Aunt Zhang turned around, her formerly smiling face now etched with frost, her eyes chillingly terrifying.
"Are you sure she wears it on her person every day, never taking it off?"
Luo Wenshan nodded, "I specifically asked just now. She truly hasn't removed it."
"That's strange. Once my Death Killing Gu Curse is worn for more than three days, even the strongest physique cannot endure it. She should have succumbed to the poison by now!"
Aunt Zhang frowned, "I heard you mention earlier that this Doctor Lin, the one who cured your father?"
"He's just a charlatan, a lucky guess at best. What skill can a mere villager from Luofeng Village possess," Luo Wenshan said disdainfully.
Aunt Zhang's eyebrows rose, "You said he's from Luofeng Village?"
"He should be. The old man had Qiqi go fetch medicine earlier, and it seemed it was from Luofeng Village," Luo Wenshan recalled.
Aunt Zhang's expression grew increasingly grim.
"Who?!"
Suddenly, her gaze flashed like lightning towards the darkness.
Luo Qiqi, too nervous, accidentally snapped a dry twig.
The slight sound immediately drew Aunt Zhang's attention.
"Why do you get so agitated upon hearing about Luofeng Village?"
Lin Fan emerged from the shadows. Since he had been exposed, there was no point in hiding any longer.
"Is the Crimson Blood Ganoderma from Phoenix Feather Canyon yours?"
Aunt Zhang's eyes were fixed on Lin Fan, "How could I not have thought of it! Those who can cure my Heart Devouring Gu are already rare, and now even the Death Killing Gu Curse is broken. Apart from the first-grade spiritual medicine, Crimson Blood Ganoderma, there is nothing else!"
She had been the first to discover the Crimson Blood Ganoderma in Phoenix Feather Canyon, but it hadn't been ripe then. When she returned later, it was gone.
She never expected some impetuous brat to have snatched it away.
How could she possibly let this go!
"Do not view this vast world with your narrow perspective."
Lin Fan felt a heavy burden in his heart. This fellow even knew about first-grade spiritual medicine; it seemed he possessed some genuine skill.
Luo Qiqi looked at Luo Wenshan angrily, "Second Uncle, why are you trying to harm Grandpa and me?"
Luo Wenshan's face was completely calm, betraying no emotion.
He sneered, "I am his biological son, yet he insists on leaving the company to you. Why do you think that is!"
"I'm not giving it to you because I saw your wicked intentions long ago. If the company falls into your hands, it will only go astray!" Luo Yuntian reprimanded.
A ferocious smile spread across Luo Wenshan's face, "Even if it goes astray in my hands, at least it will still bear the Luo surname! If you give it to a young girl, she'll eventually get married. By then, the entire vast enterprise, will you willingly hand it over to an outsider?"
He seemed deranged, "Help me kill them, and besides the promised reward, I'll fund you and provide manpower to find the Crimson Blood Ganoderma!"
"It's a deal!"
Aunt Zhang was immediately tempted.
She stuck out her scarlet tongue, licked her lips, and lunged towards Luo Yuntian and Luo Qiqi.
Lin Fan quickly intervened, blocking her.
"We'll settle our old and new scores together!"
The two began to fight, dark and purple energies shifting into various forms, constantly colliding.
"Such potent energy!"
Aunt Zhang did not wish to prolong the fight and turned to flee.
Lin Fan pursued relentlessly from behind.
They soon left the area and entered the deep mountains beyond.
Aunt Zhang retreated while fighting, occasionally summoning various poisonous insects to attack, but Lin Fan neutralized them all.
"This kid is quite wicked!"
Aunt Zhang's heart grew colder and colder. The purple energy was too formidable, overwhelmingly dominant, capable of completely crushing her black energy.
"Beat her up!"
A golden light shot out from Lin Fan's hair.
The Golden Silk Gu transformed into a streak of lightning, so fast it was invisible to the naked eye, and bit down on Aunt Zhang's arm.
"Ah!"
Aunt Zhang cried out in pain. The Golden Silk Gu's poison spread rapidly, rendering her entire body weak and limp, and she fell from the tree.
"Let me see your true face."
Lin Fan strode forward and reached out to remove her hood.
He then saw a young, beautiful face, her skin fair and smooth, not at all like the forty-something woman from before.
"So you used a disguise technique."
Lin Fan shook his head and smiled, placing his hand by her ear.
"What are you doing? Stop!"
Aunt Zhang was greatly alarmed, but her body was limp and weak, utterly incapable of resisting.
With a rip, a human skin mask was forcefully torn off by Lin Fan.
Beneath it was a delicate face, with striking features and an exotic charm!
"Little siren?!"
Lin Fan paused, then squatted down to observe her closely.
Aunt Zhang gritted her teeth, wishing she could devour Lin Fan alive.
She was the saintess of the Witch Sect, and there was a mark of chastity on her arm!
By the rules of thousands of years, the saintess was never to show her true face.
If seen by a man, she must either marry him or kill him!
"I'll kill you!"
The saintess roared in fury, tears on the verge of falling.
"Heh, I'll let you kill me."
Lin Fan grinned and extended his neck.
The poison of the Golden Silk Gu was no joke. Forget humans, even an elephant, bitten once, would be at its mercy.
The saintess struggled for a long time but couldn't even move a finger.
Lin Fan squatted before her, "Who are you? Why are you harming people? Also, how do you know Crimson Blood Ganoderma is a first-grade spiritual medicine?"
"Stop wasting your breath, kill me if you dare!"
The saintess refused to answer any questions.
"A tough nut to crack..."
Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then suddenly reached out and ripped open her coat.
A vast expanse of beautiful scenery was revealed!
"What are you doing?!"
The saintess cried out in panic, unable to imagine what was about to happen.
Lin Fan rubbed his hands and grinned wickedly, "An isolated man and woman, what do you think I want to do?" He then pulled her coat down further.
Revealing her smooth, perfumed shoulders!
"Beast! Let go of me! May you die a terrible death!"
The saintess could only howl, watching her clothes slide down, utterly powerless to resist.
Lin Fan chuckled, "Since you've already called me a beast, then today I'll be a beast for you to see!"
"Don't come closer! I'll tell you, I'll tell you, alright!" the saintess pleaded.
Upon hearing this, Lin Fan immediately stopped his advance.
He had no intention of acting rashly.
The saintess, looking utterly wronged, said, "The Crimson Blood Ganoderma in Phoenix Feather Canyon was planted by my master and a man named Lin Sheng..."
"What?!!!"
Lin Fan was utterly shocked and leaped up, "Your master? Knew my grandfather?"
The saintess nodded. Though she didn't want to speak, faced with the threat to her purity, she had no choice but to compromise.
From her words, Lin Fan learned of a love-hate entanglement from decades ago.
More than twenty years ago, Lin Sheng went to Phoenix Feather Canyon to gather herbs and accidentally met a woman from the Witch Sect.
They fell in love at first sight. A year later, as the woman was about to give birth, Lin Sheng abandoned her and left.
To this day, there had been no news of him.
"My master died during difficult childbirth. Lin Sheng abandoned her after seducing her, and even in death, her eyes could not close!"
"On her deathbed, she used a forbidden technique of the Witch Sect to transfer all her cultivation to me, and told me to find Lin Sheng, kill him, and reclaim the Crimson Blood Ganoderma."
The saintess's voice was filled with intense hatred.