Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 504 Wu Chang Wei

"Om..."

The protective energy was instantly activated, covering Shang Lu's entire body, and collided violently with the sharp murderous intent, causing a crackling sound like an electric shock to immediately erupt in the big tent.

However, Shang Lu was not frightened by the sudden change of attitude of the Rat Patrol Officer. He crossed his arms and asked, "Excuse me, what have I done wrong?"

"Don't you know what you have done wrong?" The Rat Patrolman asked with a sneer.

"I really don't know."

Shang Lu shook his head and said seriously, "Is it me who worked diligently, solved the case and eliminated the thieves, and protected the peace of the area? Or was it me who made great contributions, uncovered the traitors, discovered the evil spirits, and saved my colleagues in the three counties?"

The Rat Patrolman almost couldn't hold it together, his face twitching: "I asked you to confess your crime, why are you bragging about it? Are you really not afraid at all?"

Shang Lu spread his hands and said, "I haven't done anything wrong, why should I be afraid?"

He had long seen through it, that the Rat Patrol's behavior was just to scare him.

If they really came to arrest him, they would not have told him to stop, and they would not have been able to control the murderous intent they were releasing at this moment.

Sure enough, after listening to Shang Lu's words, the Rat Patrolman nodded slightly, then realized what was going on and laughed and scolded, "You little brat, you're playing tricks on me, calling me a ghost? Do you think I haven't heard the saying 'If you don't do bad things in your life, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door at night'?"

Although he was cursing, he put away his murderous intent, stopped teasing Shang Lu, and started talking about business.

"I have received the two confessions you sent. They are very valuable and indeed a pleasant surprise. But you are too bold to even kill the Gongcao Yuan of your county!"

Shang Lu said righteously: "They are doing evil things, and everyone has the right to punish them! What's more, I am both a thief official and a law enforcer of the Discipline Department. I should treat them as a villain..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Rat Patrolman with a roll of his eyes: "Okay, stop talking about these high-sounding words and tell me the real reason."

Shang Lu readily accepted the advice and immediately changed the subject.

"They set a trap to kill me. I can't just sit there and wait for death, right? Even if I die, I have to drag them down with me first! And by doing this, I am really getting rid of harm for the country and the people."

The Rat Patrol ignored everything else and just asked: "Why did they want to kill you?"

"Because of the human pill! They suspected that I knew the secret of the human pill, and they were afraid that I would reveal it and implicate them, so they killed me to silence me..."

Shang Lu briefly told Zishu Xunshou the general situation.

After listening to this, Rat Xunshu's expression remained unchanged, making it hard to guess what he was thinking.

After a moment, he asked, "Is Li Hong's soul still there?"

"Still."

Shang Lu nodded, but did not call out Li Hong's soul.

The Rat Patrol did not ask for Li Hong's soul, but just asked Shang Lu to keep an eye on it, as he might need it in the future.

"You should think twice before doing anything in the future, and don't act impulsively. Do you think that Li Hong is dead and the Li family can't do anything to you without evidence? Even if they just have some suspicion, they will take action. It is better to kill the wrong person than to let him go, which has always been the principle of these aristocratic families."

Shang Lu smiled and said, "I did this because I thought it over. Li Hong and his men were too cautious and handled everything very cleanly. If we don't kill them, we won't get solid evidence, and we won't be able to do anything to them. As for revenge, as long as you start the action, they will all be in danger. How can they have the time to deal with an insignificant lowly person like me?"

The Rat Patrol was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing: "Good boy, you counted all of us in? It seems that the Snake was right, you are indeed cunning."

Shang Lu immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your compliment, Patrol Officer."

The Rat Patrolman shook his head and laughed, "Am I praising you? You are not only cunning, but also shameless. You will climb up if you are given a chance."

After a pause, he put away his smile and reminded Shang Lu sternly: "For the time being, you should not return to Baiyi County. Stay in Xingshan. We have made arrangements. When you arrive in Xingshan, there will be a transfer order to keep you."

Shang Lu bowed in agreement. It was not difficult to see from the arrangements of Zishu's patrol that a bloody storm was about to break out in Baiyi County.

The Rat Patrol thought for a moment and then reminded him, "When you get to Xingshan, be alert. Something is not right over there."

Shang Lu was about to ask what was wrong, but the Rat Patrolman continued, "Don't worry about your parents. We have already sent people to protect them secretly."

When Shang Lu came to his lips, he could only change the words into thank you.

The Rat Patrol waved his hand and told him not to thank him.

"You gave us a big surprise this time, so we have to protect your family."

