When I rushed back to Qiantang County, it was already dusk, and not long after a few people entered the house, Qiantang County ordered Qian Sheng to bring people over, he looked very anxious and happy, and after seeing Hua Lang, he hurriedly smiled and said: "I heard that Lord Su solved the murder case of the Qi family in Hangzhou City, it is very gratifying and congratulatory, Lord Su is not ordinary, with you out, any murder case can be solved!" ”

Qian Sheng is patting on the back, but the shooting is not very good, because in Su Wuming's heart, he doesn't want a murder to happen, people live in this world, life is the most precious, can live in the best, and every time a murder occurs, there must be a motive that affects people's hearts, and that motive may be the distortion of human nature, or it may be the unpredictability of people's hearts.

These are not what Su Wuming likes and is willing to see, so Qian Sheng's words made Su Wuming feel a little happy.

However, Qian Sheng, as the commander of Qiantang County, was inconvenient to blame, and asked after smiling: "It's already so late, Lord Qian is in such a hurry, but there is something else?" ”

Qian Sheng smiled lightly: "No, nothing else, I just heard that Master Su is back, and the lower official came to visit him to see if Lord Su needs anything, and the lower official will let the official handle it." ”

Su Wuming listened to Qian Sheng's words, his brows condensed slightly, and then he smiled, and said: "I'm tired of Lord Qian, this official doesn't have any need, it's just a long journey, a little sleepy, and I want to rest early!" ”

Qian Sheng was not stupid, so he could naturally hear the meaning of Su Wuming's words, so Qian Sheng smiled slightly embarrassedly, then said a few polite words, and bowed away.

But after saying that Qian Sheng left, Nangong Yan pursed her lips and said: "This Qian Sheng, it's really hateful, I didn't do anything when I was in Hangzhou City, and we were courteous as soon as we came back." ”

Su Wuming didn't want to say anything else about Qian Sheng, so he pulled Nangong Yan, and then followed everyone into the mansion.

The night is getting deeper, the autumn is slightly cool, the wind is also a little howling, there are no stars tonight, and layers of dark clouds can be faintly seen.

Tomorrow is Halloween, Su Wuming was lying in front of the window, and suddenly felt a shock all over his body;

He is not a believer in ghosts and gods, but when he thinks of Halloween, he always feels a chill, as if on that day, the gates of hell will really be opened, and the ghosts of the underworld will really be released, and then walk around at night.

This reminded Su Wuming of some stories about ghosts in "Liao Zhai" that he had watched before, and when he thought of this, he felt even more chilled.

The night was a little deeper, Su Wuming hurriedly closed the window, and he kept hinting to himself in his heart that he didn't believe that there were ghosts in this world, and he would definitely not be able to scare himself.

I don't know when, Su Wuming and Wen Wan'er have already fallen asleep, the autumn wind outside the window is rising and grinning, and the window lattice is crackling, like a hell of ghost crying.

The next day, the sky was cloudy, and the sky was dense with clouds and no rain, which made people feel an indescribable depression.

The pedestrians on the street walked very slowly, and they carried in their hands some things needed to go to the grave, such as incense, candles, paper money, fruits and desserts, and there was no joy on their faces, and they walked out of the city slowly, and the autumn scenery outside the city was thick, and the white smoke was burning outside.

Today is the Midyear Festival, and it is also the Ghost Festival, Su Wuming walked on the street, he felt that the atmosphere in the entire Qiantang County was different, there were a few children on the street who were naughty, and a woman threatened him on the side: "If you make trouble again, let the ghost arrest you tonight." ”

The children were a little frightened and shrunk their necks, but they were children after all, and the ghosts seemed too ethereal to them, so they soon forgot about the woman's intimidation.

There were a few people sitting at the tea stall on the street, these people were idle and bored, talking about each other, one of them took a sip, looked at the other people and whispered: "Tonight, all kinds of ghosts will come out, and if they encounter them, they will be bad luck for many years, so tonight, everyone should not come out, stay at home, and you can't come out when you hear any sound!" ”

Hearing such a bass in such a weather and such an atmosphere, even Su Wuming, who was passing by, also felt a wave of coldness, Nangong Yan couldn't stand this, she pulled Su Wuming's arm and said, "We...... Let's go back, it's not fun here today! ”

It's really not fun here today, Su Wuming doesn't understand why this place is like this today, is it that the people of the Tang Dynasty care so much about Halloween?

Wen Wan'er also wanted to leave early, so she hurriedly echoed, and Su Wuming shrugged and nodded in agreement.

Among them, Tang Xiong didn't seem to care at all about these ghosts, and when he walked on the street, he didn't see any nervousness and fear on his face, but it was really not lively on the street today, so after Su Wuming agreed to go home, he didn't say a word.

This day passed very long, and in the middle of the night, everyone was even more afraid to leave the house, Wen Wan'er and Nangong Yan hugged Su Wuming tightly, for fear that there would be a ghost outside the house.

