"County Governor... My father and the True Lord of Liuyang really do have important matters to attend to, so they couldn't come in person to pay their respects. I beg you to understand!"
As the head of the Lin Family, a Golden Core Cultivation Family, and one of the most powerful people in Longcheng County, Lin Yanluo had actually dropped to her knees without hesitation, her voice full of humility.
"Before I came, my father and the Sect Leader of Liuyang asked me to offer their apologies to you, County Governor."
"I hope you'll see how sincere my two elders are, and calm your anger a little. Please take care of your immortal body."
As she spoke, Lin Yanluo took two heavy purses from her storage bracelet. Holding them in both hands, she presented them respectfully, raising them high.
With Lin Yanluo's alluring, graceful figure and her tearful expression, it was truly a combination of money and beauty.
What ordinary official could withstand such a test?
At the very least, Ying Ding and the greenhorn Qi Junxiang were staring so hard their eyes nearly popped out.
Su Yuan, however, didn't so much as lift an eyelid. He merely glanced at the weight of the two purses.
No more, no less: ten thousand Spirit Coins in each purse.
That was a fortune equivalent to twenty million Federation Coins. Even in the Blue Star Federation, it would amount to two-thirds of the minimum annual salary of a Golden Core Cultivator.
Considering that the productive capacity of the Tianluo World was hardly any better than that of the ancient cultivation era, it was almost impossible to imagine how much of the people's hard-earned wealth those ten thousand Spirit Coins represented.
During the Immortal Official Grand Examination, even a capable candidate spent no more