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

Cao Kun checked the time; it was a little past 2 a.m.

It's still a long way from dawn.

He conserved some energy and managed to fall asleep again.

When I woke up again, it was already past 7 a.m.

However, the Bain family remained asleep and did not wake up.

They didn't get up until almost 9 a.m.

"Master Cao, this is truly the best night's sleep we've had in days."

Upon seeing Cao Kun, the Bain family repeatedly expressed their gratitude.

Cao Kun discovered that their spirits had indeed improved significantly.

Especially the two sisters, Amy and Eileen, recovered quickly because they are young.

The situation is even more pronounced than yesterday.

However, the deathly pallor remained on their faces.

This means that Slender Man still has no intention of letting them go.

"Master Cao, what's the next step?"

Bain asked.

Cao Kun: "The Slender Ghost won't appear during the day; wait until night."

Cao Kun went to the restroom and used his aura-gazing technique in the mirror. He saw that his face was also covered with a faint layer of deathly aura.

Although this layer of deathly aura was so faint compared to that of the Amy and Eileen sisters.

But Cao Kun was certain that it was indeed death energy.

"My innate lightning spirit body has no effect on death energy?"

"Could this be a rule-triggered event, rendering the innate lightning spirit body ineffective?"

"The reason my death aura is faint is not because the Gauntlet's killing intent towards me is weak, but because I am a geomancer and have the ability to resist."

Cao Kun speculated on several possibilities but could not be certain.

I spent another day at Bain's house.

Time slowly passed, and evening arrived.

As soon as night fell, the Bain family became tense again.

However, after witnessing Cao Kun's strength yesterday, their tension and fear have lessened considerably.

But it's impossible to be completely free from tension and fear.

The night grew deeper.

As the Bain family endured their ordeal, it was nearly 11 p.m.

"Ring ring..."

The ringing of the cell phone startled the Bain family.

Cao Kun took out his phone and saw that it was an unknown number.

He knew it must be Giraffe.

Cao Kun made a gesture, and the Bain couple understood and immediately returned to their room.

They hadn't seen the video, nor had they performed the ritual; they weren't Slender Man's target.

As long as they don't provoke them, Slender Man won't attack them.

Only Cao Kun and the other two remained. Cao Kun waved his hand and said, "Let's go. Don't stay at home, or you might break something."

Cao Kun brought the two sisters, Amy and Eileen, into the courtyard.

Outside the room, a fog had risen at some point, completely obscuring the night.

All Cao Kun and his two companions could see was fog; they couldn't see anything at all.

However, the three of them could sense that something was watching them from within the thick fog.

Finally, Cao Kun answered the phone.

Immediately, footsteps came through the receiver.

That was the sound of people stepping on fallen leaves, on the road, and on the lawn.

The sound grew louder as it approached, seemingly reaching right in front of Cao Kun.

But all that could be seen was a thick fog, and nothing could be seen.

Suddenly, tendrils resembling tree branches shot out like arrows from the thick fog.

Cao Kun was the first to be hit, and all the tentacles came straight at him.

"snort!"

Cao Kun neither dodged nor avoided; with a swift movement, the lightning-struck peach wood sword appeared in his hand.

Cao Kun's magical power surged, and a powerful aura of lightning emanated from the peach wood sword.

Cao Kun swung his sword and struck.

It was just a wooden sword, but at this moment it seemed to have become a divine weapon.

All the tentacles that were shot at were severed by the peach wood sword.

The powerful lightning continued its attack deeper into the tentacles.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

More tentacles turned into withered branches and fell downwards.

But then, an incredibly tall and thin figure emerged from the thick fog and appeared in front of Cao Kun and his two companions.

The figure was at least 4 meters tall, wearing a suit, and its two legs looked like two pillars.

Its body also has many tentacles that resemble tree branches. When these tentacles are planted in the ground, they prop it up in mid-air, allowing it to stand even higher.

"what!"

"what!"

Upon seeing Slender Man in real life, the two sisters, Amy and Eileen, screamed in terror and immediately hid behind Cao Kun.

But neither Cao Kun nor the skinny guy moved.

The skinny ghost's face, devoid of features, was directly facing Cao Kun.

Cao Kun seemed to sense two gazes falling upon him from above.

He even sensed that the skinny guy was somewhat happy and excited.

Cao Kun understood why the skinny guy was happy and asked, "Are you happy because you think you can finally attack me?"

The gauntlet had no mouth and could not speak, but it nodded slightly, as if to confirm.

Cao Kun: "That's true. You have to eat a lot of those ordinary people to increase your cultivation level."

"And an exorcist like me, one of me is worth at least a hundred people, right?"

The skinny guy didn't make a move, seemingly indicating his agreement.

Cao Kun: "You're happy that I held the ceremony and that you're willing to take action against me. But you should also know that I'm happy that you've shown up again."

After saying that, Cao Kun bit his finger and rubbed it on the peach wood sword.

Instantly, the already powerful lightning aura became even more violent.

Cao Kun wielded a lightning-struck peach wood sword and unleashed the Taiqing Sword Technique.

"Boom boom boom..."

A series of thunderclaps suddenly echoed in the night.

The peach wood sword suddenly began to crackle with lightning and crackle with electric arcs.

"boom"

The peach wood sword, carrying the power of violent lightning, pierced straight at the body of the gauntlet.

Faced with such a powerful sword strike, the skinny ghost didn't make any move.

At that moment, Cao Kun felt a heaviness in his head, as if a force was trying to influence his thoughts.

The two sisters behind him, Amy and Eileen, rolled their eyes, leaving only the whites of their eyes visible.

They suddenly picked up stones from the yard and were about to attack each other.

The two were affected by the Slender Man in an instant.

Cao Kun ignored the situation of the two men.

His movements quickened, and the peach wood sword in his hand made a thunderous sound.

The skinny ghost was stunned, seemingly not expecting that Cao Kun would be completely unaffected by its mental attack.

In the next instant, it retreated rapidly to dodge Cao Kun's sword, while tentacles pierced through to block the attack.

Cao Kun's figure was blocked, but a black shadow flew out from his hand and landed in front of the skinny ghost.

"The talisman wards off evil spirits, and righteous energy shines forth."

"The talisman displays its divine power, and all evil spirits vanish!"

"Buzz!"

A powerful force was released from the talisman, causing the space around it to tremble.

The skinny ghost's retreating figure froze for a moment under this force.

Cao Kun took a step forward, leaped into the air, and plunged the lightning-struck peach wood sword into the body of the skinny ghost.

"what!"

The skinny ghost let out a shrill scream, retreated again, and disappeared into the thick fog.

As Slender Man disappeared, Amy and Irene collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

Cao Kun remembers that in the movie, Slender Man could become invisible.

This is normal; it's something between ghosts and physical monsters.

It's very simple for ghosts to avoid being seen by ordinary people.

However, it would be quite difficult to become invisible in front of Cao Kun, who had opened his spiritual eye.

The Giraffe could only hide his body by using the thick fog.

Suddenly, Cao Kun noticed that the area covered by the dense fog was beginning to expand.

It directly covered Bain's yard.

It enveloped him and the two sisters, Amy and Eileen.