After saying this, Zishu Patrol suddenly stared at Shang Lu closely, with a gleam in his eyes, making Shang Lu feel as if he was being seen through.

"Are you willing to come to Weiwu and help us to restore order and bring justice to the world?"

Shang Lu neither agreed nor refused, but asked: "How can we restore order and bring justice to the world?"

"The path of cultivation should be open to everyone, with the best rising and the worst being eliminated, rather than being tightly controlled by aristocratic families and sects as it is now. No matter how talented an ordinary person is, it is difficult for them to find a way to cultivate. And even if a person from an aristocratic family is dull by nature, he or she can rely on elixirs to build up his or her cultivation and prolong his or her life."

"The aristocratic sects have monopolized cultivation. Although the Witch Academy recruits talents regardless of their background, it has now violated its original purpose and has become a place for the aristocratic sects to suck blood from the imperial court. Occasionally, some ordinary people enter the Witch Academy with their talents and opportunities, but they are either lured away by the aristocratic sects or suppressed. In the end, they cannot escape the fate of having their opportunities, luck, and even their lives robbed!"

"The world shouldn't be like this, but it has always been like this..."

“We want to make a change!”

"Only when the nobles are trampled on the streets of heaven can the path to eternal life be revealed to the people!"

Shang Lu looked at the Rat Patrol who was getting more and more excited as he spoke, and was glad that he had called out the wind and smoke as soon as he entered the tent. Otherwise, if others heard his words and spread them... it would be a big trouble.

In this world today, not only the country of Ba, but other countries also have their cultivation resources controlled by aristocratic sects.

It is not easy to restore order and bring justice to the world.

"I'm afraid this won't be easy." Shang Lu sighed.

"It's not just difficult, it's as difficult as ascending to heaven."

The Rat Patrol laughed heartily. He did not become pessimistic because the cause they were pursuing was too difficult. Instead, he smiled and said, "But cultivation is like ascending to heaven, isn't it?"

"What is the purpose of our cultivation? Immortality? Becoming a god? But look at this world, how many people can achieve immortality? And how many people can become gods? It is better to use our limited life to change the world and earn a chance for future generations. Regardless of success or failure, we can leave our names in history. Isn't this another kind of immortality?"

"If your name is immortal, your soul will live forever!"

Shang Lu listened carefully to what the Rat Patrol said, and then asked him seriously: "If I refuse, will the Patrol kill me?"

"Yes." The Rat Patrolman said in a deep voice.

Seeing Shang Lu didn't react, he shook his head regretfully: "You are such a boring person who doesn't react at all when teased." He turned his hand over, and a sheep skull surrounded by black air appeared in his palm. Judging from the witchcraft aura rippling on it, it was either a witchcraft weapon or a residual spirit, and it was of a high grade.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you, but I will erase this memory of yours."

Shang Lu was speechless and thought to himself, "Don't make such jokes next time, it's easy to get into trouble."

Just when Zishu Xunshou said "yes", Sanniang had already appeared behind him.

As long as he really dares to take action, Sanniang will kill him first.

"What are you looking at?"

Patrol Officer Zishu noticed that Shang Lu's eyes did not seem to be looking at him, so he turned his head to look behind him, but saw nothing.

"I'm checking Feng Wu to prevent our conversation from leaking out and forcing you to erase the memories of many people." Shang Lu made an excuse.

The Rat Patrolman smiled meaningfully, obviously not believing his excuse, but he did not expose it. He just said, "This is the wind-breathing and mist-calling technique that Shanjun and Yunjun taught you, right? These two old guys are very good to you."

After a pause, he urged, "Make a choice. My time is limited and I have to rush to another place."

"I also want to go to Tianjie!" Shang Lu smiled and made a choice.

If you don't join Weiwu and want to learn higher-level knowledge, you have to join the aristocratic sects and work hard for them.

But cattle and horses can only be cattle and horses forever. They can never stand up and make their own decisions.

The final outcome would most likely be that one's cultivation level would be stuck at around the sixth level, with no hope of ever breaking through.

It may even be like what the Rat Patrol said, after being squeezed dry of their usefulness by the aristocratic sects, their opportunities and fortunes will be plundered, and their vitality and lives will be taken away.

Even the last of their bodies and souls will be refined into iron corpses and ghosts, and they will be slaves for eternity...

As for the situation on Wei Wu's side, Shang Lu is not sure yet whether it is really as Zishu Xunshu said, that they want to trample on all the nobles and start a revolution from top to bottom.

But joining Weiwu is indeed his best choice now.

Now this Wei Wu is a bit like the Jinyiwei.

