After drinking bland and tasteless gruel for dinner, and sleeping until midnight, Zi Ning's stomach screamed uncomfortably, and she woke up hungry in her dream.

Turning over and sitting on the bed, I watched the moon shadow fall on the window screen, reflecting a hazy patch of flowers and green leaves. I thought: "I'm so hungry after drinking gruel, and Xianggui is in the forbidden room, it must be even more difficult." Thinking of this, he stayed and put on his shoes and quietly went out of the house.

The two ebony wooden doors of the back dining room were hidden, and a ray of moonlight fell through the window lattices onto the long table by the wall. All kinds of vegetables and cooked meats are cleaned up, served on plates and bowls, and neatly placed on the table.

Zi Ning carefully pushed the door into the dining room, lit the stove lamp next to a pot with flint, looked at the brand-new board and the shiny kitchen knife, suddenly felt affectionate, took it in his hand and tried it, the blade made of fine iron exuded a cold air, faintly emitting a "Zheng Zheng" buzzing sound.

Cleaned his hands in the clear water of the copper basin, took out a piece of half-cooked lean meat in the basin, pressed his fingers, and stacked it on the board, and the kitchen knife fell, and the crisp and powerful meat cutting sound was like a smooth and harmonious rhythm. In an instant, the lean meat is cut into equal thickness and size, and the slices of meat are lined up in a row.

He quickly dialed a few live shrimps, marinated them in rice wine, and cut the green and red peppers and garlic for preparation. The pot was lit under the stove quickly, and all kinds of dishes were stir-fried in the pot, and the fresh fragrance suddenly wafted out.

Zi Ning's mouth was full of relish, she couldn't help but swallow twice, finished the shrimp fried meat, quickly stir-fried two vegetarian dishes, cooked a small pot of hot soup, went to the stuffy pot and put a big bowl of glutinous warm yellow rice, set aside half of the stir-fried vegetables, and put them in the food box with the yellow rice. The rest of the hot dishes were tightly fastened on plates, and when she came back from bringing food to Xianggui, she still wanted to eat a delicious meal.

One carried a lantern in his hand, tiptoed out of the dining room, the moonlight sprinkled on his body, and there was silence everywhere, only a long shadow penetrated through the bluestone floor. Zi Ning carried a red lacquer food box and tightened the clothes on her body, the moonlight of this night was bright, but it felt even colder, revealing the chill of a spring night.

Walking from the corridor to the forbidden room in the corner of the west wall, Zi Ning raised his hand and tapped the rusty iron door, "Bang bang!" Xiang Gui's frightened voice came from the middle of the night: "Who is it?"

Zi Ning hurriedly said: "Sister Xianggui, don't be afraid, I'm Zi Ning, I'm here to bring you food." As he spoke, he asked Xianggui to open the small window on the iron door, take out the food in the food box, and hand it in one by one from the small window.

Xianggui drank the hot soup first, coughed twice, and then said: "This forbidden room is as cold as an ice cellar, there is nothing to eat or drink, and I am about to starve to death." ”

Zi Ning approached the small iron window, held the lantern high and looked at it, and saw Xianggui squatting on the ground, holding a hot soup bowl and drinking it in one gulp, her hair was a little messy, and her body was shivering from the cold. Zi Ning couldn't bear it, so she quickly took off her clothes outside, handed them in through the window, and said, "You eat this meal quickly, wear my clothes tonight, and I want to send clothes and food tomorrow night." ”

After Xianggui wolfed down the food, Zi Ning packed up the empty bowl, packed it in a food box, and was just about to leave, when he heard Xiang Gui sobbing in the forbidden room: "Zi Ning, I'm afraid of ...... alone."

Zi Ning hurriedly comforted: "Although it is dark in this forbidden room, it is also peaceful, you can sleep well, survive these three days, and you will not be afraid of anything." ”

Xianggui approached the small window, stretched out a pair of cold hands, held Zi Ning's hand tightly, her face turned pale, and her voice trembled and said, "Ning'er, I ...... just now I seem to see smoke......"

As soon as the cold wind blew behind her, Zi Ning shivered, and asked with wide eyes: "Sister is so hungry, Yan'er has already died, how can you see her?" Seeing that Xianggui's eyes were frightened, and her lips were also iron-blue, she was infected by her expression, and suddenly her cold hair stood on end, and she turned her head to look behind her, and even the shadow cast by the moonlight became weird.

Xianggui's lips trembled, her hands were cold, and she trembled and said: "When it was half dark at night, I couldn't sleep, so I opened this small window and looked out, and the smoke was in the yard, and I walked back and forth twice, and turned my head and smiled at me." Zi Ning got goosebumps all over her body when she said this, and stammered: "She...... She smiles at you!"

It's terrible to think about that scene, Yan'er was hanged, what would she look like when she laughed after she died?

Xiang Gui flattened her mouth, almost crying, and said, "Yan'er's face...... She...... I almost scared the hell out ......."

Zi Ning was determined, barely squeezed out a smile, and said: "Sister Su Ri is a heroine among women, and she is not afraid of any demons and monsters. Besides, there are no ghosts in this world, eighty percent of the poems are bad, deliberately pretending to be smoke to scare people, if you are afraid, Shi Tao's tricks will succeed. ”

Xianggui was puzzled, wiped her tears, and asked, "Is that really the case?"

Zi Ning nodded and said firmly: "It must be like this, she is such a bad person, she was pushed into the pool by you and soaked in wet water, how could she not hold back and not retaliate?"

When Xianggui heard this, the expression on her face relaxed, she exhaled, and scolded hatefully: "Damn little slut, when I go out, I have to settle accounts with her!"

The two said a few more words, and Zi Ning, worried about being discovered, packed up her things and left the forbidden room with a lantern. Along the way, the moonlight was bright, and the figure followed her, projecting on one side on the bamboo forest flowers and plants, like a wriggling and undulating ghost.

