Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"Go and summon Jiang Xin." As soon as Tang Ning finished speaking, a disciple immediately responded.

Not long after, a handsome man from outside quickly walked in, bowed and saluted: "Disciple pays homage to Master Tang's uncle."

"Jiang Xin, let me ask you, why did Zhang Fan ambush you?"

Jiang Xin said bitterly: "I don't know, I have no enmity with him. Not long after I came out of the gambling house that day, I saw a ray of light chasing me from behind. Without saying a word, I attacked the disciple. Fortunately, there was Uncle Liang Qiu passed by and rescued the disciple. If not, the disciple would have turned into a puddle of flesh at this moment. "

"How did you know that the person who ambushed you was Zhang Fan? Did you see his face revealed with your own eyes?"

"No, he was wearing a black robe and a mask when he attacked the disciple. He was very covered. But Master Liang Qiu fought with him and recognized a magic weapon used by Zhang Fan. And the disciple did have some friction with Zhang Fan. Return to the brigade Then Zhang Fan disappeared, so I thought it must be him."

"What friction did you have with him that made him take such a high risk to ambush you?"

"They are all trivial matters. Zhang Fan is a narrow-minded person, and he will retaliate. I don't know why he has such hatred for his disciples."

"Jiang Xin, let me ask you, where has Meng Zi gone?" Tang Ning stared at him sharply.

"Disciple... I don't know, she must have left the brigade." Jiang Xin looked a little flustered by his gaze.

"Bang", Tangning slammed the table: "If you still refuse to be honest in front of me, has Meng Zi been raped and killed by you?"

Jiang Xin was startled, her body visibly trembled, her eyes flickered: "Disciple, no, Master Mingjian, I really don't know where she went."

Seeing Jiang Xin's behavior, Tang Ning knew that he must be hiding something, but there was no evidence, and Meng Zi could not see anyone alive or dead, so he could not force Jiang Xin to confess.

"If you hadn't harmed Meng Zi, then why did Zhang Fan want to ambush you?"

Jiang Xin's eyes flickered: "Zhang Fan failed to ambush and immediately ran to the Netherworld Sea Organization to seek asylum. However, the Netherworld Sea Organization was willing to accept him, which shows that he has been associated with the Netherworld Sea Organization for a long time. He must be the hidden headquarters of the Netherworld Sea Organization. He is an undercover agent. When his disciples saw that he was acting suspiciously, they already suspected him, so they kept a close eye on him in private. "

"He may have thought that the disciple had noticed something, so he wanted to kill the disciple to silence him. Fortunately, Master Liang Qiu passed by and stopped his plot. Otherwise, this cancer would have remained in the headquarters and the harm would be even greater."

"You go first! Don't leave Fengwei Mountain during this period. I will summon you at any time for important matters." Jiang Xin's death had nothing to do with Meng Zi's unexplained disappearance. Tangning had nothing to do with him. Besides, this was not The main problem was, so he waved his hand to ask him to leave.

Jiang Xin responded and retreated.

"Jin Xuaming, do you know the seriousness of the matter? Let me tell you the truth! After Senior Brother Qin Jin found out about the matter, he was very angry and has proposed to the alliance to remove you from your post."

"This..." Jin Xuanming became anxious and called out to Qu Lai: "Uncle Master, this disciple is acting under orders. Please give me a clear warning!"

"Of course I have good words for you. After my efforts, Senior Brother Sima asked me to come over to understand the situation and make a decision then."

"Thank you, uncle."

"Senior Brother Sima asked you to go to the alliance immediately for questioning. You know what you will say when you get to the alliance. I want to remind you that Senior Brother Qin Jin has said that he wants you to bear the consequences of two deaths and four injuries. Your position. Although I argue hard, I don’t have much say. In the end, it all depends on Senior Brother Sima’s attitude.”

"Yes, disciple understands." Jin Xuaming said with some anxiety.

