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After disconnecting from the phone, he dialed another number: "Hello, yes, it's me."

"Yes, I'd like to inform you that the group has just withdrawn from the acquisition of shares in Genesis Aerospace."

"Yes, that's what happened just now..."

"Yes... I... also, there's another matter. You need to handle it immediately. From the current perspective, all investments in projects under the group are temporarily frozen."

"Well... in principle, from now on, Qianluo will no longer engage in external investments or equity acquisitions. Yes... you personally oversee this, and it must be implemented without fail. Anyone who compromises will be fired! An official letter will be sent to all investment departments within the group shortly..."

"Hmm, hmm... okay... okay... then that's settled."

Turning off his phone, An Zhengquan exhaled and carefully reviewed his two phone calls in his mind. One was to a senior vice president in charge of the acquisition, and the other was to the vice president in charge of investment.

Both of them were his old subordinates, and they could tell from his tone that the matter was serious. After all, Qianluo was a company he had founded, and once he made up his mind, things could proceed without any obstacles.

As he pondered... he looked at his daughter again. If you ask who knows a person best, it is their parents. An Zhengquan had previously thought he knew his daughter quite well, but the conversation just now made him realize that he actually didn't know his daughter well enough.

With a calm demeanor, eyes as black as lacquer, a tall and agile figure, and skin as radiant as snow, it was hard to believe that just six months ago, this was a sickly girl on the verge of death...

Although girls are said to change a lot as they grow up, it seems that this is not just a change of eighteen, but a complete transformation. Although I had some suspicions when my daughter recovered from her illness, I did not think about it in detail. Now it seems that my daughter is obviously more than just someone who "believes in the Heavenly Venerable" as she previously said.

It seems that if I hadn't brought up the group's huge acquisition of shares in Genesis Aerospace, my daughter wouldn't have revealed that she had already joined Yunxiao Mountain.

"What is Dad looking at?" Feeling a little uncomfortable under her father's thoughtful gaze, An Huiling pursed her lips and asked.

"You should talk to your family about things like taking on a master later. Your father has been working in society for so many years, and I can give you some advice on some things." An Zhengquan patted his daughter's arm. It would be impossible for someone of his status to say that he had no doubts about his daughter taking on a master.

What were the thoughts of that high-ranking master of Yunxiao Mountain when he accepted his daughter as his disciple?

Is there any involvement of the Qianluo Group?

However, as a businessman from the Lingcheng Temple, An Sanzheng also understands that in this society, there are connections and exchanges of interests between people. Apart from close relatives like parents and children, it is rare to find a situation where someone is simply nice to you without any reason in other interpersonal relationships.

Therefore, An Zhengquan could easily understand it.

Dinghai Yunxiao Mountain is a legitimate sect of Xuanmen, one of the Three Mountains of Talismans, a sect with a history of two thousand years. It has a great potential influence in the southern part of the empire and has its own reputation. There are countless wealthy merchants, noble families and noblemen associated with it. It is not some rootless evil cult or sorcerer.

Moreover, in Erda Zhao, the Xuanmen sect is deeply rooted and is the number one sect, even the imperial family. It is believed that the sect is highly respected, not to mention that Master Li of Yunxiao Mountain is a highly accomplished master, said to be greatly trusted by His Majesty. Under his leadership, Yunxiao Mountain is showing signs of surpassing Danding Mountain and becoming the number one sect in the Xuanmen. As the saying goes, great reputations are never undeserved; An Zhengquan knew that this person must truly possess something.

Putting everything else aside, just look at the changes in his own daughter; she's completely different before and after. He simply doesn't believe it has nothing to do with Yunxiao Mountain...

Therefore, even if Yunxiao Mountain's decision to accept his daughter into the sect was driven by some self-interest, it didn't matter. Qianluo Group was a large and powerful enterprise, and in An Zhengquan's view, problems that could be solved with money were not really problems.

