As the picture disappeared, the subtle aura in the painting also disappeared. But when Ye Chen looked at the painting again, he couldn't help but think of Meng Changsheng's picture in his mind, and he felt that Meng Changsheng in this painting seemed more...

Vivid and vivid, vivid on the paper.

He couldn't help but wonder in his mind what the tone of Meng Changsheng's life would be like after he left that mountain village.

Although his life span has been extended, there seems to be no important person in his life. His wife and children have passed away long ago, and his only son has also been buried, leaving only him who is still as middle-aged as before.

With his obsession with cultivation and his pursuit of immortality, perhaps after he left the mountain village, he would still choose to return to his cave somewhere and continue to practice silently. From then on, he only knew the sunrise and sunset, but did not know what was going on in the outside world.

Year and month, which dynasty and which generation.

When all that is left in life is practicing day after day, then all his joys, anger, sorrows and joys can only be kept by himself, without anyone to share or share.

In Ye Chen's opinion, that feeling was not seeking immortality, but seeking loneliness.

He feels that once a person gives up his emotions and falls into endless loneliness, life will lose its true meaning no matter how long it lasts.

And Ye Chen couldn't help but think, if the people around him slowly grow old as time goes by, what will he do?

Although Rejuvenation Pill is good, the effect becomes less effective as you get older. With Rejuvenation Pill, it is no problem for ordinary people to live to more than one hundred years old. The ceiling of living to two hundred years old may require a large amount of Rejuvenation Pill to support it.

Even if I am willing to provide them with sufficient rejuvenation pills, when they reach that age, are they really willing to continue using rejuvenation pills to extend their lives?

It is not uncommon for a person to live to be a hundred years old, but the whole world has never heard of it.

If you continue to provide rejuvenation pills to those close to you so that they live forever and will not grow old, then at a certain critical period of time, they must stay away from everyone who knows them but does not know their true identity, otherwise they will definitely

Caused countless people to question.

This means that everyone has to find a secluded place to hide from the world at a certain time. At that time, they and the people around them will try their best to escape like the werewolves or vampires in Western Mary Sue novels.

normal people's attention.

Ye Chen didn't even need to ask the people around him about this kind of life, he himself was the first to not accept it.

At this thought, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

Although I don't need to worry about this matter in the next twenty or thirty years, it is still a big trouble that cannot be avoided as long as I live.

Ye Chen sighed softly, put away the scroll, and stayed awake all the way.

…

Since the capital of Shu is not far from Jinling, the plane took more than two hours to reach Jinling Airport.

At this time, the sky was not even bright yet.

Ye Chen and Chen Zekai got off the plane, and Chen Zekai's men were already waiting here.

Chen Zekai respectfully asked Ye Chen: "Master, there is still an hour until dawn. Do you want to go to Buckingham Palace to rest for a while?"

Ye Chen thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Arrange a car for me and I'll go to the hot spring villa in Champs Elysees by myself. I'll go there to have a rest and go home at noon."

Ye Chen didn't want to take Meng Changsheng's portrait home. Firstly, it would be difficult to explain to his family. Secondly, he was afraid that his father-in-law, who was the vice president of the Painting and Calligraphy Association, would see it and use it to pretend to be a wolf with others. Thirdly,

Come on, he was also afraid that his mother-in-law, Ma Lan, would be short of money one day and get mad, so she would secretly take out the painting and sell it.

Therefore, he planned to put this painting in the Champs Elysees Hot Spring Villa before dawn.

Although the family members of that villa also know about it, since the upgraded door locks now use face and fingerprint recognition, only he can open it. So he doesn't have to worry about being known by his family members.

When Chen Zekai heard that he was going to the Champs Elysees Hot Spring Villa, he hurriedly said: "Then I will take you there!"

Ye Chen shook his head and said: "No need to bother, you have been struggling all day, go back and rest first, I can go there by myself."

