Love of His Fellow Disciples

"That's Li Chen!" A disciple gasped, pointing at the man led by two disciplinary disciples and ascending the stairs into the discipline hall.

"He's out!" 

"There's no way he passed the test of that library, right?"

"Who cares? Let's go see why he's out."

Disciples, mostly outer and a few inner disciples, moved in large numbers towards the discipline hall.

When Li Chen's foot landed on the last stair, he turned his head, gazed at the crowd from the corner of his left eye and a gleam flashed through his eyes.

"Is it me or did Li Chen's back grow wider?" A girl asked.

Walking into the discipline hall, Li Chen, whose hands were bound by a seal, stood once again before the council of Elders and the alchemist.

"You claim to have read one of the books in the library of heart and soul." The alchemist said.

[Yes.]

"Impossible!" An Elder bellowed.