When he heard that Shen Ning was going to attend the princess's haircut ceremony, Gu Yanwu was shocked, and the rice in his hand immediately lost its flavor.

After he came out of the Prince's Mansion, he made an appointment with Shen Ning for dinner at a pastry shop in the west of the city. He didn't expect to hear such news.

"My guest, won't you become a relative of the emperor in the future?" Gu Yanwu teased.

Shen Ning ate the food without answering. It was true that he and Ying Xianhui loved each other, but the marriage of princesses of Jin Dynasty had always been decided by the clan mansion and the emperor.

The specific situation depends on the emperor's decision.

However, as Ying Xianhui, the only daughter of Empress Changsun, has always been favored by Emperor Tianqi, and with Ying Qin's support, this matter is probably not a big problem.

For Shen Ning, Ying Xianhui had already reached this point and he could no longer retreat.

"What did His Highness the Crown Prince tell you?" Shen Ning changed the subject at the right time and asked about business matters.

Gu Yanwu picked up the food and said calmly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to serve as a guard in the palace and travel with him, but there is one thing that needs to be done before that."

Shen Ning had heard Ying Qin talk about serving as a guard before, but she didn't know what Gu Yanwu was asked to do.

"There is a manor outside Shenjing City called Caozhuang. I heard it is haunted by ghosts." Gu Yanwu said: "The prince wants me to deal with the ghost problem somewhere."

"Do you need me to go with you?" Shen Ning asked.

"The prince just wants to see what I am capable of. There is nothing wrong with that." Gu Yanwu put down the bowl and chopsticks, smacked his lips and continued: "It would be nice if you go together to take care of me, but try not to interfere when it comes to getting rid of ghosts."

Since Ying Qin intended to test Gu Yanwu, he would definitely arrange for someone to follow him secretly to record his performance. Shen Ning would naturally not take action unless it was absolutely necessary.

"When are you going?"

"Just tonight, after you finish eating, we can rush to Caozhuang."

Shen Ning nodded in agreement.

Both of them were resolute and resolute, so without any delay, they rode on the two horses they bought in Nanxiang and rushed to Caozhuang.

Caozhuang is located thirty miles outside Shenjing City. The head of the family is named Wang, and his ancestor once served as the Minister of Household Affairs. Only then did he buy such a family property in the land of Shenjing City where there is a lot of money.

Master Wang was about six or seven years old. When he learned that Shen Ning and others were here to deal with the ghosts in Caozhuang, he immediately welcomed them into the village.

"May I ask Master Wang, when did this ghost appear?" Gu Yanwu put away his usual carefree temper and asked.

Master Wang's voice was old, and he looked embarrassed when he talked about the ghosts in Caozhuang. It was obvious that he had been frightened a lot these days, "It was about half a month ago at night, when I was calling the tenants on the village to seize the time to harvest wheat, and suddenly there was a big bang. Fog, this ghost came out of the fog. He was about ten feet tall. He stretched out his hand and ate many tenants who had no time to run away. We were so frightened that we hid in the house and did not dare to go out, so we escaped."

"Later, did this ghost appear again?"

"I came here again two days ago, and it was also accompanied by heavy fog." Wang Zhuangzhu sighed: "Because of this ghost, the rice farmers in the fields are afraid to stop harvesting. If it continues like this, we will wait for the rainy day. Come on, I’m afraid that last year’s harvest in our farm will be gone. What will we do then?”

"Master Wang, don't worry, we will deal with the ghost problem here." After Gu Yanwu said this, he turned to look at Shen Ning, "Does this mean that this ghost will only appear in foggy days?"

Shen Ning shook his head, "Not necessarily, it's also possible that the appearance of a ghost has brought about the heavy fog. If you want to get rid of it, you must first lure it out."

"I think that ghost likes to eat human flesh and blood." Wang Zhuangzhu suppressed the fear in his heart and suggested: "Why don't you let the old man and I lead the tenants to harvest wheat tonight, and then you two will wait for an opportunity to take action?"

Shen Ning frowned and said bluntly: "No, the two of us don't have a clear understanding of this ghost. It's difficult to ensure that the tenants on the farm don't have any accidents during the fight."

Gu Yanwu thought for a moment and retorted: "This method is not impossible to try. Please listen to me carefully."

After Gu Yanwu finished speaking, Shen Ning nodded in agreement.

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Caozhuang is the largest village in Shenjing City, with thousands of fertile fields under its name. It is the season when the rice is ripe. The golden rice fields exude a faint fragrance in the night, and you can hear the sound of frogs.

A dozen tenants were harvesting rice in the rice fields. There was no expression on their faces, but their movements were very fast. In a short time, they collected a dozen bundles of rice and stacked them neatly. They looked like they were good bankers. .

Shen Ning and Gu Yanwu also put on the coarse cloth worn by Caozhuang's tenants and mingled with the crowd to harvest wheat, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Caozhuang ghost, but no ghost was seen for three days in a row.

On the fourth day, when Shen Ning took the tenants of Caozhuang to harvest rice again at night, the thick fog filled the air from a distance, and a huge figure appeared in the fog.

Gu Yanwu glanced at the ghost approaching them, and twitched his mouth. This ghost was no more than ten feet tall, but clearly over thirty feet tall. It had a green face and fangs, a withered body, and was extremely terrifying.

"Isn't it a bulging ghost or a hanged ghost?" Shen Ning looked at the appearance of this ghost. It was not the tall ghost type recorded in the classics.

While the two were talking, the evil ghost had arrived at the rice field. Every step it took made the ground tremble under its feet. It grabbed the two tenants and stuffed them into its mouth. But before they could fall into the mouth, the two tenants turned into Two beans fell in.

Li Gui glanced at the remaining people and exhaled a strong Yin Qi, which was bone-chilling. When the cold air came into contact with the Douman transformed by Gu Yanwu Douzi, all the dummies were knocked back to their original form.

"I alone am no match for him, you have to take action." Gu Yanwu realized that this fierce ghost was not a kind person, and immediately spoke.

Shen Ning did not hesitate, activated the breathing method, and said in a cold voice: "Thunder!" A ray of light appeared in the originally gloomy sky, and a bolt of thunder fell from the sky, hitting Li Gui without any deviation.

This is the technique he obtained by practicing the "Nine Turns of Righteous Thunder Breathing Technique" left behind by the Taoist ancestors.

Zhaoxia Mirror doesn't mean that you can't practice magic, it's just that more people choose combat skills because of their own lack of spiritual energy.

However, Shen Ning possesses the Dao Ancestor Breathing Technique, which largely solves the problem of insufficient spiritual energy, so he has enough spiritual energy to perform the spell.

However, this extremely powerful thunder method fell on Li Gui and did not cause any substantial damage to it.

"Thunder spells are useless against it!" Shen Ning was surprised. You must know that for evil spirits, the most lethal weapon is Taoist thunder spells.
Chapter completed!