The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Yolanda wanted to have Maria’s Lightning Struck Wood, but he couldn’t bring himself to ask for it. After all, it had been a cherished possession of Maria for over three hundred years, holding a profound significance for her.

Yet, Yolanda understood that there was no need to rush. Even if Maria were to bestow the Lightning Struck Wood upon him, he lacked the expertise to refine it. With this in mind, he gazed at Maria and posed a question that had been burning in his curious mind, “Miss Clark, I am genuinely intrigued. How have you managed to survive for over three centuries?”

Maria replied, “As I am not proficient in reiki and am no match for Morgana, Nujia has spent the past three hundred years constantly evading pursuit. However, the first two hundred years were relatively uneventful. During that time, transportation was arduous and communication was underdeveloped. It was not easy for Morgana to track me down.”

With a thoughtful tilt of her head, Maria reminisced and recounted, “After my father’s funeral, as a young and powerless individual, I roamed through various remote locations in the southern province for decades. To avoid arousing suspicion, my family would settle in one place for five to eight years before moving on. It was during that period that my family developed a fondness for Pu’er tea.”

“While traveling to different places, we took the opportunity to learn and experiment with the art of making Pu’er tea. Eventually, we resided by Heaven Lake in the southern province for a few years, where I taught the local tea farmers how to enhance the quality of Pu’er tea.”

“After witnessing the tribulation of the Pu’er mother plant, my family felt as though we had lost our spiritual sustenance. Following decades of evading capture, we managed to accumulate some wealth and acquire valuable experience in survival. We settled elsewhere for a few years before it was time to move on. That’s when we left the southern province,” Maria continued, her voice resonating with the weight of countless experiences.

“Leaving the southern province, my family dared not venture back to the mainland. Instead, we journeyed southward and further to Myanmar, dwelling in several countries within the Myanmar region. Finally, we resided in Penang for a while,” she added.

the Ottoman Empire. With the advent of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, my family was astounded by the rapid advancements in science, technology and academia. We began traveling to European countries, assuming different identities and studying in numerous universities. But our time in Europe was cut short by the British invasion of China. Witnessing the hypocritical actions of the

struggled to adapt to the environment in North America. It was a lawless land where white settlers incessantly seized territories, enslaved Black individuals and mercilessly slaughtered the indigenous population. Bloodshed and chaos permeated every corner. Consequently, we boarded a merchant ship and ventured to Japan once the

Intrigued by Europe’s accelerated progress after the Industrial Revolution and witnessing Japan’s remarkable transformation during the Meiji Restoration, I yearned to return to China and contribute to my homeland. Hence, I traveled from Japan to Hong Kong Island,

evading capture in remote, inaccessible locations, never suspecting that she had traversed the globe, perpetually at the

aid China, aligned with Lucius Clark’s values, demonstrated that the apple hadn’t fallen far from

connections. However, just as we were about

of him, Yolanda inquired, “Was the secret leaked at

that Morgana’s agents had already begun infiltrating the

extended far beyond Asia, permeating the entire world. As a result, we sought refuge in the relatively underdeveloped regions of

we couldn’t close our eyes for three

a sudden shift in the situation up north,

the responsibility of caring for certain children, it was impossible for us to flee the country during the war.