While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Sensing the strange look in Cao Kun's eyes, Rachel asked uneasily, "Master Cao, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Cao Kun looked away.

Although Rachel is the ghost's spiritual compass.

Killing Rachel would indeed make its coordinates disappear, but it might create new mental coordinates due to its hatred for Cao Kun and continue to exist.

Besides, even if he couldn't, Cao Kun couldn't possibly kill Rachel.

This is his employer. If he dies, who will he ask for the remaining payment?

In the movie, there was no other way but for the female protagonist's mother to shoot herself to kill the monster.

For Cao Kun, there was naturally no need.

"Take the talisman I gave you and stay here. Don't move."

Cao Kun gave Rachel a word of advice and walked into the darkness.

The figure was entirely black and had been motionless, appearing like a two-dimensional shadow.

But when Cao Kun got close, it took the initiative to act.

Before Cao Kun could get close enough, it flashed and appeared in front of him, its fingers turning into sharp blades, aiming straight for Cao Kun's heart.

Cao Kun neither dodged nor evaded, and slashed with his lightning-struck peach wood sword.

brush!

The figure's arm was then severed.

The figure seemed to be in pain and quickly retreated.

Cao Kun looked at the ground, and the severed arm disappeared quickly after it fell to the ground, turning into nothingness.

And the figure's severed arm quickly grew back.

Cao Kun looked surprised, not expecting this guy to actually have some ability.

Ordinary methods really won't kill it.

Even a peach wood sword struck by lightning can only injure it, not kill it.

Of course, Cao Kun believed that if he gave it dozens of sword strikes, he could definitely kill it, but that would take too much time.

Cao Kun stepped forward again.

Seemingly having suffered a loss earlier, the figure became more cautious and was no longer so reckless.

It hunched over, cautiously watching Cao Kun, its body swaying slightly.

Suddenly, its figure vanished from its spot and reappeared behind Cao Kun in a flash.

This time, it struck Cao Kun's neck with both hands.

Its ten fingers are like ten sharp blades; if Cao Kun were to be struck by one, all the heads on his neck would be gone.

But just as Cao Kun was about to be hit, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and with a turn of his body, he circled around to the side.

Instead, they grabbed its mouth and stuffed several talismans into it.

"urgent!"

Cao Kun gave a soft shout, and the talismans burst into flames in its mouth.

Instantly, its body trembled violently, cracking like a piece of porcelain, revealing obvious fissures.

Flame shone through the cracks, making its entire body glow.

Under ordinary light, it will hide itself.

But these flames originated within its body; it tried to hide them, to drive them away, but it couldn't.

Its aura rapidly declined, and in the blink of an eye, it looked as if it was about to dissipate.

It turned around with difficulty and looked at Rachel beside the judge's table. Although its eyes were not visible, they seemed to convey reluctance.

Rachel trembled as it stared at her.

It simply couldn't believe that such a thing was hidden in its own mental world.

Finally, raging flames burst forth from the cracks, igniting its entire body.

The next moment, its entire body turned into a ball of flame, burning away in the blink of an eye, as if it had never existed at all.

"Ding! Killed an E-rank special ghost, gained 50000 merit points."

"Ding! Killed an E-rank special ghost, obtained the 'Purification Spell'."

The system notification sound in my mind meant that this thing was completely dead.

Originally, E-rank ghosts would not grant spell rewards.

However, because this was a special ghost, it was also given an extra spell.

[I never expected it to be an E-rank ghost.]

[That's true, it's actually quite strong; it's very difficult to kill except with light.]

[It may not appear during the day.]

The lights at night can be turned off in a controlled manner.

However, once its weaknesses are identified, eliminating it is not difficult.

For example, if the flames of a talisman appear inside its body, it cannot extinguish them, and naturally, the light cannot dispel them either, leaving it only to await death.

Cao Kun silently concluded to himself.

Seeing that the figure was completely burned away by a ball of fire, Rachel was shocked.

It wasn't until Cao Kun stood in front of her that she realized, "Master Cao, it, it..."

Cao Kun: "I've taken care of it. Okay, you can go turn on the light now."

"Oh." Rachel belatedly came to her senses and quickly went over to turn on the light.

The sunlight from the snow filled the room again, making Rachel feel a little dazzled.

She blinked a few times, then quickly adjusted and walked over again: "It was that easy, you solved it?"

With a wave of his hand, Cao Kun, to Rachel's astonishment, collected the altar and everything on it.

Cao Kun: "Is it easy?"

Rachel: "That's not what I meant. I just thought... well, anyway, you're really amazing. No wonder everyone says you're the best exorcist."

Cao Kun laughed and said, "So my reputation is that good."

Rachel: "Of course, that's why I was willing to spend $10. Now it seems like it was well spent."

Cao Kun: "Do you still feel that sense of being watched?"

Rachel laughed and said, "Of course not. I feel completely relaxed right now."

Cao Kun: "That's good. You can go and prepare the final payment now."

"Of course, wait a moment," Rachel replied and went to get her bag.

Before long, a check for $8 was handed to Cao Kun.

Cao Kun: "Sweet dreams."

After putting away the check, Cao Kun took his leave.

"Wait a minute," Rachel called out to him. "Master Cao, didn't you say before that you would help me change my luck?"

Cao Kun looked at her: "Are you really trying to change your luck?"

Rachel nodded very seriously: "Really."

Cao Kun: "Changing one's luck is more expensive than exorcising demons, and much more expensive."

Rachel asked, "The specific amount?"

Cao Kun: "200 US dollars."

Rachel gasped.

That's way too expensive.

After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Can I pay in installments?"

Cao Kun countered with, "What do you think?"

Rachel: "You can calculate the interest."

Cao Kun: "How do you plan to divide it?"

Rachel: "It will be split into 10 installments, with $50 in interest. I'll give you $25 every month."

Cao Kun quickly calculated that it was 250 million.

It really is an auspicious number.

However, he could accept it for the money.

Cao Kun: "Okay, I'll give you an address. Come find me tomorrow."

Seeing that Cao Kun agreed, Rachel's face lit up with joy: "Great!"

After saying goodbye to Rachel, Cao Kun returned home, and it was already past 10 o'clock.

Fortunately, the journey was relatively smooth today, and I didn't encounter any of those troublesome people.

Upon entering the system, Cao Kun checked his current merit points.

Merit points: 231700

[I'm just over 20,000 points away from upgrading my cultivation.]

[This allows for the direct upgrade of two spells.]

After a brief hesitation, Cao Kun decided to hold off for now.

Let's wait and see.

The next morning around 9 a.m., Rachel arrived at the address.

She also brought Cao Kun a small gift.