Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 494 Everyone takes action
Just as Shang Lu expected, all the supplies were delivered on the morning of the third day.

In the camp, the military officer in charge of this matter immediately found Shang Lu and urged him to count the signatures and set off as soon as possible.

The reasons given are also high-sounding and occupy the moral high ground:
"This batch of military supplies is urgently needed at the front. Sending it there earlier can also help reduce the casualties of our warriors in Ba. Sima Shang, what do you think?"

"General Gou is right. If the front line is tense, we have to provide strong support from the rear."

Shang Lu did not refuse, he also wanted to set off early.

Li Hong and others behaved very cautiously during this period and did not reveal any flaws, so Shang Lu was unable to obtain evidence.

Although he had a backup plan, it could only be implemented after he left Chengfeng County.

Shang Lu took the account book given by the county lieutenant, personally counted the military supplies, and signed each one.

Every time they finished counting a piece of supplies, General Gou would call upon the county soldiers and laborers standing guard nearby to pack the supplies in front of Shang Lu, affix talismans and seals, and then load them onto the vehicle.

Shang Lu informed Zhu Quan, Du Feng and others in advance and asked them to keep a close eye on the situation to prevent anyone from doing something dishonest.

In fact, Zhu Quan, Du Feng and others were just a cover-up that Shang Lu put up.

No matter the county soldiers, civilians, or Army Officer Gou who were packing the boxes, they didn't notice that a breeze blew up on the training ground, stuffing the witch talismans folded into small triangles into the witch-patterned boxes wrapped in animal skins...

There were a lot of supplies, and Shang Lu counted them carefully. He was busy until the afternoon before he finished counting and loading them.

At this time, General Gou took out a stack of witch talismans and handed them to Shang Lu.

These talismans are used when transporting military supplies.

There are three types in total.

On a kind of witch talisman, a pattern of little ghosts moving mountains was drawn with dark red blood ink, and there were many strange witch characters next to it.

This is a mountain-moving talisman.

Although it cannot really move mountains, it can be attached to a carriage so that the carriage can bear the weight of the cargo and not be crushed.

At the same time, this magic talisman can also reduce the weight of the cargo, so that the mules and horses pulling the cart will not be so exhausted that they can hardly move at all.

Another type is called the Dragon-Horse Talisman, which, in addition to witchcraft characters, also features a half-dragon, half-horse monster.

This magic talisman is used for mules and horses. It can stimulate their potential, making them stronger and tireless. Even when crossing mountains and ridges, it will be as easy as walking on flat ground and at a very fast speed.

However, doing so would certainly drain the blood and lifespan of the mules and horses, so along the way they had to be fed with fine feed secretly prepared by the beast wizard to prevent them from dying suddenly.

After listening to General Gou's instructions, Shang Lu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. The people of Ba knew to give fine feed to mules and horses to prevent sudden death when they were squeezed. However, those black-hearted bosses he met in his previous life only knew how to squeeze cattle and horses desperately, and didn't care about their life or death at all.

The last type of witch talisman is used to warn or convey messages.

"Sima Shang, this is a warning talisman. If you encounter demons cutting your way or the enemy attacking you, use this talisman. If there are officers and soldiers around, they will come to rescue you."

When General Gou introduced the alarm talisman, he also specifically reminded: "Use it when you encounter the enemy, don't hesitate."

Shang Lu agreed verbally, but in his heart he was wondering what General Gou meant by this.

Are you really reminding him kindly?
After taking the three kinds of magic talismans, Shang Lu took advantage of General Gou's inattention to examine them carefully. He did not find any problems and the quality was even top-notch.

This also made Shang Lu sigh again. When Li Hong and the others personally took action, they acted more cautiously than each other and did not reveal any flaws.

I guess it's also experience gained from dealing with the Discipline Department.

But it doesn’t matter. Once he leaves Chengfeng County and hits the road, these people will definitely relax their vigilance.

By then, the flaws will naturally be revealed one by one.

Precisely because he wanted to lure the snake out of its hole, Shang Lu did not refuse when faced with the urging of General Gou.

After counting the number of people, he led three hundred county soldiers and escorted the convoy of civilian workers carrying military supplies out of the city.

Although they were taking the official road, Shang Lu still asked Du Feng to lead a dozen fully armed cavalrymen to lead the way.

He also ordered the bandits who had followed him from the thieves' office to lead a few men each, ride on fast horses, and scout around the team.

In terms of the ability to form a battle array and charge into battle, this group of thieves may not be as good as the experienced soldiers in the county.

