Chronicles of Celestial Origins

After drinking for three rounds, Gao Yingyuan asked: "I wonder if Lord Tang has come to Jingbei for this reason. If there is any special instructions from the emperor, if there is any use for us, we will do our best."

Upon hearing this, the other people looked at him in unison.

Tang Ning smiled, knowing that it was time to get down to business. Of course he understood what Gao Yingyuan meant. He wanted to ask the sect what they thought of these Jingbei casual cultivator families, and whether he would have any impact on them after his arrival.

Although these casual cultivating families are refining Bigu Pills for the sect, their cultivation of elixirs and herbs privately is a serious violation of the sect's regulations. This is the jurisdiction of the Qianyi Sect, and all elixirs and herbs belong to the Qianyi Sect. Yes, no individual or other force is allowed to cultivate elixirs and herbs privately.

In other words, the sect has a complete monopoly on the elixirs and herbs in the Chu Kingdom. This alone will be enough to punish them if they are seriously investigated, let alone refining them into elixirs and selling them privately to the outside world.

In addition, the black-toothed fish they farmed, the bright red beans they planted, and other properties have to be sold to the Qianyi Sect. Tangning, the head of Jingbei, is a link they can't get around. Otherwise, even a little trip would be enough for them to drink a pot. .

"Isn't Junior Brother He a good manager? The sect sent me here for no other reason. The main reason is to investigate the murder and disappearance of Junior Brother He. Everything else remains as before."

After hearing his words, everyone expressed their faces. Tang Ning's words gave them reassurance and clearly told them that everything was the same as before.

"However, regarding the murder and disappearance of Junior Brother He, while everyone is here, I would like to ask if any of you have any clues?"

Gao Yingyuan said: "We just found out that Chief He was killed not long ago, and we know nothing about this fact."

Everyone also expressed their ignorance

"You really don't know? I heard that Junior Brother He was arrogant, acted a little wantonly, and had quarreled with some of you, and had some unpleasant things. Could it be that Junior Brother He's murder had nothing to do with you? At least it can't be Completely clear the suspicion!" Tang Ning said.

In fact, he didn't know if He Wengan had any conflicts with these people, but Zhao Guang once said that He Wengan was arrogant, and even his subordinates who had followed him for nearly ten years said so. His usual behavior can be imagined.

He said this deliberately, just to deceive someone. After observing the expressions of several people, he found that the expressions of two people changed slightly. It seemed that he was right. He Wengan had had trouble with these people.

Gao Yingyuan smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Tang, if you say so, I'm afraid not many monks in Jingbei can get away with it. He Wenbin is the chief of Jingbei, and many things have to be decided by him. After a long time, it is inevitable that there will be some disagreements." Yes. We are in business, so we don’t want to kill someone for a trivial matter! What’s more, we are the boss of the sect, so even if we have the courage, we wouldn’t dare to do anything to him!”

Tang Ning said: "What Fellow Taoist Gao means is that it was not you who did it. Can you represent them? If it is really one of you who did it, is Fellow Daoist Gao also willing to take responsibility? Don't talk too much."

Gao Yingyuan's expression changed, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, Gao didn't mean that. He just felt that the big guy wouldn't kill Mr. He."

"Yes, yes! They are just asking for money, how can they kill people!"

"Even if there is a small misunderstanding, why is it like this?"

"I can guarantee the lives of my whole family of 123 people. This matter has nothing to do with me."

Everyone hurriedly expressed their opinions

Tang Ning picked up the wine glass and said, "Whether it has anything to do with you or not, if anyone knows anything or can provide clues, you can come to me at any time. I promise on my personal and sect's honor that I will not leak any information about him. If the murderer is traced, , and will also propose a reward to the sect. If you all drink this cup, this matter will end here and will not be discussed again. "

A banquet where both the guest and the host enjoy themselves.

Everyone sent him outside the mansion. Gao Yingyuan took out a storage bag and handed it to him and said: "Congratulations to Tang Xian for coming to take charge of Jingbei. This is just a small thought on my part, and it is not respectful."

Tang Ning was not pretentious. As soon as she accepted the storage bag, Gao Yingyuan took out another one: "Director Tang just said that everything in Jingbei remains the same. This is our tribute this year. The same was true for Director He in previous years. I hope Director Tang will take more care of you." "

He collected the storage bag and said goodbye, stepped on the flying sword and flew away.

Zhao Guang, Qin You, Zhu Yu, and Zhao Bao also followed closely with their magical weapons.

Returning to the room in Jingbei Mansion, Tang Ning opened the two storage bags and took a look. Each contained 300 spiritual stones, making a total of 600 spiritual stones. One of them was a gift for taking office, which meant that the casual cultivator families dedicated 300 spiritual stones every year. , Judging from this alone, the Jingbei chief's fortune is pretty good, but in fact these spiritual stones are not enough for a year's consumption.

Wang Chu once said that Jingbei was bitterly cold, but he did not mean that the environment was harsh. In fact, Jingbei had beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the scenery was pleasant with mountains behind it and water on its side. The bitter cold he refers to means that the spiritual energy is thin and there are not many cultivation resources around.

