Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tangning returned to Niutoushan and bathed in herbal water for half an hour. Colored dust and other dust could be washed away with water, but the special smell left on her body had to be removed with an equally strong herbal bath.

It took six or seven days to get from Tainan Valley to Jingbei. Logically speaking, there should be nothing wrong. With the speed of the foundation-building monks, they would have caught up long ago. However, if you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of the worst. Always be more cautious. That's right, after all, this matter is really against common sense. If someone really catches him and commits suicide, there will be no way he can get away with this lie.

The green aura in his body is his biggest secret. Even after reading many books, he still can't figure out what it is. It is said that rare things are more valuable, not to mention that this thing does have magical uses. If anyone knows about it, , the consequences of his weak cultivation can be imagined.

Those big shots don't talk about etiquette and morality, let alone care about the life of an ant.

The air was full of the special smell of various herbs. Tang Ning got up from the herb bath and returned to the main room of the cave to sit cross-legged. She took out a pill with her right hand and swallowed it. The pill melted in her mouth, and a burst of Pure and surging spiritual power instantly filled his internal organs. He closed his eyes and refined the new spiritual power in his body according to his years of practice.

Three months later, Tang Ning walked out of the cave. With his cultivation level, he could not survive for a long time without eating or sleeping. A grain of Bigu Pill could keep him from being hungry for ten days, but rest and sleep were a daily necessity. Based on his condition, he could survive He had been awake for three to five days, but if he persisted in practicing, he would fall asleep even while sitting cross-legged, so he had to rest for a few hours every three days.

The reason why he left the cave today was not because of any important matter, but because he suddenly thought that it had been nearly a year since he handed over the Bigu Pill matter to the Gao family. I wonder if the Gao family had completed the task of ten thousand pills. Now that he thought about it, he Prepare to go over and take a look. After all, these are matters within his responsibilities.

In the Jingbei mansion, Zhao Guang was scolding a middle-aged man.

This man's name is Zhang Quan, and he is the supervisor of the red grass. The juice of the red grass is the red liquid used to water elixirs in the herbal family. A large number of red grass is grown in Jingbei. It is grown by mortals and pressed manually. The juice is naturally taken care of by mortals.

Zhang Quan suddenly came to the mansion early this morning to find him, saying that there was a fire in a warehouse last night, and the entire fairy grass in the warehouse was burned to ashes.

Zhao Guang couldn't help but get furious when he heard this: "Are you all dead? You only know how to fish for gold, silver and jewels on weekdays. You can't even manage a small warehouse. What use are you doing?"

Zhang Quan lowered his head and did not dare to reply, feeling very uneasy.

Zhao Guang scolded for a long time, and then asked after calming down slightly: "How much has been burned, and is the inventory still enough?"

Zhang Quan whispered: "Enough is enough, it is just enough for the Immortal Masters of the Sect. If it is sold privately, it may not be enough."

"Don't worry about anything else for now. You must ensure the mission assigned to you by Shang Zong. You go back and ask people to squeeze the juice more quickly. If something like this happens again, you will have your head picked up."

Since Tang Ning delegated power, their lives have obviously become much better. It is inevitable for each of them to use the resources at their hands to secretly enrich their own pockets. Although He Wenbian was greedy for pleasure before, he had a tight grasp on the interests at hand.

They could only get something out of their fingers, but now they could eat meat and drink soup with confidence. In just one year, each person's profit reached two hundred spirit stones, but he knew in his heart that the premise of all this was to use the hands of Well done.

Therefore, Zhao Guang was very angry when he heard Zhang Quan's report. Wasn't this a loss of his own job? He is almost certain that if the task cannot be completed by then, Tang Xianshi will kick him away without hesitation. Judging from his experience, the newly appointed chief is benevolent, but not indecisive. generation.

This can be seen from the events of the Xu family. Obviously no wise man would do this to offend fellow disciples of the Xu family for the sake of the unrelated Xu family, and it is not something a weak person can do even if the situation is contrary and the situation is contrary to the situation.

Tang Ning did not go directly to the Gao family, but went to the Jingbei Mansion first. Although she left all the underlying affairs to Zhao Guang and others and became the hands-off manager herself, since she was out of the house, she still had to ask questions, and she felt a little unsure.

He drove his flying sword straight into the inner courtyard of the mansion. When he heard Zhao Guang scolding a man, he drove his sword straight down.

Zhao Guang saw Tang Ning from a distance. After sending Zhang Quan away, he hurriedly greeted her: "Tang Immortal, why did you suddenly come back today? Is there something you asked me to do?"

"Nothing happened. I was planning to go to the Gao family to ask them how the refining of the Bigu Pill was going. I thought I hadn't been back for a long time, so I came back to see how your management was going. I haven't been back for a year, and everything is going smoothly. Come on! I heard you yelling just now, what happened?

"There was an accident. The people below were not very careful and burned down a warehouse where red grass was stored." Zhao Guang replied

"Oh? Is the loss serious? Will it affect the mission assigned by the sect?"

"Tang Immortal, don't worry. This is a spare warehouse. The quantity of red grass must be enough. Moreover, it has not yet reached the collection deadline of the Sect. There is still time to hurry up."

