"This is the family master Daoist Luo, the elder Spring Autumn Temple, and I am Shen Luo." Shen Luo did not know the same as a concierge, so he introduced himself to his family.
"It turns out to be Immortal Luo and Immortal Shen." The middle-aged man saluted again.
"You are Ma Simò who wrote to Spring Autumn Temple? What is your relationship with Ma Xingming?" Daoist Luo then turned around and asked.
"Ma Xingming is my great-grandfather." Ma Simò was glanced at by Daoist Luo, his whole body trembled, and he answered honestly.
"Do you have a family tree?" Daoist Luo asked again.
"Yes, Daoist Master, please take a look." Ma Simò seemed to have been prepared for a long time. He took out a book with a black silk cover from his arms and handed it over.
Shen Luo hurriedly reached out to take it, holding it in both hands and bringing it to Daoist Luo.
Daoist Luo grabbed the book with one hand, flipped through it casually, and then threw the genealogy back to Shen Luo.
"Ma Xingming studied at Spring Autumn Temple back then. Although he did not have any achievements, he made great contributions to this temple. Therefore, the temple gave him a token. Now it is confirmed that you are a descendant of Ma Xingming. According to my rules, Spring Autumn Temple, you have one opportunity to ask Spring Autumn Temple for help." Daoist Luo turned around and said seriously.
"Thank you, Daoist Master." Ma Simò was overjoyed, bowed repeatedly, and then respectfully invited the two of them into the house.
Walking into the gate, the scenery in front suddenly opens up. It is a square courtyard the size of an acre, with a two-foot-wide bluestone road in the middle, leading to the magnificent main hall inside.
On the left side of Qingshi Road is a flower garden filled with various flowers and trees. On the right side is a pond with several floating lofts connected to each other by trestles. There is a layer of green lotus leaves floating in the pond, dotted with a few pink lotus flowers.
There is also a side courtyard on the left and right side of the courtyard, where there are also many houses, pavilions and pavilions, but they can't be seen clearly through the courtyard wall.
Several people walked through the courtyard and came to the main hall to sit down. Two young and beautiful maids brought tea.
"Jushi Ma, the letter you wrote to this temple only vaguely mentioned that there was a ghost in the house. What kind of ghost was it specifically? Has anyone seen it with their own eyes?" Daoist Luo took a sip of tea and asked straight to the point without any nonsense.
"The old guard who was keeping watch at the home saw it. It was said to be a female ghost in red, but he didn't see it clearly. He fainted on the spot and fell ill the next day. He still hasn't been able to get out of bed. After that, several black dogs raised in the home died one after another. When they died, they were bleeding from all seven holes... There was also a dog at home. Every morning, there would be a fishy and smelly water stain in some places for no reason, sometimes in the front hall, sometimes in the backyard, and once it appeared directly in my bedroom." Ma Simò said as he wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve robe, and his face turned a little white.
Shen Luo stood aside, listening to Ma Simò talking about strange things, and looking around, feeling more and more that this large and luxuriously decorated house had an indescribable spookiness.
"Although only a few dogs have died now and no human life has been caused, who knows what will happen in a few days. Mr. Luo, I am willing to offer a hundred taels of gold to Spring Autumn Temple, and beg the Daoist Priest to slay demons and ghosts and save me Ma Family." Ma Simò became more and more frightened as he spoke, and in the end his voice was trembling, so he stood up and held his hands.
"You're welcome, Master Ma. If a ghost is really causing harm, I will naturally not stand by and watch." A trace of satisfaction flashed across Daoist Luo's eyes, but he spoke calmly.
Ma Simò thanked me repeatedly, and then my mood calmed down a bit.
"Based on what layman Ma said, we still can't tell what kind of ghost it is. Is the bedridden nurse in the house? I want to ask him something in person." Daoist Luo pondered for a moment and then said.
"This... is really unfortunate. Lao Wang was recuperating at home. Yesterday, his family was worried and came to take him back to the countryside." Ma Simò wiped the sweat on his face and said hesitantly.
"Oh, it's okay. Master Ma said that there will be a pool of fishy water stains at home every night. You can tell something from this thing. I wonder if there were such water stains in the house last night?" Daoist Luo asked again.
"Yes, yes, it appeared in the backyard, but the smell was too unpleasant, so I asked my servants to clean it and flush it away." Ma Simò lowered his head and said awkwardly.
"Are those dead black dogs still there? You didn't dispose of them, right?" Daoist Luo was speechless, and after a pause he continued to ask.
"The black dog is here!" Ma Simò immediately raised his head and said happily.
Daoist Luo also breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand, asking Ma Simò to take him there.
After a while.
In a room storing sundries in the backyard, Daoist Luo was squatting on the ground, looking at three dead black dogs, while Shen Luo stood respectfully behind Daoist Luo.
Ma Simò was scared and stayed outside without daring to come in.
The dog has been dead for a long time, its body is shriveled, and the blood flowing out of its seven orifices has dried. From its twisted dog's face, it can be seen that it is full of extreme fear, as if it has seen something very terrible.
Shen Luo Seeing the death of the three black dogs, his eyelids twitched, and the Long-Haired Ghost creature he met in the dream mountain village appeared in his mind involuntarily.
Daoist Luo touched a black dog with his hand, then pointed his finger between its eyes and eyebrows, and then withdrew his finger after a moment.
"Daoist Luo, these black dogs died in strange ways. How did they die?" Seeing them stop, Shen Luo stepped forward and asked softly.
"Bleeding from the seven holes is a sign of death due to being sucked out of essence. Ordinary ghosts have this ability, so there is no need to make a fuss about it." Daoist Luo said nonchalantly.
Shen Luo Hearing this, he felt relieved in his heart, Daoist Luo Just feel confident.
Daoist Luo seemed to have understood what he wanted to know. He ignored these dead dogs and turned around and walked out of the backyard. Shen Luo quickly followed.
"Chief Luo, what did you find?" Ma Simò came up to him outside the hospital and asked.
"Everything is under control, but we still need to confirm it again. Could you please Master Ma to take us around the house." Daoist Luo said.
Ma Simò naturally would not refuse, and immediately took the two of them around Ma Residence.
Shen Luo knew that Daoist Luo was looking for the hiding place of the ghost, so he followed behind and kept an eye on it secretly.
But the two of them searched the entire mansion from the backyard to the main courtyard, then to the left and right side courtyards, but found nothing.
"It shouldn't be..." Daoist Luo frowned and muttered to himself.
"Daoist Luo, could that ghost come from outside? It's daytime now and it has run away." Shen Luo guessed.
"No, the whole Ma Residence is surrounded by Yin Qi. The ghost is definitely hiding here. It seems to be very secret and difficult to find." Daoist Luo shook his head and said.
"Xian Zhang Luo, but I can't find the ghost? The same happened to the mages I invited several times before. What should I do?" Ma Simò was frustrated.
"Don't worry, Master Ma. It's just a little magic trick for ghosts. I have a way to make it appear." Daoist Luo snorted coldly after being slightly swept off his face.
He immediately ordered Ma Simò to prepare incense and candles, confess the crime, and asked for some yellow paper and Cinnabar.
Ma Simò had invited several mages before, and these things were already prepared. After hearing the words, he immediately had someone carry them over. According to Daoist Luo's arrangement, the confession was placed in the center of the main courtyard, and incense, candles, melons, fruits and other objects were placed on it to build an altar.