When no one stepped forward, a fearless man ran to the middle of the ghost fire with a peach wood sword. When he stabbed the ghost fire with the sword, the ghost fire next to it stuck to his hand. After his skin and belly were burned, his clothes were instantly ignited. More and more ghost fires were attracted by the airflow generated by his screams and struggles. Master Yao asked his servants to put out the fire with water, but found that the fire got bigger and bigger!
This Taoist was eventually burned to death!
For a time, the Yao family mansion became a taboo in the capital, and no one dared to exorcise ghosts there anymore.
Even though Mr. Yao was reluctant, he knew that life was more important.
Fortunately, he still had some conscience. After collecting the coffin and burying the Taoist priest who was burned to death, he moved house overnight!
As for those so-called Taoist masters? Some of them secretly fled when they saw the will-o'-the-wisp fire, and even more of them scattered after the young Taoist was burned to death.
This money can’t be earned anymore, saving life is the most important thing!
A modern person certainly knows what a will-o'-the-wisp is, but in ancient times there was no such course as chemistry.
After the Yao family's old house was abandoned, Master Yao moved to another house but he did not cancel his reward. As long as anyone could solve the ghost fire problem, he would give the other party 1,000 taels of silver as agreed. Yes, the amount has been raised to 1,000 taels.
None of these old hands who have lived in the capital for a long time dared to take on this business, but there were often some outsiders who came to try their luck. However, when they saw the terrifying scene of the green backyard of Yao's house at night, they turned around and ran away as if they were in hell.
Princess Ningyue, who is not interested in needlework but prefers to wield spears and sticks, is very curious about the affairs of the Yao residence, and the two hit it off immediately.
After leaving home, the two of them arrived at the gate of Yao's house together with Princess Ningyue's maid and guards.
Princess Ning Yue pointed to the house and said, "This is it. Don't faint again this time."
An Jingzhi looked around and saw that there were basically no people living around. They were probably scared away. "How do we get in?"
Princess Ning Yue raised her chin and said proudly: "I sent people to the Yao family to get the key a long time ago. They don't care who comes to catch the ghost. Anyway, as long as the problem is solved, it's fine."
For every person who wants to try their luck, the Yao family will carefully tell the other party all the circumstances, and then ask the other party to sign a guarantee letter to prove that any accident that happens to them has nothing to do with the Yao family.
Princess Ning Yue sent his guards to catch the ghost, and the Yao family gave them the key after giving them the usual instructions. If they could solve the problem, that would be the best, but if they couldn't, it wouldn't take them much effort. Anyway, it would be impossible to get the one thousand taels unless the ghost fire disappeared.
An Jingzhi stopped Princess Ningyue who was about to go in directly. Before he could say anything, the maid beside him said, "How dare you! You lecher! Do you think you can touch the princess?!"
An Jingzhi realized that this was ancient times and let go of the other person's hand. He said to the blushing Princess Ning Yue, "Wait a minute, do you want to go in directly? It's still daytime, and you won't be able to see anything if you go in."
Princess Ning Yue asked doubtfully: "You can go in and take a look at the situation first and come back at night." She had to find a way to sneak out at night.
The maid Qiu Shuang said anxiously: "Princess, the prince won't let us out at night."
Princess Ning Yue said perfunctorily to Qiu Shuang: "Okay, okay, I won't come out. We'll go take a look and then go back home."
Hearing the perfunctory tone in the princess's voice, Qiu Shuang opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. He just made up his mind that he must stay by the princess's side at night and not let her run around, so as to avoid being confined by the prince again.
An Jingzhi and Princess Ningyue entered the Yao residence with his guards and maid Qiu Shuang.
Qiu Shuang was a little scared and pulled Princess Ning Yue's arm and said tremblingly: "Princess, do you think we will see a ghost? Why aren't you afraid?" Qiu Shuang really didn't understand why the princess preferred to come to these strange places?
She was completely different from other young ladies who stayed at home. She went out to play all day long. Every time Prince Fu said he wanted to punish the princess, he would only do it for three days and then turn a blind eye.
Qiu Shuang thought a little rebelliously, she felt that the princess's wild character had a lot to do with Prince Fu!
Fortunately, although the princess was playful, she was kind-hearted and never punished her for doing anything wrong. At most, she would just scold her.
The two guards observed their surroundings vigilantly. As guards, they could not make decisions for their master. The only thing they could do was to do their best to protect the princess's safety.
Princess Ning Yue looked at the Yao residence curiously, walking from the gate to the backyard. It could be seen that no one had lived in this yard for a long time, and their arrival raised a lot of dust.
After walking through the front hall and looking at the yard for a while, An Jingzhi squatted down, picked up a handful of soil, looked at it carefully, and then he had an idea.
An Jingzhi asked Princess Ningyue as she walked out of the gate, "Has there been an earthquake in Kyoto before?"
Princess Ning Yue was somewhat disappointed. During the day, she saw nothing but the old age of the Yao residence. It seemed she would have to come only at night.
"Yes, you probably hadn't come to Kyoto at that time, so you didn't know. No, how did you know there was an earthquake in Kyoto?"
An Jingzhi probably knew what was going on. "Nothing, just asking casually."
At night, Princess Ning Yue asked Qiu Shuang to cover her while she climbed over the wall and ran out.
Having known An Jingzhi for two months, Princess Ning Yue knew very well how outstanding he was. He always had countless ideas in his mind and knew a lot of knowledge that she had never heard of. That was why she was very curious about how he, a weak man, could catch ghosts.
Qiu Shuang said that he was unwilling, but finally agreed to Princess Ning Yue under the coercion and inducement of the other party.
The Yao residence seemed even quieter at night, and the gentle breeze gave Princess Ning Yue goose bumps. The scene she saw during the day gave her a completely different feeling when she saw it again at night.
Princess Ning Yue's body unconsciously moved closer to An Jingzhi, as if only in this way could she gain a sense of security, even though she could knock An Jingzhi down with one move.
"An Jingzhi, can you do it? Are you really sure? Otherwise, let's go back?"
"Hey, what are you talking about? Just watch and see if it works or not. Are you scared?"
"You, don't talk nonsense! Who, who is scared? I saw that you were so skinny and worried that you might end up getting eaten instead of catching ghosts! I'm trying to give you some advice out of kindness! Don't be so ungrateful!"
Seeing Princess Ning Yue pretending to be calm and refutation with a guilty conscience, An Jingzhi was a little amused and teased her deliberately, "Okay, let's go. Let's go to the backyard. Whoever is afraid is a puppy."
As he said that, he quickened his pace and left first.
Princess Ning Yue was left behind alone, feeling the cold wind blowing around her and the rustling sounds of the trees. She was so scared that she quickly ran forward to catch up with An Jingzhi.
"An Jingzhi!"
An Jingzhi stopped after teasing him enough. It would be bad if he got scared. He pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"
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