Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tangning asked, "What are you going to do?"

Ding Jianyang said: "I want to establish a foothold in the Zhu family. You have also seen that although I have successfully established the foundation, I am basically an idler. The meager salary from the Zhu family every month is not enough to practice elixirs." , like a beggar. I want to control the important property of the Zhu family, and I hope you can help me."

"Be specific, where do you plan to start, and how do you need my cooperation?"

"With my current identity, qualifications and cultivation, it is impossible for me to control their core affairs, but there should still be opportunities for other industries that are not very important but are quite profitable, such as lofts, gambling houses and some shops. If you want to win money, start here.”

Tangning said, "It seems you have a plan?"

Ding Jianyang smiled: "There is a store opened by the Zhu family in Tainan Gufang City. The profits are quite considerable. More importantly, I can deal with people from all walks of life in the Zhu family and establish relationships. I plan to start from there."

"The current person in charge of this shop is Zhu Yuming. He is greedy for money and lustful. The upper-class people of the Zhu family have been dissatisfied with him for a long time. However, he is Zhu Ye's nephew. Zhu Ye has a higher seniority in the Zhu family and has a good reputation as a cultivator. The reason is profound and the words are quite weighty, so I have been patient with them.”

"I need you to take down this person. On Zhu Bochong's side, I will ask my uncle to intercede. As long as something goes wrong with him, I believe I should be able to take over this position smoothly."

Tangning frowned slightly: "You don't want me to assassinate him, right? Killing a foundation-building monk is no small matter, and I don't want to become a life-or-death enemy of the Zhu family for no reason."

"Don't worry! It's not that serious. We just need to ruin his reputation and make the matter bigger. The Ding family can't do this kind of thing. You should have a way! I have time, so I'm not in a hurry. You can take your time. Plan slowly.”

Tangning muttered: "Yes, yes, what can I get? So far, we have been giving to you, but we have never received the return we deserve."

"If I remember correctly, since the beginning of our cooperation, you have never proactively provided us with intelligence, and I have never obtained valuable information from you. Now you want me to deal with Zhu Yuming and fight for your own interests. , you have to give me a satisfactory reason!”

Ding Jianyang raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Very good, I like this kind of equal transaction. We are partners. No one owes anyone, and there is no need to help each other for free. I will pay you 20,000 spirit stones afterwards, as The reward for this.”

Tangning shook her head: "It's not about the spirit stone. I planned for you to deal with a foundation-building monk, and I also took a lot of risks."

"What do you want?"

"In exchange of equal value, I will help you deal with him. You owe me a favor, or a favor!"

"What do you want me to do?"

"I haven't decided yet. I will tell you when he needs you someday."

Ding Jianyang thought silently for a while: "Okay, but I have a request. It must be something within my ability, and the risk level cannot be higher than this."

"Don't worry, I won't look for you if it's not within your ability. Can you handle something too difficult?"

"It's a deal."

Tang Ning smiled slightly, shrunk her body, escaped underground, left the attic, and walked for a long distance before she finally revealed her body and turned into light and flew away into the sky.

He did not go to the information station, but went directly back to the sect, came to Zhuxu Cave Mansion, waved his hand, and passed the transmission note inside.

Not long after, the thick fog rolled in, and a young man with a tall face and broad waist came out. Although he was tall, his face was still childish, and he looked about eighteen or nineteen years old.

This is Tao Yong, Zhu Xu's new disciple a few years ago. He had never had a disciple before, but since he became a deacon, he has to have someone around him who he can trust, and there are many things that are inconvenient for him to do.

For example, the share of the intelligence station's spiritual stone subsidy, the offerings of the disciples below, and some other miscellaneous trivial matters, you can't do everything yourself! So he accepted this disciple.

"Uncle Tang, Master, please come in." Tao Yong walked up to him and bowed in salute. He only had the third level of Qi Refining. He had only been transformed from the mortal world for a few years. Now he was assigned to the aircraft rescue team by Zhu Xu. In fact, he was only in name. That’s all.

Tang Ning followed him to the main room of Zhu Xudong Mansion and said, "Senior Brother Zhu."

"Junior Brother Tang is here, please take a seat. I'm here for the purpose of funding the intelligence station!"

Tang Ning sat down as she was told: "Yes, mainly because of this. Just a small thing, I want to inform you. Before I come, I went to Zhu's house. I'm afraid Zhu Mingxuan will die. He will be alive in a few days. If nothing happens, The head of the Zhu family should be Zhu Bochong."

"What do you think of this Zhu Bochong?"

Tang Ning said: "He is the eldest son of the Zhu family. He has been in charge of the affairs of the Zhu family for many years and has been acting as the head of the family for a long time. He is a steady man with a deep mind and an intangible expression of joy and anger. The only shortcoming is that he loves his daughter Zhu Yunrou too much. "

"After Zhu Mingxuan's death, I think the western part of the Central Plains will usher in a brief period of chaos. Those families that have been oppressed by the Zhu family for a long time may take action. But after all, the Zhu family has a rich heritage. Without the intervention of powerful external forces, it is impossible to defend the family business. There should be no problem.”

