Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 241: Strange Statue
Shang Lu, along with two thieves' officials and a dozen thieves armed with swords and bows, left the thieves' office and headed straight for Zhao Qi's house.

Shang Lu didn't know where Zhao Qi's home was, but it didn't matter. Someone in the thief Cao's office knew the approximate location and said it was in the east of the city.

As for the detailed address, there are plenty of ways to find out once you get there.

A group of people soon arrived in the east of the city.

A thief official named Shentu, along with two thieves seeking to rob, brought several neighborhood chiefs to Shanglu.

Seeing this group of fully armed officials from the Cao Office holding bows and swords, the neighborhood heads became very nervous, not knowing what big thing had happened.

Shang Lu didn't waste time talking to them and asked directly: "Who among you knows where Zhao Qi lives?"

Several neighborhood leaders looked at each other, only one of them crossed his arms and answered: "In the streets and alleys under my jurisdiction, there is a man named Zhao Qi, but I don't know if he is the one Shangguan is looking for."

Shang Lu asked about the situation and confirmed that it was Zhao Qi they were looking for.

The head of the neighborhood immediately led the way and took Shang Lu and others to a three-way intersection.

Three streets meet at this intersection, and it is very busy with people coming and going.

"Shangguan, that house is Zhao Qi's home."

The neighborhood head raised his hand and pointed to a house on the side of the road whose gate faced a three-way intersection.

On the way here, Shang Lu had learned that Zhao Qi was single and lived alone, with no one else at home.

At this moment, he waved his hand, and without further words, a thief rushed up and banged the closed door with a battering ram.

With a "bang", the door was pushed open, and several thieves coordinated their formation and rushed in.

Shang Lu followed closely behind and after entering the house, he found that there was a patio behind the door.

There are houses on three sides surrounding the courtyard.

Shang Lu took a quick look and immediately gave the order:

"Search! Be careful and cautious. Report any findings immediately. Don't act rashly."

"Yes!"

The two thieves' officials and a dozen thieves took orders in unison and immediately divided into several teams to search Zhao Qi's house.

There were not many furnitures in Zhao Qi's house because he was addicted to gambling. He lost more than he won, and all the things in the house had been pawned long ago.

It was only in recent times that I was able to win some money by using the little ghost's fortune-making magic to change the dice.

But the good times didn’t last long. Zhao Qi won money every time, and it was hard not to arouse the gambling house’s vigilance.

In just a few days, he was chased by several gambling houses, and all the money he won was confiscated.

It’s just that Zhao Qi’s personality is too flamboyant and he has to show off.

If he won and lost, and controlled that the money he won in the end was more than what he lost, even if it aroused the suspicion of the gambling house, it would not come so quickly and the reaction would not be so strong.

While his men were searching the house, Shang Lu was not idle either.

He soon noticed something unusual in the patio.

In the courtyard of Zhao Qi's house, there is a gourd hanging, with a piece of yellow paper covered with spells hidden inside, and the mouth of the gourd faces the three-way intersection outside.

Shang Lu recognized it at a glance. This was also a magic trick.

That gourd is a thing that steals people's luck.

Zhao Qi hung it in the courtyard, and anyone who passed by the fork in the road would have a bit of luck stolen from them.

Although the amount stolen is not much, if someone walked through there every day, their luck would definitely plummet.

Bad luck is just a minor matter, but serious ones may be life-threatening.

Shang Lu was also a little puzzled.

Chengxiang County is the county seat and has many capable people.

How come Zhao Qi used this gourd to steal people's luck and no one noticed?

Shang Lu waved his hand, blood and energy gushed out, and he picked the gourd that stole other people's luck into his palm through the air.

After looking at it carefully, I understood the reason.

This gourd has been specially designed so that it can only steal the luck of ordinary people. People with a little bit of cultivation and who are sensitive to qi will not have their luck stolen by it.

"This Zhao Qi is quite cautious."

Shang Lu snorted coldly, put away the gourd and was about to take it back to the thief Cao's office.

This is one of the evidences of guilt.

While he was studying the gourd, the thieves Cao Li and Qiu Dao, who were searching his house, also made a discovery.

Shentu led a few thieves to find a secret room in one of the houses. After opening it, a strong smell of blood came out, which made them feel sick.

In the dark room, there is a statue of a god that looks like neither a human nor a god.

This statue has three legs, a big belly, and a black pointed horn on its head. It looks ugly and weird.

The entire statue is a strange dark red color.

It is the color of blood after it has coagulated.

Zhao Qi must have poured blood on this statue every day.

Over time, the statue turned into this strange dark red color, exuding a creepy and eerie feeling that makes people feel scared.

What is placed in front of the statue is not incense, candles, or fruit.

Instead, it was a plate of bloody hearts, lungs and internal organs.

On the ground, strange spells were drawn with blood.

"Not only does this fellow worship demons and wild gods, he also offers blood sacrifices!"

Shentu and others were surprised and delighted when they saw this scene.

What was shocking was that Zhao Qi was so bold that he dared to secretly perform blood sacrifices and obscene rituals in the county seat.

The good news is that this is a major case, and those who are involved will all achieve great success.

However, the statue that looked like a human but not a human, with three legs and one horn, was indeed strange.

When Shentu and others looked at it, their first feeling was eerie, creepy and very uncomfortable.

But after looking at it for a few more times, a strange idea suddenly popped up in my mind: I wanted to kneel down and worship, or even cut my wrists and offer my own flesh and blood as a sacrifice.

“噗通”、“噗通”… …

Two thieves who followed Shentu into the dark room knelt down on the spot and were even ready to draw their knives to bleed and cut their flesh.

The other thief, although he had not yet kneeled down, was also affected and resisted with a painful expression.

"There's something strange about the statue, don't look at it."

Shentu has a higher level of cultivation and a stronger will.

He shouted loudly, pulled out the golden hammer from his waist, rushed towards the three-legged unicorn statue, and smashed it down with the hammer.

When Shang Lu smelled the blood, he rushed towards the dark room.

When he reached the door, he saw Shentu about to smash the statue.

His intuition told him that this was a very inappropriate thing to do, so he quickly shouted, "Stop! It's dangerous!"

It's a pity it's too late.

At this moment, Shentu seemed to be possessed by a demon and could not hear any other sound.

He had only one thought in his mind, which was to destroy the evil statue in front of him.

"boom--"

The clay statue was smashed to pieces by Shentu with a hammer.

The dirty blood on the statue flew up and splashed all over Shentu's face.

"what--"

Shentu covered his face and screamed.

The dirty blood that splashed onto his face seemed to have life, sucking his blood, biting his flesh, and drilling into his face.

Shentu wanted to stop it, but he couldn't. Instead, a lot of dirty blood went into his hands.

Just when Shentu was about to be "eaten" by the dirty blood, Shanglu caught up.

He grabbed Shen Tu and dragged him out of the dark room.

At the same time, he mobilized his divine power and righteous spirit to help Shentu purify the erosion of the dirty blood.

Divine power and righteous energy can restrain evil things. At this moment, they come into play, suppressing the dirty blood's "devouring" of Shentu.

Meanwhile, inside the dark room, a strange wind blew up the smashed three-legged and one-horned statue at this moment, causing the fragments to quickly close together and return to their original state.

The eyes of the statue are sinister and strange, emitting a strange light.

After seeing this, people will either feel the urge to sacrifice their own flesh and blood.

Or they are determined to destroy it.

(End of this chapter)