Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"Master, if you are promoted to the Golden Core Realm this time, you won't stay in Tianshui Lake anymore, right! Where are you going to serve?" The two of them walked into the cave, with Gu Yuanya following behind him.

"The steward of Yuan Yidian has been appointed."

"Then I also want to return to the sect and stay with the master. Master, please hurry up and make arrangements!"

"Aren't you back already?"

Gu Yuanya said: "Master, please arrange for me to go to Yuanyi Palace too!"

"Why are you going to Yuan Yidian?"

"Although I hold a temporary position in the Supervision Department, I don't know anyone in the Supervision Department. You are in Yuan Yidian, so of course I will follow you."

"You are so old, and you are not a child, why should you follow me? Before, your cultivation level was low, so I asked you to follow me so that I can guide you in your practice. When you come back this time, you can work in the Supervision Department!"

"Oh." Gu Yuanya responded dejectedly.

"Go and invite Xu Qingwan."

"Oh!" Gu Yuanya responded and left. Tangning returned to the main room and sat cross-legged. After about a stick of incense, footsteps sounded outside the house. Xu Qingwan came in from outside and bowed: "Uncle Tang, what are your orders? ?”

"There are no outsiders, no need to be so polite, just sit down!"

Xu Qingwan sat down as she was told, and Tang Ning said, "I have invited you here because I have something to tell you. I have already told the headmaster that you will be transferred to the Palm Seal Department of Yuan Yidian. The appointment will be issued in the next few days. Get ready."

Xu Qingwan nodded in agreement.

"I transferred you to the Palm Print Department in the hope that you can help me complete the sect's financial system reform plan." Tang Ning turned over her hands and pulled out a stack of thick files: "Here are the sect's financial income and expenditures in the past ten years. Take a look at the detailed records. We need to reduce the sect’s financial expenditure by at least two million spirit stones every year.”

Xu Qingwan took the file and looked through it. There was silence in the room for a while, the only sound was the sound of her turning the pages.

After a long time, she put down the file in her hand and said, "I probably already understand the sect's finances. This matter needs long-term consideration. I don't know where to start at the moment."

"There is no need to worry about this matter. I came to you today just to inform you about this matter. When I get to Yuanyi Palace in the future, I will consider it slowly after I get familiar with the matter."

"Then I'll take my leave first."

Tang Ning nodded slightly, and Xu Qingwan stood up and left the room.

Seeing her disappearing back, Tang Ning frowned slightly. She seemed a little different from before.

Although she often had a cold expression before, she seemed to be more indifferent today, as if she had something on her mind.

Tang Ning was keenly aware of something unusual about him today, but he neither took the initiative to talk about it, nor did he want to ask. After all, it was someone else's private matter.

Gu Yuanya came in from the outside and said slightly dissatisfied: "Master, you have arranged for Master Xu to go to Yuanyi Palace. Why didn't you arrange for me to go? You are too partial."

Tang Ning smiled and said, "I asked her to go to Yuan Yidian because of official business. What's the point of being partial? What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Then I can also help you handle your affairs!"

"Do you think it's that easy? Let me tell you! These are all difficult and offending things, you! It's better to stay in the Supervisory Department and concentrate on your practice. When you build the foundation, we can talk about these things again."

"Master, I heard a lot of people talking about the relationship between you and Master Xu? Why don't you marry her directly and let her be my master's wife!"

"You kid, the more you talk, the more outrageous you are. It's all just hearsay and nothing."

"Don't worry about whether it's true or not, anyway, I think Senior Aunt Xu is very good. You are not married, and she is not married. If you like her, you have to act quickly, otherwise it will be too late if others take the lead. Senior Aunt Xu is so beautiful, I feel jealous just looking at you. Don’t be tempted! If you become my master’s wife, you will save other people’s attention.”

"Who said I'm not married? I've been married a long time ago."

Gu Yuanya was surprised: "Are you married? Then why haven't I seen the master's wife for so many years?"

"Your wife is not in Xingang, and I haven't seen her for several years. When she and I got married, your father wasn't even born yet! How could you have seen her?"

"Who is Master Wife? Is she good-looking? How does she compare to Master Xu?"

"Much prettier than her."

"I don't believe it! Master must be telling lies. I have never seen anyone prettier than Master Xu!"

"That's because you have little experience. How old are you and how many people have you met? If you have lived for more than two hundred years like a teacher, you will naturally have met everyone."

When will the master wife come back? "

"When you reach the level of a master, you will be able to meet her," Tang Ning said casually.

……………

Xu Qingwan returned to the cave, sat down cross-legged, and stared at the stone wall.

