Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 365 Every Step is Predicted
The witch temple in Heifengdu is right on the bank of Qiang River.

Different from other witch temples in the territory of Ba State, the witch temple in Heifengdu is mainly black in tone because the water god of Qiang River is enshrined here.

Water is black, so the main color in this witch temple is black.

Under the cover of night, this witch temple is like a pitch-black abyss that threatens to swallow up everything in the world, emitting a strong sense of oppression.

Led by Xifeng, Shanglu entered the Heifengdu Witch Temple.

Lu Yun, Xiang Yang and Tang Ling were busy with official business and did not come along.

As usual, Shang Lu went to the main hall first and burned a stick of incense to the Qiang River water god enshrined in the hall.

This water god has the appearance of a human head and a dragon body. He holds a water-dividing gun in his hand and steps on the waves, implying that the people hope that he can tame the floods and protect the peace and good weather in this area.

"Since you have accepted the incense stick from me, you must bless me..." Shang Lu muttered in his heart.

After burning incense, he bowed again before following Xi Feng to the backyard.

The backyard was where Xifeng usually lived and practiced. Servants had already prepared wine and food in the room. Xifeng smiled and invited Shang Lu to come in and take a seat.

As for Zhu Quan, Du Feng, Tu Pi and others, they were arranged to stay in the guest rooms next door and were also treated with fine wine and delicious food.

After taking his seat, Xi Feng did not mention anything else but just thanked Shang Lu for helping them uncover a criminal gang that was committing fraud and theft in Heifeng Ferry.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Xi Feng, who felt that he had become closer to Shang Lu, pretended to be casual and asked, "Brother Shang, what do you want to buy when you come to our Black Wind Ferry this time?"

Shang Lu secretly said "I'm here" in his heart, put down his chopsticks and said: "Brother Xi, I came here this time to buy a batch of Five Evil Stones and Blood Sky Mine."

When he heard the Blood Sky Mine, Xi Feng's eyes flashed.

But he was not in a hurry, and asked others first: "Five Evil Stones? What do you want to buy this thing for? Do you want to refine a weapon?"

"How can I refine weapons?" Shang Lu shook his head. "I have a broken witch weapon, and I asked my sister who is good at making weapons to help me repair it. She said she needed the Five Evil Stones. I asked around and heard that the Five Evil Stones were for sale in the ghost market in Black Wind Ferry, so I rushed over."

"The senior sister from Baiyi County Witch Academy who is good at making weapons? Is she Gongshu Ling?"

"Senior Brother Xi also knows Senior Sister Gongshu?"

"I can't say I know her, but I've heard of her name." Xi Feng smiled and chatted with Shang Lu about this matter for a few words, and then asked: "Isn't the Blood Sky Mine for sale in your Witch Academy? Why do you have to go to the ghost market in Black Wind Ferry to buy it?"

"Brother Xi, you don't know that I am a Nuo witch, and I bought the Blood Sky Mine to make Nuo masks. I originally planned to purchase a few pieces of Blood Sky Mine at the Yunshang Market, but a senior brother told me that it would be best to mine the Blood Sky Mine myself so that I can accumulate experience and knowledge. He also told me that there is a Blood Sky Mine in the Panlong Valley of Guling County..."

When Xi Feng heard the name Panlong Valley, his nerves tensed instantly, but he pretended to be calm: "Have you been to Panlong Valley?"

"I went." Shang Lu nodded.

"Have you mined the Blood Sky Mine?" Xi Feng asked.

"Brother Xi, that's what you're asking. If I could have found it, why would I come to the ghost market to buy it?"

Shang Lu spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "I have traveled all over Panlong Valley, but I haven't seen any trace of the Blood Sky Mine. I sent a letter to ask my senior brother, but he said that there was a Blood Sky Mine in Panlong Valley decades ago. Don't you think he is unreliable? He told me news from decades ago, maybe it has been mined out long ago!"

Shang Lu's words were half true and half false. He not only used eloquence but also sophistry, so Xi Feng could not find any flaws.

But Xi Feng did not give up. He echoed Shang Lu and denounced the unreliable senior brother, and pretended to be curious and asked: "By the way, Junior Brother Shang, did you see anything strange in Panlong Valley? I heard from some people who came to Heifengdu that they had seen dragons in Panlong Valley."

Shang Lu thought that the main part of the play was about to begin.

He shook his head and said, "We haven't seen any dragons, but we did come across a few snake carcasses."

"Snake corpse?"

"Yes, a snake corpse. Although I didn't see the appearance of the snake, judging from the remaining body parts, it should be very large. And the rotten snake meat still has a lot of power left."

"Where's the meat?"

"We split up..."

Shang Lu said this, pretending to be on guard, and waved his hands repeatedly: "Brother Xi, it's not that I'm stingy, it's just that I've eaten all the meat, so I can't give it to you."

