Chapter 2744

Hearing Lin Wan'er's statement, Ye Chen subconsciously frowned and asked, "How is this possible... You must be lying to me."

"How could that be?" Lin Wan'er said firmly, "It is absolutely true! Wan'er can swear on her life."

Ye Chen shook his head and said very earnestly and frankly, "I will believe what you say for now, that this ring can indeed send someone to another person, but when Xu Changqing suddenly exploded just now, I wasn't thinking of you in my mind... What I thought of were my deceased parents..."

As he spoke, Ye Chen couldn't help but mutter, "It seems that at the very last moment, the image of my wife flashed through my mind. If it were really as you said, I should have been sent by the ring to my wife instead..."

Lin Wan'er pursed her lips and said with a hint of sadness, "Brother Ye Chen, Wan'er is not lying to you. Wan'er naturally knows that you wouldn't think of Wan'er at a moment of life and death. It's just that this ring was left to Wan'er by Wan'er's father. Before he passed away, because he wanted to see Wan'er most, the ring sent him to Wan'er;"

Ye Chen was stunned! He didn't expect that this ring actually had such a magical effect!

At this time, after a pause, Lin Wan'er continued, "Father left this ring to Wan'er, and later, Wan'er gave this ring to Brother Ye Chen in Northern Europe..."

Then, Lin Wan'er changed the subject and added, "However, although Wan'er gave it to Brother Ye Chen, in fact, this ring had long since recognized Wan'er's father as its master. So when Brother Ye Chen encountered danger today, it sensed the danger you were in and also remembered that Wan'er's father wanted to see Wan'er most before he died, so it sent you to Wan'er just like it sent my father last time."

Ye Chen was so shocked he couldn't speak for a long time!

After a long while, he asked in confusion, "As you said, this ring is simply a magical artifact that can save one's life. Such a valuable thing, why did you give it to me?"

Lin Wan'er gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "The ring is not a perpetual motion machine. It requires a massive amount of Qi to instantly send a living person thousands or even tens of thousands of miles away. I don't have Qi, so wearing it is of no use."

As she spoke, she looked at Ye Chen again and asked, "Brother Ye Chen must have infused this ring with a lot of Qi, right?"

Ye Chen nodded. Recalling the times he had been drained of Qi by this ring, he could no longer feel any resentment in his heart and sighed, "So it was absorbing my Qi so that one day it could save me from fire and water..."

As he spoke, Ye Chen suddenly thought of something and hurriedly asked her, "But aren't you participating in military training at Jin Ling University? I remember I told you not to leave school these days. How come you are here?"

Lin Wan'er replied, "Two days ago, there was a sudden thunderstorm in the suburbs. I sensed something unusual, and on top of that, I calculated that Brother Ye Chen would face a tribulation, so I hurriedly asked for leave and came back. I haven't gone anywhere these two days, nor have I let anyone into this courtyard, just because I was afraid you might appear at any time. If I were sleeping in the dormitory with Claudia and you suddenly appeared like you did today, how would you explain it to her? Would you have to erase her memory again?"

The moment Ye Chen thought about the possibility of appearing naked in the Jin Ling University girls' dormitory, he felt uncomfortable all over. He could only laugh awkwardly and thanked her, "So it was because Miss Lin calculated early on that I would face a tribulation, and also calculated that I might be sent here by this ring to see you, so you came back early to wait. I am truly grateful!"

"Brother Ye Chen, no need to be polite." Lin Wan'er said, and couldn't help but feel a bit shy, "It's just that Wan'er calculated everything, but never calculated that Brother Ye Chen would appear while Wan'er was bathing..."

Ye Chen recalled the moment just now, and couldn't help but feel a bit awkward in his heart.

Immediately, he could only change the subject and asked in confusion, "By the way, you don't have Qi, why couldn't I erase your memory in Northern Europe that day?"

Lin Wan'er sighed softly, "Sigh... that's a long story."

After saying this, seeing Ye Chen's lips were dry and cracked and he kept swallowing, she hurriedly asked, "Brother Ye Chen must be thirsty, right?"

Ye Chen nodded gently.