However, when it comes to patrolling and scouting, the county soldiers are not as good as them.

Most of the thieves who can sneak into the thieves' office have some unique skills.

In fact, Shang Lu knew that Li Hong and others would never take action in Baiyi County. During his time in the County Governor's Office, he carefully looked at the map and realized that from Baiyi County to Xingshan, he had to walk a long distance in Baizhi County.

Shang Lu judged that Li Hong and others would most likely take action in Baizhi County.

If you are in Baiyi County or too close to Baiyi County, you will be implicated. If you attract the Wei Wu and ask them to find out something, things will be difficult to handle.

If we get too close to Xingshan, there will be too many variables and things may easily get out of control.

Bozhi County is the best choice.

There are many mountains there, and in the past two years, many monsters and bandits have been bred due to famine. In addition, it is close to Xingshan, so the situation is really not peaceful.

If Shang Lu and his men got into trouble in Baizhi County, Li Hong and others would not only be able to easily find someone to take the blame, but they could also put the blame on Baizhi County and get themselves out of it.

Although he had anticipated this, Shang Lu had to pretend to be unaware.

He had to play the whole play.

So he was in a very pretentious manner to avoid being discovered by Li Hong and others.

What's more, he also wanted to take this opportunity to improve his team.

Only after finding out the traitor can we better control this team and make them work at our will.

Fortunately, Shang Lu had experience in leading troops when he was a county lieutenant.

Although the soldiers he led at that time were not as many as the county soldiers and civilian laborers today, they also knew what to do during the march.

After entering the Witch Academy, he majored in military affairs and Nuo. He learned a lot of military theories, and with the help of Nuo's encouragement method, he was able to arrange the march in an orderly manner. Not only did he avoid chaos, but the Nuo method also made the county soldiers and civilians very active.

As Shang Lu and his team left Chengfeng County, the copper ants hidden on Wang Sen's body were harvested - Li Hong, who had been holding back for many days, could no longer hold back and went to the prison to look for Wang Sen.

During this period, in order to play the trick to the fullest, Wang Sen was not only moved to the prison with the worst conditions, but was also tortured by people sent by Li Hong.

So when Li Hong arrived at the prison and saw Wang Sen again, he no longer had the same carefree attitude as before.

His hair was disheveled, his body was covered with dried blood, and his mind was in a dazed and trance-like state.

Seeing Li Hong coming, Wang Sen burst into tears.

He knew that his hard days were finally over. Li Hong stepped into the prison and looked at Wang Sen, who looked like a beggar. His first words were restrained.

"You've suffered a lot in prison. You don't hate me, do you?"

Wang Sen was shocked when he heard this, his heart was pounding with fear, he quickly knelt on the ground and rubbed his head against the ground.

"My benefactor, what are you talking about? My life belongs to you, how can I hate you? This time I really didn't do my job well, I deserve this disaster. Even if I hate, I hate that kid who was born as a lowly official! I wish I could peel off his skin and pull out his tendons!"

Li Hong laughed, not knowing whether he believed what Wang Sen said or not.

But he did not continue the topic and told Wang Sen:
"Shang Lu has already left for Xingshan. With him gone, no one will care whether you are imprisoned in the prison. Pack up and prepare to go home."

"Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord."

Wang Sen kowtowed and thanked him quickly. He didn’t want to stay in this damn place any longer.

Li Hong stopped smiling and said, "After you go home, don't show up in public for the time being. There are still a few people in the Discipline Department of the Witch Academy who will meddle in other people's business. Once I have made all the arrangements, you can change your identity and go directly to Xingshan."

Wang Sen nodded his head and said, "Don't worry, my lord. When I return, I will stay indoors and tell everyone in the family to keep their mouths shut and keep the secret. I will make sure they don't cause any trouble for you, my lord."

Li Hong snorted, "I'm not afraid of trouble, but I can't let Shang Lu know about this and make him wary."

Wang Sen immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, and without any hesitation, he raised his hand and slapped himself several times.

"Yes, yes, I said something wrong. With your strength and ability, why would you be afraid of these troubles? It's all for my protection."

"It's good to know."

Li Hong nodded in satisfaction, and instructed: "When you go back, arrange some people to keep an eye on Luoshui County. When something happens to Shanglu, set fire to everything in his house, including his parents, to prevent him from hiding anything related to Baodan at home!"

"Understood. I know what to do."

