"It's actually because of the Heaven Fire Everlasting Technique …"
In the conference hall, after hearing Yan Li's report, Gong Lince muttered thoughtfully.
The elders were the same as well, each revealing a thoughtful expression.
After Gong Lince regained his senses, he smiled and nodded at Yan Li. "Junior Martial Brother Yan has been running around Niu Youdao for the past few days. It must have been hard on you."
Yan Li replied humbly, "It's not hard at all. It's my duty and something I should do."
"Junior Martial Brother Yan, you did a good job." Yuan An praised and turned to Gong Lince. "Sect Head Senior Martial Brother, the information provided by Junior Martial Brother Yan is very important and can be considered as a reminder to us. This Kun Linshu may seem like an ordinary disciple of the Heaven Fire Cult, but in reality, he is of great significance to the Heaven Fire Cult. It seems like he has not only mastered the Fire Phantom Fleeing Shadow … With this person in our hands, there will be great prospects!"
Yan Li shook his head. "I know what Senior Martial Brother Yuan means, but Niu Youdao's words are not without reason. Although the Heavenly Fire Everlasting Technique was good, even for the Heavenly Fire Cult who specialized in fire-attribute techniques, only Kun Linshu managed to master it after three generations. Could it be that we were better than the Heavenly Fire Cult who was immersed in this path? From this, it can be imagined that even if this technique falls into our hands, it won't be of much significance. "
Elder Fu Junrang waved his hand. "Although what you said is true, the significance to the Heaven Fire Cult is different. The Heaven Fire Cult will definitely not give up on this person and will definitely not let him fall into the hands of Niu Youdao as a slave. If this is really the case, I'm afraid the Heaven Fire Cult will not be able to eat or sleep in peace and will definitely come to us for this person. "
Elder Yin Yide muttered, "If the Heaven Fire Cult really wants to pressure us, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep this person. With Yan maintaining such a big situation, the replacement of the old and new warhorses cannot leave the Qi Kingdom. I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to not give up on this person. However, we can use this to negotiate. This time, I'm afraid the Heaven Fire Cult will have to pay up. "
Elder Yuan An nodded. "That's exactly what I meant. All of us have worked hard to help Niu Youdao. From the looks of it, it wasn't in vain."
Yan Li hesitated, "I understand what Senior Martial Brothers are trying to say, but according to the bet, that husband and wife belong to Niu Youdao. They are Niu Youdao's slaves. Will Niu Youdao hand them over to us so easily?"
Elder Mo Lingxue said, "Junior Martial Brother Yan, you're wrong. Niu Youdao is now an Elder of Purple Golden Cave, which concerns the interests of Purple Golden Cave. He must obey the bigger picture and think for the bigger picture."
Yan Li: "Are you thinking about the big picture again? Of course, he had to consider the overall situation of the Purple Golden Cave. But is it appropriate for us to put this label on him? Last time, he paid back what he did in the Northern Prefecture. This time, he did it again … Let me be straightforward. If it wasn't for the Southern Prefecture's all-out effort in the Eastern Imperial Song Kingdom, the Yan Kingdom would have collapsed a long time ago. It was also the Southern Prefecture's men who played the role of a cornerstone in the western expedition against the Zhao Kingdom. It was also Niu Youdao who secretly cooperated with the Waning Moon Pavilion and played a key role in the destruction of the Zhao Kingdom. Not only did they avoid the Yan Kingdom's danger, but they also seized great benefits for the Yan Kingdom.
"During the Kingdom War, he was also the one who led the deployment of troops at the border to guard against the Han Kingdom. His faction has made great contributions time and time again, but we didn't see any benefits after the war. Instead, we suppressed the expansion of his forces and wanted to control his source of wealth. We always asked him to think about the bigger picture. The incident in the Northern Province was already a warning from him. If we continue to do this, put yourself in his shoes. If it was someone else, they might be able to endure for a while, but who could endure forever? I've been in contact with him a lot and know him well. This fellow is definitely not someone to be trifled with. Once he counterattacks, who knows what unexpected things will happen. "
Mo Lingxue said, "Junior Martial Brother Yan, why do I feel that you're speaking up for him?"
Yan Li said, "Senior Martial Sister, I'm not speaking up for him. I just feel that he must have some ulterior motive for racking his brains to seize the couple. Doesn't he know the benefits we've been talking about? He's not stupid. On the contrary, he's very shrewd. "
Gong Lince raised his brows and said, "You mean that he's seizing the couple to obtain benefits from the Sky Fire Cult?"
Yan Li said, "Sect Master Senior Martial Brother, we all know that once the Sky Fire Cult exerts pressure, it's hard not to hand over the people. Doesn't he know that? If he's not trying to obtain benefits, why would he do all this for nothing? Qian Fucheng and the others didn't want to agree to the harsh conditions he proposed, but he's still thinking of ways to provoke them to agree. Is this normal? Does he look like he was forced to agree to the battle? He's obviously setting up a trap for Qian Fucheng and the others to fall into it. If there's no benefit, would he do that? "
Gong Lince said, "That's not what you said in the beginning. You said he only wanted to find out what's fishy about this matter."
Yan Li said a little embarrassedly, "I reckon he didn't know about this from the beginning. I'm just trying to think the worst of him. It's not wrong for that fellow to be suspicious. At least he's already seen the benefits in front of him. How could he give up so easily? "
Everyone pondered in silence. They couldn't help but admit that Yan Li's words made sense. The benefits were basically in their hands. If they continued to take advantage of this, it would be equivalent to robbery. Niu Youdao would definitely not agree to it.
