Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 329: Wa City is great, we must visit Wa City

Shang Lu did not hesitate and immediately took out the jade token of the Witch Academy and reported to Lu Dao about Ge Xianshan's discovery of the Yin land.

This matter is of great importance and requires the intervention of the Discipline Department.

Of course, he did not forget to report to the county government. After all, he was still a clerk in the Thief Cao Office.

Shang Lu immediately turned around and left the cave, called Zhu Quan, and asked him to send a message to the county immediately to report the matter.

While Zhu Quan was taking charge of the matter, Shang Lu forwarded the message to Jiang Cai.

There has been no news from Uncle Lu, but Jiang Cai replied as soon as possible and asked Shang Lu for the detailed location coordinates. He said that he would report it to the Discipline Department and ask them to send someone to investigate the cause of the Yin land and make subsequent arrangements. He also told Shang Lu to stay where he was and guard the scene to prevent it from being destroyed.

In fact, even if Jiang Cai didn't remind him, Shang Lu would still stay here.

The village is full of rotten corpses and bones that have not yet been properly dealt with. If I leave now, there is no guarantee that no accidents will occur.

As for the soul-guiding banner that Sanniang dug out, it naturally belonged to her.

The tube-shaped banner is obviously a magical tool, especially in summoning souls and controlling ghosts, it has a very good effect.

It just so happened that Sanniang also had talents in these areas and could bring out the full effect of the tube banner.

That night, Sanniang was studying the tube-shaped flags.

She was happy, but it made life difficult for other people in the village.

They couldn't see Sanniang, they could only see the tube-shaped flags floating around in the mountain village.

Late at night, a white and red flag was swaying above everyone's head... It was a scene so weird and creepy that it was hard to describe.

Even if Shang Lu had informed everyone in advance that the tube-shaped flags floating in the sky were his treasures, he would have asked everyone not to panic.

But in this situation, can we just stop panicking by saying "don't panic"?
Many people were scared to death.

Especially in the second half of the night, the tube-shaped flags not only fluttered around in the village, but also brought biting cold winds and strange "wailing" cries, which made people's scalps numb and made them shudder.

Many people feel that there are "people" all around them, making the village crowded.

The captured bandits were not only suffering from torture and pain, but also suffered great fear.

They cried and shouted, expressing their willingness to confess, and only asked for protection from being eaten by evil spirits.

This also made the yamen runners and county soldiers of Wannian County surprised and curious at the same time. They wanted to know what these bandits had seen that could scare them like this.

Although they are curious, they don't want to actually see something they shouldn't see.

As the old saying goes, seeing something you shouldn’t see means your Yang Fire is weak. Even if you don’t get sick afterwards, you will definitely have bad luck.

Seeing this, Shang Lu had to use military and sorcerer methods to calm the troops to avoid unrest or even camp riots.

It was also at this time that he finally received a reply from Feng Boyuan and Gongshu Ling.

Both of them told him that the charcoal was Yin-Yang Willow charcoal struck by lightning.

Feng Boyuan said: "Of course the charcoal from the Yin Yang Willow struck by lightning can be used to make Nuo masks. It is even better than the ordinary Yin Yang Willow. You are really lucky, kid."

Gongshu Ling said: "I don't know whether the Yin Yang Willow charcoal struck by lightning can be used to make Nuo masks. But there is no problem using them to make witchcraft tools. Moreover, the witchcraft tools made will have their own thunder breath effect, which is an excellent treasure for warding off evil spirits and suppressing evil spirits."

Although he already knew Mu Tan's identity, Shang Lu still replied to Feng Boyuan with a thank you.

Then he caught Gongshu Ling and asked, "Sister Gongshu, can you please use this lightning-struck Yin-Yang Willow charcoal to help me make a magical weapon?"

Gongshu Ling did not ask if it was okay, but asked: "What do you want to do?"

Seeing her ask this, Shang Lu knew that there was no big problem, and hurriedly asked: "Make a bow, okay?"

What he lacks now is a good long-range weapon.

Although he brought several bows this time, he was not able to use them properly and was not satisfied with their power.

It would be great if the Yin-Yang Willow charcoal could be made into a bow with a lightning effect by being struck by lightning.

