Exorcist's Self-Cultivation

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In the dense forest.

Du Wei stepped into the moonlight, his figure shrouded in quiet shadows.

By his side was the Envelope, carrying an excited heart, eager to take the lead and expose its loyalty.

["Master, once we pass through this dense forest, just ahead is that landmark built of stone. Our grave robbing of Carlos' tomb this time has really thrilled the Envelope."]

["Such a deed rotten to the core perfectly suits your character, doesn't it?"]

The Envelope was extremely excited.

And Du Wei was responding, not very committedly.

Lately, something was off with the Envelope.

Ever since signing the Indenture Contract, it grew more perverse by the day.

Its loyalty was seemingly branded into its bones, eager to contribute and relieve Du Wei of concerns.

There definitely was some issue there.

But Du Wei couldn't figure it out, no matter how hard he thought.

Thus, he could only be secretly vigilant, ready to eliminate the Envelope at the first sign of trouble, to save himself the hassle.

After all, the most loyal and useful Evil Spirit subordinate was the singular Shadow.

As for the Envelope?

It didn't even rank second.

However.

Du Wei suddenly had a premonition.

He always felt that searching for Carlos' tomb and obtaining the Scales would not be so simple.

There would likely be some unexpected situation.

That implied danger.

...

Some ten minutes later.

Having passed through the dark dense forest, the view ahead suddenly cleared.

It was as if the dark clouds had parted.

Du Wei suddenly noticed that an area of about a hundred meters in diameter had appeared before him.

The ground was cracked and barren, without any vegetation, and one could even see bones of creatures like squirrels.

At the very center of this area.

Stood a stele about two meters tall, built of white stones, a landmark construction.

In front of the landmark, a Stele was erected.

The Stele was already covered in many cracks, but one could still make out the words, "Tomb of Count Carlos."

Under the Spirit Vision.

The place gave him a bad feeling, oppressive and gloomy.

But Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good there's something off."

If there hadn't been, that would be unusual.

The floating Envelope beside him was also very excited.

["Finally, the time has come for the Envelope to strive for its master. With dice and Joker Card in hand, the Envelope will today bow and scrape for the master, proving the Envelope is the number one loyal servant."]

Du Wei smiled encouragingly, "I have high expectations of you."

Then, he walked up to Carlos' tombstone.

But as soon as he approached.

The look on Du Wei's face became very ugly.

Behind the tombstone, there was a hole that extended vertically downwards.

Its edges were already solidified, clearly having been there for quite some time.

Hmm...

This was a robbers' tunnel.

"Someone got here first."

Du Wei spoke with a strange tone.

The Envelope was extremely angry.

["Fuck! Who is it, who dares to rob Carlos' tomb, damn it, bastards! Come out for the Envelope! How can you do this, how dare you make a move before the master!"]]

[Fuck! Fuck! ******]

Envelope was feeling extremely uncomfortable now; it had been prepared to sacrifice itself and instead was able to revive, but as long as it stabilized this wave, it would become Du Wei's number one lackey.

It had succeeded in taking over the position in Du Wei's heart that the shadow occupied, perfectly ascending.

But just as it approached the threshold, it discovered that someone had beaten it to the punch, and it seemed from the looks that the tomb had been excavated many years ago.

Isn't this just screwing over Envelope's good fortune?

[Master, Envelope can't take it, these damned mongrels, daring to steal your things. As your loyal lackey, Envelope is enraged, we must seek revenge.]

[Find out who dug the grave, and we shall kill his entire family, turning them all into Evil Spirits and enslaving them for eternity!]

Du Wei didn't pay attention to the raging Envelope.

He walked to the entrance of the robbers' tunnel with a frown, a glint of contemplation in his eyes.

"The tomb has indeed been robbed, but it's not certain that the scales aren't inside. If they had been taken away, this place shouldn't still be abnormal."

[Ah? Do you mean, the scales might still be there? Can Envelope die for you now?]

"You could understand it that way, but we won't know the exact details until we go down there."

Once his words fell.

Du Wei took out a flashlight from his pocket and shone it down into the pitch-black robber's tunnel.

However, just at that moment.

Suddenly...

A ghastly white face appeared within the range of the flashlight's beam.

The face slightly tilted upwards, its mouth wide open, the eyes nowhere to be found, and the expression carried a sinister, chilling smile.

Du Wei, however, was unimpressed.

He looked indifferently for a moment, then shook the flashlight up and down.

Then, he saw a complete human skin, affixed to the edge of the robber's tunnel, appearing to climb upwards.

"It seems that the tomb robbers have all died inside," Du Wei said indifferently.

Envelope trembled with joy—[Great, these damned scum, they deserve to die out for daring to covet Master's scales, truly courting death.]

It gloated over the disaster.

But Du Wei looked at it, narrowing his eyes slightly.

[Master, why are you looking at me like that?]

Du Wei said calmly, "Nothing much, I just think you've become smarter than before, behaving more like a living being."

[You didn't mention it, and Envelope hadn't noticed, but Envelope really seems to be getting smarter lately. Of course, this must be the result of being influenced by you, Master. Every word and deed of yours are like divine blessings to Envelope…]

Du Wei chuckled softly.

The traits that Envelope now displayed—greed, miserliness, devilishness, utterly unscrupulous, and exceedingly shameless.

How could it possibly be the result of his influence?

He could only say that it was not good to keep this thing for too long, as it would become more and more uncontrollable. Even though it couldn't betray him, it could still unwittingly expose his information.

Hmm…

He had to figure out a way to turn it into an idiot.

After a moment of thought.

Du Wei decided to deal with this matter after leaving Hell's Gate, and for now, the most important thing was to get the scales.

Thus.

He said to Envelope, "You go down first and explore what exactly is inside the tomb. I just did a little experiment and found that this robber's tunnel is very deep, suggesting that there may be a large space below."

"Of course, we now know that there must be dangers below, so as my most loyal subordinate, I permit you to go down with the dice and the Joker Card."

After saying that.

Du Wei took out his wallet, pulled out two Joker Cards from the compartment and took the dice from his pocket, stuffing them into Envelope.

Envelope was overwhelmed with excitement…

[Master, rest assured a thousand times over, Envelope will surely clear all obstacles for you and bring the scales up for you.]

Du Wei said with a smile, "Deserving of my most loyal subordinate, I have great faith in you."

[Aiya Master, every time you smile at Envelope, Envelope's heart is tremendously moved. I know you seldom smile at others, even the shadow doesn't have this honor.]

[It is a great fortune for Envelope to receive your special treatment through three lifetimes!]

[Envelope is going down now!]

In the blink of an eye, Envelope floated straight into the pitch-black robber's tunnel.

As for Du Wei, he stood above, his smile gradually fading, replaced by a heartfelt indifference.