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

Cao Kun looked at the detached tentacles, walked over and picked one up.

The tentacles had lost all life force, and the evil energy within them had been completely dispelled by the lightning-struck peach wood sword and the evil-suppressing talisman.

Cao Kun felt somewhat helpless.

Sometimes, it's not good if a magical artifact is too powerful.

The tentacles are now clean, so there's little hope of finding the Slender Man based on them.

But Cao Kun still decided to give it a try.

Cao Kun quickly set up an altar and wrapped red rope around a withered and nearly broken tentacle.

The next moment, he began to step and chant incantations:

"Blood remains serve as the catalyst, and the power of incantation as the guarantee."

"Drawing out the energy to track the traces, breaking through the fog to find the trail."

"When the mind is free of delusions, the incantation will not be in vain."

"The thread connects to one's destiny, the shadow appears at the end of the journey!"

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

The deliberately left red string, as if pulled by an invisible force, actually started to move.

But it just kept going around in circles, without any specific location.

Cao Kun then knew, just as he had expected, that he could not find the Giraffe using these withered tentacles.

Cao Kun extinguished the incense, and the red rope fell back down.

"How was it, Master Cao?"

Seeing that Cao Kun had finished casting the spell, Bain, while surprised, also asked hopefully.

Cao Kun shook his head: "No, I can't find it."

Bain was disappointed and asked, "Is there any other way?"

"Yes, there is another way."

Upon hearing Cao Kun's words, the eyes of the Bain family lit up.

Amy asked, "What is it?"

Cao Kun slowly revealed the final solution, and the Bain family's expressions froze upon hearing it.

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Everyone else had left Amy's room, leaving only Cao Kun there.

The house was still a mess and hadn't been cleaned up yet.

Cao Kun was sitting at the table, watching a video on Amy's computer.

Yes, that's the method Cao Kun mentioned.

It involves watching the video related to Slender Man once, and then performing the ritual.

Since we can't find Slender Man, let him come to us.

Actually, the Slender Ghost, like the Ghostly Female Ghost, belongs to the category of rule-based ghosts.

The female ghost can only attack someone if the caller has already heard her phone call.

Slender Man, on the other hand, had seen the video, performed the ritual, and actually saw it at the end of the video.

Only then can it attack.

Therefore, the skinny ghost's tentacles did not attack Cao Kun earlier.

It merely used its unique mental abilities to influence Cao Kun.

At other times, its target has always been the two sisters, Amy and Erin.

Cao Kun was not prepared to do this at first.

But now that he's chased the skinny ghost away, he can't find where it's hiding.

This is the only way.

"Whoever hears the three chimes accepts his invitation."

"When you hear the first sound, you must close your eyes and remain silent."

"During this time, you must keep your eyes closed, your mind open, and clear your mind of distractions while waiting for the second sound. You may only open your eyes after hearing the third sound."

Watching the video in front of him, Cao Kun silently repeated these three sentences three times in his mind.

The next moment, a bell rang in the video.

Upon hearing the first sound, Cao Kun closed his eyes.

Next, the second tone.

Then, the third tone.

Cao Kun opened his eyes, and the video feed began to switch rapidly, changing dozens of images in just a few seconds.

Finally, they stopped in a dark forest filled with mist.

A large tree is positioned directly in the center of the frame, given a close-up.

Right there in the tree, a figure dressed in a neat suit with no facial features suddenly emerged from the tree.

Although it had no facial features, Cao Kun felt as if it were staring right at him.

The next moment, Cao Kun felt that he had established some kind of connection with this skinny ghost.

The video ends.

"It's done."

Cao Kun turned off the computer.

According to the movie plot, he will then dream that he is in the forest he just saw, and then see Slender Man again.

To establish a more solid connection with them.

In Cao Kun's view, this is actually a process of deepening the rules and solidifying the coordinates.

When Cao Kun came out, the Bain family quickly looked over.

Amy asked, "Master Cao, did you perform the ceremony?"

Cao Kun: "It's been held."

Bain asked with concern, "Won't this have some serious consequences for you?"

Cao Kun smiled slightly: "Of course there will be an impact, but this is the price we have to pay to find it."

Upon hearing this, the Bain family's eyes were filled with gratitude.

Originally, it was only to save Amy.

Later, it turned into saving Amy and Eileen.

Now, Cao Kun is being forced to perform this dangerous ceremony himself, and he will have to pay a considerable price for it.

Okay, please arrange a room for me. I need to take a nap.

"Of course, this way please."

Lying in bed, Cao Kun calmed his mind and quickly fell asleep.

More than an hour later, Cao Kun woke up.

A look of confusion appeared in his eyes.

He didn't dream about anything just now.

"That's true. I'm a seventh-rank geomancer now, so it's hard for me to dream anymore."

"It seems that dreams can only arise when one lowers one's mind and spirit to the level of an ordinary person."

Cao Kun silently adjusted himself for a while before closing his eyes again.

Finally, Cao Kun found himself in a forest.

The forest was shrouded in a thin layer of gray mist, obscuring the view.

The forest was gloomy, with two iron gates in the distance.

Behind the iron gate, it seemed to lead to somewhere.

[I really was dreaming.]

Cao Kun muttered to himself silently.

Although he was in a dream, Cao Kun was fully conscious; he knew he was dreaming.

This is even more lucid than the "lucid dream" of ordinary people.

Ordinary people are completely confused in their dreams.

After waking up, you will quickly forget the dream.

But Cao Kun was unusually clear-headed, with the energy to examine every detail of the dream.

Cao Kun looked at the trees in the forest. These trees had no leaves, but had thick trunks and horizontal branches.

They looked like monsters with multiple giant hands.

Especially against the backdrop of the thin mist, it added a touch of dread.

Cao Kun's gaze fell on the two doors.

He remembered that there were also these two doors in the movie.

However, it doesn't explain what's behind the door.

Cao Kun strode toward the two half-open iron gates. As soon as he got close, a dark figure pounced on him.

Cao Kun turned his head and saw it clearly.

That was the Slender Man.

He was wearing a well-tailored suit, with long, thin legs, and was at least 2 meters tall.

That face without features was extremely memorable.

If Cao Kun were an ordinary person, he would have been startled awake at this moment.

But now, he felt no fear, and even wanted to make a move.

However, this is a dream, so even if you kill the Slender Man, it won't make a difference.

He had no choice but to silently chant a spell to wake himself from his sleep.

Cao Kun opened his eyes on the bed.

The first thing you see is the ceiling of the Bain family's guest room.

Cao Kun sat up: "It should be okay now."