Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Du Yuankai said: "Brother Zheng! I've wanted to talk to you about this matter for a long time. It doesn't matter that you like fellow Taoist Xu. The problem is the identity of the two of you. You should know it. You were recruited and promoted by me, so naturally I don't Suspicious of you."

"But Junior Brother Tang, he is here for the first time. You two are neither promoted by him nor disciples of the sect. If you are really mixed up, how can he not be suspicious? You can't be careful about this!"

Zheng Wei remained silent for a long time and then said: "If Wan'er is willing, I can resign from this position and only cooperate with her in handling financial and internal affairs."

"If you resign, who can take over?"

"As soon as other people on this site step into the foundation building, I will take the initiative to resign from this position."

Du Yuankai said slowly: "Brother Zheng, I want to ask you to help me with something. It may be a little difficult for you. I wonder if you are willing?"

"Why did Ambassador Du Xian say this? Without your support and care, I wouldn't be where I am today. Once given an order, no one dares to disobey it."

"Okay, actually it's not a big deal. After I leave, you can help me keep an eye on someone at the intelligence station."

"Who? Does Du Xianshi suspect that there is something going on inside us?"

"Junior Brother Tangning."

"What?" Zheng Wei was shocked: "What does Du Xianshi mean? Please clarify."

"I need some evidence against him, do you understand? You don't have to do anything, just keep an eye on it for me. If you find that he has done anything that violates the sect's laws, tell me immediately."

Zheng Wei's expression changed several times, and he was uncertain: "Could it be between Du Xianshi and him..."

"No." Du Yuankai waved his hand to interrupt him: "I don't have any personal grudges with him. Let me tell you the truth! I only did this because I was entrusted by others. There are people above who are very afraid of him."

"Really? He has a grudge against some people in your sect?" Zheng Wei asked in a low voice.

Du Yuankai said: "Things in the sect are not what you think. There is no such thing as grudge or grudge, and it is not black and white. The word hatred is far from being mentioned. At most, it is just some lack of dealing with it. You know him Why was the director of this site transferred from the sect?”

Zheng Wei shook his head.

"Because some people don't want him to stay in the sect. To put it simply, he is not the next successor of the Intelligence Department we want. As I told you last time, many junior uncles in our sect appreciate him quite a lot. There is another sentence below, which I didn’t say at the time. Now I’m telling you, there are many uncles in this sect who are disgusted with him.”

"I understand." Zheng Wei nodded. Du Yuankai said that for this reason, he could no longer refuse.

He understood that at this point, he had become a pawn in their internal fight. He had no right to choose, otherwise there would be no room for him.

Du Yuankai said: "We are doing this just to guard against Du Jian. He does not have this ability yet, but he is a very threatening potential opponent. If you can help us get some handle on him, it will be of great use when the day comes. "

"What kind of loopholes are needed to threaten a monk of his level? Please let the Immortal Du know clearly."

"Of course it can't be trivial matters such as funds and spiritual stones. If you want to attract the attention of the sect's senior leaders, it must be of a serious nature, such as people or intelligence. Do you understand?"

"What if he doesn't have any flaws in this area?"

Du Yuankai smiled: "There is no time in life when you are not careless. You just need to keep an eye on it. Over the years, there will always be some small mistakes."

"Yes, I understand."

"You know this and I know it, don't tell anyone."

"clear."

The two discussed in the room for a long time. Zheng Wei left the room, came to Xu Qingwan's door, and knocked on the door.

"Come in." A cold voice came from inside.

Zheng Wei pushed the door open and entered.

"Brother Zheng, you're here, what's the matter?" Xu Qingwan sat cross-legged on the futon, her expression neither cold nor indifferent.

"I'm about to leave, and I came here to say goodbye to you."

"Yeah." Xu Qingwan responded.

The atmosphere was a little cold. Zheng Wei didn't know what to say for a while. He was silent for a while and said: "I heard that you and Tang Xianshi are old acquaintances. He is about to take over the post of head of the intelligence station. From now on, you and I will take orders from him. He is What do you think?"

"good."

"I just chatted with Ambassador Du Xian for a while. From what he said, Tang Ning seems to be quite afraid of us. Wan'er, if you are willing, I will resign from my current position immediately and help you take care of your financial and internal affairs, okay? "

Xu Qingwan said silently: "Brother Zheng, I have received a lot of care from you since I joined this site, and I owe you a favor for saving my life. However, I really have no intention of doing anything about men and women. I hope you will not say anything again in the future. If you have any questions If you need it, I will try my best to repay you.”

Zheng Wei smiled bitterly: "What do I need? I just...want you well. If you are willing, I can do whatever you want."

Xu Qingwan shook her head and said: "It's not worth it, you don't know, I used to..."

"I don't care." Zheng Wei interrupted: "I don't care what you were like in the past. I only know that since I first saw you, I have been thinking about you day and night, and I can't help myself. In the past, all I had in mind was revenge for my family and my life. "You are like a walking zombie. Until I met you, I didn't even think about revenge."

Xu Qingwan remained silent.

Zheng Wei continued: "I'm not forcing you, nor am I trying to repay the kindness. I'm just speaking out from the bottom of my heart. I hope you don't misunderstand me. I don't expect you to agree immediately. I have plenty of time to wait, so I'll take my leave now."

