Everyone's eyes were on the old lady, but she seemed to be unaware of other people's gazes, and her mind was completely immersed in her own memories.
“I’ve been here so long that I’ve lost track of the years.
If you really want to count, it has probably been seventy or eighty years.
At that time, my wife and I lived in the countryside, leading a quiet life. Although not rich, we were very happy. We had a smart daughter.
She was very promising. She rose from a backward village to a wealthy family by passing the college entrance examination. She went to a big city and found an enviable job.
One month's salary is more than what the two of us old people can harvest from farming in a year.
She has always been my pride.”
As she spoke, the old lady's face was serene, as if she was in some pain, and she continued, "One day, my daughter suddenly called me and said that the company had a benefit that allowed new employees to come to their city to meet them, with food and accommodation provided for a week.
She asked if we wanted to come over.
How could we not come for such a good thing?
Food and accommodation didn’t matter, but we immediately agreed because we could see our daughter whom we hadn’t seen for several months.
After arriving in this city, someone claiming to be my daughter's boss soon took us to the inn. He said that my daughter was busy with work and had not yet finished her current job, and would come to meet us after she finished it.
We, who come from a small town, naturally don't want to cause trouble to these people from the big city, so we just wait here quietly.
But who could have imagined... that this was all a scam."
When everyone thought about the old lady's current situation and heard about the company's benefits, they immediately turned their attention to the two little girls.
How familiar is this similar method?
The two little girls looked devastated, and couldn't believe that they were abandoned!
Li Songtian frowned and asked, "What does this have to do with going to the fifth floor?"
What they are struggling with now is whether to go to the fifth floor to discuss with the god. The old lady’s past and how she was trapped here are not really related to them.
The old lady turned her gaze to Li Songtian and forced a somewhat forced smile.
“Because on the day we were sacrificed, an accident happened.
My daughter was supposed to come to see us that day, but I don’t know if it was God’s blessing on her, she twisted her foot in the morning and was hospitalized and couldn’t come.
We wanted to go see her, but the area around Wanfu Inn was under martial law, allowing only entry but not exit, so we had to give up the idea.
After dinner, we suddenly felt dizzy and a song that sounded like the sound of nature rang in our ears, making us feel a little dizzy for some unknown reason.
Just then, that silly girl suddenly ran in from outside the inn and dragged us old couple out.
She was mumbling something about this being a massive human sacrifice and that we had to leave.
But at that time, my wife and I seemed to have our brains blocked by something and couldn't think at all.
I was only thinking about walking in the direction where we were being called, and I ignored my daughter's words.
When my daughter saw us wanting to go to the fifth floor, she knew the inside story and had the same idea as you. She wanted to go to the fifth floor to see if she could talk to the god and ask him to let us go.
However, the moment she reached the fifth floor...
She, who had no divine markings on her body, suddenly froze in place. The skin on her body, starting from her head, was peeled off bit by bit, just like the peel of a banana.
As she spoke, the old lady couldn't stop her tears from falling.
"The skin on her body was dug off alive. She was in so much pain at that time. She kept screaming and crying, calling out 'Mom, Mom, Mom!' But at that time, damn it, I didn't react at all. I couldn't even feel my daughter's pain and go over to help her.
I just stood there in a daze, watching her skin being peeled off bit by bit, until only bloody, bright red flesh was left, completely lifeless.
The old lady was clearly emotionally broken when she spoke of this. She clutched the stair railing tightly with one hand and patted her chest with the other, tears streaming down her face. "I've been torn between these questions countless times over the years. Why could I, as a mother, ignore my daughter's screams? Why could I watch my daughter die right before my eyes and remain indifferent?"
As she cried, the old lady sat down on the ground, as if she was about to fall over.
Anger surged in the hearts of everyone present.
Not to the old lady, but to the god and the mastermind behind it.
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