Hearing her say this, it indeed made sense. The man leading the support nodded slightly, letting go of his suspicions, and told her, “We feel that with Brother Yu’s strength, there is no need to subordinate himself to others in Tianji Mountain. He can absolutely establish his own gang. We are sincerely supporting him as the gang leader. We wonder what the two of you think?”
Moli was stunned. After exchanging a glance with the man who returned with her, she cupped her hands towards Yu Qing with some delight and said, “Moli is willing to follow Brother Yu as our leader.” The man also hurriedly cupped his hands and said, “We are willing to follow Brother Yu’s lead.”
The reason the two of them were willing to reveal the secret of the treasure upon returning was that they knew they could not swallow it alone. They wanted to conspire with others, and they also believed that this treasure had enough allure for everyone. Had they not been tricked into coming here for this very reason before? This method of establishing a gang was more suitable than their original plan. It could be said to be exactly what they wanted, so there was no reason to be unwilling.
However, Yu Qing, finding it hard to refuse such warm hospitality, feigned astonishment and said, “What virtue or ability do I have? It is not appropriate for me to be this so called gang leader, is it?”
Beside the corpse, Mu Aotie could not help but roll his eyes. Having been together for so many years and watching this guy grow up, he knew exactly what Yu Qing was thinking. On the surface, he was putting on a show of false modesty, but in his heart, he was probably blossoming with joy.
Moli said, “Brother Yu, here, in terms of strength, is there anyone more suitable than you?”
Yu Qing continued to shake his head, saying, “You are all probably older than me. It is indeed somewhat inappropriate for me to be the gang leader.”
Moli waved her hand and said, “How can this be about age…” Before she could finish, the man who had first proposed the support raised his hand to stop her. At the same time, that man gestured for the others to go to the side with him, and they huddled together, whispering for a while.
Yu Qing was just wondering what these people were conspiring about when he saw the group of people coming over in a rush. Everyone lined up neatly, and suddenly they all cupped their hands and bowed, saying in unison, “Greetings, Gang Leader.”
Yu Qing had a strange expression on his face. Verbally, he exclaimed, “I cannot accept this, I really cannot accept this. Please, no need for formalities, hurry and rise.” His hands repeatedly made gestures of lifting them up.
Seeing him act like this made Gong Ziting want to vomit. In response to him, the same phrase came again, “Greetings, Gang Leader.” At this point, the attitude of the crowd was clear. If you agree to be the gang leader, we will keep greeting you until you refuse.
Gong Ziting turned his head, pretending he had seen nothing, and continued to search the items under the corpses.
Facing the repeated requests of the crowd, Brother Yu glanced at Cao Dingkun’s reaction. It seemed he also wanted to stop being polite. He puffed out his chest and said, “If you all insist, I will reluctantly accept everyone’s kind intentions. I am willing to work together with everyone to make a fortune. However, some ugly words must be said upfront. If this Qilin Ginseng is found, how should the profits be distributed? Let us clarify this vaguely first, so that we have a rule in place beforehand. This will avoid making everyone lose face when discussing the rules later.”
After looking at each other for a moment, the crowd turned back and, at the beckoning of the man who first proposed the support, went to the side to discuss again.
Once the opinions were quickly unified, the group of people returned. The man who first proposed the support spoke on their behalf again, “For the general direction, we will follow the old rules of the gangs here in Tianji Mountain. Ten per cent will be allocated to the gang for operational expenses, to be managed by the gang leader. As for the present, thanks to the gang leader’s divine prowess in defeating the strong enemy and reversing the situation to bring us here, two tenths will be allocated to the gang leader first. Moli and Yu Qing were able to bring back clues about the treasure to share with everyone. Their contribution is great, so it is right to allocate one tenth to be split equally between the two of them. Others also contributed to this battle, so one tenth will be divided equally among them. The remaining seven tenths will be decided on how to divide based on the subsequent situation. We wonder if the gang leader finds this acceptable.”
Brother Yu pondered this. This meant that he had already secured eighty per cent. Calculating based on the value of the Qilin Ginseng, it was no longer a matter of money. If money were to be calculated, a ten per cent share would easily amount to hundreds of millions.
