Hearing Qin Fengming's words, Yi Ao and Zheng Yiqiu immediately brightened, but when they heard the second half, their expressions suddenly turned gloomy in unison.
Earlier, the two of them had made it clear to Qin Fengming that the gains would be divided equally among the three. Now Qin Fengming actually wanted to divide them among four. How could this not breed resentment in the two men who had led this treasure hunt?
"What's wrong? Do the two Fellow Daoists disagree? That's fine too. In that case, the two Fellow Daoists can enter the tunnel first. Qin will not take a single thing from your share of the gains. Let's set a term of one year. After one year, Qin and his disciple will enter as well. By then, we'll see what each side is capable of."
Seeing their expressions, Qin Fengming smiled faintly and continued speaking.
At these words, Yi Ao and Zheng Yiqiu's expressions changed again. Having the two of them enter the tunnel ahead was no different from sending them to their deaths.
They could not even break through the stone gate before them. There was undoubtedly restriction-related danger within the tunnel.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, you overstate it. The fact that we were able to find this treasure site so quickly was entirely due to Fellow Daoist Yilian. Fellow Daoist Yilian also deserves the greatest credit for breaking through this stone gate. There is no problem whatsoever with dividing the gains equally among the four of us."
Yi Ao's expression changed only slightly before he immediately spoke with great courtesy, agreeing to Qin Fengming's proposal.
Hearing this, Qin Fengming glanced at the two of them, his expression unchanged. Although he did not harbor much expectation for the treasures here, he could not shortchange his own disciple.
"Very