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

Julia looked at Emma and sighed, then said, "Emma, ​​tell me yourself, what happened to you?"

Emma took off her sunglasses, revealing dark circles under her eyes.

She opened her mouth, looking pitiful, and said, "Auntie, I'm very scared right now. Please...please tell me for me."

Julia wanted to say something harsh, but she couldn't bring herself to, so she could only sigh again and say, "She and some of her classmates played a psychic game."

Cao Kun's face darkened: "You really aren't afraid of death. Do you know that when a person plays a spirit communication game, their mind is opened, which is equivalent to inviting the dead to enjoy their body?"

Although psychic games usually have protective measures in place, these measures are practically useless against powerful undead spirits.

Emma's face paled, her fear deepened, and her lips trembled slightly.

Upon seeing this, Cao Kun sensed something was wrong: "Has someone already died?"

Julia nodded solemnly.

Meni said from the side, "Master Cao, you're really amazing, you could even tell that."

Cao Kun's expression darkened: "How many people died?"

Emma whispered, "Two."

Cao Kun: "What game were you playing? How many of you were playing?"

Emma: "The elevator game, there were four of us in total."

"Elevator Game"

The rules of the elevator game quickly came to Cao Kun's mind.

As a horror movie enthusiast, Cao Kun is also very knowledgeable about various psychic games.

Although he had never played it before, he was very familiar with the rules.

The so-called elevator game is also called elevator adventure.

In the elevator game, the elevator is a mysterious passage connecting reality and a parallel world. By following specific steps, you can enter that parallel world.

具体玩法为：需要在一个寂静的夜晚，独自一个人乘坐电梯，按照特定的顺序——4-6-2-4-1-5，依次按下电梯楼层。

When the elevator reaches the 5th floor, a mysterious woman will quietly join your journey.

At this point, you must remain silent until she is no longer present, then quickly press the button for the first floor.

At this point, the elevator will lose control and ascend directly to the 10th floor.

The elevator doors open, and you've left your original world and arrived in an unknown parallel world.

At this point, the woman will ask where you are, but you must not answer, otherwise you will be trapped in this strange world forever.

To return to the original world, simply repeat the floor sequence.

This sounds like a really far-fetched psychic game.

Before his time travel, Cao Kun naturally didn't believe in this kind of thing.

But now that we've entered a world where ghosts truly exist, this far-fetched psychic game might actually attract evil spirits.

Cao Kun asked Emma, ​​"Did all four of you play this game?"

Emma nodded: "Yes."

Cao Kun: "Did anything strange happen during the process?"

Emma: "No, nothing happened. There was no mysterious woman, no unknown other world. Everything is normal."

At first, we all thought the game was fake and that we had been tricked.

Until people started dying, and then I started having nightmares, and...

Emma suddenly stopped.

Cao Kun pressed further, "What else?"

Julia answered for her: "A strange mark appeared on her body."

Cao Kun: "What mark?"

Julia and Emma exchanged a glance, and then Julia said, "Master Cao, we need a secluded place."

"It was my fault."

Cao Kun then realized that the girl would never let him see her in public.

"Come with me."

Cao Kun led Julia and Emma into the inner room, while their agent, Meni, and bodyguards remained outside.

The temperature in Los Angeles is spring-like all year round, and Emma was only wearing a base layer and a thin jacket.

After a brief hesitation, Emma took off all her upper body clothes, revealing them to Cao Kun.

Cao Kun's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly averted his gaze, looking at the vital area.

Sure enough, there was a bruise on her chest.

At first glance, it looks like it was caused by an impact somewhere, but upon closer inspection, it actually looks like a blurry human face.

"Alright, put your clothes on and come out." Cao Kun withdrew his gaze, turned around and left first.

After waiting outside for a few minutes, Julia and Emma came out.

After the group sat down again, Cao Kun asked in a deep voice, "Did the first two dead people also have this kind of mark on their bodies?"

Julia: "That's the result we got from the police, which is why we're so anxious and panicked."

Cao Kun nodded: "As I just said, playing spirit communication games is equivalent to opening your mind and inviting the spirits of the dead to enjoy your body."

Under normal circumstances, there is a distance between humans and ghosts, and humans have mechanisms to protect themselves.

But when playing the psychic game, you turned this mechanism off yourself.

Therefore, even if the spirit communication game is fake and doesn't attract the spirits in the game, it will still attract other spirits.

It's like walking out in Los Angeles at night with a wad of green dollars; you'll instantly attract countless stares.

And if someone attacks you, it's definitely malicious.

Cao Kun's analogy was easy to understand, and Julia and the others immediately grasped the principle.

Julia pleaded urgently, "Please, Master Cao, save Emma!"

Emma and Meni also looked at Cao Kun with pleading eyes.

Even the tall, burly bodyguard looked at Cao Kun with anticipation in his eyes.

He can handle things in the real world.

But his tall and strong physique was of no use to ghosts and monsters.

This job was very important to him; he didn't want to lose it and hoped that Cao Kun could save his employer.

Cao Kun considered for a moment, then looked at Emma: "$50, and I'll save your life."

Upon hearing this price, everyone present except Cao Kun changed color.

Even Julia couldn't help but show surprise.

This price is exceptionally high.

In 2004, $50 was more than enough to allow a person to live a comfortable life.

Even without being extravagant, you can live a carefree life without any problems.

That tall, muscular bodyguard and driver, facing such terrible security in Los Angeles, earned just over $1 a month.

He would have to work for four years without eating or drinking to earn that money.

The main issue is that there are plenty of exorcists in Los Angeles, not just Cao Kun.

Meni began, "Master Cao, isn't this price...?"

Cao Kun interrupted her: "A spirit that dares to make a move is not weak. After killing two people, it will only become stronger."

That's all I have to say. The choice is yours.

Meni said nothing more, but looked at Julia.

Not only her, but everyone's eyes fell on Julia.

Emma herself certainly doesn't have that much money; the only one who could come up with that amount is Julia.

Julia's expression turned serious, and without further hesitation, she made her decision.