Qionghua Market, next to the Han Dynasty Tomb.
There is an abandoned field here. Because it has not been taken care of all year round, it is overgrown with weeds and intertwined vines, and the original appearance is no longer clearly visible.
There are no street lights around, and it will be pitch dark at night, which makes people feel scared just looking at it.
Tonight, there was a sound of footsteps and some light in this deserted field.
The source of the light was a girl holding a selfie stick in her hand. She was wearing short sleeves and long pants. She was walking in the field and talking from time to time.
"Dear friends, we have been to the Lightless Alley a few days ago and checked in at 'Cats and Dogs Looking at the Moon'. Today I discovered a new place in Qionghua City, which is this deserted field."
There is a live broadcast window on her mobile phone. It is not difficult to tell from what the girl just said that she is doing a live broadcast.
The girl's name is Song Shuting, and she is a female online anchor. With her sweet appearance and unique live broadcast content, she is relatively famous in the outdoor channel.
Song Shuting is different from ordinary outdoor live broadcasts. Half of her broadcasts are at night or in the middle of the night, and the content she broadcasts is all about weird adventures and aspects.
Today, her target was the deserted field next to the Han Dynasty Tomb.
On the mobile phone, the barrages in the live broadcast room are scrolling one by one. There are not too many, but there are not many.
"Anchor, what's there to see in Arata? It's so dark around here that you can't see anything clearly."
"That's right, it's better to find some place like an ancient house to take a look. It's much more interesting than this heap of weeds."
"Today's live broadcast is not that good. The last time the cats and dogs looked at the moon was more interesting. By the way, host, how much food did it cost to find so many cats and dogs to be actors last time? It must have been difficult, right?"
"What is an actor? When did our Tingbao live broadcast hire actors? Now that the spiritual energy has recovered, don't you know? If I give you food, are you capable of making so many animals act obediently? Your IQ is really worrying."
"Revival of spiritual energy? Haha, you believe two rumors uploaded on the Internet. It's really ridiculous. I think you should go and mend your brain!"
"..."
In the live broadcast room, barrage has never been peaceful, and crooked buildings and the like are commonplace.
Song Shuting has long been accustomed to this.
To this day, she is not alarmed by this situation. When she sees someone arguing in the live broadcast room, she even secretly laughs. After all, this helps her stay active.
"Dear friends, don't make any noise. Today we are here to check in. We also have another purpose, which is to verify whether the weird rumors here are true or false."
As soon as she finished speaking, the live broadcast room on her mobile phone was immediately taken away from the topic, and a bunch of barrages appeared one after another:
“‘Anti-Counterfeiting Pioneer’ Tingbao is going to start her work again!?”
"You should be commended for being so dedicated and responsible! I have prepared a 'rumor buster' banner for you. Anchor, please send a private message with the address and I will send it to you."
"Upstairs, don't think that I don't know that you are trying to scam your address... Don't forget to share it with me when you receive it!"
"..."
After looking at the prank barrage in the live broadcast room, Song Shuting showed a sweet smile, continued walking forward, and said:
"Dear friends, I don't know if you have heard of such a story. It is said that there were people living in the middle of this wasteland next to the Han Dynasty Tomb. This was not a wasteland before."
"But later, the family moved away for some reason. They took all their belongings with them, but only one person was left behind..."
She paused for a moment when she said this, and couldn't help but smile when she saw the barrage of curious inquiries in the live broadcast room, and said: "They brought everything with them, but only one 'person' was left behind..."
"A scarecrow..."
The light of the mobile phone swayed privately with her steps, looking so insignificant in this dark wasteland.
"The scarecrow was forgotten here, day after day, year after year. It felt very angry at the abandonment of its owner... So it picked up the sickle on the ground and came to life every night. Wandering in the deserted fields..."
"Some people who have explored here once said that they saw the scarecrow at night. It kept rummaging in the fields, as if looking for the owner who abandoned him..."
When she said this, there was already a burst of barrage in the live broadcast room.
"Anchor, why have you changed? When did you become so bad at telling horror stories!? I was so scared that I didn't dare to go to the toilet at night."
"Anchor, don't scare me. I'm a coward. If I get scared, I'll hold you responsible for the rest of my life!"
"Yes, the anchor told this fairy tale very well. What happened next? Did it meet a little girl, the Tin Woodman, and a little lion?"
"..."
Song Shuting continued to walk in this deserted field. Although it was night now, she could see everything at a glance. There was basically nothing in sight, let alone a scarecrow, not even a house.
"This is actually just a story. I even heard someone say that the scarecrow's eyes are made of two priceless rubies. Anyone who takes them can immediately reach the top of their lives."
She stepped over a patch of two-foot-high weeds and continued: "We're here to check in today, and by the way, we're going to dispel this rumor, so that the young guys who come here to explore in the future will avoid a detour."
Song Shuting felt a little depressed at this time. Thanks to the story she had worked so hard to find, no one had rewarded her. If she had known that she would not come here today, it would not be good to broadcast "Cats and Dogs Looking at the Moon" again. What?
She walked forward for some distance, and estimated that she had almost finished walking through the wasteland, but there was no trace of the scarecrow at all.
"It seems that we have successfully cracked down on another place this time. There are quite a few mosquitoes here. They bit me many times in one night."
She said this and started to turn around and walk back.
"Dear friends, we are almost here tonight. We will try another place tomorrow. If you have any places you want to go, you can leave me a message. The nearest ones will be given priority. If..."
Song Shuting was returning the same way. When she reached the middle of the deserted field, her eyes inadvertently glanced at a certain place in front of her. The words in her mouth were suddenly interrupted and her footsteps stopped involuntarily.
Not far ahead, she saw a figure standing there motionless, as if staring at her.
"What's wrong with the anchor? Why did he suddenly stop talking?"
"Fuck, what is that? Is there someone over there?"
"You can't see clearly, but it doesn't look like a human being. Look at the height and the proportions of the limbs. It's too exaggerated. How could it be a human being?"
"There really isn't a scarecrow, is there? But I didn't see it when I came here! Could it be that it was too dark, so I missed it?"
"..."
In the live broadcast room, the barrage started scrolling rapidly, but Song Shuting was no longer in the mood to check it at the moment. Her attention was all attracted by the figure not far ahead, and her heart was "thumping" at this moment. "It accelerated and jumped.
