Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 454 The Cao Family
A few days passed by in a flash. Today, it was the time for the department to discuss matters. Tangning left the cave and came to the meeting hall of the Middle Finger Peak.

Because of Lu Guang, Liu Miao went to the front line of the camp, and Xu Cuiyao was transferred to Jining Island. Currently, only Zhu Xu, Tang Ning, Zhao Liheng, and Zhang Yan are still in the sect. Incarnate and die.

Several people took their seats and chatted a few things about the sect.

Not long after, Zhu Xu came, walked to the main seat and took a seat, and said: "Everyone is here, let's start! There are two main things today."

"This is the first thing. Junior Brother Tang has returned to the sect. Right now our department is short of manpower. Junior Brother Tang, you should be in charge of the department's intelligence liaison and the summary of the intelligence room! It's your old job, it's convenient for you Also familiar."

Tangning nodded and said hello.

"Second thing, news came from the Jiangdong intelligence station, saying that the station's disciple disappeared after following up and investigating an unknown monk, and has been confirmed to have been killed. After the third team of the operation went down to investigate, the captain Qian Wenzhong was killed again. Brother Zhang, you Just go there yourself! Check the specific situation."

Zhang Yan nodded in agreement.

"Junior Zhao, the two disciples who were killed this time, check to see if they have wives and children in the sect, and give them appropriate subsidies."

Zhao Liheng said: "Yu Ziwen, the head of the Jiangdong Intelligence Station, received news from Xuanying yesterday that the disciple Xu Qiang who was killed at their station had a son outside. He was born to a female casual cultivator, named Xu Hengsheng. He is still young at present. A famous female casual cultivator made a request, hoping that her son could join the sect."

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Then bring it when the sect's big move next time! Then you can go and say hello to the Academic Affairs Section of the Foreign Affairs Academy."

"Okay." Zhao Liheng replied.

"If you have nothing else to do, juniors, let's conclude this discussion!"

Zhao Liheng and Zhang Yan stood up and left. Seeing that Tangning hadn't left, Zhu Xu asked, "Is there anything else you can do, Junior Brother Tang?"

"There is a small matter to discuss with Senior Brother Zhu, does Senior Brother Zhu know about the disciple Xu Qiyuan?"

"Xu Qiyuan?" Zhu Xu said, "I remember him, wasn't he recommended by you to join the intelligence department?"

"Yes, he came to see me last night." Tangning immediately told the whole story of last night.

Zhu Xu frowned and said, "What do you suspect?"

Tang Ning said, "I just think there's something wrong with him. Be careful! I've plotted against many disciples of the Demon Sect, so I'm more sensitive to this than ordinary people."

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "I have received news that in recent years, the Demon Sect has specially set up an intelligence team to specifically target the infiltration of our sect."

Tangning remained silent. He didn't want Xu Qiyuan to be the pawn that was infiltrated by the Demon Sect. After all, he recruited himself, but his reaction was really abnormal. He wanted to go to the Silver Fox Intelligence Station, but he hesitated I can't tell why.

If it was really a secret work inserted by the Mozong, I can only feel sorry for Xu Qingwan.

"Come here." Zhu Xu shouted.

As soon as the voice fell, a man walked in from the door. He was a disciple of the Air Force Aid Team on duty. He bowed and saluted, "Master, what are your orders?"

"Go and call Wei Hua, the captain of the first team."

"Yes." The man took the order and left.

After about a stick of incense, a square-faced man from the outside strode in, saluted Zhu Xu, and said, "Disciple Wei Hua pays his respects to Senior Brother Zhu. I don't know what your uncle has ordered you to come here."

"Xu Qiyuan is a disciple of your first team! What do you think of him?"

"I don't know which aspect Master Uncle is referring to?"

"Tell me about his usual behavior! Is there anything unusual?"

Wei Hua wondered: "He is quite normal on weekdays, and the disciple didn't notice anything unusual."

"How is your relationship with him?"

"It's just an ordinary relationship, it's not good, and it's not bad either."

"Has he ever asked you about any departmental movements or details of operations?"

Wei Hua replied: "Well, it seems that there is no such thing. Uncle Master suspects him?"

"From now on, you have to keep a close eye on him, and if you find any abnormal behavior in him, report it directly to Junior Brother Tang."

"Yes."

Tang Ning said, "We're just taking precautions before they happen. We don't think there must be something wrong with Xu Qiyuan. Only you and I know about this matter. Don't let it out. You're only investigating in secret. Don't let people know."

"Yes, the disciple knows."

"Go ahead!"

"Disciple leave." Wei Hua turned and left the hall.

Tangning also left one after another and returned to the cave.

Life in the sect was uneventful. Since Tangning was in charge of intelligence collection and summarizing affairs, she went to the office every day to send and receive news reports from various intelligence stations, and then went to the intelligence room to compile them into a book.

A few years have passed in a flash. During this period, the two sides of Xuanmen were relatively peaceful, and no major war broke out, but small-scale battles continued. industry.

On this day, Tangning was sitting cross-legged in the cave, surrounded by little white snakes. Suddenly, the storage bag on his waist trembled. He opened his eyes, took out the disk, and took the talisman floating in the dense fog into his hand. , Divine consciousness entered, a voice sounded in my mind.

Tang Ning stood up and patted the little white snake on the head. The little white snake understood, shrunk suddenly, and got into the spirit animal bag. His figure flashed and he came out of the cave.

