Chronicles of Celestial Origins

In Xuantang City, Tianniu Mountains, in a slightly dark room, Fang Dasheng, Hao Jianren, and Sima Nianzu were sitting opposite each other.

It was another time for the alliance to meet for a meeting. Sima Nianzu methodically outlined the matters that the alliance needed to deal with in the near future. Fang Dasheng and Hao Jianren sometimes nodded and sometimes shook their heads. The three of them exchanged opinions in a peaceful atmosphere.

About half an hour later, Sima Nianzu turned over his hands and took out a stack of files: "This is the investigation report reported by the alliance review team on the murder of Lin Quan by Tang Ning, the acting captain of the fifth team of the first brigade."

"The review team obtained the confessions of all parties involved and made a final conclusion. Lin Quan was indeed the main culprit in stealing the elixir. He bribed six other colleagues with inducements and threats, and stole the two hundred and fifty beads handed over to the sect. Zi Yanguo, because he was worried about being implicated, perjured himself during the investigation by the First Brigade.”

"When Tangning killed Lin Quan, she didn't know that he was the one who stole the elixir. She just killed him out of anger and impulsiveness."

Fang Dasheng took the file and flipped through it briefly before handing it to Hao Jianren: "Now that the truth has come to light, I think the case can be finalized. Tangning privately executed his team to recruit disciples. Although it violated the sect's rules and regulations, there was a reason for the incident. If the punishment is lenient, I intend to impose a three-year salary and three-month confinement as punishment."

Hao Jianren frowned and said, "Is this punishment too lenient? What Tang Ning committed was the crime of killing a colleague. The first commandment of the sect is not to kill each other in the same sect, deceive the master and destroy the ancestor. If you are a disciple of the sect, don't talk about killing people. Even if they fight in private, they will be dismissed from their posts and sentenced to jail. Although Lin Quan is not a formal disciple of the sect, he is still a monk who works for the sect. He is a colleague. Such a small punishment will probably chill everyone and make it even harder to accept. ”

Fang Dasheng said: "Junior Brother Hao, you've said it before! Lin Quan's stealing of the sect's supplies is a capital crime. Although Tang Ning was at fault, he just killed a person who violated the law. As the captain of the team, he is in charge of the affairs of Jingyuan Pavilion. , already has the power to make arbitrary decisions when the situation arises. Isn’t the punishment of three years’ salary and three months of confinement not enough?”

Hao Jianren said: "These are two different things. The sect has its own rules and regulations as to what punishment Lin Quan should receive. Even if it is a death penalty, it is not Tangning's turn to deal with it. As for the arbitrary power that Senior Brother Fang mentioned, it also depends on the situation."

"If it was an emergency, he might be arbitrary and dictatorial, but it is obvious that it was not a specific emergency when he killed Lin Quan."

"Although Lin Quan is the person who stole the elixir, Tang Ning's blatant murder of Lin Quan is two independent crimes. Even if there is a causal relationship, it cannot be an excuse for him to kill his colleagues privately. I think the punishment is three years' salary and three months' confinement. It’s too light. It would be reasonable to at least remove him from the position of team leader.”

Fang Dasheng said: "Then let's shelve this issue for now and wait until the next meeting to make a decision. Junior Brother Sima, let's talk about the next issue!"

"The Yaoyuan Mountain Spirit Mine Formation stationed by the Fourth Brigade has been in disrepair for a long time. There are some minor problems. We need to apply for 100 million spirit stone funds for repairs." Sima Nianzu said.

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At the Pingling Mountain Spirit Mine, a ray of light came and a burly man appeared. With a wave of his hand, the talisman was passed into the room.

The man was none other than Gao Yuan, a disciple of the Yuan Qian Yizong who had left the Jiang family and came all the way to join Tang Ning.

After the group arrived at Xuantang City, they first settled in an inn in the city. After some discussion, the four of them decided that it was too abrupt. They originally planned to send Gao Yuan to inquire about the news and meet at the Taixuanzong office in Xuantang City. After getting to know Tang Ning, look at her attitude before making any decisions.

Gao Yuan followed the advice. As soon as he left the inn, he met a man wearing Tai Xuan Zong clothes passing by. He went up to inquire about Tang Ning's whereabouts. It happened that this man was also a monk in the brigade directly under the regiment. Knowing that Tang Ning was transferred to Jingyuan Pavilion as the director, he asked him to Tell this truthfully.

After the four people heard the news, they were really surprised and happy. They were originally a little worried that Tangning was so soft-spoken that he would not be able to provide them with shelter. However, they did not expect that Tangning had now begun to dominate the party, which meant that he had established a firm position within the Taixuan Sect. heel.

The four of them then rushed to the Jingyuan Pavilion without stopping. The three of them rested in the pavilion, and Gao Yuanwen came first to pay their respects.

After waiting for a long time, the light curtain in front of me melted into a gap, and a figure flashed out from inside. He bowed his head and said, "Senior, who are you? What are you doing here?"

"My surname is Gao Mingyuan. I am an old acquaintance of senior Tang Ning, the head of your department. I have come here to see you. Please let me know."

The man looked at him and said, "Senior, it is unfortunate that you are here. Senior Tang has been detained for questioning for violating the rules."

"What?" Gao Yuan was slightly startled and asked in surprise: "Dare you ask my friend, when did this happen?"

"Senior Tang has been detained in the brigade for half a month."

"I wonder what crime he committed? Can you tell me?"

"It is inconvenient for us to disclose this matter. If there is no future for you, senior, please come back!" The man turned and left.

