Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 402: Summoned by the Discipline Department

The atmosphere at the Willow Springs funeral was very strange.

At ordinary funerals, relatives and friends will cry very sadly, and it is common for them to faint from crying.

But at Liuquan's funeral, a group of people looked at each other, not knowing whether they should cry.

Cry, Liu Quan, the person involved, was standing at the grave with an umbrella, watching his body being put into the coffin and buried.

This coffin was prepared for him by an old man in the village. It was made of the finest wood. Liuquan's wife found him yesterday and begged him to give it up. He was reluctant to agree, but Shang Lu gave him so much and he even had a knife in his hand.

However, the old man did not suffer any loss. With the money given by Shang Lu, he could go to the coffin shop in the county town and buy two better coffins than this one.

The coffin was quickly placed into the grave. Several villagers who were helping turned their heads and looked at Liu Quan who was holding an umbrella. They felt extremely uncomfortable in their hearts.

They had attended many funerals and helped with many burials, but this was the first time they had done these things in front of the deceased and under his gaze.

Not to mention, they have to obey the orders of the deceased.

Liuquan saw the villagers looking at him and said, "Bury it."

Hearing this, several villagers hurriedly used hoes and shovels to dig the soil. Liu Quan also went up and scooped up a handful of soil and put it on the grave, then buried himself.

After doing all this, Liuquan said to his wife and daughter: "I have to go, take care of yourselves."

It was not until this time that Liuquan's wife and daughter began to cry, three parts of sadness and seven parts of reluctance.

When the villagers saw them crying, they started crying too, making the funeral look more presentable.

Seeing that Liuquan's wife and daughter were reluctant to leave, the villagers howled louder and louder. Shang Lu said, "You don't have to be too sad. When Liuquan is no longer afraid of the sun, I will give him a year off and let him go home every year to accompany you."

When Liuquan's wife and daughter heard this, their sadness at the separation was somewhat alleviated.

But the villagers were frightened and stopped crying at the same time. They almost shouted: Don’t come back!

Liu Quan gave his daughter a few instructions, asking her to listen to her mother, and then said to his wife sincerely, "After I leave, you will have to work hard for this family."

Liuquan's wife and daughter nodded in unison.

After bidding farewell to his wife and daughter, Liu Quan transformed into a ray of black gas and entered the tube-shaped banner.

The umbrella he had been holding fell to the ground and was picked up by his wife, who held it tightly in her arms.

"Let's all go back to the village. It's time for us to leave."

Shang Lu turned over, rode on the paper horse, and spoke to Liu Quan's wife and daughter.

Then he turned his gaze to the surrounding villagers and said coldly: "Remember my words, whoever dares to bully them will not be forgiven!"

The villagers immediately pointed to the sky and the earth and swore an oath.

After yesterday’s experience, they wanted to worship Liu Quan’s wife and daughter. How could they dare to bully them?

Shang Lu squeezed his legs together and the paper horse under him galloped away.

The bandits from Cao's office all rode their horses to catch up.

Liuquan's wife and daughter stood by the grave and did not leave until the figure disappeared from their sight.

If they didn't leave, the villagers wouldn't dare to, and could only stay with them by the grave.

Shang Lu and his companions left Niu Shou Mountain and went nowhere else, heading straight for Baiyi County.

They still took the small path along the way, but when passing through several towns, Shang Lu changed his appearance to hide his breath and sneaked in to inquire about the news.

Putting together all the information he had collected, Shang Lu came to a conclusion - Wei Wu's people had arrived in Baiyi County and began to investigate the Huangting Sect.

While the Huangting Sect was trying to find a way to deal with the investigation, it was also sending people everywhere to try to find the person who used yes-men to spread the "rumors".

From the information obtained, the Huangting Sect did not suspect Shang Lu.

After all, in the eyes of the Huangting Sect, Shang Lu's cultivation was limited, and he was just a rookie who had just entered the Witch Academy. There was no way he could kill Bashe, let alone the true disciple they sent out to track him down.

The Huangting Sect's suspicion was mainly directed at several clans and sects in Baiyi County whose power was almost the same as theirs.

There are rumors that conflicts have broken out between the Huangting Sect and these clans and sects.

At the same time, after several days of investigation at Heifengdu, nothing was found and the city and business closure has now been lifted.

However, there are rumors among the people that the incident at Heifeng Ferry is related to the Huangting Sect.

Because the Huangting Sect had harmed too many people, it was visited by vengeful evil spirits, who massacred the Witch Temple with blood, causing all the people inside to die suddenly and strangely.

Otherwise, how could it be that all the people who died suddenly in the Black Wind Ferry Witch Temple were inner and outer disciples of the Huangting Sect, with no one from other families or sects?

How could anything in the world be so coincidental?

Even if it wasn't an evil ghost claiming lives, it must be the result of the Huangting sect's disciples practicing strange and evil arts and becoming possessed!
These rumors were obviously fueled by some forces and spread very quickly, causing the Huangting Sect to become even more troubled.

