The day slipped by quickly within the walls of Outpost Thirteen's command compound.
Word of Lin Mu's release had already spread like wildfire, carried by both nervous guards and excited clerks. Some whispered of the White Tiger Immortal Guards storming the jail, others spoke of the Elder descending personally, and a few even repeated exaggerated tales of Lin Mu eating poison like candy.
By evening, Elder Dong Bo had prepared a small feast inside one of the private halls of the command palace. He had originally wished to organize a grand banquet in Lin Mu's honor.
Given who Lin Mu now was to the Immortal Court, the elder felt an outpost wide celebration would be appropriate. But Lin Mu had politely declined earlier, saying there was no need to involve the entire world, no matter how small, in something that was supposed to be simple.
Elder Dong Bo accepted only because Lin Mu himself said it.