She actually wanted to ask whether it was Tang Ning who killed Zheng Wei and why she did it, but reason eventually defeated impulse.

She recalled every detail of her time at the intelligence station. Zheng Wei's voice and appearance seemed to be right in front of her, and she couldn't help but feel guilty. She knew Zheng Wei's sincerity towards her.

If he hadn't been so decisive at the beginning, maybe he wouldn't have thought about leaving Xingang, and he wouldn't have died.

Or if he hadn't met him, he wouldn't have ended up like this.

As Xu Qingwan's thoughts surged, there was a sudden shaking in the storage bag at her waist. She took out the formation plate, pointed it toward it, and took the talisman into her hand.

Not long after, footsteps sounded outside the house. Xu Qiyuan came in from the outside and saluted: "Auntie."

"You're here, what's the matter?" Xu Qingwan said expressionlessly.

"Did Uncle Tang Ning come to see you just now?"

"how do you know?"

"I happened to meet his disciple Gu Yuanya and saw her coming towards your cave, so I guessed that it was Master Tang Ning who invited you over. I wonder what the reason was?"

"I'm going to take a post in the Palm Seal Department of Yuan Yidian soon."

"Yuan Yidian Palm Seal Department? Why were you suddenly transferred there?"

"He was promoted to the steward of Yuan Yidian and asked me to help him and be responsible for the financial restructuring of the sect."

"Reorganization? What reform?"

"The sect needs him to formulate a financial reform plan that can reduce expenses by two million per year, so I will be transferred to help him complete this plan. Please don't spread this matter."

Xu Qiyuan snorted coldly: "I knew it was definitely not a good thing. At first, he did not recommend you to be promoted to the deacon of the intelligence station. Now that you have trouble, he asks you to help. This financial change is something that people will hate, and it will definitely offend many people. Young Master, have you promised him?"

Xu Qingwan said: "I was the one who proposed to work in Yuan Yidian. I have been in charge of finance in the intelligence station for so many years. Now I am transferred to Qian Yizong and stationed in Yingxia Mountain is not a long-term solution. In addition, I was admitted to the sect on his recommendation, and it would be better to go to Yuanyi Palace with him than to stay at Yingxia Mountain."

When Xu Qiyuan heard this, he felt jealous and jealous, and said: "He is obviously roasting you on the fire pit. I have something I don't know whether to say or not."

"What else are you afraid to say?"

Xu Qiyuan said: "Actually, with your current level of cultivation, there is no need to rely on him anymore. Although you accepted his kindness in the early years, you have worked hard and endured all these years, which is considered a reward. Why bother to get involved in such things again."

Xu Qingwan glanced at him: "Then what do you think I should do?"

"There is no need to get involved in this matter. If he asks you for your plan, just deny that you don't know how to deal with it. Gradually reduce your contact with him, so that you can slowly escape his control."

"Is this what you think? You've been doing this all these years, right? Want to completely sever ties with him and join someone else?"

Xu Qiyuan said: "I am not as important to him as you. As long as he does not investigate and doubt me privately, I will thank you. Didn't you notice? He always wanted to control you by his side. After he returned to the sect, he After you were transferred to the sect and promoted to Yuanyi Palace, he transferred you to Yuanyi Palace again. Let me be bold, I am afraid he has ulterior motives. "

"What's the intention?"

Xu Qiyuan lowered his head and said: "He, he covets your appearance and wants to completely possess you."

"Presumptuous." Xu Qingwan scolded.

"My nephew said something wrong, I hope my aunt won't be angry."

"Let's go! I want to rest."

"Yes." Xu Qiyuan glanced at her, a flash of enthusiasm in his eyes, stood up and left the room.

…………

In front of the light curtain on Broken Ridge Mountain, a ray of light shot out, revealing the figure of a handsome man, it was Tang Ning.

He came all the way from the Luoyun Mountains to buy elixirs for practice.

Since entering the golden elixir realm, the spiritual power in his body has skyrocketed. It has increased more than ten times compared to when he was building the foundation. Taking the Xiaoyang Pill has no much effect. Refining and absorbing a Xiaoyang Pill will increase his spiritual power. It’s so tiny, it’s not enough to fit between your teeth!

Only the spiritual power contained in the third-level Huang Yuandan can meet his current spiritual power needs, and Huang Yuandan can only be sold in Duanjishanfang Market, including Xingang Sanxuanmen, and no one has the ability to refine this level of elixir.

He had been waiting for Peng Wanli to return to the sect and officially take up his post in Yuanyi Palace, so he did not leave the sect in a hurry.

Now that the matter was settled, he left the sect that night and walked for several days to reach Broken Ridge Mountain.

On the last day of 2020, I wish you all a Happy New Year in advance.