Chapter 182: New Home
It wasn't until late at night, when the banquet ended, that Shi Lin finally boarded the carriage that left the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
As soon as Shi Lin boarded the carriage, he saw the long red stick lying on his seat.
Although curious about what it was, Shi Lin did not study it in the car, but instead put the wooden stick back into his personal space.
Although this thing cannot be put into a soul tool, it can be put into a personal space.
After all, the personal space is connected to the outside world.
Sitting in the carriage, Shi Lin closed his eyes and began to ponder the next plan, as well as the amount of healing pills to give to these nobles.
After all, Shi Lin didn't want to offend any of those nobles; he needed to find a balance between being valuable and not offending anyone.
"The next thing is more complicated. We need to modify the underground passage and also repair the old one." Shi Lin rubbed his temples helplessly. This is a huge project.
Not long after, Shi Lin returned to his courtyard.
It was already past midnight, so Prince Xue Xing did not take Shi Lin to the new courtyard today.
Back in his courtyard, Shi Lin found Shi An still sitting there waiting for him.
"Young Master, how did it go?" Shi An stood up, bowed to Shi Lin, and asked.
"Everything is going smoothly, except for one problem. We might have to move, and the tunnel needs to be fixed," Shi Lin said to Shi An with a smile.
"What do you need me to do?" Shi An immediately came to Shi Lin's side and asked in a low voice.
"Go to the Hundred Stone base in a little while and call those workers over. Immediately dismantle all the mechanisms and secret passages in this courtyard. As for the location of the new secret passage, have the workers wander around Heaven Dou City for the next few days. Once they've determined the location of our house, they can start building the tunnel," Shi Lin said earnestly to Shi An.
Fortunately, Shi Zhen brought a hundred workers with him to Shi Lin this time. Although a hundred people were not enough to excavate the Hundred Stone base, they were enough to fill in the secret passage and dig a new one.
"Young Master, I'm off now." Shi An stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Shi Lin, and then turned and went back to his room to go to the Hundred Stone Base to transfer people.
Shi Lin returned to his room, took out the long red stick, and examined it carefully.
Shi Lin didn't know what this was, so he could only channel his soul power into the long staff.
As soul power was injected into the long staff, a layer of deep red flames suddenly appeared on its surface. It looked very hot, but Shi Lin's hand holding the scepter was not burned.
"Hey, this thing is interesting, a new attack method." Shi Lin looked at the flames on the long staff and smiled with interest.
Although Shi Lin has eight or nine types of Space Dao Gu worms, their attack methods are still relatively simple, so this thing is quite useful to Shi Lin.
This long stick can summon flames, so it shouldn't be a stick, but a scepter!
After playing with the scepter for a while, Shi Lin threw it into the Flame Gu Manor.
Then Shi Lin also entered the Gu worm manor of the Flame Gu.
Putting everything else aside, it is indeed a bit hot here.
Shi Lin held the wooden staff, then casually waved it, and a ball of flame shot into the sky, landing directly on a boulder a meter high.
"boom!"
With a loud explosion, the boulder was blasted into pieces!
"Good heavens! This thing is quite powerful!" Shi Lin exclaimed in disbelief, his eyes wide.
He never expected that Emperor Xue Ye would send him such a treasure.
However, since he is not a fire-attribute soul master, it would be a waste to keep this thing in his hands. It seems he should give it to Ma Hongjun later.
Shi Lin thought for a moment, then stuck the scepter into the Flame Gu's Gu Insect Manor, leaving it to be given to Ma Hongjun later.
In Shi Lin's eyes, Ma Hongjun was the only one who could unleash the full power of this scepter.
After leaving the scepter in the Flame Gu Manor, Shi Lin came out of the manor Gu. As soon as he came out, he heard the bell ringing in the secret room.
"Brother An is so efficient!" Shi Lin's eyes lit up as he muttered to himself.
By this time, the workers should have already reached the secret passage beneath their rooms.
After removing the bell, Shi Lin activated the mechanism and stepped down from the secret passage.
At this moment, in the main hall of the secret passage, Shi An and a dozen workers were designing how to fill the passage.
After all, this project is no easy task.
"How's the design coming along?" Shi Lin asked with a smile to the people in front of him.
"Greetings, young master!" Upon hearing the voice, all the workers immediately bowed to Shi Lin.
