Chapter 2786

Ye Chen looked at the three white-haired, octogenarian elders before him, then couldn't help but glance at Lin Wan'er, who seemed to have yet to shed her childishness, and for a moment, he felt somewhat disoriented.

The three old men were truly advanced in years, and through their limited contact, it was evident that all three were elders of great experience and wisdom.

Yet, in front of Lin Wan'er, these three were like children being lectured and disciplined by a parent, obeying her every instruction implicitly.

And although Lin Wan'er herself looked like a child, her attitude toward these three elders was as stern as if they were children, which made him feel particularly incongruous.

However, he quickly cast this sense of incongruity to the back of his mind and said to the three of them very politely, "The three of you, please get up quickly."

The three did not rise, but instead raised their heads and looked in unison at Lin Wan'er.

Lin Wan'er did not seem to feel the slightest bit of pity for these three elders kneeling on the ground; she nodded unhurriedly and then spoke, "Since Young Master Ye has spoken, then you may all rise."

Only then did the three support each other to stand up. Ye Chen wanted to go and help, but he heard Lin Wan'er beside him say, "Young Master, there is no need to trouble yourself; they can manage on their own."

Ye Chen nodded awkwardly and did not reach out again.

After the three had risen, Ye Chen hurriedly said, "The three old gentlemen should quickly take the Soul-Returning Pill. After taking it, your bodies will see great improvement."

The three still did not speak and looked at Lin Wan'er together again.

Lin Wan'er nodded slightly and said, "Since Young Master Ye has asked you to take them, then take them."

As she spoke, she took three tea bowls from under the tea table and said to the three, "Young Master Ye has gifted you the Soul-Returning Pill, so I shall gift you a cup of tea."

Having said that, she poured three cups of golden-red tea soup for the three from the pot she was brewing tea in and said, "This tea is brewed from the tea cake of the Mother of All Tea. Ever since you were children, I have never been stingy with anything you wanted, but for this tea, I truly cannot bear to part with it. Today, let it be the icing on the cake for the three of you."

Upon hearing this, the three were instantly so shocked they could not speak.

None of them had expected that what Lin Wan'er was brewing in this pot was actually the tea cake of the Mother of All Tea.

They had grown up by Lin Wan'er's side since they were small and knew that Lin Wan'er loved drinking tea. They also knew that Lin Wan'er's most precious treasure was not priceless antiques, nor was it countless wealth, but this Mother of All Tea, which became less with every sip.

To Lin Wan'er, the significance of this tea cake was extraordinary; it was something that could not be replaced by anything else in this world.

Therefore, all this time, she had never shared the Mother of All Tea with anyone; Ye Chen was the only exception.

Seeing the three of them looking shocked, Lin Wan'er smiled slightly and said, "What are you still standing there for? Quickly take the medicinal pill Young Master Ye gave you, then sit down and have a cup of tea, and go back to rest early."

When Old Zhang and the others heard this, they immediately nodded with smiles on their faces. Just as the three were preparing to take the Soul-Returning Pill, Qin Ao suddenly remembered something and asked, "Young Master Ye, I have a matter I would like to boldly ask your advice on..."

Ye Chen said, "Please speak, Old Gentleman."

Qin Ao hurriedly said, "Young Master Ye just said that one Soul-Returning Pill can extend life by twenty years. Can half a pill extend life by ten years?"

Ye Chen nodded, "Yes."

Qin Ao was overjoyed. His eyes caught sight of the tea knife Lin Wan'er used to pry the tea cake, and he said respectfully, "Miss, I would like to borrow your tea knife for a moment..."

Lin Wan'er asked him curiously, "Do you want to split the medicinal pill in half for your wife?"

"Yes!" Qin Ao nodded and said, "She and I have shared life and death for nearly seventy years. Now she is also nearing the end of her days, and I imagine she doesn't have many years left. If I extend my life by twenty years, I truly cannot bear to live alone for so long..."

Lin Wan'er nodded, "You have shared the same path your whole lives; you truly cannot only look out for yourself."

