North American wizards, starting as cooks, roam freely and without fear.

"squeak!"

As soon as Jerry the mouse rushed into the public restroom, he saw his owner release a huge fireball with a wave of his hand. Immediately afterward, the window deep inside the restroom exploded, the flames were dazzling, and a surge of terrifying energy swept over. Jerry, who was already terrified of his owner's fireball, was so frightened that his expression changed drastically, he screamed, and immediately turned around and ran out of the restroom.

next second.

"Bang bang bang bang..."

"Splash splash splash..."

As the chaotic elemental energy surged and swept across the entire public restroom, the remaining energy even burst out of the restroom door, shattering all the glass in front of the washbasin outside, before finally dissipating completely.

The public restroom was now a complete mess.

The window at the center of the explosion was blasted into a charred hole, and all the surrounding toilet stalls were blown away, along with the toilets inside. Only a few toilet stalls furthest from the window had a few smooth, twisted toilets that had been melted by the high temperature of the elements.

Several pipes have also ruptured, and sewage is gushing out.

Not far from the window, Li Heng, draped in a wide black robe, had his hazy white light covering him slowly dissipate, revealing his figure. Smelling the strong stench of the overflowing sewage, he immediately strode across the ground, which was not yet completely submerged by the sewage, and ran towards the toilet door.

At that moment, a series of virtual characters emitting a pale golden light appeared before our eyes.

[Soul Source Obtained: 1]

【...】

The golden notification data flashed by in an instant.

"squeak..."

As soon as Li Heng rushed out of the public restroom, he saw Jerry the mouse standing on the shattered glass of the sink, meowing at him with a pitiful and longing expression.

Looking into the little guy's eyes, Li Heng knew exactly what it was craving: it wanted that evil spirit!

Just like when he took on the bounty commission before, at that villa, the raven Big Black personally devoured an evil spirit, and has been sleeping for two days now, clearly having gained a considerable benefit.

Little Jerry the mouse witnessed it firsthand and clearly wanted to eat it too.

He originally intended to see if he could injure the evil spirit instead of killing it outright. He also wanted to let Little Jerry devour one of them, otherwise the difference in strength between the two little guys would grow larger and larger in the future, which would not be good.

The evil spirit was too weak and cowardly. Not only did it not dare to confront it head-on, it tried to run away as soon as it saw any movement. Just as it was about to escape out the window, he was really unable to catch it. In desperation, he had no choice but to use the most powerful fireball spell. Killing it was better than letting it run away!

Just as Li Heng was about to explain to the little guy, he heard a series of hurried footsteps coming from the far end of the corridor and staircase. His expression immediately changed, and he said, "Come up."

Upon hearing the sound, little Jerry immediately jumped obediently onto his owner's shoulder.

Li Heng immediately had a thought, and his figure vanished from the spot.

......

Ten minutes ago.

Just as Li Heng was searching for traces of evil spirits on the sixth floor with his witch pet, Little Jerry.

At the entrance of the "Ping An Hotel", a sedan and an SUV with their headlights flashing came to a stop and the engine turned off.

Immediately, a middle-aged man stepped out of the car; it was Chen Hai, the apartment landlord.

Soon, three figures stepped out of the large SUV: a slender, serious-looking middle-aged man in a Tang suit; a handsome young man with dyed blond hair, thick eyebrows, and big eyes; and a fair-skinned, dashing, and stunningly beautiful girl with short, ear-hook hair, gold-rimmed glasses, and an overwhelming aura of a mature woman.

"Master Li..."

Chen Hai stepped forward, looked at the middle-aged, thin man, and pointed to the "Peaceful Hotel" sign on the iron gate lock, saying enthusiastically, "This is it. That thing killed two of my guests in two days, both by hanging..."

Upon hearing this, Li Hai, known as Master Li, turned to look at the pitch-black "Peaceful Hotel" building, where not a single light could be seen. A blue glint flashed in his slightly narrowed eyes, and he nodded, saying calmly, "Boss Li, there is indeed a lingering yin energy above your building. If I'm not mistaken, there should be a ghost hiding inside..."

"But now that my master and I have arrived, this ghost is no longer a threat."

"We've known each other for years. I'll give you a fixed price: $380,000. And I guarantee that if any ghosts reappear within three months, I'll take full responsibility..."

"no problem!"

This wasn't the first time they'd dealt together, so upon hearing the price, Chen Hai didn't haggle and nodded, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, Master and your two esteemed disciples!"

Li Hai, dressed in a Tang suit, nodded, then glanced at the blond-haired young disciple beside him. The latter immediately turned and walked towards the trunk of the SUV.

Li Hai then looked at Chen Hai and said, "I've been entrusted with this task, so I must be loyal to it. You can rest assured about my reputation, Boss Chen. However, when we find that ghost and start taking action, the commotion will be quite significant. Have all the people inside been evacuated?"

Chen Hai immediately nodded: "It's all cleared away, all this afternoon, just to wait for the master to arrive..."

He lied to his daughter Chen Chuxia, saying he would be back tomorrow, and even asked the tenants to check out, all so that he could ask a master to get rid of the ghost as soon as possible tonight.

One death is manageable, two deaths are still bearable, but any more than that won't do. If that ghost keeps killing, he doesn't know how much money he'll have to donate to the Queens Police Department to settle this matter.

"That's good..."

Seeing his disciple shoulder his backpack and grab his tools, Li Hai, dressed in a Tang suit, nodded and said, "You can open the door now, Boss Chen..."

Chen Hai then stepped forward, took out his key, and opened the door.

"Bang!!"

Just then, a deafening explosion suddenly came from the direction of the building's rooftop. The force of the explosion was so great that the entire building's ground shook and trembled.

"Bang..."

"Splash..."

The sounds of things falling and breaking came from inside the building behind the main entrance.

Chen Hai's expression changed drastically in an instant, and he was so frightened that he dropped the keys in his hand to the ground.

The expressions of Li Hai and his two apprentices changed simultaneously. Li Hai immediately turned around and quickly retreated a hundred meters, looking up at the building. He saw thick smoke spreading from the northeast corner of the top floor, instantly pinpointing the location of the explosion. He then quickly returned to the front of the building and shouted, "Boss Chen, the explosion came from the northeast corner of the sixth floor of your building. Did you call anyone else?"

"No!"

Chen Hai immediately shook his head firmly: "Since I've already sought out Master Li, why would I go to anyone else!"

"Master..."

At this moment, Li Yanni, a short-haired woman with gold-rimmed glasses, quickly chimed in, "Could it be that other extraordinary beings encountered them and took action?"

"It's possible, but the probability is very low..."

Li Hai immediately shook his head: "Ghosts are troublesome and useless; nobody would go looking for trouble. But the explosion could also be caused by other reasons. Let's go up first!"

At this moment, Chen Hai finally opened the door and quickly walked to the stairwell to turn on the light, but no matter how he pressed the button, it was no use. Looking at the dark stairwell, and thinking about the explosion that had just come from the top floor, he realized that the light was completely off.

His expression changed drastically. "It seems like the electricity has been sabotaged! There must be someone higher up here!"