Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 151: Digging up the Grave and Destroying the Corpse
"Sir, all the people that Lao Liu and his men captured have confessed."

Du Feng walked quickly into the county government office, bowed to Shang Lu, and reported the latest situation in the prison.

"It's quite fast. I thought these weird and evil creatures could not be so tough and strong." Shang Lu sneered.

He put down the pen in his hand, handed the approved document to the clerk who was waiting respectfully at the side, and then waved his hand.

Needless to say, the clerks in the county lieutenant's office tactfully withdrew and stood far away outside the office.

Not to mention eavesdropping, they didn't even dare to look at the government office, for fear of being suspected of spying.

In previous internal investigations, the few traitors who were found all suffered a miserable end.

With the lessons learned from these people, people in the county government are now somewhat cautious.

After the clerk had gone far away, Shang Lu asked, "Tell me, what information did you find out?"

Du Feng took two steps forward and reported the results of the interrogation of several demons and evil spirits to Shang Lu in a low voice.

Finally, he concluded: "There is one thing in common in the confessions of these people: they were trying to spy on the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain. They were either bribed or someone promised them huge profits to cooperate with them to steal the resources and treasures in the secret realm and share the profits after the task was completed."

"This is the same as what Blood Year God said before. It is probably the Chu State's secret agents who are causing trouble again."

Shang Lu snorted coldly and frowned, a little confused.

"These tomb-digging spies of the Chu State have clearly exposed their tracks, but they don't run away. Instead, they want to sneak into the secret realm and steal treasures... Where do they get the courage? Or do they have other plans?"

Du Feng said: "The secret realm contains spiritual energy, secret treasures, opportunities, etc., which are all important resources that all countries urgently need. The Chu State is now preparing its military and needs these things. It is not surprising that their spies took the risk.

Moreover, if they miss this period of time, it will be even more difficult to steal treasures and rob after the exploration of the secret realm is completed and complete security measures are built. They can only take advantage of the present to take a chance!"

Shang Lu nodded slightly, thinking that this reason made sense.

But his intuition told him that things were not that simple.

The secret spy from Chu State who dug up tombs might have other plans!

Although the secret realm of Yunhua Mountain has not been fully built, there are border troops dispatched by the court, masters sent by the Witch Academy and the county government, as well as witch officials such as Feng Boyuan.

This kind of strength is beyond the ability of the Chu State's tomb-opening spies to deal with.

And spies are always cautious.

Last time, Liu Zhi, Du Feng and I caught them pretending to be Feng Shui masters and trying to use the Air-Eating Centipede to find a route to sneak into the secret realm in the earth veins.

They probably won't use this method again.

So how will they hide from the masters of the county government and the witch academy, sneak into the secret realm, steal treasures and rob?
Shang Lu couldn't figure out a clue, so he asked Du Feng to rush to the prison and ordered his men to continue to torture the captured demons and evildoers, trying to get more information out of them.

At the same time, he also sent people to Yunhua Mountain to convey a message to Xu Tai, instructing him to strengthen his vigilance, not only to guard against spying from the sky and the ground, but also to pay close attention to the situation underground.

After arranging these things, Shang Lu also finished his official duties for the day and went home to continue his practice.

On the way home, he went to a jewelry store and bought a few pieces of jewelry for Sanniang, especially a pair of gold and jade anklets with small bells.

Sanniang's fair and tender feet are a perfect match for this pair of anklets, especially the small bells on them, which can "jingle", which is really exciting just thinking about it.

It was the next day in a blink of an eye.

In the prison, no new information has been obtained through torture.

Instead, the detective team sent someone to report back something strange.

“Sir, when we were patrolling near Yunxi Town, we found a forest southwest of the town with a large number of graves in it.

We inquired around and found out that many people who died in Yunxi Town over the years were buried in that forest. As time went by, so many people were buried there and the forest became very large.

Because you have instructed us before that if we come across a grave, we must check it carefully and not be negligent.

So General Feng and Constable Liu took us into the woods and took a thorough look, and they really found something strange.

There were several old graves in the woods that had been dug up!
The coffins in the graves were either smashed or pried open, and the bones were crushed and scattered all over the ground.

General Feng and Constable Liu both thought this matter was very strange, so they asked me to come back and report to the adults, and they are conducting further investigations..."

