I'm a proper student; I only take nine kinds of potions every day.

Then a beautiful beige wallpaper was applied.

The creaking floorboards have now been renovated and are clean and tidy at a glance, so there's no longer any need to worry about slipping and falling on flat ground.

The previously dusty internal structure has also been cleaned and repaired.

Both sides of the roof were decorated with various colorful ribbons and streamers.

Although there was no electricity in the place, the kerosene lamps, turned up to their maximum setting, still illuminated the huge room brightly.

A Christmas tree about two meters tall was placed in the middle of the living room, planted in a large pot, filling the whole house with a festive atmosphere.

Outside, heavy snow was falling and a cold wind was blowing, but inside, it was lively and cozy.

The stark contrast made Ivan feel extremely happy and joyful.

"It's a pity that my dear senior sister isn't here."

Having successfully been promoted to expert, Hill has resigned from that library job and has been working full-time as a detective recently.

And for reasons unknown to them, Hill's relationship with his family improved significantly.

Although Hill still lives alone, she chose to go home and spend Christmas with her parents this year.

Meanwhile, the four men huddled together for warmth.

"Chicken soup is here!!"

Now these four people each have their own duties.

Erlong prepared his signature chicken soup for the soul.

David was in charge of starting the fire, while Richard was using his unique skills to roast meat.

Ivan wasn't idle either, assisting three people at the same time.

Go get some seasonings here, go get a piece of meat from there and bring it over. If necessary, cut the meat into pieces and skewer it...

After a flurry of activity, the four of them sat down happily at nine o'clock in the evening.

The table was now covered with all kinds of meat.

Grilled meat, kebabs, smoked meat, chicken soup, pea soup, grilled mushrooms...

Then everyone bowed their heads to thank the Healing Father and offered their routine prayers before picking up their glasses.

Richard, beaming, exclaimed, "We've lost a lot this year!"

His voice lowered as he said this.

"Our teachers are leaving us, our factions are gradually declining, and life is getting worse and worse!"

"But fortune doesn't always go downhill!"

"We've gained so much in the last two months!"

At this point, Richard's voice was filled with fervor: "Our faction has welcomed a true genius to whom we can entrust our lives!"

"Evan Ludwig Arkham! His arrival has given us new hope!"

"His arrival changed our previously dire situation!"

"His arrival made us money! It earned us respect!"

"And it allows us to sit here so warmly and happily for our dinner!"

"Now, brothers, raise your glasses! To Arkham!"

"At the same time, welcome to this brother who may change the future of our faction!!"

David and Erron then picked up their glasses, and the three of them, their faces beaming with joy, said, "Come on! Arkham experts!"

Ivan, raising his glass with a grin, said, "To the master! To my brother!"

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

In a high-end apartment building located on Federal Avenue.

The understated yet luxurious decor was now adorned with exquisite festive lights and decorations by the servants.

The bright lights illuminated the entire room, leaving no dark corners.

However, unlike the warm and happy festive atmosphere that filled the whole house, the four people at the dining table were quite somber.

Hill sat there, head down, silently eating his steak.

Hill was not as carefree as usual today.

She wore light makeup, her long golden hair was neatly styled, adorned with hair clips, and pretty hair flowers hung from the ends.

She wore a pristine white blouse with lace trim, the hem of which tapered to perfectly accentuate her beautiful bust and slender waist.

Her father sat to her left, her mother sat opposite her, and her younger brother sat to her right.

The three people surrounded her from all sides.

At this moment, the parents' expressions were quite solemn, while only the fifteen or sixteen-year-old younger brother was looking down and playing with a storybook.

Hill took a deep breath and said, "Father, Mother, I'm all grown up now, and I can make my own decisions."

At this moment, the dignified and beautiful woman sitting opposite Hill paused for a moment, and then spoke earnestly.

"Child, this is all for your own good. We hope you can understand our good intentions."

