Precious Treasure
A gate guard found the advisor and reported that a scholar outside claimed to have a way to eliminate the evil ghost. Hearing that someone knew how to catch ghosts, the advisor hurried out to meet him.
Over the past few days, he had searched all of Lanxi and even the surrounding prefectures and counties, seeking out sorcerers who usually called themselves masters to catch the ghost. Yet those people either avoided him or claimed to have other matters to attend to. In any case, none would come. The advisor knew they must have heard how formidable the evil ghost was and, knowing they could not defeat it, feared losing their lives and thus dared not come.
The magistrate had been pressing him relentlessly every day, and the advisor was beside himself with anxiety. Now that someone had come forward on his own initiative, whether it was true or false, he had to meet him first.
Seeing that Jiang Hao was a young scholar, he immediately dismissed the possibility that Jiang Hao could catch ghosts. He asked, "Scholar, you say you have a method for catching ghosts. Do you know where to find a true master sorcerer? Speak quickly. If you report the news and help us find a master to catch that evil ghost, you will still be rewarded."
Jiang Hao smiled. "This student is Jiang Hao of Qingxi Town. Greetings, Advisor Zhao. I have not come to sell information. Rather, my ancestors passed down some skills to me, and I came to try catching that ghost."
"You?!"
The advisor was startled.
No matter how he looked at him, the scholar before him did not seem like someone capable of catching a fierce ghost.
"Scholar Jiang, that evil ghost is extremely formidable. It defeated Master Kumming and