Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning asked, "When will you receive the funds next time?"

"next year."

"Let's do this! You write a dossier report for applying for the spirit stone subsidy, and I will give it to the sect to see if I can give approval."

Xu Qingwan said: "But in the past, every time I applied for the spirit stone subsidy, I applied for it every two or three years. This time, it has only been less than a year and a half. If I do this, will it have any impact in the future?"

Tangning frowned and said nothing.

"If it really doesn't work, I have a way, which may solve the temporary emergency."

"Oh? Tell me."

"How about issuing a general order that from now on all disciples' salaries will be paid every two years."

Tangning thought for a while: "Okay! That's it."

"Then I'll inform them." Xu Qingwan exited the room.

The next day, Zheng Wei personally came to the intelligence station to report intelligence information to Tang Ning. Of course, his main purpose was to find out why he suddenly changed places and what happened.

Tangning explained to him the reason for the migration.

"So that's it. I received a message from Xuan Ying last night. When Xingye came here, I thought there was something urgent." Zheng Wei said. In fact, he was worried about Xu Qingwan's safety, so he came in a hurry.

"If it was really an emergency, I would have informed you to evacuate."

"Since it was a false alarm, I'll take my leave."

Tang Ning said: "Wait a minute, I discussed with fellow Taoist Xu yesterday that all disciples' salaries will be paid every two years from now on, so this year's salary will be temporarily postponed and will be paid all at once next year. You must not know about this yet. When you go back , send a message to the disciples at the intelligence points in various places to inform them.”

Zheng Wei asked suspiciously: "Changed to once every two years? Why?"

"It's nothing. Firstly, the intelligence station has insufficient funds, and secondly, to save trouble, I originally intended to launch one every five years, but after thinking about it for too long, two years is just right."

"I understand. If there's nothing else, I'll go first." Zheng Wei turned around and walked to Xu Qingwan's door, knocking on the door.

"Come in."

Zheng Wei pushed the door open and entered.

"Brother Zheng, why are you here?"

"I got the news and thought you had encountered some emergency. I was worried about your safety, so I came over to take a look."

"It was Tang Xianshi's spirit beast that advanced and caused some commotion. Tang Xianshi was worried about being discovered, so he moved here." Xu Qingwan said.

Every time she faced Zheng Wei alone, she felt on pins and needles, not knowing how to face him. When she first came to the intelligence station, Zheng Wei took care of her in every possible way. Unlike others, he was sincere and did not ask for anything in return. That kind of thing.

He even risked his life to save her once, which made her even more confused about how to face it.

Of course she knew what he was thinking, but she didn't mean to do it. If he refused mercilessly, she wouldn't be able to bear it.

The contradiction between the two made her feel at a loss, like a thorn in her back.

Zheng Wei said: "When I came here, I listened to the discussion of the disciples. The spirit beast of the Tang Immortal Envoy is extraordinary. This advancement is quite popular and strange phenomena occur frequently. Is it true?"

"Yes, it did cause a strange phenomenon in the world."

"I wonder what kind of spiritual beast Tang Xianshi is? Where did it come from?"

"It's a big white snake. I don't know what kind it is. I don't even know where it came from. Brother Zheng seems to be very concerned about his spiritual beast."

"No, I'm just curious. After all, there are few spiritual beasts in Xingang, so I just ask." Zheng Wei turned his left hand and took out a green and blue ribbon.

"I saw this by chance when I went to Broken Ridge Mountain City last time. I knew you didn't have a good spiritual weapon for body protection. This ribbon is a high-grade spiritual weapon. It's just right for you. The price is not expensive, so I bought it. I never had the chance to give it to you.”

Xu Qingwan remained silent. A top-grade spiritual weapon cost at least 50,000 spiritual stones. She was in charge of finances. She knew very well how much Zheng Wei could earn in a year. Even if it cost nothing, it would take three years to save up to afford this satin. bring.

The more he acted like this, the more helpless she felt, and she even felt a deep sense of guilt.

"Brother Zheng, thank you for your kindness. I... don't need it. Besides, I am only responsible for finance in the intelligence station. I don't need to compete with others. It's not like you who are running around outside and facing many crises. I can't accept this. You should stay here." Use it yourself!”

Zheng Wei smiled bitterly: "I bought this specially for you. Although you don't use it very often, you can always use it if you encounter a crisis. And it is a bit inappropriate for a seven-foot man like me to use this ribbon. Shi Yi, you don’t have to feel like you owe me anything, I do it willingly.”

Xu Qingwan said silently: "Brother Zheng, I am very grateful to you, but...it's really not worth it. I don't want to owe you too much."

"I don't owe anything. I owe nothing."

"Did you know? I've been married before, and I've done some ugly things that you can't even imagine."

Zheng Wei's expression remained unchanged: "So what? I don't care, and I believe that you must have difficulties. Even if you don't have difficulties, I don't care."

"I no longer have any interest in love between men and women, so you should just find someone else! There are many, many better women than me in this world."