Not to mention, now that Lin Ru has seen her daughter Er's health restored, she has also helped Xia Qianluo's father's group avoid a major disaster. This is already an immense favor. Based on these two points alone, An Zhengquan is willing to cultivate a good relationship with Yunxiao Mountain with substantial benefits. After all, judging from the information revealed by his daughter, it's clear that Master Li of Yunxiao Mountain is indeed incredibly influential…

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 743 These Gods Are All Fake...

"My daughter thinks it's not a big deal, and Master doesn't care about these things..."

An Zhengquan sighed inwardly upon hearing this; his daughter was indeed young...

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Whether your master values ​​it or not is his business. As his disciple, you can't just ignore it... So, I'll have the charity foundation under Qianluo contact Yunxiao Mountain and have them donate a sum of money in your name first."

As an orthodox religious sect, Yunxiao Mountain has open channels for charitable fundraising, which constitutes legitimate income.

"After that, Qianluo's annual charity projects will increase cooperation with Yunxiao Mountain. You don't need to worry about these things; Dad will have people take care of them."

"This..." An Huiling hesitated. She could think of a charity project, which was fine, but as for a donation... even if the money was donated to Yunxiao Mountain, her junior disciple Jing Xin probably wouldn't dare accept it. Perhaps she should ask her senior brother later how to connect the donation to Kunlun...

Seeing his daughter deep in thought, An Zhengquan assumed she didn't want to go through all that trouble, so he spoke up again, saying, "Our family is wealthy, and we have no shortage of money. As the young master of Qianluo Group, you must treat others with the utmost respect. You must never be stingy and let others look down on our family."

"Daughter understands," An Huiling nodded obediently.

An Zhengquan nodded. There was something else he didn't say aloud; he also wanted to use the donation as a pretext to further verify the authenticity of his daughter's apprenticeship. If it was indeed true, then he could use this opportunity to forge an even closer relationship with Yunxiao Mountain. After all, the master-disciple and father-son relationship is considered quite close in the eyes of the Chinese. Judging from what his daughter had just said, her teacher's status at Yunxiao Mountain should be quite high, but he didn't know the exact extent of it.

“Well, as for your master, as a disciple, you must fulfill your duties. In addition, you must also give gifts during festivals and exchange gifts with your fellow disciples.” An Zhengquan continued while thinking, “Your father will have these specially prepared for you. You can take them with you when you go.”

"Okay..." Seeing that her father had made such a good arrangement, An Huiling couldn't refuse, so she agreed.

“Come on, tell your dad Liu Zaiba about your master. Dad also wants to hear about your recent situation… Remember when you were little, you were willing to tell Dad anything…” An Zhengquan said with a smile, looking at his daughter with a loving expression.

Hearing her father say this, An Huiling had no choice but to start a conversation with him about whatever she could say...

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承和三十七年 2016年4月5日10:23 丹鼎山赭碧峰黄家村

"Come on, everyone, pile it up here, pile it up here..." Outside the land temple, Huang Youqing, the village chief of Huangjia Village, was waving his right hand, directing the workers and young men to transport building materials in.

“1、2、1、2、1、2……”

In front of him, many workers, including He Qingzhuang, were carrying a thick wooden pillar in on their shoulders and in their hands. As they carried it, they were shouting work songs. This area is all mountainous, and vehicles cannot drive in directly, so many items can only be brought in by manpower.

Guan Zeqing stood beside Huang Youqing and said with a smile, "Thanks to Village Chief Huang's help, we really saved a lot of effort."

"Hey!!! What are you saying, Master? The Celestial Master wants to help our village build a temple. Speaking of which, the ancestor enshrined in this earth god temple is our Huang family ancestor. I should call him my great-grandfather. It's only right that we do our part!"

After the matter of rebuilding the land temple was discussed and agreed upon with the Celestial Master's Mansion, the subsequent progress exceeded the expectations of the village chief, Huang Youqing. Unexpectedly, just the next day, various building materials and workers had already begun to be moved into the site.

After all, it was the construction of the village's land temple, especially since the land god had appeared in a dream. In Huang Youqing's view, the people of Huangjia Village couldn't just stand by and watch, so he also brought a group of young and strong men from the village to help out.

