Unveiling the Notice to Catch Ghosts

Mo Yunsong sighed again at those words, lowered his head, and said nothing more.

Sun Chengying silently gnawed on a steamed bun beside them.

The wound at his temple had already stopped bleeding, crusted over with a layer of dark red scab.

Shen Hui beckoned and called the waiter over.

"Brother Waiter, what trouble has the prefect's household run into exactly?"

The moment the waiter heard that, he perked right up.

He looked around, leaned closer, dragged over a long bench and sat beside the table, lowering his voice.

"Daoist, you've come to the right person. Everyone in the city's talking about what happened at the prefect's residence, but there really aren't many who know the truth..."

What he meant was that he was one of those who knew the truth.

Shen Hui picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea.

"I'd like to hear the details."

Seeing this, the waiter hurriedly waved his hands, leaned in farther, and dropped his voice even lower.

"I heard it's haunted. The rumors are downright eerie. At first, people only heard a woman crying in the middle of the night. Later, someone saw a white shadow drifting about inside the residence."

"The servants were so scared they didn't dare stand night watch, and several of them ran off. At first, the prefect didn't take it seriously, thinking the servants were simply timid, but then..."

He swallowed, his eyes gleaming.

"Then one night, the prefect's son came back from the brothel. The instant he stepped through the gate, he saw a woman dressed in white standing in the courtyard..."

"And then?"

Lu Huan's interest had been piqued as well, and she asked curiously.

The waiter gave a mysterious smile and went on.

"Then that woman grinned at him, and her teeth