After thinking about it, he was quite satisfied. However, he pointed to the corpses Mu Aotie was rummaging through and said, “As for these, as agreed before, they cannot be counted as the gang’s income.”
The crowd was momentarily speechless, but they still nodded one after another. After all, this had indeed been acknowledged before. Even if someone had a slight objection now, no one had skin as thick as Yu Qing’s, so they were embarrassed to argue.
The man who first proposed the support cupped his hands again and asked Yu Qing for advice, “Gang Leader, we wonder what name our gang should be given.”
Yu Qing waved his hand, relinquishing the authority, and said, “You can discuss and draft one.”
He was indifferent to this. The reason he was willing to be the gang leader was that he had figured it out. It was just a temporary, makeshift group after all. There were plenty of them in Tianji Mountain. It was not a proper sect, so there was no need to worry about letting down the Linglong Monastery.
Most importantly, searching for the Three Legged Crow in this chaotic place indeed required some eyes, ears, and helpers. Having this opportunity was perfectly suitable.
Thus, the group first pushed two people to stand guard on the temple roof. The rest gathered together to discuss the gang’s name. The names they came up with were truly diverse, such as the Heavenly Dragon Gang, the Xuanwu Warriors, the Hundred Victories Gang, and so on. In short, everyone expressed their own opinions.
Yu Qing had no interest in these. While listening in, he paid attention to the names everyone used to address each other. He was too embarrassed to say that he had been accompanying everyone until now but still did not remember their names. Only at this moment did he truly make an effort to remember them.
He focused his attention on the man who had first proposed the support. He was of medium build, with a thin face, clear and spirited eyes, and a short three strand beard under his chin. He looked quite shrewd and capable, and his name was Fan Jiu.
This was probably not his real name either, but he felt this person was someone with firm ideas. He looked quite old, appearing to be in his seventies. This was also hard to understand, as not just anyone could break through to the Mystic level of cultivation in their early seventies like him.
For young people without identity or background who can break through to the Mystic level, it is rarely from the accumulation of years. Rather, they encountered a single lifetime opportunity, obtained resources, made a fortune, or relied on luck or ability.
Truly, the vast majority of ordinary people will reach the age of seventy or eighty. This is already considered not bad. Even fewer cultivators can earn the cultivation resources needed to reach that realm in their entire lives.
After the group of people chattered for quite a while, they came over together again. Fan Jiu, on behalf of everyone, said to Yu Qing, “Gang Leader, how about calling it the Mu Aotie Gang?”
This was obviously the result of everyone’s agreement. Yu Qing nodded and said, “Not bad, as long as you all think it is suitable.”
Yu Qing looked at the Scorpion Gang clothes everyone was wearing and smiled, saying, “There are no other clothes to change into right now, so everyone will just have to make do with the Scorpion Gang clothes for now. When we reach Kulei City, we will have a new set of clothes custom made that belong to our own Mu Aotie Gang. By the way, just having a gang name is not enough. We also need to design a Mu Aotie Gang emblem, so that it can be embroidered when we get it custom made in Kulei City.”
“Not bad.” Moli nodded and looked at Yu Qing, asking, “Gang Leader, what kind of emblem do you think is good?”
While staring at Gong Ziting searching the corpses, Yu Qing replied absentmindedly with a chuckle, “One person’s plan is short, but the crowd’s plan is long. You can just discuss and decide.”
The crowd exchanged glances, finding that this gang leader was quite easy to talk to, and the signs were good. They immediately began to discuss various flowers, grasses, and animals. After chattering for a round, someone suddenly shouted, “Lightning! How about using a thunderbolt as the emblem for our Mu Aotie Gang?”
“A thunderbolt? Hmm, this seems not bad.” “Yes, it is both simple and eye catching, and it has a sense of power.”
“I also think this is not bad.” “Gang Leader, what do you think?” Cao Dingkun nodded and said, “Not bad, let us do as you all say.”
Having received confirmation, the group of people, who were in an excited mood about just establishing a new gang, began to chatter and discuss again.