Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 516 Reunion after a long absence

"A monster specifically wants to see me?"

Shang Lu was also stunned when he heard this.

Looking at the embarrassed appearance of the two disciples from the Baizhi County Witch Academy, he couldn't help but ask, "Were you beaten by those two monsters?"

The two disciples of the Bozhi County Witch Academy blushed immediately, feeling quite embarrassed. They hurriedly explained, "They were unethical and attacked us by surprise."

If you are not strong enough, then you are not strong enough. Why are you making such excuses? If you are strong enough, the other party will not be able to hurt you even if they attack you by surprise.

Shang Lu complained in his heart, but said, "Take me over there and I will seek justice from you."

He pulled the reins, and the horse under him turned around and ran to the rear of the team.

Seeing this, two disciples from the Wu Academy of Bozhi County hurried over and told the story one after another:

However, when they were patrolling in the rear, they discovered two monsters running straight towards the team with great momentum, so they stepped forward to stop them.

As a result, the two monsters beat them without saying anything. But they were not vegetarians either. Although they were attacked by surprise, they quickly recovered.

However, just when they were about to fight back and catch the monsters, the two monsters announced the name of Shanglu and said they were looking for Shanglu, so they did not take any ruthless action.

After explaining what happened, the two disciples of the Wu Academy of Bozhi County did not forget to brag a little:

"If not, we will definitely kill those two monsters and bring their heads to Uncle Shang!"

"They only attacked us by surprise. If we really have to face them head-on, we are not afraid of them!"

Shang Lu secretly found it funny and didn't believe their next two sentences at all.

You seem so guilty even when you brag, I'd be surprised if I believed you!
In fact, these two disciples of the Bizhi County Witch Academy did lie about what happened.

The ones who don't follow the ethics of martial arts are not the two monsters, but them.

While they were patrolling, they discovered the whereabouts of two monsters. The two monsters had no intention of hiding, and they seemed extremely arrogant, so they showed up to capture the two monsters. However, they underestimated the enemy, and one of the monsters rushed up and kicked them in the face, leaving them in this state.

When they became furious and wanted to fight back, they found themselves unable to move.

Because another monster took action and trapped them.

In the end, the monster that trapped them told them Shang Lu's name and asked them to help pass on a message before letting them go.

Shang Lu did not delve into the truth of the matter. He had already guessed who the two monsters were.

Judging from the time, Uncle Huai should catch up with the team.

But who is the other monster? Did Uncle Huai kidnap an aunt along the way?

Shang Lu interrupted the two Bozhi County Wu Academy disciples who were boasting and asked, "What do they look like?"

"A man wearing a black cloak, who looks like an octogenarian, but is actually a tree demon."

"The other one is a black horse that has not yet transformed. It was also the one that attacked us. This beast has a bad temper. Not only does it hit people, it also spits. I don't know if the saliva is poisonous or what, but it hurts and itches when it touches the wound..."

Black horse? Could it be a black cloud?

When Uncle Huai left Luoshui County, did he bring the black cloud with him?
Shang Lu glanced at the two disciples from the Wu Academy of Baizhi County. They were both disciples from the inner mountain and their cultivation was at the Qi Refining Stage.

Hei Yun was able to hurt them, even if it was really relying on sneak attacks and Uncle Huai's help, his strength had greatly improved compared to before. Speaking of which, he had also entered the Qi Refining Realm!
"Hahaha, it seems like this guy got quite some luck in the Dragon Pond."

Shang Lu couldn't help laughing.

"Eh?"

"what?"

The two disciples of the Witch Academy of Baizhi County were stunned when they heard this, and then they looked at each other. They could tell from each other's expressions that: Damn, could Uncle Shang really know those two monsters?
Shang Lu didn't have time to guess what they were thinking. He just rode as fast as he could to the rear of the team.

When Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan saw this, they hurriedly rode their horses to chase after him, asking what had happened. They also wanted to dispatch the county soldiers to follow Shang Lu to the back of the team.

Shang Lu said without even turning his head: "No need to mobilize the troops. The team continues to move forward, I will be back soon."

Hearing him say this, Zhu Quan and Zhuang Fan looked at each other and could only continue to lead the team forward, but they still urged a few guards to catch up with Shang Lu.

Soon, Shang Lu, led by two disciples of the Wu Academy of Bizhi County, ran out of the team and continued to move forward.

After walking about three or five miles, they saw several disciples from the Wu Academy of Baizhi County setting up a formation on the mountain road.

The ones trapped in the formation were Uncle Huai and Heiyun.

Fortunately, although both sides seemed to be on the verge of a fight, they did not fight. They were both waiting for Shang Lu to come over and confirm their identities.

After Heiyun entered the Qi Refining Realm, his sense of smell became much more sensitive. He could smell the scent of the smilax china from a distance and immediately started to bark and rushed towards the smilax china.

This scared the disciples of the Baizhi County Witch Academy who were setting up the formation, and they immediately took action to capture the horse monster.

Fortunately, Shang Lu's voice sounded in time.

