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Before meeting him, both Feng Xingxue and I had our own understanding of the nature of the world.

Or should I say...guess.

Our understanding of it is not all the same, but there are some things in common.

In Feng Xingxue's understanding, this place is like the Taoyuan in Mr. Tao Yuanming's "Peach Blossom Spring". He even guessed that this world used to have residents, but with the changes of the times, and various For some reason, these people passed away one after another, leaving only an empty city.

In my opinion, this is a very romantic conjecture.

Although my understanding is not as ideal as his, I also agree with his central idea - this place completely replicates Chunxia Town, like a mustard space, or a parallel space, at a certain moment when it overlaps with reality, People like us have the chance to stray into it.

But we never thought that this space would be alive.

This is not a place or a space, it has its own consciousness, thoughts, likes and dislikes, emotions like people...

It even formed a will of its own—a being even more alive than me.

The first and only time I met Jinghu's will, he was still a child, four or five years old, with a pretty appearance.When I first saw him, I was a little surprised, and I was a little angry. I was angry that this place would not let such a small child go, until I realized that every flower, tree, grass, and tree in this world was responding to him. breathing and heartbeat.

When he smiles, the sky is clear, and when he is sad, it is cloudy and rainy. As long as he appears, he is the absolute center of the world.

I know that I can't look at him from the perspective of an ordinary person, but I still think of him from time to time, because he is the greatest discovery in my life. My ordinary and busy life has become a little different since I met him. .

Because of him, I was able to get out of that world, and I had the opportunity to glimpse the tip of the iceberg in the world of Mirror Lake...

I was supposed to be locked in that world until the end of my life, but when I realized he was different, I knew my chance had come.

This may be the only chance for me to leave this world and return to my family. The chance is fleeting. I didn't even have time to tell Feng Xingxue. I return to my family with all my heart and soul.

I clearly remember that he seemed very happy at that time, so he agreed to my request after a moment of surprise.

When the passage to leave Mirror Lake was opened, I actually hesitated. I already knew the way to leave, so should I be so anxious?

Who didn't have a dream of being brave and fearless when he was young?

But after all, I am not a carefree person. I still have a wife who loves me and two children. I am not qualified to venture into the world, so I finally choose to return to my family and my ordinary life of doing nothing.

As I walked down the long corridor, I swore I could return to my old life.

But in fact, I was dead wrong.

Just because I glimpsed the essence of Mirror Lake, I know its dangers better. I have seen too many deaths and partings in the world of Mirror Lake, and it has been engulfing the residents of Chunxia Town continuously, and everyone seems to be Don't know anything about it.

In Chunxia Town, there are my relatives, my friends, my neighbors...everyone I can see, I am very familiar with them. In this small town "shrouded" by Mirror Lake, no one can escape past.

Once there is a violent mood swing, it is possible to be brought into that world.

There, death is far easier than escape.

But who can guarantee that he will not have violent mood swings?Even I, who narrowly escaped from the mirror lake world, can't make such a guarantee.

I tried my best to tell everyone what I knew, to make my friends aware of the danger of Mirror Lake, but no one believed me, and everyone thought I was crazy.

I was fortunate enough to see the essence of another world, but I was not understood by anyone. I can't accept the sense of gap.

But soon, I found that the problem is not only that.

I started to become more and more crazy, this change was out of my control, I thought about it, and felt that this could only be the sequelae of leaving Mirror Lake.

The mirror lake that has swallowed so many people is full of darkness and miscellaneous things, how can it give birth to the will to be completely good?

But even so, I can't forget him, and I can't forget the shock and touch of seeing the essence of another world...

During this period of sober days, I often think of him, and I don't know how he is now?

Will he grow up slowly with the passage of time?From my impression, a child with a lot of color will grow into a grown-up with a lot of color, or, he will always remain a child...

I don't know if anyone will read this diary, but I still want to write down my conclusions, if... if one day you need to escape from the world of Mirror Lake, please remember my advice——

Don't talk to strangers.

If you want to escape from Mirror Lake, you must find its will, only the will of Mirror Lake can open the door to leave Mirror Lake...]

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Before Zhang Hezhong disappeared, he was a Chinese teacher in the only middle school in the town. Thanks to his professional advantages, even when Zhang Hezhong was not sober, this diary was still written clearly and clearly.

At the very least, through this diary, Wen Yan easily obtained three information points——

1. Jinghu has its own will, and if you want to escape from Jinghu, you must find this will.It's just that the sequelae of escaping have yet to be clarified. Zhang Hezhong's growing madness has no other reference, so it is still impossible to conclude that it is the sequelae caused by Jinghu.

