Chronicles of Celestial Origins

In the vast and majestic backyard of the cave, Yan Min was half squatting and stroking a mink that was as red as blood. Tangning walked in from the outside and bowed her head: "Senior Sister Yan."

"You're here, sit down wherever you want!" Yan Min picked up Diao'er and turned around. He looked over him with his eyes and said sourly: "Congratulations! You got a chance in the cracks in space, and now everything has been transformed." God is late."

"How did Senior Sister Yan know that I obtained the treasure in the space rift?" Tang Ning wondered. He had not told anyone about this matter yet. Could it be that Sima Nianzu and Qin Jin leaked it.

"Hmph!" Yan Minyi snorted dissatisfiedly: "Do you think everyone else is a fool? How long did it take for you to break through the middle stage of divine transformation? If you hadn't gotten an opportunity in the space rift, how could you have broken through the late stage so quickly."

"That's what Senior Sister Yan said."

"Tell me! Why did you come to me this time? I heard that the followers around you were all driven away by Sima Nianzu."

"I went to Yuanxian County to see Master Bai before. I handed over my disciple Yuan Ya and several others to Master Bai and asked him to take care of me. Master Bai asked me about your condition and said that you haven't seen me for a long time. He did."

Yan Min looked a little unhappy: "It's a good idea of ​​you. No matter what kind of trouble you encounter, you always know to look for the master. Now even a few recruiting monks need the master to take care of you. The master has almost become your servant."

Tangning was so embarrassed by her words that she was speechless.

"Tell me! What's the matter with you? Do you want me to help you deal with Sima Nianzu?"

Tang Ning touched her nose and said, "Qin Jin was actually behind the whole thing. He was the one who advised Sima Nianzu, saying that Chen Xiaofan and others would no longer be in office for a long time and that they had to be eliminated from the team according to the alliance regulations."

Yan Min glanced at him with disdain: "Why have you become so stupid? Qin Jin admonished Sima Nianzu and didn't nod. Can he be the master?"

"Of course I know this. It's just that Sima Nianzu has left some room for maneuver. I don't want to break up with him to the point of death. But Qin Jin is really hateful. If he doesn't fight back to show off, he will kill me. I’ve become a weakling, so I want to borrow a few people from the direct brigade.”

"What are you going to do?"

Tang Ning then revealed the plan.

………

The wind was calm and the sun was clear, and a Xuanling ship was sailing high in the sky. It was surrounded by a vast blue lake, and the sun shone on the water, creating ripples.

At this moment, several rays of light rose up from below, catching up with the Xuanling Ship and surrounding the merchant ship.

The leader, dressed in Taixuanzong attire, stood in front of the Xuanling Ship, extending his palm to signal it to stop.

There was a commotion in the cabin. Soon, the merchant ship's defense light curtain melted and a gap appeared. A figure flashed out from inside, looking at the person in front of him suspiciously: "I wonder who you are?"

The man turned his hand over and handed him a token: "Ni Fang, the brigade directly under the alliance, has been ordered by the alliance to inquire about your batch of goods."

"Fellow Daoist Ni, you must have made a mistake! We are also working for the alliance. I'm in Xiaoyuan. The alliance is recruiting monks. The head of the headquarters is fellow Taoist Liang Qian. We are all our own people, so what else are we investigating?"

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, please cooperate. We are acting under the orders of the alliance."

Xiao Yuan looked at a few people. Although he was suspicious, he could only nod.

A group of people entered the Xuanling ship. Ni Fang waved his hand, and everyone opened the stone boxes on the deck to search.

"Fellow Daoist Ni, what are you going to do? We are all following orders." Xiao Yuan asked with a frown.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao, this merchant ship of yours cannot move forward. You must join us to recover."

"What? Our ship's supplies are going to Xuanyang Pavilion, why are we going to the alliance again?"

"This is an order from above. When you get to the Tianniu Mountains, you can find the relevant people! Now, we are in charge of this ship." After Ni Fang said this, he ignored him and went straight into the cabin.

………

In Xuantangli City, in front of the majestic shops, several rays of light shot down, and the person leading them was none other than Tang Ning.

He walked into the inner room, and a woman walked towards him. She bowed her head and said, "Senior, what are your instructions?"

Tang Ning ignored him and went straight to the third floor of the attic. She opened the stone door and saw a tall and muscular man sitting cross-legged inside. When she saw him arriving, she quickly stood up and saluted with fear: "Senior Tang."

"Call everyone to gather outside and bring over all the ledgers."

"Senior Tang, I don't know..." The man had the courage to ask in a low voice. Before he could finish speaking, Tangning interrupted him: "Didn't you hear what I said? Do I still have to explain to you why I did this?"

"Yes, junior, do it immediately."

Not long after, all the people in the store were gathered outside the stone room, and the account books were delivered one after another, and soon they were piled high into a basket.

"Take everyone away and bring back all the account books here." Tangning ordered, and everyone escorted the store personnel and filed out.

