"What? Your wife also wants to see the Taoist priest?" Jia Jing frowned slightly.
"The women in the backyard,
They are very curious about the methods of these Taoist priests,
They are very curious,
So..,
They just want to see it, "Jia Zhen said.
"Since Madam also wants to see it, then please invite Madam over," the Taoist priest at the side heard,
He quickly agreed.
In their understanding, these men were not easy to deceive,
Even if this Master already believed that they had their methods, but they were not willing to do anything.
They were not willing to give up anything easily. However, the women in the backyard were different. They had shallow knowledge and could be deceived by a little trick.
Moreover, they usually managed the household funds and were the richest.
"Since the Taoist priest has also agreed,
It's good to let her come and see, "Jia Jing thought. These Taoist priests were very resourceful,
They were afraid that Zheng'er's wife would offend them,
Now..,
They had agreed, so there was no problem.
Jia Zhen saw that Jia Jing and these Taoist priests had agreed, so he asked someone to go down and call Xia Lu over.
After Xia Lu came over, he first bowed to Jia Jing and Jia Zhen. Then, he stared at these Taoist priests with a burning gaze. He was wearing a Taoist robe and had a goatee. He looked very sage-like, the standard attire of an otherworldly expert. "Hello, Taoist priest," Xia Lu said.
"Hello, Madam." The Taoist priest held a horsetail whisk in one hand and placed the other vertically on his chest, bowing to Xia Lu.
Xia Lu smiled and said, "Taoist priest, aren't you a Taoist priest? Why are you bowing like a monk? Are you a Taoist priest now? "
Jia Jing and Jia Zhen looked at the Taoist priest in confusion.
"Eh, it's just a formality. It's not worth mentioning." The Daoist priest quickly put down his hand.
"That's right, I heard from my master that several Daoist priests have great abilities. They can hold a thin stick in their hands and float their whole body in the air. Little Madam was really curious, so I came to ask my master. My master is kind-hearted, elegant, talented, and ambitious … His bearing is extraordinary." Xia Lu's face didn't turn red, and she didn't even pant as she said a string of good words about Jia Zhen, "Let Little Madam come here to broaden her horizons."
The Daoists were confused. What was this madam trying to say? Was she here to see how extraordinary they were, or was she here to show off her Husband?
Upon hearing Xia Lu's words, Jia Zhen puffed up his chest. That's right, he was that kind of man.
Jia Jing looked at her son in surprise. Was this how he got along with his wife?
"I heard that the Taoist priests are all very capable. Could you allow me to take a look?" Xia Lu asked.
"We need to prepare for this. Tomorrow at this time, please come to my place to take a look," the leader of the Taoist priests said.
Xia Lu looked at Jia Zhen, and Jia Zhen nodded.
"Thank you very much, Taoist priests." Xia Lu smiled.
After that, the Taoist priests used the excuse that they needed to make preparations and returned to their place.
"The Taoist priests are really sage-like. It seems that they are very capable." Xia Lu looked at the Taoist priests' backs as they left. She wanted to play a prank on them.
Jia Jing looked at Xia Lu, feeling that it was a bit strange. However, he didn't think too much about it and said, "Those Daoists really do have some ability. When you see them tomorrow, you'll understand just how miraculous they are." Even now, Jia Jing's heart was still filled with shock from seeing that Daoist Priest float. If it was an ordinary person, how could they float their entire body with just a stick?
"Master, I want to know if they are really very capable. I hope you won't mind if I play a little prank on you?" Xia Lu asked.
"What do you want to do?" Jia Jing was interested. He also wanted to know if the Taoist priests had any other abilities.
"Daughter-in-law discovered something. It's a type of will-o '-the-wisp that we often see in the summer. Daughter-in-law specially sent people to look for it. This type of thing that emits a green flame. If it was the Daoist priest and the others, they should be able to easily distinguish these things," said Xia Lu.
"Green flames?" Jia Jing frowned.
"Yes. It is this kind of white thing. When the temperature is very high, it will burn by itself. And the burning light is green." Xia Lu winked at Xiao Fei and signaled Xiao Fei to take out the thing carefully.
Xiao Fei took out the thing carefully. She had seen it yesterday when Xia Lu was making these white things. She finally understood that the ghost fire she saw was not ghost fire at all.
"This thing can burn by itself?" Jia Jing did not believe it.
Xia Lu smiled and carefully took out a little bit of it from the bottle. Then, he put it outside. It was the hottest time now. As soon as he put it outside, the white phosphorus burned and emitted green flames.
"How do you make this thing?" Jia Jing asked.
This thing is poisonous, so you can't touch it casually. This was taught to me by a magician when I was in the northwest. He said that there was no such thing as will-o '-the-wisps in this world because this thing can burn on its own. It also has this kind of fire during the day, but because the sun is too bright during the day, people can't see the fire clearly. At night, when the sky is dark, the green fire is especially obvious, so people think it's will-o' -the-wisps. As for why there are more will-o '-the-wisps in some cemeteries, it's because … "
"That is because to make this kind of thing, there must be bones. There are so many people buried in cemeteries that human bones replace the ghost fire, right?" Jia Jing said directly.
