Chapter 404: Ghost Fire

The guards picked up their weapons, and Shen Ningning and Xu Jingxi rushed over.

Arriving at the other courtyard separated by a wall, Ye Changyi fell to the ground, rubbing her ankles. The Black Wolf King was guarding her, looking around with vigilant wolf eyes.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the scene in front of them.

Blue flames floated in the air, one after another, more than a dozen in total.

The guards were also stunned.

"Will-o'-the-wisp, it's a will-o'-the-wisp!" Someone screamed in fright.

Everyone is familiar with will-o'-the-wisps. In the wilderness at the foot of the mountain, you can occasionally see groups of flames floating around tombs.

Xu Jingxi said seriously: "Shen Ningning, please leave here first."

Ye Changyi's crying voice not far away was very sad.

"My ankle seems to be sprained and I can't stand up. Wuwu, Ningning, save me, don't leave me alone."

Shen Ningning's soft voice was very calm and full of childlike innocence: "Don't be afraid, I won't leave."

As she spoke, she took a step forward and stretched out her little hand to touch the nearest will-o'-the-wisp.

"Be careful!" Xu Jingxi's expression changed, and he stepped forward and pulled her behind him.

Shen Ningning blinked her big eyes: "Don't worry, I seem to know what's going on. This is not the work of ghosts at all."

Ye Changyi had already grabbed the Black Wolf King's neck and was dragged back all the way.

Her legs were weak and her face was in pain with tears.

"It's not a ghost? Then there are so many will-o'-the-wisps? As soon as I walked over, I saw them jumping in the air."

Shen Ningning covered her mouth with her small hands: "Well, how should I explain it to you? Do you know that there is a substance called 'phosphorus' in each of our bodies. After a person dies, the phosphorus buried in the ground will evaporate. When encountering very hot weather, it will naturally burn into a blue flame."

Everyone present was in a daze.

What "spirit"?

Ye Changyi was still trembling: "Then how can it float?"

"It's very light and will follow the wind. If you don't believe it, look at it." Shen Ningning roared and pushed forward with her little hand. The wind brought up pushed the two will-o'-the-wisps in front of her and flew forward twice.

Ye Changyi's eyes widened in surprise: "That's amazing! Ning Ning, you can control the will-o'-the-wisp!"

The little guy chuckled: "I told you it's not because of ghosts."

She analyzed carefully: "This place used to be a mass grave. There must be many skeletons underneath. It's not surprising that there would be phosphorus fire."

Xu Jingxi frowned in confusion: "How...how do you know this?"

He thought he had read a lot of books, but compared with Shen Ningning, he seemed to be far behind.

Shen Ningning blinked her big eyes, paused for a moment, and then said with a smile: "There is an explanation in a booklet left by my mother."

In fact, it was in her mother's writing book that she was taught how to write the word "phosphorus", and her mother wrote this interesting story behind the word.

He also said that many people don’t understand and think it’s a ghost.

In fact, it is just a reaction.

Xu Jingxi thought for a moment and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"You just said that this 'spirit' only burns when it's very hot. So, it's autumn now, why is it so hot?"

Ye Changyi was surprised: "Yes!"

Shen Ningning also puffed up her cheeks and thought carefully.

Suddenly, she remembered something and bent down to touch the ground with her little hands.

"I felt it right before, the ground here is hot!"

Everyone hurriedly touched it to confirm, and it was indeed the case!

Why is the ground so hot in this beautiful deserted house in the mountains?

At this moment, the Black Wolf King howled.

Shen Ningning's eyes widened: "Come on, let's go to the front and have a look. Langlang said that there is a strange smell in the mountains behind the house."

With that said, she turned over and sat on the back of the Black Wolf King, and everyone quickly followed the Wolf King with their lanterns.

The branches in the mountains and fields are slanting, and the dense forests are deep.

The deeper they walked, the darker it became and it became almost invisible. Fortunately, they brought a light along with them.

"Is there the sound of running water?" Ye Changyi suddenly asked.

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Xu Jingxi sniffed carefully: "There seems to be a faint smell of sulfur."

When the Black Wolf King led them over the hillside, they stood at the top and looked down. Sparkling colors flashed in front of everyone's eyes.

"Wow!!" Shen Ningning's eyes widened in surprise.

How dark the woods were just now, how bright and open the eyes are now.

In the unknown mountain col, there are actually several hot springs!

Under the care of the moonlight, the hot spring water is milky white, exuding a light mist in the slightly cool autumn night.

"It turns out that the geothermal heat is due to the hot springs here." Moreover, because of the legend of "ghosts" here, it has not been discovered by others.

Ye Changyi held on to the tree trunk and murmured to herself: "Ning Ning, this is really a big discovery!"

Late October.

Autumn is gradually fading and entering winter.

Master Han inspected the completion of the students' tasks.

Everyone turned in their forms one by one and stated their good deeds.

But the good deeds done by some students are really outrageous!

Master Han frowned and looked at Lu Shaoyuan standing in front of him.

"You dissolved half of the banks? Why is that?"

"I opened that half of the bank. I no longer give the rich the opportunity to save money in my bank. I urge them to go to the other bank. That bank is opened by my mother. She will help the poor regularly."

Looking at Lu Shaoyuan's serious answer, it seemed that he really thought this was a good idea.

Master Han was surprised: "You are really a..." genius.

Master Han waved his hand speechlessly: "Next."

He was afraid that if he said a few more words to Lu Shaoyuan, he would not be able to help but beat him.

After a whole day of review.

What impressed several masters the most was the good deeds done by Xie Yuanjiu and several ladies.

They bought fish from the market and released them. At the same time, the fishermen downstream caught them and sent them to the market.

It avoided excessive killing and solved the needs of fish sellers and fishermen.

Only Master Han frowned.

"It feels wrong." Can this be considered a good deed?

In addition to Xie Yuanjiu, there is also Liang Yici's practice. She performed sword dancing on the street and used the reward money to help beggars.

Master Han nodded in appreciation.

The students gathered around the teacher's table and asked, "Master, have you decided? Who has done the best good deeds and can dine with the emperor?"

Master Han looked around and said, "Wait a little longer, Ningning hasn't handed it in yet."

Xie Yuanjiu stood aside with a few good female classmates. Hearing this, she laughed quietly.

They whispered--

"There is still one stick of incense left before sunset. If the princess can't hand it in, will the teacher punish her?"

"What are you thinking? Master Han loves the princess so much and treats her as his favorite student. Will he be willing to punish her?"

"That's right. The princess is different from us. It's not surprising that she can make an exception."

While they were talking, they looked at Xie Yuanjiu again: "I just can't stand the princess bullying you. Wait and see. This time, the teacher will definitely choose you to enter the palace to accompany the emperor for dinner. By then, the Xie family will regret kicking you out."

Xie Yuanjiu is good at making friends. He only says things they like to hear and caters to their preferences.

In just two months, she has made friends again in the National Academy.

In the eyes of these female classmates, Shen Ningning bullies others by taking advantage of her power, and Xie Yuanjiu is not as cunning as her, so she was kicked out.

Several people are waiting to see Xie Yuanjiu be proud.

Just then, Ye Shangyi's voice came from the door: "Master, we are here, and the petition is ready!"

Xie Yuanjiu looked over and saw Shen Ningning following behind Ye Shangyi. The little girl was wearing a brocade dress and a bunch of small pearls on her head, which made her look extremely cute and delicate.