Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 301 Checkpoint
The black clouds were rushing along the official road.

Feiwu Mountain was gradually moving away behind them.

Finally it disappeared over the horizon and was never seen again.

On the way out of Feiwu County, Shang Lu noticed that the official road here was deserted and it was difficult to see people.

Not only were there no pedestrians on the road, there were no merchants traveling between counties to do business, and there was no sign of travelers at all.

Thinking of the "prisoners" and corpses he saw in the county jail, Shang Lu had a guess in his mind.

He leaned slightly sideways and took out a stack of yellow paper from the bag on his horse.

Sanniang was in tune with him and immediately understood what he wanted to do. She helped him and took out a fox-tail brush and a small porcelain bottle filled with cinnabar ink from another bag.

Shang Lu took the fox-tail brush, dipped it in cinnabar ink from the small porcelain bottle held by Sanniang, and placed the yellow paper on top of Heiyun's head.

While running, Hei Yun subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but Shang Lu patted him and scolded him, "Run steadily, don't shake!"

Heiyun didn't dare to shake his head anymore and could only glare at Shanglu with a displeased look.

Then he obediently slowed down his pace so that he could run more steadily.

"The spirit is illusory, the paper becomes a soldier, the three souls are on the left, the seven spirits are on the right..."

Shang Lu recited the spell and used a fox-tail pen to quickly draw a spell in the shape of a little man on the yellow paper that was resting on Heiyun's head.

Shang Lu still remembers that when he first started learning the paper figurine technique in the magic of exorcism, the drawing process was very difficult and he encountered a lot of resistance.

At that time, if he could succeed once or twice out of ten times in drawing paper figures, it was considered good.

Now with the improvement of his cultivation, although there will still be resistance when drawing paper figures, it will no longer have any effect on him.

He would not be allowed to draw paper figures and fail.

Even when drawing the talisman while riding a horse, Shang Lu proceeded very smoothly.

In a short while, he had drawn three paper figures.

Sanniang helped put away the fox-tail brushes, cinnabar ink, and yellow paper.

Shanglu then measured the energy and added finishing touches to the paper figures.

This time, what Shang Lu used to add the eyes of the paper figure was no longer blood, but essence.

The innate essence was directed onto the paper man's eyes, and clusters of blue-green flames sprang up.

After the flames, the yellow paper was burned into the shape of a paper man.

The paper man infused with essence is obviously stronger, easier to control, and even more agile than the paper mannequin Shang Lu had made before.

As Shang Lu snapped his fingers, three paper figures immediately flew out and went forward to investigate.

When they were about to leave Chengfeng County, the paper man brought back a message that there was a checkpoint blocking the road ahead.

Shang Lu found out the situation through the three paper men and confirmed that the people at the checkpoint were not very strong, so he rode his horse directly forward.

Feiwu County is mountainous.

This checkpoint is located on the mountain road.

On the left is a post station built on the mountain, and on the right is a cliff.

The man guarding the checkpoint was wearing a black official's robe, with an oxtail knife hanging from his waist and a fire stick in his hand, looking like a lone man blocking a thousand enemies' way.

When Shang Lu arrived at this place, the officer at the checkpoint was stopping a peddler who was pushing a cart from another place.

The leading officer smiled happily, rubbing his hands and saying, "Finally someone has come! If no one comes, the master will have to take action against us."

The peddler had traveled all over the country and had seen many similar situations, so he just thought that this group of people were trying to extort money.

Although it hurt, he still took out a handful of copper coins and stuffed them into the leading officer's hand, nodding and saying:
"Sir, you have worked hard. Please have a cup of tea, brothers. When I sell the goods and make money, I will give you a generous gift when I come back."

The leading officer took the money with a smile.

Seeing this, the peddler was about to push his cart away.

As a result, the car was pinned down by several officers and could not move.

The peddler was stunned and was about to ask what this meant when he saw the leading officer draw his knife and put it on his neck.

"Sir, what are you doing..."

The peddler was terrified and wanted to run, but the sharp knife at his neck prevented him from moving.

The leading officer smiled grimly and was about to speak when he suddenly felt a huge force hitting the oxtail knife in his hand.

The oxtail knife shattered immediately.

Fragments flew everywhere, and with a series of "puff puff" sounds, all the officers around the checkpoint were hit.

The fragments contained strange powers, which entered the bodies of the officers and immediately dispersed their blood and strength, causing them to fall to the ground with thumps.

The people in the post station rushed out after hearing the noise, but before they could do anything, they saw a turtle shell the size of a palm flying towards them.

When the turtle shell got close, it suddenly grew larger, like a pot lid, and rushed forward, knocking them all down.

The peddler was fine.

Whether it was the fragments of the oxtail knife or the strange turtle shell, they all avoided him.

Just when he was feeling anxious and didn't know what was going on, Shang Lu appeared in front of him riding on a black cloud.

Seeing the witch robe Shang Lu was wearing, the peddler knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly: "Thank you, witch officer, for saving me. Thank you, witch officer, for saving me."

