Xu Yuan of Changshan was a scholar of the Ming Dynasty. After the end of the Ming Dynasty, he abandoned literature and had some experience in the art of exorcising ghosts, and was famous far and wide.

A wealthy businessman in the county wrote a letter and sent a horse, inviting Xu Yuan to come. Xu Yuan asked, "Why are you calling me into the house?" The servant refused and said, "The master has told me that I must be humbled to come, sir."

When he arrived at his home, the host had already prepared a banquet. He was warmly entertained and courteous, but he did not mention anything serious. Xu Yuan became impatient and asked, "What do you want to do? Just tell me what you have to say." The host said, "Nothing, nothing. Drink.

"Let's drink." The words flashed, and the meaning was unclear. As the words were spoken, it was almost dusk, and the host invited Xu Yuan to drink in the garden. The back garden has a wonderful structure, but it is a pity that it is inaccessible. It is densely covered with bamboo trees, gloomy scenery, and clumps of miscellaneous flowers.

Weeds grow.

Arriving at an attic, there were countless cobwebs, large and small, criss-crossed on the roof planks. After drinking for a while, the sky was dark, and the servants lit candles, and the two of them drank endlessly. Xu Yuan was dizzy and declined: "I'm here.

I'm so drunk that I can't drink any more." The master nodded and smiled, and immediately ordered the maids to bring hot tea. The maids hurriedly removed the cups, plates, and wine utensils, brought them into the room on the left, placed them on the table, and then offered the fragrant tea. Less than half of the tea was drunk.

The master left for an excuse. The servant guided Xu Yuan to the room on the left, placed the candle on the wooden table, and left hastily. Xu Yuan thought to himself, "I wonder if he went to get the quilt to keep me company?" After waiting for a long time,

When the servant didn't come back, it was quiet and no sound was heard, so he closed the door and closed the windows and went to bed to rest.

The moon outside the window was bright, and night birds and autumn insects were chirping one after another. It was extremely harsh to hear it in the quiet night. Xu Yuan felt uneasy and couldn't sleep. After a while, the sound of boots on the wooden board seemed to be someone walking. In the blink of an eye, the sound of footsteps could be heard.

When he reached the stairs, he approached the door in an instant. Xu Yuan was horrified, his hair stood on end, and he got into the bed in a hurry, not daring to poke his head out. When he was nervous, the door suddenly opened, Xu Yuan secretly pulled up his feet, and secretly watched.

Not far in front of him, stood a monster with the head of a beast and the body of a human body. It was covered in hair, dark black, and as long as a horse's hair. It had sharp white teeth, intertwined canine teeth, and its eyes were as bright as torches.

The monster came to the table, leaned over and licked the leftover food on the plate, licking it with his tongue, and ate it clean. Then he walked to the bed, stretched out his nose and sniffed the quilt. Xu Yuan suddenly jumped up, rolled up the quilt, and covered the monster

He pressed his head tightly, shouting for help. The monster was caught by surprise, escaped in fright, and opened the door to escape. Xu Yuan got up with his clothes on, hoping to stay away from danger. When he got to the back garden, he saw that the garden door was locked, and he was not allowed to go out. He had no choice but to step down.

He ran across the wall and found a low wall. He climbed over it and fell into the stable. The groom was shocked and came forward to ask. Xu Yuan told him the whole story and begged to stay overnight.

At dawn the next day, the master looked for Xu Yuan everywhere, but there was no trace. He was horrified. Soon after, he found the scholar in the stable. When the two met, Xu Yuan was filled with hatred and said angrily: "I haven't mastered the art of catching monsters, so I rashly summoned him."

I came here without telling the truth; I originally had a wish-fulfilling hook hidden in my clothes. Last night I shouted for help. Why didn't they send weapons? They clearly wanted to kill me."

The master apologized: "I planned to tell the truth, but I was afraid that the young master would be embarrassed. As for the wishful hook hidden in the clothes, I really didn't know about it. Please forgive me this time." Xu Yuan felt depressed, asked the master for a mount, and returned in dismay.

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