Chronicles of Celestial Origins

The reason why Tang Ning listens to his music every time is because he can feel the infinite sadness in his music. But he couldn't feel it today, so he asked questions.

"The player plays without intention, but the listener has intention. The sound of the piano does not change the melody. The so-called sadness comes spontaneously from the listener. It must be that the predecessor has recently encountered a happy event or a happy event is approaching, so there is no feeling of sadness."

"That's the case, but I didn't know." Tang Ning said, waving her hand to make him retreat.

"Fellow Taoist Tang liked this girl's piano music, so he gave her to fellow Taoist Taoist. How about listening to the music when you are upset?" Dou Wencai said.

Tang Ning waved her hand and said with a smile, "This female tune is said to be one of a kind. How could Tang be loved by others? Besides, I am always alone. If I hear this tune every day, I might not have the heart to practice."

Naturally, he would not accept such a gift. Wouldn't he be asking for trouble by placing a Dou family "nail" next to him? And there are many secrets about me, such as the little white snake, the fairy mother-of-pearl clam, the green aura, etc. How can I let others know about it?

The few of them greeted each other politely, and after a few rounds of drinking, Dou Bolun brought up the matter of Dou Chong again.

Tangning had known that he would talk about this matter, so she said, "Now that the limelight is at its peak, let your nephew's matter wait for a few more years before it is out of the spotlight. Others will almost forget about it, so they can think of ways and excuses. Just send it back to your house. You must also understand my difficulties."

Dou Wencai said: "Yes, we know this. Taoist friend Tang intervened and helped a lot. We are very grateful. This matter should not be mentioned again. However, there is an old lady in Dou Chong's family. When she learned that Dou Chong was imprisoned, she cried day and night. No end. Wuniao’s affair is really pitiable. Can Fellow Taoist Tang let him go home to visit his mother once, and then return him to the cell?”

Tang Ning said: "It's not that I'm a stone-hearted person. Dou Chong was imprisoned. It was the Supervision Department who convicted him, and the intelligence station only carried out the execution. If I let him go home privately and was reported, it might be difficult to explain. I think he has a high-ranking mother, look. For the sake of Fellow Daoist Dou, I will make an exception and allow his mother to visit Dou Chong at the intelligence station."

Dou Bolun wanted to say more, but Dou Wencai was the first to say: "In this case, I will thank fellow Taoist Tang for Dou Chonggaotang."

The two of them picked up their wine glasses and drank in one gulp.

While several people were pushing cups and changing cups, Jiang Youzhi said: "Junior brother Tang, Taoist friend Dou Wencai invited us to come to this attic for a banquet this time. In addition to the matter about Dou Chong that we just talked about, there is actually another important matter to discuss with you."

"Oh? I don't know what's going on? Please speak up. As long as it doesn't violate the sect's laws, Tang will do his best."

"Don't worry, this matter definitely does not violate the sect's laws. Junior Brother Tang knows that Wangxichuan is one of the Dou family's properties. Do you know how much profit it makes in a year?"

Tang Ning didn't know why he suddenly asked about this matter, and she was secretly wary in her heart. She kept a calm expression on her face and said with a smile: "With these three skills of Qinchuan, I think I will make a lot of money every day."

"This Wangxichuan industry alone generates an income of nearly 100,000 spiritual stones every year."

"Oh? There are so many?" Tangning was slightly shocked. What is the concept of one hundred thousand spiritual stones? The spiritual stone reserve of a branch in Jiangdong is only 1.4 million. The Dou family only relied on the income from a loft in Wangxichuan to accumulate a fortune. More than ten years can be compared to the financial resources of a sect, but to a foundation-building monk, more than ten years is really nothing.

"Junior brother Tang, I'm afraid you don't know! Wangxichuan's unique spirit wine and female cultivator furnace cauldron is unique in the Chu country. There is no semicolon other than this. Looking at Xingang, there is no such industry. Many people are not far away from it. Came thousands of miles away. In addition to casual cultivators from Qinchuan who often come here to have fun, young men from aristocratic families from Jiangdong, South China, and Beiyuan and even monks from Nether Valley Fang City also come here occasionally."

"What do Senior Brother Jiang and Fellow Daoist Dou mean?"

Dou Wencai said: "Although the revenue of this pavilion is objective, the safety is not guaranteed. People often make troubles. In addition, Yan Yu and others have low cultivation level, and they can't stop it. I would like to ask fellow Taoist Tang to be the steward of this place, and pay fellow Taoist Taoist 10,000 spiritual stones every year. , I don’t know what the friendship is like?”

Ten thousand spirit stones per year is not a small amount. With Tang Ning's salary, five hundred spirit stones per month, which is only six thousand spirit stones per year. The salary of the steward in this year is comparable to two years' salary. It is not a temptation. Not big.

Tang Ning muttered, "I'm afraid this matter is inappropriate. Firstly, Tang came to Qinchuan just to investigate Dou Xiao's matter and to rectify the intelligence stations. He will return to the sect in a year and a half at most. How can he serve as the steward of your pavilion?" "

"Both of them have limited abilities. With the ability of your house and its prestige in Qinchuan, there are three foundation-building monks in one sect, and Taoist friend Dou Wencai is in the middle stage of foundation-building. Why do you need Tang's service? If even your house is The troubles that can’t be solved will be even less solved by me.”

