Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 223 Colleagues are reluctant to leave
Shang Lu's expression changed slightly.

He didn't notice any movement behind him.

However, his parents' strange behavior forced him to be alert.

Shang Lu immediately took a step forward and stood in front of his parents.

At the same time, he turned around and put his hands on his waist so that he could pull out the whip that served as a belt at any time.

However, there was no one behind Shang Lu.

There is only the shrine and the curling blue smoke.

But as the green smoke rose, clusters of osmanthus flowers bloomed on the branches of the osmanthus trees wherever it passed.

In the reflection of the morning sun, it is golden and dazzling, moving with the wind, very beautiful.

It is also at this moment that the rich fragrance of osmanthus fills the air, refreshing the heart.

Osmanthus usually blooms in September and October. Now is the turn of spring and summer, which is not the season for osmanthus to bloom.

Not to mention that before this, there were no flowers, let alone the shadow of flower buds, on the two osmanthus trees.

These golden, bright and fragrant osmanthus flowers suddenly appeared after the osmanthus fragrans burned incense.

That's why Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi looked so surprised.

Knowing that it was a false alarm, Shang Lu loosened his grip on the whip.

After carefully observing the two osmanthus trees, he set his sights on the 'Master God' enshrined in the shrine.

"Have you agreed to my request?" Shang Lu asked.

The grass-based clay statue did not speak or move.

On the contrary, the flowers on the two osmanthus trees are more colorful and fragrant.

Shanglu smiled.

He knew that the Lord God had answered him, and he immediately bowed deeply to the statue.

Then he turned around and asked his parents to worship the God and burn some incense.

Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi reacted and realized that it was the Lord's spirit appearing. They suppressed their nervousness and excitement, took the incense handed to them by Shang Lu, burned it respectfully, and made wishes in a low voice.

Their voices were as soft as the buzz of a mosquito, but Shang Lu could still hear them clearly.

The two elders were not making wishes for themselves, but praying to the gods to bless Shanglu.

Only after his parents had finished offering incense did Shang Lu bid farewell to them, ride on the black cloud, and rush back to Luoshui County.

But he did not rush to the county government office, but went home to pack his things first.

There isn't really much to bring.

Many people just bought new ones when they arrived at Chengxiang County, where the county seat was.

As for these houses, they had already been bought by Shang Lu. Even if he wanted to sell them, no one dared to take them over. So he simply kept them and hired a brave person to help clean them, so that his parents would have a place to live when they came to the county town.

What he had to bring, besides the nest of air-eating centipedes that had just hatched and a jar of Tai Sui meat, were the things like the moving pangolin that Shang Lu used for his cultivation.

There is also Sanniang’s oil-paper umbrella and jewelry box.

Although Sanniang no longer needs the oil-paper umbrella to block the sunlight, Shanglu still has to take this umbrella with him, after all, it has great significance.

There is just one thing that gives Shang Lu a headache.

He stood in the yard, looking at the lush old locust tree that blocked out the sky and felt worried.

As the saying goes, a moving man lives, a moving tree dies.

Even if Uncle Huai had become a spirit, Shang Lu would not be able to move it thousands of miles away to Chengxiang County.

If something goes wrong along the way and ruins Uncle Huai's cultivation or even his life, he would be guilty of a great sin.

Besides, dragging a big tree along the way is unrealistic, inconvenient, and too conspicuous.

"How about asking the witch or the shaman to see if they have any solution?" Shang Lu pondered.

Shang Lu did not express these thoughts, but Sanniang, who was packing her luggage in the house, seemed to sense them and suddenly said, "Don't worry about Uncle Huai. He has his own way."

"Uncle Huai has a solution?" Shang Lu was stunned when he heard this. He wondered what solution Uncle Huai could have. Could he pull the roots out of the ground and use them as feet to walk?
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a faint yellow light flowing on the tall and lush locust tree in the yard.

The branches of the locust tree began to shrink towards the trunk, and the trunk was shrinking continuously.

After a while, the originally tall and lush locust tree turned into a tree man that was even shorter than the Chinese herb.

That’s right, it’s the tree man.

Although the locust tree turned into a human form, his skin was wrinkled and looked like tree bark.

In addition, there are many tender branches and green leaves growing on his body.

But it doesn't matter, just put on some loose clothes to cover up the problem.

As for the face... you can just say it's because I'm too old.

If it really doesn't work, you can wear a mask and get away with it. The key is to be able to walk.

Shang Lu was just thinking about it when he saw Uncle Huai spontaneously enter the house to help Sanniang pack up.

