Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 456 Conspiracy
Tangning nodded, "So that's it. Fellow Daoist Xu is here for something!"

Xu Qingwan said: "It's not a big deal. That kid Qi Yuan has always wanted to be transferred to the intelligence station. He has said it several times, but I have never made a claim. I wonder what Tang Xian will do?"

Tangning was about to ask about Xu Qiyuan, but she didn't know how to start it. Hearing that she brought it up, she followed the conversation and asked, "Why did he want to come to the intelligence station?"

"I haven't asked about this. It may be because he stayed here for a while when he was young, so he left a deep impression on him. He always said that life in the sect is boring, and he wants to come out to learn more."

Tangning pretended to be careless and said, "Since he left the intelligence station, I haven't seen him in these years. How is he now? Has he written to you?"

Xu Qingwan said: "There are often some letters."

Tangning smiled and said, "What are you talking about? It's not about complaining that the sect didn't transfer him here!"

"It's all trivial things in life. I didn't let him come. Didn't you say last time that he should practice hard in the sect? I want to ask your opinion first."

"A few years ago, when I first returned to the sect, he came to visit me, hoping to be transferred to the intelligence station. I didn't give a clear answer, but only said that I would consider it. He must have never talked about this with you!"

Obviously Xu Qiyuan hadn't told her about this, otherwise she wouldn't have come to ask her for advice.

Xu Qingwan frowned and said, "It's true that he never mentioned this to me."

Tangning said, "Let him practice in the sect with peace of mind! Don't think about the intelligence station anymore."

"Okay, I'll reply to him tomorrow. I'll take my leave first." Xu Qingwan got up and left the room.

Tangning watched their disappearing backs and fell silent. In fact, in the past few years, Wei Hua, the captain of the first action team, has reported Xu Qiyuan's movements to him every month.

Including every letter he sent from the sect, he passed through his hand and eye, just like what Xu Qingwan said, they were all trivial life matters of some parents, and he didn't inquire about the news of the intelligence station, just occasionally asked about Xu Qingwan's recent situation, Nothing special.

But when he thought of Xu Qiyuan's demeanor that day, he always felt that this person was not normal, so he didn't relax his vigilance against him.

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On the other side of the basement, inside Xu Qingwan's room, Yin Zhirou said, "Master, he is the Tang Immortal Envoy you often talk about! He looks plain and unremarkable, and he doesn't look like an elite disciple of the Taoist sect."

Xu Qingwan said indifferently: "What kind of talent is outstanding in your eyes?"

"Let's not talk about being arrogant, at least you have to be heroic to be worthy of being a master."

Xu Qingwan's face darkened: "What nonsense are you talking about? How did you learn to be like those people, chewing your tongue indiscriminately."

Seeing that she was angry, Yin Zhirou didn't dare to say any more, and asked in a low voice after a long time: "Master, there is one thing I don't understand. Why did Brother Qi Yuan send you to the intelligence station? Instead of asking Du Xianshi, you asked him for his opinion? Isn't he Head of the intelligence station."

Xu Qingwan said: "The monks in their sect are not like our casual cultivators. They have their own set of unwritten rules. Qi Yuan was brought in by Tang Xianshi, and he is considered to be one of his members in their department. He has to carry out his duties. To be transferred, of course you have to greet him in advance.”

"Besides, Qi Yuan has no one to rely on in the Qianyi Sect. Who else can he rely on besides his support? You see, almost everyone in their sect has a backing pier behind them. The higher the position, the stronger the cultivation. There is no escape from this vortex."

"If you want to please both sides, you will only be marginalized more and more if you are sitting on the fence. Not to mention the benefits, even what you should get will be squeezed out. You will naturally understand this truth in the future."

Yin Zhirou nodded half understanding.

Tangning rested in the room for the whole night. Around noon the next day, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

A man from the outside opened the door and entered, bowed and said: "Uncle Tang, Uncle Du please go over."

Tangning got up and came to Du Yuankai's room, opened the door and entered. Inside, Du Yuankai was sitting opposite a tall, broad-shouldered man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and they were talking about something.

When they saw Tangning coming in, they both stood up to greet her.

"Senior Tang." The man with thick eyebrows and big eyes bowed his head, this person is none other than Chi Yinglong.

When Tang Ning was the head of the intelligence station, he had already cultivated to the great perfection of qi refining. After so many years, he finally succeeded in building the foundation. Now he is a monk in the early stage of foundation building. He is now the manager of the intelligence station and is in charge of the intelligence insiders. Instigation and lurking.

Tangning waved her hands and smiled, "You're welcome, you're a Foundation Establishment cultivator now. According to the rules of the cultivation world, I can't bear the word senior. We should treat each other as peers."

Du Yuankai said: "Junior Brother Tang, the insider disciple of the Youmei Sect was discovered by fellow Daoists, and he is currently in contact with him through a single line."

