Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

At 11 A.M., the sunlight was bright.

The Goliath Winery in the western part of New York.

This historic winery, boasting a century of legacy, belonged to the Viktor family and was private, rarely open to the public.

Spread over nearly one hectare, it housed farmlands, a vineyard, and residential buildings with a distinct 18th-century style.

The perimeter of the entire winery was made up of piled stone bricks, covered with green vegetation, creating an expansive and refreshing feeling.

When Du Wei got out of the car, the external parking lot was already filled with numerous lavish cars.

He frowned, "A party? Why at this time…"

The owner of the winery was a thirty-one-year-old divorcee named Goliath Viktor, and the issue began when she discovered there seemed to be an extra person in the winery, but she couldn't determine who it was.

The Viktor family appeared to have a close connection with the church; although not involved with exorcists, they were devout believers.

Therefore, she first reported the matter to the church, which then assigned it to Father Tony, and subsequently, Du Wei took over.

Of course, the incident took place a few days earlier, not long ago.

Generally speaking, as the owner of the winery, deciding to seek help from the church's exorcist after noticing something amiss usually meant associating it with an Evil Spirit event.

In such a scenario, hosting a party was indeed unusual.

At that moment, the servants around the winery also took notice of Du Wei, their eyes carrying a hint of wariness.

"Hey sir, this is a private winery. If you don't have an invitation, please don't come any closer."

In the eyes of the servant, the man in front of him, dressed in an upscale tailored suit, was highly suspicious.

Not to mention his unfamiliar face, just the fact that he was carrying a black umbrella on a sunny day was extremely odd.

Du Wei looked at him and said lightly, "I am a person dispatched by the church, I need to find Ms. Goliath Viktor for a matter."

"Is that so? But you look very unfamiliar."

The caution in the servant's eyes did not diminish.

Du Wei smiled faintly, "I can give her a call."

With that, he stepped aside, took out his mobile phone, and dialed Goliath Viktor.

In no time at all, the call was connected.

"Hello, I am Du Wei, the exorcist in charge of the Evil Spirit incident in New York. May I speak with Ms. Goliath Viktor?"

"Um… hello, Mr. Du Wei, have you arrived?"

"Yes, I am at the entrance right now."

"Oh, I am very sorry, you must have been stopped by my servant. Hand him the phone, so I can have a word with him."
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"Alright…"

After saying this, Du Wei approached the servant and handed over the phone.

After the phone call had ended.

The servant, with an apologetic expression, bowed slightly to Du Wei and said, "I apologize, sir, please forgive my earlier rudeness, it's just that the winery has been plagued with problems recently, and I must ensure no outsiders intrude."

Upon hearing this, Du Wei noted two things—1. The winery had indeed encountered issues recently, possibly related to an Evil Spirit event, 2. It seemed that someone might have broken into the winery before.

So, he just smiled and did not say anything, heading towards the interior of the winery.

As he walked along, under the sunlight, the winery looked beautiful in every respect.

But this was during the day...

Even if there was an Evil Spirit present, everything would appear normal during the daylight, and even in Spirit Vision mode, anomalies were hard to find.

As Du Wei walked, he estimated the time, planning to head back and deal with the Veda Sect matter if there were no findings before the afternoon.

After all, not every incident involving an Evil Spirit could be resolved as soon as one arrived.

Unless it coincided precisely with the moment an Evil Spirit made its move.

Otherwise, the Evil Spirit would only hide in the shadows, waiting for its target to be slowly tormented by fear until they collapsed and eventually edged toward death.

At that moment, a Caucasian woman in a black long dress approached him. She wore light makeup on her face, had a very good figure, and wore a pair of black high heels, looking quite tall.

"Hello, you must be Mr. Du Wei. I am Goliath Viktor, but you can call me Viktor."

...

A few minutes later.

Du Wei and Viktor walked together, and they soon entered the interior of the winery.

As he had thought, there was indeed a gathering taking place here.

The people around him looked at Du Wei with curious eyes, and when facing Viktor, they nodded in respect.

Moreover, everyone's attire was very exquisite; it could be said that the guests coming and going were distinguished members of high society with deep roots and good breeding.

Viktor seemed to notice Du Wei's confusion and explained while walking, "Father Tony told me yesterday that you were not in New York, and I thought you would arrive later. I didn't expect you to catch up with this gathering."

Du Wei raised an eyebrow and asked, "You know me?"

Viktor smiled and said, "Of course, our family has had close ties with the church since my great-grandfather's time. I am aware of the existence of Evil Spirits and you Exorcists."

Du Wei narrowed his eyes and asked, "Then I'm curious, if you're aware of the existence of Evil Spirits, why would you hold a gathering at this time? Aren't you worried something might happen?"

Viktor's pace paused slightly, "I am indeed worried, but this gathering has been in the works for a long time and couldn't be canceled abruptly. Otherwise, it would damage the reputation of the Viktor family."

As she spoke, she hesitated for a moment before adding, "Moreover, it seems my ancestors had encountered such an event before, and they acquired something that could ensure the safety of the winery."

"But I don't know if the anomaly in the winery is related to what my ancestors encountered."

"First, tell me about what you experienced, and about that extra person who's unseen."

"Alright, Mr. Du Wei..."

...

"Let's start from last Saturday. I've always had a hard time sleeping, so each night I drink a little wine before going to bed."

"At nighttime, because of the torrential rain, even though I drank some wine, I couldn't sleep at all due to the noise of the storm..."

"By midnight, the rain had lessened a lot, and I was already very tired at that point, and quickly fell into a dream."

"I seemed to have a nightmare..."

When Viktor got to this point, her expression became troubled. She seemed to be trying hard to remember, but couldn't recall the details of the dream no matter how much she tried.

So, she could only sigh, "I can't remember that dream at all, but I do remember how I woke up."

Du Wei said indifferently, "Please continue."

Viktor replied, "I was woken up by a sharp piercing sound, like the sound of a knife scraping something."

"I was really angry at the time because I broke up with my ex-husband for being too noisy."

"I followed the sound and found it was coming from behind the curtain, near the balcony..."

"I pulled back the curtain, and outside it was still dark and raining..."

"Then, I saw five sharp scratch marks on the balcony glass. Under my gaze, the scratch marks slowly extended from top to bottom, all the way to the bottom."

"Mr. Du Wei, do you think it was an Evil Spirit?"