nonexistent garden

After talking a lot, I found that sometimes there is a generation gap between us.Song Zhiqian allowed me to describe it in vernacular. I wanted to hear the interesting stories about reciting poems and fighting against each other at that time, but I couldn't hear it.When I talked about travel and backpackers, what he focused on was how I came to City A after such a long distance.I can only explain that there are very fast means of transportation now, such as riding a car or riding a horse in ancient times, and I can't help but lament the convenience of modern transportation.

Having said that, it is a rare experience to walk into the courtyard and find that a group of ancient people lived and died, which is difficult to explain with science and technology.Oh, go out, I just want to go out.

Generally speaking, Song Zhi and I had a good conversation, even if it was just about small daily things. When I talked about school, he told me that he and Zheng Xuan, the owner of the courtyard, used to study in the same school.When I wanted to know more, Song Zhi immediately changed the subject and avoided talking about it.

There was another episode. I showed him my mobile phone and told him that modern people have one of these things. He wanted to take the mobile phone, but he passed his whole hand through the mobile phone, feeling a little dazed.I couldn't help laughing. If the phone hadn't been damaged by water, I really wanted to demonstrate the function to him. His reaction must be very interesting.

Song Zhi asked me to touch him, this time I didn't go through his body, I touched the entity, the cold touch.On a whim, I asked him, "Do you still have a sense of touch? Do you feel any different?"

"It's hot and uncomfortable." He added, "It's definitely different if you're a human and I'm a ghost."

Out of self-protection, I still can't trust Song Zhi completely, maybe I can't trust anyone here, no, hell, I don't have a good way if they really want to attack me, just take one step at a time.

In the dark night, I couldn't tell what time it was, Song Zhi pointed to the bed in the corner, "Go to sleep if you are sleepy." The strange thing is that I didn't feel sleepy, so I refused.

For some reason, Song Zhi's face changed, and he stood up suddenly, "Hurry up and go." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly attacked me, and stretched out his hand to grab my arm. I pulled his hand with the other hand in pain, and remained motionless.For a moment his skin turned from cold to hot, and then he let go of my hand, and I used my strength to run away for a long distance.

Song Zhi was confused for a while, and attacked me again, so fast that I was thrown to the ground before I could react.

My eyes were staring at the pain, maybe all the ghosts here suddenly go crazy, that's enough.

Song Zhi grabbed my neck with both hands. This is the rhythm of strangling me. When people are in crisis, they will always burst out with strength that they don’t usually have. However, the opponent is not human at all. I punched and kicked him. There seemed to be no pain, and all efforts were in vain.

Just when I thought I was going to die, a person appeared behind him and hugged him from behind. He said "Song Zhi, let go" and seemed to pull him away easily.

Song Zhi turned his head to attack the man, and the two started fighting. I clutched my neck and gasped for breath.Song Zhi's whole body was flushed, and he couldn't see the gentle appearance when he was talking to me. He looked like a fierce ghost who was looking for his life.The other man was dressed as a scholar, with a long robe and long sleeves. I thought in my unconscious mind that he was the owner of the garden, Zheng Xuan.

In the end, the scholar won and hugged Song Zhi from behind with both hands, and the two of them were very close, almost kissing from my point of view.Song Zhi kept struggling, as if he had lost his mind. "I'm sorry, it will be over soon." The scholar took out a piece of golden rope from somewhere, tied his hands with the rope, and tied it to the corner of the wall.The movement is soft and quick.

After finishing all this, the scholar suddenly said, "Outsider? Didn't scare you, he has this disease attack once a month, unfortunately you caught up. The rest of the time, he is a very good person."

I was still in shock and said, "He almost strangled me just now."

"Aren't you still standing here?" The scholar was a little impatient, "After tonight, I will take you to the gate to see if you can go out."

"Are you the owner of the garden?" I asked

"I am, you go out and wait for a while, I will arrange for him to come out to find you."

I walked out of the door as I said, and I couldn't hold back my curiosity to take a look inside. Song Zhi was motionless and his whole body was still blushing strangely. The rope seemed to restrain him. Zheng Xuan, the owner of the garden, kept holding Song Zhi. The candles were placed on the table, flickering on and off, but Zheng Xuan lowered his head and kissed him.

I was shocked, the owner of the garden wanted to kiss Song Zhihe just after letting me out, could it be because of a broken sleeve.On second thought, after all, it is a private matter of others and has nothing to do with me.After taking a look, I retreated to the steps. The scene just now was very eye-catching. Fortunately, Zheng Xuan quickly came out and interrupted my wild thoughts.

Zheng Xuan took the initiative to ask me, "What did he tell you?"

I briefly recounted it, ignoring the fact that Song Zhi asked me to help find the body. I suddenly thought that since Song Zhi knew that the way out was at the real scene of the garden, Zheng Xuan, the owner of the garden, should also know the exit. He said just now that he would take me to the door. Should I help Song Zhi or not? Who knows the exit?

Zheng Xuan nodded, "He has told you about the general situation. Do you think the people in the manor are dead or alive?"

I feel that if I say death directly, I am afraid that he will be unhappy, and I said ambiguously, "Here, you are considered alive."

"That's right, it's not all right. Most people in this garden retain their appearance, personality, temper, and some of them have self-consciousness. Others are repeating their last actions before they were alive. That's the case with the three you saw earlier. .”

"Only Song Zhi and I know that we are dead, but we behave like normal people in the garden."

"Why did someone see me entering the garden and not drive me out or arrest me?" I questioned

"I can't tell. Maybe I haven't seen outsiders for a long time, and I subconsciously think it's fresh, hehe. If you want, you can go for a walk in the garden tomorrow. Don't worry, the garden is safe."

I couldn't help but say "the man who led me in almost pushed me into the water and drowned me."

"Well, that's strange. Did anything else happen?"

I said, "I saw her, um, remains in the water, and the other two people I met and talked to also saw their remains."

He pondered for a moment, "The soul is in the virtual realm, and the body is in the real realm. You can actually cross the two realms. When you came in, you were still a living soul. The body and soul combined to enter the virtual realm, and the virtual realm can only carry the soul body. So now you are equivalent to being between the virtual and real worlds, seeing the soul in the virtual world and the body in the real world."

"In addition, all souls who don't know that they are dead will go into a state of madness when they see the body. And their range of activities is limited to the vicinity of the real body."

With that said, Zheng Xuan walked to a room and opened the door, "This is a spare guest room, you can rest here tonight."

I asked "When can I leave?"

"You come in through the gate, and I will take you to the gate tomorrow to have a look."

Before Zheng Xuan left, I asked the last question, "You are very unusual to Song Zhi, what is your relationship?"

"Back when Song Zhi died unfortunately, in order to accompany him, with the help of other people, I made Yuanzi able to accommodate souls and stay together forever. Didn't you see it outside the door, why bother to ask knowingly?"