Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 291 Is there a mole?
The Wu Temple of Feiwu County is located in the center of the county.

Because it is close to the county government office, there are constables patrolling nearby even at night.

As soon as Shang Lu and his companions arrived, they were spotted by several detectives with lanterns. They held their swords and asked, "Who are you? Why are you running around the street during curfew?"

"Witch Academy, Discipline Department."

Lu Dao raised his hand, and the jade token of the Witch Academy flew out by itself and hovered in front of several constables.

Several constables picked up their lanterns, carefully examined the witch pattern on the jade token, and hurriedly bowed.

Lu Dao waved his hand, took back the jade token, and asked them to continue patrolling around here.

Afterwards, the three men and the horse arrived at the witch temple located diagonally opposite the county government office.

At this time, the door of the witch temple was closed and it was dark and silent inside.

There were only wisps of blue smoke, billowing and surging under the moonlight.

Lu Dao walked up the steps and raised his hand to knock on the door.

In the silence of the night, the "bang bang" sounds of knocking on the door seemed particularly loud.

There was a quick reaction inside the witch temple.

An impatient voice sounded, yawning and questioning: "Who is knocking on the door in the middle of the night?"

"It's me, Lu Dao from the Discipline Department."

When the people behind the temple gate heard Lu Dao introduce himself, they were so frightened that they lost all their sleepiness.

He hurriedly opened the temple door and greeted them with a big smile on his face.

"It turns out that it is Officer Lu who has returned. Please come in quickly."

The person who opened the door was an old man with gray hair.

There was no witchcraft aura about him, and his body and blood were ordinary. He should be the gatekeeper of the temple.

Lu Dao was very polite to him, and said, "Thank you for opening the door in the middle of the night."

The old man was somewhat flattered and kept saying, "It's not hard, it's not hard, this is what I should do."

Shang Lu and Lu Yang stood at the bottom of the stairs, looking around vigilantly.

When you see the temple door open, follow it.

Just at this time, they heard the conversation between Lu Dao and the old man.

Lu Yang winked at Shang Lu and whispered, "Uncle Lu keeps calling me old man. Hehe, I'm afraid he is much older than this old man."

Shang Lu didn't respond, but he thought so too.

Uncle Lu’s cultivation should be above the Mahayana level of Tongtian Realm.

He looks like he is in his forties, but his actual age is definitely more than that. He must be over a hundred years old. He must be taller than this old gatekeeper.

After welcoming Lu Dao in, the old man also saw Shang Lu and Lu Yang following behind him, and couldn't help asking: "Who are these two..."

Before he finished speaking, Heiyun moved his horse face in front of the old man.

It seemed like he was asking him: You only ask who these two people are, why don’t you ask me, Lao Ma?

In the dead of night, a horse face suddenly came up to me, which was really frightening.

The old man was so frightened that he stepped back repeatedly. At one point he thought that the Black and White Impermanence were riding on their horses to take his life, and he almost died.

"Don't be afraid, old man. This is my mount. It's not a monster."

Shang Lu grabbed Heiyun's mane, dragged it back, and apologized to the old man repeatedly.

Lu Dao also performed a magic gesture to help the old man calm down.

"It's okay, it's okay, it just came too suddenly and scared me."

The old man, who had recovered, stroked his chest and let out a long breath.

At this time, he also saw the appearance of Shang Lu and Lu Yang clearly.

There is no long tongue sticking out of its mouth, and it certainly doesn't look like the ghost of death.

"They are all disciples of the Witch Academy." Lu Dao introduced the identities of the two.

Shang Lu and Lu Yang also took out their jade tokens and asked the old man to examine them.

"So you are two witch officers. Please come in quickly."

With Lu Dao's endorsement, the old man did not look closely at Shang Lu and Lu Yang's jade tokens and invited them into the witch temple.

After Lu Dao entered the witch courtyard, he said to the old man, "Please prepare two quiet guest rooms for them so that they can have a good rest."

"Okay, okay." The old man nodded in agreement.

After the three men and the horse had entered the witch temple, he closed the door, bolted it, picked up a half-burnt candle for lighting, and led the three men into the temple.

On the way, he asked, "Do you want me to inform the witch?"

Lu Dao originally wanted to say that it was too late and not to bother the witch.

But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he suddenly remembered that Zhongli the Great Witch and his companions had encountered clues about the mountain ghost's true identity.

Just as Shang Lu and Lu Yang said, this happened at a perfect time.

Just when the Great Witch Zhongli and his companions were about to rush back to take in the remaining soul of the mountain ghost, they came across an important clue... Could there really be something fishy going on here?
So Lu Dao changed his words: "Okay, I'll trouble the old man to inform the witch and ask him to take a break and be alert tonight. Also, ask him to open all the witch formations in the temple!"

If the mountain ghost really wants to take back the remaining soul, tonight is its last chance.

By tomorrow, when Zhongli Dawu and others come back, it will be useless for the mountain ghost to do anything.

