The author's diary of ghost stories

The hamster's shadow was at Xu Cixi's feet.

The scavenger's mission is at hand.

Yu Liang couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. He hesitated, but finally did not remind Xu Cixi.

And in such a moment of confusion, the shadow of the hamster disappeared from Xu Cixi's feet, replaced by Xu Cixi's thin figure, but Yu Liang knew very well that he could not see it wrong.

Is the hamster's shadow a sign?

Was it a strange creature in the shape of a hamster that was eyeing her, or...

Will she turn into a hamster?

Anyone in this zoo who recognizes "it" may have their cognition polluted, and the final result of their cognition being polluted is to transform into the corresponding animal.

There are no hamsters in the zoo, so could the most special hamster be Xu Cixi herself?

Xu Cixi’s mission is to find the hamster, and her own mission is to kill the hamster.

It really is……

What a malicious mission.

Yu Liang silently clenched his fists. Even though he had always been calm, his heart tightened and his mood became depressed.

"Hurry, follow up." Xu Cixi turned around to greet Yu Liang, and Yu Liang also put away his speculations and managed his mood.

The two walked out of the performance hall and headed towards Sweetheart Square. They seemed to be worried that too much light would affect the night life of the animals in the zoo, so as they walked along, there were few lights on the paths in the forest, and the shadows of the trees gave birth to a strange atmosphere. A quiet atmosphere comes.

Yu Liang looked around and saw from the vague backs of the tourists that all the tourists who were going to Tianxinfang at this time were a man and a woman. They were walking casually on the path while whispering intimately.

Xu Cixi also noticed this scene. She curled her lips in disdain, and then rolled her eyes slightly. Her little expression was very cute, but this was not critical. The important thing was that Sweetheart Square was in front of her.

"It's right in front." Xu Cixi pointed to a park outside the grove.

She sighed with emotion in a low voice: "Although I have lived here for a long time and made many friends, no one will go to Tianxin Square with me to see it. They work every day and have long been tired of seeing everything in the garden."

"It's okay, you can stay in there until you get tired of it." Yu Liang said with a smile.

Xu Cixi blinked and asked, "Really?"

"Really." Yu Liang agreed without feeling any burden, because he knew that Tianxinfang will close in about an hour, and all tourists will return to the visitor center to stay, and Xu Cixi will do the same.

They have to go to the employee center after all.

Passing through a pink love corridor, Yu Liang and Xu Cixi finally arrived at the Sweetheart Shop. Just like the scene they had imagined in advance, the layout here was in a romantic princess style, with light pink and blue making up the dreamy atmosphere here. main color tone.

The walls are covered with pictures resembling Disney princesses, the cabinets are filled with furry dolls, everything you can see is anthropomorphic and cute, and in the center of the room there is a spinning snow-white unicorn. , each unicorn sits on a prince who looks different and wears different clothes.

Yu Liang naturally didn't feel much about this, but Xu Cixi felt as if she had arrived in some kind of paradise. It could be seen that she had exercised extreme restraint in front of Yu Liang, but her eyes were still shining brightly. Her footsteps also spread throughout Tianxinfang, and Yu Liang felt like he was patrolling with a searchlight.

Fortunately, she didn't completely forget about Yu Liang. She would occasionally look back at Yu Liang and pull his sleeves to indicate that he should follow.

Maybe all little girls this age are like this.

Yu Liang thought in his heart.

Seeing Xu Cixi having fun, he didn't have any objections. After all, in this world of weird stories, it's always a good thing to have more fun. No one knows what will happen tomorrow.

Scattered couple tourists wandered around Sweetheart Square aimlessly and enjoyed this aimlessness.

"Can you ride the merry-go-round with me?" Xu Cixi looked at the merry-go-round in the center of the park and was inevitably moved. But thinking about it carefully, Yu Liang seemed to have no need to play with her, so he added, "Actually, I One person can do it.”

"It's okay, I just haven't sat there either." Yu Liang did not refuse, which did not conflict with his time schedule.

