Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning said: "How dare I argue with Senior Brother Lu? As long as he doesn't deliberately make things difficult for me, I will naturally obey his orders."

"I told you that Junior Brother Tang is a person who understands the general situation. As long as you say this, I can go back and answer my orders. You can just fill in another dossier report for applying for the spirit stone subsidy."

The two chatted for a while, and then Du Yuankai stood up and left. Tangning sent him out of the basement and returned after seeing him flee away.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please come to my room." Tang Ning returned to the underground intelligence station and said.

"Yes." Kong Ji responded.

Not long after, Xu Qingwan came: "Tang Immortal Envoy, what are your orders?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I'd like you to write another subsidy application report."

"Okay." Xu Qingwan responded, hesitated for a while and asked, "I heard that Ambassador Du Xian was here just now?"

"That's right."

"So, is this what he meant? Can the Supreme Sect approve the Lingshi subsidy application this time?"

Tangning smiled and said, "That's what I said above. There shouldn't be any problems this time."

"That's good, I'll retire." She learned from Zheng Wei that there was a conflict between Tang Ning and some people in the Qian Yizong, and Du Yuankai was the representative of the other party. From this point of view, it seemed that the two parties had reconciled.

In less than half a day, the application report for the spirit stone subsidy was ready. Xu Qingwan gave it to Tang Ning to review, and Tang Ning asked Kong Ji to send it to the sect.

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In Fenglian County, Jiangdong, in a Taoist temple two hundred miles east of the city, a ray of light fell and went straight towards the temple.

Wang Xuquan heard a strange noise and opened his eyes. Just as he was about to speak out, the door opened wide and an old man with a bright head walked over.

Wang Xuquan quickly stood up and saluted: "Disciple pays homage to Master Uncle Du."

Du Yuankai nodded slightly: "Junior Brother Tang found you here some time ago and asked you to do what he asked you to do. Tell the truth from the beginning without any lies."

"Yes, that day, Uncle Tang..." Wang Xuquan said it from the beginning.

"That Gu Weiyong, do you know this person?"

"I don't know. It seems that Uncle Tang knew that he would appear. He gave his portrait to me early and asked me to keep an eye on Huang Yaozu."

Du Yuankai turned his left hand and took out a dark green talisman. He turned it upwards and the talisman emitted a faint light. "Say what you just said again."

"Yes." Wang Xuquan said it again from the beginning.

Du Yuankai put away the talisman and said: "This is a secret investigation within the department. It is the highest secret of the department. Don't leak a word about today's affairs. If it is spread, you know the consequences."

"Disciples don't dare."

Du Yuankai said no more, walked out of the hall, and disappeared into light.

Seeing him walking away, Wang Xuquan breathed a sigh of relief. He understood that he might have inadvertently been involved in the struggle between the upper echelons of the department.

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The Black Eagle circled around Qianjun Mountain until it heard a whistle. It swooped down and landed on a person's shoulder. The folded paper came out of its mouth. The man took the paper and stroked its head. The eagle spread its wings and flew away.

Kong Ji came to Tang Ning's room with the file in his hand and knocked on the door. After getting a reply, he pushed the door open and saluted: "Uncle Tang, the file returned by the sect has agreed to the spiritual stone subsidy of our intelligence station. Application has been made and funds have been distributed to the department.”

Tangning took the file and took a look at it: "I understand, go ahead! By the way, is there any news from the Zhu family recently?"

"not yet."

Tangning nodded and said nothing, and Kong Ji quietly left the room.

At nightfall, Tangning left the underground intelligence station and turned into light. After walking for a day or two, she returned to the Luoyun Mountains. With a wave of her hand, the talisman was passed through the light curtain.

Soon, a corner of the light curtain melted away, and he went straight inside to pay his respects at Lu Xingxian Cave Mansion on Zhongzhi Peak.

"You're here, sit down!" Lu Xingxian's expression was neither cold nor indifferent.

Tang Ning sat down as she was told. Although the two had some friction before, they still managed to get along in terms of face.

"You have to pay more attention to the Zhu family's affairs. The sect also attaches great importance to it."

"I know."

"The spirit stone subsidy applied for by your intelligence station is with Junior Brother Chen. You can go to the Ministry of Finance Department to get it!"

"Yes, then I'll take my leave."

Lu Xingxian nodded, and Tang Ning left the cave and came to the Finance Hall. When the disciples saw him, they quickly stood up and saluted: "Uncle Tang, what are your orders?"

"Where is Senior Brother Chen Xuan? He is here."

"Master Chen is not here? Do you want the disciples to report it?"

"Go!"

"Yes." The disciple took the order and left. About a quarter of an hour later, a ray of light entered the hall, and Chen Xuan's figure appeared.

"Senior Brother Chen, I'm here to receive the spiritual stone subsidy for the intelligence station." Tang Ning stepped forward and said.

"Please wait a minute or two." Chen Xuan went up to the second floor of the palace and came back not long after, handing the storage bag to him: "Fifty thousand spiritual stones are in it."

Tang Ning took the storage bag, scanned it with her consciousness, signed and stamped it, left the main hall, and went to Du Yuankai's cave to ask him to accompany her to visit the leaders of the departments.