Gongshu Ling did not reply for a long while. He was probably thinking about how to make a bow out of the charcoal of the Yin-Yang Willow struck by lightning.

Shang Lu didn't urge him either.

About a quarter of an hour later, Gongshu Ling sent a new message.

"The strength of the lightning-struck Yin-Yang Willow is sufficient, but its toughness is poor. It cannot be used directly as a bow shaft. We can think of other ways to exert its lightning effect. For example, crush it into ink and attach it to the six materials in the form of a witch spell array to enhance its power..."

A design drawing was attached below this message.

Shang Lu looked at it carefully.

Apart from feeling that it was detailed, I had only one thought - I couldn't understand it.

The main problem is the witchcraft and talisman formations, which are too complicated.

There is also the process of rubbing the strings and making them dry, which is not simple either.

It was precisely because he couldn't understand it that Shang Lu felt that Gongshu Ling was indeed the recognized master of weapon making in the Witch Academy. Every move he made exuded the word "professional".

While sighing, he also made a joke: "Senior Sister Gongshu, you gave me the design directly. Aren't you afraid that I will find someone else to make the bow?"

"Go ahead and look for it."

Gongshu Ling was not worried at all, or rather, she was full of confidence.

"You can't hire anyone who can understand this blueprint. And it's useless to hire someone who can't understand this blueprint. It will only waste the lightning-struck Yin-Yang Willow charcoal you got with great difficulty."

When Shang Lu saw this answer, he first sighed at Senior Sister Gongshu's arrogant tone, and then he let out a long sigh.

Even other weapon wizards couldn't understand this design, so it was understandable that he couldn't understand it either.

Rounding it off, he is not much different from the weapon wizard.

Shang Lu, with his head held high, quickly sent a new message: "I wonder if Senior Sister Gongshu is willing to help me make a bow?"

Gongshu Ling's answer was simple and clear: "I want a piece of lightning-struck Yin-Yang willow charcoal."

Shang Lu thought about it seriously and felt that it was not a loss, so he agreed: "Okay, I will send you the Thunder-Struck Yin-Yang Willow Charcoal when I return to the Witch Academy."

Gongshu Ling said, "Don't bother me. I have a wooden kite with you. Give it the lightning-struck Yin-Yang willow charcoal and ask it to deliver it to me."

When Shang Lu received the message, the wooden kite flew out of the bundle on Heiyun's butt.

It hovered in front of Shang Lu, nodding its head as if urging him to quickly take out the lightning-struck Yin-Yang Willow charcoal and not waste time.

Shang Lu was not in a hurry, but sent a message to ask: "Is it safe to let Mu Yuan transport the lightning-struck Yin Yang Willow charcoal?"

Gongshu Ling replied impatiently: "If it is lost, I will compensate you."

With these words, Shang Lu felt relieved.

He immediately took out two pieces of lightning-struck Yin-Yang Willow charcoal and handed them to Mu Yuan.

The wooden kite stretched out its two claws, one on each side, and grabbed it firmly. Then it flew into the sky and soon disappeared into the night sky.

At this time, Shang Lu suddenly remembered something.

Although he had already found out about the Five Evil Stones, he might be able to buy them without Mu Yuan's help in searching.

But with a wooden kite in hand, many things can be done much more conveniently.

So he sent another message to Gongshu Ling: "Sister Gongshu, you have to send me another wooden kite. Without it, how can I go to find the Five Evil Stones?"

After a while, Gongshu Ling replied with three words: "Got it."

The night passed quickly.

Shang Lu and his friends were lucky as the next day was also a sunny day without rain.

Otherwise, Shang Lu and his men would have to stay for two more days to deal with the bodies in the village.

As soon as the sun rose, Shang Lu ordered everyone to lay out the new and old corpses flat to be exposed to the sun.

At noon, when the sun was high in the sky, the corpses were slightly hot from the sun.

Shang Lu then ordered his men to set fire to all the piles of firewood made of pine and peach wood.

The piles of firewood had long been covered with grease, rosin and other combustion aids. Once the torch was lit, they immediately burst into flames.

When the fire was fully raging, Shang Lu gave an order and the Wannian County officials who were standing guard immediately threw all the bodies and bones in the yard that were exposed to the sun into the blazing fire, using the scorching sun and fire to purify their evil spirits.

