Chapter 133
Chapter 133
The Old Granny was wearing the same uniform as Jiang Li.
The only difference was that the Old Granny’s body appeared to be extremely damp.
It was as if there were a water outlet at the very top of the Old Granny’s head.
Filthy water constantly overflowed from that outlet.
The dirty water soaked the Old Granny’s hair, her cheeks, and her clothes.
It was so bad that a pool of filthy water had collected on the floor wherever she stood.
The Mirror Person met the Old Granny’s gaze. “Sorry, Granny, I bumped into you.”
The Old Granny didn’t speak. Instead, she reached out a hand and grabbed the Mirror Person’s wrist.
She likely mistook the Mirror Person for Jiang Li.
Remaining invisible, Jiang Li followed behind the Old Granny and the Mirror Person.
Jiang Li took a moment to observe the Old Granny’s Cleaning Cart.
The rags inside appeared to be stained with red blood.
Beyond that, Jiang Li noticed several strands of floating black hair in the Cleaning Cart’s bucket.
“Granny, where are you taking me?” the Mirror Person asked.
The Old Granny shook her head without saying a word.
She simply shuffled along with soggy steps, staggering toward the depths of the corridor.
Upon reaching the entrance of the Hot Spring Pool, the Old Granny opened a drawer on the Cleaning Cart and took out a large ring of keys.
She gave them a shake, picked one out, and unlocked the newly added Chain Lock on the outside of the Hot Spring Pool.
The entire Hot Spring Pool room was pitch black; the lights were off.
The Old Granny gestured for the Mirror Person to go inside.
The Mirror Person craned her neck, peering into the dark room. “Granny, it’s too dark in there. I don’t want to go in.”
When the Old Granny heard the Mirror Person refuse her, the expression on her face instantly turned manic.
She grabbed the Mirror Person around the waist and tried to forcibly drag her into the dark room.
The Mirror Person let out two cries, turned, and ducked into a shattered mirror inside the room.
The Old Granny felt her arms go empty; the Mirror Person had vanished without a trace.
After a moment of thought, the Old Granny flipped a switch with a loud click, turning on the electric lights in the Hot Spring Pool room.
The lights flickered on.
Jiang Li saw that the entire Hot Spring Pool was filled to the brim with crimson blood.
A Long-Haired Woman was currently sitting in that pool.
The woman leaned against the edge of the Hot Spring Pool, her head exposed. It was impossible to tell if she was dead or alive.
Scattered beside the Hot Spring Pool were several Service Staff uniforms.
From the breast pocket of one of the uniforms, something resembling a Note was sticking out.
Jiang Li crept over quietly and took the Note.
As she left, Jiang Li cast another glance at the woman in the pool.
Was that woman a guest on this floor?
Jiang Li left the Hot Spring Pool room and walked quickly back out into the corridor.
She opened the Note and scanned it.
“Welcome to your employment at the Clear Spring Hotel and your assignment to this floor.
During your working hours, please be aware of the following information:
A strange guest resides in Room b101 of this floor.
The guest’s surname is ‘Jiang’; she is a young, beauty-loving woman.
Since checking into the hotel, Ms. Jiang’s appearance has aged rapidly.
Having lost her beauty, Ms. Jiang hides in the hotel, living in constant fear and misery.
Please persuade Ms. Jiang to leave the hotel.”
On the back of the Note, the rules for this floor were written.
[Clear Spring Hotel – Basement Level 1 Rules]
[1. For your safety, when addressing the guest, please refer to her as ‘Ms. Jiang.’ Remember, you must never call the guest ‘Grandma,’ ‘Old Woman,’ ‘Granny,’ or similar terms.]
[2. You must not allow the guest to see any mirrors. If you find an intact mirror, please break it.]
[3. Guests must change into a fresh set of dry clothes every hour on the hour. Please ensure that clothes are prepared in advance and placed at the door. Otherwise, something terrible will happen.]
[4. If you see the water in the Hot Spring Pool is red, do not enter under any circumstances; if the water in the Hot Spring Pool is blue, you may enter as you please.]
[5. Do not believe what you see; believe what you hear.]
Jiang Li had just finished reading these rules when, unexpectedly, the ceiling of the corridor suddenly began to spray water.
It was hot spring water, and it was scalding.
The hot spring water soaked the Note and drenched Jiang Li from head to toe.
Jiang Li, who had originally intended to use her invisibility to search for more clues, had her form completely exposed the moment she came into contact with the hot spring water.
A melodious strain of music echoed through the corridor.
It was as if it were celebrating this damp carnival.
Basement Level 1 was the “Damp Floor.”
“You aren’t the same person as that girl from just now?” A young woman’s voice interrupted Jiang Li’s thoughts.
Jiang Li looked up.
In this soaking wet corridor, only the Old Granny stood before her.
The Old Granny’s skin was white and wrinkled from being submerged in water for too long.
However, her voice sounded like someone only in her early thirties.
Clear Spring Hotel, Basement Level 1 Rules, Rule 5:
[Do not believe what you see; believe what you hear.]
The Old Granny looked very old, but her voice sounded very young.
Combined with the description on the Note mentioning that “Ms. Jiang’s appearance aged rapidly after checking into the hotel,”
Jiang Li could almost certainly deduce that the Old Granny was not a real old lady.
Her true identity should be… Ms. Jiang!
The reason Ms. Jiang had aged so quickly was that, living on the “Damp Floor,” she was soaked in water every day.
Even hands will turn white and wrinkled if soaked in water for a long time.
It was even worse for Ms. Jiang, whose entire body was submerged.
The dirty water constantly seeping out of Ms. Jiang’s hair was the root cause of her aging appearance.
“Yes, Ms. Jiang. That person just now didn’t have a Name Tag; it wasn’t me,” Jiang Li responded.
The Old Granny’s wrinkled face broke into a smile. “I knew it. The look in your eyes is different from hers.”
Jiang Li nodded politely and gave the Old Granny a smile.
Seeing Jiang Li’s glamorous smile, the Old Granny’s expression shifted slightly.
She lowered her gaze dissatisfied and huffed, “…I used to be that beautiful too.”
The Old Granny’s words were as good as admitting the fact that she was “Ms. Jiang.”
After speaking, the “Old Granny” pushed the Cleaning Cart into the Storage Room.
“My clothes are all soaked through. Go find a set of clothes and bring them to me. I don’t care who they belonged to, as long as they’re dry.”
The “Old Granny,” dressed in a Waitstaff Uniform, gave Jiang Li her instructions.
The Waitstaff Uniform she wore did not fit her well.
Furthermore, there were speckles of blood on the uniform.
Jiang Li recalled the third rule of the Clear Spring Hotel, Basement Level 1 Rules:
[Guests must change into a fresh set of dry clothes every hour on the hour. Please ensure that clothes are prepared in advance and placed at the door. Otherwise, something terrible will happen.]
Perhaps that so-called “terrible thing” was being killed by the “Old Granny” and having one’s uniform taken.
Jiang Li glanced at the time on the electronic screen in the corridor.
There were ten minutes left until the next hour.
Jiang Li nodded in agreement. “Understood, Ms. Jiang. I will deliver them to your door shortly.”