Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"Uncle Tang." Hearing the loud roar of the stone gate, Yan Qing looked up and quickly stood up to salute.

Tangning looked him up and down: "I thought you were prudent, but I didn't expect you to be so frivolous. It's just nonsense."

"Disciple has lived up to my uncle's high expectations."

"Did the Luo family do anything to you?"

"No, that day Yun Sheng and I met with his father and were captured by the Yuanying monks of the Luo family and sent directly here."

"Your matter is very difficult now. I will try my best to come up with a solution for you outside, but it may not work. The Luo family is putting pressure on you. The sentence recommended by the alliance for you is two hundred years in prison."

"Two hundred years." Yan Qing's pupils shrank, his expression was lonely, frightened and confused.

"I came here today to ask you, what do you have to explain to me outside?"

Yan Qing was silent for a long time: "Yun Sheng, how is she?"

"There are some things that you can't change. Xu Yunsheng was taken back to the Luo family by his father, and there's nothing I can do about it." Seeing his lonely and desolate expression, Tang Ning sighed slightly in her heart: "If you're fine, I'll leave first. Yeah, take care of yourself.”

"Uncle Tang." Yan Qing suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of pity, and said slowly: "Can you save Yun Sheng?"

Tang Ning shook her head, turned around and left the room, leaving the interrogation hall and then came to another majestic cave.

Soon, a man came out to greet him, bowed and saluted: "Uncle Tang, Uncle Xu, please come in."

The two of them entered the inner room one after another and came to the hall. Not long after waiting, footsteps could be heard outside. Xu Mengyuan pushed the door open and walked in. He bowed with a smile and said, "Junior brother Tang, it's been a long time."

"Senior Brother Xu, please don't blame me for disturbing you late at night."

Tang Ning returned the gesture. Xu Mengyuan had already been promoted to the middle stage of Nascent Soul, and was transferred from the Fourth Battalion to the Alliance as a direct steward. For ordinary people, it might be difficult to be promoted across brigades, but for him, it was a piece of cake.

With Fang Dasheng's full support, his path to promotion in the alliance will be smooth. As long as his cultivation, meritorious service and other conditions meet the standards, the rest will fall into place.

At least below the level of brigade captain, Fang Dasheng still has great influence. If he reaches the level of brigade captain, it will be hard to say. Gein brigade captains are all joint managers.

As for the appointment of wing stewards, the wing captain only has the right to recommend, and the right to appoint is in the hands of the column.

Fang Dasheng has been in the alliance for so many years and has deep influence, but in the column, he is just an ordinary member and has no right to speak.

"Why are we brothers so alienated? We haven't seen each other for a few years. You have been promoted to the middle stage of Nascent Soul. Congratulations!"

The two exchanged a few pleasantries and sat down separately.

"Junior brother Tang, you must have something important to come to my place so late! If you have any questions, just tell me directly. We don't have to play around with you."

"I feel ashamed to say that I come to Brother Xu for help every time I encounter trouble. However, in this Xuantang City, except for Brother Xu, no one has that ability and is willing to help me. So I can only shamelessly trouble Xu. Brother.”

"Tell me! What's the matter? I will never refuse anything that I can do within my capabilities."

Tang Ning then recounted Yan Qing's incident in detail: "Now Deputy Sima has issued instructions to severely punish him and impose a two-hundred-year prison sentence. Once the file is sent to the brigade for signature and security, and the case is finalized, no further action will be taken. It’s too late.”

"Just now I found Junior Brother Yuan Xian, who is in charge of the interrogation hall. He promised me to withhold it for the time being and gave me seven days to resolve the matter."

"I really have no choice but to shamelessly come to Brother Xu to discuss countermeasures."

Xu Mengyuan muttered: "Two hundred years is indeed a bit too harsh. However, the sect has no specific standards for the severity of punishment. It is all artificially defined. He is just a recruiter of disciples. When he was caught, he was transferred to the alliance. , no matter how harsh the sentence is, there is nothing to argue about.”

