Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 398 Good News about Eliminating the Sect
Zhu Quan and Du Feng accepted the order and immediately changed their clothes and disguised themselves with the help of the thieves.

Although his appearance was not completely changed, he had more wrinkles on his face and his hair was a little grayer. He looked as if he had aged by more than 20 years, like a traveling merchant who had been traveling around all year round and suffered from the dust of the world.

Shang Lu did not change his appearance, he just changed his clothes, and then took out the novelist's notes.

After a few days of fermentation, the story of the Monkey King is not only known to everyone in Heifengdu, but also known to every household.

Especially during the two days of the city closure, various rumors have appeared in Black Wind Ferry. One said that evil ghosts had killed the witch, another said that a big monster was hiding in the city, and some even said that evil forces were plotting to kill all the people in the city and refine the Ten Thousand Souls Banner...

These rumors were more outrageous and frightening than the last. Therefore, the Monkey King, who could go to heaven and earth and possessed many magical powers, became the object of many people's prayers.

Although the gods these people prayed to were far more than just the Monkey King, they also allowed the Monkey King to enjoy incense and even have believers.

All of this was reflected in the novelist's notes, which resulted in an extra page of character card for the Monkey King.

Shang Lu can borrow the magical power of "Seventy-two Transformations" from this character card.

Unfortunately, this version of Seventy-Two Transformations is currently a greatly weakened version, and it does not have the same magical powers as the real Seventy-Two Transformations, such as the ability to pass through secret places, exorcise gods, carry mountains, and ban water.

For now, there is only one transformation technique.

Even this transformation technique can only change the appearance, but cannot change the body shape, let alone turn into a mosquito, a bird, or feces.

But Shang Lu is also open-minded.

As long as the story of the Monkey King continues to spread, and more people know about it, and even more people begin to offer incense to the Monkey King, then the Monkey King's magical powers recorded in the novelist's notes will inevitably become stronger and stronger.

Turning into a mosquito, a bird, or a piece of feces... these are not delusions.

"Bah, only a devil would turn into feces." Shang Lu said, shook his head, chanted a spell, and borrowed the Monkey King's magical power of transformation from the novelist's notes.

The muscles on his face moved, and his appearance changed rapidly, even his temperament became different. If you add the strange face and restrained aura, even if you really bump into an acquaintance, you will definitely not recognize him.

After everything was ready, Shang Lu took Zhu Quan and Du Feng to the distant county town.

On the way they found that there were quite a few people going to this county town.

Shang Lu deliberately tried to get close to a group of businessmen. Relying on his eloquence, he quickly established a close relationship with them and extracted the reasons from them.

These people were originally going to Heifengdu, but because the city of Heifengdu was under lockdown, they had no choice but to move to nearby towns and wait for Heifengdu to be unsealed.

Black Wind Ferry is located at the border with the barbarians, and border trade has always been very prosperous. After the establishment of the ghost market, it further attracted merchants from all over the country, as well as businesses that were not convenient to be exposed.

Even though a conflict broke out between the Ba and Chu countries in the Xingshan area, the situation in Heifengdu remained calm and was not affected at all. There were even more merchants, both open and covert, than before.

After listening to the explanations of these merchants, Shang Lu was secretly amazed.

The closure of Heifengdu began yesterday morning. In just one night, all the surrounding towns, merchants, and monks knew about it.

The speed at which the message was transmitted was faster than the speed at which Shang Lu and his companions traveled.

It seems that someone in Heifengdu used special means to pass the news out as soon as possible.

But this is a good thing for Shang Lu and others.

With more outsiders coming into the city, the three of them wouldn't stand out.

Moreover, there are more merchants in the county, so it is easier to buy horses.

Zhu Quan and Du Feng thought the same thing. They huddled together and whispered:
"That's good. We can definitely buy horses. I was thinking that if there are not enough horses, mules, donkeys or something like that will do. It's better than riding in a carriage driven by adults. Now I'm afraid we can even buy war horses."

Shang Lu didn't think about the war horses, he thought that with more people coming and going, he could get more information. Shang Lu also asked the merchants who went to the county town together, but found that they knew nothing about the yes-sayer's report on the Huangting Sect, so he had to give up.

Fortunately, the group soon arrived outside the county town. After paying a city entry tax and undergoing a simple inspection by the guards at the city gate, they entered the city smoothly.

This county has never had so many merchants come here before. The guards at the city gates are so tired from collecting the city taxes that their hands are numb. They are all smiling and wishing that such good things could continue.

After all, part of the city entry tax collected can go into their pockets.

Shang Lu and his two companions entered the city and immediately split up to act.

Zhu Quan and Du Feng went to the market to buy horses and to inquire for news.

