Chronicles of Celestial Origins

As soon as he finished speaking, two disciples outside led Zhang Heng into the hall.

Xu Zilong asked: "Zhang Heng, on August 16th, you killed Jiang Yu, a member of the Jiang family who had a good cooperative relationship with the sect. Can you plead guilty?"

Zhang Heng said: "I acted as ordered, and I am not guilty."

Ma Yuanze said: "Zhang Heng, you said that you were ordered by Uncle Shi to secretly investigate Jiang Yu. Why have you never returned to the sect this year to report the progress to Uncle Shi?"

Before Zhang Heng could speak, Chen Da interrupted: "Brother Ma, what do you mean by this? Are you suspecting that Junior Brother Zhang Heng was not acting under orders? Master has admitted that he gave him this order. Your supervisory department should know, why are you still holding on?" Don’t let go, don’t you suspect that Master is giving false evidence?”

Ma Yuanze said: "Junior Brother Chen, don't get me wrong. I have no intention of doubting Uncle Shi. It's just a question about the case that I have to ask. Zhang Heng, since you have been ordered to monitor Jiang Yu for a whole year, no matter whether there are any clues or not, you should Report, why don’t you report?”

Zhang Heng said: "Master did not stipulate how often I should report to him. I didn't have any clues, so naturally I didn't report."

Xu Zilong said: "According to the witnesses of the Jiang family, you were wearing a cloak and a hat on your head on the day of the murder. It was only because you fought with Jiang Yu later that the hat fell off and your appearance was recognized."

"And you yourself said that you accidentally killed Jiang Yu because he was discovered by the two of you."

"But isn't your outfit just for assassination? If you are spying on others, do you need to dress so strangely? Isn't it easier to be exposed?"

Zhang Heng said: "I don't think it's easier to be exposed. In fact, I was afraid of being noticed by him and having my identity exposed, so I wore this outfit on purpose."

Ma Yuanze and Xu Zilong took turns questioning each other, and they interrogated them for more than half an hour. They were cross-examined in every detail. Chen Da said nothing, while Peng Hao looked at his nose, nose and heart, standing still, as if A passer-by.

"Junior Brother Peng and Junior Brother Chen, do you have anything else to ask?" Ma Yuanze looked at the two of them and asked.

Both of them shook their heads and said nothing.

"Take Zhang Heng down." Xu Zilong said, and two disciples led Zhang Heng out of the hall.

"That's the end of today's questioning! I propose to convict Zhang Heng for plotting to murder Jiang Yu." Ma Yuanze said.

Chen Dadao: "I don't agree with Senior Brother Ma's proposal. What is Zhang Heng's crime if he is ordered to act? If he is convicted, who will dare to obey the sect's orders in the future?"

Ma Yuanze said: "Although Zhang Heng acted under the orders of Uncle Shi, we have sufficient reasons to suspect that he killed people out of personal anger rather than for public service."

Chen Dadao: "Senior Brother Ma's suspicion is well used. Without any evidence, how can we arbitrarily convict him?"

Xu Zilong said: "I agree with Junior Brother Ma's proposal to convict Zhang Heng. Junior Brother Peng, what do you think?"

Peng Hao said: "I think it's better to be cautious about this matter."

Xu Zilong said: "Since we have different opinions, we each submit a file, and I will hand it over to the sect and ask the master to make a decision."

The two disciples next to him immediately handed over pen and ink, and everyone wrote quickly and wrote their opinions and handed them to Xu Zilong.

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At night, Tang Ning sat opposite him in Luo Qingshui Cave Mansion. The two talked for a while before Tang Ning said goodbye and left.

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The next day, several people gathered together again in the torture hall of the Zhenfu Department.

"Yesterday I submitted the file to the sect. The headmaster and Uncle Tang have agreed to my and Junior Brother Ma's proposal to convict Zhang Heng and sentence him to forty years in prison for manslaughter of Jiang Yu." Xu Zilong turned his left hand over and took the He took out a piece of paper and passed it to Peng Hao beside him.

That article was exactly the edict issued by Tang Ning, and it had the seal of Xuande Palace and his signature.

