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

"10?" Casey was startled.

She quickly did the math: "Our family's total savings, plus stocks, and after selling the car and some valuables, we have about $8."

Cao Kun considered for a moment: "80,000 it is."

Although he still has over ten thousand US dollars, the cultivation materials are too expensive and he can't afford to spend them all.

In the United States in 2004, $8 was already a considerable income.

Cao Kun: "You need to pay a $2 deposit first. If I fail to resolve your family's problem, the deposit will be refunded."

Casey: "Okay, but I need to go to the bank."

Half an hour later, Cao Kun received a $2 advance payment.

He stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go see your house."

Cao Kun tidied up briefly, closed the shop door, got into the Cadillac Escalade, and followed Casey's car.

About half an hour later, Casey's car drove into a large courtyard.

Cao Kun slammed on the brakes and stopped the car, not driving in.

At a glance, Cao Kun could see that the house was shrouded in a dark gray aura.

This house is indeed haunted.

Moreover, it's probably not an ordinary ghost.

Cao Kun was having a bit of a headache; this money wasn't so easy to earn.

After hesitating for a moment, Cao Kun drove the car into the yard.

This house is quite large; the front and back gardens together cover several hundred square meters.

However, it looks a bit messy because it's been neglected.

"Master Cao is inside."

After getting out of the car, Casey led the way for Cao Kun.

Cao Kun looked up at the top of the house with a frown, then went inside.

The yin energy inside the house was noticeably stronger than outside.

As soon as Cao Kun entered the room, he felt a chill.

However, as his internal magical power circulated, this chilling aura had no effect on him.

Not seeing anyone else, Cao Kun asked, "Where are your husband and children?"

Kathy said, "My two sons are at school, and my youngest daughter isn't old enough yet, so she should be upstairs in her room. My husband is probably in the basement."

"Chelsea, Chelsea..." Kessie called out a few times.

Soon, a little girl who looked about three or four years old appeared at the bottom of the stairs, holding a doll: "Mommy, you're back."

Cao Kun looked the little girl over; she also had a yin aura, but it wasn't obvious.

Casey asked, "What are you doing?"

Chelsea innocently replied, "I was chatting with Judy."

Casey explained, "Judy is the friend Chelsea was talking about, but I've never met her."

"Take me to see it."

Cao Kun followed Casey upstairs to Chelsea's room.

The room was decorated with many little girl decorations, making it look very cozy.

But in Cao Kun's eyes, the room was shrouded in yin energy.

Especially that wardrobe, it's the place with the heaviest yin energy in this room.

Seeing Cao Kun staring at the wardrobe, the little girl Chelsea asked him, "Can you see Judy too?"

Cao Kun patted Chelsea's head: "Is Judy in the closet?"

Chelsea nodded his head: "Yeah."

Casey's face turned pale: "I checked the closet, there's no one in it."

Cao Kun walked to the wardrobe and reached out to grasp the handle.

With a tug, the wardrobe door opened, revealing rows of clothes.

A head peeked out from the middle of the clothes.

This is a little girl about the same age as Chelsea, but her face is as pale as paper, and there is a bloody hole on her right forehead, with exposed flesh.

She glanced at Cao Kun, then quickly pulled her head back and hid behind her clothes.

Cao Kun slowly closed the cabinet door and walked back to the doorway.

Casey quickly asked, "Have you seen Judy?"

Cao Kun didn't answer, but instead asked, "You said your husband is in the basement?"

Casey: "Yes."

Cao Kun: "Why?"

Casey: "He said he felt cold upstairs, and only felt warm in the basement."

Cao Kun's face darkened: "How much did you pay for this house?"

Casey: "$8."

Cao Kun's expression turned even uglier.

He walked back to the wardrobe, opened the door, and whispered, "Come here."

A moment later, Judy, with a bloody hole in her forehead, timidly walked up to Cao Kun.

She seemed somewhat afraid of Cao Kun, stealing a glance at him before lowering her head again.

Cao Kun asked, "Is there always a bad person forcing you to harm others?"

Judy looked around and nodded.

【Oh shit.】

Cao Kun cursed inwardly.

He knew which horror movie this was, now playing out in real life.

After closing the closet door again, Cao Kun walked over and asked Casey, "Was there a murder in this house before you moved in?"

"Yes, that's right," Casey said. "Before, there was another husband who killed his parents, wife, and children—a total of six people."

That man's name is Ronald.

Now, my husband seems to be becoming like Ronald, and I'm worried he'll do the same thing.

I found a priest to come to my house to perform an exorcism.

But the exorcism ritual had barely begun when he was frightened away, and no matter what I said, he never dared to come to my house again.

Sure enough, it matched up again.

Cao Kun's expression changed, and she asked again, "Are your three children your children with your ex-husband, and not your current husband's?"

Casey was stunned: "How...how did you know?"

Cao Kun did not answer.

He was certain that this was the horror movie.

The plot of the horror movie "The Amityville Horror" is similar to the current situation of the Casey family.

It is said that this is a movie based on a true story.

After killing six of his family members, the murderer said in court that it was not his intention, but that a mysterious force was driving him to do it.

But the judge did not listen to his explanation and still sentenced him severely.

A year later, the couple moved into the million-dollar mansion with their three children.

However, they bought it for only $8.

After that, a series of strange things happened.

Leaving aside the real case, in the horror movie, this house is definitely problematic.

Originally, the house belonged to a pastor named Jeremiah.

This pastor was no good; he set up cells in the basement specifically to imprison Native Americans.

Many Native Americans were tortured to death by him, leaving the house filled with the spirits of the wronged.

After Jeremiah died, his spirit was trapped inside the house and could not leave.

But his evil remained; he would control anyone who moved into the house and commit brutal murders against them.

Leonard was like that, and so was Casey's husband.

In just 28 days, these men, who were originally full of energy and vigor, will be completely controlled by him, becoming his executioners and making death inevitable.

The spirits of those who die in this house will continue to control him and kill for him.

Judging from the movie, Jeremiah is not someone to be trifled with.

Such a malevolent spirit must be quite powerful.

Cao Kun felt that he, at only the third-rank Master of Humanities, might not be a match for him.

However, judging from the movie, Jeremiah's abilities weren't very high either. This can be seen from the fact that he couldn't kill people directly, needed to control others, and it took him 28 days.

I'm not 100% confident I can take him down.

But getting the Casey family out of here shouldn't be difficult.

Cao Kun had already made his plans.

Between taking risks and playing it safe, Cao Kun is prepared to choose the latter.