Chronicles of Celestial Origins

A few months have passed by, and the sect's plan to expand production capacity is proceeding in an orderly manner. A group of disciples who have neither interest nor talent have been initially eliminated, and they have been assigned to their respective departments to engage in their own duties.

On this day, Tang Ning was sitting cross-legged in the cave and was practicing meditation with her eyes closed. There was a knock on the door. Mu Tiancheng pushed the door open and walked in. He bowed and said, "Uncle Master, Master Xu Qingwan of the Palm Print Department wishes to see you."

"Invite her in."

"Yes." Mu Tiancheng responded and left.

"Oh, by the way, is Xu Qiyuan still learning alchemy skills from your father?"

"Yes, Dad said that he works very hard. He basically stays in the room from morning to night these days. Dad gave him his own special alchemy room. He always takes some time to guide him for a while every day."

Tangning nodded and Mu Tiancheng left without saying another word.

Not long after, Xu Qingwan came in from outside, bowed and took a seat. She pulled out a file in her hand: "This is the list of disciples we have decided to eliminate after discussion."

Tang Ning took it and took a look. The names of the disciples were neatly arranged in the file. There were a hundred names in total. These were the last batch of disciples to be eliminated. The rest must be trained intensively.

"Before we eliminate them, let's ask if anyone is interested in studying here. If so, just stay. It doesn't matter if you are talented or not. As long as you are willing to spend time, reaching the level of Qi Condensing Pill is just a matter of time."

"Okay." Xu Qingwan nodded.

"I have worked hard for you during this period. I will discuss with the headmaster tomorrow to raise your salary by one level and enjoy the salary of a sect deacon."

"I'm afraid someone will gossip!" Xu Qingwan hesitated. Of course she hoped to increase her salary, but in this way, there were no rumors outside.

Tangning smiled and said, "You still care about other people's gossip! I thought you had already adapted to it."

"Then, thank you very much."

"Don't be too busy thanking me. It's not certain whether this matter will work out. I have to discuss it with the headmaster first. If he doesn't agree, I can't increase your salary privately."

"I know. Thank you for your kindness. I'll take my leave now."

Tang Ning nodded, Xu Qingwan stood up and left the room. A clear shout came from outside, and then a slim figure came in from outside and called "Master".

"You've been hiding outside, eavesdropping?" Tang Ning said with a smile.

"I didn't eavesdrop! I came to see the master. It was Senior Brother Mu who said that the master was talking to Senior Aunt Xu. I was waiting outside."

"Tell me! What's the matter? You're not here specifically to visit me, are you?"

"Master, let me tell you something, don't be angry. It's that my third brother likes a junior sister named Shangguan Yan'er in the Fu Lu Branch, but the other party is not willing to accept him. Master, can you make the decision and go for him? Propose marriage to Shangguan Yaner? "

"Nonsense, what's going on if I go? Besides, this matter is mainly about mutual love. The girl doesn't like your third brother, so why bother to force others? If I go to propose marriage to him, wouldn't I be using my power to suppress others? You kid Your words and actions are getting more and more unreasonable," Tang Ning scolded with a slight frown.

Gu Yuanya lowered her head, thinking of the pitiful child who had done something wrong.

Seeing this, Tang Ning's heart softened and she said, "If the girl doesn't accept him, he has to find ways to please them. What's the use of relying on others? What if one day, a dandy boy likes you? What if I use this method to force you? "

Gu Yuanya said softly: "But my third brother really likes her and has told me several times. I have no choice but to beg the master. I told you not to be angry!"

"Okay, you are such an old man, and you cry all the time. If others see it, they won't laugh at you."

"Master said nonsense, but I didn't cry!" Gu Yuanya raised her head and smiled: "Master, my third brother wants to be transferred to Fulu Branch, is that okay?"

"Well! You can consider it. Isn't the sect organizing disciples to learn alchemy, qi refining, talisman making, and array formation skills now? Let your third brother learn talisman making. I promise not to eliminate him. As long as he is willing to put in the effort, then If he succeeds in his studies, he will be directly transferred to the Fu Fu Department."

"Master, Shangguan Yan'er of the Talisman Division will also have to teach the skills of making talismans. Can you arrange for my third brother to learn from her? At least we can have more contact opportunities!"

"You can go directly to Xu Qingwan and let her handle these matters. You can't just let me handle everything myself!"

