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

As soon as the call connected, Kaplan's laughter came through:

"Mr. Li, Merry Christmas."

Merry Christmas, Mr. Kaplan.

Li Yuan smiled and returned the greeting.

He glanced around; the airport was heavily decorated with Christmas ornaments.

A thought couldn't help but cross my mind: 'Does this mean there are requests to do for Christmas too?'

Li Yuan asked bluntly:

"Is there something you need from me?"

"That's right, Mr. Li."

Bruce mentioned that request to you, didn't he?

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment.

It was only then that I realized Kaplan was referring to room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel.

"Yes, Bruce told me."

Li Yuan hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"To be honest, I'm not very confident about that place."

Kaplan burst out laughing upon hearing Li Yuan's words: "Hahaha, you really are an honest guy."

He then began to describe the situation there.

A writer was burned to death there some time ago.

The room was also renovated, and no accidents occurred at the time.

Kaplan paused for a moment before continuing:

"My old friend thought it was all over, but then someone else died in that room."

He hopes you can come and take a look.

Li Yuan listened to Kaplan's narration and fell into deep thought for a moment.

He had previously researched the plot and even looked up some information.

Knowing that the area was once a site of indigenous religious ceremonies,

Later, it became an execution ground, clearly a place filled with resentment and malevolence.

The Dolphin Hotel, which was built later, brought together all the resentment in the neighborhood.

Room 1408 faces the underground altar directly.

It is the outlet for these resentments that causes paranormal events to occur.

This is also why Li Yuan has been unwilling to touch this commission.

"What's your decision, Mr. Li Yuan?"

Seeing that Li Yuan hadn't spoken, Kaplan asked him a question.

Coming to his senses, Li Yuan pondered a solution.

After hesitating for a moment, he said to Kaplan:

"I have two options; it depends on which one the hotel owner wants to choose."

"Oh? Tell me about it."

Kaplan seemed very interested.

"First solution: I'll just perform a simple exorcism to get rid of the remaining earthbound spirits inside."

While this won't completely solve the problem, it can provide temporary relief and is very inexpensive.

After a brief pause, Li Yuan presented a second proposal:

"The other option is more expensive; you know I sell holy water, right?"

I plan to soak the entire room with holy water.

There's no precise figure for how much is needed.

Before the other party could answer, Li Yuan continued:

"Furthermore, I cannot guarantee that it can be completely eliminated."

Because to completely remove it, the hotel would have to be demolished.

As Li Yuan finished speaking,

A heated conversation came from Kaplan's end.

After a long while, Li Yuan finally gave his reply:

"Although we would very much like to choose the second option."

Kaplan chuckled and joked:

"But as you know, businessmen are all about profit, so we'll choose the first one."

Upon hearing the other party's choice, Li Yuan subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

The second option is extremely costly and carries unknown risks.

Giving the other party a choice is just to appear professional.

"No problem, for Mr. Kaplan's sake, I'll only charge $5."

"Alright, Mr. Li Yuan, is it alright to fly to New York tomorrow?"

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Li Yuan looked at the bustling crowd around him and couldn't help but sigh:

"Now I can really fly all over the country..."

In a luxurious private club.

Kaplan slowly put down the phone.

After slowly taking a puff of his cigar, he complained to the white-haired old man beside him:

"Horace, you can't even part with this little bit of money? Is my pride so worthless?"

A hint of heartache appeared on Horace's face:

"If what you said is true, a bottle of holy water costs $10."

To achieve full-house coverage, it would probably cost at least eight figures!

"What are you afraid of? The members of our Stonemasons' Brotherhood will help you."

Horace glanced at Kaplan and said in a deep voice:

"The Brotherhood's resources shouldn't be wasted like this."

Kaplan smiled nonchalantly, then asked with interest:

"What do you think about me bringing him into the fraternity?"

Recalling the video he had received earlier, showing Li Yuan wielding the power of holy light,

Kaplan exclaimed excitedly, "He's perfect for dealing with the Church!"

Horace considered the question carefully for a moment before responding to Kaplan's question:

"I think this should be asked of more fraternity members."

"You need at least three people to recommend you to join the fraternity."

Kaplan nodded with a smile, his eyes revealing great interest.

Li Yuan, who had already returned to his apartment, plopped down on the sofa and sighed:

"What a miserable life, having to fly to New York tomorrow for a mere $5..."

Edward rolled his eyes and complained to Li Yuan:

"You've really gotten cocky. Have you forgotten when the two of us couldn't even scrape together $300?"

"It's okay, you don't need to worry about me."

Li Yuan stretched and said with a smile, "I was just whining for no reason."

Edward slowly sat down next to Li Yuan, extending a hand and saying:

"Where's my hammer?"

Li Yuan took the oak hammer out of the system space, but did not hand it directly to Edward.

He reached out and gently stroked the oak hammer, saying with deep affection:

"Sigh! It's been my old partner for so long, I really can't bear to part with it."

"Stop pretending, let's get straight to the point..."

"You need to pay more!"

"no problem!"

Edward pulled out his checkbook and was about to write a check for Li Yuan.

Seeing this, Li Yuan quickly stopped Edward and asked in exasperation:

"Did you ask me how much it cost before you wrote it down!"

"I'm going to give you all the money I have; this hammer is worth the price!!"

Li Yuan shoved the oak hammer into Edward's arms and said resentfully:

"You can owe me for now; you only have a little money right now!"

As he spoke, Li Yuan pulled out a bottle of Demon Slayer Potion and an Underwater Breathing Potion.

"Hey, if you're in danger, these can save your life."

Edward reached out and took the two bottles of potions, each a different color, from his hands.

"What kind of potions are these?" she asked in surprise.

Li Yuan patiently explained to Edward:

"The blue one is an underwater breathing potion, which allows you to breathe underwater for 30 minutes. The other bottle is a demon-slaying potion."

Then Li Yuan explained in detail to Edward how to use the demon-slaying potion.

And he was seriously advised not to drink it directly unless absolutely necessary.

"I won't give you the holy water yet. I'll give you a bottle when I get back from this job."

Li Yuan suddenly remembered this.

I still have something I've never used—the Holy Silver Bullet!

He looked at Edward and asked curiously:

What kind of gun do you usually like to use?

"Um... a revolver, the Luger GP100 works pretty well..."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan's mind stirred.

Remove the Holy Silver Bullets after converting them into the corresponding type of bullets.

Two neatly stacked sets of twenty holy silver bullets were handed to Edward by Li Yuan:

"These are holy silver bullets, use them sparingly."

It's a good thing for dealing with physical evil creatures.

Edward was dumbfounded as he received the faintly glowing silver bullet.

He looked at Li Yuan and murmured:

"You don't want my family's assets, do you?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I don't admit it!"

"..."

After the joke, Li Yuan's expression turned serious, and he looked at Edward intently.

"I cannot teach you my exorcism methods at the moment."

"I'll call Raphael tomorrow. You can start learning from him in your spare time."

Edward nodded firmly, and said just as earnestly:

"I will study hard!"

Li Yuan thought about the endless stream of evil creatures in horror movies.

He patted Edward on the shoulder forcefully:

"It's about trying to survive."

The next morning, after saying goodbye to Raphael, Li Yuan boarded a plane to New York alone.