Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 399 Want to wipe out the entire family?

Although Shang Lu was secretly happy, he knew very well that the more times like this, the more cautious he had to be.

In particular, he must not let the Huangting Sect know that the report was related to him, otherwise he would definitely suffer crazy revenge.

The Huangting sect will kill him first before they are exterminated.

At this moment, Shang Lu, with his extraordinary hearing, heard the tea drinkers at that table sighing, "I'm afraid that things are going to change in Guling County!"

Shang Lu didn't know whether the situation in Guling County would change, but it would definitely lead to a bloody storm.

The people of the Huangting Sect will definitely not sit still and wait for death. They will definitely take action. But this is not something Shang Lu should worry about. He just needs to keep himself out of it.

After getting the information he wanted, Shang Lu did not leave in a hurry, but continued to sit in the teahouse and listen to everyone's conversation.

These people came from all over the world and had seen a lot along the way, which allowed Shang Lu to understand the situation in other places.

Shang Lu also learned from these people that the stalemate between Ba and Chu in the Xingshan area was still going on. Although the two countries had stockpiled heavy troops in Xingshan, they remained restrained, and only some small-scale conflicts and fights occurred, but no major war broke out.

This news made Shang Lu feel a little relieved. Although there had been no news from Senior Brother Wang Chao in Xingshan, since no major war had broken out, it should be safe, right?

But Shang Lu couldn't figure out why the two countries of Ba and Chu stationed troops on the border but didn't fight. What did that mean? Did they have other intentions?
Shang Lu sat for a while and didn't hear any useful news. Then he took out the tea money and put it on the table. After saying hello to the waiter, he got up and left.

After walking around the city and making sure that no one was following him, he left the city and waited for Zhu Quan and Du Feng at the agreed place outside the city.

After waiting for about half an hour, Zhu Quan and Du Feng rode their horses out of the city one after another.

Shang Lu took a look and found that among the dozen or so horses there were indeed a few that were particularly strong and they were obviously war horses.

When Zhu Quan and Du Feng drove the horses closer, Shang Lu went forward to check and found that the marks on these war horses had been wiped off and they were wiped quite cleanly.

It seems that the person who sold the horse is not only cautious but also very experienced and has done this kind of thing many times.

I wonder if Wei Wu, who came from Wushan, will investigate these people who resell military supplies in addition to the Huangting Sect’s case?

After taking a look at the warhorse for a few seconds, Shang Lu asked Zhu Quan and Du Feng:
"Is there no tail following behind?"

"When we were in the city, a few people secretly followed us, but we got rid of them after we left the city."

At this time, Shang Lu learned about the surrounding situation through the paper men he had released in advance. After confirming that no one was following Du Feng and Zhu Quan, he asked them to mount their horses and galloped back to the place where the thieves were hiding and resting.

Seeing that Shang Lu and his men really bought back the horses, the thieves were very happy. Finally, they didn't have to ride in the carriage driven by the thief Shang Cao anymore, and they could finally save their lives!
If I followed the thief merchant Cao and survived, but got my butt hurt, wouldn't rumors spread all over the place when I got back? Even if I explained, I'm afraid no one would listen or believe me.

Zhu Quan picked out a few smart ones among the thieves, distributed war horses to them, and asked them to act as scouts.

The others rode ordinary horses, but Shang Lu tore a paper horse to ride on.

Now he has experience in riding the paper horse and can make it move as he wishes.

At the same time, some lessons were learned. For example, he asked Sanniang to help cast a spell to cover the paper horses so that people could not see their strangeness and avoid causing some unnecessary trouble.

After changing horses, everyone continued on their journey without stopping for long.

Now that they knew that a disturbance was about to break out in Guling County, they had to get things done as quickly as possible and leave, to avoid being affected or even being dragged into it.

Shang Lu and the people from the thief Cao's office traveled day and night. They didn't want to rest unless their horses could not bear the weight.

Finally, on the morning of the fourth day after leaving Heifengdu, they arrived at Niu Shou Mountain.

Shang Lu saw Niu Shou Mountain from afar and asked, "Old Liu, where is your home?"

Liu Quan's voice came from the banner: "My master, go ten miles to the left and there is a river. Go about seven or eight miles downstream along the river and you will find a village. My home is there. Most of the people in the village are related to me, so we have some kind of kinship."

Shang Lu noted the direction Liu Quan said, urged his horse to go, and said, "Okay, when we get there and see your family, I will call you out to meet them."

Liu Quan is different from Sanniang. He is not strong enough and cannot appear in the sun, otherwise Shang Lu would have asked him to come out from the tube banner to lead the way.

