After listening, An Chengxi felt even more admiration for Lin Wan’er. She could not help but sigh involuntarily, “Senior’s thoughts are meticulous, courage extraordinary, truly making this junior admire endlessly.”
With that said, she asked Lin Wan’er, “Wu Feiyan is so desperate to obtain that ring, is it because the ring contains the formula for the Hundred Turns Thousand Returns Pill?”
Lin Wan’er knew that An Chengxi had already found a breakthrough within the Wu family, certainly acquiring quite a bit of key information, so she was not surprised at An Chengxi mentioning the Hundred Turns Thousand Returns Pill.
She replied calmly, “According to what my father said back then, the master did mention that the key to the Hundred Turns Thousand Returns Pill lies in that ring, but my father did not know how to find this key clue. The master also did not explain any functions of the ring. If Wu Feiyan had not suddenly attacked my father, my father would not even have known that the ring could save his life at a critical moment.”
Lin Wan’er held nothing back. She recounted the entire story of how her father was injured by Wu Feiyan back then and was sent to her by the ring.
An Chengxi felt grateful in her heart, yet was astonished to hear it. She said excitedly, “So this ring has such a magical effect. Your honoured father used it once, Chen’er also used it once. That proves the ring can be used repeatedly. With it, is not Chen’er an undying existence?”
Lin Wan’er shook her head and said, “Everything is still unknown. When the young master was initially drained of a large amount of spiritual energy by the ring, he endured it by relying on round after round of pills. It seems that activating the ring once consumes a vast amount of spiritual energy. Moreover, how many times the ring can be used is also an unknown. The best outcome is that the young master no longer needs its help.”
An Chengxi nodded gently with a serious expression and sighed, “Senior is right. In such matters, there is no room for trial and error. One wrong step leads to eternal damnation.”
Lin Wan’er smiled slightly. Looking at An Chengxi, she said, “When I came today, I considered many possibilities, but never expected to face Mrs Ye. However, since we have met and spoken of the young master, many things still need to be discussed openly and honestly, to clarify and thoroughly understand the issues. This will be twice the result with half the effort for you and me, and for the young master. What does Mrs Ye think?”
An Chengxi nodded respectfully, “Senior is right. This junior decided to meet with senior, also prepared to speak without reservation. Besides, this junior also has some questions that need to be asked of senior.”
Lin Wan’er smiled and said, “Then I shall ask first.”
An Chengxi raised her right hand and made a gesture of invitation, “Senior, please speak freely.”
Lin Wan’er said, “Since Mrs Ye did not meet the fate the outside world imagined, namely being murdered, then it seems the young master’s life trajectory over these years, including obtaining the ‘Nine Mysterious Heaven Scripture’, should all have been orchestrated by Mrs Ye behind the scenes. Since you arranged for the young master to marry Xiao Churan, why now go to such lengths to break them up?”
An Chengxi smiled bitterly, “To tell the truth to senior, although this junior has always been behind the scenes, it is far from orchestrating everything, and I dare not do so. When my teacher foresaw danger back then, he had already prepared a cicada shedding its carapace for me. But this junior was still in the dark at the time, otherwise I would not have agreed to him using such a method to exchange for my sole survival.”
“When this junior learned the truth, the teacher had already been killed. This junior could only follow his last wish, change my name and hide my identity, not daring to contact any relatives or friends.”
“Several important nodes in Chen’er’s life trajectory, such as entering the orphanage, receiving the 100 billion from the Ye family, obtaining the ‘Nine Mysterious Heaven Scripture’, were also planned in advance by him. This junior dares not interfere too much.”
