Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Xu Qingwan smiled slightly: "Most of them are just people who follow others' opinions and make noise."

"I invite you here this time because I want to talk to you about the Intelligence Department. I will be promoted to the position of manager of Yuan Yidian. You are the manager of the Intelligence Department. According to the sect's regulations, you can run for the position of Deacon of the Intelligence Department. How about it? Are you interested?"

"what do you think?"

"I'll tell you the truth! You can't get this position. The superiors don't agree. As for the reason, you should know it yourself, so I won't say more. I'm calling you back this time to talk to you about this matter. Whether you mean it or not, Don’t participate in the selection of deacons of the Information Section, otherwise you will lose face when you get there.”

Xu Qingwan nodded: "I understand."

"There is nothing we can do about it. The sect has made an internal decision that Xu Wenze will be the deacon of the Intelligence Section."

Xu Qingwan was silent for a while: "Can I be transferred to Yuan Yidian?"

Tangning didn't expect that she would make such a request and asked, "What? Aren't you used to being in the Intelligence Department?"

"That's not the case. I am the sect you recommended to join. I still want to follow you to manage the finances to feel a little more at ease."

"Don't worry, the sect has its own rules. It doesn't matter whoever serves as a deacon. Furthermore, the transfer of disciples is not my decision. They need to go through Qingxuan Hall. Let me tell you the truth! The relationship between the master of Qingxuan Hall and me is not very good. Your transfer may not be approved. However, you can be in charge of finance in the Information Department. I will greet Junior Brother Xu when you return to the sect."

"All right!"

"If you have any problems within the sect from now on, or if you have any difficulties with spiritual stones and elixirs, you can come to me at any time. We have known each other for so many years, so there is no need to be polite to me."

"Thank you, I'll take my leave." Xu Qingwan got up and left the room, returning to her cave, but she saw someone waiting for her outside, it was Xu Qiyuan.

"Auntie, is Uncle Tang looking for you for the position of deacon of the department?" Xu Qiyuan saw her disappearing from the light and hurriedly stepped forward to greet her and asked.

Xu Qingwan nodded and went straight inside.

Xu Qiyuan followed her: "What did he say? Do you have a chance to be promoted to department deacon?"

Xu Qingwan hesitated: "He asked me not to participate in this deacon election."

Xu Qiyuan was startled, then said angrily: "Why? Why doesn't he let you participate in the selection?"

"Why don't you know? I joined Qian Yizong only half-way through the Dao period. I am not a direct disciple. Isn't it obvious that they don't trust me?"

"But you have been working in the intelligence station before, and you are also working for the sect!" Xu Qiyuan said angrily: "I think he was secretly wary of you and did not try his best to win this position for you. When he secretly investigated me, he did not talk to you. He said hello, and now he directly excludes you. In the end, he doesn’t treat you as one of his own.”

Xu Qingwan frowned slightly, paused in her steps, and scolded: "That's enough, don't say these words again."

Seeing that she was unhappy, Xu Qiyuan did not continue.

The two of them entered the cave, and Xu Qingwan sat down cross-legged.

Xu Qiyuan raised his head and glanced at her: "Auntie, there is something I don't know whether I should say."

"If you shouldn't say it, don't say it."

Xu Qiyuan was silent for a while and couldn't help but said: "I think you trust him too much."

"You seem very dissatisfied with him?"

"I'm not dissatisfied with him, I just want to remind you that I'm afraid you will be fooled by him in the future."

"I have known him for many years, and I know who he is. You have forgotten that it was he who introduced you to the sect in the first place."

Xu Qiyuan shook his head: "I know you feel you owe him a favor, but these are two different things. It was indeed him who recruited me into the sect back then, but my practice over the years has not benefited from him. I owe him a favor. , doesn’t mean you have to obey his orders for the rest of your life.”

Xu Qingwan glanced at him: "So that's what you think."

Xu Qiyuan said: "When I say these words, you may think that I am cold-natured and ungrateful. In fact, I have wanted to say these words for a long time. I owe him a favor and I can repay him in the future. But affection is a matter of affection. After all, these are two different things and they must be separated.”

"I don't know why you trust him so much. I want to tell you that you are wrong. You have known him for many years. Do you really understand him? I don't think you do."

Xu Qingwan was expressionless: "Since I don't know him, what kind of person do you think he is?"

Xu Qiyuan hesitated for a while: "Every time I see him, he has a slightly smiling expression, including every time I see him talking to others, he also has this look. He looks very friendly and approachable. "

"But do you know how I feel? Every time I see his slightly smiling expression, I get chills down my spine."

"Because I don't know if he is thinking about killing me when he smiles at me."

"Didn't you ask me who I thought he was?"

"He is a deep and ruthless man."

"He never trusts others. For example, when he secretly investigated me, he didn't say hello to you. If he found any clues, he would secretly execute me like he killed Senior Zheng Wei."

"This is why I feel like a prick of light every time I see him."

Xu Qingwan was startled, her pupils shrank suddenly, and her body leaned forward slightly in disbelief: "What did you say?"

