Female Novel
Chapter 5406
“My father also said that if there were a medicine that allowed a father to live forever and witness hisdaughter’s gradual aging and death, then that medicine would not be a miracle elixir, but a poison…”Maria’s voice trembled with a mix of sorrow and anger.
“He insisted on dying in front of me, so he could find peace. I am still young, unmarried and have noconcerns for the future. After taking the Eternal Green Pill, I can live a fulfilling life of five hundredyears…”
Maurina’s mind suddenly raced with a thought and he blurted out, “You mentioned that you are overthree hundred years old, so what about a child…”
Maria gave Maurina a stern look, her anger evident as she retorted, “My Lord, although I have lived forover three hundred years, Nujia is still an innocent girl who has never been married… Besides, formany years, my family has been pursued relentlessly, forcing us to constantly change our identities andlocations. How could we have children…”
Maurina quickly wore an apologetic expression and stammered, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It’s my fault.”
Maria spoke softly, “My father specifically instructed me that to avoid forming too many attachments, Imust remain alone for the first four hundred years. Marriage was not allowed…”
Curiosity piqued, Maurina asked, “Why?”
Maria explained, “Because the effects of the Eternal Green Pill prevented my parents from growing oldduring the first four hundred years. It is only in the last hundred years that they begin to age gradually…If I were to marry during the first four hundred years, I would have to endure the heartbreak of watchingmy children grow old and perish. Only after that time period would I start to experience the naturalaging process.”
Maurina nodded, understanding the pain a parent would feel watching their children age whileremaining eternally young. He realized that Maria’s father had made a wise decision in giving her theEvergreen Pill and instructing her not to marry for the first four hundred years.
Curiosity still lingering, Maurina inquired further, “What happened to your father then?”
Maria sighed, “At that time, my father suffered severe injuries with no other means of recovery. He hadto stay bedridden for recuperation, but luckily his life was not in immediate danger. If given enoughtime, he might have been able to recover…”
After a momentary pause, Maria’s expression turned somber. “However, my father had informed methat the person who had injured him would arrive in the southern province within half a month at theearliest. He urged me to take the ring and leave home quickly to avoid being discovered. But I refusedto abandon him…”
Her voice choked with emotion and tears welled up in Maria’s eyes. “On the seventh day after sendingmy father back to the southern province with the ring’s help, he took advantage of my absence when Iwent out to buy medicine. He left behind a letter and severed his own meridians, ending his life…”
Two hot tears rolled down her cheeks and Maria hastily wiped them away with her sleeves. Her voicetrembled as she continued, “After burying my father, I left home and embarked on a journey that lastedover three hundred years…”
Maurina exclaimed, “You have been pursued for over three hundred years? By whom? The WarriorsDen?”novelbin
Maria’s expression turned complex as she replied, “Actually, the Warriors Den was founded by myfather and his sworn brother and classmate, Cedric Mirren, when the enemy army attacking the regionentered the capital. The two brothers established the Warriors Den to expel the Tartars and fight
against their rule. However, after my father’s death, the Warriors Den underwent a drastictransformation and its name became unrelated to its original purpose. The ones who hunted andpursued me were the later members of the Warriors Den and their self-proclaimed lords.”
Maurina interjected, “The Lord who emerged after the Warriors Den, could it be Cedric Mirren?”
Maria shook her head, “No, it was Cedric’s younger sister, Morgana Mirren!”