Marquis Kang let out a long sigh and sat down at the table, slamming his fist heavily on it.

“If I find out who did this, I’ll have them torn limb from limb, quartered by five horses.”

Zhou Wen had followed Marquis Kang for many years. Counting it up, from the capital to Jingzhou, it had been nearly twenty years!

Therefore, if one were to speak of whom Marquis Kang could trust, Zhou Wen would be one such person.

Seeing his master burning with rage, Zhou Wen immediately poured him a cup of water. “Marquis, have some water first to calm your anger. I’ll order people to investigate thoroughly and will definitely help you recover your treasures.”

Marquis Kang’s brows remained tightly furrowed. After a good while, he finally calmed down a bit. He picked up the water cup at hand, brought it to his lips, then set it down again, instructing Zhou Wen, “You should take people to guard well outside the marquis’s residence. If what Master Ji said is correct and the real treasures are still in the residence, then we absolutely cannot let anyone escape.”

“Yes.”

“I refuse to believe that thief has the heaven-defying ability to turn this residence upside down.”

Marquis Kang picked up the water cup in his hand again.

Just as he was about to drink—

“Clang!”

The sound of something shattering came from outside.

Marquis Kang glanced outside. “Go see what that was.”

“Yes.” Zhou Wen inadvertently glanced at the water cup before going out to investigate.

Marquis Kang felt irritated. When the water cup was set down, only half the base rested on the table’s edge, so it became unstable and fell over. The cup along with the water inside fell onto the robe on his thigh, not falling to the ground, but all the water spilled onto his clothes.

Marquis Kang didn’t care anymore. He picked up the empty cup and placed it back on the table, letting his clothes remain soaking wet.

“When one’s luck is bad, even drinking water gets stuck in one’s teeth.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Wen came back in.

“Marquis, it was just a maid who broke something—a bowl.”

“Fine, go on then. Guard the residence well.”

“Yes.”

Zhou Wen glanced once more at the cup on the table. Noticing the water was gone, his previously furrowed brows gradually relaxed a bit, and he withdrew.

So Marquis Kang sat in the room for a long time. It wasn’t until the sky gradually darkened that he had someone carry two lanterns to find Ji Yinshu, wanting to see exactly how she would catch ghosts.

The entire marquis’s residence began to stir with restlessness.

Some were full of curiosity, preparing to watch the excitement.

Some harbored skeptical hearts, waiting to catch ghosts.

Others thought Ji Yinshu was bragging.

Of course, some were trembling with fear, afraid a real ghost would be caught.

At this moment, Ji Yinshu seemed to have just finished a long conversation with Jingrong, the two leisurely drinking tea in the room.

At ease!

When Marquis Kang arrived and saw her like this, his heart filled with doubt.

She said she’d catch ghosts, yet why was she still sitting here?

“Master Ji, didn’t you say you’d catch ghosts once the sky darkened? You must help me find those treasures.”

A deliberate reminder.

Ji Yinshu smiled slightly, gently setting down the tea in her hand. “Rest assured, Marquis. Since I’ve promised you, naturally I won’t go back on my word.”

“But… you’re just sitting here like this. Whether it’s thieves or ghosts, they won’t just deliver themselves to your door.”

“Hasn’t the sky not completely darkened yet? Why is the Marquis in such a hurry?”

“I…” Marquis Kang glanced outside the door—indeed, it hadn’t completely darkened yet.

Jingrong poured a cup of tea and pushed it in front of him. “Marquis, try this tea. It was given to me by Li Qingping, the magistrate of Jinjiang County. Jinjiang tea is famously good.”

Where did he have the mind to drink tea right now?

His entire attention was focused on his treasures.

But thinking it over, who was Master Ji? A renowned figure who surely wouldn’t deceive him. So he could only pick up the tea, take a sip, nod, and praise it with a few words.

Continue waiting—

Wait until the sky finally completely darkened.

“Master Ji, look, the sky has already darkened.”

“Mm!”

Mm?

“So should we start catching ghosts now?”

“Wait a bit more.”

“Wait more? Wait for what?”

“Wait for the ghost-catching master to arrive.”

“Master?” Marquis Kang was puzzled, looking toward the door, his heart beginning to feel uneasy. “Master Ji, tell me the truth. Is there really something unclean in my residence? When you said before that there are no ghosts in the world, were you just comforting me? Otherwise, why would you turn around and invite a master?”

Ji Yinshu’s brows furrowed. “Marquis, I said I would find your treasures, and I will definitely find them. Of course, I must also catch the ghost causing trouble in the residence. Conveniently, these two matters can be handled together. And catching ghosts without a master—how could that count as catching ghosts?”

Left speechless.

This logic—nothing wrong with it!

So they continued to wait!

Before long—

“Caw!”

A crow’s call came from outside.

Following the sound, they saw yesterday’s crow landing in yesterday’s same spot. Its wings flapped a few times, then it obediently stayed still.

Ji Yinshu’s eyes brightened. She rose and went out the door, walking toward the crow.

Marquis Kang and several servants and maids carrying lanterns followed behind, their footsteps uniformly light.

The crow didn’t seem afraid of people. A pair of bright eyes stared directly at the person walking toward it, finally fixing on Ji Yinshu’s gaze.

“Caw!”

Its call was extremely loud.

Even somewhat piercing!

Ji Yinshu, as yesterday, stood before it. Just as she was about to reach out to touch the crow’s small head, she was suddenly pulled back by Marquis Kang.

“Master Ji, this crow is an inauspicious thing—you must not touch it.”

“This is the master I’ve invited. How could it be an inauspicious thing?”

“The crow is a master?”

You must have lost your mind!

Everyone was shocked!

Ji Yinshu reached out to touch the crow’s head.

“You finally came. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”

“Caw!”

The crow allowed her to stroke it.

Behind them, Marquis Kang was somewhat dumbfounded, thinking—could this Master Ji possibly understand the language of crows?

“Little fellow, you’re now the master I’ve invited. If you find the ghost, I’ll reward you well with food.”

“Caw!”

Then Ji Yinshu took out a small package from her waist, opened it, pinched out some powder from inside, and sprinkled it on the crow.

“Go on, go find what we want, and also find what you want.”

“Caw!”

The crow flew away, but only landed on a rooftop. Its originally pitch-black body would be invisible merged into the night, yet that small body emitted a green soft glow. As the crow’s head moved, the green light also swayed in the darkness.

“Why is the crow glowing?” someone exclaimed in surprise.

“Could it be a ghost?”

A commotion stirred.

Ji Yinshu immediately explained, “That’s luminescent powder I put on the crow, so it emits green light in the darkness.”

“What does this mean?” Marquis Kang asked.

“Just follow it.”

Having said this, the crow flapped its wings and flew away.

Ji Yinshu immediately took a lantern from a young maid’s hands, lifted her robe, and chased after it.

“Follow it.”