Seeing Ye Chen's insistence, Chen Zekai immediately nodded and asked his men to give Ye Chen the key to one of the Rolls-Royce cars. He said respectfully: "Master, if you need anything, please contact me at any time."

"Okay." Ye Chen took the car keys and said to him, "Then I'll go there first."

After parting ways with Chen Zekai, Ye Chen drove alone to the Champs Elysees Hot Spring Villa. After arriving at the villa, he put the painting into the safe on the basement floor of the villa.

After doing this, Ye Chen went to the indoor hot spring pool of the villa. Since the Champs Elysees Hot Spring Villa has its own hot spring, and it has been bought out with the local government for decades at a time, the geothermal hot spring water is affected by geology.

It keeps flowing out 24 hours a day, so when the community was originally designed, the hot springs in the homes were designed to have running water that flows 24 hours a day to ensure that the owners have a pool of clean hot spring water at home at all times. This is also the biggest selling point of the community.

one.

Ye Chen doesn't plan to go home too early. It feels strange to go back early in the morning. Not to mention, his wife Xiao Churan must feel that it is very hard to stay up late and rush back, so she might as well rest here and go back at noon or afternoon.

So, he slowly took off his clothes and soaked in the hot spring pool.

Even though Ye Chen hardly felt tired after running around for days, he never really relaxed himself.

He just had free time today and soaked in a hot spring by himself, which made him feel much more relaxed both physically and mentally.

At 10:30 in the morning, a Cathay Pacific Airbus A321 landed safely at Jinling Airport.

This plane is the earliest of the three direct flights from Hong Kong Island to Jinling.

After the plane landed, the first-class flight attendants lowered the curtain between the first-class and economy-class cabins as usual and allowed first-class passengers to get off the plane first.

As soon as the cabin door opened, a young woman wearing sunglasses and a mask couldn't wait to stand up. She picked up her handbag and walked out of the plane eagerly.

This young woman is Liu Manqiong, the eldest lady of the Liu family who just came to Jinling from Hong Kong Island.

The reason Liu Manqiong came to Jinling early in the morning was because Jinling University invited her to come to the school today to participate in the interview for the excellent talent introduction program.

Jinling University is very interested in Liu Manqiong, an academic who has just received a doctorate from the University of Hong Kong. Several school leaders responsible for the talent introduction review have almost made a decision to directly recruit her after verifying her academic background. However, because Jinling University

After all, the university is a public university, and the recruitment process is indispensable, so I invited Liu Manqiong to come over.

Not long after Liu Manqiong received her PhD, she was invited for an interview by Jinling University. Naturally, she was very excited, so she booked a flight ticket early and flew over early in the morning.

When Liu Jiahui learned that his daughter was coming to Jinling for an interview, he originally insisted on arranging a private plane to send her there in person, but Liu Manqiong politely declined his offer.

It's not that Liu Manqiong is still dissatisfied with her father, it's mainly because she didn't want to be too ostentatious when she came to Jinling this time.

Liu Manqiong knew very well. As Ye Chen's base camp, if there was any obvious disturbance in Jinling, Ye Chen would definitely know about it. If his father came to see him off in person, not to mention Ye Chen would definitely receive the news, even the Jinling media would probably follow up and report it.

.

And her plan was to never let Ye Chen know about it until she got the formal offer notice from Jinling University, so as not to be looked down upon by Ye Chen if she failed to get the position.

What's more, she wanted to give Ye Chen a surprise, so she had to wait until she got the offer notice before choosing an opportunity to let Ye Chen know.

Because of this, she refused to agree to her father's proposal and decided to keep a low profile and keep a low profile, so she flew over alone.

Since the relevant person in charge of Jinling University also knew that Liu Manqiong was in Hong Kong, they specially set the interview time for Liu Manqiong at three o'clock in the afternoon. In this way, no matter Liu Manqiong chose to postpone coming to Jinling the day before or come on the day of the interview, he would be

You have plenty of time, so you won't be in a hurry.

