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These two words seemed to have magical power. Ningxu and Moxi couldn't help but feel cold in their hearts when they heard them. They held each other's arms and retreated straight backwards. Even the Third Master, whom Ningxu was holding, was affected.

Mo Xi: "No one, no, really..."

Ning Xu: "No, no, no, no, don't talk nonsense! There is no such thing in this world!"

Mo Xi: "You don't even dare to mention that word and you still say no..."

The Third Master was pulled by Ning Xu and leaned towards the left rear. He wished there were ghosts in this world, but now that this ghost had scared his Meng'er like this, he would not let him go easily.

The Third Master pulled his hand out of Ningxu's hand, and Ningxu looked at him in confusion.

Third Master: "Meng'er, don't be afraid. I will go and see what is scaring you."

Without Sanye on the right, Ningxu could only lean towards Moxi, and the two of them stayed together. Sanye ordered two guards to stay behind to protect Ningxu and the others, and he led the other guards in the courtyard to Ranbu's side, and the people upstairs also illuminated them.

A group of people surrounded the dyed cloth. San Ye went forward to check the dyed cloth with the ghost image printed on it. When he got closer, he found that there was no ghost image on it, and even the ghost image could not be seen.

The Third Master looked around again and again, and the ghost had disappeared.

Ningxu was watching this strange scene from a distance, and she suddenly discovered that as a group of people walked towards the dyed cloth holding lanterns, the ghost shadow on the cloth gradually weakened, until a strong light shone on the dyed cloth, and the ghost shadow completely disappeared.

Then this is not a supernatural phenomenon, it is a scientific phenomenon, right?

Ningxu looked up at the moon.

Because there are three floors of guest houses around this courtyard, the moonlight can only shine on a few places in the courtyard, at least not on the dyed cloth under the eaves. However, when there are many lanterns shining, the ghost on the dyed cloth disappears, which proves that there is a luminous object somewhere else that shines on a human-shaped object and prints the shadow on the dyed cloth.

Ningxu regained her composure, stood up straight and walked a few steps towards Ranbu. Mo Xi looked at her in shock, frowned, and after confirming that she was not possessed by a ghost, he took her hand with trust and followed Ningxu.

Ningxu came to the center of the yard and observed the structure in the yard, but could not find any other light source.

Ningxu: "Brother, tell those holding lanterns to come back."

After hearing Ningxu's words, the Third Master signaled the guards to go back behind Ningxu and the other girl, while he continued to stand beside the dyed cloth.

Mo Xi looked at the Third Master standing alone in the dark and shook his head in admiration for him. What a real man he was. He was not afraid of anything like this.

Without the lantern light, the ghost appeared on the dyed cloth again, still the same piece of cloth. Everyone behind Ningxu looked at that side in shock. How could the ghost that had disappeared just now appear again?

When the Third Master saw another human figure appear on the cloth, he leaned over in confusion and carefully observed the source of the shadow.

Ningxu and the others were standing far away, so they could see clearly. In the darkness, the shadow of the Third Master could not be projected onto the dyed cloth. This meant that the true form of the ghost was not nearby, but was projected from afar...

Another gust of wind blew, blowing the dyed cloth, and the ghost image fluttered with the dyed cloth. The third master was confused and fumbled around the dyed cloth with the ghost image printed on it.

Following the movements of the Third Master, Ningxu clearly saw that when the Third Master walked behind the dyed cloth, the ghost shadow on the cloth disappeared, and instead seemed to be printed on the back of the Third Master.

Ningxu was shocked. They had previously overlooked the location of the door leading to the backyard. The door was right behind the dyed cloth that the ghost had imprinted on! In other words, the ghost's entity was most likely in the backyard!

Ningxu: "Brother! Come back first!"

Ningxu anxiously called Sanye back. Sanye listened to Ningxu's words and kept his word. He left the layers of dyed cloth and ran back to Ningxu.

After the Third Master left the dyed cloth, the ghost appeared on the dyed cloth again...

This ghost was like a sticky follower, making everyone present extremely upset. The atmosphere of fear was gradually replaced by irritation, and some people even wanted to pull the ghost out and beat him up.

Ningxu turned around and waved, and a group of people lowered their heads and formed a circle.

Ningxu: "What else is there in the backyard besides the toilet?"

A guard replied, "The kitchen, stables, and toilets are all in the backyard. Our carriage is parked there."

Ningxu: "Is there any humanoid creature there? Or is there someone keeping watch in the backyard?"

“No, but there are people growing vegetables in the backyard, I wonder if there is a scarecrow.”

Mo Xi couldn't help but complain, "Who puts a scarecrow in the yard?"

Third Master: "Meng'er, what do you know?"

Ningxu: "That shadow was shone through the moonlight in the backyard onto the dyed cloth in the front yard. That means there is a humanoid figure standing behind the door. Is it a person or something else? I don't know."

Ningxu remembered that when she went to the backyard in the afternoon, she saw that the backyard was not isolated from the world by a high wall like the front yard. The backyard only had a wall that was one person high, so the moonlight could shine into the backyard.

Mo Xi listened to Ning Xu's words and looked at the ghost worriedly. It would have been fine if she didn't look at it, but after just one look, Mo Xi couldn't stop trembling again. She leaned close to Ning Xu's ear and whispered, "Ru, Rumeng, I see that shadow seems to have moved a little..."

Everyone suddenly raised their heads and looked towards the backyard. The ghost looked like he was dead, with nothing unusual.

Ningxu: "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

Mo Xi looked at Ning Xu firmly and shook his head.

She was sure that the ghost had made his move when none of them noticed.

Ningxu now clearly realized that someone was really playing tricks. And it wasn't someone they knew. Even if Mo Xun was stupid and wanted to scare people, he would have jumped out to scare people when the Third Master walked to Ranbu instead of standing there pretending to be a shadow.

A thief, or...

Ningxu suddenly stood up and said to the backyard intentionally, "This must be Mo Xun's prank to scare us. We will settle the score with him tomorrow! Let's all go back to sleep!"

Mo Xi looked at Ning Xu as if she were a fool, with confusion in his eyes. What are you doing?

Ning Xu pulled Mo Xi and the Third Master towards the front hall with an assured look on her face. Although the Third Master was also puzzled, he turned back and signaled to the guards to go back and continue to keep watch.

After receiving the order, the guards returned to their previous positions, still staying away from the cloth stained with the ghost shadow.

Ningxu took the two of them back to the corridor outside the yard, walked around the corridor, and tiptoed back to the door between the front yard and the back yard. The ghost figure was in front of her.

Ningxu made a hush gesture backwards, and the three of them squatted in tacit understanding. If they didn't catch this thief today, they would never be able to calm down their anger! They thought it was a ghost and were scared for a long time.