Xu Qiyuan said: "You don't know yet! What I didn't want to say at first is that Senior Zheng Wei didn't escape at all, but was killed by him himself."

Xu Qingwan stared at him and said slowly: "How do you know?"

"You have forgotten that I was trusted by Du Yuankai at the intelligence station at that time. In fact, I had long suspected that Senior Zheng Wei had not escaped. There were many clues before that."

"The disciples around Senior Zheng Wei keep sending secret reports."

"Before his death, Du Yuankai went out frequently."

"Then he disappeared out of thin air and told the public that he had escaped."

"But I asked Du Yuankai and he told me the truth and asked not to tell you because of your relationship with senior Zheng Wei."

"He can secretly kill Senior Zheng Wei, and one day he will not hesitate to kill you or even me, as long as there is some kind of threat to him."

"You trust him, but he doesn't trust you at all. We are all pawns that he can abandon at any time."

"I am saying this to you today because I cannot bear to have you kept in the dark and used by him until you are abandoned like a chess piece."

Xu Qingwan was speechless, and the room fell into silence.

After a long time, she sighed slightly and said, "Go ahead! I'm a little tired."

Xu Qiyuan didn't say anything more, turned and left.

………………

A few days passed by, and Tang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the room. Suddenly, the storage bag around his waist shook. He opened his eyes, took out the array plate, and took the talisman floating in the thick fog into his hands. His spiritual consciousness poured into his mind. A man's voice sounded.

It turned out that it was Peng Wanli's disciple Ma Xuan who came to pay a visit. Tang Ning knew clearly that Peng Wanli must have returned to the sect, so he fiddled with the formation board slightly.

Outside the cave, a white-skinned middle-aged man stood. Seeing the thick fog rolling in, he entered the inner room in a flash. He came to the main room and bowed to Tang Ning, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon. "Disciple Ma Xuan pays homage to Master Tang." ”

"What's up?"

"Master, please go to Yixi."

"Let's go!"

Tang Ning stood up and walked out of the cave with him. After a short while, they arrived at the meeting hall of Yuanyi Palace.

When the disciples on duty in front of the hall saw him, they quickly bowed and saluted.

The two of them went straight in. There was no one inside. Ma Xuan said, "Uncle Tang, please wait a moment. I will go and report to the master."

After saying that, he turned around and left the hall. Tang Ning took a seat below. After waiting for about a stick of incense, a round-faced man with slightly white temples walked in. He stood up and saluted: "Disciple has met Master Uncle Peng."

Peng Wanli walked to the main seat and sat down, waving his hands and saying: "Sit down! No need to be polite. Since you have entered the golden elixir, we are peers, so we should follow the rules of the cultivation world! Tangning, do you know why I proposed to Senior Brother Luo , will you be transferred to Yuanyi Palace?"

Tang Ning took her seat as instructed: "The Headmaster said that you think the financial reform plan I have implemented in the Intelligence Department is good and you want me to promote it to the entire sect."

Peng Wanli said: "I want you to be responsible for the financial reform of the entire sect, and the pace should be larger, not just at the level of the Information Department, do you understand?"

Tangning frowned slightly when she heard this: "I'm afraid there will be a lot of resistance."

"You don't have to worry about this. The Headmaster and I will fully support you."

"How far do you want it to go?"

"At least a third off."

Tang Ning was silent, her thoughts racing in her mind. The sect's spiritual stone funding was reduced by another third, and if it was implemented in all departments and departments, if the reduction was carried out in the normal way, the departments and departments would definitely not be able to operate normally.

Take the Intelligence Department as an example. One-third of the funding for the 100,000 spirit stones is reduced to 70,000 spirit stones. According to the two-two-three-three distribution method, only 20,000 spirit stones can run the department, which is not even enough to pay the disciples’ salaries. .

Even if we adopt the newly implemented four-three-three method and use half of it for disciple funding, thirty-five thousand spirit stones are still too limited.

Peng Wanli and Luo Qingshui were openly using themselves as spearheads and pushing themselves to the surface, while they were secretly manipulating.

The implementation of the new financial plan will obviously offend a large number of people. Those department managers and supervisors whose interests are harmed will definitely put the blame on themselves.

Peng Wanli did not implement the financial reform plan because of his concerns. Now that he has been promoted to the late Jindan stage, if nothing unexpected happens, after Luo Qingshui, he is qualified to take over as the head coach, so it is not easy for him to do such offending things. , otherwise once the hatred among the disciples is aroused, it will be difficult to take over the position of head teacher.

Therefore, he was transferred to Yuanyi Palace and pushed to the front of the stage, making himself the scapegoat.

Of course, for Tangning, this was not a big problem. He had no intention of competing for the position of head coach in the future, so it didn't matter if he offended some people.

The key to the whole thing is that it is impossible to reduce such a large amount of funds unless the deacons and supervisors of various departments and supervisors are involved to get rid of their share, but this is almost impossible.

The deacons and supervisors of various departments are the backbone of the entire sect. Everyone has a confidant. Without their interests, no matter what the plan is, it will be difficult for the sect to move forward.