Back at the residence, Li walked out of the shadows by the wall, "Why are you the only one who came back and didn't succeed in meeting the person you want to ransom?"

"I saw it, but things are a little different from what I thought......," Xia Fan recounted the situation of the trip, "He has food and drink over there, and he doesn't plan to go to work with me." ”

Li showed an incredulous expression, "You two are really a master-apprentice relationship?"

"It should ...... Sort of," Xia Fan was not very sure about this question, after all, the meaning of master and apprentice that he was familiar with was indeed quite different from this era, "But since he said so, let him go." ”

It was enough to know that the Master was not locked up and suffering, and considering that the uncontrolled practitioners of the people were somewhat unpopular in the eyes of the Privy Council, perhaps it would be better for him not to go with him.

"Now that this matter is over, let's have dinner first. ”

The inn itself has food provided, and although the taste is not as good as that of a special restaurant, it is much better than the pancakes and dry food eaten on the road.

Seeing Li cautiously holding the hot soup and pecking in small sips, Xia Fan felt that the fatigue of the past few days of rushing had been reduced a lot.

Especially at the moment when you swallow the soup, the tail behind you will shake from side to side, not to mention how refreshing it is, and I am afraid that it will not be bald in the future life.

It's incomprehensible that there are still people who dislike this.

Sure enough, the chasm of the times is more difficult to cross than the Mariana Trench.

"What are you laughing at?" Li asked with a frown.

"It's nothing, I feel that the fox deserves to belong to the canine family, and even the tail wagging action is so similar. ”

Li's tail was raised and hidden, "Where is the fox the same as a dog?" There are so many four-legged and tailed animals, and the difference between them is still so obvious, let alone a demon?"

Belch...... Xia Fan found that the canine theory seemed to be the forbidden area of the other party, so he had to temporarily put down his scientific research spirit, "...... You seem to have a point, it seems that the demons can't be so hastily classified. ”

"Isn't that obvious!" Li said angrily, "I thought it was strange before, the fox can say that you don't understand, the difference between wolves and dogs is so big, that you humans regard the latter as a derogatory, and you still divide them into a category?"

That's what a book called "On the Origin of Species" says......

Xia Fan decided to put aside the controversy first, "By the way, since you are free now, teach me the knowledge of magic." Whatever your master tells you, you can tell me. ”

"No, I can't. The fox demon said decisively.

"Eh, I was supposed to do that—"

"Demons are innate qi receptors, they are formed at birth, and no matter how much they practice in the future, they will not affect themselves, but humans cannot. Li explained seriously, "Although Master didn't say much, I still remember that people's magic is very focused on their nature, and learning from the east and practicing from the west not only does half the work, but also easily affects their own qi induction." ”

"This is also the reason why the disciples of the family are generally superior to the Sanmen, your master is obviously not capable of showing you the way, and the start is much slower than those people. After that, the Privy Council will make up this piece for the new alchemists, rather than letting me teach you, it is better to wait for half a month to systematically learn the arts. ”

"Is there anything else going on...... I've never heard Master mention it. Xia Fan said unexpectedly.

"If he's also from Sanmen, it's not surprising that I don't know. It is not easy to test the heart, and the auxiliary materials are at least three or more, and even the family may not be satisfied. "Of course, the other point is that the Privy Council controls this information very closely, and it is not easy for ordinary people to access. ”

This Xia Fan has deep feelings, evil is not a rare thing, but what are their specific categories, and how to save themselves or avoid danger when encountered, this kind of basic problem is actually not very few people can explain. Even his master relied on experience when dealing with evil spirits, and if he didn't have good experience, he would retreat immediately, and rarely knew in advance that he knew it in advance.

When he passed through several large cities, he inquired about the bookstore and received the answer that there were no books on how to identify evil spirits, nor were there popular books on qi and magic. This must have been the result of restricting the flow of relevant information, and given the functions and status of the Privy Council, it was the only one that could do so.

"The wicked thing...... Do you know a lot more?"

"Master has said a lot one after another, so it doesn't hurt to tell you. Li said calmly, "But the Privy Council will definitely teach this in the future, are you sure you want to listen to me?"

Xia Fan nodded immediately, not to mention that he had been curious for a long time, listening to the fox demon in front of him was better than listening to the white-bearded uncle in the official mansion.

"Let's start with the classification—"

Li Gang opened her head when a sudden knock on the door interrupted her story.

"Guest, guest, are you there? There's an old lady outside who wants to see you...... We persuaded her, but she said that life is at stake, and if I don't see you today, I won't go back!"

Xia Fan couldn't help but look at the door, he was theoretically the only one living in this room, so the "guest officer" in the other party's mouth must refer to himself.

The problem is that he doesn't know any old lady at all......

Turning back with doubts, his front was empty—the moment the door rang, the fox demon silently retreated into the darkness.

Xia Fan wanted to refuse, but when he thought that human life was at stake, he hesitated.

After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to ask the other party what the reason was for wanting to see him.

Xiao Er ran away, and after a while, he returned to the front of the room, "Guest officer, the old lady said that Daochang Zhao asked her to come to you!"

Zhao Daochang...... Could it be that she was referring to her master, Zhao Dahai?

"Let her come in and talk about it. Xia Fan glanced at the darkness, and then commanded.

Soon Xiao Er introduced the old lady into the house, "I'll go down first, and you can call me again if there is anything." ”

And before the old lady sat down, she fell down at Xia Fan's feet, "Please ask the little Taoist to save my daughter-in-law and my grandson!"

Xia Fan's mind buzzed slightly—although he had long known that the etiquette in ancient times was different, the first time he saw someone salute him like this, it still gave him a great shock.

Almost subconsciously, he stretched out his hand, trying to pull the other party up, "What are you doing here...... Hurry up!"

"If you don't promise, I won't get up...... Please, you are the only one in Fenghua County who can save them!"

"You'll have to tell me what the hell is going on. Xia Fan quickly regained his composure, "The sooner I know, the sooner I can figure out a solution." ”

When he said this, the old lady stopped crying and let him help herself to the chair.

It took about seven or eight minutes for Xia Fan to finally understand the ins and outs of this matter.

In the simplest words, it is the old lady's home "ghosts"!