American Exorcism Male God

Although he was worried about Lisa, he still forced himself to remain calm. Only by staying calm could he find a way to break the deadlock.

Now that Lisa had just been entwined by the evil spirit, according to his understanding, there would be no immediate danger to her life.

"Return the soul! Return the soul!"

The chanting sounded again, followed by the rhythmic clacking of wooden blocks, as two black wooden boards were repeatedly struck together.

Xu Yi looked toward the person striking the wooden blocks, dressed in a black robe, with a wrinkled face showing a serious expression, sweating slightly at the brow due to nervousness.

"The witch from Chinatown?" Xu Yi exclaimed in surprise.

The profession of a witch, even in the future, had a large market, let alone in this world dominated by strange events.

He had long heard of the great reputation of the witch, but this was his first time witnessing her perform an exorcism on site.

Along the walls of the room stood a row of people, including Lisa\'s parents and also doctors and nurses, probably there to see the spectacle.

Besides them, there were two reporters.

Xu Yi looked at the "Spiritual Exploration Daily" logo on their badges, pensive.

He had not expected that this exorcism ritual would attract the reporters from the Spiritual Exploration Daily, a newspaper specialising in matters related to exorcists.

"Return the soul! Return the soul!"

The witch\'s chanting became more urgent, but Xu Yi\'s brows gradually furrowed.

She spoke in English but used Huaxia\'s "Soul Calling," which looked incongruous, but that was not the reason for Xu Yi\'s frown.

The witch\'s eyes darted about, sneakily glancing at the two reporters, her forehead slightly sweating.

Over these days, Xu Yi had skim-read several psychology books, making some progress with psychology entries.

[Psychology Entries, Progress: 38/100.]

So he had acquired a degree of cold reading skills.

The witch\'s microexpressions indicated that she was very nervous.

Why would she be so nervous? Could it be because she sensed the difficulty in dealing with the evil spirit?

Xu Yi quietly approached the witch, activating his spiritual power, and he suddenly understood why she was so nervous.

On her body, he did not feel the slightest "special magnetic field." Whether a psychic or any other exorcism profession, there was usually a unique magnetic field enveloping them.

If his spirit communication ability could not detect it, then there was only one explanation.

This witch was a charlatan!

She was not nervous because she sensed the evil spirit was difficult to deal with, but because she feared being exposed in front of the two reporters.

The flames rose from the copper basin; the witch took a stack of talisman papers, threw them into the flames, and after burning, they turned to ash.

The witch poured a bowl of clear water into the basin, extinguishing the flames and obtaining a bowl of talisman water.

"Have her drink this bowl of talisman water. If it\'s not a too powerful curse, she should wake up soon!" the witch placed the talisman water on the ground.

Xu Yi roughly understood the witch\'s routine. She must have convinced others of her ability to perform exorcisms through verbal tricks.

If it\'s not a too powerful curse, she would wake up. But what if it\'s a powerful curse?

If it didn\'t work, wouldn\'t she have an excuse?

Most people who truly encounter the supernatural are actually few and far between; after all, if just anyone could come across them, this world would probably be in chaos already.

Most people who sought after Witch Zhang were just scared, and the charm water served merely as a placebo.

But Xu Yi knew very well that the thing occupying Lisa\'s body could not be dealt with by such fake charm water.

"Uncle, Aunt, does Witch Zhang have a \'red book\'?" Xu Yi raised his voice a bit, so that everyone in the room could hear.

Knowing it was fake, Xu Yi certainly wanted to find a way to stop it, since he didn\'t want Lisa to suffer from drinking this fake charm water.

"This…" Cassie glanced at Witch Zhang, looking a bit embarrassed.

The so-called "red book" was actually a certification issued by the church to exorcists, and possessing a "red book" meant official recognition.

Obviously, Witch Zhang didn\'t have one, otherwise Lisa\'s family wouldn\'t have been able to afford her services.

It was well-known that the fee for exorcists with a "red book" was extremely high, way beyond what they could afford.

But that made sense, as exorcisms involved risking one\'s life. Who would do it for a low price?

Witch Zhang seemed to be focused on the exorcism but was actually all ears, particularly to the two reporters present.

If by chance the exorcism succeeded, and it was reported by journalists, wouldn\'t her fame and the number of people seeking her help increase?

"Young man, not everyone buys into what the church promotes. There are many exorcists without a \'red book\'," she said emphatically.

"You doubting me is one thing, but interfering with the exorcism is serious. If something goes wrong, can you take responsibility?" Witch Zhang challenged.

Indeed, as someone who\'d made a name for herself, her rhetoric was clever, Xu Yi inwardly sighed.

"Xu Yi, I know you\'re worried about Lisa, but now is not the time to discuss this!" Cassie was obviously frightened by Witch Zhang\'s words, her tone anxious.

"Just stay put!" Andrew said impatiently.

Suddenly, the sound of crows cawing came from outside the window, and Xu Yi\'s heart skipped a beat. His spiritual perception sensed Lisa\'s magnetic field violently fluctuating.

That thing was about to come out!

Xu Yi felt a chill in his heart but remained motionless, retreating to the wall with a smile.

"Witch, since you are most familiar with the exorcism ritual, it might be risky for Aunt Cassie and the others to feed her. In my opinion, it should be you who personally administers the charm water," Xu Yi said softly.

Seeing Xu Yi yielding, Witch Zhang felt satisfied.

A youngster trying to outsmart me? He\'s still too inexperienced!

She picked up the charm water and slowly walked towards Lisa.

Since Xu Yi had backed down, she felt it was not good to refuse his request.

She decided that once the charm water was fed, she would claim the exorcism ritual was disturbed and might not achieve the desired effect and then leave.

Lisa was still unconscious. Witch Zhang stood in front of the hospital bed, reaching out to pry open Lisa\'s mouth and pour the charm water inside.

But just as her arm touched Lisa\'s face, a chill ran up her arm to her forehead, and before she could proceed to the next step...

Suddenly, a "sizzling" sound came from behind. Witch Zhang swiftly turned her head, and then let out a sigh of relief: it was just the faulty light flickering on and off.

She felt a bit of heart palpitation as this "exorcism" seemed different from the others she had done before.

Now she just wanted to quickly pour the charm water down and leave this place. She turned her head back around… and her heart nearly stopped.

Lisa had somehow sat up from the hospital bed and was staring straight at her.

"You little girl…"

Witch Zhang suddenly found herself unable to continue her words, as Lisa gave her a strange smile. The originally youthful and radiant face under the flickering light began to change, slowly morphing into an old, pallid face covered with wrinkles.

The old face with a fierce smile opened its mouth, its teeth sharp like some kind of wild animal\'s. It suddenly thrust its head forward, its neck stretching out like a snake, lunging at Witch Zhang to bite her.