Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 213: Demon Officer's Merit and Change of Attitude
The county lieutenant’s office.

Shang Lu sat upright in the yamen.

The leader of the third squad, together with Feng Nan, Xu Tai and another county soldier, stood respectfully in the hall, waiting for him to ask questions.

Shang Lu first asked Feng Nan about the patrol situation, and after giving him a few words of advice, he looked at Xu Tai.

"General Xu, what's the situation at Yunhua Mountain recently?"

Xu Tai stepped out and reported with his hands crossed:
"In reply to your words, apart from the fact that there were demons and ghosts spying on Yunhua Mountain at the beginning, which caused some trouble to the brothers, no one dares to approach it now."

Shang Lu nodded slightly and instructed: "Don't be careless, you still have to stay vigilant."

Xu Tai had been in the frontier army for a long time and was very experienced. He naturally understood these principles and immediately responded, "I understand. Especially at times like this, we must not be careless!"

"You just understand."

Shang Lu nodded with satisfaction and sent Xu Tai to Yunhua Mountain because he was steady.

After a pause, he instructed: "When you are in Yunhua Mountain, you should communicate more with the witch officials if you have any questions. You can also ask them to send paper figurines and ghost soldiers to help patrol and guard. I have told them, they will not refuse."

"Yes, I will go back today and ask the witch for help." Xu Tai crossed his hands and accepted the order.

Shang Lu then turned his gaze to the third squad leader, Niu Butou, and asked, "Did you find anything during the patrols in Yunshan, Baimagou, and Kaijiang?"

"I am about to report to you, my Lord."

Niu Butou Fork Hand said: "Our people found several evil cultivators while patrolling Baimagou. With the timely reinforcement of General Feng Bai, they have all been captured!"

Having said that, Captain Niu bowed to Feng Nan to thank him for his help.

Feng Nan returned the greeting and said, "It's my job, Captain Niu, there's no need to be polite."

The detective team he led, in addition to patrolling around Luoshui County, also had another responsibility, which was to provide timely reinforcements when brother units sent out a signal.

Captain Niu continued to report: "According to the confession of those evil cultivators, they came to Luoshui County for the secret realm. However, as soon as they arrived, they saw rows of heads hanging on the city walls, and they no longer dared to set their sights on the secret realm.

They originally planned to leave, but when passing by Baimagou, they found that there was a strong evil spirit hidden there.

Since they were here, they couldn't go back empty-handed, so they planned to use this evil energy to raise corpses and refine ghosts. When our people found them, they were setting up formations and performing rituals to lure people from the surrounding villages into the evil energy and refine them into corpses and ghosts..."

Shang Lu raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Hasn't the Feng Shui of Baimagou been restored by the witch officer? Why is there still evil spirit?"

Captain Niu replied, "I asked the witch for advice, and she said that the evil spirit was generated before. Because of the special terrain of Baimagou, the evil spirit accumulated and failed to dissipate in time, which is why it was targeted by the evil cultivator."

"I see." Shang Lu understood and asked, "Have you asked a witch to remove the evil spirit from Baimagou?"

Captain Niu said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, the witch went to Baimagou to perform a ritual."

Shang Lu nodded and planned to go to the witch temple to thank the witch in person after the court session today.

By the way, I asked her if the things she helped me make were done.

After Captain Niu finished talking about the Baimagou incident, he suddenly changed the subject and started flattering Shang Lu.

"This time, we were able to capture the evil cultivator in time and save the people of Baimagou from harm, all thanks to your arrangement."

Shang Lu burst out laughing and waved his hand to interrupt.

"When did Brother Niu learn to flatter? It's the brothers' credit that they were able to catch the evil cultivator. What does it have to do with me? Even if it's arranged, it's also the witch officer's preparation for a rainy day." Captain Niu said sternly, "Sir, I'm not flattering you. I'm telling the truth. The brothers who went to Baimagou were able to find the evil cultivator in time because of your newly recruited demon messengers. They were the ones who smelled the smell of corpse decay at the first time, and they also escaped into the formation at the critical moment, breaking through the center of the formation. Today, I dare to ask for credit and reward for these demon messenger brothers."

Several other squad leaders also spoke up at this time, echoing:

"It is indeed as Captain Niu said. The demon officials you recruited have all performed very well."

"Before, many brothers did not understand why we had to recruit monsters as servants, and even discussed it privately for a while, but now they no longer say anything."

"These demon runners have been holding their breath to prove themselves. Their outstanding performance has also stimulated other runners. They don't want to be outdone by the demons, so they all work hard. Your Excellency's arrangement is really brilliant!"

"Before, many regular soldiers were unwilling to accept the demon messenger. Now that they have seen the demon messenger's ability, their attitudes have changed drastically. They are clamoring for us to assign a demon messenger to their team. The demons that were previously despised have now become popular, and there is not enough to share..."

Shang Lu was not surprised when he heard what the squad leaders said.

As long as one has real ability and can lead his colleagues to achieve merit and be rewarded, even if he is a monster, he will be recognized and welcomed.

Shang Luxian smiled and said to Captain Niu: "The case of Baimagou really deserves a reward. The demon detectives will be credited with the first merit, and the other participants will also be rewarded!"

He turned around and was about to instruct the clerk about the reward, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back and changed his words, "Go report this matter to the county magistrate and ask him to arrange the reward."

After all, the county magistrate is the head of a county, so he should have some sense of participation.

Anyway, several squad leaders are here today. Although the reward was issued by the county magistrate, I believe the officers of the third squad all know clearly who to remember the favor and whom to thank.

The clerk folded his hands as he accepted the order, and immediately asked Captain Niu for the list of people involved in the Baimagou case, and took it to the county magistrate to ask for a reward.

After arranging the rewards, Shang Lu said to the squad leaders:

"Tell your men that if you want to recruit demon officials, have them spread the word when they patrol various places, so that more demons will come to the government office to register."

After a pause, he said seriously: "You can use these monsters, but you have to keep a close eye on them."

When the squad leaders heard this, they were all stunned.

Captain Niu asked in a low voice, "Do you think these demon messengers are untrustworthy?"

"It's not that they are untrustworthy." Shang Lu shook his head and said, "Although these monsters have opened their spiritual senses, their animal nature is still there. They need time to learn how to be human. If they are not restrained, I'm afraid they will do something bad."

Several squad leaders realized that these monsters were like savages in the mountains and they had to be taught what they could and could not do.

Shang Lu asked them to keep a close eye on the monsters because it was also for their own good.

Captain Niu was the first to accept the order: "Your Excellency is right. These demon officials are now considered our brothers. We don't want them to be arrested and imprisoned and beheaded for public display because of violating the law."

Seeing this, several other squad leaders wanted to agree, but since Captain Niu had already finished speaking, they could only say "Me too", "The adults are right, and Captain Niu is also right."

After listening to everyone's reports, Shang Lu made adjustments and new deployments on some things, then asked these people to leave and go about their business.

After reviewing the official documents, he planned to go to the Witch Temple.

When I passed by the third class courtyard, I heard a commotion coming from inside.

He stopped and listened carefully, and found out that it was the reward from the county magistrate.

(End of this chapter)