Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 7 Another Account
After the morning exercise, Shang Lu was going to take Sanniang back to his hometown. When he went out, he specially changed into the police uniform.

It wasn't that Shang Lu wanted to show off his identity as a detective, but he wanted to avoid gossip from the villagers.

There are many gossipers in the village. If he goes back in casual clothes, rumors will probably spread immediately, saying that Shang Lu was dismissed from his post, or even that he committed a crime and wanted to run away and become a bandit.

When Shang Lu "came back to life" before, many people in the village were saying that he was possessed by an evil ghost.

This incident caused a sensation for a time, and even alarmed the shamans in the county, who came all the way here specially to quell the rumors.

Of course, from a certain perspective, this is not really a rumor.

Shang Lu may not care about the rumors spreading in the village, but his parents will inevitably be worried, so it is better for him to change into the constable's uniform.

After changing his clothes, he put on his oxtail knife, put his oil-paper umbrella in the umbrella pocket, and slung it over his shoulder. Shang Lu checked again to make sure nothing was missing before leaving the house.

As soon as he left, the yard immediately became cold and dark, exuding the terrifying atmosphere of a "haunted house".

Before Shang Lu left the county town, he saw a team of patrolling detectives coming towards him.

We are all colleagues, so it is natural to say hello when we meet.

Coincidentally, Sun Ying is also in this team.

Seeing Shang Lu going out again, Sun Ying couldn't help but frowning, but he quickly concealed it.

After saying hello, he pretended to be concerned: "Shang Lu, you are not resting at home, where are you going?"

"Something happened, so I went back to my hometown in the countryside." Shang Lu answered truthfully, as if he had no idea what Sun Ying was doing behind his back.

Sun Ying's heart moved, and he thought to himself that the threat from the Black Wind Gang must have worked, disturbing Shang Lu's mind and making him unable to calm down.

Otherwise, the performance evaluation will be coming up soon. If Shang Lu doesn't seize the time to find a way to restore his strength, what is the point of returning to his hometown in the countryside?
He must be afraid that the Black Wind Gang would harass his parents, so he had to rush back to check.

Sun Ying hoped that the people from the Black Wind Gang would beat up Shang Lu's parents so that Shang Lu would be completely upset.

But on the surface, he still pretended to be concerned about his colleagues and nodded, saying, "It's good to go back and relax. Maybe you can find a way to restore your cultivation."

"Thank you for your good words." Shang Lu cupped his hands, looked at Sun Ying, and said seriously: "If I can recover my cultivation and pass the performance test, I will definitely treat you to a drink."

Sun Ying felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him. She laughed dryly and said, "Hahaha, fine. I'm waiting to drink your glass of wine."

It was not until Shang Lu said goodbye and left that hatred flashed in his eyes. He stared at Shang Lu's back and thought maliciously:

"Invite me to drink? Humph, I'll treat you first. When you die, I will go to your grave and urinate on it for you to drink."

I don’t know if it’s due to the sultry weather or the accumulated resentment, but Sun Ying’s hatred for Shang Lu is growing.

As he was thinking, Shang Lu suddenly turned around, which scared him so much that he thought he had accidentally said what was in his heart.

Fortunately, Shang Lu just waved goodbye to them, then turned around and continued walking out of the city.

But what Sun Ying didn't know was that Shang Lu was muttering quietly as he walked:
"I knew that this guy was pretending to be so hypocritical on the surface, but he must be cursing behind the scenes... I will scare him first, and then slowly settle the score with him after I recover my strength."

The oil-paper umbrella that Shang Lu was carrying swayed gently and tapped him a few times with the umbrella tip.

It was as if someone was both angry and helpless about his naughty behavior.

Shanglu’s hometown is Shuanggui Village in the south of Luoshui County. It is said that it got its name because there are two big osmanthus trees in the village.

This name alone doesn't seem to be very good, but when compared with the surrounding villages with strange names such as "Mow Village", "Toilet Village", "Naitou Mountain", etc., it seems elegant and nice.

After leaving the county town, Shang Lu walked south along the official road.

More than two months ago, when Shanglu had just "resurrected" and traveled to this world, it was still the coldest time of the year. Not only was the weather cold, but the world was also desolate and lifeless.

Now, winter has passed and spring has arrived, everything is reviving. Everywhere you look, you can see vitality!
This change is surprisingly consistent with Shang Lu's body and state of mind.

Shang Lu was on his way, but his mouth was not idle either, chattering non-stop, as if he was not returning home, but taking his newlywed wife on a spring outing, with endless things to say:
"Look, Sanniang, spring has really come. There are more new green leaves on the trees."

"The sun isn't that strong, why is it so hot and humid? Are you afraid of the sun, Sanniang? Are you okay under the umbrella? Will you get hurt by the sun?"

