Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 400 Support and establish authority
"it's me."

Liu Quan turned around and looked at his wife and daughter, feeling full of apology.

As a storyteller, he spends most of his time traveling around the country and is rarely with his family.

I had always thought that once I made more money, I would stop traveling and stay at home with my wife and daughter.

Unexpectedly, I made money but lost my life.

Although I have returned home now, I am now a ghost.

Even when he was on the road, Liu Quan had imagined countless times how he would face his wife and daughter when he returned home, but when this moment really came, he was still at a loss and choked with sobs.

Liuquan's daughter had no such thoughts. She was young and only knew that her father, whom she had been looking forward to day and night, had returned. She ran towards Liuquan with open arms, wanting to give him a hug like she did when he came home in the past.

Liu Quan squatted down subconsciously and opened his arms to hug his daughter, but he failed and his daughter walked straight through him.

The people inside and outside the house were already frightened by Liu Quan's sudden appearance, and when they saw this scene, they immediately shouted "Oh my God, there's a ghost" even louder and louder.

Not only were people in the yard screaming and running around.

The few old men who had followed into the main room also jumped up from their seats and tried to run out of the house.

Among them was an old man who, when he entered the room before, was leaning on a cane and had someone to support him. But now he was jumping around like a monkey, which was truly a medical miracle.

"I asked you to be a witness, where are you going?"

Shang Lu sat upright in the chair and spoke softly.

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers inside and outside the house immediately discovered that although their hands and feet were moving, no matter how they ran, jumped, or rolled, their bodies remained in the same place, not moving even an inch.

It was as if there was a magical force that locked them up.

This strange situation made the villagers inside and outside the house even more frightened, and the words they screamed also changed:
"Ghost Wall, is this a ghost wall?"

"No, no, I can't run anymore. My legs are about to smoke. Why am I still standing there without taking a single step forward?"

"Liu Quan, are you up to something? We are relatives, and we watched you grow up. You can't hurt us!"

"Don't eat me, don't eat me... If you want to find a scapegoat, go to another village and don't harm us, your own people."

Shang Lu sneered when he heard this, because those people who shouted "relatives" and "our own people" the loudest were the ones who had shown greed on their faces before and wanted to eat up the whole family.

"Shut up, everyone!"

Following Shang Lu's light shout, the villagers inside and outside the house discovered that no matter how wide they opened their mouths or how hard they tried, they could not make any sound.

This scene not only scared the villagers, but also Liuquan's wife and daughter.

"Don't be afraid, the master is helping us deal with people with bad intentions." Liu Quan lowered his voice and spoke to his wife and daughter.

He has traveled far and wide and seen a lot of things. He is a storyteller, so he has a very good ability to read people's expressions.

Although he had not shown up in the banner just now, he could see that many of the relatives in the village had evil thoughts and bad intentions. When he saw Shang Lu taking action, he knew that he was trying to help him scare off the restless people, and he was immediately filled with gratitude.

In fact, according to Shang Lu's idea, waiting for someone to take action and then dealing with it with thunder and lightning can better achieve the effect of establishing authority.

It's a pity that they don't have extra time to stay here for long.

However, the following measures are enough to intimidate these villagers who bully the weak and fear the strong.

After calming the villagers with his Qi, Shang Lu did not rush to continue. Instead, he turned his head to look at Liu Quan, quickly chanted a spell, and raised his hand to point at him.

A wisp of cold wind was injected into Liu Quan's body, allowing his soul to condense briefly. Although it did not turn into a physical entity, it could be touched by people.

In fact, this was all done by Sanniang.

Shang Lu followed the path of Nuo witches and military witches, and had not yet learned such methods. However, Sanniang gave face to Shang Lu, asking him to pretend while she cast the spell in secret, so that Liuquan would accept Shang Lu's favor.

Seeing that he could hold his daughter and hug his wife again, Liu Quan was very excited and kept saying, "Thank you, Master. Thank you, Master."

Shang Lu waved his hand, then turned around and looked at the villagers outside the house, and said slowly: "I told you to be a witness. How can you be a witness if you don't turn your heads around and look?"

The villagers inside and outside the house immediately discovered that their necks began to turn so that their heads were facing the main room because of the words of the man in the main room.

Even if someone twisted their body and tried to resist at this time, it would be useless.

No matter how they twisted their bodies, their heads always remained facing the main room.

