Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

Chapter 64 064, That ring

In the cinema.

Du Wei quietly pondered.

The antique clock and the golden brooch were of a similar kind. In addition to both flowing out of Berson Auction House, they also shared a similar characteristic.

That is, the letters that had been half-erased...

val...

The only difference was that, on the surface of the clock there were no letters, but rather engravings of angelic patterns along with holy items such as church-characteristic crosses.

On the back was a relief of a goat's head.

At that time, Du Wei surmised that these carvings might represent sanctity and evil, showing holiness on the front, but hiding extreme evil behind.

In many religions, the goat's head is an implicit or explicit indicator of demons.

And dreaming of the nun had only happened after obtaining the antique clock.

Thinking of this, Du Wei glanced at Alex. In the dim light of the projection hall, apart from him and her, all the seats were empty.

Thus, with no obstacles, Du Wei could very directly see Alex's fair and beautiful face.

"Why is she fine?"

Du Wei silently asked himself. He had unwittingly fallen under the curse, while Alex had not been affected in the slightest and, to date, setting aside her family background, social status, and considerable wealth, she was the most normal person he had encountered.

The nun wouldn't have any so-called gender discrimination, would she...

"Is it the ring?"

Du Wei thought, slowly clarifying the timeline and events in his mind.

The existence of the antique clock must be more special. That ring and the golden brooch shared more similar characteristics.

val... The letters could be understood as a message, pointing directly to the curse, or could be interpreted as a medium.

As for that women's ring, it had always been stuffed in Du Wei's wallet...

The antique clock seemed more like an imprisonment device, containing the ring, or even that half-rotten woman's arm.

Moreover, its secrets were obviously not limited to this.

Previously, when his home was being invaded by the Evil Spirit, Du Wei knew his condition was beginning to be abnormal, but that was just the beginning.

Yet, when he came into contact with the antique clock, he directly entered a state of Spirit Vision.

That said, the degree of the clock's corrosion had explosively increased at some moment, just like during the journey on the bus and the contact with Annabelle.

Thinking of this, Du Wei couldn't help but become bolder in his thoughts. If the antique clock was imprisoning the ring, then its very existence was extremely strange.

In Du Wei's mind, he always harbored a sense of caution towards the antique clock.

Previously, when it was jammed by that bundle of notes, causing the outbreak of the two Evil Spirits in his home, Du Wei had mistaken it for an item related to the Evil Spirit. But now, with careful thought and deliberation, he discovered many inconsistencies.

A clock is an observation and recognition of time, each tick representing the passage of time.

He had seen almost future death scenes during two uncontrollable Spirit Vision states.

Also related to time...

"There might be a big guy in my house..."

Du Wei unintentionally murmured softly.

Alex to the side didn't hear clearly, and curiously uttered an "Ah?" asking, "What did you just say?"

Du Wei shook his head and said, "Nothing, just thinking about some things."

Alex blinked, "Some things? Is it about Berson Auction House? I've already given word, I should be able to have the information by afternoon. I'll send it to your phone, don't worry too much."

Du Wei didn't explain, just smiled and said, "Alright."

Seeing him smile, a rare occurrence, Alex felt a sudden stir in her heart. Her bright eyes shined even more dazzlingly under the light of the screen.

She bit her lip, with only one thought in her head—I want to sleep with him.

But immediately following that, Du Wei's phone ringtone suddenly rang out urgently.

"Sorry, I forgot to turn on silent mode."

Du Wei quickly said to Alex and then glanced at the contact displayed on his phone: Father Tony.

Seeing this, Alex gently said, "It's okay, I can wait for you for a bit."

Du Wei hummed in response, "I'm going to step out by the theater entrance to take a call."

Alex nodded in affirmation, her gaze following Du Wei as he left his seat and stopped at the entrance of the projection hall, not going outside.

"His emotional intelligence doesn't seem to be as low as I imagined."

...

On Du Wei's side, after he pressed the answer button, Father Tony's anxious voice came through from the other end.

"Mr. Du Wei, something may have happened at Mrs. Mina's place, can you stop by her house?"

"Happened? What do you mean?"

"Half an hour ago, I received a call from Mrs. Mina, but I didn't get to answer it before they hung up, and I've been unable to get through ever since."

"I'm worried that the Evil Spirit might have made its move."

"I got it, I'll go."

"Thank you so much, please hurry as fast as you can, and if possible, you might try the Exorcism Ritual."

"Alright."

Having said that, Du Wei hung up the phone, turned his head, and met Alex's gaze squarely.

He walked up to her, somewhat sheepishly saying, "I probably won't be able to watch the movie with you to the end, I need to head back home and then take care of some things."

Alex rolled her eyes, "Hey, baby, this is supposed to be a date, and you're bailing halfway through the movie? I might start doubting my charm here."

Du Wei pondered for a moment, "I'll accompany you next time."

Alex snorted, "Next time? When exactly would that be?"

Du Wei thought it over and said, "Probably next week, I might be quite busy this week."

Alex couldn't help but laugh, "You really don't like to push yourself, do you?"

She was a very attentive woman, at least towards Du Wei. Although a bit annoyed, it was just for a moment before she calmly said, "Alright, next week then. Hmm... Should I drive you home?"

"Sure."

...

11:06.

The psychological counseling clinic.

After seeing Alex off, Du Wei slung on his backpack and locked the door behind him.

Before departing, he hung a sign at the door that read: Please leave all letters at the door, do not slip them through the crack.

This was to prevent someone from triggering mechanisms set by the Evil Spirit.

He did not want to return home only to find an extra head there.

Just as Du Wei was about to turn and leave, he inadvertently noticed a row of symbols near the bottom of the door.

The letters were dark brown, appearing to have been written some time ago.

Immediately, Du Wei's expression darkened, and he bent down to scrape off some of the letters.

Smelling the faint odd odor from his fingertips, his eyes turned much colder.

"It seems that those four Cultists have been to my house. They tried to do something but ended up triggering the Evil Spirit's mechanism."

"Are they targeting me? Or are they seeking retaliation because of Roy's death?"

"I must say, you've picked the wrong person!"

Letting out a scoff, Du Wei touched the handgun he kept close and turned to head across the street towards his new Subaru.

He didn't have time to deal with these people for the moment; after handling Mrs. Mina's issue, then he would have time to play with them.