"It's alright, just let me know if you need any help," Shi Lin said with a smile to the worker in front of him.
"No need, young master. The dismantling of the mechanisms and the filling of the secret passages are almost finished. They should be completed by tomorrow morning. Please wait a moment, young master," the worker said to Shi Lin with a smile.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you. I'm going to find a place to sleep in a bit. Just call me if you need anything." Shi Lin waved his hand and then walked out of the secret passage.
He emerged from the secret passage, returned to his bed, and then entered his personal space to begin cultivating. After all, he didn't really need to fill the secret passage himself.
Soon, the workers began dismantling the mechanisms and filling the secret passage with soil, all while shouting excitedly.
There were more than a hundred workers present, and they worked very quickly.
They should be able to finish this before dawn.
...
The next morning, Shi Lin got up early. After coming out of his personal space, he found that his room had not changed at all.
Then, Shi Lin got off the bed and carefully inspected the mechanisms in his room. Sure enough, all the mechanisms had been cleared away.
"Wow, that's really fast, and the skill is pretty good too." Shi Lin patted the wall and nodded in satisfaction.
Then, Shi Lin came out of his room and went into the courtyard.
At this moment, Shi An had already prepared the meal and was waiting for Shi Lin.
"Young Master, let's eat." Shi An said to Shi Lin with a smile.
"I'm not eating. We'll eat at the Prince's Mansion later. Brother An, gather all the people in the courtyard. We're moving soon." Shi Lin patted Shi An on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"Yes, young master." Shi An's eyes lit up when he heard Shi Lin's words, and he quickly stood up to arrange the servants in the courtyard.
Sure enough, less than ten minutes after Shi Lin sat in the courtyard, the sound of Prince Xue Xing's carriage came from outside.
Upon hearing the sound of the carriage, Shi Lin walked out of the courtyard without hesitation.
This time, it was actually Prince Xue Xing who personally came to Shi Lin's courtyard to welcome him.
"Greetings, Prince Xue Xing." Shi Lin bowed respectfully to Prince Xue Xing and said.
"Haha, young friend Shi Lin, let's not stand on ceremony. I also have ten thousand soldiers under my command, and I need some healing pills. You see..." Prince Xue Xing put his arm around Shi Lin's shoulder and said with a smile.
"Your Highness, given our relationship, even if neither of us has enough pills, we can't let you go without them. I'll have Shi An send you three thousand pills in a bit," Shi Lin said with a smile to Prince Xue Xing.
"Haha, thank you very much, young friend Shi Lin. Come on, let me show you the courtyard!" Prince Xue Xing said to Shi Lin with a smile.
Then, Shi Lin and Prince Xue Xing got into the carriage and headed towards Prince Xue Xing's courtyard.
Originally, Prince Xue Xing looked down on Shi Lin, a country bumpkin, but Shi Lin's abilities were indeed outstanding. Now, Prince Xue Xing understood why Emperor Xue Ye had arranged for the title to be given to Shi Zhen.
Therefore, Prince Xue Xing no longer found Shi Lin annoying.
"By the way, Your Highness, I would like to ask you to help me acquire some rare and exotic flowers and herbs, is that alright?" Shi Lin suddenly said to Prince Xue Xing.
Although Shi Lin's shop was also acquiring medicinal herbs, it only managed to acquire some ordinary quality herbs. Shi Lin had not seen a single truly high-quality herb.
That's why Shi Lin thought of asking Prince Xue Xing for it.
After all, every rare flower and herb has its own special abilities. If Shi Lin could refine these rare flowers and herbs into Gu worms, his abilities would be greatly enhanced.
Prince Xue Xing was not angry when he heard Shi Lin's presumptuous request; instead, he gave a faint smile.
Prince Xue Xing wasn't afraid of Shi Lin asking him for things; he was afraid that Shi Lin wouldn't want anything at all, because that would be troublesome.
In that case, not only Prince Xue Xing, but even Emperor Xue Ye would have to question Shi Lin's motives.
Moreover, it's normal for Shi Lin to have a fondness for exotic flowers and rare herbs, as he uses herbs to refine elixirs.
"Young friend Shi Lin, rest assured, I will definitely help you search thoroughly. Those nobles are stationed in various provinces, and they have people under their command. I will also have them help you search." Prince Xue Xing laughed heartily, then patted Shi Lin on the shoulder and said earnestly.
