"Xinjie, that Lin Hao is really annoying. If he sells the 'Ghost-Faced Red Lion' and doesn't give us our three-tenths, you should let Sister Xian come back and teach him a lesson..." Lin Wu grew angrier the more he thought about it, turning to look at Lin Xin.
"Forget it, we're all family, no need to quarrel over money... Besides, Lin Hao is quite capable now. If he can enter the Inner Sect, he might even stand on our side... Moreover, he said he would give us three-tenths, he doesn't seem like someone who would go back on his word..." Lin Xin shook her head.
"But..." Lin Wu was about to argue when he caught a glimpse of Lin Hao carrying two fierce beasts on his shoulders as he walked through the city.
"Xinjie, look, it's Lin Hao!" Lin Wu pointed at Lin Hao, surprised.
Lin Wu clearly saw that Lin Hao was carrying the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape on his left shoulder!
"He actually hunted another fierce beast..." Lin Xin was also slightly surprised. Being able to kill a fierce beast on his own was something most of the Lin family's Outer Sect disciples couldn't do.
"Hmph! What hunting? That's clearly the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape we hunted before! This kid must have picked it up, how infuriating!" Lin Wu was furious, leaping forward and immediately running towards Lin Hao. Lin Xin, fearing Lin Wu would cause trouble, hurried after him, but before she could stop him, Lin Wu had already blocked Lin Hao's path. Lin Xin didn't dare to linger and quickly followed.
At this moment, Lin Hao glanced at Lin Wu and Lin Xin, who were blocking his path. Before he could speak, Lin Wu hastily said, "Lin Hao... is this the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape we killed before?"
"Yes." Lin Hao didn't try to hide it, nodding straightforwardly.
Upon hearing this, Lin Wu was stunned, the insults he was about to spew out were forcibly held back.
He had expected Lin Hao to deny it at all costs, but never thought he would admit it so readily.
Seeing Lin Xin and Lin Wu in a daze, Lin Hao calmly said, "When you killed the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape a few days ago, I was nearby. But after you and the Luo family disciples were chased by the Ghost-Faced Red Lion, I hid the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape. Otherwise, it would have been eaten by other fierce beasts or wild animals."
Lin Xin nodded, knowing that Lin Hao was telling the truth. Even a few hours would be enough for other beasts or fierce beasts to find the corpse, let alone a few days.
"Then... what do you plan to do now?" Lin Wu asked, frowning.
"This White-Bearded Rampaging Ape will naturally be divided among you. You two get five-tenths, and I get five-tenths." Lin Hao thought for a moment and said.
He never intended to keep it all to himself. After all, Lin Wu and Lin Xin had put in a lot of effort in the Tianrang Mountains. Without them, Lin Hao wouldn't have gotten the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape.
"Are you really going to give us five-tenths?!" Lin Wu was surprised. He thought getting three-tenths would be a lot, but Lin Hao offered them half.
"Yes." Lin Hao nodded.
Before Lin Wu could say anything else, Lin Hao shrugged his right shoulder and threw the Ghost-Faced Red Lion to Lin Wu and Lin Xin. "I have an appointment with the pawnshop. If you're worried, you can keep the Ghost-Faced Red Lion for now. Come to the pawnshop with it later."
With that, Lin Hao vanished like the wind.
"This..." Lin Wu, holding the Ghost-Faced Red Lion, looked somewhat dazed, realizing he had wronged Lin Hao.
Lin Xin smiled and shook her head. "Lin Hao is very strong and wouldn't play such tricks on us. I think he's a straightforward person, and you were just being suspicious."
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Inside the pawnshop, several Lin family disciples were getting impatient. One of them looked outside and then retreated, saying, "With Lin Hao's abilities, he actually thinks he can hunt fierce beasts. What a ridiculous claim... saying he would do it in an hour, it's just empty talk."
Lin Yan stood up and looked at the woman in white. "That kid probably won't come. We should go back and have Brother Wuxin hunt a Ghost-Faced Red Lion for you another day."
The woman in white and the middle-aged shopkeeper thanked her and promised to give a good price.
Just as Lin Yan turned to leave, she saw a dark shadow blocking the entrance of the pawnshop.
Lin Hao walked into the pawnshop, carrying the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape, and dropped it on the ground, stretching his muscles. "About an hour... I've brought the fierce beast, let's inspect it."
The Lin family disciples stared at Lin Hao, their lips curling into smirks as they approached. As soon as they saw the beast on the ground, their eyes widened in shock.
"White-Bearded Rampaging Ape!" The woman in white's expression changed as she crouched down to examine it. After a moment, she confirmed it was indeed the common-grade fierce beast, the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape.
The middle-aged shopkeeper also rushed over, exclaiming, "Good kid, you really hunted a fierce beast in an hour..."
Lin Hao didn't say anything, he just wanted the money.
Lin Yan glanced at the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape, initially surprised, but then she recovered. Just a White-Bearded Rampaging Ape, nothing special.
"Ha... Lin Hao, this isn't something you hunted, right?" Lin Yan looked at Lin Hao, sneering.
"Hunted by Lin Wu and Lin Xin." Lin Hao said straightforwardly, not hiding anything.
