Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 492 Who is the mantis and who is the cicada?
On this day, Shang Lu had just arrived at the county lieutenant's mansion, and before he entered the government office, he was called over by the county lieutenant.

"The court has ordered us in Baiyi County to raise a batch of military supplies and transport them to Xingshan. This task should have been given to the other two Sima who are more familiar with military affairs, but they are currently busy with important matters and cannot get away. You are the only one in my county governor's office who has no errands, so please trouble you to make this trip."

"I dare not say it is hard work, this is my duty."

Shang Lu secretly thought that it had finally come, while he used his eloquence to pretend that he wanted to seize the opportunity to perform well in order to prove himself.

"Heh, after all, he was born as a lowly official. He wants to grab the opportunity when he sees it, regardless of whether it will cost him his life..."

The county lieutenant sneered in his heart, took out a tiger talisman and an account book, and handed them to Shang Lu.

"With this tiger talisman, you can lead the soldiers from Liangqu County. You can also bring the military marquis you transferred from the Bandit Cao's Office as your deputy. This account book contains detailed information about the military supplies. The last few batches of military supplies will be delivered in the next five days. Once everything is gathered, you can lead the team to set off!"

I have to say that after these people personally took action, the arrangements they made were truly flawless and completely in line with regulations and procedures, and there was nothing wrong with them.

If Shang Lu had not already seen through their plan, he would have been grateful to them even after being sold out.

Shang Lu also sneered in his heart, but remained expressionless on his face. He bowed and took the tiger talisman and the account book.

As soon as he got the two things, Shang Lu realized that they were not simple. They both had fluctuations of magical power and were a kind of magical weapon.

It’s fine if it’s just a tiger talisman, but the account book is also a magical device. Is it used to prevent people from tampering with it or making false accounts?

Seeing Shang Lu was curious about the tiger talisman and the account book, the county lieutenant's eyes flashed with disdain.

But he pretended to care about the soldiers on the front line and warned them seriously:

"The situation in Xingshan is getting more and more tense. Although the war has not yet broken out, small-scale frictions and fighting have never stopped. Among the military supplies sent to Xingshan this time, there are a lot of medicines that are urgently needed on the front line. You must deliver them to Xingshan without any mistakes! Don't let the soldiers on the front line shed blood and tears!"

"I understand. I will live up to the trust of the county lieutenant and deliver this batch of military supplies to Xingshan smoothly!"

Shang Lu responded loudly, but he was sneering in his heart.

These parasites all speak in high-sounding terms, as if they are truly concerned about the country and the people. But in fact, what they have in their minds are all evil ideas of plundering and exploiting the people.

After leaving the county lieutenant's office, Shang Lu returned to the government office and called Du Feng who was waiting there, asking him to go find Zhu Quan, Tu Bin and others.

When everyone arrived, Shang Lu gave a brief explanation: "I have been assigned a task to escort military supplies to Xingshan in five days. Now you all follow me to the camp."

Everyone responded in unison, all a little excited.

Since arriving at the County Governor's Mansion, Shang Lu has been assigned to an idle position. They have nothing to do except reporting to the County Governor's Mansion every day.

For those people who are used to being busy every day in the thieves' office, this is quite unusual.

Moreover, they followed Shang Lu to join the military, hoping to achieve great things and have a good background.

Fortunately, Shang Lu had predicted this in advance, and after arriving at the county lieutenant's mansion, he taught these people the skills of endurance and qi training.

This set of skills is the basic skills taught by the Witch Academy to the outer courtyard disciples. Many people from aristocratic families and sects even look down on it, so it is naturally not that precious, and it is not a secret method that cannot be passed on to outsiders.

But for Zhu Quan and others, it was still a rare and good practice. These days, everyone relied on practicing this set of exercises to pass the time.

Now, even if a task falls on them.

They had followed Shang Lu to complete many missions and had already reached a consensus that as long as the mission was led by Shang Zecao... Oh no, no, it was Shang Sima who led the team, they would definitely be rewarded!

Not a small contribution!
Therefore, even if it is a simple task of escorting military supplies, you may be able to accomplish a great feat in the end!

Shang Lu was very satisfied with the reactions of the crowd and felt that the morale was good.

But he still kept a stern face and warned: "Don't just think about making merit. There can't be any mistakes in escorting military supplies, otherwise we will all lose our lives!"

Upon hearing this, everyone crossed their arms and said, "Don't worry, sir. We will be careful!"

Shang Lu nodded with satisfaction, and then took a dozen people to the military camp in the city.

On the way, he made arrangements for these people: "Old Zhu, you are a military officer, responsible for leading a group of people. Let Tu Pi be your deputy. He is a frontier soldier and is familiar with military affairs. Du Feng, you take the remaining brothers and serve as my personal soldiers."

Everyone responded in unison, with no objection.

Soon the group arrived at the military camp.