The key point was that the stakes clearly stated in black and white that the husband and wife belonged to Niu Youdao, not Zijin Cave's. It belonged to Niu Youdao himself. Niu Youdao was the one who could truly make decisions for the husband and wife.
If they really angered Niu Youdao, Niu Youdao could release them with a word. Niu Youdao was the one who could call off the bet. Niu Youdao was the one who could control the outcome of the bet. When the time came, the chicken would be the egg and the chicken would be smashed. No one could even think about getting any benefits.
Of course, Niu Youdao might not dare to do something like that, but the right to speak was in Niu Youdao's hands. In short, they were Niu Youdao's people. If they wanted his people, they would definitely need Niu Youdao's approval.
Mo Lingxue said, "He is an elder of Zijin Cave. The benefits of Zijin Cave are naturally his benefits."
Yan Li smiled bitterly, "Senior Martial Sister, it seems that you still don't understand him. That kid … Senior Martial Sister, believe it or not, if you say it like this, he will immediately ask, 'As an elder of Zijin Cave, are his benefits not Zijin Cave's benefits?'"
The hall fell into silence again. The key point was that you couldn't forcefully snatch from Niu Youdao's hands. You also couldn't forcefully snatch it. He wasn't a loner. He had his own huge influence. He entered the sect with his influence. You couldn't do whatever you wanted to him.
Of course, recruiting him was because he fancied the benefits that the influence in his hands could bring to Zijin Cave.
Currently, the influence in Niu Youdao's hands could also be said to be Zijin Cave's influence. He didn't say that it wasn't Zijin Cave's influence. However, the key point was that the influence didn't listen to Zijin Cave. It only listened to Niu Youdao. Thus, Niu Youdao would inevitably firmly grasp it in his own hands.
It would be strange if Niu Youdao obediently handed over this influence to Zijin Cave. Let alone Niu Youdao, no one here would agree.
Even if Niu Youdao verbally said that he would listen to the sect, as long as Niu Youdao was unwilling, that influence would inevitably not be controlled by Zijin Cave.
This was the general principle. As a disciple of Zijin Cave, everything belonged to Zijin Cave. However, who wouldn't have the right to speak in their hands?
Unfortunately, they still couldn't do anything to Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao was now an Elder of Zijin Cave. Before he did anything out of line, who would dare to ignore the sect's rules, arrest, coerce, or kill him for no reason?
Once they rashly made a move against Niu Youdao, Niu Youdao's influence would inevitably panic and worry about being purged. If they made a move against Niu Youdao, they would inevitably have to purge Niu Youdao's influence and replace it with their own people. Even if that influence wanted to protect itself, it would definitely collude with Xiao Yao Palace or Spirit Sword Mountain to take the opportunity to intervene. When that time came, this influence that belonged to Zijin Cave would suffer a great loss, and the loss would outweigh the gain.
Moreover, Niu Youdao's influence had indeed reached a certain extent. Not only the Southern Region, which was controlled by the Shang Family, it would be very difficult for Zijin Cave's influence to quickly settle it.
Zijin Cave couldn't do it, Xiao Yao Palace couldn't do it, and Spirit Sword Mountain couldn't do it either. Only if the three joined hands could there be no future trouble. However, it was impossible for Zijin Cave to join hands with the other two to smash their own feet and tear down their own stage.
Even if they didn't care about this, a group also had its own rules, and there was a system to maintain this group. Not everyone could do whatever they wanted. It was impossible to act recklessly against an Elder of Zijin Cave.
Everyone present was an Elder of Zijin Cave or above. As Yan Li said, it was impossible to recommend an Elder to go to the Sage Domain by recommending a disciple of Zijin Cave.
Maintaining some rules was to protect one's own interests. No one wanted to break some rules, and one day, it would fall on their head. Therefore, without a proper reason, no one would say anything that could be done against an Elder. Even if they had crooked thoughts, they wouldn't say it unless they had no other choice.
Similarly, after Niu Youdao became a member of Zijin Cave, he didn't dare to blatantly violate the sect's rules. At least, his influence wasn't big enough to go against the sect's rules by himself.
"If I had known earlier, I would have reconsidered the matter of him becoming an Elder of our sect." Mo Lingxue muttered.
Everyone glanced at her. She was talking nonsense. If you didn't give him enough benefits, how could he rely on Zijin Cave?
Everyone glanced at Gong Lince. The person who had made this decision was the Sect Leader.
Gong Lince glanced at Mo Lingxue, but didn't say anything. He knew that she was just venting her emotions.
While everyone was pondering how to deal with this matter, a disciple came to report that Wen Mo 'er had arrived.
Gong Lince immediately waved his hand to let her in.
Everyone knew that Wen Mo 'er was arranged by the sect to take care of Niu Youdao's daily life at Thatched Cottage Courtyard, and was responsible for communicating with both sides. In fact, she was also responsible for monitoring Niu Youdao.
This time, it should be regarding Niu Youdao's matter.
Sure enough, after Wen Mo 'er came to pay her respects, she reported, "Sect Leader, Master Ju An, who was in charge of Elder Zhong's daily life at Sleeping Turtle Pavilion, picked a basket of fresh fruits from the back of the mountain and gave it to Elder Niu. After that, Elder Niu ordered people to prepare a banquet to return the gift. He personally brought people to Sleeping Turtle Pavilion and invited the Master Uncles there to taste it. He also told them that if they wanted to eat in the future, they could go to Thatched Cottage Courtyard at any time. "
After Wen Mo 'er left, Mo Lingxue curiously asked, "A banquet to return the gift? What's the meaning of this?"
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