them submit!
The monsters' faces changed drastically, and they fell to their knees, trembling in fear, and dared not underestimate anyone anymore.

(End of this chapter)