Chapter: 5659

"Later on, I went to Brunei, Indonesia, and then from Indonesia took a ship to India, crossing the Middle East to reach the Ottoman Empire.";

"After that, Europe started its Industrial Revolution, and I was shocked by their rapid development in technology and academia, so I began to travel around Europe, reading at many universities under different identities.";

"In the early 19th century, I crossed the English Channel and arrived in Britain to study, but it wasn't long before Britain started its invasion of China, and I saw those supposed gentlemen from Britain, who were using their national strength to colonize and trade opium worldwide, starting the First Opium War in China, and I detested them inwardly, so I left England and took a ship to North America.";

"However, I was not well-suited to the environment of that time's North America, where there was no order, white people were busy clearing land, enslaving black people, and madly slaughtering Native American tribes wherever they went, creating chaos and bloodshed everywhere, so after the start of the American Civil War, I boarded a merchant ship and headed to Japan.";

"At that time, Japan had already started its Meiji Restoration, in the midst of rapid cultural collisions and fusions between East and West, I wanted to see how Japan's national situation would develop, so I stayed in Japan for some time.";

"After the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese War, I felt deeply disappointed with the Qing Court's incompetence, plus after seeing Europe's rapid development after the Industrial Revolution and Japan's rapid transformation after the Meiji Restoration, I wanted to return to China and do my part, and it just so happened that Mr. Sun was going to Hong Kong to establish the Xinhua Association, so I left Japan and went to Hong Kong to join the Xinhua Association and contribute my efforts."

"He Chen listened to this, already shocked into silence.

Originally, I thought that Lin Wan'er had been fleeing for so many years, possibly living in places with few people, hiding from pursuers. However, she had actually been walking at the forefront of the world's storm all along.

Even during her flight, she was thinking about doing her part for China, which matches my high expectations. Indeed, a father tiger cannot produce a small dog child.

At that time, Lin Wan'er continued to say: 'I just arrived on Hong Kong Island and established contact with the Xinhua Association through some previous connections. Just as I was preparing to meet with them, I encountered an ambush by the death squads of the Qing collapse, and barely escaped with my life.'"

Leaf Chen asked her: "Were there any traitors at that time?"

"Yes," Lin Wan'er nodded slightly, lamenting: "I didn't know it then, but Wu Feiyun's people had already started to infiltrate the Xinhua Association."

She said: "After that close call, I realized that Wu Feiyun had already begun to infiltrate and lay out his plans from Asia to the world. So I went to relatively backward South America;"

"Before the outbreak of World War I, I heard that the emperor abdicated, and I was so moved that I didn't sleep for three days. Then I took a risk and returned to China again;"

"After living in Yanjing for a period of time, I went on a journey through northern regions, until Japan launched the 9/18 incident;"

"Since then, I felt that the situation in the north had changed, so I returned to Yanjing once again;"

"After the 7/7 incident in 1937, Japan launched a full-scale invasion of China, and I, as a helpless woman without any power, was forced to flee with my children to escape the war. During that time, I had no choice but to bring them along, not knowing when or if I could return to China. It wasn't until World War II ended that I finally left America behind;"

"Leaf asked in surprise: 'How did you end up taking care of some children?'"

Lin Wan'er spoke sincerely: 'I was on the run, traveling from place to place, and it was extremely tiring. Sometimes, I would accidentally break my leg, and there would be no one to give me a drink of water. So later on, I started taking in some abandoned babies and orphans who were lost and alone, raising them by myself, teaching them to read and write;'

"These children had good natures, so when I moved to a new place, I would take them with me. Those with bad natures, I would leave behind before departing, leaving them some money and finding suitable families to care for them;'

"The ones I kept by my side and raised from childhood, I would choose the right time to tell them my secret of not aging. After all, I had taken care of them since they were young, so even if I didn't say anything, they would still suspect because of my unchanged appearance;"

"I traveled the world for these years, accumulating wealth through various opportunities and building a vast business empire worldwide. When these children grew up, I would give them some wealth and opportunities, even entrusting them with some businesses to manage, and over time, it's as if they've spread out everywhere;"

"Leaf gasped in amazement: 'They're all your adopted sons and daughters?'"

"Not quite," Lin Wan'er shook her head: 'I don't want to be overly sentimental when they pass away, so I never forgot to establish clear boundaries with them. From childhood, I let them call me Miss Lin, and some people started calling me Miss Lin even from the moment they could speak, until they grew old and still called me Miss Lin.'"

Leaf gasped in surprise, unable to help but ask her: "At that time in Northern Europe, you had an elderly person accompanying you, and at that time, you called him Grandfather in front of me, but he was actually one of the children you raised from childhood, wasn't he?" JrNovels.com