2. The condition for entering Mirror Lake is excessive emotional fluctuation. Once this condition is met, there is a chance of being selected and dragged into Mirror Lake.

3. People who are dragged into Mirror Lake are divided into two types, living and dead. Dead people will form something similar to "earth-bound spirits" in the mirror lake world, which will be refreshed in a specific period of time. , repeating the process of one's own death, once the living people have intersected with them in this stage, they will be dragged into the process of their death and perish.This is consistent with Jian Tong's previous experience. Because he bumped into Chai Qiuying when he was going out and responded to her call for help, Bai Yifeng was included in the list of kidnapping and killing.

After reading it, Wen Yan handed the diary to Jian Tong, and continued to search for other materials to see if there were any other clues.

Jian Tong glanced at the diary and said "tsk": "This font is so familiar..."

Wen Yan heard the words, turned his head and took another look. Before, he only paid attention to the content and didn't care about the handwriting. Now it seems that it is indeed familiar. He thought for a while: "Is it the annotation in the library?"

Jian Tong was stunned for a moment, and immediately took out her mobile phone to check the photos left at that time. Sure enough, the handwriting was very similar. It seems that Zhang Hezhong was the one who left the comment next to the introduction of Jinghu in the library's collection of Zhenzhi.

Afterwards, they rummaged through some written materials, but there was nothing more to gain.

All the information that Zhang Hezhong wanted to leave behind about the world of Mirror Lake was listed in that diary.

According to calculations, they left Jinghu World today at eight o'clock in the evening. Before eight o'clock, Wen Yan took Jiantong away from Zhang Hezhong's house and returned to the car they were driving.

On the way home by car, they left Mirror Lake World, and then they had a four-hour safety period.

Along the way, the two brothers were a little silent, because they knew very well that this might be the last time they returned to the real world from the mirror lake world.

After today, Jinghu will imprison and control them for 24 hours. If they can't find Jinghu's will, they will never be able to return to this world.

For the last four hours, they were no longer eager to find clues, and a farewell was necessary to a place from which they might never return.

Wen Yan drove the car home, and before getting out of the car, he said to Jian Tong, "Do you want to meet Guo Xiaopang?"

Jian Tong froze for a moment: "Huh?"

"You haven't made many friends here yet, and you don't have any other arrangements for the rest of the time, so go say goodbye to your friends?" Wen Yan said, "And parents, don't forget. "

Jian Tong nodded, he knew that Wen Yan's unfinished meaning - if it didn't come out, it should be a farewell.

So, say goodbye.

"Brother, is there anyone who wants to say goodbye?" Jian Tong hesitated and asked softly.

"Of course!" Wen Yan rubbed Jian Tong's soft hair, "I also have many relatives and friends."

Jian Tong's heart suddenly felt as if a stone had been crushed, heavy and a little out of breath.

Wen Yan saw that his complexion was not good, and comforted him: "Don't think too much, we will definitely be able to come out, the farewell now is just in case..."

"Brother!" Jian Tong interrupted him suddenly.

Wen Yan: "...Huh?"

Jian Tong gritted her teeth: "Do you hate me?"

Wen Yan was taken aback: "Why do you say that?"

"If I hadn't been pestering you, you wouldn't have to..." Jian Tong choked up, "You don't have to say goodbye to your relatives and friends, and you don't have to go to that messy and smoky place!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Wen Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You call me brother and brother all day long, dare you just talk about it, and don't take it seriously in your heart?"

Jian Tong was silent.

Wen Yan said seriously: "Jian Tong, you call me brother, and I agree, and I have the responsibility to protect you." Wen Yan paused, "This is the first time I have been a brother in more than 20 years, maybe There are some things that are not well done, but I sincerely..."

"But..." Jian Tong suddenly turned her head to look at Wen Yan, in her reddish eyes, a pair of eyes were surprisingly bright, "But I don't want to treat you as my brother at all!"

Wen Yan's expression froze on his face: "... Tong Tong?"

"You have no idea what kind of feelings I have for you!" Jian Tong forced herself to look at Wen Yan for a moment, "I like you, when I see you, my heart and eyes are full of dirty thoughts, I just want to kiss you and hug you, I don't want to be your brother at all!"

Taking advantage of Wen Yan's astonishment, Jian Tong opened the car door and planned to get out of the car.

Wen Yan immediately reached out and grabbed his arm: "Tongtong, where are you going?"

"Brother let go," Jian Tong looked back at Wen Yan, "If you don't let go, I'll kiss you!" As she said, she moved closer to Wen Yan.

Wen Yan was startled, and loosened the strength in his hand, Jian Tong caught the right moment, got out and jumped out of the car.