“Cherusia?” Dustin perked up as soon as the word came out of Samuel’s mouth.His voice raised a little as he asked, “Where is it?”


    After waiting anxiously for so long, he finally had a lead.This was the only missing herb. Once Dustin got his hands on Cherusia, he could refine the nine- fold Longevitum.


    “Tobehonest,theCherusiaisattheMurrayresidence.”


    Samuelexined,“ThedayaftertomorrowisChristopher’sbirthday.Someonegave himtheCherusiaasabirthdaypresent.


    “Mr.Rhys,whetheryoucangetyourhandsonitdependsonyourabilities.”


    “Okay,ifthe informationisurate,I’llpayyouappropriately.”Dustinwasexcited.


    HefinallyhadaleadonwheretheCherusiawas.Nomatterhowmuchitcost,Dustinwasdeterminedtogetit.


    “There’snoneedforareward.Let’sgowithwhatweagreedonpreviously.Youowemeafavornow,Mr.Rhys.


    “So,ifIencounteranytroublein thefuture,Ihopeyou’llhelpme.”


    “Aslongasitdoesn’tgoagainstmy principles,I’dhappilyhelp!”Dustinagreedwithouthesitation,


    “Haha!You’reindeedakind–heartedperson,Mr. Rhys.Iwishyougoodluck!”


    Aftera briefexchange,thecallended.


    Dustinrosetohisfeet andwasreadytoleave.“Kid,I’vesomematterstoattendto.YoushouldreturntoFallongeestatefirst.I’llgofind youanotherday.”


    “Are youintrouble,Logan?Doyouneedanyhelp?”Scarletaskedcuriously


    “It’sokay.Icanhandle it.Beagoodgirlnowandheadbackfirst,”Dustinsaidwhilegentlypattingherhead.


    Thenhe wavedgoodbyetoScarlet.


    AfterleavingRoseateRestaurant,Dustinpreparedanexpensivegiftfirst.Then,herushed to the Murrayresidence.


    Christopherwasaveterangeneral.Eventhoughhehadretired,hestillheldahighstatus.


    Christopher’sstatuswithinthe militarywasno lessthanthatofPaulinthemartirtsworld.


    Both ofthemhaddisciplesallovertheworld.People highlyrespectedthem,andtheywereinfluential figures.


    Infact,DustinandChristopherhadcrossedpathstenyearsago.Moreover,theywereclose.


    Asajunior,Dustin hadalwaysthoughtofvisitingChristopher.Thiswastheperfectopportunity.


    OtherthantocelebrateChristopher’sbirthday,DustinwastherefortheCherusia.


    Althoughhisvisitmightseemsudden,Dustincould notbe botheredwithit.


    TheCherusiawastooimportanttohim.Evenifthatmeanthe hadtobegforitshamelessly,he


    waswillingtodoso.


    Half anhouter,DustinarrivedattheMurrayresidence.Belongs to (N)?vel/Drama.Org.


    Toweringwallssurroundedtheresidencesurroundedtheresidence.Becauseofthewalls,it


    exudedanauraofauthorityandsolemnness.


    Dustinstoodinfrontofthebig,redgateswithtwo majesticlionstatuesbyitsside.


    Twogroupsoffullyarmedsoldiersstoodoneachside.Everyoneofthemstoodtandstraight;


    theirgazeswere fierce.


    Dustinapproachedthe soldiersand askedtheleader,“Couldyou pleaseinformGeneralMurray


    thatI’dliketovisithim?”


    “Doyouhaveavisitingcard?”thesoldierasked.


    Dustinshookhishead.“Icameinahurry.So,Ihadnotimetoprepareit.”


    “I’mafraidIcan’tletyouinifyoudon’thaveone,”thesoldierrejectedwithouthesitation.


    However,Dustinrefusedtogiveup.Hepersisted,“Can’tyou make an exception?”


    “That’s theprotocol.Visitors mustfirstprovidetheirvisitingcardtoindicatetheiridentity.


    “Youcanonlyvisit thegenerfter we verifyyouridentity.”


    Christopherwasanesteemedfigure,afterall.Everyday,manypeoplevisitedhim.


    Ifeveryonewereallowedtovisithim,wouldn’the beoverwhelmed?


    “Dustin,isthatyou?”Suddenly,severalckcarspulledupattheentrance.


    Whenthecardooropened,She was thefirsttogetout.Behindher wereafewyoungmenand


    women.ItwasEvan,Vivian,andsomeothers.


    DustinhadmetEvanandVivianbefore,soherecognized them.


    SheranuptoDustin,lookingsurprised.


    “Dustin,whyareyouhere?”sheasked.