Chapter 1047 Benefits
The two were silent.
Duan Qing's instructions were simple, but if Duan Qing failed, they would be the target of public criticism!
If they failed, they might lose their lives.
The most important thing was that Duan Qing did not tell them how to implement the key points of the plan, but only let them take charge of the other part.
This made the two feel very uncertain.
But if they did not follow Duan Qing's instructions, they would have to collect a thousand top-grade spirit stones by themselves if they wanted to enter the inner domain.
Who would be willing to lend them a thousand top-grade spirit stones at this time?
Thinking of this, Ao Chen gritted his teeth and nodded, "Okay! This matter is up to me and my brothers!"
"I hope you will keep your promise, brother Duan!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ao Chen immediately gave his younger brother Ao Xiu a look, and then the two of them left the hillside very simply.
After the two brothers Ao Chen left, Duan Qing set his eyes on Duanmu Min, who had been silent all the time.
"Duan wants to go to the inner domain next. I wonder what Daoist Duanmu has planned?"
Duanmu Min didn't dare to look Duan Qing in the eye, and her eyes were a little evasive: "My cultivation is low, so I won't go to the inner domain with Daoist Duan to join in the fun!"
Duan Qing nodded, and didn't force it.
He went to the inner domain to find Xue Wanyun, and had no time to worry about Duanmu Min.
If Duanmu Min went to the inner domain alone, the risk was too great, and it was wise to stay in the outer domain.
Duanmu Min stole a glance at Duan Qing, her expression was very lonely, and she was about to turn around and leave.
As soon as she took a step, she suddenly thought of something, took out the clothes that Duan Qing had given her to cover her shame from the bracelet, and handed it to Duan Qing.
"Thank you Daoist Duan for taking care of me along the way. I am very grateful. In the future, when Daoist Duan and Daoist Xue get married, I will go to the Shendao Sect to congratulate them!"
When saying this, Duanmu Min rarely raised her head and looked into Duan Qing's eyes.
Looking at the clothes in Duanmu Min's hand, Duan Qing did not reach out to take it.
Although there was still some distance between them, he could already smell the faint fragrance on the clothes, which was Duanmu Min's body fragrance.
He smiled calmly: "Haha, Daoist Duanmu, keep it as a souvenir."
After that, Duan Qing turned around and looked up at the Water Curtain Cave on the cliff.
Duanmu Min had a complicated expression, staring at Duan Qing's back, opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end it remained between his lips and teeth!
After a while, Duanmu Min sighed and left with regret.
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The inside of the Water Curtain Cave is much wider than it looks from the outside. Inside the cave entrance, which is only 20 to 30 feet in size, is a huge cave that is hundreds of feet wide.
At this time, in the cave, Yu Ya was facing nearly 30 monks alone, talking about something.
Among them, the leader was an old man in black clothes with white hair and beard, and behind him stood a young man with a single horn on his head.
"You mean, your junior brother wants to join us?" The old man in black stood high in the cave, looking down at Yu Ya.
"Yes!" Yu Ya nodded neither servilely nor arrogantly.
"Since he is the junior brother of Yu Daoyou, he must be a disciple of Senior Mu. I just don't know how strong your junior brother is?" The old man in black asked the question he was most concerned about.
Yu Ya did not hide anything and said directly: "My junior brother Duan Qing has only the late stage of the Spiritual Sea Realm."
"However... Junior brother Duan's cultivation is not high, but his strength is extraordinary, even above me. He once defeated me in the Shenxu Realm of my sect!"
When Yu Ya said Duan Qing's name, some people in the crowd had obvious changes in their expressions.
As for the old man in black, he still had no expression on his face, and it was hard to see any reaction.
After a moment of hesitation, the old man in black shook his head slowly: "No, no matter what, your junior brother's cultivation is too low, not worthy of us to absorb."
Yu Ya seemed to have expected the old man in black to say this, and said calmly: "Junior brother Duan said that he does not need any reward, as long as he can follow us into the inner domain after the operation is over."
Hearing what Yu Ya said, the old man in black was somewhat tempted.
The reason he refused Duan Qing to join was not because of his cultivation level, but because he did not want more people to share a piece of the pie.
After all, this operation has been going on until now, and there have been considerable gains.
As the situation becomes tense, although it is inevitable to absorb fresh blood to maintain the advantage in strength, each absorption of a newcomer must be carefully considered.
After all, every additional person means that the benefits are shared a little more.
He must consider the interests of those who joined first.
In addition to the twenty or so people at the beginning, the few new people who joined later were almost all powerful people in the late stage of the spiritual life realm whose strength far exceeded that of the same realm.
Only Yu Ya, who was in the early stage of the spiritual life realm, was an exception.
Because of Yu Ya's special status and his fame in the Middle Earth, he made an exception to recruit Yu Ya to join the team.
Although Duan Qing mentioned by Yu Ya was similar to Yu Ya in status, his cultivation was too low after all, and he could hardly play any role in improving the overall strength of the team.
The most important thing is that there was already Yu Ya in the team, a representative figure of the younger generation of the Shinto sect. The addition of Duan Qing was undoubtedly a bit redundant, and it could only be said to be icing on the cake, with symbolic significance greater than practical significance.
In such a situation, he would definitely not want Duan Qing to join the team to share a share.
However, Duan Qing took the initiative to ask for no reward, which was another matter.
On the premise of continuing to maintain considerable profits, the more unpaid thugs, the better.
Thinking of this, the old man in black immediately made a decision and nodded slightly to Yu Ya, saying: "It is rare that Daoyou Yu's junior brother is so reasonable."
After that, he turned around and looked at the nearly 30 cultivators standing scattered behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Now let's vote on the matter raised by Daoyou Yu."
As soon as the old man in black finished speaking, about 20 people raised their hands, and only a few people did not move.
Seeing this, the old man in black just glanced at the few people who did not raise their hands, and then slowly raised his left hand to show his attitude.
After a while, the old man in black put down his left hand and turned to look at Yu Ya: "The vote is passed, Daoyou Yu, go and bring your junior brother in."
Yu Ya's face was full of joy, and he thanked the old man in black: "Thank you, Sect Master Gu, for your help."
After that, Yu Ya immediately turned around and flew out of the Water Curtain Cave.
After Yu Ya disappeared in the Water Curtain Cave, the old man in black turned around and looked behind him again, his eyes swept over the few people who had not raised their hands just now.
"We gathered here for the common interests. Gu believes that in the face of interests, any conflict can be compromised!"
"At least... temporarily compromised."
"I hope everyone will focus on the overall situation for the time being, and don't lose the big picture for the small."
"As for how you fellow Taoists will act after the action, that is your business, Gu will not ask."
After speaking, the old man in black closed his eyelids slightly, squinted his eyes and scanned everyone, then turned around and looked at the water curtain at the entrance of the Water Curtain Cave, and waited quietly with his hands behind his back.
In the crowd, the faces of several people who did not raise their hands were very bad.
Among them, the faces of Wang Dingtian, the leader of the Xianding Sect, and Baili He, the elder of the Taisheng Sect, were the most gloomy.