It had to be said that Lin Yan's show of force had indeed achieved remarkable results.
Ever since he had publicly taught that frivolous man with the Black Bear Martial Soul a lesson, the rumors spreading through the Outer Court had quickly died down. Lin Yan could not help sighing. Sure enough, a hard fist was what truly mattered.
After the disturbance settled, Lin Yan's daily life at the academy returned to peace.
Because of that incident, he moved his training grounds back to the Back Mountain.
And when Lin Yan appeared again after several days away, he immediately caught the attention of the Back Mountain's caretaker, She Yunxiang.
"Granny She!" Lin Yan faced her and gave a slight bow.
She Yunxiang gave Lin Yan a strange look and asked meaningfully, "You brat, why haven't you come for so many days? Don't tell me you did something on the Back Mountain and were afraid this old woman would find out?"
Hearing that, Lin Yan immediately thought of Ma Xiaotao.
Had she discovered that he had suppressed Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire?
He thought it over carefully. Probably not.
The reason was simple. If they had discovered it, Ma Xiaotao or her teacher, Yan Shaozhe, would definitely have come looking for him over the matter.
Yet so many days had passed without any movement from them. That meant he had not been exposed.
Lin Yan gave an awkward laugh. "Of course not. What could I possibly do? I just ran into some trouble recently, so I stopped coming for a few days."
"Oh!"
She Yunxiang nodded slightly without giving it much thought, then allowed Lin Yan into the Back Mountain.
And just like that, a month passed in the blink of an eye.
The three-month freshman period was already one-third over.
Ring,