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.
felt a sense of hidden beauty, as if the lotus flower itself
Viola the impression that Maria was like a kitten baring its soft belly, revealing all her
apologized, saying, “Please forgive me, my lord. I didn’t mean to
from over three hundred years ago, or have you lived from over three
my family
ago, you witnessed the tea tree’s calamity in the southern province… Then… How old are
in the second year of plenty during the Southern Ming Dynasty, which coincided with the third year of the Warriors
head spun with
might not predate her!
with utmost respect, “My lord, there is no need to address me as
hundred years old… Just calling you Maria would be an understatement. It’s more appropriate to call
Nujia, I am merely a girl who can never grow up, not an ancient witch. Though I have indeed lived for nearly four hundred years,
in an awkward position,
Even though she has lived for nearly four hundred years, she has
she is almost four hundred years old! Can you even
tried to dismiss these thoughts and continued questioning
displeasure flicker across Maria’s beautiful brows, prompting him
asked shyly, “What did you want to say, my lord? I’m all
can you still look so young?! Even if you possess exceptional reiki,
“Young master, you’ve misunderstood. It’s not a matter of rejuvenation. Since I was seventeen, my appearance and body have remained unchanged for over
out, “This… How is that possible? You don’t possess extraordinary reiki, and even
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