Returning to her own country, Chun Yan immediately sought an audience with her master.

Chun Yan's master was a woman, clad in a kimono, regal and elegant, gentle and refined.

At that moment, the two sat face to face, one calm, the other anxious.

"Master! I've been poisoned!" Chun Yan quickly relayed her poisoning to her master, seeking her advice and strategy.

Upon hearing this news, the inscrutable woman's eyebrows knitted briefly before relaxing.

She gently set down the teacup she was holding and asked without any hint of alarm, "What poison is it?"

"I don't know, that despicable woman mentioned it's a slow-acting poison, and without an antidote, it will cause death by intestinal rupture." Chun Yan replied.

"Oh? It's the Intestine-Piercing Poison then!" Chun Yan's master mentioned dismissively, unconcerned.

"Master, you know of this poison?"

"I do!" Chun Yan's master picked up the teacup she had just put down, blew on it gently, and took a small sip.

"Then please hurry and help me neutralize it!" Chun Yan urgently exclaimed.

"I can help you, but you must do something for me first," Chun Yan's master answered with an air of underlying meaning.

"What is it?" Chun Yan inquired.

"Sneak back into the Lin Family and search their villa for any secret manuals related to poison cultivation," the master responded.

"Why? I barely escaped, and now you want me to go back? Besides, if I go back, I won't need you to cure the poison." Chun Yan was very confused and did not understand her master's intent.

"That would save me the trouble."

"Master! At least tell me why!" Chun Yan was getting anxious, unable to comprehend her master's unruffled demeanor.

"Alright, alright, I'll tell you why. The man who killed your father might possess an earth-shattering Martial Arts Secret Manual. If we could possess that manual, our Voodoo Sect would regain its glory and awe the world."

"That powerful?"

"That's right; by infiltrating the Lin Family, you can both seek revenge and help our Sect regain its power. It's a win-win situation. Why not do it?" Chun Yan's master answered.

"But this could endanger my life!"

Having experienced those cunning and bizarre methods before, she already had a psychological shadow and truly did not want to try again.

"Don't worry, this time I will send some of our Sect's experts with you. They will protect you from the shadows," Chun Yan's master reassured.

"Really? What realm are these experts?" Chun Yan curiously asked.

"Divinity Transformation Realm."

"Alright! Then I agree to return and infiltrate the Lin Family once more," Chun Yan readily agreed.

She had some idea of the strength of Lin Yifan and the others, except for a young woman in the early stage of the Divine Transformation Third Realm, none had particularly high realms.

Thus, as long as the individuals her master was sending were at or beyond the early stage of the Divine Transformation Third Realm, she felt reassured.

"Good girl, truly worthy of being my most beloved disciple!" Chun Yan's master was quite proud, and could not help but praise Chun Yan.

In reality, she had always been using Chun Yan, never truly caring about her disciple; only Chun Yan naively remained unaware.

Furthermore, she also held another identity, that of a remnant of the Voodoo Sect.

In order to rebuild the Voodoo Sect, she and her fellow sect brothers and sisters fled from Shenzhou Country to the Empire of Dongying and went into hiding incognito.

Eventually, they established a relationship with the Shadow Organization, the largest cultivation organization in the Empire of Dongying, becoming subordinate to the Shadow Organization and turning into its "servants".

Being proud, they naturally weren't content with being a subordinate organization; therefore, they were always secretly growing stronger and searching for the whereabouts of the Witchcraft True Master, hoping to revive the glory of the Voodoo Sect one day.

Now, having learned that the Lin Family knew how to refine Intestine-Piercing Pills, she seemed to see a glimmer of hope.

The poison like Intestine-Piercing Pill wouldn't likely be produced by anyone other than Voodoo Sect disciples and other top cultivators.

Both Lin Yifan and Xiaofang were young and should not know how to refine it, unless they possessed the Witchcraft Secret Manual. Therefore, she guessed that among the two, Lin Yifan and Xiaofang, it was highly possible that one of them had the Witchcraft Secret Manual.

Thus, this was why she once again dispatched Chun Yan to infiltrate the Lin Residence.

However, everything was a speculation and she didn't hold much hope.

Next, she arranged for three Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators to accompany Chun Yan back.

Among these three Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators, one was at the middle stage of the Divine Transformation Third Realm, one was at the early stage of the Divine Transformation Second Realm, and one was at the peak of the Divine Transformation First Realm.

This force was sufficient to deal with or at least restrain Lin Yifan and Xiaofang, so it should ensure Chun Yan's safety.

Knowing of this arrangement by her Master, Chun Yan was very satisfied and had no more worries.

Thus, a few days later, she boarded a plane and returned to Shenzhou Country, back to the Lin Family in Yanjing.

Having waited so long, Chun Yan still hadn't returned, and Lin Yifan was becoming somewhat anxious.

However, just when he was frowning in worry, Chun Yan suddenly returned.

At that moment, his brows relaxed, and he said pridefully to himself, "I knew you would come back obediently."

Stepping through the family door, Chun Yan went straight to Lin Yifan and then knelt down, begging for mercy, "Lin... Mr. Lin, I didn't... I didn't mean to run away the other day. Please show me great kindness and give me a chance to redeem myself."

"Did you go to pass on a message?" Lin Yifan did not answer her question but asked this instead.

"No... no?" Chun Yan answered with trembling fear, her acting was quite dramatic.

"You still say no? This time, if you don't disclose Zhen Jian's whereabouts, I will kill you," Lin Yifan threatened emotionlessly.

Chun Yan knew that explanations were futile now, and in order to stay in the Lin Family again, she simply answered, "Please don't, Mr. Lin, please don't kill me. I will tell you his whereabouts right now."

"Why are you cursing him?" Lin Yifan asked out of curiosity.

He always felt there was something off about Chun Yan's return this time.

"He left me to die, wouldn't help me with the antidote, and let me stay here to seize an opportunity to strike at you; I absolutely hate that bastard!" Chun Yan answered bitterly.

As she spoke, she shed tears, appearing very aggrieved.

"Only I can cure this poison, so don't expect him to provide you an antidote."

Lin Yifan finally understood why Chun Yan cursed Zhen Jian, but was that true? He should question it; as this person was quite skilled at acting, he must not be duped again.

"If Mr. Lin helps me cure the poison and spares me, I would cooperate without hesitation in tracing Zhen Jian's whereabouts," offered Chun Yan, seemingly having truly fallen out with her "employer" Zhen Jian.

"As long as you can help me find Zhen Jian's whereabouts, I will certainly help you with the antidote," Lin Yifan replied.

"Okay! I promise you! I will do my utmost to help you find Zhen Jian," Chun Yan joyfully agreed.

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