He followed in and exclaimed in amazement: "Uncle Huai has begun to transform? Plant spirits are more difficult to transform than animal spirits."

Then he asked again: "Uncle Huai, it will take more than one or two days for us to get to Chengxiang County this time. Can you make the journey?"

Uncle Huai put down the work in his hands, turned around, but did not speak. Instead, he gestured towards Shang Lu.

Shang Lu couldn't understand, so Sanniang helped translate:

"Uncle Huai can't speak yet. What he meant is that every day when you sleep and rest, he will turn his feet back into roots and dig them into the ground, and then you will recover."

"That's good." Shang Lu said with a smile.

With Uncle Huai around, he doesn't have to worry about many things, as Uncle Huai can help take care of them.

It can be said that Uncle Huai is a role that combines the duties of a housekeeper, security guard, etc.

If he couldn't take Uncle Huai with him to Chengxiang County, Shang Lu would definitely feel regretful and even feel a little uncomfortable.

As for whether Uncle Huai would be targeted by the witch officer when he arrived in Chengxiang County, Shang Lu was not worried.

Feng Boyuan and others told him that in the Witch Academy, there were many people who recruited demon slaves and ghost servants. As long as he was honest and did not cause trouble, he would not be targeted.

Shang Lu originally wanted to help pack up, but he was scolded by Sanniang because of his clumsiness.

He could only say, "Sanniang, Uncle Huai, pack your things and wait for me outside the city. I'll go to the county government office to say goodbye to everyone, and then I'll meet up with you guys."

Yesterday he had already arranged all the official business after his departure. Today he just had to go through the procedures and say goodbye to everyone.

Sanniang and Uncle Huai nodded in agreement.

When Shang Lu left the house, Hei Yun had already disappeared. He probably went to the tavern to buy some wine.

When he arrived at the county government office, Shang Lu sealed the county lieutenant's seal and gave it to a special clerk for safekeeping.

Afterwards, he went to say goodbye to the county magistrate, and then planned to go to the Sanbanyuan to say goodbye to his old friends.

As soon as I walked out of the lobby, I saw the clerks from the sixth room walking out in unison.

At the same time, the officers from the Third Class Courtyard, the Armoury Warehouse, and even the prison cells also rushed over.

They all came to see Shang Lu off.

In the past few months, Shang Lu not only established his authority in the county government, but also showed favor.

Every time a case was solved, the clerks in the county government would get a share of the reward.

This had never happened when Zheng Quan was in power.

Not to mention, as public security in Luoshui County improved and caravans came and went more frequently, the income of everyone in the yamen increased significantly.

Whoever can lead everyone to achieve merit and make money, everyone will naturally remember his good points.

Now that Shang Lu is leaving, the officials in the yamen are reluctant to let him go.

But they also knew that Shang Lu would have a bright future if he went to the Witch Academy, so they did not try to keep him. They just expressed their reluctance and asked Shang Lu to come back often in the future.

Only Du Feng, reluctant to leave, crossed his arms and said, "Sir, let me go with you."

Shang Lu laughed and shook his head: "Why are you following me? I don't have the power to transfer you to the county government."

Du Feng said: "If you can't transfer, then you can't transfer. Let me follow you, even if I am just a servant, I am willing to do so."

"What nonsense!" Shang Lu said with a stern face, "You are already a regular soldier, how can you be my servant? Do your job well and try to find a wife for your mother as soon as possible."

Although Shang Lu scolded him, he was still very touched in his heart.

So after the training, he said, "Practice well. I might transfer you to the county in the future. Don't embarrass me because of your lack of cultivation."

When Du Feng heard this, he immediately had a goal to strive for. He crossed his arms and said, "Don't worry, sir. I will work hard to cultivate and will never embarrass you!"

Shang Lu patted his shoulder and was about to walk out when he saw several figures kneeling down and kowtow to him.

It’s those demon officials.

During this period, they have become the main force in the third class and get along very well with their colleagues.

The demon officials were very thorough, and they were able to achieve what they had today because of Shang Lu’s keen eye for talent.

Now Shanglu is leaving and they cannot follow him. They can only express their gratitude to Shanglu in this way.

After helping a few demon officials and encouraging them, Shang Lu finally walked out of the county government office.

As a result, as soon as I went out, I was stopped again.

But it was the black cloud that came back after drinking.

This guy really understands human nature. When he saw Shang Lu was about to leave, he didn't go back to the stable in the backyard, but stopped Shang Lu directly at the gate of the county government office, bit the corner of his clothes, and wanted to go with him.

(End of this chapter)