Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

Chapter 150 149, this is so Du Wei

Early morning.

The alarm clock rang.

Du Wei rubbed his somewhat swollen head, washed up, and then went downstairs.

He wasn't feeling very well.

The time spent confronting the Evil Spirit in his dreams had been too long, especially the process of sinking into the lake had been incredibly slow. By the time he escaped the dream, two to three hours had already passed.

It was no different from not having slept at all.

Upon reaching the ground floor, he was dressed in casual wear, with a beige mid-length trench coat on the outside. Out of habit, he touched the spot over his left chest, where a mask was hidden.

After encountering the Evil Spirit, Du Wei had basically given up on wearing more form-fitting and proper clothing.

Carrying the mask, a handgun, a lighter, and the Joker Card wasn't an issue, but the Dagger was not so easy to conceal, which could easily give him away if he wore tight clothes.

Therefore, trench coats became a necessity.

His gaze swept over the Antique Clock hanging on the first-floor wall and the "silent" Annabelle in the display cabinet, and Du Wei's expression relaxed a great deal.

Annabelle had lost the gamble, and the Antique Clock remained mysterious.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Aside from the rather obsessive shadowy presence, his home could almost be deemed the safest place in the entire New York City.

Of course... that was under the condition that he was at home, and it had to be daylight.

Otherwise, anyone who entered might potentially become a target for the shadow entity.

This ghostly thing had already killed more than ten people, far more terrible than before. Although the Antique Clock meant it couldn't cause too much trouble, it was still a looming issue.

The awkward thing was,

until now, Du Wei still didn't know how to deal with the shadow, unclear of its mechanism, and most of the time, living in the shadow.

Without resorting to the Joker Card, Du Wei basically had no way of handling it.

And the more frequently he used the Joker Card, the deeper the Evil Spirit's erosion of his being became, and it would eventually swallow him whole.

With this thought, Du Wei pulled the Joker Card out of his wallet.

There was no change in the pattern on the card, but the wolf, lurking in darkness, was now a little closer to his own figure dressed in a tailcoat.

He could roughly guess,

when the wolf on the card reached his side, baring its fangs, it would be the time when the Evil Spirit started to devour him.

Placing the Joker Card back in its place, Du Wei spoke softly, "If I keep failing to find a way to solve the shadowy presence, perhaps I should consider adding a new member to the family."

As he spoke, he walked to the door.

Alex rolled her eyes in exasperation and replied, "I was planning to snooze a bit more, but I can't just let you watch me like this. Come on up, darling."

"Uh... okay."

Having said that, Du Wei went to the passenger side, pulled the car door open, and sat down.

The McLaren GT was a sports car, but it wasn't cramped inside and was relatively comfortable.

After Du Wei sat down, he watched as Alex raised the car window and then leaned on the steering wheel, tilting her head towards him.

Her breathing... was slightly rapid.

At such close range, Du Wei could smell the light fragrance of her perfume, which wasn't overpowering.

Yet inexplicably, it gave him a strange feeling.

Especially since Alex was tilting her head sideways, half-asleep yet even more enticing.

Alex was a very beautiful woman to begin with.

Moreover, the oversized hoodie she wore today added a touch of casualness, fitting the girlfriend image even better.

And from Du Wei's angle, he could even glimpse Alex's smooth, fair collarbone...

"Darling, what are you looking at?"

Suddenly, Alex's slender eyebrows raised, and a playful smile appeared on her lips.

Embarrassed, Du Wei cleared his throat and said, "Nothing, I just think you look really healthy."

Pfft...

Alex laughed softly, somewhat helplessly she said, "You seem pretty uncomfortable with our relationship, speaking so evasively. Be a little bolder, I won't mind."

Reflectively, Du Wei nodded and then reached out towards Alex's collarbone.

His fingertips touched the collar of her hoodie...

Almost touching skin...

In an instant, Alex blushed, shock filling her eyes. She could feel her heartbeat accelerating, her breathing becoming less smooth.

This was indeed bold...

Had he become enlightened?

Alex suddenly became nervous, opened her mouth to say something, but Du Wei's next move turned her face dark.

Du Wei pulled up her hoodie, covering the collarbone...

Alex's face darkened...

Well, that was very Du Wei...