"Wait." Gao Yuan hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, took out five high-grade spiritual stones from his storage bag, handed them to him and said, "To be honest, I came all the way from Tianquan County to meet with Senior Tang. , please tell me, fellow Taoist, what exactly did Senior Tang commit?"

The man thought for a moment, took the spirit stone in his hand and said, "Senior Tang was detained by the brigade for killing Lin Quan, a monk in our headquarters."

"What will be the consequences?"

"This is something that this junior can't know. The case has not been officially finalized yet, and the results of the handling have not been reported. Since seniors have come from afar, you might as well wait a few more days. I think this matter will not take too long. This is what I have to say, junior. Farewell." The man said and returned to the formation.

Gao Yuanzheng stayed in place for a long time, then Fang Hua escaped from the light.

Inside the room, Chen Xiaofan, Zhang Yao, and Yan Qing were anxiously waiting for the news.

Hearing the sound of footsteps outside, Yan Qing quickly stood up and opened the room, and couldn't wait to ask: "Senior Brother Gao, how are you? You can see Senior Uncle Tang, what did he say?"

Gao Yuan said nothing and walked in with a calm face.

Seeing his appearance, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other. Chen Xiaofan asked in a deep voice: "Junior Brother Gao, what's wrong? Is it not going well? Is it because I didn't see Uncle Tang, or is he unwilling to take us in?"

Gao Yuan sat down directly, shook his head, and sighed: "Unfortunately we are here, Uncle Tang has been arrested for committing a crime."

"What?" After hearing this, the expressions of the three of them changed: "What's going on?"

"I don't know the specific situation. I only heard that he was detained and arrested by Taixuan Zong for committing the crime of killing his fellow monks."

Several people looked at each other, and the room fell into a brief silence. Gao Yuan was dejected, Zhang Yao frowned, and Yan Qing hammered the stone table hard, making a loud bang.

Chen Xiaofan's eyes were deep and thoughtful, and after a while he asked: "Junior Brother Gao, who did you hear these words from?"

"I went to the Taixuan Sect's office in Jingyuanting to visit Uncle Tang. While I was waiting outside the formation, a foundation-building monk came out. He should be the monk they recruited. He told me."

Yan Qing frowned and said, "Is it possible that Uncle Tang didn't want to see us, so he just found someone to deal with it."

Gao Yuan shook his head and said: "Based on my understanding of Master Tang, he is not such a person. Don't forget, when he left Donglai County to go to Qinghai to fight against the Mubei demon, he also handed over all the sect supplies to Master Jiang. "

"Furthermore, the Foundation-Building monk kept the matter secret. It was very taboo. It doesn't seem like he was lying. No matter how I asked him, he refused to reveal a single word."

"Besides, if Uncle Tang wants to frustrate us, wouldn't that be simple? Why do we need to use this method?"

Chen Xiaofan pondered and said: "I don't doubt that Master Tang is deliberately prevaricating us. Junior Brother Gao, did that person say that Master Tang was convicted and sentenced?"

"No, he was only willing to reveal the matter after I pressed him repeatedly and bribed five high-grade spiritual stones. At present, Uncle Tang's case has not been finalized, and the punishment results have not been announced."

"That means there is still work to be done, and we have to do something."

Yan Qing frowned and said: "What to do? How to do it? How can we intervene in the internal affairs of Taixuan Sect? Moreover, Uncle Tang was detained and arrested for killing his monks. We all know the seriousness of this crime. If it weren't for The evidence is solid, I don’t think they will arrest anyone rashly.”

Chen Xiaofan said: "We have no other choice. Since we are here, we have to fight for it. Moreover, we have already used up the spiritual stones. Where else can we go but to join Master Tang?"

Gao Yuan said: "I agree with Senior Brother Chen. We have no other choice but to go to Uncle Tang. If we seek refuge with a small local family or a chamber of commerce, and are oppressed by them and act based on their looks, it would be better to be a free-spirited cultivator, Junior Brother Yan." Difficulty: Are you willing to go back to the days of Huanyuan Pavilion? "

Yan Qing said: "Of course I know that joining Uncle Tang is the best choice, otherwise why would we have come all the way here with all our money and money, but the problem now is that he can't protect himself, so how can he protect us. "

Chen Xiaofan said: "So we need to do something."

"The question is here, what can we do? He is Taixuanzong, and as Uncle Tang, he has been arrested and detained. What else can we do? We can't rob the prison car!"

“It’s not about what to do, it’s about doing something.”

"What does Senior Brother Chen mean by this?"

Chen Xiaofan said: "We came to Uncle Tang with nothing but money. If he needs manpower, maybe he can still use us."

"If we don't need manpower, we will have nothing to get started and nothing to use. Even if we are taken in, it will be no more than a wealthy family adopting a few poor relatives from afar. There is no way we will be taken seriously."

"Now that Master Tang is in trouble, it may not be an opportunity for us. If we can play a certain role in his crisis, then when he comes out of trouble and comes back, he will definitely regard us as his right-hand man."

"So we need to do something, even if it doesn't have much effect, we must do it. This is an attitude that allows Uncle Tang to see our sincerity."

Gao Yuan said: "Senior Brother Chen's words are reasonable, but where should we start?"

"You still remember that when I met Uncle Tang in Donglai County last time, he once said that his disciple Gu Yuanya is now serving at Fengshui Pavilion under Taixuanzong in Xuantang City. She and I were both inspectors back then. Although we are not very familiar with each other, we finally know each other. We can contact Master Tang through her and see if there is anything we can do to help."

Yan Qing's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea. Now that something like this has happened to Uncle Tang, I think Gu Yuanya must be very anxious. We are going to assist her now and give her advice. It can be said to be a timely help."

"Without further ado, let's set off now."