For Shanglu, who has mastered the art of controlling objects with Qi, such methods are just a piece of cake.

But to the uninformed villagers, it was a shocking "magic method".

At this moment, the villagers knew that all the changes that had happened to them were caused by the handsome man sitting in the main room.

They became more and more afraid and were all guessing Shang Lu’s identity in their hearts: He is so handsome, he might be a fox demon... No, a fox fairy?
Shang Lu didn't know that these villagers actually mistook him for a fox demon. He grinned and said, "Don't be afraid. We are not bad people. Otherwise, we would have slaughtered all of you long ago."

This was a joke, but instead of alleviating the villagers' fear, it scared them even more. Many people even cried, but they couldn't make a sound because their mouths were blocked.

Shang Lu saw this and said nothing more. He directly revealed his identity: "Don't look so sad. I am a witch! They are all officials from the county government's thief office."

Shang Lu only said that he was a witch official, but did not say that he was from Baiyi County. He did not want the villagers to think that the witch officials and the thieves' office in Baiyi County had no control over the affairs of Guling County.

The villagers didn't know what the Zeicaoshu was, but they knew about the Wuguan.

After all, there are many legends about witches among the people. In the eyes of many people, witches are almost the same as gods and ghosts, with all kinds of extraordinary abilities and the ability to go to heaven and earth.

At this moment, the situation of the villagers being unable to move or speak seemed to confirm the witch officer's extraordinary measures.

The villagers were surprised and stunned, and they were all wondering why Liu Quan was related to the mysterious witch official? Why did he let the witch official bring a group of officials to personally send his body back?

Shang Lu seemed to have seen through what they were thinking, and immediately told them the reason:

"I have accepted Liuquan as my ghost servant. He is my ghost now. I personally brought people to send his body back because I want to tell you that although Liuquan is dead, his soul is still there, and I, the witch officer, am backing him up! If anyone dares to bully his wife and daughter, or covet his property, don't blame me for being ruthless—"

He raised his hand and waved it gently, and the villagers inside and outside the house saw countless paper people and rampant ghosts appearing around them.

The paper figures were pale and eerie, the ghosts were hideous and terrifying, and they stuck to their bodies one after another. A slippery and cold feeling made them shiver, as if they had fallen into a snake den and were entangled by countless poisonous snakes.

But these paper figures and demons could still speak human language. They lay beside their ears and said with a sinister voice and strange smile, "If anyone dares to bully Liu Quan's wife and daughter, we will tear him to pieces. Hehehehe, hehehehe..."

The villagers inside and outside the house were so frightened that they wished they could roll their eyes and faint, but they couldn't do it.

Fortunately, Shang Lu quickly waved his hand, put the demon back into the banner, and put the paper man into his sleeve. After glancing at the villagers inside and outside the house, he asked in a deep voice: "I have finished speaking, do you understand?"

The villagers looked miserable, thinking to themselves, “We can’t make any sound at all, how can we answer if you understand?”

But at this moment, someone spoke with hesitation: "I...I understand."

The other villagers were stunned, and then they found that their mouths could also make sounds.

Immediately, someone else cried and screamed.

But anyone who cried or screamed had their mouths immediately covered by the mysterious force again, making them unable to make a sound.

Seeing this, some smart villagers suppressed their fear and said:
"I understand."

"Master Wuguan, rest assured, we will never dare to bully Liuquan's wife and daughter!"

"I swear to heaven that I have absolutely no such bad thoughts. I beg the witch officer to retract his magical powers."

Soon other villagers followed suit and swore an oath, and even those who had been crying and screaming before suppressed their fear and did the same.

They were afraid that if they didn't do this, they would never be able to make a sound again, or even be starved to death here.

"Remember your oath. I will send someone here every year. Don't let me know if anyone breaks the oath."

As soon as Shang Lu finished speaking, the villagers inside and outside the house immediately realized that they were no longer trapped in the same place and could finally move forward.

Immediately, many people ran out of the yard in a hurry.

But there were also some smart people who knelt down and kowtowed to Shang Lu, thanking the witch official for his magnanimity, and then got up and left.

"and many more."

Shang Lu suddenly spoke again.

This time he did not use the method of controlling objects with Qi. Just a few words frightened the villagers so much that they froze and dared not move.

Fortunately, Shang Lu did not continue to scare or punish them, but only ordered: "Leave a few women to help with cooking."

He turned around and greeted Du Feng.

