Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 503 The plan can begin!

The Rat Patrol was worrying about not having a reason to take action, but he never expected that Shang Lu would hand him a sharp "knife".

The other crimes in these two confessions were fine, but the two items of refining human elixirs and making money from the country's disaster were enough for them to go on a killing spree in Baiyi County!
With these two confessions, we can follow the clues and find more evidence, involving more aristocratic families and sects. Even if we cannot wipe them out all at once, we can make them pay a heavy price and greatly weaken their strength.

The Rat Patrol was overjoyed and immediately took out a small golden seal from his bosom.

The gold and silver pieces were about the size of copper coins, and apart from the two words "Rat", they were filled with witchcraft curses.

The Rat Patrol activated his spiritual consciousness and sent a message through the golden seal to the work group of the Twelve Earthly Branches Patrol.

[I have obtained two confessions with soul oaths, which list several major crimes committed by aristocratic families in Baiyi County, enough to confiscate their property and exterminate their clans! The Tianshu Academy’s plan for Baiyi County can be implemented! ]

Then he picked out a few of the most serious crimes that Li Hong and Wang Sen confessed to in their confessions and sent them to the work group.

After a while, the Twelve Earthly Branches patrol work group, which had been quiet before, became lively.

First, Tiger asked: [Rat, did you kill someone in Baiyi County?]

The Rat Patrol quickly replied: [I didn't kill him. Don't you know my style of doing things? I will never let these corrupt aristocratic families find any opportunity to take advantage of me.]

Having said that, when the investigation had not made any progress, Patrol Officer Zishu had also thought about capturing one or two people from Zhongli's family, killing them, and then searching their memories and interrogating their souls.

But in the end he held back and didn't do it.

In addition to the fact that he was not good at searching memories and interrogating souls, there was another key reason, which was what was mentioned before, that the aristocratic sects had never stopped opposing the reconstruction of Wei Wu.

If evidence of a crime is found and used to kill people, no matter how dissatisfied the aristocratic families are, they will have to accept the defeat.

But if you "rumor of murder" before getting solid evidence, it would be like handing a knife to the aristocratic families, and they would definitely take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Once the Witch King becomes suspicious and thinks that Wei Wu dared to kill the aristocratic families and sects without reporting to the king today, and would dare to rebel tomorrow, then their plan will surely fail.

If one wants to "act first and report later, and act expediently", one must at least severely weaken the power of the aristocratic families and sects in each county so that they cannot jump up and down, and then prevent the Witch King from dragging his feet.

It is far from being possible now.

After confirming that the man was not killed by the Rat Patrol, the other twelve Earthly Branches Patrols all felt relieved. Then, like the Rat Patrol, they were surprised that the two confessions arrived at the right time.

[It's like a perfect match. We were just worrying about not having a reason to start, and then here comes a big one... Rat, where did you get this confession? ]

The Rat Patrol didn't say anything, he had to help Shang Lu keep it secret. After all, this matter was too offensive to the aristocratic families. It's not that he suspected there was a traitor in the Twelve Earthly Branches Patrol. But it's always better to be cautious in everything.

What if someone is not careful with their words and tells others about it, wouldn't that harm Shang Lu?

The Rat Patrol only reported Shang Lu's contribution to the Great Priest.

After a long time, Rat Patrol received a reply from the Great Priest, which contained only two words: [Lucky General].

Seeing this message, Zishu Xunshu couldn't help but envy Shanglu.

What an honor it is to be named "Lucky General" by the Great Master himself!

At the same time, in the working group of the Twelve Earthly Branches Patrol, a group of people agreed on a meeting place and asked the Rat Patrol to bring the confession over to discuss how to conduct the investigation next and how to get the evidence before the aristocratic families and sects.

After a while, the Rat Patrol walked out of the Land Temple.

It was already bright outside.

Looking at the sun hanging in the sky, Zishu Xunshou felt extremely happy and hoped that one day, the sky in the country of Ba would be as dark and haze-free as it is now!

Two days later, Shang Lu, who was escaping at full speed underground, caught up with the grain transport team.

The team has left Baiyi County and entered Bizhi County.

But so far, everything is going well.

After catching up with the team, Shang Lu did not rush to show up. He waited until it got dark and the team set up camp. Then he used the Monkey King's magical powers to transform himself into a county soldier and blend into the team, and sneaked into the big tent.

Although there were a few thieves from the Bandits' Office acting as personal soldiers outside the big tent, it was impossible for them to discover Shang Lu with their strength.

Shang Lu didn't even need to use any magic weapon. He just blew a breath and sand and rocks flew all around the tent.

Several bodyguards were all blinded.

By the time they blinked and recovered, Shang Lu had already entered the big tent.

In the big tent, Liu Quan, who was wearing wizard armor, was startled when he saw someone suddenly break in.

Fortunately, Shang Lu raised his hand in time and wiped out the magical power of transformation. Liu Quan then breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly bowed and called him master.

Shang Lu took off the mask from Wu Jia's face to prevent anyone from entering the tent and seeing the two Shang Lus. Then he asked about the situation of the grain transport team in the past few days.

Liuquan emerged from Wujia and gave Shanglu a detailed report.

During the past few days, the team has been traveling all the time, and no enemy or abnormalities have been discovered, either inside or outside.

No one had any doubts about Liu Quan being the fake Sima.

Although there were several problems in the process, they were all resolved one by one by Liuquan with his rich experience.