Xia Lu nodded.
Jia Jing was silent for a while in the room. Xia Lu and Jia Zhen looked at each other. They did not understand what Jia Jing was thinking. Suddenly, Jia Jing laughed out loud.
Xia Lu and Jia Zhen were a little confused. "Hahaha, Wang Yi, Li He, Lu You, and the others all thought it was ghost fire when they saw it. There was even a description of the work. So this is what ghost fire is. Hahaha, now it has been deciphered by a magician. Interesting, really interesting." Jia Jing smiled. His previous decadence was swept away and he seemed to be glowing.
"Old Master, are you testing those Taoist priests?" Jia Zhen asked carefully.
"Yes, I can also see if those Taoist priests are really capable." Jia Jing also wanted to know if those Taoist priests were really capable. With the explanation of the ghost fire, Jia Jing faintly did not believe those Taoist priests. However, the method of levitating the body was indeed inexplicable.
At night, in the courtyard where the Taoist priests were temporarily staying, a servant girl suddenly rushed in and said anxiously, "Taoist priest, quickly go and look outside. It's so scary. There are ghost fire everywhere."
"What?" The few fake Taoist priests ran out and saw green flames all around them. Instantly, their legs turned to jelly. They quickly ran back to their rooms and hid, not daring to come out again.
Jia Jing heard about the fake Taoist priests' behavior and pursed his lips. They were indeed faking it. However, he still had to take a good look at the levitating method tomorrow.
The next day, Jia Jing, Jia Zhen, and Xia Lu went to the courtyard where the Taoist priests were staying as promised.
As soon as Xia Lu entered the house, he saw that the Taoist priest was holding a wooden stick with one hand. His whole body was suspended in the air. Other than a piece of cloth below him, there was nothing else. Xia Lu wanted to laugh when he saw this. There were many performers in the West. There was even a schematic diagram of it on the Internet.
"Count, your house is not clean. Ghost fire appeared yesterday. Fortunately, this humble Taoist priest and a few of my junior brothers chanted scriptures all night and stopped it." The Taoist priest sitting in the air opened his eyes. He looked solemn and sage-like as he spoke.
Xia Lu revealed a big smile and said, "Taoist priest is really powerful. You're really capable. You're not even afraid of ghost fire. Taoist priest, are you going to sit like this the whole time? Are you not going to come down? "Xia Lu asked.
"This humble Taoist priest has a rule that I can't cast spells in front of outsiders. This humble Taoist priest will come down after the benefactors leave," the Fake Taoist priest said.
"Then Taoist priest is really at a disadvantage. If you meet a fellow Taoist priest with evil intentions, how are you going to fight?" Xia Lu looked at the Fake Taoist priest with a smile. He wanted to see how they would continue acting.
"Haha, monks are merciful. How can we fight for no reason? Benefactor, please don't laugh at me," the Fake Taoist priest replied. He still looked solemn, but cold sweat was dripping down his temples. He thought to himself, This woman is so difficult to deal with. Seeing him like this, shouldn't she worship him? Why is she still talking about this nonsense?
Xia Lu took out a handkerchief to hide the smile on his face. He continued, "I always feel that Taoist priest is very strange. You like to use things that only monks would use. For example, monks are merciful."
"It's all the same, all the same." The Fake Taoist priest was very guilty.
Jia Jing's gaze was extremely cold. He said, "Taoist priest, are you done playing? If you are, come down and tell me, how did you do it?"
"Count, why do you say that?" The Fake Taoist priest broke out in cold sweat. Had he been exposed? It couldn't be.
Xia Lu hid behind Jia Zhen. His eyes and mouth were curved. He was hiding his achievements and reputation. Hmph, how dare you try to act mysterious in front of this great aunt? Let's see how this great aunt will expose you.
"Capture these fake Taoist priests," Jia Jing ordered.
"Yes, sir." A servant ran out from behind Jia Jing and tied the fake Taoist priests up. The servant did not show any mercy to the Taoist priest who was floating in the air. Then, they discovered that there was a mechanism under the fake Taoist priest's clothes. The cloth covering the Taoist priest's lower body was an iron plate. The iron plate was fixed to a rod, and the rod was bent at the place where it was supposed to be. It went into the Taoist priest's sleeves, went around his back, and came out from the other sleeve. However, it did not come out completely. Finally, there was an iron plate under the Taoist priest's buttocks for him to sit on. Then, the clothes were put down to cover the iron plate.
When Jia Jing saw these mechanisms, he pursed his lips and ordered the servant, "Send these fake Taoist priests to the authorities. They're dirtying my eyes."
When he thought about how he had believed these fake Taoist priests, he felt extremely sullen.
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