Curse Transmission?
Li Dan was somewhat disappointed with this result. Compared with Curse Transmission, he still preferred the Immortal Body.
Even an incomplete Immortal Body was better than Curse Transmission.
The latter carried too much uncertainty.
He reluctantly accepted the result.
Li Dan could more or less conclude that even a complete Immortal Body was not truly immortal.
Immortality also meant limitations.
Like Jason, Mike, and those other killers—if they could not be killed, they could simply be sealed away or trapped somewhere.
Or, as Soul Severing Clown had described, there was also a chance they could be killed by a devastating strike from some absolute force.
That brought the matter to an end.
Li Dan planned to attend Professor Goodman's classes at the University of California after Halloween, and while he was at it, see whether he could visit the home of the famous paranormal investigators, The Warrens.
The Warrens were the Church's paranormal investigators from The Conjuring.
Their primary task was to investigate supernatural phenomena across the country and report them to the Church.
The two were quite famous on the Horror Forum, and many people had sought their help.
The website Li Dan had logged into last time, where users from various countries shared supernatural incidents, was actually the Horror Forum.
Li Dan remembered that The Warrens had sealed away many ghosts, monsters, and evil spirits in their home. If he could become an unofficial exorcist for the Church and then request The Warrens' help...
Perhaps the Ghost Card could be filled quickly.
But that was uncertain too. For now, he should get through Halloween first.
Li Dan stretched lazily, destroyed the traces of his crime scene, and only then left the building.
It was already morning when he left.
The sky was just beginning to brighten.
There were noticeably more pedestrians on the streets.
Daytime still felt safer.
Li Dan called the butler and had him drive over to pick him up.
Putting everything else aside, his family really was wealthy, though that wealth was relative—especially after his parents died.
Back then, Li Dan had been unable to stop certain parasites, so he had simply sold off all the family businesses in one package and settled into life as a wealthy man. If it were now, he would send Soul Severing Clown to visit them one by one and teach them how to behave.
Even after teaching them how to behave, he would still sell most of the businesses.
Li Dan had realized that no matter how much money he earned, it was still powerless before certain things. As long as he had enough, that was enough.
At least in Florida, he could be considered wealthy.
Noon.
Collingwood Manor.
Strictly speaking, this castle was not a Li family inheritance. It had been purchased from a fallen wealthy family.
Covering several thousand acres and newly renovated, it was quite famous even throughout the State of Florida. The maids and various staff in the manor numbered over a hundred altogether.
As the car drove into the estate,
the newly paved asphalt driveway was smooth, the lawns were neatly trimmed, and fresh bluestone slabs had been laid around the tree roots. They had deliberately chosen old materials with weathered patterns, their age-worn depressions tangible beneath one's feet.
Li Dan could see servants coming and going, as well as garden-like green belts. Further ahead,
he could see the towering castle in the distance, built in a European style from the last century.
To be honest, Li Dan was very satisfied. There had originally been more staff, but he had dismissed them all except for those necessary to keep the place running.
Now, it seemed he would have to cut back even further.
If Li Dan could contain classic monsters like the Scarecrow, perhaps a single butler would be enough for security and maintaining the estate.
After getting out of the car,
the old butler spoke first. "Sir, Jennifer and her friends are touring the castle. Several rooms have remained sealed."
The old butler had a white beard, thinning hair, kind features, and looked like an utterly ordinary old white man. He resembled Hershel, the farmer and part-time veterinarian from The Walking Dead.
"Thanks, Old White."
Compared with other forms of address, Li Dan preferred this simple, easy-to-understand name.
After Old White left,
Li Dan did not immediately enter the castle. This was his first time returning to Collingwood Manor since obtaining the Ghost Card, so naturally, he had to take a look.
Even if it was only for that faint sense of familiarity.
But before he could take out the Ghost Card to inspect it, the Diamond, Club, Heart, and Spade Qs that had always remained at the top suddenly moved.
One had to know that Q represented a Queen.
In the end, Diamond Q condensed into a physical form in his hand.
"Trace of Queen candidate Witch Angelica detected."
"Collingwood Manor can be revisited."
Li Dan had never seen such a change in the Ghost Card before. The Queen really was different from the other cards.
Upon detecting someone qualified to become a Queen, it would actually appear on its own?
But Witch Angelica certainly had the qualifications.
The moment he saw the name, Li Dan thought of American Horror Story: "Dark Shadows."
He had only seen a portrait of the Witch before, but that had been a long time ago. It was normal that he could not remember it clearly. His parents had only just bought the manor from its previous owners at the time.
It was not until this Ghost Card revealed her true name.
There was no questioning Witch Angelica's strength. After all, she was someone who had lived for an unknown length of time.
As for Collingwood Manor's story, it dated back to the century before last.
Li Dan could not remember much of the plot, but he still had some impression of this beautiful Witch.
He had heard she had been heartbroken by some scumbag.
This time, a new option had even appeared.
Revisit the castle?
The word "revisit" alone made it sound far from simple.
Li Dan guessed it might allow him to return to some point in the castle's past. Of course, he would only know after trying it.
For now, he did not dare try. Evil Spirit Wendigo might truly be a little outmatched before Angelica.
He still needed to work harder.
Putting away Queen Q, Li Dan formally entered the castle. It was still as he remembered: European Gothic-style pointed arches, rib vaults, spires, and stained-glass windows.
But after the renovation, it had become somewhat different.
After all, Li Dan was now the owner of the manor. Naturally, he renovated it however he found most comfortable.
If conditions allowed, he also wanted to build a swimming pool and artificial rockery in the backyard. Illegal land use was not a problem—he could simply expand it. If anyone had complaints, they could take them up with the ghosts, monsters, and evil spirits he contained in the manor.
Jennifer and her girlfriends were nowhere to be seen on the first floor.
But upon hearing the door open,
two pretty faces poked out from the second floor.
Jennifer jumped up and waved.
"Hi, babe, you're back!"
Li Dan glanced up. "If you need something, come down and say it."
"Tap, tap, tap."
Jennifer and her friend came downstairs barefoot, their feet pattering over the smooth steps. Just before reaching the ground, Jennifer leaped into Li Dan's arms.
Li Dan supported her rounded rear with one hand and asked, "Did you have fun?"
"Very much! The manor is huge! Oh, this is Heather, my best friend." Jennifer turned and introduced Heather.
Heather was barely one of Jennifer's few friends at school. As far as looks went, she was undoubtedly one of the school's top beauties.
"Heather Shaw."
With black hair, black eyes, and a tall figure, she was slightly inferior to Jennifer, but still exceptionally attractive.
In Li Dan's eyes, she still could not compare to Jennifer, but she truly was beautiful.
Jennifer did not need to introduce her much. He knew Heather, and knew her well.
After all, she was the female lead of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. How could he possibly not know her?
Did the female leads of horror movies all like hanging out with the female leads of other horror movies?
Jennifer seemed unwilling to let Li Dan pay too much attention to Heather, so she changed the subject.
"Darling, do you have any plans for this Halloween?"
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