"Third, I know nothing about your affairs, and I don't know much about the people of Qinchuan. What I can do is really limited, and I really can't take on the responsibility of managing your affairs."

Dou Wencai said: "Why do you need to belittle yourself, Taoist friend of the Tang Dynasty? My Taoist friend has surpassed all the others in the Guizong competition, ranking among the top three, and his reputation is shocking in the Chu country. With his wonderful magic and magical powers, there are few opponents in the same class in Xingang. How can it be me?" Wait for comparison?”

"Although I am a monk in the middle stage of foundation building, I have only practiced for a few more years than my Taoist friend, and I have taken advantage of my age. However, my Taoist friend is in his prime, and my future will be limitless. As for what you said in a year and a half, Returning to the sect and not knowing the local area of ​​Qinchuan and other matters do not conflict with being the steward of the attic. You can put your name here. "

"Actually, my invitation to Taoist fellow Taoist to be the steward of the attic is just to use a tiger's skin as a banner. How can I really make fellow Taoist condescend to come here to sit in charge? You only need to use the title of steward. There are really troublemakers. Look at fellow Taoist I think I will have a lot of worries about my name and my relationship with the Qian Yizong behind me.”

Tangning finally understood that this was a disguised bribe to herself! But what is their purpose in doing this? Could it be that I really want to tie myself to his boat? He already had a calculation in his mind and pretended to be worried: "This doesn't seem appropriate!"

Jiang Youzhi said: "It doesn't violate the sect's rules, and it's within the scope of Junior Brother Tang's ability. What's wrong?"

Tang Ning asked back: "Senior Brother Jiang is also a representative of the sect and the person in charge of Qinchuan. He has stayed in Qinchuan for a long time and is more familiar with Qinchuan affairs than me. Isn't this manager's position more suitable than mine?"

Jiang Youzhi laughed: "Junior brother Tang, I am only telling you this. Don't tell anyone else. I have a share in the Dou family's many properties, so how can I use myself?"

"I see. Let me consider this matter."

Dou Wencai said: "I hope that the position of steward of Xichuan will be vacant and it will be opened only for Taoist fellow Taoist Tang. I, the Dou family, sincerely hope that fellow Taoist Tang will not be dissatisfied with the low salary due to the low position."

"You're welcome, Fellow Daoist Dou. Ten thousand spiritual stones are enough to cover my two-year salary in the sect. However, this matter must be considered carefully."

"Dou knows." Everyone had a drink, and Tang Ning got tipsy and left.

Seeing him walking away and disappearing, Dou Bolun glanced sideways at Dou Wencai: "Wencai, although you are the head of the family, you can invite fellow Taoist Tang to be the steward of Wangxichuan. Do you want to discuss it with Bingzhi? After all, the three of them own this industry. There is also a share of the house, and ten thousand spiritual stones per year is not a small amount. "

Dou Wencai smiled and said: "Yes, I did not discuss this matter with you two before, so it was a bit hasty to propose it rashly. However, fellow Taoist Tang has contributed a lot to Dou Xiao's matter. If he had not contributed a lot to mediate, Dou Xiao's matter might not have been resolved. I wonder if we can I should have expressed my intention to ask him to serve as the steward of Wangxichuan. Moreover, Dou Chong is still in his hands, so I am also paving the way to take Dou Chong back as soon as possible. "

"Although he said that he would return to us after a few years of calm, but you heard it just now. He may return to Qian Yizong in less than a year and a half. Who can say for sure what will happen in a few years? When he becomes Wang Manager Xichuan will be a business partner by then, won't the matter with Dou Chong be settled? If you don't agree with this matter, forget it, since he hasn't agreed yet."

Dou Bolun said: "I don't have any objections. The matter started with our eldest brother, what can I say? But Bingzhi may not agree."

"I will discuss it with Bingzhi. He is generally knowledgeable and won't object if I think about it."

Tang Ning returned to the wooden house and immediately wrote a memorial. The next day, she went to the Eastern Intelligence Station and handed it to Luo Yuan, asking him to submit it to the sect in the form of a secret memorial.

In the next few days, Dou Wencai and others frequently invited him to banquets, and repeatedly asked him to serve as the nominal steward of Wang Xichuan. This happened three times, and Tang Ning finally nodded in agreement.

Dou Wencai prepared a document in a serious manner, and Tang Ning cooperated very much to sign and stamp it.

The next day, Dou Wencai invited him to a banquet at Dou's house and immediately presented him with 10,000 spiritual stones.

During the banquet, the guests and hosts had a great time, and it wasn't until late at night that Tang Ning left drunkenly.

"Is it possible to implement the second step now?" Dou Yanyu said as he watched him disappear.

Dou Wencai shook his head: "It's not yet time, acting in a hurry will only lead to misfortune. The second step is the most critical step in the whole plan. If it doesn't go well, it may steal the chicken but lose the rice. Not only will there be no Pulling him onto our ship will expose ourselves. We must have important information about him before we can carry out the second step. Just relying on some current interest exchanges and those recording symbols cannot completely control him. "

"But he refuses to hand over Dou Chong to us. Do we really have to wait a few years? Isn't it too slow? What will happen when he returns to the sect?"

Dou Wencai pondered for a while: "You are like this..."