"Don't do anything, we are all on the same side!"

At the same time, a powerful pressure swept out from Shang Lu, pressing towards the disciples of the Baizhi County Witch Academy who were setting up the formation, to prevent them from taking action in the heat of the moment.

The two disciples of the Wu Academy of Bozhi County who led Shang Lu here looked at each other after hearing his words and thought, "It's over. They are really in the same group. This beating was in vain."

Heiyun hadn't seen Shang Lu for a long time. When he saw him this moment, he was so excited that he ignored the disciples of the Witch Academy of Bizhi County on the mountain road. He rushed to Shang Lu in an instant like a black whirlwind.

"what?"

This speed shocked Shang Lu.

Unexpectedly, after Heiyun's cultivation level broke through to the Qi Refining Stage, his speed improved so much that he was almost able to shrink the distance into an inch.

Surprised, Shang Lu quickly dismounted and opened his arms to welcome the black cloud.

"boom--"

The black cloud slammed heavily into Shang Lu's arms.

It felt like being hit by a small tank.

If Shang Lu's cultivation had not been strong enough, he would have been embarrassed in front of these disciples of the Baizhi County Witch Academy.

It was no wonder that the two disciples from the Witch Academy of Baizhi County who delivered the message had bruises on their faces. Given Hei Yun's current strength, it was already considered acceptable that they only had bruises on their faces.

Heiyun was held in Shanglu's arms. He snorted constantly and rubbed his head against Shanglu. At the same time, he glared at the warhorse carrying Shanglu next to him, scaring this fellow so much that he retreated repeatedly.

"Alright, alright, fuck, you drooled all over me, I'm going to spank you!"

Soon Shang Lu pushed Heiyun away from his arms again, cursing, and then smiled and said to Uncle Huai who was not far away: "Uncle Huai, thank you for your hard work on this trip."

"It is my honor to work for the master." Uncle Huai replied, "This time, I am lucky enough to have fulfilled the mission."

The two disciples from the Wu Academy of Bizhi County who brought Shang Lu here had already guessed most of what had happened when they saw this scene.

But he still couldn't help asking: "Uncle Shang, you and these two monsters... ahem, do you know these two friends?" "Let me introduce them to all the brothers and sisters."

Shang Lu held Heiyun's neck with his left hand and waved to Uncle Huai with his right hand, motioning him to come closer. He then introduced: "This is my steward, Uncle Huai. As for this horse, it is my mount Heiyun."

The two bruised-faced disciples of the Bozhi County Witch Academy looked at each other without saying a word, but they both sighed in their hearts: "It's over, not only do they know each other, they are also in the same group. It's impossible to get revenge and get back at the place."

The rest of the Baizhi County Witch Academy disciples looked at each other in surprise and disbelief.

Although they did not fight with Uncle Huai and Heiyun directly, they had seen the complexity of Uncle Huai and Heiyun during the previous confrontation, especially Uncle Huai, whose cultivation was at least at the Zhoutian realm.

However, these two powerful monsters turned out to be Shang Lu's mount and steward... This was even more shocking than knowing that Shang Lu's cultivation had reached the Tongtian realm.

If Shang Lu is the direct descendant of a certain aristocratic family and the successor who is being trained with all his strength, it is not surprising for him to have such a mount and butler.

But Shang Lu was born in poverty and was not from a noble family at all.

"Could it be that a noble family or sect took a fancy to him and recruited him to cultivate him vigorously? Or was he spotted by a wealthy woman with a strong background, who formed a Taoist partnership with him and gave him such an opportunity?"

Many disciples of the Witch Academy in Baizhi County were speculating in their hearts. If Shang Lu had not been here, they would have probably already started a discussion.

Some people are disdainful, but some people are very envious.

They also want to be with a rich woman, want to avoid detours, and want to make progress.

Shang Lu didn't know what these guys were thinking. Although he saw the surprise and envy on their faces, he didn't think about it.

After introducing the identities of Uncle Huai and Heiyun, Shang Lu grabbed Heiyun and asked it to apologize to the two bruised and battered disciples of the Baizhi County Witch Academy.

"You evil creature, apologize now! It's only because these two brothers gave me face, otherwise I would have collected your body by now! Don't be unconvinced, with the abilities of these two brothers, if they get serious, you won't be able to resist them at all."

Heiyun snorted and glanced at the two disciples of the Baizhi County Witch Academy with disdain in his eyes. It was not until he was slapped by Shang Lu that he calmed down and lowered his head to the two of them as an apology.

Uncle Huai also bowed to the two of them and said, "This beast can't speak. I apologize to the two great witches on its behalf. It is true that the two great witches showed mercy and didn't embarrass us. Otherwise, we would have had a hard time seeing our master."

The two disciples of the Witch Academy of Baizhi County who had been beaten were also easily satisfied. After listening to what Shang Lu and Huai Shu said, and seeing Hei Yun apologize, they immediately went down the stairs.

He thought to himself, "Master Shang really understands us. If we get serious, the outcome will be unpredictable!"

