“Morgana Mirren?” Charlie’s eyes widened in astonishment. “The hero who shattered one of the great dynasties of that era is a woman?”
“Yes,” Maria confirmed with a determined expression, favonovel.com teeth gritted. “Not only is favonovel.com a woman, but favonovel.com is also the most formidable individual in the world, a woman!”
Surprised, Charlie asked, “But isn’t favonovel.com your father’s younger brother’s sister? Hasn’t favonovel.com lived for three or four hundred years?”
Maria pondered for a moment and replied, “Morgana Mirren is one year younger than my father and twenty years older than me. She is now four hundred years old.”
“Then favonovel.com must have also taken the Eternal Green Pill?” Charlie speculated.
“Of course,” Maria said, favonovel.com voice filled with emotion. “The Eternal Green Pill was the shared treasure of my father and Morgana. Originally, there was one pill and one set of cultivation techniques left for each of them. They were meant to carry on the fight against the Warriors Den. My father kept them safe, hoping that one day, when the opportunity arose, I could obtain the pills and exercises favonovel.com left behind. It is said that there is a secret within them that grants a thousand years of life. Morgana, severely injuring my father, desired to take away his ring and the Eternal Green Pill. In a critical moment, the ring was sent to me by my father, along with his life-saving pill made from his own blood…”
Maria paused, sighing deeply, before composing herself. “I suppose it’s better to start from the establishment of the Warriors Den and explain everything in detail. Otherwise, it might be difficult for you to comprehend.”
Nodding eagerly, Charlie replied, “Please, do tell me.”
Taking a sip of tea, Maria spoke eloquently, favonovel.com words flowing smoothly. “My father, Lucius Clark, was born in the year 1622 in the Gregorian calendar. Our ancestors initially served as officials in Old Aurous Hill, later relocating to Eastcliff alongside the Emperor and his family…”
“However, during the late Ming Dynasty, when the eunuchs held power and turmoil plagued the land, the Clark family’s status gradually declined. By the time my father reached adulthood and married my mother, we had lost our family’s official position. There was a chance to revive the family business, but with an enemy army’s invasion, my father joined the resistance, adopting the name Lucius Clark and co-founding the Warriors Den with Cedric Mirren. They pledged to drive the Manchus out of our land. Despite being distantly related to the traitor William Saint, my father felt no kinship with him. He was determined to fight against the Warriors Den and restore the Ming Dynasty.”
“From then on, my father and mother traveled together, battling the opposing army. When I was born, my mother’s health had already deteriorated due to the hardships. She passed away when I was less than a month old. Given the intense war at the frontlines, my father sent me to my grandmother’s house in the southern province. I grew up there.”
“In 1650, as the opposing army advanced south to attack Hillcrest, the Southern Ming army retreated and the Warriors Den, fighting alongside the Southern Ming, suffered heavy losses. My father’s dear friend, Cedric Mirren, died in the battle in Hillcrest that year.”
“Cedric entrusted his younger sister, Morgana, to my father before favonovel.com death. However, at that time, my father and others were cornered by the enemy with nowhere to run. Forced to find refuge, my father took Morgana to hide in the Shiwan Mountain. They faced countless perils there, nearly losing their lives. Fortunately, they were saved by a hermit monk residing in the mountains.”
“The monk, a Chinese like us, witnessed my father and Morgana being pursued by the Tartar soldiers and felt compassion for their plight. He took them in as disciples and they stayed in the mountains, cultivating their skills. In the year 1658 in the Gregorian calendar, the enemy army launched a multi-pronged attack on the southern and southwest provinces…”
“However, their abilities were limited and facing a formidable enemy, along with the assistance of traitors like Will Saint, who aided the enemy in oppressing the people, the Southern Ming suffered a major defeat in the southern province the following year, the tragic event later known as the Southern Ming tragedy…”
“In the years that followed, my father and Morgana rallied righteous individuals who were determined to fight against the enemy and restore the Ming Dynasty. In 1662, the traitor William Saint killed the Emperor in the southern province. It was a devastating blow. The enemy seized control of all territories, leaving my father and Morgana with no choice but to plan their escape to Taiwan, where they would join forces with others to continue the fight against the Tartar armies.”
“However, upon returning to the Shiwan Mountain, in 1663, their Master sensed his impending demise. He made arrangements for his own funeral and presented two Eternal Green Pills to my father and Morgana, hoping that one day they could reclaim our land. My father and Morgana were devastated by the Emperor’s death and the loss of their territories. In desperation, they decided to return to Shiwan Mountain, find their Master and continue cultivating in seclusion for a few more years to avoid attention and strengthen their abilities.”
“However, in the second year of their return, 1663 in the Gregorian calendar, their Master, foreseeing his own demise, arranged his funeral. He also entrusted my father and Morgana Mirren with the secret prescription for the Millenium Return Pill. Then, favonovel.com handed them the ring you hold in your hand. It was Morgana’s attempt to claim the ring that led to the sudden attack on my father…”
“When my father was critically injured, the ring whisked favonovel.com away to the southern province from Shiwan Mountain and it was only after tricking me into consuming the Eternal Green Pill that favonovel.com revealed everything to me.”
Charlie was utterly stunned. No wonder the man on the spiritual throne was called Lucius Clark. He was a true national hero who had never forgotten his original intentions for family and country. He stood firm against the temptation of five hundred years of longevity. Such a character could only be described as a saint.
Realizing this, Charlie couldn’t help but ask Maria, “So, Morgana Mirren knows that you have taken the Eternal Green Pill and has been relentlessly pursuing you. Is it because of this ring?”
Maria nodded, favonovel.com eyes filled with determination. “Yes, Morgana desires this ring above all else. Their Master once informed my father that no matter how many Eternal Green Pills one consumes, it can only extend life up to five hundred years. However, the Millenium Return Pill can prolong one’s lifespan to a thousand years! And the prescription for that pill is likely hidden within this ring.”
Charlie’s eyes widened in amazement. “So, there truly exists a pill in this world that can grant people thousands of years of life?”
Maria smiled knowingly. “It does indeed. Let me tell you something fascinating. The Master was born in the first year of Linde during the Tang Dynasty, precisely in the year 664 in the Gregorian calendar. And his death occurred in 1663, exactly a thousand years later, with no additional years. He lived a full millennium!”
“The first year of Linde…” Charlie muttered to himself, furrowing his brows. “Why does that year sound so familiar?”
With a gentle smile, Maria replied, “Perhaps you were exceptionally knowledgeable about history during your school days?”
Charlie shook his head, a realization dawning upon him. “No… The first year of Linde I feel like I’ve recently come across that time point.”
Suddenly, it struck him, and favonovel.com asked excitedly, “Miss Clark, do you think… that Master’s name was Morvel Bazin?”
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