"Thank you, Master." Gu Yuanya said happily, her pitiful look just now had already disappeared into the sky: "Master, what were you talking about with Master Xu just now!"

"Didn't you hear it just now while you were crouching outside the door?"

"I didn't hear everything! Are you going to increase Sister Xu's salary?" Gu Yuanya looked at him with a strange look.

"What is the problem?"

"Master, let me ask you a question. Please don't be angry again."

Tangning smiled and said, "Do I dare to be angry with you?"

Gu Yuanya chuckled: "Master, you are so kind to Master Xu, do you have some ulterior motive?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you have other plans?"

Gu Yuanya said: "Isn't this something that can be seen at a glance? When you were at the intelligence station, she was also at the intelligence station. You returned to the sect, transferred her to the sect again, you were promoted to Yuanyi Palace, and then Transfer her to Yuan Yidian again."

"You and she are neither relatives nor friends. She is not your disciple, nor is she your sister or niece. Why do you always keep her by your side?"

"You are not even so kind to your disciple! You still dislike me and want me to go to the Supervision Department and let me live outside alone. If you say that you have no agenda, who will believe it?"

Tangning smiled and said, "Then tell me, what is my plan?"

"You want... You want her. You love her in your heart, but you don't know if she is willing, so you always keep her by your side."

Tangning smiled and said nothing.

"If you don't say anything, you are acquiescing. Master, do you want me to help you talk to Master Xu and ask her if she is willing to be my little Master?"

"Stop being ridiculous, I look at you! You have been idle for too long. You have nothing to do all day long, and you don't practice. You just think about these messy things. If you want to be fine, it is also a good idea to learn the art of elixirs from your teacher. , maybe it can be used in the future.”

Gu Yuanya smiled and said, "Master has a guilty conscience."

"Why do you feel guilty as a teacher?"

"Then why are you so kind to Senior Sister Xu and why you specially gave her a salary increase."

"You kids don't understand these things. When you are older, or after you establish a foundation and take control of the sect's affairs, you will naturally understand."

"Then tell me! Why? If you don't tell me, you are guilty. You are the one who wants her."

Tang Ning smiled and said, "This is how to employ people. There is a lot of knowledge involved! It cannot be explained in just one or two sentences."

"Let's put it simply! Why should I transfer her from the Intelligence Department to the Palm Print Department? I have to use people! She transferred from the Secret Academy to the Yuan Yidian. She is not familiar with the place. Although she has the title of manager, she is not familiar with the place below. How many of those department and department supervisors listen to me?”

"Which of them has no background or high-level support? These people all hold the financial power of the sect. No matter what they want to do, it is impossible to bypass them, even me."

"To put it bluntly, even if you take a stone from the sect, you have to discuss it with them."

"Although every time they see me, they call me uncle and bow to me. They seem to respect me, but in fact they may not take me too seriously in their hearts. If their own interests are not touched, Fortunately, if it touches their interests, they will not bow to me. "

"At that time, I went to talk to them, but no one listened, and the order could not be passed on at all. It was not their face that was embarrassed, but my face."

"So I need a spokesperson and a sounding tube. This will reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles and can also add a barrier for me to avoid some head-on conflicts."

"Who in the sect is more suitable than Xu Qingwan? She was promoted to the sect by me, and she is an old acquaintance of mine. She has no roots in other factions in the sect, and coupled with her own wishes, That’s why I transferred her to the Palm Print Department.”

"Now everyone in the sect knows that she is someone I value and trust, and she is responsible for my implementation of the sect's financial reform. Everyone is aware of this."

"If I don't give her some real titles and benefits, what will others think? What will they think?"

"If I don't even fight for the benefits of someone who I value and trust so much, who else in the sect will be willing to serve me wholeheartedly in the future?"

"Having said so much, you should understand! There are deep secrets here!"

After hearing this, Gu Yuanya nodded in understanding: "I see, master, you didn't strongly recommend Master Xu to be promoted to the deacon of the intelligence station. You must have made such a plan! You have long thought of transferring her to Yuanyi "Dian, will I be your spokesperson?"

Tangning shook her head and said, "These are two different things. I don't recommend her to be the deacon of the intelligence station for another reason."

"Then what's the reason? Master Xu has the highest cultivation level, why can't she be recommended?"

Tang Ning said: "She is not a direct disciple trained by our sect. The senior sect members do not trust her, and the Intelligence Department is a very important position. Naturally, she is not a deacon. This is an objective reason. Besides! She is not suitable for this position. ”