Outside the thick fog, Tao Yong saw him falling in front of him, and hurriedly bowed to salute: "Master Tang, master, please come to the house and talk about it."

"Let's go!"

The two came to Zhu Xu's cave mansion one after the other, entered the inner room, Zhu Xu sat cross-legged inside, and smiled slightly: "Junior brother Tang is here, sit down!"

Tangning sat down as she said, "I don't know what you want Senior Brother Zhu to call me?"

Zhu Xu said: "You have read all the intelligence information that Junior Brother Du presented last time! I sent a letter to Senior Uncle Tong through Xuanying, and received his reply today. He means to let you go, secret Settle this matter."

"Is it about the Cao family in Beiyuan?" Tangning asked.

Half a month ago, the Silver Fox Intelligence Station submitted a dossier about the intelligence of the Cao family in Beiyuan.

The incident started with a message from the secret work of the Youmei Sect. A disciple in the Youmei Sect who was in charge of affairs in Beiyuan was ordered by the elder of the Youmei Sect to instigate a family in Beiyuan. Not very clear.

So the Silver Fox Intelligence Station launched a secret investigation on the families in Beiyuan. According to the inside information of the Cao family in Beiyuan, Cao Ruixian, the head of the Cao family, has been going out frequently recently. Combined with the intelligence information of the Youmei sect, Du Yuankai deduced that the Mo sect was instigating against the Cao family.

Cao Ruixian's recent frequent trips should be to meet with Mo Zong's rebel disciples. The Cao family may change flags at any time and directly fall to Mo Zong.

Now almost half of the Northern Plains is occupied by the Demon Sect, and the Cao family's sphere of influence spans the east and west of the Northern Plains, bordering on the Demon Sect.

Therefore, it is very likely to be the target of Mozong's rebellion.

Tang Ning and Cao Ruixian also had a relationship once. Back then, he was ordered to go to Beiyuan to escort supplies. It was this Cao family who relied on its own authority, a big family and a big business, and both ends.

When he waited for someone to visit, he actually waited outside the gate of the mansion for a quarter of an hour, and his arrogance left a deep impression on him.

Zhu Xudao: "Now it is basically certain that Cao Ruixian and the Mozong have been cooperating secretly for a long time, and it will be a matter of time before he changes his tune and joins the Mozong. Moreover, according to his recent movements and frequent meetings with Mozong's rebel disciples, it is very likely. , he will soon recite the Taoism."

"Junior Brother Zhang Yan was supposed to be responsible for this matter. Considering that Cao Ruixian is a late-stage foundation-establishment cultivator, his cultivation level is insufficient and his strength is insufficient, so Master Tong appointed you to handle this matter."

Tangning asked, "When should I leave?"

"Departure tomorrow, report to Uncle Tong first."

"Okay." Tangning replied, said goodbye and left. That night, she went to the intelligence room and went through all the dossiers and information about the Cao family that the intelligence station had collected over the years.

The next day, he left the sect, walked for more than a day, and arrived outside the camp at Yingxia Mountain, waved his hand, and handed in the talisman.

Not long after, the light curtain melted and a gap was formed. Tangning's figure flashed, and she entered the inner room. She came to Tong Quan'an's room at the back of the stone hall, and handed Zhang Fulu in.

The stone door opened, he quickly stepped inside, then sat cross-legged on the futon Tong Quan'an bowed and saluted: "Disciple pays respects to Master Uncle."

Tong Quan'an nodded and smiled slightly: "I heard that you were killed before, and I felt a little sorry. Later, I heard that you were not dead. I think you must have experienced a life-and-death disaster. Being able to turn the crisis into safety shows that you are a lucky person! Fortune, but the most rare thing for us monks, it is more precious than any treasure in the world."

"Thank Master Uncle Hong Fu, fortunately he did not die."

Tong Quan'an said: "The matter of the Cao family can also be entrusted to Lu Guang, but just in case and prudent, I decided to choose you to solve this matter. First, your personal strength must be higher than Lu Guang. If you replace him If you do, you may not be able to deal with Cao Ruixian. Both, you are familiar with intelligence work and have served in the Silver Fox Intelligence Station. This time you are back to your old job, so you should be more comfortable. How do you plan to deal with this matter?"

Tang Ning said: "Dare to ask my uncle, is this matter going to be done in secret and only targeting Cao Ruixian personally, or is it going to be done with great fanfare and used to collude with the Demon Sect to order the Cao family to be punished?"

Tong Quan'an said: "Now the situation is not the same as in the past. Although Cao Ruixian was guilty of colluding with the Mozong, the Cao family has not openly betrayed the sect. It is not appropriate to make the city full of storms and panic."

Tang Ning said: "Since that's the case, we can only secretly assassinate Cao Ruixian and re-elect one of the Cao family's foundation-builders to be the head of the family. As long as we control this person, we can control the Cao family not to join the Demon Sect."

Tong Quan'an nodded and said, "What's the plan?"

"Yesterday, my disciple looked through all the files about the Cao family in the intelligence room, and thought that Cao Ziyuan was the most suitable candidate. He and Cao Ruixian had always been at odds, and Cao An and him were uncles and brothers, and the two had a very close relationship. "

"Cao An is a disciple of the sect, so you can send him to lobby. As long as you can persuade Cao Ziyuan and push him to be the head of the Cao family, you don't have to worry about the Cao family rebelling."

Tong Quan'an nodded and said: "Let's do it this way! I will talk to Cao An and ask him to assist you then."

"Yes, the disciple will leave."

(End of this chapter)