Jingbei does not just refer to a certain county or county, but to the north of the Jingmang Mountains, including Xuanhua County, Lipo County, Shuiyi County, Dehua County, Maochen County, Yuanxie County, Zuoyi County, etc. In the land of seven counties, Chu State has a total of 157 counties, and Jingbei covers the land of seven counties.

The spiritual energy here is not only thinner than that of Qian Yizong, but also far behind other areas. If compared with Qian Yizong, the spiritual energy is several times thicker than that of Jingbei.

This is not difficult to explain. The Luoyun Mountain Range is a beautiful place with abundant spiritual energy. Otherwise, the Qianyi Sect would not choose to establish a sect there. There is also a large-scale spirit gathering formation in the sect to gather the spiritual energy of the entire mountain range. , the abundance of spiritual energy can be compared to the outside world.

Therefore, in the past, the leaders of Jingbei were like He Wenwen, who had no hope of cultivation. Only disciples who chose to retire and enjoy the wealth and wealth in the world would come here. If they gave up the idea of ​​cultivation, it would not matter how thin and strong the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was.

His exile here was obviously a punishment from the sect's senior officials for selling herbal medicine privately. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth here is very thin. If you want to continue practicing, you can only rely on elixirs. For monks like him, taking elixirs has the best effect. One pill costs ten spirit stones, and one bottle costs three hundred spirit stones, which is only enough for one month.

Therefore, the offerings from several casual cultivator families may seem like a lot, but in fact they are far from enough for him to consume in a year.

Putting away the storage bag, he sat cross-legged and swallowed a Wanling elixir. The elixir melted in his mouth and a surging spiritual energy filled his body.

The next day, Tang Ning told Zhao Guang that she would practice behind closed doors and not to disturb her unless there was anything major or urgent.

For more than twenty days in a row, he stayed in his room without leaving the door. Everyone thought he was practicing asceticism behind closed doors. In fact, he would sneak out quietly at different times every day to inquire about news.

Sometimes he would escape to Zhao Guang's room and eavesdrop on their conversations, and sometimes he would travel hundreds of miles to the families of casual cultivators to get information, especially those who were bluffed by his words at the banquet and looked strange.

The murder and disappearance of He Wenwen has always made him uneasy. This feeling is like being stared at by a bone-eating snake in the dark, which makes people shudder.

His particular concern for He Wengan was probably due to this intuition, and the sect had explicitly ordered him to find out about it.

There are only two possibilities for He Wenben's murder and disappearance. One is a personal grudge. He Wenben was arrogant and it was not surprising that he offended others and was assassinated.

Second, it was done by the Demon Sect.

If it's the first type, it's not a big deal. If it's the second type, then he's in danger.

It is impossible for the Demon Sect to kill a small leader in Jingbei for no reason, and still make such a fuss that no one is alive and no body is seen dead. Jingbei is remote and there is no competition for cultivation resources. This is really what the Demon Sect did. It can only be because they have greater power. With their plot, I, the chief officer of Jingbei, happened to be in their crosshairs and became a thorn in their side.

After more than ten days of eavesdropping, I didn't hear anything about He Wenbin's clues, but I did hear a lot about the intrigues between several casual cultivator families in northern Jingbei.

On this day, Tang Ning opened her eyes from her meditation practice and came to the courtyard. After a while, Zhao Guang came over and said, "Tang Immortal, you ordered us to open a house on the hill behind the mansion last time. Now it has been completed. Do you want to Go check it out.”

"Oh? Is it finished? Let's go! Go and have a look." Tangning was slightly happy when she heard that the house was completed. Of course, he wanted to open a house in the back hill not for the purpose of cleaning, but just to have a private place to catalyze Those seeds of elixirs and herbs brought out from the sect.

The two came to the back mountain courtyard. This newly opened courtyard occupies a large area and is no different from the previous courtyards. To be honest, this courtyard has been added with many exotic flowers and plants, and there are a few more plants in the two rows. The big tree in the sky seemed a little quieter, and there was only one room in the entire courtyard dedicated to his practice.

Tangning nodded. He did not have any requirements for the layout of the courtyard. It was just used to hide from others: "This house will be my place of cultivation from now on. You have four guards to guard the entrance and no one is allowed to enter."

Zhao Guang responded: "Yes."

Tang Ning walked around the new house casually, and was about to go to Huangfeng Gufang Market to buy some Wan Ling Dan and Xiao Yun Mist Array. When she left the house, she saw a woman walking towards her quickly, lowering her head and handing over a yellow card. The talisman said in a voice like a mosquito: "This is given to you by Mr. He Maocai."

After saying that, she left. Tang Ning knew that she belonged to this mansion, so she didn't stop her. She looked around and saw that there was no one around. Zhao Guang had just been sent by him to transfer four nursing staff. It seemed like this woman should wait. It took a long time, and it wasn't until Zhao Guang left that he sent it

What's so secretive?

Tang Ning held the yellow talisman in her hand, pouring her spiritual consciousness into it, and a man's voice came into her mind: I'm He Maocai, I have something important to report to Mr. Tang. I'll see you at Dongweilou in Xuanhua County this evening.

He Maocai? The head of the He family.

Tang Ning thought for a moment and decided to go to the appointment. He estimated that He Maocai's mysterious appointment with him was probably related to He Wenben's incident. He had said that day that anyone who knew anything or had clues could come to him.