Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 412 The thief Cao is dead!

The thieves hurried out of the city before the city gates were closed, and according to Shang Lu's request, they went to different places to monitor the cemeteries.

Du Feng and Tu Pi were originally planning to pack their equipment and leave the city, but were stopped by Shang Lu and asked to stay in the government office to guard the place.

Because it was Shang Lu's order, Du Feng and Tu Bin had no choice but to obey the order even though they were unwilling.

Qiu Dao, who worked in the Thief's Office, had become familiar with Du Feng and Tu Pi after spending these days together. Seeing this, he joked:

"Lao Du, Lao Tu, you two have plenty of opportunities to follow the adults to make meritorious deeds, so don't compete with us for the credit this time."

"Don't be so gloomy. When we have done our duty and received our reward, we will come back and treat you to a drink."

"Guard the government office tightly. It's almost New Year. Don't let thieves break into it."

"In my opinion, you can put up a notice outside the government office saying 'Robbery is a criminal act'."

For a moment, the office was filled with laughter.

After sending away the bandits, Shang Lu said to Du Feng and Tu Pi in a serious tone, "I let you stay here to give you time to practice. Your cultivation is still a little worse than the bandits in the Bandits' Office, so you must improve it as soon as possible. If you want to make merit, you will have plenty of opportunities in the future. If you are not strong enough, you will lose your life, not to mention making merit."

Du Feng and Tu Bin knew that Shang Lu was doing this for their own good, so they put away their reluctance and nodded in agreement.

Shang Lu then began to test the cultivation of the two.

Especially testing these two people, to see to what extent they have practiced the skills they bought from Black Wind Ferry.

After finishing, he encouraged himself some more before leaving the thief's office and returning home.

When he got home, Shang Lu prepared to do the same thing as he had done in the past ten days: eat the meat of the bass snake, then practice, and after finishing the practice, take a bath and offer sacrifices to the gods.

However, now, among the gods that Shanglu wants to worship, there is one more god, Chi You, the Lord of War.

Like the ghosts and gods who had enjoyed Shanglu's incense before, Chiyou, the Lord of War, was also very satisfied with the incense and wax offered by Shanglu.

In recent days, Shang Lu took out the soul altar, offered the god's tablets, and lit incense and candles. He didn't even have to chant any spells to invite the Lord of Arms to enjoy it. He came on his own initiative.

Very punctual.

It's like treating Shanglu as a canteen, punching in at a fixed time to eat...

That night, Shang Lu had eaten the meat of the Basque snake and was about to activate the mysterious skill of transplanting flowers and trees to draw on the divine power for practice.

Suddenly, he, who was very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, heard two hurried footsteps coming from Mingyue Lane outside the house.

Even though he didn't see the person, Shang Lu could tell the person's height, weight, and even his approximate cultivation level just from the sound of his footsteps.

Then he identified the identity of the person who came.

Shang Lu raised his eyebrows, paused his practice, and used the secret sound transmission method to transmit the sound out of the courtyard wall and directly into the ears of the two people who were in a hurry, so that no one else could hear it.

"Du Feng, Tu Pi, you came to look for me, but what happened in the government office?"

The two people who hurriedly ran into Mingyue Lane were Du Feng and Tu Pi.

The two were startled when they heard a voice suddenly ringing beside their ears. Their hands, which had been on the swords at their waists, immediately tightened the hilts.

Fortunately, they soon recognized the voice as that of Smilax glabra.

After heaving a sigh of relief, Tu Bin was about to answer, but Du Feng pulled him back and pointed forward.

The door of Shang Lu's house had been opened silently.

Tu Bin immediately shut his mouth, and he and Du Feng quickened their pace and ran into Shang Lu's house.

As soon as they stepped over the threshold, the ivy on the wall behind the door began to rustle.

Immediately afterwards, the door of the house was pushed closed by the ivy.

When Du Feng and Tu Bin entered the yard, they saw the flower demon and the grass demon at first sight.

They have become knowledgeable following Shang Lu, and in the Luoshui County government office, many monsters were recruited to work because of Shang Lu.

