Please do not make noise
The regular, round font has a slight curve, like a kind pair of eyes. The golden glitter reflects the sunlight, as if winking at a tourist.
Next to the signboard is a map display wall, which, at first glance, looks different from the maps in their hands.
"Don't look too deeply into the map on the wall." Lu Miao warned Wang Keke and He Pingan. "The two rules mention the map in our hands, which proves that it is very important and the route is correct. On the contrary, the one on the wall is misleading, and the more carefully you look at it, the deeper the impact."
"This time it is a cognitive impact, so we must be extra cautious," said He Pingan.
"Okay, be alert!"
The citizens who followed in stopped talking unconsciously, listened carefully to the discussion of the three people, and then stopped looking at the map on the wall.
When Wang Keke saw this situation, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The lady in the flowery dress was still obsessed with the question of the two exits marked on the map. "Um...t...do you know which one is the real exit?"
Wang Keke and He Pingan looked at Lu Miao and did not dare to answer without authorization.
Lu Miao glanced at everyone's eager eyes and said simply: "Find new rules and make judgments on the way."
After saying that, she walked towards the chrysanthemum garden and the carnivorous plant pavilion.
Everyone hurried to follow.
Wang Keke was not used to having so many people following him, so he quietly asked, "Captain, if they make trouble, can I beat them up?"
“Don’t be too harsh.”
"OK."
The treetops cast mottled shadows, and the shredded sunlight fell on the shoulders of tourists like small golden flowers. On both sides of the road were neatly trimmed shrubs, alternating between emerald green and purple-red.
The regular entrance fee to the Botanical Garden is 250 yuan, and the annual pass is 2,870 yuan. The target audience is young people on dates, parents and children, companies doing team building, and high-paid fitness people.
Fitness enthusiasts are keen on buying annual passes, going to the botanical garden for a morning run and breathing in the fresh air.
Although admission is free now, they have no intention of appreciating every leaf and flower. Instead, they keep their eyes wide open and alert, afraid that a flying insect or bird will appear when they blink.
"There's nothing much to see in the botanical garden, just trees and flowers. The damn government is cheating people out of their money by charging so much for tickets!"
The uncle behind me complained in a low voice.
The lady in flowery clothes grumbled in agreement: "Even if the children get half-price tickets, plus the adult tickets and food and entertainment, it will cost at least 800 yuan to go home. And the things sold in the souvenir shop are really expensive."
Lu Miao's heart moved.
No wonder they were in a hurry to send in both the police and the army. It turns out that the operation of the botanical garden is a source of income for the government.
"Are there any plants in the souvenir shop?" she turned around and asked the aunt.
"I don't remember, but there are dolls selling plants." The old lady rolled her eyes. "Are souvenir shops safe?"
“I don’t know yet.”
During the conversation, someone pointed at a tree and shouted, "Look, there's a notice posted there!"
There is a note posted on the tree trunk diagonally in front of me, with the same font and color as the regular font on the copper sign.
It reads:
Tourists who are lost can call the on-duty staff for help. The contact number is: 149XXXXXXXX.
The open area for ghost stories allows participants to bring their cell phones, but using cell phones to make calls in the area is risky.
“Do the officers on duty wear blue clothes?”
"I don't know. It's better not to dial randomly."
They whispered.
The man with glasses was not interested in this and was more concerned about the movements of the three members of the Fluorescent Green Team.
Lu Miao ignored the contents of the note and continued walking forward.
Seeing this, they stopped talking and quickly followed.
After a while, the strong fragrance of chrysanthemums wafted from the front, and they saw in the distance a large field of chrysanthemums divided by color.
Wang Keke was facing a formidable enemy and first covered her nose, fearing that the fragrance of the flowers might also be unusual.
Two wooden signs are hung a few meters in front of the chrysanthemum garden.
The first wooden sign contains a graphic and text introduction to the chrysanthemum varieties.
The second sign is the rules notice:
Dear visitors, your current location is the chrysanthemum garden. I wish you good health and a pleasant sightseeing!
1. Please make sure that the chrysanthemums you see are the varieties listed in the introduction on the left. If you see a variety you have never seen before, please leave quietly and do not describe it to others.
2. Please remember that there are no black flowers planted in this garden, and there are no black tree trunks in the world.
3. Develop the good habit of not making noise in public places and be alert to the voices of non-tourists.
4. Protecting animals is everyone's responsibility. If you encounter white butterflies or white birds, please stay away from them immediately and do not try to catch them.
5. If you experience skin rashes, unexplained body pain, fever, or itchy brain during your sightseeing, please go to the Hydrangea Pavilion in time.
6. The souvenir shop in the park sells souvenirs. You are welcome to buy them.
Lu Miao understood that this time the rules appeared in stages, and the new rules might cover or negate the rules they had seen before.
A bit tricky.
"Captain, the wooden sign has a faint smell of paint." He Ping'an rubbed his nose.
Wang Keke was surprised: "Did you just put it on not long ago?"
Lu Miao hesitated for half a second. "You two should pay attention to whether there are insects and birds around."
After saying that, she actually walked closer to the wooden sign and put her nose up to it to sniff.
This move was shocking and everyone was shocked.
"What is she going to do?"
Wang Keke turned back with a sullen face, moving his knuckles and neck. "The rules say not to make noise, so I suggest everyone keep quiet."
For a moment, they were silent.