"Okay." Xu Cixi smiled happily.

However, unlike Xu Cixi, Yu Liang has been observing the surrounding situation since entering this sweetheart place. There are no other animals here, and it seems to be much safer. There is also a sweet smell in the air. Everything is reminiscent of beauty.

After riding on the carousel, they experienced some other projects in turn. Yu Liang naturally remained calm, while Xu Cixi on the side gradually let go and played, and her face became red with excitement. Yu Liang ran around collecting the badges of Tianxinfang.

Well, you can get a badge for each small project you play, and you can get a small reward by collecting all the badges.

Yu Liang had seen those badges and used "View", but these badges were different from the stamps he collected. They seemed to be just small prizes kept as souvenirs.

The emblem of the carousel is a unicorn, the emblem of the balloon is an eagle, and the emblem of the ring is a monkey...

Soon, there was only the last badge left in the collection book of the two people, and the collection location was in a bakery. As long as you eat a small piece of cake within three minutes, you can get a hamster badge.

But when they arrived at the door of the bakery, all the lights in the bakery had been turned off, and all the employees had closed up and got off work.

"Okay, I still haven't caught up." Xu Cixi's tone was a little disappointed. She looked at the last space in the collection book in her hand, thought about it and closed it, and said to herself as if to comfort her, " It’s okay, life will be unsatisfactory nine times out of ten.”

Didn't you get the hamster badge?

Yu Liang secretly became more vigilant. He turned around and looked around. It was already closing time. There were not many tourists in the entire Tianxinfang park, and the remaining tourists were also leaving one after another.

No, what you should pay attention to is not these tourists, but the dead objects, such as dolls or unicorn statues. "It" may be hidden among them.

He followed the map in his mind to check the nearby situation one by one. In the past period of time, he had memorized the map of the entire Tianxinfang Park in his mind, and he could easily recognize the way next time he came here.

"Huh?" Xu Cixi noticed a familiar machine not far away, and there was some movement in her eyes.

"You want to take a picture of that?" Yu Liang noticed her gaze and asked.

There is a single room in front. Judging from the sign outside, it should be a machine for taking photo stickers.

Xu Cixi's eyes lit up slightly: "I have only seen this kind of thing before, but I have never used it.".

"Okay." Yu Liang nodded, "Then go take the photo. I'll watch it for you outside. When the photo is finished, we'll go to the employee center."

"Eh? Of course I mean to take a photo with you. How could anyone take such a photo?" Xu Cixi's eyes drifted to the other side and she added in a low voice, "It should be possible to take photos between friends, right?"

"Of course, we are already friends." Yu Liang smiled and followed her into the private room where the photo was posted.

There can only be two people standing in this small room, which is even a bit crowded. The interior is also decorated with pink hearts and other decorations, which seems to deliberately create an ambiguous atmosphere.

Yu Liang leaned against the door behind him and tried his best to avoid any physical contact with Xu Cixi, but the smell of Xu Cixi still penetrated his nose strongly. It was a kind of smell with a little sweetness of lychee. Fresh fragrance.

Xu Cixi studied in front of the machine for a while, and finally her and Yu Liang's faces appeared on the screen. She suddenly turned her head and smiled, her flowing hair brushing against Yu Liang's chest, "Come on, come on."

"Oh, okay." Yu Liang responded and stepped forward. The screen of the photo sticker machine was not big, so he needed to lean close to Xu Cixi to make his face appear on the screen.

Fortunately, Xu Cixi didn't pay attention to the distance between the two people. She was operating in front of the screen, posing for photos one after another, while Yu Liang behind her was much more reserved, always keeping the same look on his face. The muscles are a little stiff.

Since college, he has basically written in solitude, abandoning almost all meaningless social activities.

Of course, this does not mean that he will be interested in a little girl like Xu Cixi who has just turned eighteen. He still prefers a gentle older sister.

Uh, so does the Queen.

"Well, I printed two copies of each photo. If you have a chance to go out together, you can come to me with them." Xu Cixi handed Yu Liang a stack of photos, "We should be considered friends, right?"