Shang Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the news.

Now he was sure that the Huangting Sect had absolutely no intention of paying any attention to a "little character" like him.

But Shang Lu did not completely relax his vigilance.

He still led the people from the Bandit Cao Office to quicken their journey, and only after they entered Baiyi County did they return to the official road and go to the post station in the town to rest.

It was only after returning to Baiyi County that Shang Lu and his companions changed back into their wizard robes and official uniforms and patrolled their way back to Chengfeng County.

They actually handled two cases along the way.

One was a road bully who was robbing people on the road, and was killed by Shang Lu and his men.

The other was a vicious beggar who beat up beggars. Shang Lu and his men rescued the abducted and abused child and handed him over to the local county government to contact his family to take him back. The group of vicious beggars who beat up beggars were escorted back to the thieves' office.

Directly killing these evil beggars would be too easy for them. Shang Lu and Zhu Quan were going to take them back to the thieves' office and take good care of them before talking about executing them.

The two cases took up some time, and several days had passed when Shang Lu and his companions returned to Chengfeng County.

After entering the county town, Shang Lu did not rush home, but went to the yamen of the Bandits' Office with everyone else and called the clerk to handle the transfer procedures for Tu Bin and Du Feng.

As for the group of beggars who were brought back, Zhu Quan arranged for them to be sent to jail and sent experienced hands who were good at using torture to torture them.

When they saw Shang Lu and his companions coming back, all the officials and thieves in the thieves' office came out to greet them.

These people didn't know that Shang Lu and his companions had also gone to Guling County, so they naturally didn't ask about the Huangting Sect.

In fact, it would be useless to ask, not to mention that Zhu Quan had already ordered the dozen thieves to keep their mouths shut and not to talk nonsense. They themselves were not clear about the affairs of the Huangting Sect, and the memory of the Bashe was "erased" by Shang Lu with his clever words and sophistry.

If we really have to discuss it, Zhu Quan and others know less than their colleagues who stayed in Chengfeng County.

Although no one asked about the Huangting faction, the officials and thieves in the Thieves' Office were full of envy for Zhu Quan and his dozen men.

Because they knew that Zhu Quan and his gang followed Shang Lu out on patrol, not only did they solve a case and make meritorious service, they also wiped out a group of bandits and made a fortune.

Many of the thieves were cheering for Zhu Quan and his friends to treat them. Zhu Quan and his friends did not hesitate and readily agreed.

After all, they really got a lot of money on this trip.

This also made many people in the bandit Cao's office envious and jealous. They volunteered one after another, hoping that Shang Lu would take them with him on the next mission, so that they could also benefit from the "lucky star".

"Lucky Star?"

Shang Lu was a little surprised to hear this name. When did he get this nickname?

After asking, I found out that the news had only recently spread among the government offices in the county.

The people in the thief Cao's office didn't know who gave him this nickname.

"Shouldn't it be a jinx that brings trouble wherever it goes? How come it has become a lucky star? What kind of lucky star is this?" Shang Lu shook his head and laughed at himself.

When the people in the thief's office heard this, they all plucked up their courage to refute:
"Sir, if you just encounter a case but can't solve it, and even get hurt, you are a jinx. But wherever you go, you can solve big cases, benefiting the local people and letting the brothers benefit from it. To the bad guys, you are a jinx. But in the eyes of us brothers, you are a shining lucky star."

Shang Lu laughed and said, "You are more eloquent than me. I am borrowing your good words. I hope that my lucky star can continue to bring good luck."

After chatting with the people in the thieves' office for a few words, Shang Lu handed Tu Bin and Du Feng over to Zhu Quan, asking him to help arrange a berth for the two men in the dormitory of the thieves' office.

Zhu Quan patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely settle Brother Tu and Brother Du."

The people in the thieves' office also realized that Zhu Quan and Tu Pi must be Shang Lu's confidants, and they all gathered around to greet and get to know them.

Shang Lu did not intervene. He just gave a few instructions to Tu Bin and Du Feng, then took a war horse from the thief Cao's office and led it out of the city.

Once we return to Chengfeng County, there is no need to ride the paper horse anymore.

Shang Lu was also thinking about finding a master to learn the techniques of paper tearing and paper cutting.

From now on, we will not only tear out paper people and paper horses, but also dragons and phoenixes, which will be more majestic.

But if he used his current skills, he couldn't even tear the circle properly, let alone a dragon and a phoenix, it would probably be mistaken for a snake or a chicken...

After leaving the county, Shang Lu rode on a temporarily found warhorse and galloped all the way to the Witch Academy.

Seeing the stone statues of a dragon and a tiger at the entrance of the witch temple, Shang Lu felt very familiar with them. After dismounting from his horse, he burned incense in front of the two stone statues as usual.

The dragon and tiger stone statues were also very happy to see Shanglu return.