Lin Wan'er giggled and said, "It just so happens that Wan'er has one last piece of Pu'er tea cake left, which I haven't been able to bring myself to drink, just waiting for the day I could personally brew it for Brother Ye Chen to taste. Brother Ye Chen, please wait a moment!"

Ye Chen hurriedly said, "Miss Lin, no need to go through such trouble, just pour me a glass of plain water!"

Lin Wan'er stood up and said without looking back, "The tea cake Wan'er kept is the best Pu'er tea cake in this world. If Brother Ye Chen doesn't taste it, you will definitely regret it in the future!"

As she spoke, Lin Wan'er added, "Besides, everything Brother Ye Chen is curious about, Wan'er will start telling you from that piece of tea cake."

After saying this, she didn't wait for Ye Chen to respond and hurriedly went to get her full set of tea utensils, as well as that piece of Pu'er tea cake she had treasured for so long.

Returning to the bedside, Lin Wan'er carefully lit the olive-wood charcoal in the copper stove. Then, in the interval while the water was boiling, she unwrapped the aged Pu'er tea cake and pried off a piece with an exquisite Pu'er tea knife.

The moment the tea leaves were unwrapped, Ye Chen smelled a special tea fragrance he had never experienced before.

This tea fragrance was very rich and mellow, and after long-term fermentation and storage, the tea cake itself carried an indescribable ancient aura that made one feel refreshed and relaxed.

Ye Chen had watched his father drink tea since he was a child and could occasionally have a cup or two, so he was quite knowledgeable about tea. However, he had never seen such a special tea. It is no exaggeration to say that in front of this Pu'er tea cake, all other Pu'er teas paled in comparison!

Lin Wan'er elegantly boiled the water and brewed the tea. After the tea leaves entered the water, they quickly spread out in the high temperature, and an even richer tea fragrance rushed to his nose, making Ye Chen feel that his mind had cleared up quite a bit in this tea aroma.

Immediately, Lin Wan'er poured the brewed tea into a small Jianzhan cup, then handed the clear tea soup to Ye Chen, and said with a smile, "Brother Ye Chen, have a taste."

Ye Chen took the cup, sniffed it gently under his nose, and took a shallow sip. The taste of the tea soup was extremely rich and sweet. The perfect combination of smell and taste made Ye Chen widen his eyes in surprise.

He couldn't help but sigh, "This tea is truly perfect, absolutely beyond all my understanding of Pu'er tea. May I ask Miss Lin, where did such good tea come from?"

Lin Wan'er smiled and said, "Brother Ye Chen, this tea cake was made three hundred years ago from the leaves of an ancient Pu'er tea tree known as the Mother of Pu'er Tea. It is the mother plant of all Pu'er teas. All the Pu'er tea in the world was propagated from it. It was the earliest tea farmers who kept breaking off its branches and taking them to various places to replant and cultivate that led to the Pu'er tea that was later marketed throughout the country."

Ye Chen exclaimed, "Does this tea really have a three-hundred-year history?"

Lin Wan'er nodded, "Absolutely true. It's just that this tree was struck by lightning three hundred years ago and turned into charcoal. What Brother Ye Chen is drinking now is the last cake of tea produced in its final year. Once this cake of tea is finished, there will be no more of this flavor in the world."

But in his heart, the knot regarding the An family had not yet been untied.

"No." Lin Wan'er shook her head gently, turned to take a small package, and carefully opened it. Inside, there was indeed a piece of ancient lightning-struck wood!

Lin Wan'er took out the lightning-struck wood and said faintly, "Everything has its tribulation once it lives long enough. Practitioners are no exception, and this tree is no exception. It lived for tens of thousands of years and nurtured countless tea plants, but it also had its own tribulation to pass. This is what it looked like after it failed its tribulation."

Ye Chen asked in confusion, "Why do you know so clearly?"

Lin Wan'er glanced at Ye Chen, then looked down at the lightning-struck wood in her hand, her expression appearing somewhat conflicted.

After a moment, she looked up, met Ye Chen's gaze with those clear eyes, parted her red lips, and said, "Because... three hundred years ago, I was standing by the Heavenly Lake in Diannan, watching it pass its tribulation with my own eyes..."