Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 224 People's Farewell
"Back to the stable."

Shang Lu rubbed Heiyun’s head.

"You are an official horse, not a private horse. How can I take you away?"

Heiyun could understand human language, but at this moment, he pretended not to understand and held the corner of Shang Lu's clothes tightly and refused to let go.

Every time Smilax china takes a step, it follows.

Just when Shang Lu was about to call Tu Bin, Du Feng and others to forcibly send Hei Yun to the stable, the county magistrate stepped forward to smooth things over.

"Shang Zei Cao, since this horse doesn't want to be separated from you, why not take it with you? The journey to the county seat is long, and with this horse, we can travel much faster."

Shang Lu was a little tempted, but he still said: "But Heiyun is an official horse..."

The county magistrate smiled and said, "It is an official horse, but you are also an official. Why don't we write a transfer document and transfer it from Luoshui County Office to your thieves' office?"

Shang Lu thought about it and felt that this operation was indeed feasible.

Compared with borrowing a clerk, borrowing an official horse is much easier.

Without even the two superiors having to ask, the clerk nearby took the initiative to write a secondment document.

The county magistrate asked someone to go back to the hall and get the big seal to stamp it.

Shang Lu had not yet officially taken up his post, so he did not have the seal of the Thief Cao Yuan, but he still signed his name on it.

After all this operation, Shang Lu's riding away Heiyun was in compliance with the procedure, and he only needed to return an official horse in the future.

Knowing that he could follow, Heiyun was very happy and finally let go of Shanglu's clothes.

He held his head high and followed Shang Lu with a proud and arrogant attitude.

"This beast."

Shang Lu laughed in silence, shook his head, clasped his fists to express his gratitude to the county magistrate, and said goodbye to everyone.

However, the officials did not return to the yamen, but followed Shang Lu.

Shang Lu walked a few steps, realized something was wrong, turned around, and said with a smile: "Go back, I can't loan you all out, otherwise the county magistrate will scold me every day."

The officials did not laugh, nor did they return to the yamen. Instead, they said, "Sir, please let us take you on your way!"

Even the county magistrate spoke up, saying that he wanted to send Shanglu away.

Shang Lu is trusted by the witch officials and has his own abilities.

But even so, he did not compete with him for power. Instead, he gave him enough respect, and every time he solved a case and made meritorious service, he would let him share the credit.

Such a good colleague is rare to come across, and now that he is leaving, the county magistrate is filled with reluctance.

Shang Lu was so moved that he could not refuse and could only let the yamen runners see him off.

As a result, such a scene soon attracted the attention of the people in the city.

Someone came up and asked what had happened. A moment later, the news that the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant was going to the Witch Academy spread throughout the county.

Many people rushed over upon hearing the news to see Shang Lu off.

During this period, the people felt the changes in Luoshui County most deeply.

First, the Black Wind Gang was eradicated, and a series of black and gray industries were destroyed, which made the people applaud.

When the Black Wind Gang was arrogant and domineering, the people of Luoshui County were often bullied by them.

Many girls don't even dare to go out. Even if they have to go out, they will make themselves dirty and smelly to avoid being targeted by the Black Wind Gang.

Not to mention, many people were lured by the Black Wind Gang onto the path of gambling and drugs, which eventually led to the destruction of their families and the sale of their wives and daughters.

Although Shang Lu was not yet a county lieutenant when the Black Wind Gang was eradicated, there have always been rumors that the demise of the Black Wind Gang was closely related to the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant.

Secondly, in recent months, as the reputation of the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant spread, although people in Luoshui County do not pick up things on the roads or lock their doors at night, the public security situation is indeed much better than before.

Not only did no evil monsters dare to cause trouble, even the petty thieves disappeared.

With the arrival of caravans from all directions, Luoshui County not only became more lively, but also provided more opportunities for jobs and money-making, benefiting the people.

The people will always remember this kindness and affection.

However, they didn't expect that Shang Lu was about to leave before they could thank him.

The people of Luoshui County were reluctant to leave Shanglu.

They were also afraid that after the Demon-Suppressing County Lieutenant left, demons, evil spirits, thieves, and robbers would make a comeback.

With his keen hearing, Shang Lu heard the people's worries. So, as he bowed and thanked the people for seeing him off, he said loudly, "Don't worry, everyone. Although I'm gone, Luoshui County has a witch officer in charge, a county magistrate in charge, and many officials to maintain order. It will only get better and better."

The county magistrate also immediately expressed his opinion: "Shang Ze Cao is right! Please rest assured, fellow villagers, with me and the officials in the county government here, Luoshui County will surely prosper."

At this moment, the county magistrate was extremely envious of Shang Lu.

As a senior official, who doesn’t want to witness such a scene when he leaves?
Several respected elders were nominated by the neighbors and came to see Shang Lu off with a bowl of water.

When an official leaves office, he is asked to offer him a glass of water, which is a custom.

It's called a cup of water.

It represents that this official is honest and upright, and works for the benefit of the people. Therefore, when the people saw him off, they did not dare to offer him wine, fearing that it would tarnish his good reputation, so they used water instead of wine.

It also means to remember the source of water.

I hope that even if Shanglu goes to the county, he can still come back to visit his hometown from time to time.

While serving as the thief Caoyuan, please take good care of Luoshui County.

Shang Lu thanked the old men, took the water and drank it in one gulp.

The people around shouted:

"Master Shang, have a safe journey!"

“Come back often!”

"Sir County Lieutenant, we can't bear to part with you!"

These scenes deeply moved Shang Lu.

He returned the bowl to the old man and bowed to the people around him.

It is to thank them for seeing me off.

Thank you for their recognition too.

At this moment, Shang Lu was surprised to find that the righteous energy in his body, which was cultivated by the Righteous Energy Art, was actually constantly increasing.

It turns out that having a good reputation as an official and being loved by the people is also a way to cultivate righteousness?

Shang Lu suddenly realized why Confucians, compared with practitioners of other schools, prefer to seek and become officials.

For them, being an official and benefiting the people is also a form of spiritual practice.

It doesn’t take much time to get from the county government office to the city gate on weekdays.

But today, with the people lining the streets to see him off reluctantly, it took Shang Lu half a day to finally leave the city.

But even after leaving the city, the people still refused to disperse and continued to see them off for several miles before they stopped seeing them off after Shang Lu's eloquent persuasion.

Shang Lu was finally able to ride on the black cloud and rush to the place agreed upon with Sanniang and Huai Shu.

When they arrived at the place, Shang Lu was surprised to find that Sanniang and Uncle Huai actually had a horse-drawn carriage.

There are no horses.

It was obvious that this carriage was prepared for Hei Yun.

There were even several jars of wine in the car.

Shang Lu was amazed, wondering if Sanniang had expected Heiyun to follow him, or had she returned to the city to find out the situation while waiting for him?
He didn't ask any questions. After meeting up with Sanniang, he and Uncle Huai put the frame on Heiyun.

Heiyun was not happy at first.

It is an official horse, and its job is to charge into battle and kill the enemy. How can it pull a cart?

It has backbone, doesn't it?
However, after Shanglu opened a jar of wine, Heiyun immediately compromised.

No matter how noble the officials are, they are nothing in front of wine.

After Heiyun finished drinking, Shang Lu and Huai Shu got on the carriage together. Without using whips, they waved their hands and patted Heiyun on the butt.

"set off!"

The black cloud made a whistling sound, and ran happily carrying a man and a tree.

Shang Lu was very happy at first, but soon realized something was wrong and shouted, "Hey, hey, hey, we're going the wrong way. This is not the right direction. Change the route, change the route..."

(End of this chapter)