As the corpses and bones were thrown into the sea of ​​fire, people in the village could vaguely hear bursts of wailing coming from the fire.

Just as they were in a panic, a dark cloud suddenly flew over from a distance at an extremely fast speed and landed in the mountain village.

The already frightened crowd showed two completely different reactions.

Some people were so scared that they wanted to run away, while others were brave enough to use knives and guns to poke the strange black cloud.

"Why are you panicking? The witch officer from the Discipline Department is here!"

Fortunately, Shang Lu rebuked him in time and avoided a big joke.

After listening to Shang Lu's words, everyone looked carefully and realized that what was flying over was not a dark cloud, but a black cloak.

There were two people standing on the cloak, both wearing black robes and with stern faces, which made people feel scared when they saw them.

Although Shang Lu did not recognize these two people, he had received the news in advance, so he strode forward, bowed, and called them senior brothers.

"Are you Shanglu?"

The two witch officers from the Discipline Department had a good attitude towards Shang Lu.

Even grinned.

It's just that they rarely laugh at ordinary times. When they laugh at this moment, it gives people a stiff and weird feeling, which makes it even more scary.

Fortunately, Shang Lu was not frightened and nodded in response: "Yes, I am Shang Lu."

"I'm Xie An, and his name is Fan Ju. We heard from Senior Uncle Zhongli, Senior Uncle Lu, and Senior Brother Jiang that they mentioned you."

The two witches from the Discipline Department obviously didn't think there was anything wrong with their smiles. After looking Shang Lu up and down, they continued to smile stiffly and said, "We are all family, so let's skip the polite words and get straight to the point. Where is the shady place you mentioned?"

"It's in the cave under the cliff over there." Shang Lu raised his hand and pointed to the cave where the willow monster had been hiding before, and then said: "I'll lead you there."

"I'll go with you." The Discipline Division witch officer named Xie An responded, and nodded to his companion: "Old Fan, you stay here and deal with the pile of corpses."

Fan Ju nodded in agreement, and with a wave of his hand, the black cloak floating in the air flew onto his body. After wrapping around him twice, it turned into a black snake spitting out red letters.

Then Fan Ju walked to the fire, reached into his wizard robe, rummaged around, and pulled out a few things wrapped in sheep bones and sheepskins. He threw them into the fire along with the skins and bones.

The color of the flame instantly turned into a strange blue-green color, and the wailing sound instantly became high-pitched.

The next moment, a number of strange flaming faces suddenly jumped out from the flames, trying to escape in all directions.

However, both Shang Lu and Fan Ju had anticipated this situation in advance.

Shang Lu had already made arrangements all around, and when Zhu Quan saw this, he immediately asked for the thief's start, but Fan Ju took a step ahead, pinched his fingers and chanted a spell, pointing towards the fire from a distance.

"boom--"

A blue-green fire suddenly broke out, like a ferocious mouth with raging flames, engulfing the strange fire face that tried to escape.

Then everything returned to calm.

Only the Wannian County government officials and soldiers guarding the mountain stronghold still looked panicked and terrified.

Fan Ju ignored these people. He turned to look at Sun Chen and Zhu Quan and asked, "Who among you is the county lieutenant here?"

Sun Chen couldn't avoid it, so he stiffened his brow and bowed: "I am Sun Chen, the county lieutenant of Wannian County. I wonder what orders Officer Fan has for you?"

Fan Ju said: "Don't be nervous, I'll find out more from you."

"Yes, yes, I'm not nervous."

Sun Chen said this, but his expression was mournful, and his heart was filled with bitterness: You are from the Discipline Department, and it is said that if you are targeted by the Discipline Department, you will either die or go crazy... How can I not be nervous?
Seeing his look, Fan Ju didn't try to persuade him any more. He pulled him aside and asked about the situation there.

Shang Lu took Xie An for a walk inside the cave.

Xie An also took out several magical instruments and tested the Qi in the cave, especially the burial pit, which he carefully examined.

After he finished, he said, "Brother Shang, you are right. This is indeed a dark place. If it is not controlled, it will easily breed evil spirits."