Tang Ning nodded: "Are you the only one in the house? Where are Zhao Bao, Qin You and Zhu Yu?"

"That's right. In order to prevent important news from not being received in time, the four of us discussed taking turns to be on duty at the mansion. I am on duty this month. They are also there when there is nothing on weekdays. A few days ago, brothers Qin You and Zhu Yu wanted to go to Tainan Gufang The supervisor who made Haomo came to Fuzhong yesterday to report that a big insect suddenly appeared in Zilin Mountain and infested the mountain. It had injured several people, so that the logging workers did not dare to go there anymore. , so Baoer went to Zilin Mountain early this morning to help the logging workers get rid of the big insect infestation. "

There is a unique kind of wood in Zilin Mountain called Zilin wood, which is the material used to make fine powder.

"Since they're not here, why don't you come with me? Go and have a look at each county." Tang Ning originally just wanted to ask about the situation, but as soon as she arrived, she realized something was wrong, so she decided to go take a look. After a year, he abandoned everything and didn't know whether the people below him were neglecting their duties and slacking off.

"Yes." Zhao Guang replied, and the two of them took up the magic weapon and flew away.

From noon until late at night, Tang Ning walked around the counties, inspected all the industrial sites under the sect's name, and also asked detailed questions about the civil servants and supervisors involved in the specific affairs. It felt... quite redundant.

In fact, the people who are specifically engaged below have their own set of rules. No matter who is in charge, any earth-shaking changes that happen above have nothing to do with them. They have worked hard for several years just for a bite of food.

So when it comes to dereliction of duty and slacking off in work, it is obviously because of overthinking. If this is true, it has always been a habit. It has happened before and it will be the same in the future.

When Tang Ning arrived at Zizhu Mountain, Zhao Bao had already eliminated the big insect. The villagers in the mountain were cutting down trees in an orderly manner. He asked about the injured villagers, but Zhao Guang just casually said that the casualties caused by the big insect were actually much more serious. , killed three people and injured six others, four of whom were slightly injured. One person had an arm bitten off, and another person had half of his cheek bitten off.

Tang Ning remained silent for a long time. It was obvious that these civilians had a low life.

From Zhao Guang's mouth and his thoughts.

It's not that Zhao Guang is indifferent, it's because this is a fact.

Human life is like grass.

Tang Ning didn't say anything, and only asked Zhao Bao to give more gold and silver to the family members of the family members who were bitten to death by the big bugs, and the injured civilian husband.

Early the next morning, he came to the door of the Gao family's residence and said to the boy guarding the door: "Brother, please call fellow Taoist Gao Yingyuan and Tang Ning is here to visit."

"Yes." The boy didn't recognize him, but when he saw him coming with a sword, he was obviously not an ordinary person, so he responded and trotted to report.

Not long after, Gao Yingyuan personally led everyone from the Gao family out to greet him, and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Tang, there are few visitors, so please come inside."

Tang Ning was a little surprised. She hadn't seen Gao Yingyuan for a year. He actually broke through the sixth level of Qi Refining and reached the seventh level. It was not easy. It should be noted that few old monks at his age could break through the bottleneck. of.

"Fellow Taoist Gao, congratulations. I haven't seen you for a year. Your cultivation has reached a higher level. It can be said that I am an old man with great ambitions."

"Hahaha, I suddenly had an enlightenment a few months ago. I accidentally broke through the bottleneck that has been troubled for many years. However, even if Gao is lucky enough to break through at such an age, this is probably the end of his life." Gao Yingyuan laughed heartily, feeling very inspired by Tang Ning's words, especially the sentence about "an old man's ambition is a thousand miles away", which was exactly what he thought. He still said it modestly.

This bottleneck has troubled him for more than ten years, during which he tried various methods to no avail. Since the Xu family was confiscated and exterminated last year, he was greatly shocked. A family that had lasted for two to three hundred years suddenly disappeared. Xu Qingxian He had always disliked him, but after the Xu family was wiped out, he actually missed him a little.

For a period of time, when he closed his eyes, he often thought of the days when the two of them were talking, laughing and fighting. This time it was the Xu family, and next time it would be the Gao family. He couldn't help but feel the sadness of the rabbit dying and the fox dying. In this small place, they were deceitful and fighting openly and secretly. has no meaning?

He began to reflect on his life and found that he could not remember many things in the past, but he could still remember the joys and sorrows of his childhood. He was a little tired, but he seemed to have seen through it. In a daze, he could not remember at all. Without warning, he broke through the bottleneck of the sixth level of Qi refining.

Tang Ning said: "Everything in the world is unpredictable. Every great monk in the past and present has not had his own opportunities. It's a bit depressing to say this now."

The two came to the inner hall of the Gao Mansion and sat down respectively, and the maid served tea.

"The head of the Tang Dynasty is here. I think he must go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. What are your orders?"

Tang Ningmin took a sip of tea and said, "Oh, it's nothing important. I've been practicing in seclusion recently. Some affairs in Jingbei have been handed over to Zhao Guang and the others. I haven't asked them about it for a long time. The first reason I came here is to find out how to refine Bigu Pill." To control the progress, secondly, it is an unfeeling request, I hope fellow Taoist monks will grant it."