“Sara?”


    Charlie Wade’s eyes grew wide with astonishment. “The hero who brought down the Qing Dynasty is a woman?!”


    “Yes,” Lin Wan’er (ni) confirmed, her teeth clenched. “Not just any woman, but the most ruthless one in the world!”


    Charlie Wade, still shocked, asked, “But she is your father’s brother’s younger sister. Doesn’t that mean she has lived for three or four hundred years?!”


    Lin Wan’er (ni) paused to think, then replied, “Sara is one year younger than my father and twenty-three years older than me. She is already 400 years old.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Charlie Wade continued, “Then she must have taken the Evergreen Pill as well?”


    “Of course,” Lin Wan’er (ni) said with a hint of nostalgia. “The Evergreen Pill is a shared legacy between my father and Sara, intended for them as they approach their final days. Initially, each was given one pill, hoping it would aid them in their struggle against the Qing Dynasty.”


    “In addition to the one pill each, the master also provided my father with another one to keep. I entrusted the ring to him for safekeeping. One day, when the moment is right, I hope to retrieve the alchemy and practices he left behind. It is said that these hold secrets to living for a thousand years.”


    “However, things took a turn when Sara suddenly attacked and severely injured my father, attempting to seize his ring and the Evergreen Pill. At that critical moment, the ring transported my father to me, and he entrusted me with his blood-scattering and heart-saving pill. I…”


    As she spoke, Lin Wan’er (ni) let out a sigh, regrouping her thoughts before adding, “It would be best if I started from the beginning, detailing the founding of the Poqing Society; otherwise, you might find it hard to follow.”


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    Taking a sip of her tea, Lin Wan’er (ni) began, “My father, Lin Hongen, was born in the second year of Tianqi, which corresponds to 1622 in the Gregorian calendar. The Lin family has roots that trace back to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, known for their loyalty and integrity across generations.”


    “Initially, the Lin family served as officials in Aurous Hill before relocating to Eastcliff alongside Chengzu and his family. However, as the eunuchs gained power during the Ming Dynasty’s decline, the family’s status gradually fell. By the time my father grew up and married my mother, the Lin family had lost all official positions.”


    “An opportunity for revival seemed bleak, but when the Qing army invaded, my father enlisted, adopting the name Aasif. He co-founded the Qing Dynasty Society with Sara, pledging to drive the Manchus out of the country. Although he was a distant rtive of the infamous traitor Wu Sangui, he rejected Wu Sangui’s betrayal and sought to restore the Ming Dynasty.”


    “From that point on, my father traveled with my mother, fighting against the Qing forces.”


    “When I was born, my mother had been enduring hardships alongside my father, and due to her poor health, she passed away when I was less than a month old. The frontline was intense at that time, so my father sent me to my grandmother’s house in southern Yunnan, where I was raised.”