The clown returns: Deadlights

It was nearly March.

Round Clam Town had changed a great deal. The horror incidents had left their mark, but the town's wealthy and powerful visitors had made the biggest difference.

Because of Li Dan, capital had poured into the town.

As long as one of the Holy See's top three exorcists remained there and stayed out of trouble, the town might be more prosperous than the city center within ten years.

Every day, countless people came to curry favor with Li Dan. He never had to pay when he ate out.

Angelique's main reason for going shopping was to buy some clothes.

She picked out a few everyday outfits, along with a few more enticing ones that came with matching sets.

She had spent plenty of time studying such things over the years, even in hell.

After all, she was hardly the only one who liked using beauty to tempt humans.

She knew what men liked.

Li Dan followed her without offering an opinion. Angelique poked her head out of the fitting room and quietly asked him to come over.

"What now?" Li Dan asked as he approached.

Angelique said nothing. She pulled him into the fitting room, then asked what he thought of the outfit. Did she look pretty?

Li Dan took a look. Angelique wore a cropped oatmeal sweatshirt that showed off her slender waist, paired with high-waisted, vintage-blue straight-leg jeans that lengthened her silhouette. White sneakers and a fine metal necklace completed the neat, flattering American casual look.

"Does it look good?"

"It's all right."

Well, Li Dan hadn't expected Angelique to have such an eye for clothes. The outfit really did look good on her, nothing like the hellish attire she had worn at first.

Li Dan reached out and touched her waist. Her skin