"It seems this person has secrets behind him. We must pay more attention to him in the future," Du Gu Binglan said.

"All this time, Tianbao Gate has been trying to recruit me. What do they see in me?" Along the way, Li Lin pondered this matter, recalling Uncle Jiang's words that Tianbao Gate was not simple.

"Anyway, I should focus on repaying my debt," Li Lin looked at the two bags of medicinal ingredients in his hands. To repay his debt, he needed to refine fifty Gantop Dan pills. He also had materials for two batches of a second-grade medicinal pill formula, the Yuan Enhancing Pill, which was recorded in the last jade slip given by Uncle Jiang.

Li Lin also opened the jade slip given by Uncle Jiang, which contained pill formulas and other knowledge about medicinal herbs. This jade slip was practically a complete history of medicinal pills and was invaluable.

The second-grade Yuan Enhancing Pill could improve one's Qi and also enhance some spiritual power, which was exactly what Li Lin needed. His cultivation of the Yin-Yang Spirit Martial Art required simultaneous breakthroughs in both spirit and martial aspects.

In the coming days, Li Lin decided to stay at the Li family and refine pills. As for the location, the secret chamber in the firewood room was perfect. Since Uncle Jiang no longer needed the chamber, Li Lin figured it would be fine to use it for his pill refining.

"Little dragon, I will be in seclusion for a few days. You stay in the back mountain during this time, so you don't go hungry," Li Lin said to Little dragon before returning to the Li family, knowing the dragon's daily food consumption was significant.

"Chirp chirp..."

Little dragon seemed to understand Li Lin's words, stretching its tongue and looking up affectionately at Li Lin, then crawled towards the back mountain from Li Lin's palm.

Watching Little dragon disappear, Li Lin then made his way back to the Li family. In the backyard, he encountered many servants who usually ignored him, but today, they stepped aside to let him pass, some even bowed and nodded frantically, as if afraid he might harm them.

"I heard that Steward Zhao Da is severely injured."

"And not just that, Xiao Lan was beaten beyond recognition, and Steward Zhao San was killed outright."

"Who would have thought he was a martial artist, and nobody knew."

"It looks like he will move to the front courtyard soon, becoming a true young master of the Li family."

"Good thing I never offended him. Look at Xiao Lan, beaten so badly her own mother wouldn't recognize her."

"I think I made fun of him before. Will he seek revenge? I'm doomed."

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Hearing the Li family servants' discussions, Li Lin smiled slightly, recognizing the typical mentality of servants, no wonder they were destined to remain so. He had nothing to settle with these people.

Returning to the courtyard, Li Lin was surprised to find Li Wushuang and Li Xiaobai there, with Li Xiaobai seemingly moving bags and packages.

"Xiaobai, have you moved everything?" Li Wushuang asked.

"Miss Wushuang, everything has been moved," Li Xiaobai said, drenched in sweat. Without being a martial artist, he would have collapsed from exhaustion.

"Wushuang sister, what are you doing?" Li Lin asked, puzzled upon entering the courtyard.

"Lin'er, there's an empty room here. Wushuang insists on moving in," Luo Lan said, coming out from inside.

"Moving in?" Li Lin was surprised. "Wushuang sister, you're moving in here? Does Uncle know? It's not as nice here as the front courtyard. Why are you moving in?"

"Dad knows. I want to move here to look after you. With me around, it won't be so easy for anyone to target you," Li Wushuang said with a blink of her beautiful eyes, softly.

"Don't worry, Wushuang sister, I can take care of myself. You should move to the front courtyard instead; this place isn't suitable for you," Li Lin said.

"What do you mean it's not suitable for me? I think it's quite nice here. Li Xiaobai, help me move my things into the room," Li Wushuang said with a gentle smile, passing by Li Lin with a faint fragrance and walking into the courtyard.

"Yes, Miss Wushuang," Li Xiaobai responded, lifting a large box and heading into the courtyard.

Standing in the courtyard, Li Lin gave a wry smile, then felt relieved about something. He was about to go into seclusion and was worried about his mother. With Li Wushuang in the courtyard, he didn't have to worry and could concentrate on refining pills.

"Lin'er, it's good that Wushuang sister is moving in. Are you hungry? I'll go make you something to eat," Luo Lan said to Li Lin.

"Mom, I need to go out for a bit, and it might take five or six days before I can return," Li Lin said.

"Going out? And for so long? The New Year is just a few days away; where are you going?" Luo Lan asked worriedly.

"Lin'er, where are you going? I'll go with you," Li Wushuang came out, concerned upon hearing that Li Lin would be away for several days.

"Wushuang sister, I'm not going far and it won't be dangerous. I have some matters to attend to and will be back on time in a few days. Please take care of mother for me during these days," Li Lin said.

"But you going out at this time could be dangerous," Li Wushuang said.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine," Li Lin said, then left the courtyard. He naturally wouldn't reveal anything about the secret chamber and the practitioner.

"Lin'er, you child..." Luo Lan was filled with worry.

"Auntie, Lin'er has his plans; we don't need to worry too much." Watching Li Lin's departing figure, Li Wushuang was worried but had an inherent trust in Li Lin.

After crossing several corridors, Li Lin arrived near the firewood room in the backyard, looked around stealthily for a while to make sure no one was around, then quickly entered the firewood room.

The firewood room was usually deserted, so Li Lin breathed a sigh of relief, then opened the secret chamber and entered.

"Li Lin, what are you doing here?" As soon as Li Lin entered the chamber, a voice instantly spoke.

"Uncle Jiang, why are you here?" Li Lin was startled; the person in the chamber was Uncle Jiang.

"I should be asking you. Seeing you sneaking around, I wanted to know what you were up to. Didn't I tell you not to come here again?" Old servant Uncle Jiang glared at Li Lin.

"Uncle Jiang, I need a place to refine pills, and your place is the most suitable," Li Lin said.

"That's your problem. Find somewhere else," Uncle Jiang said bluntly.

"Old man, I'm just using this chamber for a bit. Don't be so stingy," Li Lin looked at Uncle Jiang.

"You've got nerve, don't you? Weren't you quite imposing yesterday? Told you to conserve your strength, and now you're in a rush to enhance it?" Uncle Jiang said indifferently.