Wang Sen had a ferocious expression on his face, and he gritted his teeth as he spoke out his plan:

"I'll have someone use witchcraft to control Shang Lu's parents, so that they will be burned to death in the fire, and their souls will be burned to pieces! I will not start the fire at Shang Lu's house, but will set it on his neighbor's house. In this way, even if someone launches an investigation, it will be Shang Lu's parents who are unlucky and were implicated by the fire in the neighbor's house, and it will never be traced to us. In addition, before setting the fire, I will have someone go to Shang Lu's house to search it first..."

It can be seen that Wang Sen’s time in jail these days was not in vain, as he has become quite bad.

But Li Hong still wanted to be one step ahead. After agreeing to Wang Sen's plan, he added: "Those who looted the house and set the fire should be dealt with cleanly afterwards, and no hidden dangers should be left."

Wang Sen was shocked, but he didn't dare to show any reluctance and could only cross his hands in agreement.

But he couldn't help feeling afraid in his heart.

He was afraid that one day, Li Hong would abandon him without hesitation.

Li Hong saw his worry, but he did not comfort him, let alone explain. He just said coldly: "This time, we must do things more cleanly and must not make any more mistakes!"

Wang Sen, who had just been frightened, hurriedly issued a military order: "Don't worry, sir. If something goes wrong again this time, I will bring my head to see you!"

"it is good."

Li Hong nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, let's go home."

At the same time, he reached into his arms and took out something tightly wrapped in a witch talisman. With a flick of his fingers, he threw it to Wang Sen.

"You have suffered a lot these days. I will give you a precious pill as a reward. You should take good care of yourself and rest when you return. I will wait for good news from you when we reach Xingshan."

"Thank you, Lord. Thank you, Lord."

Wang Sen held the "precious pill" tightly and knelt down and kowtowed again. His flattering attitude made Shang Lu shocked.

When it comes to flattery, it has to be those people who come from aristocratic families and sects!
And his gaze, through the eyes of the copper ant, was fixed on the "precious pill" in Wang Sen's hand.

Although the appearance of this "treasure pill" was not seen, and the copper ant could only transmit the image, it could not smell the scent of the "treasure pill" or sense its breath.

But Shang Lu can be sure that this "precious pill" is undoubtedly a human pill!

The wrapped witch talisman is used to isolate the breath so that others cannot detect it.

However, it can be clearly seen that there are stains of blood seeping out on the witch talisman.

It’s a pity that the copper ant on Wang Sen’s body had been hidden early in the morning, and there was no magic to imitate the sound and lock the shadow.

After Wang Sen kowtowed, he stuffed the meat pill and the witch talisman into his mouth without any hesitation and swallowed them down with a gulp.

Soon an expression of satisfaction and intoxication appeared on his face.

After a while, Wang Sen, who had recovered his spirit, was led out of the prison by Li Hong. After changing into clean clothes, he secretly returned home under the cover of several confidants.

Shang Lu, who witnessed all of this, hesitated for a moment, then said to Sanniang beside him in a very low voice: "Let Uncle Huai go to Shuanggui Village to protect Dad and Mom in secret."

Shang Lu's original arrangement was to have Uncle Huai and the flower fairies wait at the front, and then join up when the team arrived.

But now, knowing the intentions of Li Hong, Wang Sen and others, Shang Lu naturally had to respond.

Although there is a temple in Shuanggui Village to help take care of Shang Mingqiu and Wu Guizhi, one should never be safe without safety. Letting Uncle Huai go there can also be a double insurance.

With Uncle Huai's current cultivation level, even if Wang Sen goes to confiscate the house or set fire to it himself, he will never return!

Sanniang nodded without saying anything, but her figure disappeared in an instant.

Shang Lu turned around and looked towards the direction of Chengfeng County, sneering inwardly:

"Want to kill my whole family?"

"Then let's see who dies first!"

Uncle Huai quickly received Shang Lu's order and immediately rushed to Shuanggui Village.

However, before he left, he left behind a group of grass spirits.

These grass spirits hid beside the official road. When the caravan passed by, they rode on the cold wind created by Sanniang and floated onto the carriages in the team.

The grass spirits' changed appearances become like weeds and dry roots, making it difficult to distinguish them.

Not to mention Shang Lu and Sanniang are there to help cover up.

Although some of the county soldiers had good skills, none of them found the problem.

When night fell, Sanniang released the soldiers she had trained from the tube banner.

These rampant soldiers attached themselves to the personal belongings of the county soldiers and civilians, like invisible eyes, monitoring their every move.

Similarly, under the protection of Shang Lu and San Niang, no one in the convoy discovered that they were possessed by a ghost...

(End of this chapter)