Shang Lu presented the fake Sima's seal and the tiger talisman given to him by the county lieutenant at the camp gate, and was only then allowed to enter the military camp with Zhu Quan, Du Feng and others.

On the parade ground, a convoy was unloading supplies.

The officer who led Shang Lu introduced to him: "This is a batch of military supplies that was just delivered today, and you are going to transport it to Xingshan."

Shang Lu took a look and found that there were not many civilians and vehicles in this convoy, but there were quite a few county soldiers escorting them.

He also saw that there were many witchcraft talismans on the carriages, and even on the mules and horses pulling the carriages. His heart moved, and he walked over with some curiosity.

At this moment, several military clerks were holding account books and opening the boxes on the carriage one by one to take inventory. The boxes were all wrapped in animal skins, which were covered with strange witchcraft patterns drawn in blood.

Shang Lu took a look and found that with the help of these witch-patterned animal skins, the originally ordinary box actually had another world inside. There were witchcraft spaces hidden inside that could accommodate ten times the supplies.

Not to mention, with such a witch pattern box, plus the witch talismans pasted on carriages, mules and horses, a lot of manpower and material resources can indeed be saved.

Moreover, with fewer vehicles and fewer civilians, mobility can be greatly improved. Even if an enemy attack is encountered, it can be better handled.

I just don’t know if there is anything strange hidden on these boxes and talismans?
Although Shang Lu secretly guessed, he did not rush to check it out. He just made a note of it and continued to follow the officer who led the way all the way to the government office in the camp.

In the government office, Shang Lu met several soldiers.

The camp was supposed to be under the charge of the county lieutenant, but he usually worked in the county lieutenant's office, and all affairs here were handed over to the soldiers under his command.

These soldiers had obviously received the news, and when they saw Shang Lu coming, they first exchanged some official pleasantries, and then took out the other half of the tiger talisman to pair with the one Shang Lu brought.

When the two are put together, not only do they fit perfectly, but there is also a flash of magical light, proving the authenticity.

The double measure confirmed the authenticity of the tiger talisman.

After the process was completed, a military officer took out the roster of the county soldiers and allocated two groups of 300 men to Shang Lu.

According to the Pakistani military system, one group has 200 people, and two groups should have a total of 400 people.

According to the roster of the county soldiers, there were also 400 men in the two songs.

But the number of people actually allocated to Shanglu was one hundred less. Without asking, it is obvious that they were being fed up with empty salaries.

Taking only a quarter of the salary without working is already considered restrained. If you meet a bold person, it is not uncommon to take more than half.

Under the leadership of the military officer, Shang Lu went to meet the three hundred county soldiers assigned to him.

These people are not well-trained. They are no better than county soldiers and far inferior to border troops.

If we really encounter the enemy, Shang Lu will be considered capable if he can prevent these county soldiers from dropping their weapons and running away.

Both groups had military officers, but because Shang Lu brought Zhu Quan with him, the military officer of one of the groups was transferred elsewhere to make room for Zhu Quan.

No troublemakers stood up to protest or cause trouble regarding this arrangement.

These county soldiers are all veterans who know right from wrong. Even if they want to make trouble, they will only target those who are easy to bully.

Even if Shang Lu, who was wearing a wizard robe, had ten thousand guts, he would not dare to make trouble. Moreover, every new official had three fires in his belly. If he made trouble at this time, wouldn't he be asking for trouble to burn himself?
Shang Lu saw that these county soldiers were all honest and well-behaved, and he secretly sighed that it was a pity.

He did intend to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, but unfortunately no "chicken" took the bait.

Shang Lu asked Zhu Quan, Du Feng and others to take the list and call out the names, while he secretly observed, but he could not see who had problems for the time being. He was not in a hurry, as there was still time, enough for him to find the traitor.

After counting the number of people, Shang Lu asked Zhu Quan, Du Feng and others to stay in the military camp and stay with the two groups of 300 county soldiers to get familiar with the situation. This way, they would be able to better command this group of people after setting off.

As for Shang Lu himself, he did not stay in the military camp for long.

He has other things to do.

However, the soldier mentioned it when Shang Lu was about to leave, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"Sir Shang, the military funds collected from various counties have almost arrived. Do you want to count them first?"

Shang Lu glanced at the soldier and didn't agree. He just said, "No hurry. Wait until the military supplies arrive and then count them. After the count, we can set out directly."

Now that we have counted them, who knows if you will replace the original with the new?

The soldier smiled and said "Okay", making it hard to tell what he was thinking.

After leaving the military camp, Shang Lu did not return to the county lieutenant's mansion, but went straight home.

"Uncle Huai, pack up and leave with me in a few days."

As soon as he entered the yard, Shang Lu gave instructions to Uncle Huai who came to meet him.

He didn’t bring Uncle Huai with him on missions in the past because Uncle Huai’s ability to transform into a human was not very good, making it inconvenient for him to move around.