Liu Quan responded with a "yes", with a hint of nervousness and uneasiness in his words. After all, this return home was different from the past. In the past, he was a living person, but this time he became a dead ghost.

Although his wife often called him a dead ghost before, when he really became a dead ghost, he didn't know how his wife would react and how she would treat him.

Shang Lu noticed Liu Quan's mood, but did not make any jokes. He just asked everyone to move in the direction Liu Quan mentioned.

Sure enough, we soon saw a river. We walked downstream along the river and soon saw a village.

The village is not big, with probably dozens of households, and is surrounded by a circle of walls and fences built with stone and wood.

During these times, the people in the village also saw Shang Lu and his companions from afar and were immediately frightened.

Shang Lu's group of people were all big and strong, riding horses and carrying swords. They were either bandits or soldiers.

Thieves are like wooden combs and soldiers are like bamboo combs, both are a scourge to the common people.

So before Shang Lu and his companions got close to the village, they heard a burst of rapid "bang bang" sounds coming from the village.

Someone is actually blackmailing us as a warning.

When the villagers who were working outside the village heard the sound of bamboo poles, they hurriedly ran back to the village from the fields.

By the time Shang Lu and his companions arrived at the village entrance on horseback, the wooden and bamboo gate had already been closed.

A group of people holding dung forks, hoes, hunting knives and other tools hid behind the village gate, and looked at them nervously through the gaps.

Shang Lu laughed in silence. This wall and fence could be used to stop wild beasts or ordinary bandits, but it was completely useless against this group of people.

However, Shang Lu came this time to send Liu Quan's body back to his hometown. He did not want to use force for the time being, so he stopped outside the village gate and reported his intention:
"Don't be nervous, folks. We are not bad people. We were entrusted by Liu Quan to help him send his things back home."

Although the villagers behind the village gate heard Liu Quan's name, they still did not let down their guard.

A strong man who looked like a hunter asked loudly, "You said you were entrusted by Liuquan, do you have any proof?"

Shang Lu took out a purse from his sleeve pocket.

This was made by Liuquan's wife for him. There was a gecko embroidered on the purse, which symbolizes "shelter" and "avoiding disaster."

It’s a pity that Liuquan’s wife’s wish could not be realized.

Seeing the purse, a woman behind the village gate immediately exclaimed: "I made the purse for Liu Quan, how did it end up in your hands? Liu Quan...what happened to him?"

After hearing what the woman said, Shang Lu immediately knew that she must be Liu Quan's wife. He also saw a little girl of about five or six following behind the woman, nervously grabbing the corner of the woman's clothes, and guessed that she was Liu Quan's daughter.

Shang Lu turned around and waved to a thief who was looking for a thief behind him.

The thief immediately rode forward, with a "person" tied behind him.

This "person" was wrapped in a black cloak from head to toe, and did not move.

Without Shang Lu's instructions, Qiu Dao, who was carrying the "person" on his back, lifted the hood of the "person's" cloak and revealed his face as he rode his horse to the village gate.

When the villagers behind the village gate saw the face clearly, many of them were frightened and screams and uproars broke out in an instant.

It was because the person that the thief was carrying was not a living person, but a corpse.

It was a shriveled and withered corpse, and it looked very scary.

It’s not that the villagers haven’t seen dead people before, but mummies are indeed rare, let alone a mummified body being carried by someone.

For a moment, they didn't know whether they should be afraid of the mummy or the ruthless man carrying the mummy.

Only Liuquan's wife was not afraid. She guessed the identity of the mummy, her body softened, and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, her little daughter behind her supported her and prevented her from falling.

She trembled and said, "This...is this Liuquan?"

"Yes."

"How did he die?"

"He was killed out of jealousy. We were entrusted by him to bring his remains back."

Since there were outsiders present, Shang Lu did not elaborate on the cause of Liu Quan's death. He planned to wait until he entered Liu Quan's home, call out Liu Quan's soul from the tube banner, and let him explain it to his wife and daughter in person.

Liuquan's wife and daughter were in tears and were about to open the village gate, but were stopped by the villagers.

"Are you sure that the body is Liuquan? It's shrunken like that, how can you recognize it?"

"Even if it's really Liuquan's body, we can't open the gate!"

"Yes, we can't open the door! Who knows whether what these people said is true or not? What if they met Liuquan on the road, killed him, and then brought the body to trick the gate open to rob us?"

The latter man's words were agreed by many villagers.

They all asked Shang Lu to place Liu Quan's body at the entrance of the village. They would not open the gate and verify the identity of the body until Shang Lu and his men were far away.

Shang Lu looked up at the sky. It was almost noon. If he left Liu Quan's body at the entrance of the village, it would be exposed.

