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He knew that with Zhang Zhi's personality, he would definitely go find that alchemist to study, and wouldn't be able to come back so quickly. Thus, after training for a while, he told Xiao Die and left his courtyard.

After passing through a few small alleys, Lin Long arrived in front of a small courtyard in the Lin Family's center.

Even though this courtyard was small, it was one of the Lin Family's most important locations. This was because it could be considered to be the Lin Family's warehouse, and many important items were stored in this courtyard.

Therefore, the security of this place was relatively tight. All along the way, Lin Long saw two squads of the Lin Family guards that were in charge of patrolling.

As Lin Long was a young master of the Lin Family, the guards did not stop him.

"Young Master Lin Long, what's the matter?" One of the guards guarding the entrance to the small courtyard smiled and said to Lin Long.

Although Lin Long was a trash, due to the strict rules of the Lin Family, even though these guards looked down on Lin Long from the bottom of their hearts, on the surface, they were still very polite.

"Is Elder Ge here? Should I go see him?"

"Elder Ge is in the main hall, I wonder why Young Master Lin Long is looking for him?" the guard asked.

"En, it's good that you're inside." With that, Lin Long ignored the guards in front of him who were larger than him, and directly walked in.

The guard originally wanted to stop Lin Long, but after hesitating for a while, he ultimately could not extend his hand out. By this time, Lin Long had already walked into the courtyard.

Arriving at the great hall, Lin Long saw the person in charge of this small courtyard, Elder Ge.

Elder Ge should be over sixty years old, he was an elder of the Lin Family and was even older than the current Patriarch, which was only Grandfather Lin Long. However, his strength was average, mainly because he had a hand in managing the accounts, which was why he was in charge of this place.

Seeing Lin Long, Elder Ge was surprised, "What brings Young Master Lin Long here?"

No wonder he was so shocked, because with Lin Long's strength, he simply didn't have the qualifications to be here. If not for his identity as the Young Master, the guards at the door would not have let him in.

"It's like this, Elder Ge. My uncle told me to come and get the Spirit Orchid Grass." Lin Long revealed a slight smile.

Lin Long's eldest uncle was also Lin Yu's father, Lin Yuanhe. The Lin Family's Great Elder held true authority in the Lin Family, and it could be said that his authority was only inferior to his grandfather, Lin Qingshan.

"Lin Yuanhe asked you to come and get the Spirit Orchid Grass?" Elder Ge was stunned, and for a moment, he was a little confused. He could not understand why Lin Yuan and Lin Long had come to retrieve the Spirit Orchid Grass, and even if they did, they would definitely let his subordinates come to retrieve it.

The only reasonable reason was that Lin Yu and Lin Long's relationship was not bad, but this reason did not make sense. One had to know that the Spirit Orchid Grass was not an ordinary thing.

Therefore, the first thing he did in his heart was to become suspicious.

Of course, if he knew how Lin Yu obtained the Spirit Orchid Grass, he would definitely ask Lin Long to directly leave the room.

"Yes." Lin Long answered, "The Great Clan Elder and Lin Yu are currently in the marketplace, and they haven't come back yet, so he told me to come over here to retrieve them and send them over."

Lin Yuanhe was indeed not in the clan today, but Lin Long was not aware whether he was in the clan or not.

However, how could Elder Ge so easily give the Spirit Orchid Grass to Lin Long? It had to be known that this was the most precious thing to Lin Yuan and his family, because it could allow his son's strength to increase by a lot.

If anything were to happen to him, Lin Yuanhe would definitely cause trouble for him.

Lin Long already knew that Elder Ge would not agree so, so he continued, "Elder Ge, the reason why the Great Clan Elder called me here to quickly retrieve this Spirit Orchid Grass was because after a few days of storage, the Spirit Orchid Grass has already reached the mature stage. If you do not quickly consume it, the effects will definitely be greatly reduced."

Seeing that Elder Ge was still doubtful, Lin Long continued, "The Great Elder had only just found out about this situation from the Left Heir in the marketplace. I presume Elder Ge has been wondering why the leaf of the Spirit Orchid Grass has turned slightly yellow, this is because the Spirit Orchid Grass has already matured under the effects of the Awakening Sun Stone."

"Didn't they say that the Spirit Orchid Grass would need to be placed together with the Yang-Opening Stone for ten days before its cold Qi could be completely removed? If it was consumed that quickly, wouldn't that have an impact on Young Master Lin Yu's body?" Elder Ge did not understand.

"This is just a misunderstanding. The Spirit Orchid Grass does not need ten days to be placed together with the Unravel Sun Stone, only five days is enough to completely eliminate its cold energy. I do not believe that Elder Ge can go and take a look, right now the Spirit Orchid Grass does not feel cold at all when touched with the roots." Lin Long laughed.

"Then I have to hurry and see." Seeing that Lin Long's words were clear, Elder Ge quickly walked to the room at the back.

Arriving in front of a wooden cabinet, Elder Ge took out a small box from the many boxes with familiarity. Opening the box, a small plant appeared before Lin Long's eyes.

This plant was about five inches long, with only two long leaves. The previous leaves were dark green, but now they were yellow.

This was the Spirit Orchid Grass. Next to the Spirit Orchid Grass was a yellow-colored rock the size of a pebble. This stone was called the Awakening Sun Stone.

The reason why Lin Yu had brought the Spirit Orchid Grass here after acquiring the Spirit Orchid Grass was because only the Yang Opening Stone here could remove the cold energy within the Spirit Orchid Grass.

After opening the box, Elder Ge directly reached out to touch the Spirit Orchid Grass' roots. After he touched it, his expression immediately changed, because just as Lin Long had said, the Spirit Orchid Grass' roots no longer gave off any feeling of coldness.

When he checked yesterday, the root of the Spirit Orchid Grass was still as cold as ice.

Could it be that the Spirit Orchid Grass had truly entered a mature state under the effects of the Yang Discovering Stone?

Lin Long, who knew that Elder Ge had already been brought into this trap by him, immediately spoke up, "Elder Ge, the Great Clan Elder is really unable to come because he told me countless times that I must give it to him before the sky turns dark today."

Elder Ge believed that if Lin Yuanhe had not personally told Lin Long that Lin Long did not have the qualifications to know about all of these, coupled with Lin Long's status, even if he was given ten guts, he would not dare to lie and take the things away from him.

Immediately, he closed the box and stuffed it into Lin Long's hands. If he really failed to fully utilize the Spirit Orchid Grass's effects due to his own reasons, then he would not be able to bear the responsibility.

"It is already dark, so I am afraid it is not safe to travel to the city square. Young Master Lin Long, I will arrange for a guard to accompany you." Elder Ge then asked worriedly.

"Elder Ge, don't worry. With Zhang Wei by my side, there's no need to worry."

Hearing Lin Long's words, Elder Ge believed even more in what Lin Long had said just now. He could be at ease and let Lin Long take away the Spirit Orchid Grass.