Several people circulated it one by one. After reading the articles, Chen Da stood up expressionlessly: "I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave."

After saying that, he walked away and left the main hall. Ma Yuanze and Xu Zilong looked at each other, both of them were a little dissatisfied. Peng Hao still looked like it had nothing to do with him, sitting still without any change in his expression.

Xu Zilong said: "Since Junior Brother Chen wants to leave first, let us announce the verdict! Someone, bring Zhang Heng up."

Soon, people were led into the palace. Xu Zilong took out the article and read: "Zhang Heng, a disciple of the Sili Department, accidentally killed Jiang Yu, a member of the Jiang family. The verdict after the trial is as follows: Zhang Heng will be sentenced to forty years in prison."

After Zhang Heng listened, his expression did not change, as if he had not heard anything.

Xu Zilong waved his hand: "Take him down."

"Yes." The two disciples responded, leading Zhang Heng out of the main hall, to the Prison Department, and were taken to Wujian Cliff and imprisoned.

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In the Shi Ming Sui Cave Mansion, Chen Da bowed and took his seat and said, "The three-department trial has ended. The headmaster and Tang Ning unanimously agreed to convict Zhang. Finally, Tang Ning issued the order to sentence Zhang to the manslaughter of Jiang Yu." Junior brother is sentenced to forty years in prison.”

Shi Mingsui nodded without saying anything, and Chen Da silently withdrew.

There is no bottom in the Penal and Prison Department. There is no daylight in the cave. You can't see your fingers with your hands out, and the fishy smell blows towards your face.

Zhang Heng sat down cross-legged, expressionless. The image of that woman with bright eyes and white teeth kept reappearing in his mind, and she eventually died of suicide in the ruined ancient temple.

I don’t know how much time passed, but with a loud bang, the stone door opened, and a man with a square face and a broad mouth flashed into the inner room. He bowed his head and said, "Junior brother Zhang, I am Li Miao, a disciple of the Prison Department. I have been ordered by Uncle Shi." Came to visit you."

Zhang Heng stood up and returned the greeting: "Thank you very much, Senior Brother Li. Please also tell Master and Master for me that this disciple will remember the kindness of the two elders in this life. Although he is in prison, he will pray every day in the future and wish the two elders a long and boundless life."

"Junior Brother Zhang, there is no need to be discouraged. This time, I have been ordered by Uncle Shi to release the restrictions in your body." Li Miao stepped forward and clicked on him a few times, releasing the springs, sea of ​​spirits, and Niwan Palace in his body. The spiritual seal at the place.

As soon as the restriction was lifted, Zhang Heng's spiritual power instantly overflowed throughout his body and moved freely. He said with great joy: "Thank you, senior brother."

Li Miao turned his hand over and handed him six bottles of elixirs: "This is the practice elixir Uncle Shi asked me to bring you. He asked me to tell you, don't be anxious, calm down and practice with peace of mind. It will always be useful in the future." The place of martial arts.”

Zhang Heng immediately went south and knelt, saying thank you to his master.

"Junior Brother Zhang, if you need anything, just tell me. I shouldn't stay too long. I'll take my leave now. I've already said hello to the disciples in charge here. They won't talk nonsense. But you still need to stay here and are not allowed to go out. Otherwise it will be difficult to explain.”

"I understand, thank you Senior Brother Li."

Li Miao flashed out of the cave, and the stone door closed again with a bang.

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Xu Qingwan was sitting cross-legged in the cave, practicing with her eyes closed, when suddenly the storage bag around her waist shook.

She opened her eyes, took out the formation disk, pointed it towards it, took the talisman into her hand, injected her spiritual consciousness, and a man's words rang in her mind.

Outside the thick fog, a burly man with gray hair on his temples stood. Seeing Xu Qingwan disappearing from the light, he stepped forward and said: "Senior Sister Xu, I am Huang Yuanjin of the Rentiao Department. By order of the sect, I order you to set off immediately and go to Served at Xuanyue Mountain Ling Mine."