"Wow, this stick is so straight. I want to take it back as a collection."

"Look, Sanniang, there are so many small flowers in this field, so beautiful..."

Shanglu dived into the grass by the roadside, picked the most beautiful little yellow flower and put it on the handle of the umbrella.

The little yellow flowers on the umbrella handle dance gently in the wind, looking particularly beautiful.

This time, the oil-paper umbrella did not hit him with its head in annoyance. Instead, a breeze blew around Shang Lu, gently blowing away the weeds and dust that he had picked up when he was in the grass.

It was like there was a pair of hands gently helping him tidy up his clothes, expressing his love for the little yellow flower in this way.

Shuanggui Village is about fifty miles away from Luoshui County. With the company of a beautiful woman, Shang Lu was not bored but very happy.

When he arrived at Shuanggui Village, Shang Lu saw from afar several members of the Black Wind Gang wandering around their fields.

"You really came here to harass my parents!"

A cold light flashed in Shang Lu's eyes, and his hand was placed on the hilt of the knife.

Although he was a soul traveling across time and space, he also inherited the memories of his original body.

Not to mention that during the period just after his resurrection, he had difficulty in moving. Apart from Sanniang, it was his parents who took care of him tirelessly and took care of his excrement and urine without any complaints.

The relationship between family members has long been rebuilt.

If anything happened to his parents, he would definitely kill these members of the Black Wind Gang.

Fortunately, Shang Lu soon saw his parents working in the fields.

After making sure his parents were safe, Shang Lu slowly loosened his grip on the knife and put away his murderous intent.

Those members of the Black Wind Gang had no idea that they had just been to the gates of hell, and when they saw Shang Lu coming, they were not in a hurry.

On the one hand, they have not done anything to Shang Lu's parents yet.

On the other hand, they heard about the performance evaluation and thought that Shang Lu would not be able to stay as a constable for long.

Without his cultivation and the skin of a constable, Shang Lu is just a useless man. You can deal with him however you want. There's no point in being afraid of him.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Shang Lu ignored the members of the Black Wind Gang and went straight to the field where his parents were working. He greeted them loudly, took off his boots, rolled up his trouser legs, and jumped into the field to help.

He also threw the oxtail knife on the edge of the field. He was not afraid of anyone stealing it. He just continued to carry the oil-paper umbrella, reluctant to put it down.

"Lu'er, why are you back?"

In the field, Shang Mingqiu, who was pulling the plow hard, and Wu Guizhi, who was holding the plow handle, looked up at the same time when they heard the sound, both very surprised.

"I don't have any errands recently, so I came back to see you."

As he was speaking, Shang Lu came to his father, reached out to take the noose on his shoulder, and pulled the plow for him.

Shanglu's family didn't have any cows. In Shuanggui Village, only one or two wealthy families had cows. The rest of the families either pooled money to borrow cows or relied on manual labor when ploughing the fields.

Seeing that Shang Lu wanted to replace him, Shang Mingqiu was still unwilling.

"Let me do it. Your injury hasn't healed yet. Don't make it worse."

"Give it to me. I can still do this little job."

Shang Lu directly snatched the noose, put it on his shoulder, steadied his waist, exerted force with his feet, and pulled the plow to plow the field.

Because the people from the Black Wind Gang were right next to them, Shang Lu did not show his true level of strength and only used the strength of an ordinary person to avoid being discovered.

Shang Mingqiu wanted to snatch the noose back, but failed. He could only grab the plow handle that his wife Wu Guizhi was holding to let his mother have a rest.

Shang Lu was pulling the plow in front, and asked without raising his head: "When did those people from the Black Wind Gang come?"

Shang Mingqiu wiped the sweat from his forehead with the towel on his shoulder and replied, "He came yesterday afternoon and has been hanging around our fields."

"I didn't do anything to you, did I?" Shang Lu asked again. This was what he cared about most.

"No." Shang Mingqiu shook his head.

Wu Guizhi snorted coldly: "They didn't do anything to us, but they drove away all the buyers who came to see the farmland."

The people from the Black Wind Gang drove away the buyers who were looking at the land, obviously not wanting Shang Lu's family to sell the land.

Using silver to pay off debts is clear and difficult to manipulate. But if you use land to pay off debts, there is more room for manipulation, and you can convert good land into the price of bad land.

By then, even if all of Shanglu's ancestral land was used to pay off the debt, it would still not be enough.

It was by using this method that the Black Wind Gang acquired a large amount of land in Luoshui County, causing many people to lose their fortunes.

And now, the Black Wind Gang used this method on Shang Lu.

Shang Lu made a note of this in his heart.

At the same time, he turned around, looked at his parents, and asked, "Why did you suddenly want to sell the land? Did you hear any rumors?"

(End of this chapter)