Chronicles of Celestial Origins

The group of people got out of the door, mounted their horses and galloped away, their horses' hooves like the wind. Three days later they arrived at their first destination, Nansha County.

The helmsman Liu Weiqi led his people to wait at the door of the house early.

"Brother Qin, we haven't seen you for a long time. You are even more handsome than before!" Liu Weiqi raised his hand to Qin Luo and laughed.

"Master Liu has given you too much praise, but you really remain as charming as ever."

"Hey! Who is this little brother?" Liu Weiqi looked at Tangning next to Qin Luo and asked in confusion.

"Director Liu, let me introduce to you. This is the gang leader's new disciple, Junior Brother Tang Ning."

"Oh, it turns out to be little brother Tang. I'm sorry for Liu's blindness. In previous years, I was out for business and couldn't attend the event, so we don't know each other. Come on, come on. Brothers, you have worked hard all the way. Liu has prepared the food and wine. It's getting late. , Let’s take a rest in the house first.”

Everyone followed him to the house to have a big meal, and Liu Weiqi and a few people around him encouraged him to drink.

Qin Luo was a good drinker, so he naturally accepted everyone who came. The others were also very drunk, including Tang Ning.

The next day, everyone came to the meeting hall and sat down in order. Liu Weiqi and Qin Luo chatted. After a while, two people came outside the door holding a stack of ledgers.

Liu Weiqi signaled to them, and the two placed the account book in front of Qin Luo.

"Brother Qin, these are this year's accounts. Let me take you to the horse ranch to have a look!"

Qin Luo nodded, and the group followed Liu Weiqi all the way to the horse ranch, leaving only three people there to check the accounts.

The entire horse ranch covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres and raises 1,300 horses of various types.

Liu Weiqi introduced the situation here one by one, how many horses were produced this year, how many were sold, and how many new breed horses were imported. By the time everyone went back, the sun was setting again.

After dinner, the group came to Qin Luo's house.

"How is it?" Qin Luo asked

"The accounts are generally correct. There are only some minor issues. I asked a few people and they all said they didn't know." One person replied

"what is the problem?"

"There are five fine jade snow horses missing. The account of the thirty white horses is three thousand taels, but the lowest market price of such horses is one hundred and twenty taels, which is a difference of 600 taels. There are also accounts The price of 300 taels was used to buy thirty clear horses, but in fact only 20 horses were bought. In addition, there were about 1,600 taels of silver that the accounts did not match. "

Qin Luo nodded: "Okay, let's stop here! We will leave for Xihe County tomorrow."

On the third day, Qin Luo and everyone bid farewell to Liu Weiqi, who sent him all the way out of the house. When leaving, the two boys gave each of them a bag of silver. Tangning saw that the others accepted it, so she accepted it too.

"Senior Brother Qin, what should we do with the accounts that are not reconciled?" Tang Ning rode a white horse alongside Qin Luo and asked.

"Report the truth when you return to the gang."

"What will the gang do? Punish them?"

Qin Luo smiled: "No."

"Why? The accounts don't match up, which means they committed fraud. Why aren't they held accountable?"

"You will understand later."

Tangning paused: "What about the money they gave us privately? Do you want to report it to the gang?"

"No need, don't worry! This kind of thing is an open secret. Everyone knows it. It doesn't matter whether you say it or not. No one will care about that little money."

"Oh, Senior Brother Qin, I have one more thing to ask you."

"What's up?"

"The accounts don't match up, why don't you ask him for details?"

"No need to ask him."

"Be careful." Before Tang Ning could ask again, Qin Luo shouted suddenly.

Before he finished speaking, dozens of arrows shot out from all directions.

The sudden change shocked everyone. Fortunately, these people were all veteran warriors and experienced many battles. They reacted quickly and drew their swords one after another.

Tangning drew the sword from his waist and blocked several incoming arrows. The situation in front of him left him no time to think about it and he just reacted instinctively.

"Ah! Ah!" Two screams came from behind, followed closely by the neighing cry of a horse.

Tang Ning looked back and saw that the two men had been hit by arrows and fell off their horses. Their complexions quickly changed from dark to jet black, and their faces were filled with a look of death.

"The arrows are poisonous." Seeing this scene, one person's face changed drastically and shouted. In the panic, more than ten people were killed in the nearby weeds, wearing black clothes and wearing black masks.

"Let's go." Qin Luo shouted, turning his horse around

"Stop leaving." A loud shout came from above. Tangning raised her head and saw a man leaping up and down, slashing at him with the sound of howling wind. The sword shone coldly in the sunlight.

It turned out that these people had been hiding on the branches early in the morning. The tree was so tall and the branches were so dense that they couldn't be noticed without looking carefully.

It seemed that they had planned it in advance and came specifically for herself and the others, Tang Ning thought to herself, turning her body slightly to avoid the sword.

The man didn't expect that Tang Ning could dodge the blow so easily. He was slightly shocked. He paused with his sword and slashed horizontally. Suddenly, a cold feeling came to him, penetrating into his heart, and all the strength in his body was drained away in an instant. null.

A long sword penetrated his chest at some point.

Such a fast sword. The man looked at the long sword on his chest with a look of horror on his face, and then lost consciousness.

Tang Ning pulled the sword out of the man's body, jumped off the horse, and slashed at the man with lightning speed with the sharp sword in his hand.

