"This... th-this..."
Xiao'er swallowed, pointing at the long horn in Lin Ke's hand, unable to get a word out.
"I killed a second-realm horned snake earlier-a wyrm, in other words. This should fetch a little silver. Would you exchange it for me?"
Lin Ke smiled as he spoke.
This was the horned snake he had killed in the secret realm earlier. It had been huge, enough to feed him for several days.
He had kept some of the leftover bits too, so they would not go to waste.
"The second realm?!" Surprise crossed Xiao'er's face, though he was not so shocked that he fell to his knees.
After all, cultivators were rare among the customers who came and went, but there were still some.
Still, a second-realm cultivator counted as a powerful cultivator around here.
"I'll exchange it for silver right away, Master!" Even the forms of address here differed from those in the Capital City.
In the Capital City, people generally used "young master," "young lady," "my lord," and "madam."
Here, however, they used titles such as "Master," "Daoist Master," and "Abbot."
Most of the clothes Lin Ke had brought in his Spatial Ring were Confucian robes, convenient and breathable.
Thus, Xiao'er naturally took him for a Confucian scholar.
Lin Ke did not explain. Instead, he casually picked up a newspaper. "Take the cost of the paper out of that. I'll sit inside and wait for you."
Xiao'er nodded in agreement, then dashed off to exchange the horn for silver.
Lin Ke walked inside. A waiter had seen and heard their exchange, so he came forward to welcome him.
Once seated, Lin Ke began leafing through the newspaper.
"Six Volumes from the Imperial Capital Shake the World! What Is the Kong Family's Second Son Up To?"
*The Kong Family's