"I know that I accidentally offended Deputy Sima a few years ago. When he saw that Yan Qing was my subordinate, he would naturally not show mercy. I want to find a relationship within the alliance to settle this matter, but basically I can't. It's possible. We have to start with the Luo family. If they can withdraw the accusation, there may be room for change. "

"Well, this is probably the only feasible way." Xu Mengyuan nodded: "Junior Brother Tang came to me, what do you need me to do?"

Tang Ning said: "The Luo family's power is entrenched in Xuanyang Pavilion. It is within the jurisdiction of the Third Brigade. I think the head of the Luo family must have contact with Uncle Guan Pingchao, the captain of the Third Brigade, and Uncle Guan Pingchao and Master Fang. I have always been friendly with my uncle, but I am a low-key person. I am afraid it would be inappropriate to take the liberty to visit Uncle Guan, and he may not give me this face. "

"So I want to ask Brother Xu to come forward and take me to see Uncle Guan, and then together we will visit Luo Hui, the head of the Luo family. If Uncle Guan is willing to come forward, Luo Hui will definitely not avoid it!"

"There is no need for Senior Brother Xu and Uncle Guan to intervene in the following matters. I met Luo Hui, apologized to him, and begged him to withdraw the accusation and let Yan Qing live."

"Whether it succeeds or not, this is the only chance."

"That's no problem. I'll go with you to see Uncle Guan. I think he should give us this thin noodle." Xu Mengyuan responded readily.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Xu. Senior Brother Xu, time is limited, do you think?"

"Okay, let's set off now!"

The two of them immediately left the cave, escaped from the light, and left the Tianniu Mountains.

………

In the Xuanyang Pavilion, in the broad and bright hall of the Rhinoceros Mountains, a man led the two people inside and saluted, "Two uncles, please wait a moment. Uncle Guan will be here soon."

After waiting for about a stick of incense, a man with a fair complexion and white temples pushed the door in.

The two quickly stood up and saluted, calling them Uncle Guan.

This person is none other than Guan Pingchao, captain of the Third Brigade.

"Sit, sit, sit, no need to be polite." Guan Pingchao walked to the main seat and sat down with a smile on his face, waving his hand.

"Uncle, Junior Brother Tang and I are taking the liberty of disturbing you this time, but actually we have something important to ask you to come forward." Xu Mengyuan said.

"What's the matter? I asked you to come all the way to see me."

"This disciple asked Senior Brother Xu to come and see you. This matter..." Tang Ning recounted the matter again.

"My disciple is humble and disrespectful. Luo Hui refused to see me, so I had no choice but to find Senior Brother Xu for help. I beg Senior Uncle Guan to bring my disciple to see Luo Hui, apologize in person, and ask him to be noble and generous."

"That's the thing!" Guan Pingchao said in deep thought: "Although Luo Hui and I have met many times, our friendship is only average, so he may not give me this kind of face."

"How dare I ask my uncle to intercede with Luo Hui on my behalf? As long as my uncle can bring my disciple to see Luo Hui's face, I will be grateful. I will handle the rest by myself."

"Okay! You have come so far, you can't make this trip in vain. I will take you to visit Luo Hui."

"Thank you, uncle." The three of them left the Rhinoceros Mountains and walked for several hours to the Luo family's residence.

After waiting for half an hour, a ray of light fell in the distance, and a tall puppet man appeared. He bowed his head and said, "Junior has seen Senior Guan. My uncle invites Senior to come in."

The three of them followed him into the city and came to a simple hall. Just as they were about to sit down, they saw a middle-aged man with a fat head, big ears and a big belly walking in. It was Luo Hui, the head of the Luo family. He had a smile on his face. With a warm smile, he looked like a rich man.

"Friends of the Conduit, I'm here to welcome you, but I didn't come far enough to greet you. I apologize for my sins."

"You don't have to be polite, Fellow Daoist Luo. I'm bothering you today because I have a small matter. I want to ask for a favor from Fellow Daoist Luo." Guan Pingchao returned the courtesy.