"They are them and you are you. It has nothing to do with me who is good or bad. I only care about you."

"I really can't accept it."

"I'm not forcing you. If you don't want to, then forget it."

Xu Qingwan looked at the background where he turned and left, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She really didn't know how to face his hot hospitality, and sometimes she even had a mentality of avoiding and not wanting to meet him.

The more attentive and devoted he was, the more guilty she felt, and there was a faint feeling of being forced and breathless in her heart.

She calmed down, sat down cross-legged, and continued to practice Qi.

Not long after, the knock on the door rang again, and she felt a little nervous for no reason.

"who."

"Senior Xu, it's me." A man's voice came from outside the door.

It wasn't him. She breathed a sigh of relief secretly: "Come in."

A man pushed the door open, came to her, bowed, turned his hand, and took out a green and blue ribbon: "Senior Xu, this is what Senior Zheng asked me to hand over to you." If you don't want to accept it, let me destroy it."

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Tangning looked at the shining ribbon in front of her and was speechless: "Do you want me to return this ribbon to him?"

"Yes." Xu Qingwan nodded.

"Why don't you pay it back to him yourself?"

"If I go back to him, he will definitely not accept it, so I will have to ask Tang Xian to come forward."

"Um...Fellow Daoist Xu, I'm afraid I can't get involved in this matter." Tang Ning didn't want to meddle in such nosy matters. It didn't matter that she was involved in their private affairs. Zheng Wei might have thought that he was the one who was obstructing it and deliberately sabotaging it. …

Although from his standpoint, it was very taboo for the two of them to get entangled and get together, these were completely different things.

He can use his authority to transfer Zheng Wei or Xu Qingwan and remove them from their posts. This is his attitude and method as the head of the intelligence station.

But if he intervened privately to cause sabotage, it would be a different matter, especially since there had been some rumors in the intelligence station that Xu Qingwan and he were in love and secretly in love.

If I interfere like this again, wouldn't it be even more unclear? I don't know what rumors will spread by then! Don't end up feeling like you're not a human being inside and out.

From a personal emotional point of view, he had nothing to do with the marriage between the two of them and watched it with a smile.

The fact that Zheng Wei was able to buy this ribbon with his meager salary is enough to prove his sincerity. If it weren't for the special status of the two of them, he would be willing to be beautiful as an adult.

Xu Qingwan was silent for a long time: "I also know that this matter makes you a little embarrassed, but apart from Tang Xianshi, I don't know who to turn to. I can't accept this thing."

Seeing her helpless look, Tang Ning seemed to be very troubled and pitiful, and she couldn't help but feel some compassion.

"Actually! I've always wanted to talk to you about this matter, but I didn't know how to start. Since you found me today, let's talk about it. You and I are old acquaintances. We might as well put aside our current identities and have a heart-to-heart chat. I want to know what you really think about Zheng Wei’s feelings for you.”

Xu Qingwan said: "I am very grateful to him, but I am just grateful. Since I left Jingbei, I have traveled to many places. I once found a corpse in a canyon stream. It was a foundation-building monk. The storage bag on his body was already gone. He was taken away, but there was a book hidden in his clothes. He tore the book into dozens of pages and sewed them into his clothes, and I discovered it."

"I reassembled the classic book, which turned out to be a technique. I practiced according to the technique. When I reached the seventh level of Qi Refining, a Demon Sect disciple targeted me. I killed him and then joined Silver Fox Intelligence stand."

"He took great care of me. Once, I was ordered by Du Xianzhi to go out on a mission and contact an internal disciple of the Corpse Puppet Sect. I didn't expect that disciple to be targeted long ago, so I was also exposed and was killed by a Demon Sect Foundation Builder. "The monks are watching."

"It was he who showed up in time to save me and fought with the demon sect's foundation-building monk. He had already built the foundation at that time. When I built the foundation, all the foundation-building items were given to me by him."

Tangning nodded and said, "It turns out that Prince Xiang is interested, but the goddess is not. Have you clearly discussed this matter with him and expressed your thoughts?"

"I said it, but he... was very determined. Today he came to me and gave me this thing, and said that if I didn't accept it, he would destroy it. I think this is a high-grade spiritual weapon after all, and the cost is not small. If it is true, It is a pity that it was destroyed, so I will accept it and hope that Tang Xian will return it to him."

Tang Ning said: "With all due respect, this matter should not be left to others. If you have no such intention, you should tell him clearly and reject it politely. As for the rest of the matter, he can throw it away or destroy it." That’s fine, it’s not something you should worry about. What you need is a clear and firm attitude.”

"If you are so hesitant, he will only feel that you are not completely resisting, but that he has not paid enough to impress you. I am a man, and I understand the psychology of men to some extent."

"But having said that, if you have any feelings for him in your heart, there is nothing wrong with considering it. Today I will explain that given your special status and being in my position, you are indeed a little worried. Of course, I am not against you. , if you are together, you should stop caring about financial matters."

"You have to make up your own mind as to how to choose."