Based on this time, Liu Manqiong also booked a flight back to Hong Kong Island at 9:30 tonight. Under normal circumstances, the interview will definitely be completed before 6 pm. Regardless of whether she can get the result, she plans to return to Hong Kong Island first.

, so as not to be known by Ye Chen.

This is also the reason why Liu Manqiong wears sunglasses and a mask the whole time when flying.

Ten minutes later, Liu Manqiong had already appeared and walked out of the airport, planning to take a taxi to Jinling University. Although the interview was in the afternoon, she also wanted to take advantage of the gap to get a general understanding of Jinling University and the surrounding areas.

environment.

However, when she just walked out of the airport, a middle-aged woman came forward and asked respectfully: "Are you Ms. Liu Manqiong Liu?"

Liu Manqiong became nervous instantly, subconsciously took a step back and looked at her, and asked warily: "Who are you?!"

Seeing that Liu Manqiong was a little nervous, the other party quickly explained: "Miss Liu, don't be nervous. My name is Li Shuxian. I am Mr. Qiu Yingshan's housekeeper in Jinling. He asked me to come to the airport to pick you up at home and have lunch by the way!"

Hong Kong Island has always been closely connected with Southeast Asia. Liu Jiahui has personal relationships with many wealthy people in Southeast Asia. Qiu Yingshan was a friend of Liu Jiahui's father back then, and later had many business dealings with Liu Jiahui. Therefore, Liu Jiahui was more like a world figure to Qiu Yingshan.

nephew.

When Liu Jiahui learned that Liu Manqiong was going to Jinling, he wanted to go with him, but was unexpectedly declined by his daughter. In desperation, he had to call Qiu Yingshan and asked him to arrange for someone to help take care of Liu Manqiong.

Liu Jiahui didn't know that Qiu Yingshan was from Jinling, but he knew that Qiu Yingshan had always had property in Jinling, and it was managed by someone. He was mainly worried about the inconvenience of his daughter living alone in an unfamiliar place, so he thought about asking Qiu Yingshan to help arrange the arrangements.

With a housekeeper and a driver, at least my daughter does not have to worry about transportation after she arrives in Jinling and before she leaves Jinling.

But what a coincidence, Qiu Yingshan happened to be in Jinling.

When he learned that Liu Jiahui's daughter was coming, he planned to arrange for Sister Xian to pick up Liu Manqiong at the airport and invite Liu Manqiong to his home for a casual meal.

Liu Jiahui was naturally very happy when he heard that Qiu Yingshan was in Jinling, so he immediately informed the other party of his daughter's flight number.

Even when he sent Liu Manqiong to the airport this morning, he took a secret photo of Liu Manqiong's clothes while Liu Manqiong was not paying attention when she got out of the car.

It was precisely because of this photo that Sister Xian recognized Liu Manqiong wearing sunglasses and a mask.

But how did Liu Manqiong know this?

She only knew that in Hong Kong Island, children of wealthy families were kidnapped not once or twice, but the most sensational one even shocked the whole world.

So when she was suddenly recognized in Jinling, and the person moved out of Qiu Yingshan, her first thought was that she was in danger.

Although she knew Qiu Yingshan and had met Qiu Yingshan before, she did not trust Sister Xian, so she shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, you may have mistaken the person."

After saying that, she turned around and walked towards a crowded place.

Sister Xian quickly caught up with her and said, "Miss Liu, if you don't believe me, you can call your father. It was he who told my husband that you were coming to Jinling."

"My dad?!" Liu Manqiong frowned. At this moment, her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and saw that it was her dad calling.

So, she immediately answered the phone and asked, "Dad, have you told others about my coming to Jinling?"

Liu Jiahui laughed on the other end of the phone and said: "Man Qiong, what a coincidence, your Grandpa Qiu and Grandma Qiu are in Jinling. I originally wanted him to arrange a few men to take care of you, but I didn't expect him to say that he was there."
Chapter completed!