Tangning called the parties involved one by one, asked about many details, and understood the whole story. Then she left Fengwei Mountain and walked for about an hour or two before arriving in front of a cyan light curtain.

Not long after, the light curtain dissolved into a gap, and two figures flashed out, inviting him into the inner room.

In the spacious and bright hall, a black round paper stone table stood in the center of the hall. Three people were sitting next to it. After Tangning was brought into the room, a thin middle-aged man stood up and bowed his head: "Fellow Taoist Tang, I have long admired your name, and I am honored to meet you. My Excellency, Wu Qingfeng, these two are both deputy chiefs of this department."

"Fellow Daoist Wu, today I'm here specifically to mediate the conflict between your department and this department. I apologize for disturbing you." Tang Ning returned the gesture.

Wu Qingfeng said: "Fellow Taoist Tang, please take a seat. To be honest, this department is very sorry that such a thing happened. Your sect and this organization are close allies, and peace should always be the most important thing between us."

"But a few days ago, Taoist Fellow Jin Xuanming and a few people from your department broke into the information exchange under the headquarters. After being warned by the staff of the headquarters, Daoist Jin not only refused to leave, but took action. The headquarters was out of control. Unfortunately, I accidentally injured several of your disciples in self-defense. I hope you can understand me."

Tang Ning said: "Fellow Daoist Wu, you just said that your sect and our sect are in an alliance. Since they are allies, we should naturally put our pursuit first. Now your sect is attacking our disciples, killing two people and injuring them." Four people were killed. I want to know if your department has strict punishment for those who kill or hurt others?"

"Fellow Taoist Tang, members of your department broke into the information exchange of our headquarters without authorization and injured people. There were more than one or two witnesses to this incident. According to the regulations of this organization, if anyone fights in the information exchange of our department, we have the right to If they are stubborn and unresponsive in their custody, our department has the right to kill them on the spot according to the rules. It is completely unreasonable for your disciples to come to the information exchange of our department to cause trouble, let alone hurt others. Our brothers are just following the rules."

"So, your department will not punish those few murderers? Is this your department's attitude towards resolving this conflict?"

"Fellow Taoist Tang, we respect your sect very much, and we also ask your sect to respect our rules and regulations. Anyone who violates the rules of this department will be treated equally. We hope that your department can understand. If one day, our personnel come to your department, The department caused trouble and hurt people, and your department dealt with those people without any complaints. "

"Fellow Daoist Wu, you keep saying that it is the disciples of our department who have violated the rules established by your department. I would like to ask, if your department secretly concealed the murderer who ambushed the disciples of our department, does that count as a violation of the rules?"

"Why did Fellow Taoist Tang say this? I don't understand."

"Our headquarters recruited monk Zhang Fan, but failed to ambush our disciple Jiang Xin. He ran to your department's trading market. Our disciple Jin Xuantang went to your department to ask for someone, but your department not only refused to hand over the person, but instead ambush and killed our disciples. This The truth cannot be justified anywhere in the world.”

Wu Qingfeng said calmly: "Fellow Taoist must have misunderstood the slanderous talk about transfers and alienation. This department has never hidden any criminals. This was what the staff of this department had told him when Daoist Jin Xuanming led the team to inquire. Very understandable.”

"I originally came to visit your department with goodwill and the intention of mediating the conflict between you and me, but with the attitude of fellow Taoist, I think today's trip was in vain. In this case, I won't bother you anymore and take my leave. "Tang Ning didn't waste any more nonsense, stood up and said.

"Fellow Taoist Tang, we are very sorry for the conflict between our two branches. We will be more disciplined in the future and try to avoid such tragedies. I also ask you to convey this to the disciples of your department, hoping that they can abide by the rules of our department. ”

Tangning left the hall without saying anything.

Seeing him go away and disappear from sight, one of the deputy directors frowned tightly: "Tangning is a ruthless person. We broke up on bad terms this time. I'm worried that he will launch revenge soon. We have to Just be prepared.”

