Chronicles of Celestial Origins

At night, Tang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the room, absorbing the golden brilliance in her refining body, when there was a knock on the door outside.

He opened his eyes and performed a spell, and the cracked wounds on the surface of his body healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After a while, the wound recovered as before. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Come in."

Outside, Xu Qiyuan pushed the door open and bowed and saluted: "Uncle Tang, Uncle Du, please come to his room to have a chat."

Tang Ning glanced at him and said, "I heard from fellow Taoist Xu that you want to return to the sect to prepare for foundation building?"

Xu Qiyuan replied: "Yes. It has been several years since the disciple broke through the tenth level of Qi Refining. It's almost time to prepare for foundation building."

"It's good that you can take cultivation as your main task and not fall behind in your cultivation progress."

"It all depends on the cultivation of my uncle and Bu Ke."

"Building a foundation is no more dangerous than metamorphosis. If I hadn't relied on the soul-controlling soul milk back then, I might not have been able to successfully build the foundation so smoothly. You have to prepare well and don't be so anxious. The more prepared you are, the more certain you will be of success. The more you have, if you have any difficulties with spiritual stones, you can come to me at any time.”

"Thank you, uncle."

Tangning didn't say anything more, got up and went to Du Yuankai's room.

Inside, the Crepe Dragon sat opposite him, discussing something.

"Tang Immortal Envoy." Seeing Tang Ning's arrival, the two of them stood up to greet her.

Tang Ning nodded and said, "I urgently call you here because there is something important you need to do. Wang Zhongxuan is suspected of defecting to the Demon Sect. I want to place a person next to him to report his movements at any time. Are you there?"

Cree Yinglong said in deep thought: "The Wang family has never had any informants of ours. It may not be that easy to insert someone all of a sudden, let alone someone close to Wang Zhongxuan. This matter is urgent and difficult to do."

Tang Ning asked, "Can I give you one year?"

"I try my best."

"It's not about trying your best, it's about completing it. Are you sure?"

Cree Yinglong was silent for a while: "I dare to ask Tang Xianshi, if you arrange an informant next to him, will you take action against him?"

Tang Ning nodded slightly: "Yes, Wang Yuantai is old and his life is short. Wang Zhongxuan may succeed as the head of the Wang family. This person's position is very dangerous. He is a very big hidden danger for us and must be eliminated. This is the sect. Give me the order."

"If that's the case, I don't think there's any need to go to great lengths to install an undercover agent."

"What can you do?"

Crane Yinglong said: "You can arrange more informants near the Wang family's residence and find some trustworthy people. Tigers also take a nap. Wang Zhongxuan will never leave the residence for the rest of his life. As soon as he leaves the Wang family's residence, he will immediately Keep an eye on him and deal with him.”

Tang Ning shook her head and said, "No, this matter needs to be done secretly. There are too many people in the know, so there is no guarantee that the news will not be leaked. Furthermore, the people arranged are not as good as Wang Zhongxuan. Even if they know that he has left the house, they will not be able to follow him. , but will be discovered by him.”

"I need to know his exact location and next move, and then ambush him in advance. Wang Zhongxuan has a high level of cultivation, but he only knows about magical powers. We must be prepared for the worst and cannot do anything within the Wang family's sphere of influence. Otherwise, if things get serious, Let him escape, the consequences will be disastrous.”

"I think it's best to lure him out of the Central Plains before taking action. This is why we have to place an informant around him. We must know his specific movements, otherwise it will be difficult to take action."

Cree Yinglong said: "If it is to lure him out of the Wang family's sphere of influence, we can start from other aspects. We don't necessarily have to arrange an spy."

"Tell me your idea."

Cree Yinglong arrived: "I don't have a specific plan yet, but we can start with other members of the Wang family. Doesn't the Wang family have a shop in Gufang City, Tainan?"

"We can start from now on. Wang Zhongxuan is in charge of the Wang family's finances. If something happens to the shops in Fangshi, he may go and ask. We just need to wait and ambush near Tainan Valley. As soon as he appears, we can kill him."

Tang Ning pondered for a while: "This is a good idea, but Wang Zhongxuan may not go to Tainan Gufang City to handle the matter in person. Wouldn't it be a waste of his efforts? Let's do it! But we can work on both sides and act separately. You are still responsible for opening up the Wang family's inside line. Leave it to me in Tainan Valley.”

"Okay." Cree Yinglong responded.

"Only you and I know about this matter, and we must not let it out."

"I see."

"If this matter can be completed successfully, I will ask for credit from the sect and try my best to provide spiritual stone subsidies to your intelligence station."

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Tang." Du Yuankai said.

The three of them discussed for a long time how to get through the Wang family's internal line and Tainan Valley, and finally finalized the preliminary plan and left.

Tang Ning came out of the basement and flew into the sky. After walking for less than two days, she returned to the sect and arrived at Yin Qingyuan's cave. She waved her hand and handed the talisman inside.

Soon, thick fog rolled inside, and a ray of light flashed out, revealing the figure of Li Xuan, the direct subordinate. He bowed his head and said: "Senior Brother Tang, Uncle Yin, please come in."

Tang Ning followed him into the inner room and saluted Yin Qingyuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon: "Disciple pays homage to Master Yin."

"sit down!"

"yes."

"How is Wang Zhongxuan's situation? Do you have a plan?"

"Disciple was about to report this matter to my uncle. After discussing with Junior Brother Du Yuankai, the director of Silver Fox Intelligence Station, and his station manager, Chu Yinglong, we formulated two plans."

