Exorcist’s Self-Cultivation

It was night.

A stretched Lincoln limousine, escorted by a dozen bulletproof cars, left the New York City airport.

On board were Du Wei, Alex, and Alex’s parents.

More than ten minutes ago.

Du Wei and Alex had picked up Alex’s parents at the airport.

When they met, everything was quite ordinary.

There was no difficulty posed by the bride’s parents, nor was there excessive small talk.

Du Wei and his future father-in-law sat in the back row, while Alex and her mother were seated in front.

The driver was a private chauffeur for the Wittebach family and also a bodyguard.

Meanwhile, Du Wei felt a bit awkward.

Because he discovered that his future father-in-law, that is, Alex’s father, Lawrence Wittebach, had fallen into a strange calm since meeting him.

Lawrence sat to the right of Du Wei, silent as a sculpture.

But Du Wei noticed that the other party was always quietly observing him.

Of course, he was observing the other party as well.

He noticed that Lawrence’s hair was slightly grey, and his deep blue eyes were of the same lineage as Alex’s.

The middle-aged man’s demeanor was quite ordinary, and his gaze was not so sharp, seemingly just like an average person.

For a long time.

It was Alex who first noticed the silence in the back row.

She said with displeasure, “Dad, can’t you stop giving my boyfriend the cold shoulder? It makes me feel like I’m losing face.”

Her mother also frowned, glaring at her husband with dissatisfaction, “Be polite to my future son-in-law, you old blockhead.”

Immediately, Du Wei felt embarrassed and took the initiative to start a conversation, “Uncle Lawrence, please don’t mind, I’m not particularly good at dealing with these things.”

Lawrence nodded slightly, speaking in a deep and sincere voice, “Actually, I feel the same. However, you shouldn’t worry too much. My impression of you isn’t bad, there are just some things that are not suitable for discussion here.”

Du Wei raised an eyebrow, “Is it about Alex and me?”

Lawrence shook his head and said in an explanatory tone, “In this world, there are many dangers, Evil Spirits, Cults, and all sorts of messes, but the Wittebach family doesn’t care about them.” ꭆÁŊŏＢĚŜ

“The church is meant to deal with these things, but many ancient families and organizations also have records about these matters, even some countermeasures.”

Having said that, Lawrence took a long look at Du Wei and fell silent.

To be honest, he could not say his feelings for Du Wei were either good or bad, especially since his daughter Alex didn’t hold back praising Du Wei’s merits the last time she was home.

As for wealth and background and so on.

Lawrence didn’t care at all. The only things he cared about, besides his daughter’s choice, was Du Wei’s identity.

The older the family, the deeper the heritage.

They often have accumulated a lot of wealth and are indeed financial tycoons.

Of course, there are also some who prefer to keep a low profile, staying behind the scenes, out of the public eye.

Such families have a deeper understanding and exploration of the world, which is naturally incomparable to the likes of the fallen Victor family.

They pay more attention to their heritage.

Du Wei happened to be able to fill the heritage gap for the Wittebach family.

After listening to Lawrence’s words, Du Wei gave a faint smile in response, but did not press the matter further.

Some things don’t need to be spelled out, one can understand them thoroughly with careful thought.

He got two pieces of information from Lawrence’s words.

First, the Wittebach family seemed to have ways to deal with Evil Spirits.

Second, Lawrence wanted to convey some information to him.

Of course, the second point had a premise.

It meant that Lawrence hoped certain pieces of information would be known only to Du Wei and him, otherwise he wouldn’t have remained silent the whole time.

“It looks like I’m about to come into contact with some secrets,” Du Wei silently said to himself.

He was looking forward to it…

…

Half an hour later.

The car slowly stopped in front of the most luxurious hotel in the heart of New York City.

All the hotel staff were waiting at the entrance.

They had received the message well in advance, so everyone’s expression was very solemn.

The hotel had been swept clean inside and out three or four times, even though it was already spotless.

After Du Wei and the others got out of the car, they were invited inside by the hotel manager.

Upon entering,

The décor of the hotel was fully revealed to Du Wei.

Glorious in gold, everything within sight seemed extremely valuable.

Even a few famous paintings hung on the walls, adding a lot of classiness to the atmosphere.

In the middle of the hotel stood a huge crystal chandelier, a massive fixture about four or five meters high, surrounded by a spiral staircase leading upwards.

It was the epitome of luxury.

Although Du Wei was not ill at ease, he was struck by the extravagance for a moment.

At that time,

Lawrence pointed to the spiral staircase and said to Du Wei, “Come upstairs with me, I have something I want to discuss with you.”

Du Wei responded with a nod and followed closely behind.

But Avery furrowed her brows.

She had always wondered why her family, who clearly knew about the existence of Evil Spirits in this world, simply didn’t tell her about them.

It was impossible not to feel a bit of bitter resentment.

No matter how much she pressed them for answers, no one would explain the reasons to her, only saying that she would surely be informed in the future.

“Don’t worry, child, your father and Du Wei will probably get along very well, and given their calm temperaments, they’ll definitely find common ground to talk about,” her mother said.

“Mom, I’m not worried; I just feel like they’re definitely hiding something from me,” Avery complained.

Avery was somewhat annoyed; her boyfriend being all mysterious was one thing, but having her father be the same was just unbearable.

Her mother sighed helplessly: “Men are like that; your father has also kept many things from me, and yet we’ve come this far.”

Avery complained, “Men are truly annoying.”

…

Upstairs,

After Du Wei and Lawrence reached the second floor,

It was deserted.

Lawrence, breaking his silence, initiated the conversation with Du Wei.

“Mr. Du Wei… um, or should I say, my future son-in-law, when do you plan to marry my daughter?”

Du Wei was stunned for a moment: “Probably next year, but did you call me up here just to talk about this?”

Lawrence hesitated for a moment, then said, “Of course not. I just wanted to confirm again whether you will marry my daughter because what I am about to tell you is related to the Wittebach family secret and also to Avery. So, I hope that no one else learns about our conversation today, including my daughter.”

Du Wei’s expression became serious as he said solemnly, “Rest assured, I will keep this strictly confidential.”

Lauren waved his hand dismissively, “I like dealing with smart people. If you betray my trust or decide not to marry my daughter, I would truly hire someone to assassinate you, even if you became the Pope of the Church.”

Du Wei couldn’t help but cough, “Please continue.”

His future father-in-law seemed a bit long-winded…

Lawrence appeared to be in a complex mood, sighing before speaking in a somewhat bewildered tone, “Avery doesn’t know much about our family; the information she’s been exposed to since birth is only what the family allowed her to know.”

“What I’m about to tell you is that hundreds of years ago, during the Church’s most prosperous period, we encountered a man wearing a mask.”

“We made a certain agreement with him, which is why our family members are not killed by Evil Spirits. Even when faced with danger, luck has always been on our side.”

“The agreement is time-limited; it should last another seventy or eighty years, so there are no issues for now.”

“But the masked man left some information and prophesied that this generation of our family would give birth to an eldest daughter named Minette, who would come into contact with an item used to imprison a demon’s curse.”

“That eldest daughter happens to be my child.”

“However, I named her Avery; I’ve been very indulgent with her.”

As he spoke, Lawrence gave Du Wei a very apologetic look, “The curse has fallen upon you, hasn’t it?”

Du Wei remained silent…

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