It was different now. Ever since Uncle Huai had eaten the spiritual root of the Basque snake, and with the help of Shanglu and Sanniang, his cultivation had broken through to the entry level of the Zhoutian stage.

Not only is the transformation more lifelike, but the movements are also much more agile.

Shang Lu is going on this trip to overcome the calamity, so he has a secret plan for this purpose.

Bringing Uncle Huai along would undoubtedly provide an insurance for his plan.

Uncle Huai was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly responded "Yes". He immediately began to arrange the flower fairies and grass spirits in the yard, deciding which ones should stay to look after the house and which ones should go with him.

Shang Lu didn't have to worry about these trivial matters. He left them all to Uncle Huai and went straight to the bedroom.

In the corner of the bedroom, there was a set of armor covered with witch patterns.

This was the witch armor he had taken back from Gongshu Ling a few days ago.

This set of witch armor is different from the one Gongshu Ling used himself. Considering that Shang Lu did not abandon his physical body, Gongshu Ling specially designed two forms for this set of witch armor.

One is the armored form.

In this form, the witch armor can be worn as armor.

Not only can it provide protection, but it can also amplify the wearer's strength and provide magical support - it's like an exoskeleton that combines the function of a power bank.

According to Shang Lu's requirements, this set of witch armor is particularly outstanding in speed and defense, and it also comes with several witchcraft spells.

These Smilax glabras have been verified with Sanniang and Uncle Huai in recent days.

Another form of Wujia is the form that Shanglu had previously proposed, which is capable of independent action.

However, this form is not yet mature. Wu Jia can do few things independently, and his movements look very stiff, and he cannot speak.

Fortunately, there is a way to remedy this problem.

Shang Lu walked up to Wu Jia, made some hand gestures and chanted a spell, sending a stream of essence into Wu Jia, which turned into firewood and ignited and activated the Lingwo reactor.

The witch patterns on the witch armor mask immediately flashed with red light.

"Liuquan."

With Shang Lu's call, Liu Quan appeared out of nowhere.

He was holding a pen in his hand, obviously writing a story. When he heard Shang Lu calling him, he hurried over.

Liu Quan flipped his hand and the pen disappeared. He then bowed and called out to his master.

Shang Lu patted Wu Jia and said, "Go in and try."

Liu Quan did not hesitate and immediately turned into a stream of light and entered the witch armor.

Then Wu Jia stood up, bowed to Shang Lu, and asked if he had any instructions.

It was Liuquan's voice.

Shang Lu asked him to wear the wizard armor and leave the bedroom, and walk back and forth in the yard several times.

At first Liuquan was not used to it and walked unsteadily, but he quickly adapted.

Shang Lu took out the Hundred Changes Mask again, put it on Wu Jia's mask, and taught Liu Quan how to use it: "Try and see if you can activate the Hundred Changes Mask to change into my appearance."

"Master, please forgive my disrespect."

Liu Quan first bowed to apologize, and then followed Shang Lu's instructions and activated his ever-changing facial expressions.

After he became a ghost, although he was taught the method of cultivation by Shanglu and Sanniang, it was his first time to use a magic weapon and the progress was not very smooth. The "Shanglu" he transformed into was either fat, missing arms and legs, or had some extra things on his body.

Fortunately, with Shang Lu's on-site guidance, Liu Quan quickly mastered the trick of using the Hundred-Change Mask and quickly got on the right track. He really used the Hundred-Change Mask to transform Wu Jia into the appearance of Shang Lu.

I wouldn't say they are exactly the same, but they are more than 90% similar.

The most important thing is that after being improved by Gongshu Ling, the ever-changing facial makeup can not only change the appearance, but also the tone and breath can become very similar. Liu Quan is a storyteller, so it is no problem for him to imitate Shang Lu's voice and speaking habits.

The only flaw is that Wu Jia has no expression changes. Even with the ever-changing facial mask on, he always looks stern.

This loophole was not serious, and Shang Lu had an excuse to get away with it.

In fact, there is a loophole, that is, Liu Quan's cultivation is not high, and he cannot use the ever-changing facial mask for a long time.

Fortunately, the witch armor can provide magic power replenishment and fill this most fatal loophole.

"You stay in the witch armor for the next few days and get used to it as soon as possible." Shang Lu instructed Liu Quan.

Li Hong and others were too cautious. In these days, he only collected some insignificant evidence. He didn't even see the shadow of any hard evidence like the human elixir.

In this case, he could only adopt the second option.

Since the living are too cautious, let’s start with the dead.

No matter how stubborn the dead person is, Sanniang can still pry him open!

The confessions of the dead can also be used.

It is even more credible than the confession of a living person!

"Yes."

Liu Quan bowed and accepted the order. He continued to adapt himself in the yard wearing the witch armor and took the initiative to imitate Shang Lu's words and actions.

Shang Lu watched for a while until the Witch Academy's jade token rang. He took it out and checked the message before leaving the house and heading straight for the Witch Academy.

(End of this chapter)