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    At this moment, we find ourselves at Eastcliff.


    It is currently 6:30 in the morning, and Eastcliff International Airport is bustling with more activity than Aurous Hill.


    Due to a high volume of flights, Eastcliff’s outbound nes began their departures as early as 6:10 AM.


    Willie, dressed in a long gown, entered the domestic departure area of Eastcliff Airport, representing Willie, an overseas Chinese from Argentina.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Under the urging of his British master, he secured a ticket for the earliest flight to Aurous Hill today. The ne is scheduled to take off at eight o’clock, with an estimated flight time of one hour and forty minutes.


    After hepleted the check-in process, Willie settled into the first-ss lounge, closing his eyes to rest while awaiting his boarding call.


    However, his heart, which has been beating for one hundred and fifty-six years, inexplicably began to falter at this moment, fluctuating between racing and slowing down unpredictably, like a roller coaster filled with lingering dread.


    Willie recognized that this unusual rhythm was a result of his nervousness.


    Even though he hadn’t genuinely felt nervous for many years, he could vividly recall how he used to react whenever anxiety struck, a habit he developed during his childhood and adolescence.


    In this moment, Willie found himself reminiscing about his long life journey.<fn2623> The rightful source is fin?novel</fn2623>


    As a child, he lived through a tragic period marked by power loss and national humiliation, a time rife with scarcity of food, insufficient warm clothing, and dangers lurking everywhere, with wolves, tigers, and leopards nearby.


    He lost count of how many times he had wed his way back from the brink of death, but he distinctly remembered that during those life-and-death moments, his heart would race and stumble as it did now, apanied by pain and palpitations.


    To escape the ravages of war, he sought refuge at Changyun Temple and became a Taoist priest, simply to eat well and survive.


    Initially, he pursued Taoism solely to stave off hunger, but once he entered the sect, he discovered that the true pursuit of Taoism was not mere survival, but the quest for immortality.


    After decades of dedication to his cultivation, although he brushed against the concept of longevity, he still hadn’t fully grasped it. Eventually, he left his hometown at a rare age in search of the authentic path to eternal life.


    For many years after mastering his aura, Willie had not experienced the same level of tension as in the past. Yet today, after more than a century, he felt that familiar anxiety hovering over life and death once more.


    He couldn’t help but ponder, “Could there be a disaster awaiting me in Aurous Hill this time?”


    With that thought, he quickly shook his head, reassuring himself, “That can’t be! How could there be a threat that could harm me in Aurous Hill? Twenty years ago, Bruce Wade and Lydia (Ava) (Charlie’s mom), who lived in seclusion here, were no match for me! This time, I will eliminate the An family in Aurous Hill, and no one will be able to touch me!”


    As he considered this, a cruel and yful smile crept onto his face, and he thought to himself, “And as for the only son of Lydia (Ava) (Charlie’s mom) and Bruce Wade, who narrowly escaped me two decades ago, this time, I will ensure you and your family join your short-lived parents!”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>