Upon hearing this, Hill immediately sensed something was wrong and stood up abruptly: "Mother, you want to..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a strange power suddenly appeared.

Hill's body was slammed away by the immense force and then sucked into the storybook.

Just then, a woman wearing a veil quietly appeared: "Please rest assured, both of you!"

“When your daughter emerges from this book, she will be a perfect lady!”

Chapter 192: The Professional Parasite Called a Witch

The next morning, Evan stretched comfortably as he got up.

Although I drank quite a bit of alcohol yesterday, I was fortunate to be able to recover thanks to my extraordinary physique and the effects of the Nine Dragons Power.

Now, he not only doesn't feel dizzy at all, but he has also gained an improvement of 0.01 in physical fitness and 0.01 in mental strength.

"This whisky is still too weak, so I'll give you this little bit."

"Yesterday I drank about thirty liters... I'd conservatively estimate thirty liters!"

Evan clearly remembers that yesterday, the four of them were eating meat while simultaneously drinking from a bucket.

Since these people were all in good physical condition, they drank it down in large gulps. In the end, the few who got so excited that they even activated their demon hunter forms, each one more insane than the last.

"The price-performance ratio is still too low. It's a waste of time and the price is too high."

Previously, their main purchases were alcoholic beverages and meat, with alcoholic beverages accounting for the majority.

Because the purchase volume was so large, they even went directly to large distributors for wholesale, but the prices were still quite high.

Yesterday, the four of them drank about 120 liters of whiskey, which cost them $64.

This is definitely not a small amount for them.

If it weren't for the fact that Evan helped them make some money this year, they wouldn't have been willing to drink like this.

In Richard's words, he borrowed Ivan's light.

I've been saving every penny for the past few years, but now that I'm better off, why not indulge myself to the fullest!

Ivan strode downstairs and saw that his three other buddies had also gotten up.

Although he wasn't in the same condition as Evan and seemed a bit dazed, he was still quite lucid.

It was already 9:30 in the morning. Richard, unusually dressed in a brand-new black cotton pajamas, looked out the pristine white window with a slight frown.

A thin layer of frost had formed on the windowpane, and the yard and path outside were completely covered by last night's heavy snow.

Erlong, who got up early, had already cleaned up the roads in and out and was now preparing breakfast for the pet dogs and cats.

Why hasn't Hill arrived yet?

David casually chewed his food and said, "Maybe I got up late. In the dead of winter, girls generally like to stay in bed a little longer."

Richard nodded in agreement.

They met up the day before and agreed to meet again on the morning of Christmas Day to exchange gifts.

Just then, Evan came down the stairs, stretching as he said, "Could it be that Senior Sister was arrested by her parents?"

David, chewing betel nut, grinned and asked, "Why would we arrest her? Can her parents catch her?"

Evan joked, "Maybe her parents used moral blackmail on her and sent her to some ladies' academy. It's not impossible."

"After all, my senior sister reconciled with her parents a little too quickly, didn't she?"

Richard laughed and said, "I don't think so. How could parents treat their children like that?"

Evan inwardly scoffed, "My senior brother, you still underestimate the diversity of the human species."

Afterwards, everyone had a simple breakfast together and tidied up the messy living room.

Empty wine barrels and gnawed bones were piled up in one corner, and it took the four of them quite a while to tidy up the room.

They waited until 10:30, and everyone had finished packing, but Hill still hadn't arrived.

At this point, all four of them sensed that something was amiss, since Hill was usually very punctual.

David spat out his betel nut and said, "Is the snow so heavy that it's blocking the trams?"

At this moment, Erlong took out the cracked tortoise shell from somewhere and said, "I'm going to do a divination."

Erlong then quickly returned to his room.

The three waited outside for about three minutes before Erlong came running out with a serious expression.

“Something’s not right. It means Hill’s presence is very faint and very, very far away from us.”

"Something might really have happened!"