I lay on the couch and searched for it in the middle of the night with my phone. But I never found any useful information.

The phone's blinding white light lit up in the darkness. Gradually, I felt a little pain in my eyes. I sighed and put my phone on the coffee table.

There was darkness in the room. I lay in the dark, trying to get some sleep.

At this point, my mind was groggy and it was time to rest. But for some reason, I couldn't sleep. I felt like I wasn't lying on the couch, but on the deck, with a boat below me and the smelly sea below.

The boat rises and falls in the waves, and at a certain moment it will capsize and become a pile of rotten wood in the sea, and I will be devoured by fish and shrimp.

My corpse appeared in my mind. The eyeballs were gone, leaving only two empty eye sockets, staring at the void sea world.

I broke out in a cold sweat from my own imagination. I sat up from the couch. Get dressed and go around in circles in the living room.

I didn't want to disturb anyone, so I didn't turn on the lights in the living room. I have been to Xue Qian's house many times. The table and chair in the living room are very familiar. I know how to walk without bumping into things.

After walking around in the dark twice, my body began to get hot. Suddenly, I realized that I had been circling around the couch.

This behavior made me feel very weird, and my head slowly sweated.

I sighed and opened the door. Slowly walked into the courtyard.

Only half of the moon in the sky remained, shining on the shadows of the earth. I opened the gate and walked slowly out into the street.

It's already autumn. It's still a little hot during the day, but it's already cold down at night. The night wind blew on my body, cold, and made me feel very sober.

I stood in the street for a while, and suddenly I heard a rustling sound not far away.

Follow the prestige past. I saw a hunched cleaner swinging a broom and struggling to sweep the leaves.

I was a little reluctant to go: "I didn't expect that because I, the owner of the empty house, would have to work overtime for the cleaning workers." This is really a fire at the city gate, and it has affected the fish in the pond. ”

Late at night there was nothing to do, and there was no one else on the street. I staggered over to the cleaner and whispered, "Do you want me to help you?" ”

The cleaner was stunned for a moment, then handed me the broom.

From beginning to end, his face is hidden in the shadows. I don't know who he is. Too lazy to know.

He didn't say thank you to me, and I didn't mind. I waved my broom and began to sweep the streets aimlessly. I felt like my heart was at peace for a moment.

A few minutes later, I heard another rustling sound coming from across the street.

I looked up and saw that the cleaner was waving another broom and sweeping it face to face with me.

I don't know how long it took to sweep, but finally the two of us converged. A large pile of fallen leaves was piled right at the door of the empty house.

The cleaner took out a lighter and silently lit the fallen leaves.

The fire was blazing, and the inside of the empty house was also a little bright. I casually glanced into the room, and suddenly, I saw a man sitting at a table.

I was so surprised that I didn't think much of it, jumped over the fire, and rushed in with an arrow.

By the time I got into the empty house, the figure was gone. Only my own shadow, reflected by the firelight behind me, kept jumping on the wall.

I tapped my head and thought, "Looks like it's time for me to go back to sleep, I'm hallucinating." ”

I fumbled on the bed, put the big knife on my back, and walked out.

When I walked out of the house, I was stunned.

The street outside was clean, and the freshly lit leaves were gone. The cleaner, along with the two brooms, was all gone. Only the lonely street lamp provides me with light.

I gasped violently, then put the big knife on my chest and shouted in a rough voice, "Who are you?" Where are you? ”

My voice was heard far down the street, but there was no response. I looked at the empty street, I didn't dare to stay in this place for long, and I ran over like Xue Qian's house with a big knife like a gust of wind.

In an eventful time, I kept thinking about these four words in my head. The Double Ninth Festival is coming, and all the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods have come out. I've got to get used to tonight.

When I ran to Xue Qian's house, the warmth of the room made me feel very comfortable. My tense nerves relaxed. Then he slumped down on the couch.

I wanted to recall what had just happened so that I could sort it out, but before I could think clearly, I fell asleep.

I've been tired enough these past few days, and I just helped a cleaner sweep the streets in the middle of the night in a daze, and I really couldn't hold on.

After a long time, the sun shone on my face and woke me up from my dream. I squinted and rolled over, trying to avoid the sun.

As soon as I moved, my body suddenly hung in the air and fell to the ground.

That's when I remembered that I had been sleeping on the couch all along. This place is very narrow, and there is no room for people to turn over.

I got up from the ground and found Xue Qian and Mr. Lu sitting across from me. Ditch Suke.

I just fell to the ground in my sleep, which can be regarded as a fool, but they are unusual, and no one laughs at me. I looked at them strangely and noticed that the two of them were whispering something about something.

Mr. Lu came over, pulled me up from the ground, and then said a little absent-mindedly: "Zhao Mang, there are some problems with those leaves outside. ”

I looked at them strangely: "What's the problem?" ”

Mr. Lu said: "You can follow me to take a look." ”

Mr. Lu did not take me outside, but walked to the window, opened the curtains, pointed to the street outside, and said, "Look at it." ”

I glanced outside and saw people coming and going, and there seemed to be nothing unusual in the traffic, so I couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?" ”

Mr. Lu said again: "Look at the trees. ”

I looked up and took a closer look. This glance startled me. I saw that every poplar tree was flourishing, and all the fallen leaves from last night had grown back.

I looked at Mr. Lu in surprise: "What's going on?" Was last night a hallucination? ”

Mr. Lu shook his head and said, "I don't know either. The people of the Empty House are now starting to play tricks with impunity. Hey, this feeling makes me very uncomfortable, and the other person doesn't seem to take us seriously at all. ”

I said, "Otherwise, the three of us will take turns keeping vigil to see how the leaves fall and grow back." There is no need to scare us with a few leaves in the empty house, and perhaps there is some deep meaning. ”

Mr. Lu looked at me in surprise and said, "That makes sense." Zhao Mang, you have a lot of wisdom. ”

Xue Qian waved her hand next to her again and again: "Why did it become a three-person vigil?" It has nothing to do with me. I'm just going to watch the fun. ”

I smiled and said, "Old Xue, you can't say that, maybe one day the tattoo on your back will attack, and you will still need us." ”

Zhong Kui's tattoo is Xue Qian's weakness, and when he heard me say this, he had to nod.

I looked at my watch, and it was already afternoon. I didn't know that I had slept for so long.

Time passed quickly, and none of us walked out of the room, just stood by the window, quietly watching the red sun set outside.

Aunt Xue began to cook dinner, and watched indifferently as a few of us competed with gods and ghosts. She has been haunted by the ghost woman for more than 20 years, and I'm afraid she is no stranger to the little ghost.

After a few of us finished eating, it was already completely dark. The leaves outside didn't change much, as if it was just a ridiculous dream last night.

Mr. Lu yawned with Xue Qian and went to sleep. Leave me for vigil.

I stood by the window for a while, feeling a little bored, so I stood up, moved a little, and walked around the room.

When I stood out the window again, I was startled by what I saw. The leaves are almost all gone. A thick layer was piled up on the street.

I just spun around, and in less than a minute, all the leaves fell?

I saw a car, staggering down the road. Then, with a muffled thud, it crashed into a large tree.