"Well, that's right." Yu Liang nodded.

"I live in ███." Xu Cixi opened and closed her mouth and said something. She seemed to be talking about her real-life address, but Yu Liang couldn't hear anything. I guess this is something that comes from the world of ghost stories. of shielding.

"I can't hear you. I can't hear the information about reality even if you say it." Yu Liang shook his head and reminded.

Xu Cixi was stunned and said helplessly: "Okay."

Yu Liang took these photos and looked through them casually. Xu Cixi in the photos looked young and cute, and he was quite human-like. With some small logos with inexplicable meanings, he actually looked like a couple.

"Let's go, we have to get down to business next." Xu Cixi patted Yu Liang's back, and the two of them walked out of the small room together, but they stopped as soon as they left the room.

In just a few minutes, the appearance of Tianxinfang Park has completely changed.

All the tourists and employees disappeared, and the lights disappeared at the same time. The light in the entire park disappeared, leaving only a dark, static ghost in the darkness.

"This is..." Xu Cixi instinctively felt panic, but she had not forgotten her previous experience, so she was only a little panicked and did not lose her position.

"It's very simple. Something is targeting us." Yu Liang said. He protected Xu Cixi behind him and quickly scanned the dark park, looking for monsters hiding in the dark.

The lights were turned off, indicating that this guy was not "it". "It" relied on shadows to travel, and there were no shadows in such a dark environment.

Thinking of this, Yu Liang's heart sank. He would rather meet "it", at least it wouldn't hurt him. Other monsters may not be so easy to talk to.

"Sorry, it's all my fault for having to come to this place..." Xu Cixi couldn't help but blame herself.

"We have been targeted for a long time. It has nothing to do with whether you want to come here or not." Yu Liang did not mean to blame her. He had been prepared for danger since he entered the role-playing game.

Seeking safety in a zoo is counterproductive.

He waved, and two paper figures flew out of him. The first one hugged his head as usual, while the other one climbed on Xu Cixi's clothes.

"What are they?" Xu Cixi looked at the little paper man and looked at Yu Liang in shock. At this time, Yu Liang's head was being held by the paper man, and he looked indescribably funny.

This was a normal question, but I don’t know what the paper-figure waiter meant. It grabbed Xu Cixi’s long hair and shouted in a high-pitched voice: “Waijila, Waijila!”

Yu Liang turned around and flicked the waiter with his finger, flipping it around. He pointed at it with his index finger and said, "No swearing."

"Uh..." Xu Cixi was only surprised.

"They are all paper figures that allow you to see things around you clearly." Yu Liang explained to her, "Don't resist, it won't hurt you."

Of course, there is also the most crucial role. The existence of Xiao Er can make him confirm that it is Xu Cixi who is always beside him, and not some kind of monster that changes into her appearance.

"Okay." Xu Cixi nodded, letting the waiter stand on the back of her neck, and then moved forward to hold her eyes. The surrounding scenes also appeared in her mind. Compared with seeing it with her own eyes, It's much brighter and you can see more details.

"Is this your special professional ability? What do you do? Taoist priest? Or mage?" Xu Cixi couldn't help but feel curious, and she followed Yu Liang's side.

"You will know when we have the opportunity to meet in the future." Yu Liang did not elaborate on this, and now is not the time to talk about this.

Xu Cixi stretched out her fingers and touched the paper waiter, and the waiter also touched her closed eyes to express friendship.

The two walked into the darkness along the way they came. With Yu Liangji Road and the paper man guiding them, they did not encounter many obstacles.

"Boom -" a crisp sound came from the carousel wheel. The wooden horse with red eyes turned on its own in the dark. Inexplicable noises also came from the cabinet with the dolls. This park seemed to be in the dark. This moment came alive, and countless demons and monsters woke up. Yu Liang heard the rustling footsteps moving towards here in the darkness, and reacted very quickly, pulling up Xu Cixi's sleeves and running quickly in the opposite direction.

"Come on, they're coming!"