"...Nobody lives in that old mansion; it looks like it's been abandoned for a long time."
"Climbing roses and wisteria are everywhere on the walls. The stone cracks are wide enough to fit the claws of an Ancient Leather Giant... The yard is overgrown with weeds, and insect beasts roam freely. If someone were still living in the house, it wouldn't be neglected to that extent."
"But I remember there was a wooden bucket tossed near the well, and the bucket was wet, wasn't it?"
"Maybe it was dampened by the dew."
Zhang Ji Xin and Xin Fat Man described the appearance of the old mansion while discussing the impressions buried deep in their memories—though there were minor discrepancies in the details, they both agreed that the mansion was abandoned, and its owner had most likely been away for quite some time.
This conversation abruptly ended at the path's terminus.
