Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 72 Soul-Chasing Bird (Please collect and read)
After waving the soul-calling flag for a while, the witch stopped and looked a little weak, as if calling the souls had consumed a lot of her energy.

The little girl who was beating the tambourine nearby hurried forward and supported her.

Shang Lu stepped forward to pay his respects and was about to ask about the situation when the witch took the initiative to tell him the result.

"I failed to summon the souls of Zhang Sheng's family."

"Excuse me, witch, why didn't you recruit him?" Shang Lu asked.

The witch took two breaths, regained some strength, and replied:

"There are two possibilities. Either the murderer not only killed people, but also destroyed their souls. Or the murderer kidnapped the souls of Zhang Sheng's family and wanted to refine the ghost."

After a pause, the witch continued, "I heard that the murderer knows how to use paper figures? From this point of view, it is more likely that he kidnapped souls and cultivated rampant ghosts."

Shang Lu nodded. The witch's analysis coincided with his guess.

After the witch finished her judgment, her eyes fell on Constable Liu and the other two. She frowned slightly and asked, "Were you possessed by an evil spirit before?"

Constable Liu and his two companions quickly nodded in agreement.

The witch asked the little girl who was supporting her to take out some black ointment with a strange smell from her bag and asked Constable Liu and the other two to eat it.

But Constable Liu and the other two were a little hesitant when they saw the ointment that looked strange and had a bad smell.

"It's up to you whether you want to eat it or not."

The little girl was a little unhappy with their attitude.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. Once the evil spirit possesses you, it will leave evil energy in your body. If you don't expel it quickly, it will corrode your internal organs. If you become neither human nor ghost in the future, don't regret it."

Constable Liu and his two companions were shocked by the words. They did not dare to hesitate any longer and hurriedly nodded and bowed to thank the girl. They took the ointment from the girl's hand and put it into her mouth.

The ointment tasted terrible, but in order to expel the evil spirits, they could only pinch their noses and force themselves to swallow it.

Although these ointments look strange and taste bad, they are quite effective.

As soon as Constable Liu and his two companions ate it, their bodies reacted. They bent over and vomited out a large amount of foul-smelling black water.

For a moment, the stench was so bad that everyone covered their noses and complained, asking them to go outside the funeral home to vomit.

Constable Liu and his two companions had no choice but to walk out of the funeral home vomiting as they could not control their vomiting.

With the blessing of the Liver God, Shang Lu actually saw a trace of blood-gray aura in the filth vomited by Constable Liu and the other two.

This should be the evil spirit that the little girl under the witch's command mentioned.

Although the amount is small, if it is really hidden in the body, it will corrode the human internal organs day and night, causing considerable damage.

After understanding the situation, Shang Lu quickly bowed to the witch and the little girl and asked for some ointment for Du Feng.

The little girl glanced at the witch and saw her nod, then she gave some ointment to Shanglu.

Shang Lu quickly asked someone to find a small porcelain bottle and carefully put the ointment in it.

At this time, the witch's eyes fell on the bamboo basket and instructed: "Don't bury the bodies of these monsters rashly, otherwise the evil spirits may contaminate other things. It is best to burn them with a big fire at noon."

Shang Lu nodded in agreement, thinking that he would not only burn it, but also sprinkle salt and pepper on it. He then took the initiative to mention the clues he had obtained from the mouth of the rat demon:

"We got some information from these rat demons. The murderer who killed Zhang Sheng's family was probably a corpse driver from the State of Chu..."

"A corpse driver?"

After hearing this, the witch turned around and told the little girl, "Go back to the witch temple and bring the soul-chasing bird I raised."

The little girl refused to leave because she was worried about the witch.

The witch patted her hand and urged, "Go quickly. Don't worry, I'm not so old that I'd get exhausted from performing necromancy." The little girl then let go of the witch's hand, quickly walked out of the funeral home, and ran towards the witch temple in the county town.

"Lao Peng, Xu Shan, you two come with me."

Shang Lu appointed two constables to escort them along the way.

There are definitely more than one or two evil spirits in the county tonight, so don't let the witch's disciples get into trouble on the road.

After waiting for a while, the little girl and the two constables came back, each holding one or two bird cages in their hands.

Lifting the black cloth covering the birdcage, Shang Lu was somewhat surprised to find that the soul-chasing bird looked quite familiar and very similar to an owl.

The witch introduced: "Corpse drivers have been dealing with corpses for years, and their bodies are stained with corpse qi. It is difficult for ordinary people to detect this, but the soul-chasing birds are very sensitive to corpse qi and dead people, so let them help you catch the murderer."

Shang Lu quickly bowed and thanked him.

The witch opened the birdcage and released several soul-chasing birds that looked very similar to owls.

Shang Lu arranged some men to work with these soul-chasing birds to hunt down the murderer.

He warned everyone: "If you find a corpse driver, immediately warn others and don't act rashly!"

Judging from the bizarre deaths of Zhang Sheng’s family, the corpse driver may have some other evil tricks besides using paper dolls. We must be careful and not be careless.

All the detectives responded in unison.

Shang Lu arranged for someone to send the witch back to the temple, but was rejected by the witch.

Don't be fooled by the witch's silver hair and old age.

Her behavior at this time was worthy of the worship and respect that everyone showed her on weekdays.

"There's no need to go back to the witch temple. It's not peaceful tonight. I have to take on the responsibility of a witch and protect the peace!"

Shang Lu saw this and stopped trying to persuade him. He just arranged for a few constables to follow the witch, both to provide protection and to assist him.

After arranging these things, Shang Lu went back to the yamen to report to the county magistrate and the chief clerk what happened tonight, as well as what he learned from the torture of the rat demon.

"What? The news of the secret realm was leaked? Who leaked it?"

The county magistrate and the chief clerk seemed to be in sync on this matter, even their reactions to shock were similar.

"No wonder there were several strange incidents in the county tonight... It turns out they were all heading for the secret realm?"

The county magistrate looked solemn.

He told Shang Lu that incidents had occurred in several places in the county tonight. Not only were civilians injured or killed, but several police officers and militiamen were also killed or injured.

They were also wondering why so many evil spirits appeared in Luoshui County. They even suspected that the Black Wind Gang was really a cult and that the evil spirits were there to help them get revenge.

Now after listening to Shang Lu's report, I finally understand the whole story.

The chief clerk gnashed his teeth and gave an urgent order:

"All three squads of police officers and militiamen have been dispatched. Don't stay in the county government office. Take your detectives with you and step up patrols. If you find any evil spirits causing trouble, arrest them immediately! Try to catch as many people alive as possible. I want to know who leaked the news!"

A new secret realm has been born in Yunhua Mountain, which is a secret.

If the secret is leaked, both he and the county magistrate will have to bear the brunt of the consequences.

"Yes!"

Shang Lu crossed his hands and accepted the order.

(End of this chapter)