Shang Lu asked the guards at the city gate about the direction of the brothels and then hurried over.

Apart from post houses and inns in the county town, places like brothels and theaters have the largest flow of people and are the easiest to get news from.

His anxious appearance caused misunderstanding among the guards at the city gate.

Seeing him running in two steps at a time, a city gate guard couldn't help but sigh, "Good fellow, how long have you been holding it in? Don't let the bed collapse."

The other city gate guard next to him was obviously more experienced. He glanced at Shang Lu's back and laughed, "The more anxious the guy is, the faster he comes. It's done in two or three strokes. Not to mention the bed is collapsed, it's hard to even keep it warm."

Shang Lu had excellent hearing, so he naturally heard the two city gate guards chattering at him behind his back.

However, he was now acting as a merchant from another place, so it was impossible for him to turn back and reprimand the two guards at the city gate. He could only pretend that he did not hear anything.

Shang Lu walked briskly all the way and soon arrived at the brothels in the county town.

Compared with Heifengdu, although this is a county town, the entertainment venues here are much inferior in scale and grade.

But there are indeed a lot of people, speaking accents from all over the world.

They are all people who cannot go to Heifengdu, so they rest here and see if they can do some business.

Places like brothels and theaters naturally became places for them to socialize and negotiate business.

In this situation, it seems that nothing has changed from ancient times to the present.

Shang Lu found a teahouse with the most families. After entering, he discovered that the story told by the storyteller was actually about the Monkey King.

"Continuing from the last chapter, let's continue to talk about the Monkey King's three fights with the White Bone Demon! The White Bone Demon was born beautiful, but she was not a delicate queen. She had many tricks to wear people down. If an ordinary person fell into her hands, she would grind him dry in an instant. But the Monkey King was not an ordinary person. He was a divine monkey who had fought in heaven. His stick could be long or short, thick or thin, and could be big or small as he wanted. He beat the White Bone Demon so hard that her screams shook the sky and streams flowed..."

Shang Lu was stunned when he heard this. He doubted whether the stick the storyteller was talking about was a proper stick. And why did the three beatings of the White Bone Demon seem to be wrong? But let's not say, the people in the teahouse really liked to listen to stories with some color. They were so excited that they wished they could have a stick like Sun Wukong and poke a hole in the sky.

After listening to a few sentences, Shang Lu found that the level of this storyteller was much worse than those who were currently popular in Heifengdu.

Probably because he couldn't get along in Heifengdu, he took the story of the Monkey King to other places to tell it, and mixed some sexual content into it, which was surprisingly popular.

Although this storyteller told the story of the Three Strikebacks to the White Bone Demon in a version not suitable for children, Shang Lu did not correct it.

As long as the name and story of the Monkey King can be spread, the rituals and music will collapse. When the story spreads widely and the Monkey King becomes famous, someone will naturally help to regulate it.

Shang Lu glanced at the group of people in the teahouse who envied Sun Dasheng's stick, and couldn't help but have a strange thought in his mind: "Will no one worship Sun Dasheng as the ancestor of sex in the future?"

If you think about it carefully, this is not impossible. Maybe in the future I can borrow some skills in this area from the novelist's notes.

Just when he thought of this, Shang Lu started to spit again: "With my vigorous body, I can boil well water in the middle of winter. Why do I need such magical power to help me?"

Shaking his head, Shang Lu did not continue listening to the storyteller telling the story of Sun Wukong's three defeats of the White Bone Demon. Instead, he found an empty seat in the teahouse, ordered a bowl of tea, and then pricked up his ears to listen to the people around him talking.

With the blessing of the Kidney God statue, Shang Lu's hearing became extremely strong. Even though there were many people talking in the teahouse, he could still hear and distinguish clearly what everyone said.

So even if he didn't get close, he could still hear everything the people in the teahouse said.

You can even hear the sounds coming from several other shops nearby.

The most discussed topic in the teahouse was the closure of Heifengdu.

Some people were curious about the reasons for the city and business closures, while others were talking about the news they heard from "a relative in the city."

These rumors were so outrageous that Shang Lu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking that they were much more exciting than what the storyteller on the stage told.

Still dare to leak the information based on the gossip!

At the same time, there were also people in the teahouse looking for brokers to help them get rid of the treasures as soon as possible, even if it meant making less money, so as to avoid any more trouble.

After listening for a while, Shang Lu finally heard the news he wanted from a table of tea drinkers.

There was a person among the tea drinkers at this table who came from Yufu County, which was the seat of Guling County.

He excitedly told his tablemate about a recent major event in Yufu County: "Did you know that a few nights ago, a wronged ghost complained outside Yufu County?"