Lin Yan smiled. "That makes sense. If it's Sister Lin Xin and Brother Lin Wu, they can indeed kill a White-Bearded Rampaging Ape."
"Hmph... I thought he had the skills, but it turns out it was Sister Lin Xin and Brother Lin Wu..."
"Probably, Lin Hao, you borrowed the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape from Sister Lin Xin and Brother Lin Wu to inflate the value of your wild beast materials... hehe, quite clever, a good strategy."
The Lin family disciples laughed.
"Hehe, little brother, we don't care if you hunted it. As long as you brought the fierce beast, we'll double the price of your materials as promised." The middle-aged shopkeeper was in a good mood. Trading two fierce beasts in a day was indeed a good day.
There were at least a dozen pawnshops in Liuyun City, and on average, they couldn't even trade one fierce beast a day.
"How much can you offer for the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape?" Lin Hao asked.
The middle-aged shopkeeper stood up, about to speak, but the woman in white said, "It's not you who hunted it, why ask so much? Wait for the real owners... you can't make the decision."
"Exactly, the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape isn't something you hunted, why act like the owner?" A disciple sneered.
Lin Hao didn't argue, thinking he still had the Ghost-Faced Red Lion to trade. Negotiating for both fierce beasts together might get a better price.
Soon, Lin Wu carried the Ghost-Faced Red Lion into the pawnshop, followed by Lin Xin.
"Damn... this Ghost-Faced Red Lion is really heavy..." Lin Wu hurriedly put the Ghost-Faced Red Lion on the ground and looked at Lin Hao with a strange expression.
He had been in pain carrying the Ghost-Faced Red Lion from the city, feeling like his body was about to fall apart. Yet, Lin Hao could carry both the Ghost-Faced Red Lion and the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape from the Tianrang Mountains, fifty miles away, making him seem like a human monster...
Seeing Lin Wu and Lin Xin bring the large beast, everyone gathered around to examine it.
"This is... a Ghost-Faced Red Lion?!" Lin Bai was shocked. An elite-grade fierce beast, and Lin Wu and Lin Xin had killed it?
"This is the Ghost-Faced Red Lion... I've heard its roar in the Tianrang Mountains... fierce beasts and wild animals within dozens of miles wouldn't dare to show themselves!"
"Amazing... truly amazing, even in death, its aura lingers... Brother Lin Wu, Sister Lin Xin, you're impressive!"
The Lin family Outer Sect disciples were amazed.
Lin Wu blushed, knowing the Ghost-Faced Red Lion was actually killed by Lin Hao, and they had little to do with it...
"Hehe... Sister Lin Xin, your strength must have improved a lot. Now you can even kill a Ghost-Faced Red Lion." Lin Yan looked at Lin Xin.
Lin Xin smiled slightly but didn't say much. Lin Yan and Lin Wuxin were on the same side, so there wasn't much to talk about.
"However... I think Brother Wuxin can now easily hunt mid-grade fierce beasts..." Lin Yan smiled again, her words hinting at some disdain for Lin Xin.
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"Give a price, for both the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape and the Ghost-Faced Red Lion." Lin Wu looked at the middle-aged shopkeeper, who was still examining the Ghost-Faced Red Lion.
The prices of fierce beasts, though not fixed, had a pattern. As long as they were close, they could generally accept them.
"Thirty-five thousand silver for the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape, fifty thousand silver for the Ghost-Faced Red Lion, a total of eighty-five thousand!" The woman in white said, quoting the price.
"Ninety thousand, or no deal." Lin Wu habitually raised the price.
The woman in white pondered for a moment and then nodded. "Alright, ninety thousand it is."
Ninety thousand silver was a significant amount for Lin Wu and Lin Xin.
The woman in white was about to fetch the silver when Lin Hao suddenly said, "No deal."
Everyone was stunned, what did this have to do with Lin Hao?
"Does it concern you? If you cause trouble, take your wild beast materials and leave!" The woman in white turned and glared at Lin Hao.
The Lin family disciples couldn't help but laugh, and Lin Yan glanced at Lin Hao with a smirk.
Lin Hao didn't say much, picking up the large bag of wild beast materials and looking at Lin Wu and Lin Xin. "I think the price isn't right."
"Then let's go to another pawnshop, there are the most in Liuyun City!" Lin Wu didn't mind, quickly carrying the Ghost-Faced Red Lion and the White-Bearded Rampaging Ape, struggling to move forward.
With the goods in hand, they could trade anywhere, and the price might indeed be as Lin Hao said, not right.
They were only responsible for dividing the money, and regarding the price, Lin Wu and Lin Xin would listen to Lin Hao, as everyone wanted a bigger share.
Seeing Lin Wu and Lin Xin about to leave with Lin Hao, the Lin family disciples exchanged puzzled looks. Why would these two elite Outer Sect disciples listen to Lin Hao?
"Wait!" Suddenly, a man in white blocked Lin Hao, his face full of disgust. "What do you mean? They're selling the fierce beasts, what does it have to do with you? Why are you causing trouble!"
Lin Hao shrugged, not getting angry.
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