"Another grave?"

Shang Lu raised his eyebrows, wondering if this matter was related to the secret spies from the Chu State who dug up tombs?
After some consideration, he decided to go to the cemetery outside Yunxi Town in person to see what was going on.

"Du Feng, bring the reserve team and follow me."

Shang Lu strode out of the county lieutenant's office and greeted Du Feng who was guarding the hall.

"Yes!"

Du Feng obeyed the order loudly and turned to call for help.

Shang Lu first went to the armory to collect his equipment, and then went to the stable behind the county government office.

At this time, Du Feng was already waiting here with seven people.

These seven people are all good players selected from Xu Tao.

One of them was the shield-bearing village chief named Tupi. Tupi was completely defeated by Shang Lu, and when he heard that Shang Lu was going to select someone, he even quit his job as village chief and wanted to serve Shang Lu as a personal soldier.

Although Shang Lu said that as a county lieutenant he was not qualified to have his own soldiers and that he was recruiting the reserve troops, Tu Bin didn't care.

In Tu Pi's opinion, the reserve force was directly under the command of Shang Lu, which was equivalent to the personal guard, but with a different name.

Tu Bin was determined, so Shang Lu did not refuse and made him the captain of the reserve team.

This touched Tu Pi deeply. He felt that Shang Lu valued him very much. He was determined to make some achievements and repay Shang Lu.

Although the reserve team had no tasks to do these days, Tu Bin was not idle.

Not only did he lead the reserve troops and train them in the county government office every day, he also included Du Feng and other county officials in the training, using the border army's training methods to train these people.

Du Feng couldn't ask for more; he had long wanted to improve his strength.

But the officers complained bitterly about the training.

They used to train spontaneously, and the county magistrate and the chief clerk didn't care about their abilities at all. If they failed the performance test, they would have to suffer the consequences.

Although the officers had strong objections, they did not dare to disobey because they could not defeat the butcher.

Some people complained to Shang Lu, but he was scolded instead and told to practice well. The more you sweat in peacetime, the less blood you will bleed in war.

Tu Pi learned this sentence and repeated it every day.

Because of this, many officers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Shang Lu, Tu Bin and others riding out of the county government office on horseback.

It looks like I don't have to practice today, so I can take it easy.

These days, after Tupi trained them, they came home and didn't want to do anything but fall asleep.

It’s okay for bachelors, but those who have families are too in a mood to pay their taxes, and their spouses have been complaining for a long time.

No need to practice today, I can go back and comfort myself...

On the other hand, after Shang Lu and his companions left the county town, they asked the person who came back to deliver the message to lead the way and head straight to Yunxi Town.

The official horses were moving very fast, and they arrived at Yunxi Town an hour later.

Instead of entering the town, we took a detour and headed for the woods in the southwest.

Shanglu saw the forest from a distance.

It is quite large, with lush trees and no signs of having been cut down.

This is very unusual.

Because in this world, trees are consumables. Whether it is for daily life or building houses, wood is needed.

If it was the forest far away from the town, it would be fine, but the forest close to the town has been severely cut down.

Because of excessive logging, government officials and village elders would even order a logging ban to protect the forest.

When he rode his horse closer, Shang Lu finally understood why there were no signs of felling in the forest.

The forest is filled with graves.

A place like this feels eerie and cold even in broad daylight.

If someone with poor health comes here, he will get sick when he returns.

Moreover, those buried here are the ancestors of the residents of Yunxi Town.

Even if I want to chop wood, I would not do it at the graves of my ancestors.

That is why the forests in this place grow particularly dense.

After entering the woods and walking for a while, Shang Lu finally met up with Feng Nan, Liu Zhi and others, and saw the dug graves.

Before listening to their report, Shang Lu discovered something unusual.

The resentment in this area is heavier than you could imagine, it’s almost turning into evil spirit!

This phenomenon does not occur in graves in other places in the forest.

If nothing else, just look at the condition of the surrounding land and you can find clues.

The soil in other places is covered with moss and grass.

Only in this area, there is no grass, not even any insects!

Even the few large trees beside the grave showed signs of decay.

This kind of resentment can never be caused by simply digging up graves and destroying corpses!

No wonder General Feng and Constable Liu thought the matter was strange and sent people to report to him.

(End of this chapter)