I traverse America, using holy light to quell American terror!

Raphael, with a small bag slung across his shoulder, quickly came out of the room.

Seeing that Li Yuan seemed to intend to go along, he kindly advised against it:

"Li Yuan, this evil spirit is not to be trifled with. I hope you won't get involved in this mess."

Then he lowered his voice and said:

"And there's no money to be made on this deal."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan waved his hand dismissively:

"It's okay, I can protect myself. Let's hurry up and get going, so as not to delay our business."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Li Yuan, Raphael had no choice but to reluctantly agree to Li Yuan's request.

The two cars, one after the other, quickly drove away from the community and headed in a more remote direction.

Patricia and her family live in a low-rent apartment in East Los Angeles.

Li Yuan was here yesterday; Veronica and her family live nearby.

Soon the car stopped in front of an old apartment building with mottled walls.

Li Yuan got out of the car and looked around at his surroundings.

It's clear that Patricia's family lives in even more dire straits than Veronica's family.

He discovered that these demons and monsters seemed to prefer to torment the poor.

Since Li Yuan acquired the system, the requests he has resolved...

Most of these commissions came from poor families.

The requests from wealthy people are often the result of their own self-destructive actions, like Juno's...

Is this what they mean by "the rope always breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune always finds its way to the unfortunate"?

Li Yuan mentally grumbled as he followed the group into the apartment.

Patricia's rented apartment wasn't big, it looked to be only about 30 square meters.

The group stood in the room, and even felt a little oppressed.

Raphael turned around and said to Renault, who had followed him excitedly:

"Renault, you should go back now, it's too crowded here."

Renault, who had just been all excited, immediately deflated after hearing Raphael's words.

His desire to witness the exorcism firsthand was shattered once again...

Seeing that Renault looked a little disappointed, Li Yuan went over and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him:

"Go back home with peace of mind. I'll give you a detailed retelling later when it's all over."

Renault slapped Li Yuan's hand away in frustration, muttering under his breath:

"Thank you so much..."

After Renault left, Raphael distributed the candles he had just bought downstairs to everyone.

"Rumor has it that Larona won't appear under candlelight, so let's fill the room with candles first."

Upon hearing Raphael's words, Patricia quickly got to work.

Soon, rows of pure white candles filled every corner of the room.

Then Raphael took out the ink and solemnly placed it on the children's door.

Each stroke of the pen depicts a deep, dark eye.

According to Raphael, this eye symbol originated from the evil eye folklore of Latin America.

Folk belief holds that an evil eye brings bad luck, while a "guardian eye" drawn intentionally can gaze back at evil spirits.

This prevents Larona from becoming invisible because she can be seen, thus preventing her from sneaking through the door.

After careful drawing, the Eye of Watch on the door was completed.

"Keep the children inside and don't let them out. Lock the door securely."

Raphael wiped the sweat from his brow and said:

"That's all I can do. Whether I can stop Larona is up to God."

As Li Yuan listened to Raphael's words, he thought to himself:

"We can't count on God, after all, there are just too many people who say 'God' all the time..."

Patricia, upon hearing Raphael's words, excitedly exclaimed:

"Thank you for your help, Master Raphael!"

As he spoke, he took out the only money he had left in his bag and handed it over.

"I hope you won't think it's too little."

Raphael waved his hand, refusing the money in the other person's hand.

"Patricia, keep these for the children. I'll stay here tonight."

After comforting Patricia, Raphael looked at Li Yuan:

"Li Yuan, are you staying tonight too?"

"Of course, I want to see just how powerful this evil spirit really is."

Li Yuan spoke in a calm and unhurried tone, clearly not taking Larona seriously.

Looking at Li Yuan's expression, Raphael couldn't help but think to himself:

"You're still too young; you haven't experienced the harsh realities of life yet."

Li Yuan sensed Raphael's gaze and guessed what the other was thinking.

However, he didn't blame Raphael for being ignorant.

After all, Li Yuan didn't wear the words "I can cheat" on his face.

While waiting for Larona to arrive, Li Yuan had nothing to do.

He then began to prepare the demon-slaying potion on his own.

I prepared garlic and Ganoderma lucidum last night before I returned to my apartment.

Li Yuan borrowed Patricia's stove and began refining.

He took out a metal container and placed it on the stove.

Then, add the three ingredients one by one according to the recipe proportions.

Mandrake, Ganoderma lucidum, and garlic slowly blend together in a container.

As the liquid in the container gradually turned dark black, it began to emit a strange odor, a mixture of herbal fishiness and a faint sulfur smell.

Raphael and Patricia, who were inside the room, frowned and covered their mouths and noses because of the smell.

Raphael walked up behind Li Yuan and asked curiously:

"Li Yuan, what are you brewing? I saw you put fresh mandrake in it."

While keeping an eye on the heat, Li Yuan explained to Raphael:

"It's an exorcism potion; when applied to weapons, it can harm evil creatures."

Li Yuan's words surprised Raphael:

"Do you...do you usually perform physical exorcisms?"

"Not necessarily, but that's the case most of the time."

Raphael discerned more meaning in Li Yuan's words.

This means that Li Yuan can not only perform physical exorcisms, but he also knows other things.

This situation greatly reduced Raphael's stress tonight.

After all, Li Yuan looked very confident, more like a powerful exorcist.

Just half an hour after Li Yuan finished simmering it,

The black liquid inside the container emitted a faint glow.

Li Yuan knew that the potion had been successfully prepared.

He placed the small glass bottle he had prepared on the table.

The prepared potion was carefully poured in.

As each bottle of Demon-Slaying Potion was filled, Li Yuan eventually obtained 15 bottles of Demon-Slaying Potion.

Li Yuan held a bottle of demon-slaying potion in his hand, and the potion's properties were immediately displayed.

[Demon-Slaying Potion: When applied to weapons, this potion inflicts additional damage on evil creatures for 1 hour (can be applied 10 times); drinking it allows ordinary people to damage spirit-type monsters (not recommended, as it may cause harm).]

Li Yuan automatically ignored the option to drink it.

For him, this potion was merely something to enchant his weapons.

Raphael, standing to the side, curiously examined the potion in Li Yuan's hand:

"Is this thing really useful?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan handed the bottle of medicine in his hand to Raphael:

"Here, you can try this bottle. It's good to see how it works. This small bottle can be used 10 times."

"This...this is too much trouble..."

Raphael declined somewhat embarrassedly.

Li Yuan shoved the potion into Raphael's hand and said with a smile:

"By the way, help me promote this; it's $50,000 a bottle."

Li Yuan didn't set the price too high, after all, its effect might not be stronger than holy water.

Raphael's eyes widened when he heard the price:

"So expensive?"

"It's not expensive at all; it's the cheapest one I have here."

Raphael, who always performed exorcisms at affordable prices, was speechless at Li Yuan's retort, and couldn't help but sigh:

"Everything is getting more and more expensive..."

As Raphael sighed, the sky gradually darkened...