Chapter 1053: Surrender
Before, everyone thought that this trip was to negotiate with Gu Xifeng and others to reduce the cost of entering the inner domain.
However, no matter how they negotiated, they would definitely be skinned by Gu Xifeng and others.
Each person had 1,000 top-grade spirit stones. Even if only 10% was left at the end of the negotiation, each person would still have to pay 100 top-grade spirit stones. This was undoubtedly a considerable amount of spirit stones for everyone.
Moreover, judging from Gu Xifeng's previous attitude, this was simply impossible. Whether it could be negotiated to a 50% discount in the end was a question.
But now it is different. Duan Qing promised to let everyone enter the inner domain for free. This is definitely the best result for everyone.
The only requirement is to wait for Gu Xifeng and others to pay the spirit stones first.
For a while, everyone on Tianshui Island couldn't help but show joy on their faces.
Unlike the joy of the people on Tianshui Island, Gu Xifeng and others were almost all ashen-faced, secretly cursing Duan Qing for being too insidious.
Duan Qing's actions undoubtedly completely blocked everyone's retreat!
Before this, although Gu Xifeng and others were intimidated by Xiaohong's power and did not dare to act rashly, they had some thoughts of breaking out of the Water Curtain Cave.
However, now, it is completely impossible to break out.
Duan Qing promised to let the people of Tianshui Island enter for free, and deliberately said that they would be released after paying the spirit stones first, which was equivalent to pushing the people of Tianshui Island to the opposite side of them!
In other words, the people of Tianshui Island represented by Ao Chen and Duan Qing have been completely tied together and become Duan Qing's free thugs.
With so many free thugs, helping Duan Qing block the exit of the Water Curtain Cave, it is nothing short of a fantasy to want to break out.
Now even if Duan Qing does not urge them to pay the spirit stones, Ao Chen and his people will urge them!
Sure enough, seeing that Gu Xifeng and others were slow to move, the people at the entrance of the Water Curtain Cave began to urge them.
"Hey, Gu Laogou, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and pay the spirit stones!"
"That's right, will it be useful to delay it? If you delay it any longer, the price may go up!"
"Haha, I think 5,000 top-grade spirit stones are still too little, 10,000 top-grade spirit stones per person is about right."
"That makes sense, especially Gu Laogou, he must get 10,000 top-grade spirit stones!"
"Haha, it feels so good, retribution comes so quickly!"
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Gu Xifeng's face was ashen, and he felt very uncomfortable.
To be honest, Duan Qing threatened him with force and fought back, which certainly made him very angry, but in comparison, these poor ghosts who followed the wind and spoke without restraint made him hate them even more!
Taking a deep breath, Gu Xifeng pretended to be calm and said: "Five thousand top-grade spirit stones, Gu gave it to me!"
After that, Gu Xifeng flew directly to Duan Qing in the depths of the Water Curtain Cave.
After landing in front of Duan Qing, Gu Xifeng said nothing more. He simply counted out five thousand top-grade spirit stones and hung them in front of him.
Duan Qing glanced at them, feeling a little excited. He waved his hand and put all the top-grade spirit stones that Gu Xifeng took out into the storage bracelet.
After collecting the spirit stones, Duan Qing smiled faintly at Gu Xifeng, stepped back two steps to the side, and made a gesture of invitation: "Senior Gu, please."
Gu Xifeng stared at Duan Qing for a while, his expression was very complicated.
"Young people are formidable!"
After saying this, Gu Xifeng walked into the stone gate without looking back, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.
Seeing that the leader Gu Xifeng had already surrendered, the remaining people had no more luck in their hearts, and one after another handed in spirit stones or treasures of equal value.
Like Gu Xifeng, all those who handed in spirit stones or treasures entered the inner domain, and no one chose to stay on Tianshui Island.
After being blackmailed by Duan Qing, everyone not only vomited out all their previous gains, but also lost a lot!
In this situation, everyone had no other way out except to enter the inner domain to try their luck and find losses!
Soon, nearly half of the thirty people had disappeared, leaving only a few old acquaintances of Duan Qing, including Wang Dingtian, the leader of the Xianding Sect, Zuo Nian, the leader of the Zuo Family, Mo Qianqiu, the leader of the Wanhua Sect, and Tang Tuo.
Seeing that no one came forward, Tang Tuo flew to Duan Qing neatly, took out the spirit stone very straightforwardly, and then stepped into the stone gate without saying a word to Duan Qing the whole time.
Duan Qing put away the spirit stone given by Tang Tuo and looked at Tang Tuo's back: "After the Xianlong Conference, did you contact Suxian Daoyou?"
Tang Tuo's footsteps paused, and he heard the implication of Duan Qing.
Duan Qing asked him if he had contacted Ao Suxian on the surface, but in fact he was reminding him that he was let go today purely for Ao Suxian's face!
Tang Tuo stopped for a moment, looked back at Duan Qing and said, "I owe you what happened today, and I will repay you one day!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Tuo no longer lingered, and disappeared into the stone gate with a firm step.
Duan Qing retracted his gaze, feeling a little emotional.
Although he had not learned about Tang Tuo's life experience, he could see that this person had too much on his shoulders!
In some ways, Tang Tuo was very similar to him, with the same persistence and the same insistence on doing what he thought was right!
Although Tang Tuo acted in an extreme way and had a small grudge against him, in the final analysis, it was not irreconcilable, but simply a matter of different positions.
This was one of the reasons why he did not embarrass Tang Tuo.
After Tang Tuo left, only Wang Dingtian, Zuo Nian and Mo Qianqiu were left in the center of the Water Curtain Cave.
Wang Dingtian knew he could not escape!
He knew very well what the relationship between Zuo Nian and Mo Qianqiu and Duan Qing was.
Duan Qing would never repay kindness with enmity and embarrass these two people!
Wang Dingtian gritted his teeth secretly and walked towards Duan Qing.
At this moment, although he was still about a hundred feet away from Duan Qing, Wang Dingtian felt that time was passing very quickly.
He really hoped that time could stop, and this hundred-foot long road would never end.
Unfortunately, reality is always cruel. Even if he walked slowly, he still came to Duan Qing.
When he really faced Duan Qing, somehow, the fear in Wang Dingtian's heart suddenly disappeared without a trace, and he was full of courage.
The worst thing is death, what is there to be afraid of!
"Boy, you can kill or cut me as you like. If Wang frowns today, I will not be called Wang Dingtian!" Wang Dingtian raised his chin slightly, looking arrogant.
Duan Qing frowned slightly, pondered for a while, and said: "Senior Wang, I accidentally killed your disciple that day. It was an unintentional act of my junior. Here, I apologize to Senior Wang!"
As he spoke, Duan Qing bowed to Wang Dingtian sincerely.
Wang Dingtian was somewhat stunned, obviously not expecting Duan Qing to do this.
Duan Qing looked serious and continued, "It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. If Senior Wang is willing, you can leave freely. I only hope that we can resolve the past grudges."