"well done."

Shang Lu learned about the team's situation through the paper figures and demons left behind, but these were not as intuitive as Liu Quan's report. Shang Lu praised Liu Quan a few words, rewarded him with a bottle of spiritual liquid, and asked him to return to the Tongzi Banner to continue writing the storybook.

You can't stop updating!

On the second day, Shang Lu personally led the team and headed towards Xingshan along the official road of Baizhi County.

During this time, he called Du Feng to his side, frowned, whispered a few words to him, and asked Du Feng to lead the thieves to expand the range of the reconnaissance.

Although he has returned, he has not ended his "training gone awry" persona and plans to wait until the right opportunity comes.

From Li Hong, Shang Lu already knew that these aristocratic clans in Baiyi County were indeed planning to take action in Baizhi County.

However, the specific matter of "grain robbery" was handled by someone else. Li Hong only knew the general idea and was not clear about the details, so Shang Lu had to be careful on his own.

On the surface, Shanglu sent out Du Feng and other scouts to hunt down the thieves.

Secretly, paper figures, rampant ghosts and even flower demons and grass spirits sent by Uncle Huai to help were quietly patrolling inside and outside the team.

Not only watching outside, but also monitoring the team.

Another day passed in the blink of an eye.

That night, the team set up camp outside a mountain city in Baizhi County.

Although the officials in the city did not allow them to enter the city, they sent a batch of wine and meat to entertain the troops.

As the team leader, Shang Lu naturally had to express his gratitude in person and promise to leave at dawn tomorrow and would definitely not stay here for long.

After sending away the local officials and the three elders, Shang Lu had people distribute wine and meat, as a treat for everyone who had been working hard for many days.

There is not much wine, and each person can only have a sip at most, so there is no need to worry about getting drunk and causing trouble.

Even so, the county soldiers and civilians were very happy.

If it were any other superior, they would definitely not get any wine. Even for meat, they would be considered lucky if they could have a sip of the broth and smell the meaty smell.

Compared with other superiors, Shang Lu was not only generous, but also treated them as human beings.

Shang Lu walked around the camp, made arrangements for the sentry posts, and then returned to the big tent.

As soon as he walked outside the big tent and before he lifted the door curtain, Shang Lu alertly noticed that there was someone inside the tent.

But there shouldn't be anyone in the tent at this time.

Shang Lu raised his eyebrows, and suddenly clenched his right hand into a claw shape, reached towards his waist, and the witch knife came out of the sheath silently. It was driven by Shang Lu's essence and energy, and it was as fast as thunder. It pierced through the door curtain in an instant and chopped straight at the uninvited guest inside.

The sharp blade energy attached to the witch sword, condensed and did not dissipate, turning into a blade light, and even the space seemed to be torn apart by it.

The reaction and strength of the uninvited guest in the tent were both quite strong.

Faced with the sudden attack, the man opened his mouth and spit out a stream of witchcraft, which actually blocked Shang Lu's powerful sword.

Shang Lu used his Qi to control the sword, and the sword Qi surged on the sword, attacking the uninvited guest madly.

At the same time, he drew out the beast whip with his right hand and raised the sword ball with his left hand, ready to attack together.

At this time, the uninvited guest in the big tent finally spoke and revealed his identity.

"You can stop now, it's me."

It is the sound of the Rat on patrol.

In fact, when the witch knife pierced the big tent, Shang Lu saw the very iconic, not-so-rich head of Rat Patrol.

But he did not retract his attack, because he wanted to see how he could fight against the Rat Patrolman with his current level of cultivation.

Fighting with masters is also an excellent training opportunity.

Unfortunately, the Rat Patrol failed to fulfill his wish and stopped after only one move.

Since the Rat Patrol had revealed his identity, Shang Lu could not continue to attack, otherwise he would be regarded as attacking Wei Wu and challenging the royal power, which would be a serious crime.

Shang Lu stopped the guards who were about to rush into the tent, regretfully put away his whip and sword, and recalled his witch knife before apologizing: "Oh, you are here on patrol. When did you come? Why didn't you tell me? Forgive me for my poor eyesight. I didn't recognize you just now. I'm sorry, sorry."

The Rat Patrol rolled his eyes and raised his hand to smooth his hair, as if to check if any of his hair had been cut by the violent sword energy. At the same time, he angrily cursed, "You little bastard, can you pretend a little more? I see that you don't feel offended at all, but you just regret that you didn't chop me a few more times!"

Shang Lu knew that he was not really angry, so he smiled and admitted: "It is a rare opportunity to fight with the tour commander. I also want to learn more from him."

Then, he whispered to the soldiers beside him, "Stay outside the tent. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

Several personal soldiers bowed in unison, then dispersed and surrounded the big tent.

Shang Lu lifted the door curtain and walked into the big tent, but he was not in a hurry to talk to Zishu Patrol. Instead, he took out the wind and mist beads, put them in his mouth, and blew out a cloud of wind and mist, letting them swirl in the tent, blocking out any eavesdropping from outside the tent.

Then he crossed his arms to the Rat Patrol and asked the purpose of his visit.

Unexpectedly, the Rat Patrolman frowned and said in a cold voice: "You are in trouble. I am here to arrest you. Why don't you tie your hands and follow me!"

A surging and fierce murderous intent surged out from Zishu Patrol, instantly covering the big tent and locking Shang Lu tightly, as if it wanted to tear him and this space apart together.

(End of this chapter)