After a pause, he continued, "I will report the situation here to the Discipline Department, and all subsequent matters will be handled by our Discipline Department... Do you have any objections?"

"I have no objection." Shang Lu agreed readily, hoping that the Discipline Department could take over as soon as possible.

Xie An was also very satisfied with Shang Lu's attitude and said with a smile: "Don't worry, no one can take away the credit that belongs to you."

Now that the Discipline Department has taken over the affairs here, Shang Lu and his companions no longer need to stay here and watch the corpses and bones burn.

After handing over all the matters here to Xie An and Fan Ju, Shang Lu took Zhu Quan and others and rode down the mountain on their war horses.

Sun Chen also wanted to go with them, but he didn't dare.

Just as he reached halfway up the mountain, Shang Lu saw three wooden kites flying towards him.

It was a new wooden kite sent to him by Gongshu Ling, and he sent three of them at once. It seemed that he was very satisfied with the Yin-Yang Willow Charcoal struck by lightning.

After collecting the three wooden kites, Shang Lu and his group continued along the official road and arrived in Longyou County before dusk. They planned to take a boat to Shuangjiang Town and then take the land route.

There were no boats going to Shuangjiang Town at this time, so Shang Lu and his companions could only stay overnight and leave by boat early the next morning.

After a fierce battle yesterday and an interrogation all night, the thieves did not get enough rest. They rushed here after the battle. It would not be a bad thing to let them relax for a while.

So after completing the check-in procedures at the post station, Shang Lu gave the thieves a holiday and allowed them to move freely.

I just reminded him to come back early at night and not to stay out all night.

The thieves were very happy about this arrangement.

Especially since they had just made a small fortune last night, they were clamoring to go out for a one-stop meal and entertainment to experience the cultural charm of the ferry city.

Shang Lu didn't stay in the post station either.

He also left the post station and patrolled the county town.

Shang Lu did not inform the officials of Longyou County. Only by being direct and unobtrusive could he better see the truth.

Originally Shang Lu didn't want to bring anyone with him, but Zhu Quan, who was very ambitious, insisted on following him, so he had to take him along.

I walked around the city and didn't see anything unusual.

And because Zhu Quan was with them, Shang Lu couldn't take Sanniang to places like jewelry stores, so they had to end the trip hastily and prepare to return to the post station.

Zhu Quan was also wondering, as Shang Lu had glared at him several times along the way.

Especially when passing by jewelry stores and rouge shops, Shang Lu would glare at him fiercely, making him feel uneasy and unable to understand how he had offended the thief Shang Cao?

On the way back to the post station, Shang Lu and his companions passed by a tile market.

Longyou County is close to the ferry, has many business travelers, and a fairly developed entertainment industry. There are several tile markets, each of which is quite large.

Walking in it, I felt that it was more prosperous and lively than Chengfeng County where the county seat was.

The tile market that Shang Lu and his companions passed by not only had groceries and food for sale, but also sumo, variety shows, puppet shows, insect and ant performances, various palace tunes, and nonsense performances...

Shang Lu had been to Luoshui County before, and although he had also visited Wa City, the scale and variety of the products there were much smaller than those in Longyou County.

Shang Lu even felt that many of the entertainment activities on Earth in his previous life were available here...both meat and vegetarian options were available.

There were even many things that he had never heard of or seen in his previous life.

Otherwise, why do they say there is nothing new under the sun?
Shang Lu even saw a half-dressed Hu girl dancing on a drum-shaped stage to the urgent drum beats.

That slim waist, those long legs, that looming mysterious part, that alluring dance move, are simply too hot!
Shang Lu was watching intently when he suddenly felt a pain in his waist.

He immediately said sternly: "The rituals and music are collapsing, and it is against morals and customs. We must condemn it!"

After that, he took another sneaky glance and said, "Damn it, I must severely condemn it!"

Zhu Quan, who was following behind him, was stunned. He couldn't understand what was wrong with his master. He was staring at him with his eyes wide open just a moment ago, so how could he suddenly turn hostile?
Just as Shang Lu and his companions were walking and stopping along the way, and were about to leave Wa City, they suddenly heard the sound of a wake-up stick hitting the table, coming from the teahouse next to them.

Next, they heard the story told by the storyteller.

Then their faces changed.

(End of this chapter)