"There has to be a reward from the sect for killing a Ghost Cultivator, right?"
Another, rather portly, cultivator asked.
"I'm not sure. I'll have to wait for news after I get back to the county. However, after I finished the mission, I made a special trip to Three Mountains County, and the Li family did give me some compensation."
Zhao Lin intentionally steered the conversation toward the Li family.
The first man asked again, "So, did the Li family show their appreciation?"
Zhao Lin smiled faintly. "The Li family gave me one thousand Spirit Coins to show their gratitude."
"That's it? They're so stingy!"
"I know, right? The Li family doesn't do things properly. Li Yuanyou is the Patriarch's eldest son, after all, and they just fobbed you off with a thousand Spirit Coins."
"They have no sense of gratitude at all..."
Seeing that he had achieved his goal, Zhao Lin smiled, stood up, and took his leave, leaving the crowd of cultivators to their heated discussion.
