Chapter 15: Unlocking the Bestiary

Morning came slow and gray.

Lin Xuan was already on the path before the kitchen wing had finished its first round of bells. Master Fu had sent a folded list to Silent Peak before dawn, written in his narrow, impatient hand, with three herbs underlined twice and a final note at the bottom that said, if the Young Master intended to recover like a reckless animal, he could at least help restock what he had consumed.

Lin Xuan had taken one look at the list, decided that arguing with old pharmacists was probably a losing cultivation path, and told Lian to be ready at sunrise. He had not given her much of a reason beyond, "Master Fu has made us useful."

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