"Thank you very much, Prince Xue Xing." Shi Lin gave Prince Xue Xing a bright smile.
Next, Prince Xue Xing led Shi Lin to a courtyard next to the Prince's Mansion.
Although this courtyard is not as grand as Prince Xue Xing's mansion, it is still very large!
Moreover, the courtyard is planted with a large number of trees and a small pond!
"This courtyard is wonderful!" Shi Lin said excitedly to Prince Xue Xing.
"Haha, you're so easily satisfied, kid. I won't take you on a tour of the courtyard. I'll arrange a construction team for you later. If you want any modifications, just tell them." Prince Xue Xing patted Shi Lin on the shoulder and then left.
"Respectfully seeing off Prince Xue Xing." Shi Lin bowed to Prince Xue Xing's retreating figure.
After watching Prince Xue Xing leave, Shi Lin revealed a bright smile.
"I never expected to have such a big courtyard in Heaven Dou City." Shi Lin looked at the courtyard he had just acquired with a face full of joy.
Then, Shi Lin and Shi An began to stroll around the courtyard.
...
An hour later, Shi Lin and Shi An sat in the courtyard and rested for a while.
"Young Master, this courtyard is too big. How should we renovate it?" Shi An looked at Shi Lin with a worried expression and asked.
"This place isn't ours. We're just staying here temporarily. We can just change the room we're staying in," Shi Lin whispered to Shi An.
"Where will we stay?" Shi An asked Shi Lin, scratching his head.
"We'll live in the backyard, one on the left and one on the right, with two main houses. The servants in the backyard will be the same people we had before, while the people arranged by Prince Xue Xing will be placed in the front yard," Shi Lin whispered to Shi An.
"Here's what I'm saying. Tomorrow morning, give the message to the workers and tell them to dig a tunnel. The Hundred Stone base project can't be stopped," Shi Lin instructed Shi An.
"Understood, young master, I'll go arrange it right away." Shi An nodded in response.
Now that the location of the manor has been determined, the next step is to arrange a secret passage leading to the Hundred Stone Base within the manor.
Shi An also had contact with those people, so communication was very easy and it wouldn't take long to get things settled.
Shi Lin is likely to be busy in the next few days; those nobles might come and place orders with him at any time.
"We need to plant more medicinal herbs at the Hundred Stone base," Shi Lin muttered, stroking his chin.
Nowadays, the medicinal herbs in the Hundred Stone base can earn Shi Lin 10,000 to 20,000 gold soul coins a month.
After all, the consumption of these medicinal herbs is far too great.
Shi Lin was also lying on a recliner, enjoying his last moments of leisure.
Just then, Prince Xue Xing's butler from next door arrived.
"By order of Prince Xue Xing, please invite Young Master Shi Lin to the Prince's residence for dinner," the steward said earnestly to Shi Lin.
"Alright, I'll go right away." Shi Lin stood up, clasped his hands in a fist salute to the butler, and then handed a small bag of gold soul coins to the butler.
The butler's eyes lit up when he received the gold soul coins. He then discreetly slipped the coins into his pocket and nodded to Shi Lin.
"His Highness the Crown Prince wishes to host a banquet for you today," the steward whispered to Shi Lin.
"Thank you very much." Shi Lin nodded to the butler.
Next, Shi Lin and Shi An, led by the steward, arrived at Prince Xue Xing's mansion.
At this moment, only Prince Xue Xing and Qian Renxue were in the huge banquet hall.
"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince, greetings, Prince Xue Xing." Shi Lin stood at the door and respectfully bowed to the two people before speaking.
"No need for formalities! I'm hosting this banquet for you today, please come and sit down here." Qian Renxue waved to Shi Lin and said with a smile.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Shi Lin hurriedly came to Qian Renxue's side.
Although Shi Lin had a smile on his face, he really didn't want to get involved with Xue Qinghe at all.
After all, Qian Renxue had secretly ordered a whole bunch of pills here.
"Haha, I'm sure you've already guessed why I'm hosting this banquet today. How many healing pills are you planning to give me?" Qian Renxue said to Shi Lin with a smile.
"This…" Shi Lin looked to Prince Xue Xing for help.
However, at this moment, Prince Xue Xing was looking at the ceiling and completely ignoring Shi Lin.
Shi Lin looked helplessly at Prince Xue Xing and pursed his lips.
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