Chapter 293: Locust Tree Hotel 11
It was Li Mingzhu.
Since before, her complexion had been somewhat poor. At this moment, the look in her eyes as she gazed at Chu Yian carried an indescribable sense of gloom.
“What are you doing?”
Chu Yian frowned slightly. She didn’t like it when people patted her shoulder from behind, especially in a game where ghosts were lurking.
Because there was a folk legend that people had three flames on their heads.
The more vigorous a person’s three flames were, the more immune they were to all ghosts.
However, these three flames wouldn’t stay lit forever. If someone deliberately patted your shoulder and, at the same time, exhaled a breath towards you, then one of the three flames would extinguish.
With a flame extinguished, the yang energy would weaken.
If all three flames were extinguished, ghosts could easily find you.
Hearing such stories as a child always felt terrifying. In the current environment, this situation was equally frightening.
“If you have something to say, say it properly. Don’t pat my shoulder.”
Chu Yian said sternly, her serious expression making Li Mingzhu pause. After all, in her impression, Wang Da Ni was a relatively easygoing person.
“Da Ni, don’t mind me, I was just excited to finally find you.”
Li Mingzhu leaned over and linked her arm with hers, not at all angered by Chu Yian’s displeasure. “I just heard you were going to try out the Hotel’s entertainment and leisure facilities. Have you chosen yet? Let’s go together.”
“Did you… finish writing the review?”
Chu Yian’s question made her stunned, “What review?”
“The four reviews at the back of the Bed Tester’s Manual. They’re due before ten o’clock. Have you finished writing them?”
Of course, Li Mingzhu hadn’t finished. She had long forgotten about it. Seeing a group of people in the lounge area buried in catching up on their homework, Li Mingzhu instantly understood the importance of this review.
“Then I’ll go take a look first. Da Ni, where are you planning to go? Shall we meet up later?”
“I haven’t decided yet. I’ll just keep looking for now.”
Chu Yian waved her hand, leaving gracefully amidst the envious gazes of others.
Choosing a relatively safe entertainment and leisure activity was Chu Yian’s most important task at the moment.
She first went to scout out these activities in person, then immediately ruled out movies from the experience list. This was because all the movies shown were horror films, as if to say, “Dare to come in, and you’ll all die!”
Chu Yian was scared away by the posters featuring ghosts as soon as she reached the entrance. Among the various entertainment and leisure activities, the gym seemed to be the safest. After all, even horror movies wouldn’t choose a gym as their setting.
According to the Hotel’s main manual, she ultimately had to experience these activities.
She touched the prayer beads on her wrist and walked into the gym.
A staff member in the gym asked with a smile, “Hello, registration is required in the gym. May I ask what your room number is?”
“8808.”
“Alright.”
The staff member nodded in acknowledgment, then took out a registration form. “We’ve registered you. The gym experience lasts about 2 hours. Please hold onto your review manual, write down your experience after the session, and then submit it to the front desk.”
“Oh, okay.”
Chu Yian took the manual, flipped through it, and found that there were no rules. “Are there any requirements that cannot be violated in the gym?”
“Once the experience begins, it cannot be stopped midway. Also, please maintain cleanliness in the gym, keep quiet, and do not make loud noises.”
The staff member said with a smile.
These requirements were practically no requirements at all.
Chu Yian didn’t know if she had drawn the easiest or the most difficult activity. She walked in with trepidation, then saw many men.
That’s right, many men.
These people were all wearing gym clothes. Even those who stayed at a Hotel but spent their time in the gym wouldn’t have bad physiques. Their form-fitting clothing outlined their chest muscles, abs, and biceps.
Chu Yian’s first feeling upon entering was… so much yang energy. She had come to the right place.
But when she saw a familiar face sitting on an unfamiliar piece of gym equipment, Chu Yian felt like she had come to the wrong place.
With such a large Hotel, how could she encounter Lu Qingyuan everywhere? Yet, looking at Lu Qingyuan’s fluid physique and powerful muscles, it seemed quite normal to meet him in the gym.
However, seeing him, Chu Yian felt two long fangs pierce her neck.
Her legs felt a bit… weak.
Just as Chu Yian was contemplating how to maintain her distance from Lu Qingyuan, he was the first to shift his gaze, and he seemed to revert to his usual upright, aloof demeanor.
“Hey, are you the bed tester here to experience the gym?”
A coach wiped sweat from his face and came over with a professional smile. “I’m your personal trainer for the next two hours. Is there anything you’d like to know?”
“I’ve done some weight-loss exercises.”
Chu Yian’s attention was diverted, and she spoke of her limited fitness knowledge. “You know, the one where the fat around your waist just melts away, and I want a mermaid line and an ab line.”
“Well… since Little Chu is interested in mermaid lines and ab lines, let’s try some Pilates for these two hours.”
The coach led her into a private classroom.
Although it was a private classroom, the glass partition allowed her to see outside. This open view gave Chu Yian a greater sense of security, but this sense of security didn’t last long.
Just as Chu Yian was stretching her ligaments according to the coach’s instructions, she saw a head suddenly appear in the left corner of the classroom, visible between her legs.
Disheveled hair, fingers clawing at the ground.
It was precisely the ghost she had seen last night, and seeing it again, the ghost’s arm had already emerged from the ground.
The pale arm twisted into a grotesque arc, presenting an image of it crawling towards Chu Yian.
A cold sensation rose in her back, and Chu Yian quickly stood up.
However, when she stood straight and looked towards the corner again, the thing had already disappeared.
Was it just an illusion?
Chu Yian was a little terrified.
The personal trainer saw Chu Yian stand up on her own and came over to guide her. “Stretching ligaments is a must before training. Even if it hurts a little, you have to bear with it.”
The coach spoke, reaching out to press down on Chu Yian’s waist.
However, as Chu Yian bent down again, her gaze passing between her legs, she once again saw the scene in the corner—the thing’s arm had also emerged.
Each time she looked, more of the thing’s body appeared.
Chu Yian stood up again and walked towards the door. “Coach, are there any other training methods? Let’s switch to one that can be done outside.”
“Why?”
When Chu Yian suggested changing the training method, the coach’s expression suddenly shifted.
The originally sunny and enthusiastic face became gloomy. “Am I not teaching well?”
