This topic made Phoebe feel bile-sad again. She remained stent for a moment, calming her emotions. Then she said, “If we calculate it this way, both of them must be at least 300 years old, or maybe even older, right! And their cultivation level must have reached the Ascendance Heatin.” Only by entering the Ascendance can Bram confidently have a lifespan of over two or three hundred years. But if they failed to break through to the next level, their lifespan would more or less be limited to that. Raylan simply smiled without saying anything, dearly unwilling to answer this question.

Phoebe changed the topic. “Kaylan, does Sienna have powerful connections in the Hornscope Association? She should have been detained and put on trial, yet she can move about freely. Isn’t that a violation of the rules?” Kaylan nodded. “She has deep and intricate ties with some of the higher-ups in the Horoscope Association. Besides, since she isn’t a horoscope master herself, someone else took the blame for her. So naturally, she’s fine.”

Phoebe smiled in disdain. “So convenient.” Raylan chuckled. “Where there is light, there will always be darkness.” Phoebe looked at him. “One last question. Is my master’s senior actually Sienna’s biological father?” Raylan couldn’t help but laugh. “You little rascal, you just keep squeezing information out of me. However, I can tell you they are not father and daughter.” He waved his hand to shoo her away. “Now, get going.”

Raylan thought Phoebe was incredibly smart and persistent. He was afraid she would keep pestering him with more questions. He couldn’t handle it anymore. Phoebe pouted. “You’re so stingy! Fine. I’m leaving.” She stood up, then suddenly remembered something and looked at him again. “Oh, right. Since I was the catalyst for your departure from Oriar, can I ask for some interest in advance?” Raylan looked helpless. “What interest?” Phoebe said, “Before Cain leaves Galuwa, if he comes to you for help in backfiring on Sienna, please agree to it.”

Those three people had given their blood and hair to Sienna. Since paternity tests couldn’t be done in Oriar, and Sienna had yet to regain her freedom, she couldn’t run off to find members of the Jenkins family to get hair samples. Besides, Sienna would never suspect that the hair she had was actually her own. So, most likely, she would directly hand over the samples to someone found by Ophelia. If she got caught in the trap, it would mean that the hair and blood were indeed hers, proving the validity of the test. And as long as that person used the hair for manipulation, Sienna would suffer the consequences herself. Then, if Raylan helped Cain counteract and take back the harm that was given, it would undoubtedly make things even worse for Sienna.

Phoebe wanted to see if the person behind Sienna would step in to help her again. If they did, it would come at a great cost, further intensifying their own backlash. And if they were willing to pay the price to help Sienna again, that would prove that she was too important to them, and they couldn’t abandon her for now. By continuously draining their resources, it would also weaken the strength of the person behind her. A win-win situation.

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Raylan immediately saw through Phoebe’s intentions. If it weren’t for the fact that his departure from Oriar was tied to her, he naturally wouldn’t have agreed. Originally, he had planned to keep delaying and not get involved. But now, Raylan had no choice but to let her lead him by the nose. Raylan once again motioned for Phoebe to leave. “Girl, you better go now.” If this continued any longer, he didn’t know how many of his own rules he would end up breaking.

Phoebe grinned. “Thank you for your help.” She ignored that Raylan was a senior a few generations before Percival, their sert. After all, she had never officially joined the sect. Raylan waved his hand. “Goodbye!” Phoebe didn’t linger any longer and turned to leave.

Just as she reached the courtyard gate, Raylan’s voice rang out. “The emerald buckle on you has quite a few people eyeing it. Today, a foreigner who plays with worms entered Oriar. He’s probably here for you. Be careful on your way back to Solara, Caty.” Phoebe didn’t turn around but raised a hand and waved. “Thanks for the warning. I got it.”

As expected, nothing that happened in Oriar could escape this guy’s perception. It seemed that many people were after her. Although she was strong now, she wasn’t arrogant. She planned to return to the inn, make some preparations, and then leave Onar. Besides, she had a good guess about who Ophelia had hired to deal with her—a foreigner who played with worms, was likely a Voodoo Warlock. Since that was the case, she might as well stay a little longer and watch Sienna suffer.

After returning to the inn, Phoebe focused on drawing talismans. Meanwhile, in another inn on a nearby street, the Voodoo Warlock was wrapping a strand of hair around a wooden doll’s neck. He then used blood to draw strange talismanic symbols on the doll. Muttering something under his breath, a worm suddenly emerged from his arm and crawled into the doll’s mouth. A thread of evil energy seeped into the hair and blood.

After a few minutes, in a serial single room at the Horoscope Association, Sienna was scrolling through her phone when she suddenly widened her eyes. She felt as if something was strangling her, cutting off her air supply. A suffocating pressure built in her chest. At the same time, she sensed something crawling and wriggling inside her body. Panic surged through her as the suffocating sensation grew stronger, making her feel like she would die if she didn’t do something. She frantically called a number. When the person on the other end answered, all that came out of her mouth were strangled, gasping sounds. She couldn’t form any words.

The person on the other end immediately realized something was wrong. Just as Sienna was on the verge of losing consciousness from lack of oxygen, the person burst into the room. They swiftly pressed several points on her body and, following the trail of the curse, began tracking the source. They performed a secret technique and returned a backlash to the caster. Sienna took a few deep breaths. Her face was pale.

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She looked down at her own arm, watching in horror as something squirmed and crawled beneath her skin. She screamed hoarsely. “What is this thing?”