Tangning nodded, "I want to get in touch with him, can I do it?"

Cree Yinglong said: "I will arrange to meet him immediately."

"The sooner the better."

"Yes, I understand."

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Qianyizong, in front of a majestic and imposing cave in Fubu, Xuandedian Town, a ray of light shot towards him, revealing the figure of a middle-aged man with a swallow's jaw and a tiger beard.

With a wave of his hand, a talisman was thrown into the dense fog. After a while, the dense fog billowed and the man went straight in. When he arrived at the main room, he saluted the old man Jishou who was sitting cross-legged on the ground: "Senior brother Hu, I don't know how to call you!" What do I order here?"

"Junior brother Cao, I just received a message from Xuanying from the camp that Uncle Luo asked to see you by name, you should leave immediately!" said the old man.

"Uncle Luo wants to see me?" The man surnamed Cao asked in surprise, he had never met Luo Qingshui since he entered the sect, so he was very surprised, he didn't know the purpose of summoning him suddenly.

"That's what it says in the letter, take a look!" The old man turned his left hand, took out a letter and handed it to him.

The man took a look at the letter, but he saw that it said: Order, Cao An, a disciple of the Zhenfu Department, will come to see him immediately, and there must be no disclosure or delay.Signed by Yang Chang, with Luo Qingshui's personal seal stamped underneath.

Cao An put down the letter and asked doubtfully, "I don't know why Master Luo called me so urgently?"

The old man said: "I don't know why, but I just received the order to send a message. Uncle Luo must have something important to call you so urgently. Brother Cao, you should go now!"

"Yes." Cao An went out of the cave and disappeared into light. After walking for two or three days, he arrived in front of Luo Qingshui's room in the camp of Yingxia Mountain.

Soon, the Shimen turned around, and Cao An quickly stepped inside, and bowed to Luo Qingshui who was sitting cross-legged on the futon: "Disciple Cao An pays his respects to Master Luo."

Luo Qingshui nodded slightly: "You are here."

"Yes, after receiving Xuanying's order to transmit the message, the disciple rushed over overnight. I don't know what the master uncle called the disciple to order?"

Luo Qingshui asked without answering: "Cao An, how long have you been in the sect?"

Cao An replied: "The disciple is the sect that Dao Ding entered in [-], and it has been [-] years now."

"Eighty years is not too short. You are a child of the Cao family in Beiyuan, right?"

"Yes, the disciple is indeed from the Cao family in Beiyuan."

"So, the Cao family is your own family. As the saying goes, marry a chicken and follow a chicken, marry a dog and follow a dog. It applies to our Taoist practice world. If you leave the Cao family and enter the sect, the Cao family can only be regarded as yours." My natal family, do you agree with this statement?"

"I think it's more appropriate to use the predecessor to describe it. I used to be a descendant of the Cao family, but now I am a disciple of the sect. Although the two have not been completely separated, the Cao family is the Cao family, and I am me."

"This statement is quite novel. Is there any connection between you and the Cao family?"

"The disciple occasionally goes out of the sect, and will return to Cao's house to stay for a short time."

"I have received news that the Cao family is about to change flags and join the Demon Sect. What is your choice?"

Hearing this, Cao An's complexion changed, and he shouted: "I have received the kindness of the sect. Although death is not enough to repay the sect, I dare not turn my back on the sect. Please learn from my uncle. If the Cao family joins the demon sect, the disciple will cut off their robes immediately." Judgment, from now on it doesn't matter anymore."

Luo Qingshui nodded slightly: "It's good that you have this determination, I have a task for you to complete."

"Uncle please give me instructions."

"If the Cao family really fell to the Demon Sect, it would have a big impact. According to the sect's regulations, it should have been exterminated, but considering the current situation and the fact that the Cao family's crimes have not been revealed, it is not appropriate to cause a storm in the city. Your task is to Save the Cao family and turn it into safety."

"What do disciples need to do? Please tell my uncle clearly."

Luo Qingshui said: "According to the inside information of the Mozong, the Mozong has sent people to Beiyuan to lobby Cao Ruixian. We don't know his attitude yet, but we have enough information to confirm that he has been meeting with the Mozong disciples frequently recently."

"No matter what choice he makes in the end, this person can no longer stay. We need to support a new Patriarch of the Cao family, who is your cousin Cao Ziyuan. Your task is to lobby Cao Ziyuan, understand him with affection, and move him with reason. , Let him abandon the dark and turn to the bright, and don't do anything stupid. And help him ascend to the position of the head of the Cao family."

Cao An said: "The disciple will do his best."

"This matter should be kept secret and clean."

"The disciple understands."

"After the matter is over, the sect will reward you for your meritorious deeds."

"When should the disciples leave?"

"The Disciplinary Academy has sent Tang Ning, a student from the intelligence department, to assassinate Cao Ruixian. After he succeeds, you can go to Cao's house and lobby Cao Ziyuan."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)