Tian Lin left the mountain that night, but did not return to Lianshui Peak.
As he had expected, by the time he returned, the mining school was in an uproar.
The servant disciples in the bamboo corridor looked at him with reverence, and many complex emotions, only lacking hatred.
Tian Lin smiled, the first time he had grinned at these servant disciples since he became Supervisor.
With that smile, all the servant disciples bowed to him, feeling honored.
"Alright, I'm going to become an Outer Disciple now; you don't have to worry about me competing with you for Water Spirit Ore in the river anymore."
Tian Lin said, "I'm happy, and so should you be."
Then, one servant disciple bravely stepped forward from the crowd, holding a bundle saying, "Immortal Master Tian, this is some silver collected by everyone—"
The bundle seemed hefty, but Tian Lin pushed the silver back:
