Chapter 437: The Gutless Noble

The Summer Acquiring Bird and his companions had set up camp no more than five miles from the foot of the mountain that was home to Sanqingxu. Lin Suqing climbed the mountain alone, daring to do what he once could not even imagine.

Doggy's concerns had changed too. Formerly, he worried incessantly about Lin Suqing's safety; now he only worried about whether Lin Suqing could fulfill his mission without disgrace.

Lin Suqing was indeed prepared. He did not head directly to the poppy fields on the back mountain to wait for Qing Youmeng. Instead, he adopted a roundabout approach. As a former disciple of Sanqingxu, albeit one who hadn't attended for long, he had learned all the rules—not because he wanted to, but rather because as a disciple of Sanqingxu, he had no choice.