Zhu Xu nodded: "Keep an eye on the Zhu family. The Demon Sect has become more and more powerful in recent years. It's okay here. Over in Qi State, the Shuiyun Sect has lost nearly half of its territory."

"Originally, the Demon Sect only occupied the northern part of Qi State. But over the years, many cultivating families have changed their banners. Now, half of the land resources in the east and west of Qi State have been taken away by the Demon Sect."

"The defection of those cultivating families allowed the Demon Sect to take over a quarter of Qi State's territory without even a single soldier. In addition, they had previously occupied the northern region, and the entire Qi State had almost been divided into two. Xuanmen Separate boundaries with the Demon Sect."

Tang Ning said: "The Qi State is like this because of the strength of the Crescent Sect and the Youmei Sect, while the Shuiyun Sect is not as powerful as the Shuiyun Sect. Although the Corpse Puppet Sect has grown a lot in strength in recent years, its overall strength is still inferior to my sect. It should not fall to the level of Shuiyun Sect."

"Even if those cultivating families have their hearts set on the Demon Sect, they should not dare to do so if they are thrown into a trap."

Zhu Xu said: "You may not have the guts to blatantly surrender to the Corpse Puppet Sect, but you must also be careful of people who are secretly colluding with the Demon Sect, especially those wealthy families with great influence. Once the war breaks out again, there is no guarantee that these people will not "Defection in battle."

Tangning nodded and said, "I know."

Zhu Xu said: "Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm afraid you will have to stay in the intelligence station for a while longer. I have tried to transfer you back to the sect many times over the years, but there has never been a good chance. I mentioned this during the discussion last time. thing, but there’s a lot of opposition.”

"Junior Brother Liu and the others do not agree with you returning to the sect to serve. The reason is that there is no suitable candidate other than you in the department. Junior Brother Zhang Yan is getting old. Junior Brother Du Yuankai has retired from the position of the intelligence station. There is no reason to serve again. "Junior Sister Xu Cuiyao and Junior Brother Chen Xuan are not strong enough. Junior Brother Liu Miao is an inspector and cannot leave the sect."

"I applied to Qingxuan Palace, but was rejected."

According to the unwritten rules of the Intelligence Department, managers who work abroad must have at least a mid-stage foundation-building level of cultivation. Without this level of cultivation, it will be difficult to truly act on their own and handle complex matters.

Therefore, Tang Ning was not sent by Lu Xingxian to take up the post of director of the Silver Fox Intelligence Station until she had broken through to the middle stage of foundation building.

The three managers currently stationed in the Intelligence Department, Tang Ning, Wu Teng, and Lu Guang, are all mid-stage Foundation Establishment monks, including Du Yuankai and Zhang Yan who were also at this level before.

The appointment of overseas disciples of the Ministry of Education must be reported to the Qingxuan Hall, and they can only serve with the approval of the Qingxuan Hall.

Although Zhu Xu was successfully elected as the deacon of the Intelligence Section, his current situation is like a fish tangled in a net, unable to move forward. Liu Miao and others are holding him back, and Qingxuan Palace is suppressing him. Compared with Lu Xingxian's situation back then, it can be said that it is completely different. .

Although Lu Xingxian has long since passed away, the forces that have been deeply rooted for many years are still very strong. After all, Zhu Xu has a shallow foundation and a weak foundation. It is impossible to reverse this situation in a short time.

The two talked for a long time before Tang Ning stood up and said goodbye. She left her cave and went to the Finance Hall of the Intelligence Department to collect funds.

The next day he left the sect, returned to the intelligence station, and handed the funds to Xu Qingwan.

A few days later, news came from Zhu Maoqing that Zhu Mingxuan had passed away and Zhu Bochong was officially elected as the head of the Zhu family.

At night, Tang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the house when a knock on the door sounded outside.

"Come in."

A tall man with thick eyebrows and big eyes pushed the door open and saluted: "Senior Tang."

The person who came was Cree Yinglong. After joining the intelligence station, he requested to go out to do some specific investigation work because he could not adapt to the restrained life underground.

Tang Ning sent Kong Ji to carefully investigate his past, but found no involvement with the Demon Sect, so he sent him to Zheng Wei and let him be sent to do intelligence investigation work.

Now more than ten years later, he has reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. As long as he breaks through this bottleneck, he can reach the tenth level of Qi Refining and hopefully build a foundation.

"You're here, sit down!"

"Yes." Cree Yinglong took his seat as instructed: "You summoned me, what are your instructions?"

"How long have you been at the intelligence station?"

"Almost fifteen or sixteen years."

"I heard that you have done quite well with fellow Daoist Zheng these years!"

"Thanks to Senior Hongfu, nothing went wrong."

Tangning smiled and said, "You did it yourself. What does it have to do with me? I came to you this time because I want you to do something."

Chu Yinglong immediately said: "Senior, if you give me an order, I will never refuse, even if I go up to the mountains of swords and into the sea of ​​fire."

Tangning waved her hand: "It's not that serious. It's just that I don't want others to know about this matter, including Fellow Daoist Zheng or others. Do you understand?"

"Yes, this junior understands."