Chapter 167: Chapter 167 - Dark Absorption
"Watson, watch your language!" Jasper Thompson scolded with a stern face.
The girl named Watson didn’t seem bothered at all. She ran to my side, gave me a thorough once-over, then muttered, "Nothing special, he looks just average, even a bit old."
"Watson, stop talking nonsense! Call him brother!" Jasper Thompson quickly reprimanded her.
I couldn’t help but feel amused and exasperated simultaneously. Looking at Jasper, I asked, "Uncle Jasper, is this your daughter?"
Jasper forced a bitter smile and replied, "Yes, I spoiled her too much. Mason, please don’t take it personally."
"It’s fine," I shook my head dismissively.
Then I turned my attention to Watson and said, "From the way you talk, it seems like you and Mabel are quite close?"
"Of course! My sister Mabel treats me so well!" Watson declared proudly.
I nodded slightly. Since she had a good relationship with Mabel Sean, I naturally wouldn’t mistreat her.
"Alright, Watson, go back to your room. I’m going to have a chat with your brother Mason," Jasper waved her away.
After sending Watson off, Jasper spoke in a deep voice, "Because of my work back then, Watson’s mother passed away in an accident. I’ve been feeling guilty for her all these years, which has led to her temper and stubborn personality."
I nodded sympathetically. Children who grew up in single-parent families were somewhat pitiable to some extent.
"Come, let’s have dinner," Jasper said, picking up his wine glass.
After drinking two bottles of white wine, Jasper, who had spent many years in the battle zone, demonstrated an incredibly high alcohol tolerance. He showed no signs of drunkenness aside from a slightly flushed face.
After dinner, Jasper stood up and suggested, "It’s getting late, Mason. Why don’t you go and have a look at Watson’s room?"
I shook my head and said, "I already know what the problem is."
"Oh?" Jasper appeared surprised.
"Watson isn’t sick," I explained. "She’s been entangled by some filthy thing, but I’m not exactly sure what."
A frown creased Jasper’s brow as he said solemnly, "Someone else has said that too, but I don’t believe in supernatural things. But since you mentioned it, I do have some doubts."
I laughed, "That’s normal. You’ve been in the battle zone for years, and your body is filled with righteous energy, so basically, filthy things can’t entangle you easily. But it might not be the same case for Watson."
With that, I got up and walked toward Watson’s room.
When we reached the door, I said, "Uncle Jasper, please wait for me outside."
"Alright," Jasper nodded.
After entering Watson’s room, I restrained my breath and closed the door.
Watson was lying on the bed playing with her phone. Seeing me, she immediately bounced up.
"What are you doing? It’s not appropriate for an old man to enter a young girl’s room, is it?" Watson rolled her eyes.
I was at a loss for words and said helplessly, "You have some filthy stuff on you. Don’t you know that?"
"Pfft." Watson gave me a big eye-roll.
"Come on, uncle, what century is this? You still believe in those old beliefs? You’re so outdated!" Watson simply didn’t believe what I said.
I jokingly replied, "Then why do you have nightmares every night?"
"Nightmares don’t mean anything. It just proves that I’m too tired and stressed lately." Watson pretended to sigh with an air of maturity, looking quite comical.
I sat down beside Watson, saying, "You really do have something filthy on you, and it’s terrifying."
"Pfft, call it out, and let me see! I’ll punch it to death with one fist!" Watson clenched her little fists angrily.
I fell silent for a moment before asking, "Do you really want to see?"
"Yeah, if you can call it out, I’ll watch, and watch closely!" Watson said earnestly.
"Alright, but don’t be scared later," I laughed.
I knew a little about the mysterious arts and could see at a glance that Watson was filled with dark energy.
However, I had no idea how to exorcise it.
I could only try based on my own guesses.
I raised my hand toward Watson’s forehead.
"What are you doing?" Watson stared at me.
"Helping you exorcise demons, close your eyes," I instructed.
"Pfft." Watson gave me a disdainful look but obediently closed her eyes.
I could feel a dense patch of dark energy at Watson’s forehead, which was the source of it all.
The moment my palm touched her forehead, I urged the qi within my body toward Watson’s forehead.
For an instant, Watson’s forehead began to move slowly.
"It... it hurts so much!" Watson’s face suddenly twisted in pain, her expression grimacing.
I remained silent, continuing to urge the qi within my body.
At that moment, a trace of blood suddenly appeared on Watson’s forehead!
Then, a dark shadow emerged from between her brows and rushed out!
The instant the shadow appeared, it flew toward the window, seemingly trying to escape.
I snorted coldly, "Trying to flee?"
I waved my hand, and a massive blue hand instantly condensed in the air!
The large hand directly gripped the dark shadow, rendering it immobile!
The dark shadow immediately let out a shrill cry filled with terror and a hint of threat, sending chills down one’s spine!
"Ah!!!"
Seeing this scene, Watson screamed in horror!
On the other side of the door, Jasper rushed in anxiously!
"What’s going on?!" Jasper shouted in concern.
When he saw the dark shadow being held by my large hand, his face changed dramatically!
"What... what is this?" Jasper’s face paled as he asked.
I said solemnly, "I don’t know exactly what it is, but the dark energy on it... it’s very dense."
The temperature in the entire room dropped a few degrees!
Seeing Watson’s frightened and submissive expression, I was no longer in the mood to joke with her.
Just as I was about to crush the large hand, a sudden flash of insight crossed my mind!
The pores of my body quickly opened, and I absorbed the dark energy directly into my body!
"What... what’s going on?" I was stunned!
This was clearly dark energy, contrary to the qi that I cultivated. How could I possibly absorb it?
Most importantly, after absorbing the dark energy, I could feel a noticeable increase in my strength!
"Could it be... that I can cultivate both qi and dark energy at the same time?" I suddenly thought, feeling overjoyed!
If it were true, cultivation might become much easier for me!
After the dark energy was absorbed by me, two tiny black bugs emerged from it.
"Parasites?" My eyebrows furrowed at once.
"Parasites from the southwest," I reached out, directly grabbing the two bugs in my hand.
Subsequently, I handed the parasites to Watson.
