I frowned, my confusion deepening: "On me? What do you mean?"
Lin Zimeng didn't answer directly, but instead looked past me at the woman who was still watering the plants with her back to us.
"Look at her. She used to be just like you, searching for answers in this world. But after she came, she changed completely. Now she grows vegetables every day and lives happily every day. Isn't that wonderful? You can be like that too, without having to work so hard."
I followed her gaze and a sudden, inexplicable unease welled up inside me.
"What exactly are you trying to say?!" I pressed again.
Lin Zimeng stood up and slowly walked towards me.
The figure appeared increasingly blurry in the dim light, as if it might disappear at any moment.
“Brother, I need you to find something for me. Once you find it, you will not only know the whole truth, but you will also be able to save all the souls here that are bound.”
"What is it?" I pressed.
Lin Zimeng walked up to me, suddenly reached out and gently stroked my cheek.
"The same key can open the forbidden door, and the clue to this key lies deep in your memory. In the days to come, you must carefully recall those forgotten details, recall those seemingly insignificant moments, because the answer lies within them."
At this moment, the atmosphere in the courtyard became increasingly oppressive, and the surrounding flowers and plants seemed to be eroded by a dark force, beginning to wither and die.
"Why should I believe you?" I said through gritted teeth.
Lin Zimeng chuckled softly: "You have no choice, brother! Either do as I say, or stay here forever and sink into oblivion along with everything in this courtyard..."
After saying that, she turned and left.
In an instant, it was as if an invisible hand had suddenly turned the gears of time.
The withered and dying flowers and plants suddenly came back to life at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, the flowers bloomed again, some as red as fire, others as pink as the sunset, all exquisitely beautiful.
The leaves unfurled once more, vibrant green and glistening, swaying gently in the breeze, as if the desolate scene from before had never happened, and everything had returned to its most lush state.
The woman watering the tomatoes acted as if nothing had happened and continued watering them.
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