The mountain ghost did not choose to attack them on the way to Feiwu County, not because he did not want to, but because he was not clear about their whereabouts.

Now they have arrived in Feiwu County.

This place, not to mention being the mountain ghost's lair, has also been run by it for a long time.

Before, Lu Dao followed the great wizard Zhongli and just arrived in Feiwu County. In this county town, he arrested many people who sacrificed to mountain ghosts.

But they have definitely not caught all the fish yet, there are still some that have slipped through the net!
Perhaps at this moment, the news of their arrival in Feiwu County has been learned by these people and passed on to Shan Gui through various channels.

Even though it's late at night, there is a curfew in Feiwu County.

But in this county town, there are still many night owls who are watching openly and secretly.

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance!
"Ah? Activate all the witch formations in the temple?"

The old gatekeeper was shocked when he heard this.

After making sure that Lu Dao was not joking, he could not hide his shock and agreed: "Yes, yes, I will notify the witch and prepare guest rooms for the two witches. It's just..."

Having said that, he glanced at the black clouds and felt a little embarrassed.

"We don't have a stable in our temple."

"It doesn't matter. It lives in the same room with me."

Shanglu patted Heiyun's butt.

Heiyun snorted in dissatisfaction and wanted to kick him, but he held himself back in time.

Because Shang Lu asked again at this time: "Is there any food in the temple? It's fine for me, but this horse will lose weight if he doesn't have a midnight snack."

“Just some pasta.”

The old man replied that the Wu Temple in Feiwu County had never raised horses, so there was no fodder.

"Noodles are fine too. It's not picky and will eat anything." Shang Lu said, paused, and added: "If you have chicken eggs, please bring a few as well."

The old man agreed verbally, but couldn't help but look at Heiyun a few more times, thinking that the horse eats much better than me.

After passing the Shanmen Hall, Lu Dao said to the old man, "I will take them to the main hall to burn incense for the Queen Mother Hou Tu. You don't have to follow us. Go notify the witch and arrange a room."

The old man nodded in agreement and bowed to say goodbye to the three people.

He had almost turned around, but suddenly remembered something, turned back and bowed to Heiyun.

Then he held up a half-burnt candle and walked quickly towards the courtyard behind the main hall.

The witch doctor's room and the side rooms for the witch officials are all in the back yard.

Lu Daize led Shang Lu and Lu Yang to the main hall.

Although it was pitch dark, it was not a problem for the three men and one horse.

Soon they arrived outside the main hall. The hall was completely dark, but with the moonlight and the flickering candlelight, Shang Lu and his companions were able to see the layout of the hall clearly.

In the center of the hall is a shrine, which houses a statue of Hou Tu Niangniang.

However, it is not a completely human form, but has a human head and a snake body, with seven arms on its back, and each arm has an eye.

On both sides of the statue of Hou Tu Niangniang, there stands a pair of golden boy and jade girl.

"Just stay here and don't cause any trouble for me."

Shanglu slapped Heiyun and told him to stay outside the palace and not go in and offend Queen Hou Tu.

Heiyun snorted, which was considered as his agreement.

He looked down and saw a bug on the ground. He raised his horse's hoof and crushed it to pieces.

Lu Dao, who was walking in front, suddenly raised his eyebrows, turned around, and raised his hand.

At this moment, a shout came from Hou Tu Palace: "Who?!"

The voice sounded calm, but Shang Lu could tell there was some suppressed tension and panic in it.

Lu Dao recognized the voice, put his hands into his sleeves, turned around and looked at Hou Tu Temple: "Is it Xin Wuzhu? It's so late, why are you not resting in your room? What are you doing in Hou Tu Temple?"

"So it's Officer Lu. When did you come back? Who are these two?"

A figure appeared in the Houtu Palace and stood up from the cushion.

He first bowed to the statue of Hou Tu, then left the Hou Tu Temple and bowed to Lu Dao.

He turned out to be a thin middle-aged man, and his real age was hard to tell.

It was the local witch, Xin Yu.

"They are disciples of the Witch Academy. I brought them to the Witch Temple just now."

Lu Dao repeated his previous question: "What are you still doing in Hou Tu Temple so late at night?"

"I couldn't sleep, so I came to the temple to recite scriptures and practice." Xin Yu replied.

Lu Dao nodded, without asking any more questions, and just said: "It's good that you can't sleep. Something will happen in the witch temple tonight, and I have to ask you to prepare and activate all the witch formations in the temple."

"Something went wrong?"

Xin Yu was a little surprised and wanted to ask for details.

Lu Dao shook his head and said nothing, just asked him to make the arrangements quickly.

Seeing that Lu Dao refused to say anything, Xin Yu stopped asking questions, bowed, said "OK", and went to make arrangements.

After Xin Yu left, Lu Dao brought Shang Lu and Lu Yang into Hou Tu Temple and led them to burn incense to Hou Tu Niangniang.