So the two were just stunned for a moment, not too surprised, let alone frightened. Without waiting for Shang Lu to ask again, Tu Pi bowed and announced his purpose.

"Sir, I just received an urgent message that Chen Cao and his gang have been found."

"Has something happened to the thief Chen Cao?" Shang Lu asked hurriedly.

If they had only found the traces of Chen Li and his group, there would be no need for Du Feng and Tu Pi to rush over to report. It would not be too late to report it after he went to the thieves' office tomorrow.

The two of them could come to report at night, and they came in such a hurry, using their skills to move lightly and quickly. Something must have happened to Chen Li and the others.

It’s not a small matter!
As expected, Tu Pi nodded and said, "Chen Zecao is dead! The Zecao Li Shizhen who was patrolling the area with him, as well as several thieves who sought to take thieves, are also dead."

"What?" Shang Lu was shocked.

He guessed that something had happened to Chen Li and the others, but he didn't expect it to be so serious that they died directly!
"Where did they die? How did they die?" Shang Lu asked anxiously, his tone much more serious.

Du Feng replied, "Some thieves found the bodies of Chen and Cao outside Xiahuai Village in Longyou County. Judging from the condition of the bodies, they must have been dead for two or three days.

After confirming their identities, they immediately sent someone back to report the news. Because they left in a hurry, the one who reported the news, Qiu Dao, did not take a close look at the bodies of Chen Zecao and others, and did not know the specific cause of death.

But he said they were definitely killed because there were wounds and blood on the bodies of Chen, Cao and others.

After Shang Lu heard this, he did not hesitate and immediately ordered: "Go back to the government office immediately to prepare the horses and follow me to Xiahuai Village in Longyou County."

Tu Bin bowed and said, "The horses are ready, and the equipment is also complete. They are waiting for us at the city gate."

"Well done." Shang Lu nodded with satisfaction.

He brought Du Feng and Tu Bin to the bandit Cao's office because these two people had often served under him and knew his style of doing things.

Just like now, if it were other people in the thief Cao's office, they would have to wait for Shang Lu's order before making these arrangements.

But Du Feng and Tu Bin were different. They were familiar with Shang Lu's style. When they heard that Chen Li was dead, they immediately asked their colleagues to prepare horses, apply for corresponding equipment and residual spirits, and rush to the city gate to wait, while they went straight to Mingyue Lane to report to Shang Lu, thus saving a lot of time.

Shang Lu praised the two of them and immediately packed his luggage.

Before leaving, Shang Lu turned around and said, "Uncle Huai, take care of the house."

"Yes." Uncle Huai appeared in the yard and bowed to receive the order.

Du Feng and Tu Bin were startled. They were in the yard just now, but they didn't see Uncle Huai, only a big locust tree.

He wanted to ask, but after glancing at Shang Lu's serious expression, he swallowed the words back.

The most important thing at the moment is to find out the cause of death of Chen Li and his group and avenge them. As for the mysterious man who suddenly appeared in Shanglu's yard, it will not be too late to ask him later.

Besides, Shang Lu is now a witch officer in the Discipline Department, and it is not uncommon for him to keep ghosts and monsters at home.

Shang Lu already had a storyteller ghost who wrote storybooks under his command. It would be reasonable to have a housekeeper ghost who took care of the housework, or even a female ghost who warmed the bed.

Soon Shang Lu and his two companions arrived at the city gate and met up with Qiu Dao who had arrived a moment earlier.

Qiu Dao, who rushed back to report the news, was also in this team.

When he saw Shang Lu, the thief wanted to make a report immediately, but was interrupted by Shang Lu.

"No hurry, we can talk on the way out of the city."

By this time it was already dark and the city gates had already been closed.

But Shang Lu was both a clerk in the Bandits' Division and a witch officer in the Discipline Department, so it was not difficult for him to order the city gates to be opened.

He found the captain of the city gate and showed his identity badge. After a moment, the heavy city gate opened a crack.

Shang Lu mounted his war horse and galloped out of the city first.

Du Feng, Tu Bin and several thieves followed closely behind.

The group walked through the night and rushed to Xiahuai Village in Longyou County.

(End of this chapter)