When Maria’s figure vanished atop the mountain, Viola’s consciousness snapped back to reality from the depths of the southern province.

As he opened his eyes, he wholeheartedly believed in Maria’s words.

He believed that this girl had lived from three hundred years ago until the present.

At that moment, he finally understood why he had always sensed that there was something extraordinary about Maria, yet couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

She appeared to be seventeen or eighteen years old, but possessed knowledge of the esoteric hexagrams that Master Exeor couldn’t grasp even at a hundred years old.

At the tender age of twelve, she was pursued by the Warriors Den and engaged in a battle of wits and courage.

And at the same time she was seventeen or eighteen, she somehow coincidentally appeared before him in Aurous Hill after leaving Northern Europe. Such uncanny occurrences were rare in the world.

Moreover, this seemingly seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl possessed extraordinary talent in painting landscapes, surpassing any painter in history within seconds…

Now that she had revealed her secret, all of these questions were answered with a plausible explanation.

Her exceptional painting skills were the result of three hundred years of dedicated practice, surpassing the abilities of any other artist.

The same applied to fortune-telling.

Master Exeor was only a hundred years old, while Maria had surpassed the three-hundred-year mark. The disparity between them was evident.

Simultaneously, Viola noticed a change in Maria’s demeanor.

with every move she made, Viola felt a sense of

ancient Chinese women used to address themselves gave Viola the impression that Maria was like a kitten baring its soft belly, revealing all her secrets and vulnerabilities in front of

forgive me, my lord. I didn’t mean to startle you, but when you asked, I couldn’t

word deliberately, “Have you traveled from over three hundred years ago, or have

lord, my family has lived

ago, you witnessed the tea tree’s calamity

in the second year of plenty during the Southern Ming Dynasty, which coincided with

spun

tree might not predate her! In astonishment, Viola exclaimed, “In 1646… So… You… You

lord, there is no

old… Just calling you

I am merely a girl who can never grow up, not an ancient witch. Though I have indeed lived for nearly four

himself in an awkward position, torn between

she has lived for nearly four hundred years, she has always appeared as a seventeen or eighteen-year-old

is almost four hundred years old! Can you

to dismiss these thoughts and continued questioning

he noticed a trace of displeasure flicker across Maria’s beautiful brows, prompting him to quickly amend his words, “No, what I meant to say

instantly, replaced by a sweet smile as she asked shyly, “What did you want to say, my lord? I’m

“How can you live for four hundred years? How can you still look so young?! Even if you possess exceptional reiki,

you’ve misunderstood. It’s not a matter of rejuvenation. Since I was seventeen,

You don’t possess extraordinary reiki, and even if

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