"Don't worry, Junior Brother Shang. I'm just asking out of curiosity. I'm not interested in snake meat." Xi Feng stared at Shang Lu's eyes, as if he wanted to see something in his eyes.

After a while, he asked again: "When Junior Brother Shang encountered the snake, was it really dead?"

"He's really dead. Fortunately he's dead, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been able to make it to Black Wind Ferry."

Shang Lu pretended to be scared and analyzed: "Judging from the power left in the snake meat, the snake should be very strong, at least stronger than me!"

At this point, Shang Lu showed a regretful expression again: "Such a powerful monster must have a spiritual treasure in its body. Unfortunately, when we arrived, there was only some rotten meat left, and no spiritual treasure. It must have been taken away by the person who killed it."

Xi Feng took the opportunity to ask, "By the way, did Junior Brother Shang see who killed the snake?"

"No." Shang Lu shook his head and said, "When we arrived, the snake meat had already started to rot. Maybe it had been killed for some time?"

"That's not necessarily true." Xi Feng said.

In his opinion, the discarded snake meat is not rotten, but the part that is infested with parasites such as ticks.

The meat in these parts is almost rotten due to the infestation of grass ticks.

But for ordinary practitioners, even rotten meat contains considerable power and is a good tonic.

However, the people who killed the basset snake looked down on the meat and threw it away, allowing Shanglu and his group to pick up the spoils.

Does this mean that the person who killed the Bashe must have a high level of cultivation and status? Is it because he is used to seeing good things that he doesn't like these?
Xi Feng originally didn't think Shang Lu had the ability to kill Bashe, he just came here to test him on orders. Now seeing Shang Lu's "sincere" face and telling him the "truth" of the matter, Xi Feng became more and more convinced that the death of Bashe and several of his companions had nothing to do with Shang Lu.

However, he was still very cautious and did not rush to draw a conclusion. Instead, he quietly lowered his head and took a look under the table.

There was a dog lying under the table.

This is not an ordinary dog, but a spiritual dog that is very sensitive to lies. It is said that its ancestors have the bloodline of Xiezhi, but it is not known whether it is true or not. It was specially sent by the higher-ups to help Xi Feng test Shanglu.

Unless Shang Lu is really a silver-tongued man, the dog will bark as soon as it hears his lies, alerting Xi Feng.

But at this moment, the dog not only did not bark to warn, but instead lay on the ground with a look of enjoyment on its face, exposing its belly.

It's like someone is stroking it and making it very happy.

Xi Feng did not doubt the dog's situation. Instead, based on its behavior, he concluded that Shang Lu was not lying.

For fear of arousing Shang Lu's suspicion, Xi Feng did not continue to question him about the Bashe.

Of course, he didn't think Shang Lu could know much.

This guy was just lucky and got some discarded snake meat from others.

Xi Feng changed the topic and started talking about other things.

After a while, a servant brought the clerk from the yamen and brought the extradition order.

Xi Feng took the extradition order, waved his hand to send the clerk away, and handed it to Shang Lu with a smile: "Brother Shang, this is your extradition order, keep it well. Tomorrow night, you just need to wait in the inn. At midnight, an envoy will come to take you to the ghost market.

All you have to do is take your belongings and follow it.

No matter what you see or hear on the way, remember to keep your mouth shut and don't make any noise. If you displease the messenger, he will abandon you even if there is an extradition order.

After arriving at the Ghost Market, your body shape, appearance and even voice will all change drastically. You don't need to be surprised. This is one of the reasons why our Black Wind Ferry Ghost Market can attract guests from all over the world.

Also, in the ghost market, do not ask others about their identities, do not inquire about the origins of items, and never have any bad intentions!

By the way, I wonder if Junior Brother Shang has ever heard of a rumor that our Black Wind Ferry Ghost Market was once a secret place?"

"I heard it from the innkeeper."

Shang Lu nodded and said with a smile: "That guy also told me a story, saying that there is an evil ghost hidden in the ghost market, deceiving people to trade. Once someone trades, he will become crazy and kill his wife and children without recognizing any relatives."

Xi Feng said: "There are no evil ghosts or fierce gods, but there are indeed strange things in the ghost market that will tempt people to make deals. Of course, this situation rarely happens. If Junior Brother Shang sees the black fog surging in the ghost market, he will immediately stay away and report the matter to the nearby guards, and there will be no danger."

"Is there really such a strange thing? What is it?" Shang Lu asked curiously.

"do not know."

Xi Feng shook his head and said, "Junior Brother Shang should know that there are many strange rules and strange things in the secret realm. And our Black Wind Ferry Ghost Market is transformed from an abandoned secret realm. The black fog is a strange thing in the secret realm. No one knows how it is produced, no one knows what is hidden in it, and no one knows when it will appear... In short, stay away from the black fog when you see it, it will definitely go wrong! In addition, a series of rules in the ghost market must be followed. Once some rules are triggered, it will cause disasters."

Shang Lu thanked Xi Feng for his advice and couldn't help asking, "What would happen if I accidentally entered the black fog? Would I make a deal with the weird creatures inside?"

