Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

Two in the afternoon.

Outside the psychological consultation clinic.

Du Wei hung a "Temporarily Closed" sign on the door and left his phone number.

Ever since he'd come into contact with the Evil Spirit and become an Exorcist, he'd been spending less and less time at home, and he had already postponed some scheduled psychological consultations.

Even though his home was relatively safe during the day, there were still hidden dangers present.

Therefore, it was necessary to prevent some emergency situations.

"Sigh..."

Feeling somewhat tired, Du Wei took a deep breath, gathered his energy, and walked towards the other side of the street.

He'd just woken up not long ago when he received a notification from Tom, asking him to come to the police station. Tom said he had found something about Joanna, the neighbor who was killed by the Veda Sect.

Specifically, it was about Joanna's parents...

The efficiency was somewhat beyond Du Wei's expectation; he had thought it would take a day or two to get any information, but Officer Tom had given him a surprise.

"Maybe Tom really hates the Veda Sect..."

Du Wei thoughtfully muttered to himself, reached his car, opened the door, started the engine, and drove towards the agreed-upon location.

...

A few minutes later.

At the entrance of the police station.

As soon as Du Wei parked, a police officer approached him.

"Are you Dr. Du Wei?"

"Yes, I'm here to see Officer Tom; he asked me to meet him at the station about fifteen minutes ago. We have a matter to discuss."

While speaking, Du Wei casually took out his identification and handed it over.

The officer checked the ID, nodded, and said, "Follow me, the boss is waiting for you inside."

Du Wei nodded and followed the officer inside.

His gaze met that of various police personnel going about their business,

Upon seeing Du Wei walk in, nobody paid much attention, besides a glance, before turning back to their own work.

Soon, the officer led Du Wei to Tom's office.

Upon entering, he saw Tom sitting on the leather sofa, with Father Tony next to him, engrossed in a stack of files.

It seemed that Tom hadn't only notified Du Wei.

Du Wei thought to himself and looked around the office. Many of the office supplies were brand new, there was even a freshly unboxed coffee machine that hadn't been plugged in yet.

Seeing this, Tom stood up and spread his hands, saying, "Thanks to you, the higher-ups are very pleased with my recent work, so I got promoted!"

Du Wei smiled, "Congratulations."

Tom waved his hand and said, "Take a look at these files first. There seems to be something amiss with Joanna's parents; it looks like they had contact with the Veda Sect many years ago."

With an acknowledging hum, Du Wei responded, "Let me check the documents first, we can talk about the specifics after I'm done."

Upon hearing this, Father Tony passed the files to Du Wei.

Du Wei then sat down and began to scrutinize the files carefully.

What were referred to as files were actually some archive materials, which just seemed like new after being reorganized.

Flipping to the first page, the title read—[May 1988: The Esselgreen Paranormal TV Show Launches, Filmed by the Bruce Couple, Uncovering the Horrors Unknown to the Public]

The content is as follows:

In June of the same year, the paranormal show was broadcasted on a local Esselgreen television station and enjoyed high ratings.

The following year, the show was exposed for fabricating content, which greatly damaged the reputation of the local television station. The paranormal show was struggling and faced impending cancellation.

Facing unemployment due to dwindling filming material, the Bruce Couple, under pressure, came up with a very eye-catching idea.

They pooled all their money to buy a thirty-year-old haunted house in Esselgreen and used it as a gimmick to film their daily life in the haunted house.

After editing and recording, this episode instantly went viral, pulling the local TV station's viewer ratings back to a peak.

Moreover, the most important thing was that they updated their video recordings at 12 PM every day, similar to live broadcasting now, the gimmick and pleasing mechanics were simply irresistible.

The most important thing was… indeed, many eerie things happened during their filmed daily life.

First, the toilet's cistern would make strange noises every day…

Then, handprints appeared on the glass when showering…

After that, at midnight, the light bulbs would start flickering…

These incidents seemed like they could be man-made, but as the records continued, they became even more bizarre.

Every time the camera recorded the Bruce couple, there was always a white line present, at first everyone thought it was a problem with the lens, but the line remained even after changing to a different camera.

Both of them subsequently exhibited symptoms of listlessness, until in the middle to later part of the show, the camera captured the face of an old man.

Pale and gloomy, and his mouth seemed as if it lacked any bones, stretching very long downwards, distorting the entire face, and most importantly, the camera did not capture his body.

This old man's face hovered in the air and disappeared in a flash.

Latter on, the Bruce couple experienced severe mental conditions and moved out of the haunted house, disappearing from sight. By the time they reappeared, they had a child.

The file record ends here.

The rest was information about the Bruce couple.
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Their age, height, blood type, and life experiences were all recorded very clearly.

…

After reading through the entire file, as well as the attached photo of the old man's face, Du Wei found nothing unusual.

The reason for saying so is that if the Bruce couple had really moved into a house with an Evil Spirit, according to the file, they would have been haunted by it.

But after they moved and disappeared, it seemed as if they had escaped the Evil Spirit, and even had a child, which was not normal in any way.

Either the Evil Spirit was fake, or there was something wrong with the Bruce couple.

"This file is too rudimentary. I can't determine if Joanna's parents had really come into contact with an Evil Spirit and survived," said Du Wei as he put down the file, looking calmly at Tom and Father Tony.

If this was all the information available, he couldn't possibly head to Esselgreen just for this, as it simply wasn't worth it.

Tom nodded, "I think so too, but do you know, Joanna has a hexagram birthmark under her armpit, exactly like the emblem of the Veda Sect, and she is AB blood type."

Du Wei frowned, "How do you know so well?"

Tom blushed slightly, "I was there during the autopsy, of course, I know it very clearly."

Du Wei was somewhat speechless, then he reopened the file, flipping to the Bruce couple's information page.

Both had type A blood…

The earliest discovered human blood type system is the red blood cell system, with the most important being the ABO blood system, followed by the Rh blood system.

And if both parents have type A blood, their child would typically be either type A or type O.

But Joanna was type AB blood…

This meant that Joanna was not the biological child of the Bruce couple, and this person also had a hexagram birthmark…

Even after she died, she quickly turned into an Evil Spirit. Although a weak one, it was still bizarre...

Du Wei had a vague idea, but it was far too outlandish.

After some thought, he looked at Father Tony, "What do you think?"

Father Tony pondered for a while and replied, "I think the Bruce couple must have been haunted by an Evil Spirit back then. They might have had contact with the Veda Sect, or they might even be part of it. As for that Joanna, she could have been a special Sacrifice, or perhaps a medium..."

Du Wei nodded, his tone a bit strange, "I was thinking something similar, but I believe it's possible that the Bruce couple made a deal with the Veda Sect for the then-unborn Joanna, and used some special methods to create a birthmark, or rather, a Mark on her."

"And the result of these special methods was the birth of a new Evil Spirit…"