Having said that, she handed the tea knife to Qin Ao.

Qin Ao took the tea knife, thanked her repeatedly, and was about to split the pill on the spot.

Ye Chen spoke up at this moment, "Old Gentleman Qin, there is no need for the trouble."

Qin Ao was slightly startled and subconsciously looked at Ye Chen.

Ye Chen had already taken out another Soul-Returning Pill and handed it to Qin Ao, saying, "This one is for your wife. Please trouble yourself to pass it on for me."

Once these words were spoken, not only was Qin Ao dumbfounded, but even Lin Wan'er was stunned.

She had never expected that Ye Chen could actually take out another priceless Soul-Returning Pill to give to Qin Ao's wife, whom he had never met.

Every time Ye Chen had come to the Purple Gold Villa, Qin Ao's wife had taken the initiative to avoid suspicion along with the others and had never met Ye Chen.

And this was also the first time Ye Chen had given a Soul-Returning Pill to a stranger he had never met.

The reason he wanted to do this was entirely out of gratitude for Lin Wan'er's life-saving grace toward him.

The three elders before him were all orphans raised by Lin Wan'er. As for Qin Ao's wife, she should also be someone Lin Wan'er trusted. Ye Chen always felt that Lin Wan'er had given him a magical ring and saved his life; this favor was so great that he didn't even know how to repay it, so he was a bit more generous toward the people around Lin Wan'er.

In Ye Chen's view, a drop of water in need should be repaid with a gushing spring. Given Lin Wan'er's life-saving grace, let alone a few Soul-Returning Pills, it would be no problem even if he were to refine a furnace of Soul-Returning Pills specifically for them.

At this moment, Qin Ao, though shocked and excited in his heart, did not dare to accept the medicinal pill without authorization, so he could only look at Lin Wan'er, waiting for her approval.

Although Qin Ao didn't know why Ye Chen wanted to be so good to the three of them, and even his wife, he knew one thing in his heart: all of this was definitely not because of them; it must be because of their Miss.

In other words, the reason Ye Chen was so generous was entirely for the sake of their Miss.

And since they had been raised to adulthood by Lin Wan'er, they were already infinitely grateful to her. How could they dare to use Lin Wan'er's face to seek benefits for themselves at this moment?

Therefore, whether this Soul-Returning Pill could be accepted depended on whether their Miss allowed it.

Lin Wan'er looked deeply at Ye Chen, and she couldn't help but feel moved in her heart. She then said to Qin Ao, "Young Master Ye has such good intentions, do not hesitate or decline. Kneel and thank Young Master Ye for the blessing on behalf of your wife!"

Qin Ao was overjoyed. He hurriedly knelt on the ground again and said with utmost piety, "I, Qin Ao, thank Young Master Ye for the blessing!"

Ye Chen was helpless and could only let him kneel. He then handed the medicinal pill into his hand and said, "Old Gentleman Qin, get up quickly and take the medicine!"

Only then did Qin Ao slowly rise. He exchanged a glance with the two old companions beside him, and the three of them simultaneously placed a Soul-Returning Pill into their mouths.

The magic of the Soul-Returning Pill was once again demonstrated to the fullest.

The bodies of these three were all undergoing a drastic change, with time flowing backward at high speed.

Lin Wan'er watched as these three gradually changed from being aged to becoming much younger, and her eyes couldn't help but fill with tears.

As she had said, after the end of World War II, because it became increasingly difficult to avoid the pursuit of the Anti-Qing Society, she did not continue to adopt orphans.

Come to think of it, Qin Ao and the others should be the few remaining fruits among the orphans she had adopted.

If the three of them were to pass away, Lin Wan'er would enter a state of true loneliness, and this might be a loneliness that would last for a hundred years, unable to be reversed until death.

Therefore, although she had always appeared very indifferent toward the three, she had already developed a sense of reliance on them in her heart.

If these three could live twenty more years, it meant that her loneliness would also be reduced by twenty years accordingly...