Chapter 31: Longevity

In the main hall, Lin Chao sat on a red sandalwood chair, his gaze calm.

He felt some curiosity, and also some anticipation.

At this moment, a fragrance wafted over, and following the sound of light footsteps, a figure appeared before Lin Chao.

"I have long heard that the Young Sect Master of the Dan Sword Sect is peerless in both sword and painting; could you paint a portrait and gift it to this concubine for her collection?"

Lady Ma's voice carried a special charm, making it very easy to be convinced.

This reminded Lin Chao of his own Language Charisma talent.

Regarding these things, Lin Chao knew what was going on in his heart.

It seemed the other party had truly consumed the Longevity Pill he had refined; otherwise, there would not be such a result.

"I can." Lin Chao did not refuse.

Simulating life is for experiencing and enjoying life.

If one were to charge ahead recklessly in everything without any foreplay, it would be too dry and dull.

"What shall I paint?" Lin Chao looked at Lady Ma.

Unfortunately, with her face covered by a black veil, he could not make out Lady Ma's features at all.

"Paint a beauty, for instance, the number one beauty of Beiling City, Zhuge Qingli." Lady Ma parted her red lips slightly.

Her voice carried an indescribable allure.

"I have never seen her."

Lin Chao replied calmly.

Zhuge Qingli was the number one beauty of Beiling.

At the same time, her bloodline was also very precious.

She was the daughter of Prince Pingyang of the former Han Dynasty.

Unfortunately, the Han Dynasty was destroyed and the Great Cang established; nowadays, Zhuge Qingli could only fall to being a courtesan in a brothel.

However, in this Great Cang, this could still be considered a decent outcome.

"Then paint the woman the Young Sect Master considers the most beautiful." Lady Ma chuckled.

Lin Chao was slightly stunned.

After thinking for a moment, a figure emerged in his mind.

He picked up his brush and began to paint rapidly.

Lin Chao's painting technique was different from this era.

This era emphasized artistic conception.

Or rather, artistic conception was above all else.

Lin Chao felt that his own life experience was too little.

So far, he had only simulated a few times, so he was lacking in artistic conception.

Thus, he painted using realistic methods.

The realist school required mastering technique, and Lin Chao did not lack that.

Most importantly, his control was extremely strong.

Soon, a portrait appeared on the table.

Lady Ma leaned over, her voice calm: "What a delicate and charming young girl.

So, the Young Sect Master likes this kind of woman."

Lin Chao revealed an interested expression, not knowing what he was thinking.

Lady Ma continued to speak: "Does the Young Sect Master want to see me lift my black veil and see what kind of face lies beneath?"

Lady Ma's voice still carried the ability to allure.

At this moment, Lady Ma's expression was extremely calm, yet carried a trace of coldness.

To her, Lin Ping was a huge threat that had to be controlled.

Ever since she consumed the Longevity Pill, her body had undergone tremendous changes.

These changes had both good and bad aspects.

Among them, she had also gained a special ability, which was allurement.

It was precisely because of the existence of this ability that she could live for so long.

"Do not lift the black veil." Lin Chao's voice was calm; he looked at Lady Ma and continued, "I suspect your face will soon become the same as the woman in the portrait."

His voice was calm, yet it was like throwing a giant boulder into a lake as smooth as a mirror.

Lady Ma's heart skipped a beat, and her expression changed as she looked at Lin Chao: "Who exactly are you?"

After eating the Longevity Pill, Lady Ma had gained two special abilities, one of which was called allurement.

Her words had more persuasive power and were better at bewitching people's hearts.

Of course, when facing those with firm willpower, the effect would be greatly reduced.

However, when using allurement, she could briefly make the other party treat her as their closest person.

This was also her source of confidence.

Yet, everyone who knew of her ability had died.

Who exactly was this Lin Chao?

In this world, there were indeed people who knew she had consumed the Longevity Pill, but absolutely no one knew of her ability.

She relied on this ability to have lived until now.

How did the man before her know?

"Who I am is not important." Lin Chao smiled, "What is important is that I want to cooperate with you."

"Who exactly are you?" Lady Ma looked at Lin Chao, like a hen that had gone mad.

"The Longevity Pill does not grant true immortality in the literal sense.

Every once in a while, you must fall into a deep slumber for several decades.

Furthermore, the Longevity Pill can only extend your lifespan by a maximum of two thousand years.

I am not wrong, am I?"

Lady Ma looked at the youthful boy before her, only feeling that his figure had become incomparably towering and unfathomably mysterious.

"Who exactly are you?" Lady Ma was filled with inexplicable terror.

With the true secret in the depths of her heart discovered, she felt extreme panic.

It was as if she had been stripped bare, exposed naked for everyone to admire without restraint.

Lin Chao leaned in: "The thing you promised Qin Kuan, have you done it?"

Lady Ma's pupils shrank abruptly.

Qin Kuan!

Her memories returned to five hundred years ago.

At that time, she was still a nun.

One day, she discovered a corpse in a stream.

On the corpse, she found a bottle of medicine and a letter.

The author of the letter called himself Qin Kuan.

At the time, after reading that letter, she burned it immediately.

No one knew the identity of that dead man.

Lady Ma's body could not stop trembling.

Having lived for five hundred years, what kind of scenes had she not seen?

But today's scene, she truly had never seen before.

"I did it." Lady Ma's gums trembled, her upper teeth clattering against her lower teeth as she spoke, "At the time, I went to An Jia Wa, found that family, and only left after the two elders had passed away from old age."

Back then, the Qi Refiner Qin Kuan, played by Lin Chao, had written a letter before jumping off the cliff.

It was to use the Longevity Pill as an exchange, asking the person who obtained the pill to take good care of his parents from that lifetime.

Now, Lin Chao felt that his first simulated life was truly full of loopholes.

Or rather, Lin Chao's own level of participation had not been very high.

Otherwise, before jumping off the cliff, Lin Chao certainly would not have written that letter, as it could very likely have put his parents in mortal danger.

Of course, it was only by the second simulated reincarnation that Lin Chao felt he was truly simulating a life.

And this time, it was not just a simulation, but an experience of life.

Lin Chao awoke from his memories: "Now, can we cooperate?"

In reality.

Miss Jia arrived at a courtyard house.

In the courtyard, a woman was watering flowers.

Her face was already covered in wrinkles.

This was something she had not dared to imagine before.

What having wrinkles on her face meant.

She knew better than anyone.

"Qin Yi, does a powerhouse who can stand against ten thousand really exist in this world?" Miss Jia's voice was strange.

(End of this chapter)