After Shanglu left, although some students from the Witch Academy came to burn incense for them, the fragrance was far less mellow than Shanglu's, which satisfied them.

The dragon and tiger stone statues were smoking incense while chatting with Shang Lu with a smile. They also glanced at the warhorse he was leading and asked curiously, "Why is the horse you are riding this time not the black one you rode before?"

"Heiyun was left in the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain by Senior Brother Feng." Shang Lu briefly explained the situation, then said goodbye to the stone statues of the dragon and tiger, and led his warhorse into the witch academy.

After the door of the witch academy was closed, the dragon and tiger stone statues began to whisper to each other:

"They say this kid is a lucky star, blessed with great fortune. Now it seems to be true. Even his horse has benefited from it."

"We both enjoy the incense he offers us. I wonder if we can also benefit from it? Share in some of his blessings?"

Shang Lu never thought that his reputation as a "lucky star" would not only spread in the county government office, but also spread to the witch academy.

Or did this title originally spread from the Witch Academy?
After entering the Witch Academy, Shang Lu mounted his warhorse again and headed to the cave where Gongshu Ling's weapon-making workshop was located.

When they arrived, Shang Lu dismounted and shouted into the cave, "Sister Gongshu, I am Shang Lu, and I am back with the Five Evil Stones."

After waiting for a while without any movement, Shang Lu was about to shout again when he suddenly saw a mechanical dog jumping out of the cave.

The dog came to Shang Lu, raised its head, and spoke in human language: "Where are the Five Evil Stones?"

Shang Lu recognized that it was Gongshu Ling's voice, so he took out the Five Evil Stones he had bought from his bag and tied them to the mechanical dog's body.

"Come and get the magic weapon in five days." The mechanical dog spoke human language again.

Shang Lu bowed in response, and when he saw the mechanical dog return to the cave, he prepared to leave.

As a result, the mechanical dog came out again in a blink of an eye, this time with a hand drum in its mouth.

It was the hand drum that was seized during the previous investigation of the mountain ghost.

It looks like it has been repaired and is no longer in its previous shabby state.

The mechanical dog "spit" the hand drum to Shanglu's feet.

Gongshu Ling's voice sounded again: "I promised you that as long as you bought the Five Evil Stones, I would help you repair this Tongyou Hand Drum. Now that you have brought back the Five Evil Stones, it is time for me to return the repaired Tongyou Hand Drum to you."

"Thank you, Senior Sister Gongshu."

Shang Lu thanked him and waved his hand, and the Tongyou hand drum flew into his hand.

Needless to say, the restored Tongyou hand drum is extraordinary. As soon as Shang Lu picked it up, he felt a mysterious aura.

"The side of the Tongyou Hand Drum with runes is the front side. Beating it can summon ghosts and gods, and has the effect of controlling ghosts. If you can learn the magic drum technique, you can make these effects even more powerful."

Gongshu Ling briefly introduced the function of the Tongyou hand drum to Shanglu.

Shang Lu keenly grasped a situation from her words: "What if it hits from the back?"

Gongshu Ling said: "If you hit from the back, it will attract chaotic divine language and pollute the surroundings. You must be careful!"

Shang Lu's eyes lit up. Could this Tongyou hand drum also induce the chaotic divine language?
Yes, when the hand drum was seized, the people from the Bandits' Office mentioned that it was a village witch who was bewitched by a mountain ghost and almost drove them insane by beating the hand drum.

Then wouldn't it be possible to have unexpected benefits if we used it to harass the enemy?
Of course, the prerequisite is that your mental resistance must be strong enough not to be affected by the chaotic divine language. Otherwise, if the enemy doesn’t go crazy, but you do, then you’re doomed!

While Shang Lu was studying the Tongyou hand drum, Gongshu Ling continued to speak through the mechanical dog: "After careful consideration of your previous suggestion, I think it is worth a try. When I improve the new wooden kite and mechanical dog, you can help me test them and see if there is anything that needs to be improved."

Shang Lu was stunned for a moment, then he realized that Gongshu Ling was talking about his previous suggestion for improving the wooden kite.

The more Shanglu used the wooden kite, the more comfortable it became. It would be best if Gongshu Ling could improve its power to be even stronger.

"It's okay, senior sister. Once you've improved yourself, just let me know." Shang Lu patted his chest.

After Gongshu Ling finished explaining the important matters, he took the mechanical dog back. Shang Lu also put away the Tongyou hand drum and prepared to go home to study it slowly.

He mounted his warhorse and was about to leave when suddenly a green spirit bird flew over quickly, hovering above his head and calling out in a clear voice:

"Shang Lu, listen to my order. Go to the Discipline Department immediately. Go to the Discipline Department immediately!"

Shang Lu was stunned when he heard this.

He just returned to the Witch Academy, why did the Discipline Department come looking for him?

Could it be that the matter of killing Bashe and Huangting Sect disciples was exposed?

It shouldn't be.

(End of this chapter)