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

"Is that Master Cao? Please come and save me quickly."

The woman on the phone was young, but her tone was quite anxious.

Cao Kun: "Please calm down, ma'am. Where are you right now? Is it dangerous?"

"I'm outside my house, I'm too scared to go in."

Perhaps Cao Kun's words had an effect, as the woman's emotions stabilized somewhat.

Cao Kun: "Give me an address, I'm heading there now."

Although Los Angeles is very chaotic at night, things are much better if you're driving.

Cao Kun drove away from Wenxintang in the Chevrolet left by his father.

This Chevrolet is clearly old; it makes strange noises when it encounters even slightly uneven roads.

The same applies when turning.

Cao Kun couldn't tell where the strange noise was coming from either.

Anyway, the whole car was making noise.

Along the way, Cao Kun saw groups of three or five people gathering from time to time in the night.

They'll glance at passing vehicles, but rarely take any action.

If you encounter a lone passerby, then it's hard to say what will happen.

After about half an hour, Cao Kun drove the car into a middle-class community.

The houses in this community are noticeably more attractive.

The lawn in front of the door was trimmed neatly.

Occasionally, you can see police patrolling.

This place is clearly much safer than the city center.

This is one of the reasons why those people are willing to spend money to buy houses here.

Following the house number, Cao Kun found the place and saw a car parked in front of the door with its headlights on.

Cao Kun got out of the car and walked over.

From the driver's side window, Cao Kun saw a young woman in white, curled up with her knees drawn up to her chest, her eyes fixed on something, but unfocused.

She was young, with big eyes, blonde hair, and a baby face; she looked like a large, real-life Barbie doll.

It was her.

Cao Kun recognized her identity.

Amanda Seifert.

One of the future Hollywood's four rising stars.

Of course, it was still April 2004, and she was only 19 years old. Her career had just begun, and she was far from qualified to be selected as a leading actress.

Cao Kun knocked on the car window, startling the woman inside.

She looked up and saw Cao Kun outside the car. She quickly opened the car door and asked, "Master Cao?"

Cao Kun didn't want to admit to the title "Celestial Master," but now wasn't the time to argue, so he nodded: "It's me."

"It's so good that you could come." Amanda visibly relaxed. "You can call me Amanda."

Cao Kun was a little confused about one thing: "How did you get my number?"

Amanda explained, "I called the police during the day, but when they came, they found nothing."

But as I was leaving, a police officer named Laura gave me a number and told me to call it if I encountered any paranormal events.

She also told me your name.

"I see."

Cao Kun silently thanked Laura for introducing him to business.

I might consider inviting her to dinner next time.

Cao Kun looked at Amanda in front of him. She was indeed very good-looking, but she didn't look well. She looked like she hadn't slept for a long time, and her blonde hair was a bit messy.

More importantly, she was surrounded by a kind of yin energy.

Cao Kun: "Now, you can tell me what happened to you."

Perhaps it was Cao Kun's presence that emboldened Amanda, and she was no longer so afraid: "There are ghosts in my house."

Cao Kun was not surprised by this answer.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have let him come.

He asked, "Have you seen it before?"

"No." Amanda glanced at the house in front of her, then looked away. "But I recorded it."

Cao Kun: "Did you record a ghost?"

Amanda: "The recording showed that my furniture would move by itself, and the doors would open or close by themselves."

The tableware in the kitchen will break on its own.

When I sleep at night, the blanket on me sometimes flies away by itself...

Amanda gave many examples, all of which were like inanimate objects suddenly coming to life.

If what Amanda said is true, then there's definitely something wrong with this house.

Cao Kun: "Come in with me and take a look."

"But..." Amanda wasn't entirely reassured.

Cao Kun: "With me here, nothing will happen."

Anyway, judging from Amanda's description, even if there are ghosts in this house, they won't be too powerful.

Otherwise, they would directly target Amanda herself, instead of creating various supernatural phenomena to scare her.

"Okay." Amanda led the way.

Cao Kun's first impression of the house was its neatness.

Everything in the room was arranged very neatly, everything was in good order and not messy at all.

Cao Kun couldn't help but think of Amanda's illness.

She suffers from anxiety disorder and severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.

By this point, the condition is already quite serious and requires medication to maintain normal function.

However, Cao Kun did not expect that even with ghosts and monsters around, she would still tidy up the house like this.

The house is nicely decorated, and the furniture looks to be of good quality.

According to Amanda, this is the house she rented, and it wasn't cheap.

As soon as Cao Kun entered, he sensed a sinister aura.

Moreover, this yin energy was even stronger than that in the 17th inning.

Amanda mustered her courage and led Cao Kun around the house, but they didn't see anything unclean.

Cao Kun said to Amanda, "Show me the footage you took."

"There it is," Amanda pointed to a cabinet.

Cao Kun looked up and saw a DV camera sitting there.

Amanda walked over and took it down. Cao Kun saw that the DV camera was on and still recording.

Amanda showed Cao Kun the footage she had taken earlier.

Just as Amanda had said, the furniture in the house kept moving on its own.

One scene shows Amanda lying in bed.

She was sleeping soundly at first, but suddenly, as if by an invisible hand, the blanket was quickly pulled off from the foot of the bed, revealing Amanda's graceful figure in her nightgown.

Amanda woke up with a start, sat up instantly, and looked terrified.

"I was too scared to sleep anymore, so I sat up all night leaning against the headboard." Amanda's face was a little pale.

Cao Kun glanced at the time on the video: "This is from last night?"

Amanda: "Yes, it was last night. Look at my dark circles."

Cao Kun turned his head and saw that Amanda's eyes were indeed very dark, clearly indicating that she hadn't rested well.

It's only because she's naturally beautiful, like a Barbie doll, that her looks weren't affected much.

Looking at the DV camera in his hand and the video footage of Amanda having her blanket torn off, Cao Kun felt a sense of familiarity.

He felt like he had seen this scene somewhere before.

Suddenly, Cao Kun's eyes lit up; he remembered.

"Paranormal Activity: The Phantom Menace"

Amanda's experience is very similar to what happens in this horror movie.

However, in the movie, the main characters are a young couple.

After they realized something was wrong, they called in an exorcist.

But the exorcist didn't find any ghosts or monsters and didn't believe them.

Amanda called the police and then contacted herself.

Could it be that this movie has become a reflection of reality?

Cao Kun thought it was very likely.

If Jigsaw from "Saw" can appear in reality, then it's only natural that plots and ghosts from other horror movies could also appear in reality.

Cao Kun suppressed his thoughts and continued watching the footage captured by the DV camera.

He watched the video briefly and said, "Did you notice that the strange things that happened at the beginning weren't very obvious?"

But as time went on, the strange events became larger and more frequent.

Until last night, I actually got so close to you and started pulling at your blanket.

Amanda pondered for a moment, then her eyes widened slightly: "That's really true. What does that mean?"

Cao Kun glanced at her and said calmly, "That means you're about to die."

"what!"

Amanda's face instantly drained of all color.