Without further ado, Du Feng took out a hundred coins from his bag and said, "This money is for the cost of buying ingredients and the wages for the people who help with the cooking."

Someone bravely looked at the money in Du Feng's hand and thought to himself that even if he killed chickens and sheep, he could still save a lot of money.

The remaining money is the wages for helping with cooking.

Such generous work is not common. Although the villagers were still afraid of Shanglu, a few women could not resist the temptation and stayed. After receiving the money from Du Feng, they started to prepare the ingredients.

Shang Lu no longer paid any attention to the villagers who had been intimidated, and asked Tu Bin to bring a bundle and hand it to Liu Quan's wife.

"This is the money Liu Quan earned outside. When I helped him get revenge, I got the money back. Now I'm giving it to you on his behalf."

Liuquan's wife took the bag and was about to say thank you, but when the words were on the tip of her tongue, she found the bag was unexpectedly heavy and almost slipped out of her hands, so she quickly held on to it tightly.

Shang Lu patted Liu Quan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Old Liu, you should reunite with your wife and daughter at home today. There is no need to worry. It won't be too late for us to set off again after your body is buried tomorrow."

Liu Quan thanked him repeatedly, his heart filled with gratitude.

Shang Lu not only sent his remains back, but also supported his wife and daughter so that they would not be bullied by the villagers because of his death.

He traveled far and wide and saw too many cases where wives and daughters were eaten up by relatives and fellow villagers because the male members of the family died.

Many originally good families were broken up because of this.

A scholar dies for a confidant!

Shang Lu treated him so well, and he had no way to repay him, so he swore to the heavens and the earth that he would help Shang Lu make up a good story! He would maximize his only role for Shang Lu.

If Shanglu had a loyalty system, he would definitely be able to see that Liuquan's loyalty had reached its maximum at this moment.

Shang Lu smiled and said, "You and your family should be reunited. We won't disturb you any more. When I entered the village just now, I saw that you have a village temple. Tonight, I will take Lao Zhu and the others to spend the night in the village temple. If you have any questions, come to the village temple to find me... By the way, don't leave your yard before the sun sets! I have set up a magic array in your yard to gather Yin energy to protect you from the sun, but if you leave this yard, your soul will be burned by the sun, or even burned to death."

After saying this, he was about to take Zhu Quan, Du Feng and others away, leaving the time of reunion to Liu Quan's family of three.

Seeing this, Liu Quan hurriedly said, "How can we let the master live in the village temple? You should live in my house..."

Before he could finish his words, Shang Lu interrupted him with a smile: "How can a guest occupy the host's house? Besides, your house can't accommodate so many of us. We will go to the village temple, you don't have to worry about it, just spend some time with your family."

"It's Old Liu. It's not uncommon for us to sleep outdoors. It's already very good to have a village temple to live in." Zhu Quan also said, and took out a small golden bean from his arms and stuffed it into the hand of Liu Quan's daughter.

"I came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts. Please accept it as it is."

Seeing that Liuquan and his wife were trying to stop them, Zhu Quan glared at them and said, "For the children!"

Afraid that he would really get angry, Liuquan and his wife didn't dare to stop him.

Seeing this, Du Feng and other thieves also came up with a smile, stuffing gold beans and silver melon seeds into the hands and pockets of Liuquan's daughter, and even pinched her little face after they were done.

During this period of time, they followed Shang Lu to solve several cases and obtained a lot of spoils, so they were very rich.

After that, the group chatted and laughed and followed Shang Lu to the village temple.

Seeing this scene, everyone in the village knew that they not only had to stay for dinner, but they might also have to spend the night in the village.

Liuquan's uncle, who had evil intentions, was so frightened in the main room that he almost fainted.

Seeing Shang Lu and his group going to the village temple, he couldn't help but clasp his hands together and mutter something in his mouth, but no one knew what he was saying.

When his family saw him, they curiously asked him what he was doing.

He lowered his voice and said, "Didn't they go to the village temple? I am praying to the village god, asking him to show up and deal with these damn officials!"

When the family heard this, they were silent for a moment, and suddenly asked him: "Have you ever thought that there is a witch officer among these officials? To be honest, our village god and the witch officer are colleagues. Do you think that if the village god appears, will he help you deal with the witch officer, or tell him your prayer?"

"Ah, this..."

Liuquan's uncle was stunned and stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do for a moment.

(End of this chapter)