The lights in the house are flickering, the autumn wind is blowing outside the window, and the sound is no longer pleasant or poetic, but it seems to be hell crying ghosts.

Su Wuming and Wen Wan'er slept in their clothes, but they didn't fall asleep for most of the night, and only when the morning was about to dawn did they faintly feel sleepy.

On 16 July, the entire Qiantang County suddenly cleared up, and yesterday's dense clouds did not rain.

When the sun shines, everything suddenly becomes beautiful.

The streets are lively, the children are naughty, the women don't have to scare them anymore, and there is no one talking about ghosts in the street stalls.

Su Wuming and Nangong Yan were wandering around the streets, and their mood suddenly improved, as if the whole world was ruled by ghosts yesterday, and today they have recovered it.

Life lived peacefully, and everything seemed to be peaceful, but just when Su Wuming felt comfortable with this peace, a piece of news suddenly spread throughout Qiantang County.

Last night, someone saw a ghost, and it was a lonely ghost.

Although the news spread, today is the fifteenth day of July, so everyone does not feel afraid, but just curious, there are many ghosts in this world, there are hungry ghosts, full ghosts, drowned ghosts, and ghosts with tongues sticking out, but why do some people say that he is a lonely ghost?

Nangong Yan changed her nervousness yesterday and pulled Su Wuming to figure out these things, Su Wuming saw Nangong Yan like this, and was a little helpless, so she had to follow her to figure out this matter.

They found the source of the news, it was a watchman in his fifties, he was a watchman, so even if it was Halloween last night, he had to do his duty routinely, although he was scared.

When Su Wuming and the others found the watchman, he was telling people about the strange news of last night, he may have been scared enough last night, but in this Lang Lang day, he was not afraid at all, and he also had a faint sense of pride, because not everyone has the opportunity to see ghosts.

"Last night, I passed by the City God Temple in the west of the city, and suddenly saw a cloaked hair in the City God Temple, and the ghost who exuded a ghostly spirit was enjoying the tribute in the City God Temple. Speaking of this, the watchman did not feel ashamed of his timidity, after all, in such a night, no matter who would be afraid, he was able to walk at night, which was already considered bold.

When the watchman said this, the others asked themselves questions, some asked how tall the ghost was, and some asked him if he had seen the ghost's face clearly, but no one asked why the ghost was a lonely ghost.

Nangong Yan stood aside a little and couldn't help it, and finally pushed aside the crowd and asked, "Why is that ghost a lonely ghost?" ”

Nangong Yan's words seemed a little abrupt, because after she asked this, the others were stunned for a moment, and then they all answered with some disdain.

However, in the face of such a beauty as Nangong Yan, there are still people who want to show it, so someone replied: "This is an obvious thing, last night was Halloween's Day, and those who had children and grandchildren in the family went home to enjoy the sacrifices, and only the ownerless lonely souls would wander around, wandering in accessible places to find something to eat, and the ghosts had found the Chenghuang Temple, so they were naturally lonely ghosts." ”

After the man finished speaking, he was quite proud, but Nangong Yan felt very embarrassed because he asked a very childish question, so after the person who answered finished speaking, Nangong Yan suddenly became a little angry, pulled Su Wuming and left.

But although leaving is leaving, Nangong Yan said angrily: "Those people are really hateful, I must go to the City God Temple in the west of the city to see, I don't believe that it is really a ghost." ”

When Nangong Yan was angry, she suddenly forgot that she was afraid of ghosts, and now she wants to verify that what she saw last night was not a ghost at all.

"Are you going?"

"The ladies are gone, how can I not go?"

Su Wuming didn't believe that there were ghosts in this world at all, although sometimes he was still scared when he heard ghost stories, although he went to the Chenghuang Temple in the west of the city now only because Nangong Yan was angry in his heart, but he also wanted to see what was going on, was there really a ghost who patronized the Chenghuang Temple yesterday.

The incense of the Chenghuang Temple in the west of the city is not very prosperous, after all, the Tang Dynasty at this time is also considered to have experienced war and internal rebellion for a long time, and some people can't even fill their stomachs, where do they still have the heart to come here to add incense money.

Of course, the reason for the lack of incense in the City God Temple at this time is also related to the ghosts that the watchmen saw here last night, after all, there are ghosts here, no matter who they are, they must be fearful.

A few people entered the Chenghuang Temple and found that it was quite clean, but the tribute on the desk was less, and there was a tooth mark on one fruit, and there were nail marks on the side of the tooth marks, and they were slightly dirty.

After seeing this, Su Wuming already understood what was going on, and after bowing his head slightly, he said with a smile: "It seems that the ghost that the watchman saw last night is not a ghost, but just a very hungry wanderer who came here to find food." ”

Hearing Su Wuming say this, Nangong Yan was a little puzzled and asked, "How can you see it?" ”