After saying that, he turned his hand and took out a piece of paper and handed it to her.

Xu Qingwan took the article and unfolded it, but saw that it read: Xu Qingwan, a disciple of the Palm Seal Department of Yuan Yidian, is loyal and has profound cultivation. In order to avoid the Demon Sect's invasion of the important place of the Xuanyue Mountain Sect, we are now sending it to guard the place. We must set out immediately without any mistakes.

Below is the seal of Qingxuan Palace and the signature of Shi Mingsui.

"Senior Sister Xu, if you don't have anything to pack, let's set off now!" Huang Yuanjin said.

"I have some matters to explain, please wait for half an hour, Junior Brother Huang."

Huang Yuanjin nodded and said hello, Xu Qingwan's light flew up, and after a short while, he came to a cave mansion. With a wave of his hand, a talisman sank into the room.

Soon, the thick fog turned out, and a ray of light flashed out from inside, revealing a bright eye and white teeth, a graceful and graceful figure of a woman, it was Gu Yuanya: "Sister Xu, master, please come in."

Xu Qingwan said: "Now that you have established the foundation, you will be considered a peer from now on. You should be called according to the rules of the cultivation world!"

"Then I don't dare. If the master knows about it, he will scold me for being unruly."

The two of them entered the inner room one after another and arrived at Tang Ning's main room. Xu Qingwan bowed and sat down and said, "I'm here to say goodbye to you. I just received an order from Qingxuan Palace to go there immediately." Xuanyue Mountain Spirit Mine Guards."

Gu Yuanya was shocked when she heard what she said. Everyone in the sect knew that Xu Qingwan was Tang Ning's confidant. Qingxuan Palace actually sent her to Xuanyue Mountain with just a transfer order. Obviously this was Shi Mingsui's counterattack. .

It should be noted that although Xu Qingwan is only a steward of the Yuan Yidian Palm Seal Department, she is in charge of the specific matters of the sect's expansion plan, serves as the logistics captain, and enjoys the salary of a sect's deacon.

But now that she has been transferred out of Yuanyi Palace, she obviously can no longer enjoy the deacon's salary. This is a huge income gap. The deacon is six thousand spirit stones per month. According to her own salary, it is only three thousand spirit stones, which is a difference of three to four per year. Wanling stone.

Tangning didn't look strange, and just nodded: "Since I sent you, then go! Be careful when you get there."

Xu Qingwan said: "Please take good care of these two children, Zhirou and Qiyuan."

Tangning nodded and said nothing.

"Then I'll take my leave." Xu Qingwan stood up and left.

"Master, they bullied Master Xu, but you didn't help them." Gu Yuanya said as she saw her walking away.

Tang Ning shook her head: "You are already a Foundation Establishment monk, and you are still saying such childish words. Regarding the personnel of the sect leader of Qingxuan Palace, they do not need my permission to transfer disciples."

Gu Yuanya said: "It must be the fault of Shi Ming's envoy. It was obviously his disciple who did something wrong, and the master just reported it to the father to deal with it, so he harbored resentment and deliberately took revenge. Fortunately, he is still the master of Qingxuan Hall! How could it be like this? Don’t distinguish between right and wrong, narrow-minded.”

"Now you know why you are not allowed to participate! Many things in the sect are not as simple as you think." Tang Ning shook her head.

Shi Ming's subsequent move was definitely not revenge. At most, it was just a reminder, or an appropriate vent. This was the attitude he must have as the master of Qingxuan Hall.

After all, the disciple Sun Lang, whom he tried to protect, should be imprisoned. If he swallowed his anger and did nothing, he would look weak.

It's just that Tang Ning didn't expect that he would kill Xu Qingwan. Thinking about it carefully, although it was expected, it was also reasonable.

Although Xu Qingwan was not involved in this matter, she was recognized as a close confidant in the sect. It was most suitable to use her to scare the monkeys. As for Ma Yuanze and Xu Zilong, as the deacons of the department, it would not be easy to move them first, and it would also affect them. Quite big.

Therefore, Xu Qingwan became the scapegoat and suffered the same fate as a fish in a pond.