He knew that with Zhang Zhi's personality, he would definitely look for the alchemist to research and wouldn't be able to return so quickly. Therefore, after cultivating for a while, he informed Little Butterfly and walked out of his courtyard.
After passing through a few alleys, Lin Long came to a small courtyard in the hinterland of the Lin Family.
Although the courtyard was small, it was one of the most important places in the Lin Family because it could be considered as the Lin Family's warehouse. Many important resources were stored in this courtyard.
Therefore, this place was more heavily guarded. Along the way, Lin Long saw two groups of Lin Family guards in charge of patrolling.
Because Lin Long was a young master of the Lin Family, these guards didn't stop him.
"Young Master Lin Long, what's the matter?" One of the guards at the entrance of the small courtyard smiled and asked Lin Long.
Although Lin Long was a good-for-nothing, the Lin family had strict rules, so even though the guards looked down on Lin Long from the bottom of their hearts, they were still courteous on the surface.
"Is Elder Ge here? I want to see him."
"Elder Ge is in the hall inside. May I know why Young Master Lin Long is looking for him?" the guard asked.
"En, it's good that he's inside." With that, Lin Long didn't care about the guards in front of him and directly walked in.
The guard wanted to stop Lin Long, but after hesitating for a while, he didn't reach out in the end. At this time, Lin Long had already walked into the courtyard.
In the hall, Lin Long saw Elder Ge who was in charge of this small courtyard.
Elder Ge should be in his sixties and was an elder of the Lin Family. He was even older than the current patriarch, Lin Long's grandfather. However, his strength was mediocre. He was mainly good at managing accounts, which was why he was in charge of this place.
Seeing Lin Long, Elder Ge was surprised. "Young Master Lin Long, why are you here?"
No wonder he was surprised. With Lin Long's strength, he didn't have the right to come here. If it wasn't for his identity as a young master, the guards at the door wouldn't have let him in.
"It's like this, Elder Ge. My uncle asked me to come and get the spirit orchid." Lin Long smiled.
Lin Long's uncle was Lin Yu's father, Lin Yuanhe. He was the Great Elder of the Lin Family and held real power in the Lin Family. It could be said that his power was only below his grandfather, Lin Qingshan.
"Lin Yuanhe asked you to come and get the spirit orchid?" Old Ge was stunned. He was confused because he couldn't understand why Lin Yuanhe would ask Lin Long to take the Spirit Orchid Grass. Even if he wanted to take it, he would definitely ask his men to do it.
The only reasonable explanation was that Lin Yu and Lin Long had a good relationship, but this didn't seem to make sense. One had to know that the Spirit Orchid Grass wasn't an ordinary item.
After all, the spirit orchid was not an ordinary item.
Of course, if he knew the details of how Lin Yu obtained the Spirit Orchid Grass, he would definitely ask Lin Long to leave.
"Elder Ge said. Linlong answered, "The Great Elder and Lin Yu are currently in the market and haven't returned yet, so they asked me to come over to retrieve it and deliver it to them."
Lin Yuanhe was indeed not at home today, but Lin Long did not know if Lin Yu was there.
This reason seemed to make sense, but how could Elder Ge hand over the Spirit Orchid Herb to Lin Long so easily? It was known that this was Lin Yuanhe's most precious item as it could help his son increase his strength by quite a bit.
If something went wrong, Lin Yuanhe would definitely find trouble with him.
Linlong already knew that Elder Ge wouldn't agree just like that, so he continued, "Elder Ge, the reason why the Great Elder asked me to hurry over to retrieve the Spirit Orchid is because the Spirit Orchid has reached its mature stage after being stored for a few days. If I don't consume it now, the medicinal effect of the Spirit Orchid will definitely be greatly reduced."
Seeing that Old Ge was still confused, Linlong continued, "Great Elder has just learned about this situation from Apothecary Zuo in the market place. I'm sure Old Ge has been wondering why the leaves of the spirit orchid are a little yellow. This is because the spirit orchid has entered its mature period under the catalysis of the Sun-Unveiling Stone."
"Didn't you say that the Spirit Orchid Grass needs to be placed together with the Sun Unveiling Stone for ten days to completely remove its cold air? If he uses it so quickly, won't it affect Young Master Lin Yu's body?" Old Ge was very confused.
"This is just a misunderstanding. The Spirit Orchid Grass doesn't need ten days to be placed together with the Sun Unveiling Stone. Just five days is enough to completely remove its cold air. If you don't believe me, you can go and take a look. The roots of the Spirit Orchid Grass no longer feel cold to the touch. This is a sign that the cold air has been completely removed." Linlong smiled and said.
"Then I have to hurry over and take a look." Seeing that Linlong was speaking logically, Old Ge hurriedly walked to the room at the back after saying this.
When he arrived in front of a wooden cabinet, Old Ge took out a small box from the many compartments with ease. After opening the box, a small plant appeared in front of Linlong.
This plant was about five inches long and only had two long leaves. In the past, the leaves were dark green, but now they were obviously a little yellow.
This was the Spirit Orchid Grass. Beside the Spirit Orchid Grass, there was a yellow stone that was the size of a pebble. This stone was the Sun-Unveiling Stone.
The reason why Lin Yu placed the Spirit Orchid Grass here after obtaining it was that only the Sun-Unveiling Stone could remove the cold air in the Spirit Orchid Grass's body.
After opening the box, Old Ge directly reached out to touch the roots of the Spirit Orchid Grass. After touching it, his expression immediately changed. Just as Linlong said, the roots of the Spirit Orchid Grass no longer felt cold.
When he checked yesterday, the roots of the Spirit Orchid Grass were still extremely cold.
Could it be that the Spirit Orchid Grass had really entered the mature stage under the effect of the Sun-Unveiling Stone?
Knowing that Old Ge had been completely led into a trap by him, Linlong immediately struck while the iron was hot. "Old Ge, the Great Elder really couldn't come when he was busy. Moreover, he repeatedly reminded me that I must hand it to him as soon as possible before the sky turns dark."
Lin Long's words were simply too logical. Elder Ge believed that if Lin Yuanhe had not told Lin Long personally, given Lin Long's qualifications, he would not have known these things at all. In addition, given Lin Long's identity, even if he had ten guts, he would not have dared to lie to him and take away the items.
He immediately closed the box and stuffed it into Linlong's hands. If the effects of the Spirit Orchid Grass could not be fully exerted because of him, he would not be able to bear the responsibility.
After that, Old Ge worriedly said, "It's already dark now. I'm afraid it's not safe to go to the market. Young Master Linlong, I'll arrange for a guard to accompany you."
"Don't worry, Old Ge. With Guard Zhang accompanying me, there's no need to worry."
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