When the friends at the same table heard this, they all became interested and said:

"Is there such a thing?"

"Appreciate further details?"

The man chuckled and said, "When the incident happened, I was already in another place with the goods, but my family was in Yufu County. They sent me a letter with the details. It is said that on that night, there were wronged souls outside the city who cried all night, accusing the Huangting Sect of using them to raise monsters and refine evil pills..."

Hearing this, his friend at the same table was startled and hurriedly tried to cover his mouth: "Shh! Keep your voice down! Aren't you afraid that the people from the Huangting Sect will hear you and arrest you and punish you?"

"What am I afraid of? The Huangting Sect is busy with its own affairs right now, how can they have the time to arrest me and punish me? Besides, I didn't make up stories. These are the facts that happened that night. If they arrest me and punish me, wouldn't it seem like they have a guilty conscience?"

Although he seemed to be stubborn, his voice involuntarily became a little softer. However, he did not shut up, but continued to tell the story to his friends at the same table.

"My family told me that the county government and the Wuyuan sent people out of the city to investigate that night. I don't know what they found out. But the county governor and the Wuyuan chief priest were very angry, and summoned the Huangting sect's people the next day. I heard from my friends in the government that they are really going to investigate the Huangting sect this time."

"You guys know Panlong Valley, right? I remember someone went missing while escorting goods through Panlong Valley. At that time, everyone thought he was robbed by bandits. But now it seems that they were eaten by the demon snakes that Huangting Sect kept in Panlong Valley!"

"It is said that not only merchants and travelers disappeared near Panlong Valley, but also many witch officials! Although the Huangting Sect has repeatedly denied this, saying that someone has falsely accused them, more voices are calling for an investigation!"

"What? There's a snake demon in Panlong Valley? Oh my, now I remember. Half a year ago, I also led people through there. At that time, I felt uncomfortable all over, as if I was being stared at by something. When I was halfway through the walk, I even heard a terrifying roar like a landslide. Could it be this demon?"

"How come the people of Huangting Sect have not been discovered yet when they raise monsters to eat people in Panlong Valley?"

"Is there any need to ask this? The Huangting Sect has considerable influence in Guling County, and they have plenty of ways to cover up and fool people. If it weren't for the wronged soul's complaint this time, I'm afraid they would have been able to cover up this matter forever!"

"Is the Huangting Sect going to be finished this time?"

"What are you talking about? They are deeply rooted. Even if the things of luring people to feed the monsters and killing people to make pills are really related to them, they can still make things go away by pushing a few unlucky guys to take the blame..."

"Hehe, it won't be easy for them to fool people this time! I have connections in Wushan, and even Wushan knows about what Huangting Sect did. But it's not some dead soul crying out for justice, but someone using poisonous insects to file a complaint. When the king heard about this, he was furious and sent the witch guards to Guling County to investigate. It won't be easy for Huangting Sect to fool people this time!"

"I have a friend in Baiyi County. He sent me a message today asking about the Huangting Sect, saying that they were also spreading the same story..."

"It's also spreading in Baizhi County. I heard that the county government and the witch academy there sent an official letter to Guling County, asking them to investigate the matter. They said that a witch official from Baizhi County also suspected that something happened near Panlong Valley..."

Sure enough, there are many people in Guling County who want to defeat the Huangting Sect.

Even if they found a yes-man, they would not let the matter go easily. They would definitely seize the opportunity to bleed the Huangting Sect, or at the very least cut off a piece of their flesh.

But what Shang Lu did not expect was that the King of Ba actually sent out the Wei Wu.

Although he had heard rumors before that the King of Ba intended to rebuild Weiwu, this matter had always been obstructed by the aristocratic families and major sects.

After all, no one wants to be monitored by Wei Wu every day, let alone have a sword hanging over their head that could fall at any time.

But unexpectedly, King Ba actually withstood the pressure and successfully rebuilt Weiwu!
Shang Lu thought about it for a moment and felt that it was very likely that they were taking advantage of the dispute between Ba and Wei.

The State of Wei sent people to infiltrate the State of Ba to destroy the secret territory and spread prophecies. All the families, sects, and witch schools in each county only noticed it after something happened.

This was enough for the King of Ba to take advantage of the situation and rebuild Wei Wu.

After all, one of the duties of the witch guards is to guard against foreign spies.

This time, King Ba sent Wei Wu to Guling County to investigate the Huangting Sect. He also wanted to use this incident to establish his authority and make an example of him!
Under such circumstances, even if the Huangting School had no problems, it would most likely be doomed.

Not to mention they have so many more problems!

This time, the Huangting sect is really going to be exterminated!
(End of this chapter)