At this time, Lu Miao discovered that the smell of paint did not come from the wooden sign, but from the regular red characters. She sniffed carefully line by line.
The tip of Yubai's nose was less than two centimeters away from the red words. The blood-like color of the words seemed to ripple under the sunlight.
Finally, she smelled something. "The third one was newly revised, and the smell of paint is still there."
The lady in the flowery dress blurted out: "Are the rules handwritten?"
The uncle laughed and said, "No way. Carving and painting take time. Who would want to stay here any longer? I think the smell of paint is to remind us that the rules have changed."
A young man disagreed. "I have encountered fake rules. It is true that people or creatures have manually changed the rules."
"Bullshit, a non-human creature can write Chinese characters."
The young man was annoyed by the uncle. "Strange stories have appeared, let alone non-human creatures can write Chinese characters?"
The uncle was speechless.
"I suggest that every time you encounter new rules, you take photos and save them." Lu Miao's words awakened the dreamer.
They took out their mobile phones to take pictures of the red rules.
"Shall we take a picture of the coin rules we just saw?" the young man suggested.
"OK."
After they finished their discussion, they did not set off immediately, but looked at Lu Miao and the other two, waiting for their leaders to make a decision.
"Let's go too." She thought about it and made the final decision.
This is her first time entering the open field of ghost stories, and she hopes to explore more.
Returning to the vicinity of the entrance, they found the first bronze rules sign.
The rules have not changed.
Lu Miao also raised his mobile phone to take pictures.
She glanced at the road sign and her suspicion was confirmed. "The road sign has changed."
"What?"
An incredible situation happened: the direction of the chrysanthemum garden was no longer on the left.
Central Lake↑
← Lilac Fields
← Carnivorous Plant Museum
Lavender Fields →
Parrot House →
Chrysanthemum Garden↓
He Ping'an immediately checked the map in his hand. "But the chrysanthemum garden on the map is still on our left, which is the direction we just went."
"The map on the wall is different." The man with glasses suddenly said. "The location of the chrysanthemum garden is consistent with the road sign, behind us. There is a road behind us, not a wall that blocks the entrance."
Lu Miao also lowered his head to compare the map in his hand and found that the map showed the entrance and ticket office behind.
"The sign next to the gate asks tourists to move forward and not turn back. Although the location of the attraction has changed, the route has not changed, and we still have to follow the paper map. The exit will also change, but everything is subject to the paper map."
He Ping'an looked calm, but his eyes were filled with worry. "We can't go back, otherwise the location of the attraction will keep changing, and we will end up at the Aquatic Plant Pavilion without realizing it."
The others realized the difficulty of this strange story and their faces turned pale.
Wang Keke took a picture of the map on the wall.
The lady in flowery clothes quickly stopped her: "Don't take pictures. Didn't you say that looking at this map has an impact?"
"Auntie, we need to find the pattern of the map changes. Now it seems that only the scenic spots along the main road have changed their positions, and they are shifting counterclockwise."
"Ah...I'll take some too."
The words of an authority are like a gust of wind, blowing everyone's thinking in the same direction.
They rushed to take pictures of the map on the wall.
The man with glasses found it funny. "The note on the tree trunk mentioned 'getting lost', which might be a real rule. Who dares to call and try?"
No one responded.
He expected it. "I can try."
Lu Miao was not sure why he volunteered.
He has handsome features but a kind look, and wears an elegant business suit, which makes him look refined and refined. However, Lu Miao feels that the suit is just a piece of sheepskin, which restrains and conceals his inner cruelty.
This person is two-faced.
She suggested: "The Carnivorous Plant House is a building. There is a souvenir shop nearby. Please dial the number when we are close to the building."
"OK."
On the boulevard, the note stuck to the tree trunk is still there, and the content of the text has not changed.
The man with glasses wrote down the on-duty officer's cell phone number.
Going further, the chrysanthemum garden turns into a lilac field, a large area of fragrant purple flowers.
However, the contents of the two wooden signs in front have also changed.
The graphic introduction of the chrysanthemum varieties on the left has been changed to the graphic introduction of lilac.
The first item of the notice becomes:
1. Please make sure that the lilac you see is the variety listed in the description on the left. If you see a variety you have never seen before, please leave quietly and do not describe it to others.
The first rule of deer sniffing is not to smell paint.
The third rule still has a faint smell of paint.
This means that the first one is a rule transfer rather than a new modification.
Funny, this was her first time encountering this.
What’s even more interesting is that the lilacs are planted in a gradient of purple from light to dark, and the lilacs further back in time are darker, almost purple-black.
A white butterfly flies toward the dark lilac flowers.
"Go quickly, don't look too closely." Lu Miao walked forward with big strides.
Hearing this, the aunties and the others all looked straight ahead and did not look at the lilac field.
"oops……"
Someone in the crowd called out softly.
They were stunned.
"What's wrong?" someone asked in a low voice.
"Help……"
Everyone stopped at the same time.
The rich floral scent lingered in the air, licking their clothes and skin.
"Help……"
The call for help came from behind and the young man wanted to turn back.
"Go."
Lu Miao's voice was like cold water that extinguished the young man's thoughts. He suppressed the urge to look back and continued to move forward.
"Help……"
The young man gritted his teeth.
The uncle next to him had trembling legs.
"You heard it, didn't you?"
The devilish sound seemed to be right next to their ears.
Everyone was determined and moved forward.
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