Inside the Chinese restaurant.
The clown was not only dressed strangely; even his appearance was bizarre.
He was nothing like the red-nosed clowns who entertained audiences at circuses. This clown wore only black and white, with a miniature top hat perched on his head.
Combined with his protruding, ugly features, he looked extremely hideous even beneath his black-and-white clown makeup.
In summary, this was a real clown.
There was also a pair of sisters in the restaurant, Tara and Dawn. The clown set his things down at a table and sat, directly across from Tara.
Tara could not help stealing a few more glances at him.
The moment the clown noticed her gaze, he looked back. His elbows rested on the table, his fingers interlocked to form a little stand. He rested his head on his clasped hands, his chin against the backs of his hands, his eyes curved and his lips raised as he smiled at her from across the table.
That eerie sight made Tara quickly look away. The clown's strange appearance and movements frightened her a little.
Fortunately, there were other people in the restaurant.
Li Dan, seated farther ahead, turned and took a look. This time, he could recognize the other party by appearance alone, without using the Ghost Card.
Art, the Soul Severing Clown, a figure who could hold his own among clowns.
Rather than feeling afraid at his appearance, Li Dan was pleasantly surprised.
After all, Soul Severing Clown was a gore film with virtually no plot, nothing but killing from beginning to end. Art could even be killed in it by an ordinary person.
But killing him was one thing; his Immortal Body was another.
And what many people did not know was that Soul Severing Clown actually had a prequel.
In the prequel, Art spread through videotapes. Everyone he killed would be made into a videotape.
As long as the next person played that tape, Art could reappear through the television.
At first glance, it was somewhat like the famous Sadako from Japan.
The question was, how should monsters with Immortal Bodies like this be contained? Killed, or sealed away?
Jennifer followed Li Dan's gaze and looked at Art. His ugly, comical appearance immediately made her lose interest. She looked away and ordered from the owner.
Right now, she only cared about how to proceed with their after-dinner exercise.
Tara's gaze made Dawn turn around for a look. When she saw the clown's comical appearance, she immediately became interested.
Stumbling over to Art, she said,
"Excuse me, can I take a photo with you?"
Without waiting for the clown to agree, Dawn plopped down onto his lap in full view of Tara and Jennifer's disbelieving eyes, then pulled out her phone and started taking pictures.
Afterward, she looked at his little top hat, picked it up, and flicked it. With a smack, the hat bounced against the clown's face.
"Oh, sorry. Let's take another one."
"Click, click."
Dawn pinched the clown's face and took several more pretty selfies. Once she was done, she even thanked him before wobbling back.
Li Dan could clearly see that Dawn was not wearing anything underneath. It was not that he wanted to look; it was simply too obvious.
They hung openly and conspicuously, not even half as impressive as Jennifer's. One could be judged by sight, while the other had been roughly weighed by hand.
When Dawn returned to her seat, her best friend immediately questioned her.
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
Tara could not understand it. She could not wait to stay away from such a weirdo, yet Dawn had actually gone over to provoke him.
Dawn said disdainfully,
"Oh, what? Is he going to chop me into pieces or something?"
That punchable tone left Tara at a loss for words.
Just as the two were having a small argument, Art stood and walked over to Tara. He took out a ring, seemingly quite fond of her.
Looking at Art's huge black mouth, Tara did not dare reject him to his face. She could only stretch out her hand and endure her disgust as Art put the ring on her thumb.
That only made her more certain that the clown before her was mentally unstable.
Art was delighted to see the ring on her hand and skipped happily into the restroom.
But not long afterward, the owner chased him out.
"Holy shit, you animal! You smeared shit everywhere! Fuck you!"
The restaurant owner held a mop, beating Art as he drove him outside. He even threw out the black snakeskin bag from Art's head along with him.
Soul Severing Clown had a vile hobby: he liked to take a dump and smear it everywhere.
That completely killed Li Dan's appetite. Art was truly a freak; after all, few people—or clowns—liked playing with shit.
Never mind anything else, just hearing about it made him feel as if the stench was about to spill out.
Li Dan and Jennifer had barely left when Tara and Dawn also came out of the restaurant.
But at the next block, Li Dan stopped again.
"What's wrong, baby? Didn't you eat enough?" Jennifer was still very concerned about this question, since it concerned both the duration and her happiness.
Li Dan said helplessly, "It was fine. Why did you change what you call me again?"
Jennifer hugged Li Dan's arm, pressing her softness against him. "Didn't I call you that once on the way here? Otherwise, should I go back to calling you darling?"
In Jennifer's view, once their relationship was confirmed, was it not perfectly normal to call each other baby, darling, or even husband?
Li Dan tugged at his arm and found that he could not pull free, so he could only say,
"Whatever you like. I didn't stop because I wasn't full. I'm planning to go back and take a look."
Jennifer did not understand.
"Why go back and look?"
"Because that clown is similar to the thing you encountered in your house." Li Dan had no intention of hiding it from Jennifer. She would have to face it sooner or later.
Sure enough, Jennifer became frightened the moment she heard that it might be some kind of ghost. The experience had left her traumatized.
Even if her home were still there, she would not want to go back. She would rather shamelessly move into Li Dan's home, no matter the cost.
Jennifer could even accept becoming his vessel.
"Exorcism is so dangerous. Let someone else do it. Can we go home today? Baby has already exorcised once; there's no need to risk your life like this."
Jennifer did not want Li Dan to take the risk. Could they not just pretend nothing had happened, go home, sleep, and crawl under the covers together?
Li Dan explained, "That clown had already set its sights on us while we were in the restaurant. Even if you go home, it will follow you there. Rather than that, it's better to deal with it early."
Jennifer had nothing to say. She did not understand why Round Clam Town had suddenly gained so many terrifying entities.
Sometimes, she truly wanted to move away.
Li Dan took out a set of keys.
"You should go to my place. Didn't you want to look around the castle?"
Jennifer's beautiful eyes lit up, but then she said,
"I'm scared to go alone."
"Then call one of your close friends to keep you company. You have a few friends, right?"
"I think I have one..."
"Then that settles it. Call your little friend and show off properly. Tell her that you are now the top candidate to become the lady of this castle."
"Why a candidate for lady of the castle instead of the lady of the castle?"
Because the true lady of the castle was a beautiful Witch. Naturally, Li Dan did not tell Jennifer the real reason. She was already timid; if he scared her any further, she would probably cling to him all day.
Other places might not be safe, but the castle was absolutely safe.
Li Dan was so certain because of memories from his childhood.
After comforting Jennifer, Li Dan called the castle's butler and told him to come pick her up.
Jennifer looked at Li Dan with such adoration. The castle even had a butler—could her boyfriend really be a noble?
After the butler drove Jennifer away,
Li Dan finally returned, ready to test what the Soul Severing Clown was made of.
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