nonexistent garden

My name is Zhang Lan, and I am a male. I came here for a quick-and-dirty trip in a moment of enthusiasm, but I didn’t expect that something really happened.

This is the first time for me to travel alone. I only bring a suitcase and a backpack. The destination is City A. City A was very prosperous in ancient times, with literati gathering, reciting poems and writing poems, leaving many famous poems handed down from generation to generation, driving the tourism industry of City A today.

I'm a little rebellious, I don't go to the tourist attractions developed in City A, and I try to find out about unpopular scenic spots.I also chatted with the driver when I took a taxi. After hearing what I said, the driver hesitated and said, there is a place you can look for, which is very suitable for an adventurous person like you.Then he gave an address.That place is actually still in City A, and you can get there by bus, and it's just a short walk.The next morning I packed up and went out, thinking about it, I really should prove that if you don't die, you won't die.

It was an antique courtyard, not like a scenic spot, but more like a residence of a wealthy family.The door was only half opened, and a man in a short shirt opened the door and made an inviting gesture.

I don't know where to turn out a woman in palace attire. She is very pretty in a light pink dress. She smiled at me and handed me a lantern. "Take it." She said, her voice was indescribably sweet.

I picked up the lantern and looked at it. Although I didn’t know anything about it, I felt that the lantern was well-made. I said, “Is this a handicraft in the scenic spot?” Then I asked, “Is it for tourists?” She just laughed and didn’t speak. Even if you can't say a word, even if you can't eloquently say a few paragraphs, shouldn't you add some explanatory notes?Although I was puzzled, I didn't care.

I was amazed as I followed the woman along the way. First, I passed a gravel path with flowers and plants along the way. There were so many flowers and plants that I couldn't name them, but the arrangement was pleasing to the eye.

What impressed me most was a locust tree that looked old, with twisted branches, as if there was a human figure on it, and a large shadow under the tree.According to folklore, the pagoda tree is yin, and it has always been inseparable from ghosts and evil things. I always feel uncomfortable.

Turning east and west, the woman is familiar with the road here, and the pace is not slow. I am a little road-crazy, and I don't know where I am at this moment.It seems that I passed a house just now, and then I passed a small road in a blink of an eye. There are many forks in the road. I really can’t remember how I got here...not to mention that I couldn’t keep up with the woman’s pace, so I gritted my teeth and speeded up to keep up. The lantern in her hand has become a burden, but I have no intention of throwing it away.

Seeing the sudden opening, a lake came into view.There is a pavilion in the middle of the lake, but the road leading to the pavilion is on the other side of the lake, and a stone bridge connects the two sides of the lake.The woman stopped by the bridge and waited for me.

There was already a long distance between me and her, and I couldn't see her face clearly. It wasn't until I got to the bridge that I realized that there was no bridge at all, and she was standing directly by the lake.However, it was too late. I stepped onto the bridge, and when I stepped on the ground, the woman behind me gave me a hard push.Thanks to this push, I grabbed her hand back at the very moment, it felt cold and stiff, and at the same time, she grabbed my hand back.

With a "plop", we fell into the water. The problem was that my hand was still tightly held by her. The cold touch was better than the coldness of the lake water.I shook my hand vigorously and still couldn't break free.During the struggle, I finally saw clearly what was holding my hand. It was not a human being. The thing was wearing women's clothes, and its face was swollen and blue. I couldn't see its original appearance, but I thought it was smiling, and the smile was faintly There is a bit of a woman's shadow, and when I connect this thing with that woman, I suddenly feel bad.Looking back, it doesn't matter, I was scared to death half of my life.

It's still pulling me down, I don't know where the strength came from, maybe it's the desire to live out of being scared, even if I die, I can't die in the hands of such a thing.When I surfaced, I was born again.

I have never been so embarrassed as I am today, exhausted, soaked, lying on the ground like a salted fish waiting to die.I was a little slow to react. Along the way, there were houses, waterside pavilions and terraces, and I didn't seem to see anyone.

Just as I was lost in thought, someone slapped me on the back, and I couldn't help but tremble all over, "Hey, why are you lying on the ground?"

someone?I turned slowly and there was a young man in a servant

Appearance, square scarf and short shirt.He looked at me with a look of surprise "New here? Never seen you before."

"The clothes are all wet and I don't want to change"

"Where can I change clothes?" I asked.

"He's really new here, and he doesn't even know about it." He pointed to a patch of buildings with scattered heights, "It's right there."

I got up after thanking you, and considering that I am a road idiot, I couldn't help asking, "How to get there, can you tell me in detail..."

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After a brief silence, he said, "Why are you so annoying, forget it, I'll take you there."

I said, "Okay, please."

At this time, he picked up the lantern on the ground and asked me, "Have you seen Xiaoqin?"

A creepy feeling hit my heart, "Who is Xiaoqin?"

"Wearing pink, about the same height as you, it's strange, her lantern is still here."

Ghost, ghost again, I couldn't care about anything else, turned around and ran along the same road.I just heard him shouting from behind, "Hey, I just asked you a question, why are you running, stop, don't try to make trouble in the manor."

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