The rules of the Shen Family Outer Courtyard are that achievements must be rewarded, and faults must be punished.
This rule applies equally to outsiders.
There are even frequent cases where exchange students from the Three Academies of the Saint Sect come to study at the Outer Courtyard and receive physical punishment for failing to meet the standards. For example, Wang Ruo, the only daughter of the dean of the Wuxiang Sword Academy, was publicly punished to the point of losing consciousness, humiliating the face of the Sword Academy's eldest daughter.
Therefore, by the same logic, there's naturally no reason for Cyan Cloud Li Family to be an exception.
To reward achievements and punish faults, as the big winners of the pain endurance training, Wang Jiu and his companions deservedly received the day's reward.