It was during the process of burning incense to the Goddess Hou Tu that Shang Lu realized something was wrong.

In the past, when he burned incense to the Goddess Hou Tu, he would always feel a very comfortable force enveloping him.

It was like returning to his mother's arms, allowing him to relax completely.

But here, in the witch temple of Feiwu County, after Shang Lu burned incense to Hou Tu Niangniang, he not only did not feel comfortable and relaxed, but he was instantly horrified.

It was like being stared at by a poisonous snake filled with hatred and murderous intent.

It's cold and slippery, making people feel uncomfortable.

Just when Shang Lu wanted to find the source of this feeling, it suddenly disappeared.

It was as if the feeling just now was just his illusion.

Shang Lu wanted to ask Lu Yang and Lu Dao, but when he looked up at the goddess Hou Tu in the shrine, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

After burning incense, Lu Dao led the two out of Hou Tu Temple, led Hei Yun, and went straight to the backyard.

In the left wing, three guest rooms have been opened.

"Come with me, I have something to tell you."

Lu Dao spoke to Shang Lu and Lu Yang by means of voice transmission.

Shang Lu and Lu Yang looked at each other without saying a word. They followed Lu Dao closely to one of the guest rooms.

When he entered the door, Lu Dao turned around and told Shang Lu, "Leave your horse at the door."

Shang Lu nodded in agreement and left Heiyun outside the door.

As Lu Yang entered the guest room, he was about to speak, but Lu Dao stopped him with a gesture.

Lu Dao waved his hand to close the door, and he made a hand gesture. A ball of witchcraft energy immediately surged out and quickly filled the entire room, blocking out any prying and eavesdropping from the outside world.

After doing all this, Lu Dao finally spoke and told the two people in a serious manner: "Something is wrong in the temple!"

Lu Yang nodded in agreement: "I can see that too. There is something strange about that Wu Zhu Xin, and there are also abnormalities in Hou Tu Temple."

Shang Lu thought he was the only one who discovered the problem, but he didn't expect that Lu Dao and Lu Yang had also noticed it.

The teachers and students in the Witch Academy are indeed extraordinary.

"Xin Yu said that he was chanting scriptures and practicing in Hou Tu Temple, but I didn't hear any chanting.

Moreover, he was in the Hou Tu Temple, and he must have used some means to conceal his figure, so we didn't see him before.

If Shang Lu's horse had not trampled the insects outside the palace to death, thus alarming him and making him aware of our approach, he would not have shown up.

What on earth was he doing that he had to hide so secretively, afraid of being discovered?
There's something wrong with the statue of Hou Tu in the temple..."

As he spoke, Lu Dao spread out his right hand.

A crushed insect appeared in his palm.

It was an insect that was crushed to death by Hei Yun outside the Hou Tu Temple. Lu Dao took it in his hands immediately.

The insect corpses outside the Houtu Temple are the result of Lu Dao's witchcraft.

Lu Dao touched the insect corpse with his hand and quickly recited a spell.

A wisp of black gas immediately overflowed from the insect's body.

"It's witchcraft."

Lu Yang's eyes narrowed and he recognized the black air.

"Who placed the poisonous insect there, Xin Yu?"

"Xin Yu didn't learn witchcraft when he was in the witch academy."

Lu Dao seemed to be asking, or talking to himself: "Where did he learn this skill? And he placed it outside the Hou Tu Temple... Who is he trying to protect against? Against us? Or against the people in the witch temple?"

"Uncle Lu, when you and the Great Witch Zhongli were in Feiwu County before, did you find anything wrong with the witch Xinyu?" Shang Lu asked.

Lu Dao shook his head: "We really didn't realize that Xin Yu had such a skill before."

He mobilized the magic energy in his palm and completely destroyed the insect corpse.

"Could it be... related to the mountain ghost?"

Shang Lu and Lu Yang guessed in unison.

Lu Dao sneered: "When we chased the mountain ghost before, it always escaped. We have long suspected that there is a traitor who tipped it off."

Shang Lu suggested: "Uncle Lu, should we take action and capture him before he causes any trouble?"

"You can't do anything here."

Lu Dao shook his head.

"If Xin Yu is really the traitor and is really bewitched by the mountain ghost, then the witch formation here is contaminated and controlled by them.

Acting rashly will only put us at a disadvantage.

Otherwise, I would have asked you to follow me and capture him just now in Hou Tu Palace!"

Then, Lu Dao said:
"Xin Yu probably didn't want to reveal his identity, otherwise he could have just attacked outside Hou Tu Palace!
It is estimated that he had to make full preparations before taking action to avoid being targeted by the great wizard Zhongli afterwards.

Or maybe he hasn't received the mountain ghost's order yet.

Of course, it is also possible that the abnormality here has nothing to do with him, and there is someone else behind the scenes."

“No matter what the reason is, no matter who the traitor is, there will definitely be action tonight!

We have to move the battlefield somewhere else!"

(End of this chapter)