…

In the Tianniu Mountains, in the majestic cave, Sima Nianzu stood under the pavilion with his hands behind his back, watching the fish in the lake vying for joy. After a long time, he suddenly sighed, like a twilight old man, his eyebrows lowered. , and sat down slowly, his whole body filled with an indescribable aura of sadness.

Only he himself knows that his path of spiritual practice in this life has come to an end and there is no longer any hope.

He encountered a catastrophe that changed the tone of the spiritual world.

When the calamity of sighs comes, it is silent, and you cannot notice it at all. By the time you realize it, it is too late.

In the past few days, his Linghai Point had been like a pool of stagnant water. Suddenly it no longer absorbed any external spiritual power, as if it was blocked by something. Only then did he realize that he had encountered the Sigh Tribulation.

He tried hard to think back over the past few days, only to later realize that his behavior during this period was very strange. Sometimes he was suddenly angry, sometimes he felt inexplicable self-pity and self-love, and sometimes he was extremely sad.

These were all obvious signs of the Sighing Tribulation, but he was in the middle of it, but he didn't notice it at all.

It may be that after the space crack incident, he became disheartened and felt that there was no hope in practice, or it may have been earlier. Perhaps the Sighing Tribulation came quietly after the attack on the Void Refining failed, and it was only now that its claws were fully revealed.

From a distance, a disciple walked quickly and bowed: "Uncle Master, Uncle Tang Ning is here to see you."

"Invite him in!"

"Yes." The man responded and left. Not long after, Tang Ning walked over slowly and looked at the slightly stooped Sima Nianzu who was sitting casually on the stop bar. He was suddenly shocked.

At this time, Sima Nianzu looked much older than last time. The vitality in his body was completely gone, and he looked like a twilight old man with half a foot in the coffin.

This was the first time he saw him like this. Sima Nianzu was very particular about his appearance. He always kept his body upright, whether he was standing or sitting, walking or standing, he looked like a green pine. His face was always spotless and very clean. .

But now the short beard has gone around in a circle, mixed with a little white.

"Senior Brother Sima." Tang Ning bowed.

"You're here, sit down!"

"Yes." Tang Ning sat down under the stone bench in the pavilion: "I came to see you today because I have something to report."

"What's up?"

"I found out that there was a lot of corruption in the shops opened in Xuantangli City of our headquarters. I brought both the witnesses and physical evidence to the alliance." Tangning flipped his hands over and took out a few files and handed them to him.

Qin Jin also served as the financial manager of the alliance, and many of the people in charge of outside shops were promoted by him. Tang Ning was treating others with his own treatment. Qin Jin had been away from the job for a long time and treated his subordinates. When people are in trouble, he will also target the people he promoted in the name of corruption.

In fact, corruption is commonplace in various private shops. There is no reason for a cat to guard the fish and not steal the fish.

Sima Nianzu glanced at him, took the file, and flipped through a few pages: "How do you want to deal with it?"

"Proceed according to the alliance's regulations! Isn't it always done like this before? I have all the witnesses and material evidence. I have escorted the people in the shops and the merchant ships transporting supplies back to the alliance."

"Have all the monks who were dismissed from the alliance left the alliance?"

"Gone long ago."

"Where are they now?"

"I sent them to Yuanxian County." Tangning had nothing to hide.

"Where is your disciple? Is he gone too?"

"yes."

"If they want to come back, let them come back! The alliance actually needs some manpower."

Tang Ning frowned and felt unhappy. What did Sima Nianzu mean? The alliance was short of manpower. Could it be that he wanted to save these shop workers.

"Senior Brother Sima, you should act according to the rules of the alliance. This is what you said. Chen Xiaofan and Gao Yuan, who were recruited by the headquarters at the time, were kicked out of the alliance just because they no longer served. After a few people embezzled the alliance's property, they made no less mistakes than them. Bar!"

Sima Nianzu did not argue and said calmly: "I understand what you mean, you go ahead!"

"Then I'll resign first, Senior Brother Sima. I propose to strictly follow the alliance's rules when dealing with these people. If we let them go, not only will they be dissatisfied, but it will also be against the rules."

Tang Ning said a vague threat and stood up to leave. She was already prepared in her heart. If Sima Nianzu insisted on protecting these people, he would never agree, even if it made the matter bigger and turned out to be evidence of their crimes. Turning in the column will not stop there, at worst it will lead to a dead end.

"Invite Junior Brother Qin." After he left, Sima Nianzu ordered the disciples beside him.

Less than half a quarter of an hour later, Qin Jin also walked in from the outside. Looking at Sima Nianzu's decadent appearance, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

"Senior Brother Sima, why did you call me here?"

Sima Nianzu handed the file to him: "This is the file sent by Junior Brother Tang Ning just now. Take a look!"

Qin Jin took it and looked at it for a few times, his face suddenly turned ugly: "What does he mean? To take revenge on us?"

"Junior brother Tang Ning requested that these people be removed from the alliance. Junior brother Qin, I think this matter should end here! If the trouble continues, it will get bigger and bigger, and everyone will be uneasy."

"What a Tangning, he and I are at odds with each other." Qin Jin slammed the file on the stone table and gritted his teeth.