It wasn't until he left that Xu Qingwan sighed slightly.

……………

Bianjing City is bustling with traffic and people coming and going, creating a prosperous scene.

Eighty miles to the west of the city, in a Taoist temple, Tang Ning fell to the ground and walked straight inside.

"Hey, inside is the place where the master of the temple practices, you can't go in." Inside the Taoist temple, several men who looked like Taoists stopped him.

Tangning ignored it and walked all the way to the main hall, pushing the door open and entering.

In the hall, a man with a broad forehead and a broad face was sitting cross-legged on the ground. When he saw him walking in, his expression changed. He drank all the Taoists away and looked at him and said, "I don't know why you came to this temple, senior?"

Tangning didn't waste any time. She took out the token with her left hand and handed it to him.

The man took the token, glanced at it with his consciousness, and immediately bowed respectfully: "It turns out to be senior Tang Zong, and junior Ma Yingyuan from the Bianjing Eastern Intelligence Station. I wonder what senior Tang's orders are when he comes?"

"Ask Fan Shang to come see me. I'll wait for him here."

"Yes." Ma Yingyuan responded and quickly walked out of the hall.

Tang Ning sat cross-legged on the floor. About two hours later, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

A man with thick eyebrows and big eyes pushed open the door and bowed and said, "Disciple Fan Shang has met Uncle Tang."

"Fan Shang, Bianjing City is within the monitoring range of your intelligence station. Let me ask you, in recent years, there have been many strange incidents of children disappearing inside and outside Bianjing City. Why don't you report it?"

"Uncle Master, the intelligence station is only responsible for matters in the spiritual world. Children in Bianjing City have disappeared frequently. Although my disciples have heard about it, this is a secular matter and is not under our jurisdiction. Naturally, there is no need to report it."

"Do you think this is the work of mortals? How much do you know about this matter?"

"The disciple has not investigated this matter seriously. I only heard that it seems to be related to the East Palace of Chu State."

"The Prince's East Palace Mansion? Is it within your monitoring range?"

"exist."

"Go and read the files immediately, check the note information, and investigate the matter clearly."

"Yes." Fan Shang responded, hesitating for a while: "Uncle, this is a ministry regulation..."

Tangning turned her hand over, took out a piece of paper, and threw it to him: "This is the authorization document from Senior Brother Lu. All intelligence stations in Bianjing will assist me in investigating this matter."

"Yes, disciple, go investigate immediately." Fan Shang took the document and retreated.

Tang Ning also walked out of the palace, turned into a dazzling light, and soon arrived at a bank shop in Bianjing City.

"Sir, what goods do you need?" the fat shopkeeper asked.

"Are you Wang Xianfang?" Tang Ning handed him the sect token.

When the shopkeeper took a look, he quickly closed the door of the shop and whispered: "How can I know that this junior has seen Senior Tang?"

"Where is Wang Xianfang? Where is he?"

"It's in the backyard. Senior, please follow me." He Wen led him through the inner hall to a room in the backyard.

Inside, a fair-looking man was sitting cross-legged. When he noticed the two coming, he opened his eyes: "Who is it?"

"It's Senior Tang, the noble sect, here." He Wendao

Tangning pushed open the door and walked in: "Are you Wang Xianfang?"

"Disciple Wang Xianfang has met Uncle Tang." Wang Xianfang quickly stood up and saluted.

"I am here to investigate the disappearance of our disciple Xie Zhuang. How did he disappear? Tell me everything you know."

Wang Xianfang said: "Yes, in recent years, boys and girls from Bianjing City have repeatedly disappeared for no reason. This matter has been known to everyone for a long time. The disciple did not take it seriously at first, until the matter became more and more serious. Sometimes as many as ten families of children disappeared in a month, and most of them disappeared. It’s the full moon that goes missing.”

"The disciple therefore suspected that someone was using boys and girls to practice some evil practices, so he wrote a file to report the matter."

"Last month, my uncle received approval to investigate this matter. The disciple came to Xie Zhuang and entrusted him with this task. Ten days ago, when it was supposed to be a period of contact, the disciple did not see him, so he hurriedly reported to his uncle and transferred contact point.”

Tang Ning said: "In other words, you don't know where he found out or where he disappeared. What aspect was this Xie Zhuang originally responsible for?"

"He has always been responsible for internal communication with the Feng family."

"What do you think about this?"

Wang Xianfang said: "I think the other party is most likely a casual cultivator. He must not have received a complete inheritance. He should have practiced some evil magic and accidentally stumbled onto the path of cultivation. If he is a disciple of the Demon Sect, there is no need to come to Bianjing. Caught boys and girls practicing the exercises, and they have a complete inheritance of the exercises, so they will not practice this evil technique."

"And if ordinary people are used to practice the exercises, they must not be very advanced. The exercises may be a bit weird. This may be the reason why Xie Zhuang disappeared and was poisoned by him."

Tang Ning asked, "What clues are there about those missing children?"

"They are all children from ordinary families, nothing special. After they were kidnapped, there was no trace."

Tangning nodded: "I understand. You don't need to worry about this matter. You should contact the Feng family insiders as soon as possible."

"Yes, I met him the day before yesterday."