A Young Daisy

"Dong dong dong."

After tapping her fingers three times, Yu Xing politely stopped and stood quietly in front of the hotel entrance to wait.

He remembered that when he first arrived on the island, the innkeeper, Granny Daisy, was willing to let them stay even if they had to run up their accounts, and she generously provided them with a lot of conveniences.

It's obvious there's something wrong with the hotel.

However, after he went underground, he was unable to keep an eye on the hotel and didn't know if Zhao Mou and the others had uncovered the hotel's secrets or figured out what conflict existed between Grandma Daisy and Daisy's daughter who was in charge of food, clothing, and daily necessities.

Of course, Yu Xing also still harbored resentment about how Grandma Daisy had removed Qu Xianqing's tongue from her body because Qu Xuanqing had said one more word.

He was feeling bored, and when no sound came from inside the hotel, he knocked on the door again.

Is anyone there, Grandma Daisy?

"I'm here to stay, there's..." Yu Xing paused, glancing at the remnants of a ghostly corpse on the ground. With a sudden thought, a withered branch that had sprouted from the ground seemed to come back to life, stretching out and wrapping around the remnant, obediently placing it in Yu Xing's hand.

He cleared his throat. "I have money."

Footsteps sounded at the door.

Yu Xing's brow twitched, and he listened intently. This time, he didn't hear the rocking chair, only the "thump thump thump" of high heels on the ground, the sound was very fast, as if someone was running towards him.

Daisy's daughter running around?

Just then, the door creaked open.

A chilling wind suddenly rushed in from the crack in the door, seeping out in wisps. Fine dust particles in the air swirled around with the airflow. In the past, these microscopic scenes would not have attracted Yu Xing's attention, but after absorbing the curse, everything became exceptionally clear.

"Are you coming to stay at a hotel?" A soft, cautious voice came from under the door.

Yu Xing keenly realized that it was indeed Daisy's daughter's voice, but compared to before, Daisy's daughter now seemed very cautious.

"Yes, if it's convenient for me to come in, please open the door." Yu Xing answered the question through the crack in the door with a good temper and a polite smile. "If it's not convenient, I'll have to force my way in."

"It's convenient," Daisy's daughter said immediately, "But... but I don't recommend you stay here."

Yu Xing reached out and pressed down on the door panel, then pushed it open slightly. The simple action carried an undeniable air of authority. "Thank you for your hospitality."

Daisy's daughter: "..."

Perhaps realizing that the person outside was determined to move in, she had no choice but to let go and allow them to enter.

Yu Xing stepped into the hotel, the dust that rose up carried a damp, musty smell. His eyes flashed as he looked around. He saw that the hotel lobby was completely different from what he had seen before. Not only had it gone from being magnificent to being dusty and drab, but the furnishings were also much simpler.

A casual glance revealed that the price list for pollutants hanging on the wall had disappeared, replaced by a tattered decorative curtain in a dull yellow color, blending seamlessly with the other old-fashioned decor.

He then looked at Daisy's daughter.

"Hey, you chose to live here yourself." Daisy's daughter put her hands on her hips, looking conflicted. "Don't say I didn't warn you, sigh... I think you'll regret this."

Yu Xing was taken aback.

He guessed that the hotel would be affected after the destruction of other things on the island, but he couldn't guess the direction of the impact.

The Daisy's daughter standing before him was not over two meters tall with an exaggerated and bizarre outfit, but only about 1.6 meters tall, wearing a gray-green ruffled long dress and flat cloth shoes.

That face had also become that of an ordinary person, with a few pimples on fair skin, a pair of large eyes with long eyelashes, sharp eyebrows, and pale lips without any color on them.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that not only had Daisy's daughter changed, but the hotel's building area itself seemed to have returned to normal, no longer appearing several times larger inside than it did when they first arrived on the island.

This is... a return to simplicity?

Yu Xing, with a hint of uncertainty, smiled and asked, "Beautiful lady, have we met before?"

Daisy's daughter's eyes widened. "Although you're the first guest to insincerely compliment my looks, I still have to say, this way of striking up a conversation is too abrupt, handsome sir."

The implication seems to be that they haven't seen it before.

Yu Xing seemed to be deep in thought.

For some reason, his arrival at the hotel this time felt like a direct shave of the previous illusion, revealing the hotel to its true form, just as it should have been before Dead Silent Island became so bizarre.

He remembered something, turned around and tried to turn the doorknob that had just been blown shut by the wind, but couldn't turn it for a moment.

It wasn't because he was weak, but because... the door was blocked by some kind of rule.

This situation was exactly the same as when he entered other buildings and triggered instances before.

It seems that, for some unclear reason, the inn that didn't have a copy now has one? Judging from this, it's a retrospective type copy.

Thinking of this, Yu Xing's eyes lit up with interest. He opened his mouth, but before he could speak, he heard a middle-aged woman's voice coming from the second-floor stairwell. "Xixi, who's knocking?"

"Mom!" Daisy's daughter, standing in front of Yu Xing, responded reflexively to the second floor, then glanced at Yu Xing with a complicated expression before replying loudly, "It's a new guest; he seems to want to stay here!"

Tap, tap.

Footsteps gradually descended the stairs.

Yu Xing turned her head and saw a brown-haired woman wearing a long black dress and an emerald necklace walking gracefully down the spiral staircase.

The woman spotted Yu Xing immediately, her foxy eyes crinkling with a smile. She raised Yu Xing hand to greet him, "Good morning, handsome young man. I'm Daisy, the hotel owner. Would you like to... stay here?"

The slightly flippant tone carried a hint of something else, instantly making one wonder if this hotel was also engaged in some unspeakable business.

Yu Xing glanced at Daisy's daughter, then strode towards Daisy, who looked much younger and had a new face, and said gently, "How many days are you staying? Are there any rooms available?"

Daisy walked straight down the stairs.

She has a slender figure, and although there are some fine lines on her face, she looks like she still has a charming appearance, and seems to be under forty years old.

She went behind the counter, opened a notebook, and glanced at it. "Good luck, handsome young man. There are ten rooms in total, and Lady Luck just happened to have the last single room available for you. It's a bit basic, is that alright?"

Yu Xing nodded.

"Alright, sevenpence a night... Pay up?" Daisy held out her hand.

Yu Xing tilted her head slightly.

This should definitely be a dungeon.

But... he has contaminated corpses that can be exchanged for room fees, but no real pennies.

Yu Xing was poor and desperately needed a clean room, sighed and draped her arm over the counter, "... Can I sell myself to pay off my debts?"