Moreover, he made this trip in person, not only to send someone to bring the body back, but also to support Liu Quan.

After Liuquan's death, only his widow and his son were left in his family.

Although everyone in the village is related to Liuquan, at times like this, relatives are the most ruthless.

Shang Lu found it funny to see that this group of villagers really thought that they could stop them with just a village gate and a circle of walls and fences. He was too lazy to waste any more time, so he immediately called out the names of Du Feng and others and asked them to open the gate.

It is not worth it for Shang Lu to personally build this simple village gate.

Du Feng and the three bandits rode their horses to the gate of the village and jumped over the several-meter-high wooden and bamboo gate.

When they landed, a few villagers bravely rushed up with dung forks and hunting knives, but they were disarmed in an instant.

No one was hurt, and he was kicked back into the crowd.

Then he opened the gate of the village.

The whole process took only a few breaths, leaving the villagers stunned.

During this time, Du Feng and his friends did not forget to make some sarcastic remarks:

"Do you really think that your village walls and gates can stop us?"

"If we were bad guys, we would have rushed in and killed you all long ago. Why would we waste our breath talking to you outside the door?"

"You don't know what's good for you! Does our brother look like a bad guy? Huh?"

Shang Lu got off the horse outside the village and did not let the paper horse follow him into the village.

Glancing at the frightened villagers, he sneered and said nothing to comfort them. He just said to Liuquan's wife and daughter:

"This time, we not only brought back Liuquan's body, but also brought back the money he earned outside."

When Liuquan's wife and daughter heard that Shang Lu and his men had brought money, before they could ask, one of the villagers who were originally frightened could not hold back and asked first: "Where is the money? How much is it?"

Shang Lu looked in the direction of the voice and saw an old man asking the question, with greed evident in his eyes.

Seeing Shang Lu looking at him, the old man hurriedly explained: "I am Liu Quan's uncle. It is reasonable for me to ask about his wife and daughter, right?"

"Well, that makes sense." Shang Lu nodded, but he sneered in his heart.

How could he not see that Liuquan's uncle, several other relatives, and even several people from the same village, all had green lights in their eyes when they heard that they brought money, just like the wild dogs and hungry wolves outside.

In the eyes of these people, Liu Quan’s wife and daughter have probably become fat meat, and they all want to pounce on them and take a bite.

Over the years, Liuquan traveled far and wide, telling stories everywhere and made quite a bit of money. He bought a lot of land in the village and rented it out to others for farming.

Now that Liu Quan is dead, there are no male members in the family, only his wife and daughter are left. For these people, it is a good time to make the family a waste.

Not only were several relatives tempted, but even the people who rented their land for farming began to make plans in their hearts, thinking about how to seize the family property.

Shang Lu took in all the reactions of these people.

He did not rush to point it out, but said: "When we get to Liuquan's house, I will take out the money and things. I also ask all the villagers to come together and be a witness."

"Okay, let's go together. Let's go together and bear witness to you."

The villagers all agreed and were eager to go along. Even if they had no bad intentions, it was good to watch the fun.

On the contrary, Liu Quan's wife and daughter were confused by Shang Lu's actions.

But since Shang Lu said so, the villagers all agreed and even started to make a fuss, so they had no choice but to take Shang Lu and his group home.

When he arrived at Liuquan's house, Shang Lu went straight into the main room.

Among the villagers, there were a few who considered themselves to be Liuquan's elders, and they followed them into the house.

The rest of the people crowded in the yard, craning their necks and looking around curiously, wanting to see how much money Shang Lu and his men had brought to cause such a big fuss.

Many people were discussing and speculating in low voices, believing that the amount of money must be considerable, otherwise Liu Quan would not have been killed due to jealousy.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Shang Lu took out a tube-shaped banner, the color of which was pale and strange, which made people in the main room and the yard shudder and feel that it was unlucky.

The next moment, they no longer felt unlucky, but terrified.

A cold wind suddenly blew up, making a whistling sound, as if someone was crying.

Then the lights inside and outside the house dimmed.

Just as everyone was stunned and frightened, a ghost shadow flew out from the tube banner and landed in front of everyone.

The ghost turned around, allowing everyone inside and outside the house to see its appearance.

"Liuquan! It's Liuquan!"

"Isn't Liuquan dead?"

"It's a ghost! It's a ghost! There is a ghost!"

Inside the house and outside the yard, screams suddenly arose, sharp and piercing.

Everyone was frightened by Liu Quan's sudden appearance and cried for their parents, trying to escape by crawling.

Liuquan's wife and daughter were also frightened, but they did not run away, they even went towards Liuquan.

"The boss is you, right?"

"Daddy, daddy."

(End of this chapter)