Zi Ning's coat was left for Xiang Gui, and she only wore a tight coat, shivering from the cold along the way. The shadows of the trees on both sides were blown by the wind, and the strange rocks in the garden looked very gloomy. She remembered what Xianggui said about seeing Yan'er, and she felt even more frightened, so she couldn't help but speed up her steps, and ran to the dining room with a lantern.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed beside him, Zi Ning was frightened, and he stopped his steps and stared at a slender figure in the flowers and trees, as if he was slowly moving his steps.

Zi Ning's teeth clenched, and she shouted calmly: "Who are you?" She didn't believe that Yan'er turned into a ghost and came out to be scary, they were all maids of the palace, Su Ri and Yan'er had no grudges, even if she became a ghost, she should go to Liguqing and Mama to take revenge, and she would never hurt the innocent.

The black shadow turned slowly, and the moonlight shone on its body, revealing half a figure from behind the tree, unusually pale and terrifying. Zi Ning's scalp was numb, and when she saw that her face was really smoke, it was so white that there was no trace of blood, and her big eyes were full of resentment.

"Smoke ...... Yan'er ......" Zi Ning stammered, thinking that it was really evil, if you don't believe it, you can't help but hold the lantern high, swallow her saliva, and force a smile: "We all sympathize with you and know that you died unjustly,...... This...... There are unjust debtors and owners, it is Mama who harms you, and it has nothing to do with us. ”

Yan'er lowered his eyes, turned around slowly, walked a few steps into the bushes, and disappeared with a "whew". Zi Ning carried the lantern and stood in a daze for a long time, only to feel cold sweat all over her body, and the back of her neck was cold when the breeze blew.

Thinking of seeing the ghost just now, Zi Ning was a little scared, ran all the way to the door of the dining room, pushed the door open suddenly, quickly dodged in, and closed the door tightly behind his backhand, then exhaled, closed his eyes, and said to himself: "Mom, I'm scared to death!"

Raising his hand and touching his chest, a heart "poof" beat wildly, gasped twice, and put the lantern on the ground. I thought, "Don't scare myself, it's not good, ghosts aren't scary, and smoke won't bite me!" ”

Before leaving, there was a little fire under the stove in the dining room, and the light was extremely dim. She slowly opened her eyes, and the dim light cast eerie shadows around the dining room. Zi Ning suddenly trembled, and saw that there seemed to be a white shadow squatting on the side of the stove, and a pair of black boots were wearing under her feet, which was slowly moving towards her.

Zi Ning's scalp exploded, her eyes widened in fright, and she screamed: "Ah, what is it?"

Smelling a strong medicinal smell in his nose, the white shadow came closer, Zi Ning was so shocked that she was numb, and thought, "Is this also a ghost? Isn't the ghost black, why is it white." Suddenly thinking of black and white impermanence, he muttered in his heart again, "I'm so unlucky, I met the ghost of Yan'er first, and even white impermanence will come to trouble me this time!"

He grabbed a wooden stick from the door and thought, "It doesn't matter if you're a ghost or not, let's beat you up first!"

The white shadow shook a little, turned his head sideways to avoid the wooden stick, and slowly stood up, Zi Ning's eyes widened and couldn't close, he reached out to cover his mouth, his legs trembled unobeyedly, and asked in surprise: "You...... Who are you?"

The white shadow moved awkwardly towards her, arms spread to the left and right, looking very strange, and a low, hoarse whine came out of his mouth. Zi Ning only felt cramps in her neck, suddenly came back to her senses, lifted the lantern at once, moved two steps forward, and shouted boldly: "Don't come here......! I'm not afraid of you!"

Holding the lantern high, it was actually a person, his face wrapped in gray-white fine linen, and a bun combed on the top of his head, revealing a pair of misty eyes, covered with bloodshots.

The medicinal gas became stronger and stronger, Zi Ning saw that there was a shadow behind him, and felt a living heat emanating from it, and looked at it carefully, thinking that it should not be a ghost. I thought to myself: "Even if I am not a ghost, I am certainly not a good person, come to the dining room in the dead of night to steal things? Unfortunately, the master only taught me to absorb qi, and I have not learned martial arts moves, so I don't know if it will work against bad people." ”

Immediately raised a fist and threatened him: "You leave quickly, or I will ...... I'll hit you. The man stood still, his body swaying from side to side, as if he wanted to take a step forward. Zi Ning saw that he was about to come over, and then did not hesitate, raised his foot and kicked him fiercely, but the man did not dodge, just kicked him in the chest, staggered backwards, and fell heavily on the pyre.

"Ahem!" coughed twice, and the man lowered his head to cover his chest, his eyes looked at her, as if he didn't believe Zi Ning would kick him.

Zi Ning couldn't figure out the situation, didn't dare to step forward again, stalemate for a long time, lifted the lantern and slowly approached the person. When I took a closer look through the light, I saw that red blood was faintly oozing from the fine linen strips on his body, and his face was covered with layers of white cloth, but it was also stained red with blood. It turned out that this person was seriously injured, and his body was wrapped in a thick white cloth, and he looked bloated and strange.

Seeing him like this, Zi Ning couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and couldn't help but shout: "You are injured and don't want to go home and stay, run to the dining room to scare people! Tell you, I am a very hard-hearted person, and I will never be soft on a sneaky guy like you!"

As soon as the man heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and although he couldn't see his expression clearly, it seemed to be extremely hideous. Zi Ning couldn't help but shudder, immediately wrapped her underwear tightly, and asked unceremoniously: "Who are you?" Pretending to be a mummy in the middle of the night, and daring to be ruthless with me, I ...... I'm scared, so I'm not afraid of you!"