"First, use the Wang family's shop in Tainan Gufang City to lure the snake out of its hole, and lay an ambush around Tainan Gufang City in advance. As soon as Wang Zhongxuan appears, he will be killed immediately."

"The specific plan is to cut off the material transportation channels of the Wang family's Tainan Valley store and plunder the materials they escort. In this way, the store will definitely notify the Wang family."

"Wang Zhongxuan is in charge of finance and may go to Tainan Valley to investigate the matter in person. As long as he is far away from the Wang family's sphere of influence, his disciples can feel free to take action."

"Second, instigate an insider of the Wang family who is close to Wang Zhongxuan to provide us with Wang Zhongxuan's movements, find the right moment, set up an ambush in advance, and kill him."

"We have selected a target. This person's name is Mu Wanping, and she is the wife of Wang Zhongxuan's son, Wang Changlin. Wang Changlin indulges in dogs and horses, and wanders around the flower alleys. Although he is highly talented, he is a romantic and has no practice, so he has not practiced until now. It’s just the eighth level of Qi refining.”

"Mu Wanping is the daughter of the Mu family. The two are married to each other. Wang Changlin didn't like this daughter, so he kept his wives and concubines outside."

"Mu Wanping also has a lot of complaints, which leads to emotional disharmony. If we want to break down the barriers of the Wang family, we can start with this person and use strategies to make them obey our orders."

"Disciple has decided to take charge of both sides. I will take charge of the Fangshi side, and Junior Brother Du Yuankai and Chu Yinglong will be responsible for instigating Mu Wanping's rebellion."

Yin Qingyuan pondered: "Can you trust this Cree Yinglong?"

Tang Ning said: "He was personally recruited by my disciple when he was the director of the Silver Fox Intelligence Station. He was the first to discover the corpse insect host back then."

"The disciple carefully sent people to investigate his identity, origin and background, and did not find any information about the Demon Sect. He has been diligent in the intelligence station over the years. After the intelligence station manager Zheng Wei defected and was killed, most of the intelligence station's external affairs He is in charge of everything.”

Yin Qingyuan nodded: "When are you going to take action?"

"I need to wait for news from the insiders of the Baoxing Chamber of Commerce in Tainan Gufang City. I have to first determine when the Wang family will escort the supplies and the route of action before taking action."

"If you have any difficulties that need to be solved, you can tell me at any time."

"Yes." Tangning responded, opening her mouth but hesitating to speak.

"What's wrong? Didn't I just say that if you have any difficulties, just ask! The sect will try its best to help you solve it." Yin Qingyuan said when he saw his appearance.

Tang Ning said: "It's not that the mission is difficult. This time I went to the intelligence station and saw Junior Brother Du Yuankai. I haven't seen him for several years. He seemed to be much older. There were deep wrinkles on his face. He looked like he was six or seven years old in the mortal world." A ten-year-old man.”

"Looking at his appearance, I estimate that he only has a few years to live. He has written many times to request to return to the sect, but because there is no suitable candidate, I have rejected them."

"This time, it seems that we should indeed make preparations early. We can't really wait for him to pass away before arranging people to take office. Many confidential matters of the intelligence station cannot be handed over."

Yin Qingyuan said: "What suggestions do you have?"

Tang Ning said: "At present, the four managers in the department, except for the inspector, Wei Xian, Zhao Liheng, and Xu Yuan, are all in the early stages of foundation building. It seems inappropriate to send them to be in charge. Furthermore, the department does not have enough manpower."

"Junior brother Du Yuankai suggested to me that Xu Qingwan and Chu Yinglong, the managers of the intelligence station, could be recruited into the sect and let them be in charge of the intelligence station. One of them can inspire other recruited casual cultivators."

"Both of them also solve the problem of shortage of manpower."

"Three of them, you don't have to worry about defecting like Zheng Wei. They are familiar with the affairs of the intelligence station. They have been in the station for many years and they are loyal enough. I think they can be adopted. What do you think, Uncle Master?"

Yin Qingyuan was silent for a while: "The intelligence station involves many confidential matters. Although they themselves are in charge of the station and know something about it, the core secret personnel have always been in the hands of the chief. I'm afraid it is not appropriate to completely hand over the intelligence station to outsiders!"

"It is more stable to let our own people trained by the sect take control of the overall situation. Of course, your suggestion also makes sense. You can let them assist! We, the sect disciples, still have to be in charge."

"As for recruiting them into the sect, this matter is not something you and I can decide. You can write a dossier and I will give it to the headmaster. We will make a decision after discussion."

"yes."

The two chatted for a while before Tangning said goodbye and left.

……………

Dark clouds covered the moon and heavy rain poured down. In the remote mountain forest, a figure came down with a sword and came to an old locust tree. Under the tree, an old man with white beard and hair was sitting cross-legged. It was none other than Du Yuankai.

"Why are you so anxious to find me?" the man said.

Du Yuankai said: "Please ask me one thing. When will supplies be escorted to the Wang family's store in Fang City, where will they come from, and who will be there?"

The man said calmly: "What's the use of asking me for this kind of thing? I'm only responsible for sorting out the finances. How do I know when they will escort the supplies?"

Du Yuankai turned his left hand and threw him a storage bag: "Think of a way. I will give you two thousand spiritual stones when the matter is completed."

The man took the storage bag and took a look: "I'll try my best, just wait for my news!"