Du Yuankai did not refuse and readily agreed.

Tangning followed him and visited the direct department of the Secret Academy, Yuan Yidian Payroll Department, and Yuanyidian Palm Print Department, and handed the spirit stone to their "client".

After all this busy work, it was already late at night.

Tangning returned to the cave to rest for a day, then left the sect the next day and returned to the intelligence station.

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In the majestic mansion, Ding Jianyang was sitting cross-legged, and there was a sound of shouting and cursing outside the door.

Only a clear voice could be heard scolding: "You bunch of trash, you can't do such a thing well. If you make another mistake, I won't skin you."

"Please spare your life, Miss. We will never do it again next time."

"Get out of here, get out of here." The woman's voice came closer and closer, and she came outside and pushed open the door.

Ding Jianyang opened his eyes, but he saw a beautiful woman with a face as beautiful as a crown jade and a peach plum blossom approaching with anger on her face. His face was expressionless and his heart was not affected at all.

"Ding Jianyang, let me tell you, you should stop sowing discord in front of my father, and those people in your family should stop going to our house in the future."

"It has nothing to do with me." Ding Jianyang said calmly

"It doesn't matter, then why does my father know my whereabouts so well? How could he know these things if your Ding family hadn't made irresponsible remarks in front of him."

"You did it yourself, are you afraid that others will know? Who in the entire Jiangdong doesn't know that Miss Zhu is pretty and beautiful, and she likes fair-faced boys the most." Ding Jianyang's lips curled up with a hint of ridicule: "You guys meet at Zhu Rui Tower every now and then. Even someone like me, who never leaves home, knows that my father’s ears are much more sensitive than mine.”

The beautiful woman was furious when she heard this and grabbed him with one hand. The spiritual energy around her body surged towards him. Ding Jianyang did not make any resistance and allowed her to pinch his neck with one hand: "Ding Jianyang, don't think that Ding If you please my uncle, father, you can do whatever you want. It will be easy for me to crush you to death. Even if I kill you, you, the Ding family, still dare not say a word."

Ding Jianyang smiled and said: "Of course, our Ding family is just a watchdog of the Zhu family, how dare you bite the owner? Who are you, Miss Zhu? Killing someone is not like crushing an ant, whoever he is. Not my husband in name."

"It's good that you know." The beautiful woman threw his body out with a "bang": "Ding Jianyang, when you arrive at our Zhu's house, just stay by yourself. I don't care about your business, and you don't care about mine either. , otherwise don’t blame me for being rude.”

Ding Jianyang stood up and said expressionlessly: "Thank you Miss Zhu for your tolerance."

The beautiful woman snorted and turned away. For some reason, she felt a slight chill. The humble man in front of her made her feel more dangerous than the manic and furious Ding Jianyang before.

Calm returned to the mansion, and Ding Jianyang continued to sit cross-legged and practice Qi.

"Not bad! You performed very well." Suddenly, a voice sounded.

Ding Jianyang suddenly turned around, saw the figure, his eyes narrowed, and he whispered: "Are you crazy? Come here, the Zhu family's eyes and ears are everywhere here."

The visitor was none other than Tangning.

"You never take the initiative to come to me, so I have no choice but to come to you."

"when did you come?"

"It's been a while, and I can't bear it. You've changed a lot in the past few years! But I think the more you act like this, the more wary she will be of you."

"If Zhu Yunrou finds out, you and I will die without a burial place." Ding Jianyang said coldly.

"Are you scared? Don't worry! With her cultivation level, she can't detect me."

"What am I afraid of? If I were afraid, I wouldn't collude with you."

Tangning smiled slightly: "You can't say that. We actually have no ill intentions towards the Zhu family, which is different from you. You hate them deeply, but I'm just doing it out of routine."

Ding Jianyang snorted coldly and did not refute.

"By the way, I forgot to congratulate you. Finally you don't have to guard that ore field."

"The rumors about your walk worked. Zhu Bo was afraid of ugliness, so he transferred me back and gave her precious daughter a hard lesson. Now they treat me like a canary and raise me in this mansion without any worries. It’s not bad to worry about eating and drinking.”

"The Ding family must have worked hard on your behalf. I heard that your uncle and Zhu Zhongyin are very close."

"Everyone gets what they need. You didn't come here just to chat with me! Just tell me if you have anything to say!"

"You should have guessed it even if I didn't tell you. How much do you know about Zhu Mingxuan?"

"You guys are so calm! It's taken you so long to ask me for information. Or do you think you have an insider in the Zhu family?"

"You don't need to worry about it. I can tell you clearly that you are our most secretive and senior insider in the Zhu family. If you don't even know it, others will not know it."

"I heard he was injured outside."

"Outside? Outside Newport?"

"I don't know the specific place, but it's definitely not Xingang. He went out quietly a few years ago. It seems he was looking for some treasure. He was seriously injured. It would be good to save his life."

"What now? Is the injury still serious?"

"Since he came back, he has not been seen again. No one has seen him except Zhu Bochong. The Zhu family has blocked the news. The specific injury is unclear. There are rumors that Daoji was injured."