Although their power was greatly reduced compared to that of the Jinyiwei, their resources and treatment were higher than those of the Jinyiwei.

Only by joining Weiwu can he get access to higher-level skills and enjoy more and better elixirs.

Moreover, on Wei Wu's side, their cultivation will not be deliberately hindered, and they even hope that their cultivation can progress rapidly.

After all, having one more expert will give their plans more hope of success.

"I knew you were with us."

It can be seen that the Rat Patrol was very satisfied with Shanglu's choice.

He laughed loudly, put away the sheep skull that was emitting black steam, and took out a token and a wooden box and threw them to Shang Lu.

Shanglu took the two things.

The token was covered with mysterious witchcraft patterns, with the words "Tianshuyuan" engraved on one side and "Wuchangwei" engraved on the other.

The Rat Patrol introduced: "This is your temporary identity in the Wu Kingdom. You are still in the assessment stage. When the matter of Baiyi County is settled, I will take you to Wushan to see the Great Master. Only after you pass the Great Master's assessment can you officially join the Wu Kingdom."

Seeing Shang Lu was curious about the word "Tianshuyuan", he explained: "Tianshuyuan is a place for observing the sky and the earth and communicating with the gods. It is also the competent authority of our Weiwu. The Dazhu is the person in charge of Tianshuyuan. As for Wuchangwei, it is one of the three guards under Weiwu, specializing in intelligence, not only externally but also internally."

Shang Lu nodded. Externally, it was to spy on other countries, and internally, it must be to monitor the aristocratic families and sects.

The Rat Patrol pointed at the token and said, "This Impermanence Token can not only prove your identity, but you can also use it to mobilize local garrisons and people from the Discipline Department to cooperate with you in carrying out your mission.

We haven't torn our relationship with the aristocratic sects yet. They just think we are helping the king to check and balance. No matter how dissatisfied we are in our hearts, we have to cooperate on the surface, and we don't want to be caught. "

When Shang Lu heard this, he thought that this Wei Wu finally had some of the flavor of the emperor's personal army, or someone with special authority granted by the king.

The Rat Patrol suddenly changed the subject and said, "I will cast a spell on you later to prevent you from leaking the secret and causing trouble for our plan."

"It should."

Shang Lu nodded and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He would only be worried if the Rat Patrol didn't let him "sign a confidentiality agreement."

Things are accomplished through secrecy and ruined through disclosure. If you don't even value confidentiality, how can you change this world?
Seeing that Shang Lu had no objection, Zishu Xunshu was very satisfied and continued to introduce the purpose of the Impermanence Order with a smile:
"There are many witchcrafts hidden in the Impermanence Order. You can use it to communicate with other witches, store and retrieve objects, and summon souls to interrogate ghosts. When you are in danger, it will warn the nearest witch and ask for help. It will also use the sound-imitation and shadow-locking technique to record the situation at the time, so that we know who to seek revenge on..."

After introducing the Impermanence Order, Rat Patrolman chanted a spell, causing wisps of yellow light to bloom from the token. It not only captured Shang Lu's facial features, but also extracted a wisp of his essence and recorded his soul fluctuations.

After such a tedious operation, only Shang Lu can use this Impermanence Order.

The biggest temptation for Shang Lu is that it can be used as a storage device. Before in Black Wind Ferry, Shang Lu wanted to buy a storage device, but it was too expensive, so he didn't buy it.

After activating the Impermanence Order, the Rat Patrol pointed to the wooden box again.

"Inside the wooden box are pills for you, all of which are good stuff refined by the dog. Regardless of whether you join the Weiwu or not, this box of pills is for you, as a reward for the two confessions you provided."

Shang Lu was not polite. After accepting the wooden box, he asked, "What do I want to investigate when I go to Xingshan this time?"

The Rat Patrolman was stunned when he heard this: "How did you know that I was planning to ask you to go to Xingshan to investigate?"

"You just said that something is wrong in Xingshan, and now you have given me the Wuchang Order, asking me to temporarily serve as a Wuchang Guard specializing in intelligence. Isn't that a clear indication that you want me to conduct an investigation in Xingshan?"

Shang Lu spread his hands: "I guess this is also part of the assessment?"

"Tsk, your brain is really useful."

The Rat is very happy on the hunting tour.

The better Shang Lu performs, the more it proves his keen vision.

"When you get to Xingshan, find out what Chu is trying to do."

Shang Lu was stunned when he heard this.

The State of Chu deployed its troops on the border. Apart from wanting to start a war, what else could it be trying to do?
Is there another mystery hidden here?
(End of this chapter)