Shang Lu rode on Heiyun, asked Huai Shu to ride the warhorse he brought, and turned around to catch up with the grain transport team.

Upon seeing this, several disciples from the Wu Academy in Baizhi County also dispersed and continued their patrol and escort.

On the way back to the team, Shang Lu asked Uncle Huai: "Why did you want to go to Yunhua Mountain and bring Black Cloud with you?"

Uncle Huai explained with a smile: "I didn't bring this guy here. He followed Feng Boyuan back to Chengfeng County, and then he found out that you led the team to Xingshan, so he followed you all the way here. I ran into him on the road, and that's why we started traveling together."

"So that's how it is." Shang Lu nodded, and then said, "So, Senior Brother Feng has also returned to Chengfeng County?"

"Yes." Uncle Huai replied.

Feng Boyuan is from the Feng family, which is the most powerful family in Baiyi County. Nine ministers in the court are from the Feng family.

This time, although the Feng family was not involved in a case of collusion to profit from the national crisis, they would most likely be troubled by Wei Wu and their strength would be weakened.

However, these had little impact on Feng Boyuan. Although he was a member of the Feng family, he was only a concubine's branch. Even if the Feng family was really going to be weakened, it might be an opportunity for Feng Boyuan.

If the Feng family wants to revive, they must allocate resources to talented disciples, instead of as before, where the majority of resources are given to the direct descendants of the family, while those born in illegitimate branches, no matter how talented they are, can only pick up what is left by the direct descendants of the family.

"Brother Feng, I hope you can seize this opportunity..."

Shang Lu prayed for Feng Boyuan in his heart.

After all, Feng Boyuan did help him a lot.

Soon, Shang Lu returned to the grain transport team and called Zhu Quan, Zhuang Fan and others over.

"Hey, isn't this Uncle Huai and Heiyun?"

Tu Pi, who came with Zhu Quan, recognized Uncle Huai and Hei Yun at a glance.

He had followed Shang Lu since Luoshui County, and had seen Shang Lu riding on Black Cloud and charging to kill the enemy. As for Uncle Huai, he had also seen him in Shang Lu's house, and knew that he was a housekeeper who was deeply trusted by Shang Lu.

It can even be said that he is called a housekeeper, but in reality he is a family member.

But this time, when Tu Bin looked at Uncle Huai and Hei Yun, he suddenly felt that the feeling they gave him was somewhat different from the past.

It seems more oppressive.

Shang Lu introduced Huai Shu and Hei Yun to Zhu Quan, Zhuang Fan and others to avoid any misunderstandings later.

After hearing what Uncle Huai said, Tu Bin became even more surprised.

He always thought that Uncle Huai was a mute because he had never heard Uncle Huai speak in Shang Lu's house before.

After some introduction, Zhu Quan, Zhuang Fan and others continued to lead the county troops to support the battle.

Uncle Huai chanted a spell and released all the flower fairies and grass spirits in the grain transport team, asking them to assist in vigilance.

With Uncle Huai by his side, Shang Lu found things easier and began to study the painting techniques of the barbarian wizards.

After mastering the secret of this witchcraft, Shang Lu took out the confiscated paintbrush and inkstone and began to experiment.

The painting technique of the barbarian wizards has many similarities with the paper figurines and paper-cutting soldiers of the Shanglu Association, and both are a type of puppetry.

The key to the art of painting lies in the ink, and the use of essence and magic power to draw the spell in the ink.

The ink is specially made and requires a series of materials, even including human blood, so it is dark red and has a bloody smell.

When using the art of painting, one needs to inject essence and witchcraft power into the ink, outline the spell, and use the spell to drive the ink to create all kinds of patterns with mysterious power.

Shang Lu's cultivation was strong enough, and he had experience in cutting paper into soldiers. After trying a few times, he mastered the technique.

He dipped the pen in ink and threw it out with a sudden wave of his hand.

The essence of energy flowed into the ink through the paintbrush, instantly outlining a witch spell, and the ink turned into a rain of arrows, shooting rapidly towards the roadside, hitting the rock wall beside the road with a "bang bang" sound, and instantly exploding into large pieces of rubble.

When the dust settled, a dense cluster of holes appeared on the rock wall. If it were a person, he would probably be beaten into a sieve.

"It's quite powerful." Shang Lu took a closer look, nodded with satisfaction, and then started drawing people again.

As a result, the man was drawn, but it scared many people in the grain transport team.

His paper-cutting skills were already poor enough, but he never expected that his painting skills were even worse. The "people" he drew either looked like matchsticks or had strange shapes, which almost threw the grain transport team into chaos.

After figuring out that these "monsters" were drawn by Shang Lu, many civilians shook their heads and whispered:

"This Shang Da Wu is good in every way except his craftsmanship. Not only is the paper figurine he tore ugly, but the person he drew is also so weird. It's not even as good as my son's doodles."

"This skill is really wasted. If I had this ability, I could be a bridegroom every day and change brides every night!"

(End of this chapter)