The prefect sat in the hall and asked, "Are these the bones you found?"
The Dajing Dynasty did not practice kneeling etiquette, except for prisoners.
An Jingzhi bowed and replied: "My Lord, it is me."
"Tell me how you knew there were these bones underground. If you can't explain, I have reason to suspect you are the suspect!"
An Jingzhi said: "Your Excellency must have heard the rumors about the Yao residence being haunted. I heard it from my master when I was learning from him in the mountains.
When a person dies, they turn into bones. The bones buried underground will produce a gas as time goes by. Once this gas comes into contact with the warmer air, it will produce phosphorus fire, which is what people see as ghost fire.
An Jingzhi tried his best to explain it in words that ancient people could understand.
"Of course, if there are only a small number of bones, there might not be any phosphorescence. Even if there are a large number of bones, if they are buried deep enough, there won't be so much phosphorescence.
However, I heard that there was an earthquake in Kyoto a few months ago, and it was this earthquake that shook these bones from underground to the surface. Although they were buried again, a lot of white phosphorus residues were still left.
The white phosphorus remaining on the ground will spontaneously combust when it comes into contact with a person with body temperature.
A small amount of phosphorus fire is not enough to be fatal, but too much phosphorus fire, when burning on the surface of human skin, can burn people to death.
As the weather gets hotter, perhaps white phosphorus can burn without the human body getting close to it.
Although I've heard my master talk about it, I've never actually seen it, so I went to the Yao residence last night. The bones I unearthed today confirmed my thoughts."
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