Wu Qingfeng also frowned slightly: "The only thing we can do is to block it with troops, and the water will cover it up. Based on the comprehensive information, Tang Ning is a person who is very strong and ruthless, but his behavior is still relatively disciplined and not too aggressive." It’s too much. Moreover, he is also subject to many constraints within Xuantang City and may not be able to decide anything.”

………

In the Tianniu Mountains, in Sima Nianzu's cave, Tang Ning sat opposite him, reporting on the results of Huajianting's visit.

"Obviously, the Netherworld Sea Organization has a plan. All signs indicate that Zhang Fan is an insider sent to the first brigade by the Netherworld Sea Organization. Because Jiang Xin has friction with him, he usually keeps a close eye on him, so Zhang Fan may be mistaken. He thought Jiang Xin had discovered something, so he wanted to ambush him and silence him. After his defeat, he fled to the Netherworld Sea and stationed himself at the intelligence center in Huajianting."

"Jin Xuaming was ordered to lead people to hunt, but he fell into the plan of the Netherworld Sea organization. They first sent a few monks with low cultivation level to deal with it, and they made rude remarks and deliberately angered Jin Xuaming. When Jin Xuaming was about to capture When he saw the person in front of him, the ambush personnel from the other side suddenly came out. "

"It can be said that this is a premeditated ambush by the Netherworld Sea Organization against its disciples."

"When I visited the Huajianting branch of the Nether Sea Organization, its director Wu Qingfeng was resolute and showed no sincerity in the conversation. He kept insisting that they were doing this in self-defense and accused our people of breaking the rules."

"If we don't fight back and retaliate, outsiders will think that we are afraid of the Nether Sea Organization, which will greatly shake and weaken our prestige."

"If those Taoist sects in Xuantang City know that our disciples were killed by members of the Netherworld Sea Organization and don't dare to say a word, they will definitely be psychologically shaken. How can we control them?"

"I propose that we immediately launch a counterattack against Huajianting's branch of the Nether Sea Organization and return the favor."

Tang Ning did not tell the truth about her suspicions. Instead, she adopted Jiang Xin's explanation, saying that Zhang Fan ambushed because he suspected that he had been exposed. The reason why he said this was because there was no evidence and the two had nothing to do with elegance.

There are two main points in his report. One is to protect Jin Xuanming's innocence, and the other is to demand counterattack and revenge against the Netherworld Sea Organization.

After hearing this, Sima Nianzu's expression did not change, and he said calmly: "Junior brother Qin is interrogating several people involved in the first brigade. Let's wait until he is finished! The matter of counterattacking Nether Sea is of great importance. If it goes wrong, it will cause trouble between the headquarters and Netherworld." We cannot make the decision on our own regarding the large-scale conflict in the Sea Organization. Let’s discuss it later after I ask for instructions from the column!”

"Senior Brother Sima, regarding the matter of Jin Xuaming, I still stick to my previous views and cannot let the disciples below me feel cold. This is obviously a trap designed by the Netherworld Sea Organization, and it is a trap specifically targeted at our headquarters. If we do not launch a counterattack, our majesty will be lost to the outside world. It would be a joke to punish the disciples who performed the task."

"I will consider your opinion."

"Then I'll take my leave first." Seeing his attitude, Tangning didn't feel like saying anything more, so she stood up and said goodbye.

He had only recently heard the news that Sima Nianzu had suffered the Sighing Tribulation, and he was worried that his temperament would change drastically before, and he was afraid that Sima Nianzu had suffered the Sighing Tribulation.

When the Sigh Calamity comes, it will subtly affect people's moods, causing them to have various emotions such as irritability, irritability, sadness and self-pity. It is no wonder that he made the move to exclude Chen Xiaofan and others from the alliance before. Thinking about that paragraph Time is affected by the tribulation of sighs.

If it were a normal Sima Nianzu, he would definitely not do such meaningless things.