With a flash of sword light, Tang Ning passed by the man, and before he could stop, he slashed at the second man. The man was about to turn around and pursue Tang Ning, but found a gash in his abdomen and blood gushing out.

Tang Ning killed three people in a row, and the people in black around them were horrified and started to look away.

The Meteor Sword Technique is an excellent sword technique, which is known for its speed. The sword's power is erratic, as powerful as a meteor.

Kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace in a thousand miles.

The last sentence of Meteor Sword Manual says this

Tang Ning took this opportunity to turn around and stab the person who was entangled with Qin Luo. He had just noticed that this person had the highest martial arts among these people and should be the leader of the group.

Qin Luo was defeated step by step under his offensive, and was at a disadvantage.

Tangning moved very quickly and was behind him in a few breaths, stabbing his vest with the bright sword.

clang. The man's body leaned slightly, and the two fingers of his right hand were clamped on the tip of the sword. There was a sound of metal colliding.

Tang Ning was shocked. The sharp sword in her hand was caught between his two fingers and she couldn't move at all.

Click, click, and the sound of breaking came from the tip of the sword. In desperation, Tang Ning gathered all her inner strength and concentrated it on her arm, sending it out instantly through the sword body.

The tip of the sword cracked, and the man in black suddenly retracted his right hand, only to see a blood hole running through his palm.

"Sword Qi." The man in black's eyes narrowed and he struck Tang Ning with his left hand.

Tang Ning faced him with one palm. Between the two palms, a huge force came from him. His body flew out involuntarily and fell hard to the ground. His internal organs surged. His vision went black and a mouthful of blood spurted out. Got out.

"You don't overestimate your capabilities." The man in black snorted coldly and retracted his palm.

"Be careful."

The man in black turned around and saw three silver-white round things flying towards him. Without thinking, he quickly backed away.

There was a loud "boom" and dust flew all over the sky.

Tang Ning felt someone pulling her, and then her body lightened up, and she was already on the horse.

"Are you going to chase me?" A man in black asked as he watched Tang Ning and her group galloping away on horseback.

"Forget it." The leading man waved his hand: "The goal has been achieved. Don't chase the poor criminals. Clean this place quickly and don't leave any evidence."

He glanced at the left leg that was left bloody and bloody, and snorted coldly: "Palm thunder, I didn't expect them to carry such a thing, I guess they are lucky."

"Who was that kid just now? Why wasn't there any mention in the intelligence?"

"I do not know either."

"It's amazing that you can use sword energy at such a young age."

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Everyone hurried back to the helm. When Liu Weiqi saw this, he was shocked. After briefly understanding the situation, he personally led the troops to the place where everyone was attacked.

When Tangning woke up, Qin Luo and others were there, discussing something. When he saw him waking up, Qin Luo walked forward and asked, "Are you feeling better?"

Tang Ning nodded. He had fainted before on horseback. When he woke up, he still felt dizzy and physically uncomfortable, but it was indeed much better than before.

Seeing that it was already dark outside the window, he knew that he had been unconscious for at least several hours: "Senior Brother Qin, where are you?"

"This is the branch, don't worry! It's okay. You have a good rest. Leader Liu has sent someone to report to the gang leader. We will be here these few days, waiting for orders before deciding on the next move."

Tang Ning glanced at everyone, all of whom had angry expressions on their faces.

There were sixteen people when we set out, but now there were only seven left including myself.

"Senior Brother Qin, do you know who ambushed us?"

Qin Luo shook his head: "It's not clear yet."

"Could it be Master Liu?"

Qin Luo's face changed slightly: "Why do you say that?"

The other people also looked at him solemnly.

"Because we just found out that his sub-helm committed fraud."

Upon hearing Bi Yan, everyone looked relieved and shook their heads helplessly. They thought Tang Ning had really discovered something. If it was really Liu Weiqi, then they would have fallen into a trap.

"No, you don't understand this aspect yet. Let me tell you simply! In fact, every branch has this kind of accounting fraud, and the gang also acquiesces to this situation. They have their difficulties, so For example, when dealing with local officials, it is inevitable to spend money on bribes. As long as it is not excessive, this kind of thing is actually an open secret. "

Tangning nodded in understanding and said to the big man in front of her, "Brother Zhang, thank you very much."

It was the big man named Zhang Meng who had just rescued him from his horse.

Zhang Meng waved his hand: "Brother Tang, you're welcome. This is what you should do. Besides, if something happens to you, how will we explain it to the gang leader?"

"Vice Hall Master Qin, the helmsman is back, please come over." A man's voice came from outside the door.

"Master Liu is back. Let's go over first to see if he has found any clues. You can rest here first." Qin Luo said.

Tangning nodded.

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"How's it going? Do you have any clues?" Qin Luo asked as soon as he entered the meeting hall.

"I found the place where you were attacked. There is nothing except the remaining traces of the fight. I have sent people to search the area for fifty miles, and I didn't find the suspicious people you mentioned."

"Their goals are very clear and they know our movements very well, so they set up an ambush there in advance."

"If they were targeting you early in the morning, it should be easy to understand your movement time and route. With such a team of people and no disguises, they can just send a spy to follow them."

Qin Luo nodded: "The leader is very good at claw skills and has profound internal strength. He is about forty or fifty years old. There is no such master in your area."

"A master with great claw skills. There should be no such person in this area. You can live here peacefully! I will send people to investigate in the next few days. Maybe we can find some clues."