Xi Feng said: "I don't know whether there was a deal or not, but from what I know, most people who went into the black fog either went crazy or turned into monsters when they came out."

"What about the small number?" Shang Lu asked.

Xi Feng shook his head and said, "A small number of them disappeared as soon as they came out. I just said that people will change their appearance when they enter the Ghost Market, and the Ghost Market Messenger will lead the way in and out of the Ghost Market. So when these people returned to Black Wind Ferry, we didn't know who entered the Black Fog, let alone what their fate was. But I guess they didn't have a good ending. Otherwise, there will definitely be people who go to the Ghost Market specifically to look for the Black Fog. No matter how dangerous it is, there are still people willing to take the risk!"

"Brother Xi is right."

Shang Lu agreed verbally, but he somewhat disagreed in his heart.

If someone really benefits from the black fog, they will definitely not publicize it, but will just quietly come back to look for the black fog.

Moreover, Shang Lu was also wondering how much of what Xi Feng said was true and how much was false?
Next, Xi Feng told Shang Lu some things to pay attention to in the ghost market.

It’s not that Xi Feng is so enthusiastic, but these precautions will be told when he goes to the government office to pay the money to buy the extradition order. He is just doing a favor.

By the time Xi Feng had finished explaining, the table of food and wine had been almost finished.

Xi Feng raised his hand and waved, and immediately a servant brought in hot tea.

Shang Lu knew that this was tea to see off the guest, so after drinking the hot tea, he said goodbye to Xi Feng.

After going out, I saw that Zhu Quan, Du Feng, Tu Pi and others had also eaten and drunk their fill and were being sent out of the guest room.

After politely declining Xi Feng's offer to see him off, Shang Lu left the witch temple with his men.

Before leaving, Shang Lu did not forget to burn a stick of incense to the water god of Qiang River.

On the way back to the inn, seeing that there was no one around, Shang Lu used his eloquence to ask Zhu Quan and others questions in a roundabout way.

As expected, Xi Feng also arranged people to trick them into talking at the dinner table.

Fortunately, Shang Lu was well prepared and used sophistry to change the memories of Du Feng and others.

It turned out that this precautionary measure was not meaningless, but really came in handy.

Moreover, Du Feng and the others believed in this memory without a doubt, so they were telling the truth.

At least that is what they believe to be the "truth" or "fact".

Even if the person trying to trick them uses some magic to detect lies, he won't be able to find the problem.

"call……"

Shang Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I guess after tonight's test, the group of people who raised the basset snake should shift their attention away from him.

As soon as he returns to Baiyi County, he will report this matter anonymously to the Discipline Department.

Baiyi County and Guling County have always been in a competitive relationship. The Discipline Department of Baiyi County will definitely be very interested in this case. Even if they have no power to deal with it, they will report it to the court.

Shang Lu suddenly became alert when he thought of this, and said to himself: "No! I can't go through Baiyi County, otherwise I will be suspected even if I'm anonymous. It's best to report through the Discipline Departments of other counties. Or simply report anonymously to the Discipline Departments of the five counties..."

If there were no good means of anonymous communication, Shang Lu would have wanted to report this matter to the Discipline Department of the Five Counties right away.

The longer this matter is delayed, the more time the group of people who raise the basset snakes will have to cut off their involvement and distance themselves from the matter.

What a pity... Shang Lu sighed secretly. Now he only had the paper figurines and the witch academy waist badge to send messages, and these two things could easily be traced back to him.

We have to find another way.

Soon the group of people returned to the inn and met the two thieves who stayed in the dormitory.

"Nothing happened while we were away, did it?"

While Zhu Quan was questioning, he took out a food box containing packaged wine and food and handed it to the two thieves.

But he saw that the two looked wrong, so he immediately frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

The two thieves did not dare to hide it and said hurriedly: "We just took a nap, but the things were not lost."

Zhu Quan rushed into the dormitory room, carefully checked the luggage, and confirmed that nothing was missing, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he glared at the two thieves and cursed them, "You can even fall asleep on duty? When we get back, I'll show you how I'll train you!"

Shang Lu did not blame the two thieves because he knew that they were probably hypnotized by witchcraft.

Considering that Lu Yun did not follow them to the witch temple, but found an excuse to perform official duties to leave.

Maybe it was this guy who sneaked into the inn, knocked down the two thieves, and searched their luggage.

Fortunately, Shang Lu was well prepared and was not afraid of their search. He even hoped they would search.

Only by searching can we further dispel the suspicions of these people.

Maybe at this moment, Lu Yun is in the witch temple in Heifengdu, proudly reporting his search results to Xi Feng.

It was also at this moment that Shang Lu suddenly discovered that Sanniang did not follow him back.

Damn, I hope nothing happens to Sanniang!
Shang Lu was startled and immediately turned back to the witch temple in Heifengdu to look for Sanniang.

(End of this chapter)