At this time, the group of officers also saw the wizard robe on Shang Lu, and their faces suddenly changed.

"No wonder there are so many merchants and travelers imprisoned in the Feiwu County jail... It turns out that they were all captured by you using this method."

Shang Lu worked his way up from a constable. When he saw the situation at the checkpoints and post stations, he immediately understood. Even if these officers were not believers of the mountain ghost, they were the confidants of the county magistrate and county lieutenant, so they were sent here to make "sacrifices".

If the person who comes is weak and alone, such as a peddler, he will be captured directly, locked up in the post station, and then sent to the county jail.

As for the property, it was naturally divided among these officers.

If the people coming are a larger caravan, they will collect a tax and then let them go.

At the same time, he sent fast horses to notify the county magistrate and the county lieutenant, asking them to lead the county soldiers, disguise themselves as bandits, rob and capture people on the road.

The officers lying on the ground were already frightened when they saw the wizard robe on Shang Lu, and they were even more frightened when they heard his words.

They wanted to run, but their bodies were suppressed by an invisible force.

Couldn't move at all.

Even their muscles and bones were crackling from being suppressed.

As if it was about to break and shatter.

Shang Lu ignored the officers and waved his hand to lift the peddler up from a distance. He said to him, "Feiwu County has been in turmoil recently. Go sell your goods somewhere else."

The peddler knew that he had saved his life, and he responded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, I will go somewhere else now. Thank you for rescuing me. When I go back, I will set up a longevity tablet for the witch official and ask the gods to bless him."

Shang Lu waved again.

The copper coin that fell on the ground immediately flew up and landed in the hands of the peddler.

The peddler never thought that not only could he survive, but he could also get back the filial piety he had given.

He was even more grateful to Shang Lu and thanked him repeatedly. Then he pushed the cart, turned around and ran away along the official road.

After the peddler left, Shang Lu released all his blood and energy, and threw all the runners who were lying on the ground into the post station.

The paper figures who had been waiting here for a long time immediately tied up the group of officers with ropes.

Shang Lu then questioned, "Tell me, how many people are there like you who capture innocent people as sacrifices? Where are they?"

At first, these officers wanted to remain stubborn and refuse to answer.

Unfortunately, their toughness was no match for Shang Lu's methods.

He soon confessed everything and revealed several other checkpoints where people were arrested, all of which were located on several important roads in and out of Feiwu County.

Shang Lu took out the Jade Tablet of the Witch Academy and reported the news to Lu Dao, asking Uncle Lu to send people to take down the other checkpoints and send people to bring the officers here back to Feiwu County for trial.

Lu Dao quickly replied, "Got it."

The answer seems simple, but Lu Dao’s mood is not simple at all.

"This kid can make more contributions on the way back." Lu Dao shook his head and muttered.

At the beginning, he and Zhongli Dawu and others flew directly from the Witch Academy to Feiwu County without taking the land route, so naturally they did not encounter the officials who set up checkpoints on the official road to arrest people.

Otherwise, with their experience, they would definitely be able to see the problem.

Lu Dao glanced at the great wizard Zhongli who was still in the magic circle, torturing souls and questioning ghosts, and did not go over to disturb him.

Lu Dao called over several students from the Witch Academy and ordered them to go to several other checkpoints to rescue the captured people and then capture all the officials who assisted the tyrant.

As for himself, he went to the funeral shop in the county town and bought a dozen paper dolls. He released the rampant ghosts from the soul flags and let them attach themselves to the paper dolls.

Under the possession of the demon, these paper dolls not only moved immediately, but also looked about 70% similar to real people.

His face was pale and his eyes were cold, which made people feel creepy at a glance.

Without Lu Dao's instructions, the dozen or so paper dolls immediately stepped on the cold wind and rushed towards the checkpoint that was taken down by Shang Lu.

Shang Lu did not waste time in the post station waiting for the paper dolls sent by Lu Dao.

He locked up all these officers in a room in the post station.

Then he took out yellow paper and a fox-tail pen and quickly drew two talismans according to the instructions in "The Method of Witchcraft and Victory".

The witchcraft character on a talisman looked like a big word "prisoner" and was pasted on the beam of the house by Shang Lu.

Another talisman was pasted on the door of the post station.

After pasting the two talismans, Shang Lu left the post station.

Not long after he left, the servants in the room felt the pressure on them disappear.

Although they were tied up with ropes, they were able to move and hurriedly got up from the ground and tried to escape.

However, they couldn't get out of this apparently ordinary house.

I couldn't break open the door or the window.

The small house seemed like a cage, trapping them inside.

Even the sound cannot be transmitted.

I don't know how much time had passed, but when the officers were about to despair, the door of the house was opened from the outside.

At first the officers thought someone had come to rescue them.

But after seeing the appearance of the person coming, they were trembling with fear.

Appearing at the door was a group of strange paper puppets with pale skin and two big red spots on their cheeks.

"Come with us."

The paper puppet spoke human language and made a weird laugh.

(There will be another chapter tonight)
(End of this chapter)