Tang Ning stood behind him. Hearing this, he couldn't help but feel shocked. He was still thinking about how to speak and ask Luo Hui to be merciful and open up a few channels to let Yan Qing live. Unexpectedly, Guan Pingchao would just give up the matter. He held it on his body and asked Luo Hui to give him a favor.

This was far beyond his expectation. When he was in the Rhinoceros Mountains, Guan Pingchao had shown an embarrassed look and seemed unwilling to intervene in the matter. He didn't expect that his attitude would change so drastically in just a few hours. Not only was there no sloppiness in the transformation, but he took the initiative to take on the matter.

Xu Mengyuan on the side also raised his head and glanced at Guan Pingchao in surprise.

"Oh? Friends, please tell me what's going on. As long as Luo can do it, he will do his best."

The two were seated separately. Guan Pingchao said, "An old acquaintance of mine has offended a disciple of your family, and I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Luo to show his support and let him go. Tangning, tell Fellow Daoist Luo what happened."

"Yes." Tangning replied and explained the whole story.

"This Yan Qing is an old acquaintance of mine. I have just learned about this matter, so I take the liberty to disturb Fellow Daoist Luo. I can tell you how much compensation the two injured monks in your mansion need. I just hope that your mansion can let them go." "One horse." Guan Pingchao said: "I will ask him to come to apologize in the future. Then you can vent your anger however you want. I just don't want him to be imprisoned for the rest of his life."

"Is there such a thing?" Luo Hui said: "To be honest with you fellow Daoists, I don't know anything about this matter, so be it! I'll call Luo Xuan to ask about the situation. Someone is here."

Someone pushed the door open and came in, saluting: "What are your orders, Master?"

"Summon Luo Xuan immediately. I need to ask him for help again."

"Yes." The man took the order and left.

"No matter what the matter is, since you have spoken, everything will be done according to your wishes. I will send someone to your unit to withdraw the accusation against Yan Qing later."

"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Luo."

"You're welcome. Duanyou came to your door in person to plead for mercy for my son. How dare Luo disobey?"

The two chatted casually, and after a cup of tea, a fair-faced man came in, looked past the three of them, and bowed to Luo Hui: "Greetings to the master of the family."

"Luo Xuan, did you send someone to arrest Yan Qing, a disciple recruited by Jingyuanting Taixuan Sect?"

"Yes, to report to the family master, that Yan Qing injured two monks in our house without any reason. After we lured him out and arrested him, we handed him over to Taixuanzong for punishment. We did not hurt him."

"How are the injuries of the two injured personnel? Are they seriously injured? Please follow me truthfully."

"I'll report it to the master, it's nothing serious."

Luo Hui nodded: "This is fellow Taoist Guan Pingchao, the director of Taixuan Sect's declaration pavilion. He is here today just for this matter. Yan Qing is his old acquaintance. Let's end this matter here! You go to Xuantang The city dropped the charges against Yan Qing.”

"yes."

Guan Pingchao said: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Luo, for giving Guan such a thin face. I will ask Yan Qing to come to your door someday to apologize to the two disciples of your mansion."

"Hey! It's a small matter. Since it's a misunderstanding, it just needs to be clarified. And we practitioners are not good at those false etiquette, so we can avoid the apology."

"Then I'll take my leave. I have other things to do. I'll treat Fellow Daoist Luo to a banquet another day."

"Okay, I'll see the pipe friends off."

The group of people left the main hall and Guan Pingchao said: "By the way, Fellow Daoist Luo, Yan Qing's case will be sent to the First Brigade in four days. Please ask your brothers to come to the Brigade to withdraw the charges as soon as possible."

"Don't worry, fellow pipeline friends, I will arrange for someone to go there immediately, and they will definitely arrive at your unit within four days."

"Thank you very much. Then I will wait for the good news. Fellow Daoist Luo, please stay here while I take my leave." The three of them disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.