Outside the local temple, some villagers were expanding the cleanup area, cutting down and clearing away the wildly growing weeds and shrubs that had been neglected for a long time. In the mountains, these plants, which hadn't been cleared for at least a decade, grew so rampantly that clearing them was quite a task.

Naturally, some villagers had complaints. After all, different strokes for different folks. Some were happy to help rebuild the village's land temple, while others were indifferent. Even the story of the village chief being seen in a dream, which was widely circulated in the village, was not believed by some, who just made strange remarks. However, due to the village chief's authority, they ultimately had no choice but to go and help, though they were full of complaints in their hearts.

"If you ask me, why bother building a local shrine? This shrine has been in such a dilapidated state before and it's been doing just fine. The village chief is really senile, making such a fuss over everyone..." A village woman stood by with her arms crossed, watching and gossiping.

“Cui’e, forgive me, forgive me… You can’t just say things like that. This is temple repair. You’ll get into trouble if you speak carelessly. Be careful, the local earth god will punish you…” Another old woman, holding a wood-chopping knife, was clearing bushes nearby. Hearing this, she turned around and lowered her voice, whispering the advice as if afraid of being overheard.

The village woman seemed to regret her words, glancing around instinctively. Then, as if she was losing face, she stubbornly said, "What's wrong with saying a few words? These days, society is all about science. My son came home from school and told us that all these gods are fake..."

As she spoke, she gradually gained confidence, and her voice became louder: "This is the latest science. Look, spaceships are already in space, and we haven't seen any gods on the moon. To be honest, our village chief is just too old, and his ideas are outdated..."

Seeing that the old woman beside her didn't respond but just sighed and shook her head, the village woman pointed to the dilapidated earth god temple and said, "Sister Lian, look, if this earth god is really that effective, how come he has even left his own temple in such a state?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than a bird called out from the sky, "Caw...caw..." It was a crow flying by. The village woman instinctively looked up and saw something fall down.

"Thud..." It landed right on her upturned face, and some even got into her mouth...

The village woman clicked her tongue, then her expression changed drastically. She spat and spat on her face, wiping it with her sleeve. It was clearly a pile of bird droppings... and a large amount at that.

Finally, the village woman couldn't bear the nausea and vomited right there beside her...

Just then, someone rushed hurriedly towards the direction of the earth god temple from afar; it was a villager.

Volume Two: The Truth Hidden Behind History Books: Chapter 744 - Retribution Sentences!

"Sister-in-law Cui'e!!! Sister-in-law Cui'e!!!" The villager came running up, panting, looking around as he ran, clearly looking for someone.

Immediately, someone pointed out the village woman who was still vomiting on the ground to him, but he immediately shouted, "Sister Cui'e, what are you doing squatting there? Sigh... never mind, go back and check on her!!!"

"What's wrong?" the old woman beside her quickly interjected.

"The house collapsed! Your outhouse collapsed!!!" The villager slapped his thigh: "Oh my, it was so filthy! The latrine was overflowing!!"

Huangjia Village is located in a mountainous area. Although it has electricity, its sewage system is not connected to the city. It is too far away and too costly to build. Therefore, the villagers here still use the latrines they dug themselves.

"Did it crush anyone?" the old woman asked again.

"That's not true."

The village woman who was still vomiting on the ground stopped vomiting immediately upon hearing that her outhouse had collapsed. Wiping her mouth, she hurriedly turned and ran home...

The old woman, however, seemed to realize what had happened. She looked reverently at the local earth god shrine, clasped her hands together, and murmured, "Forgive me, forgive me, Earth God, please protect me. I didn't say anything bad about you, Earth God, please don't punish me... please don't punish me..."

"Aunt Cheng, what's going on..." The villager who brought the message was also a woman who looked to be in her thirties. After delivering the message, she was not in a hurry to leave. She stood there watching a large group of people busy in front of the local temple. When she saw the old woman's strange behavior, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

But then the old woman bowed her hands together several times, then turned her head, looked around, and then mysteriously beckoned to the woman.

Out of curiosity, the woman also stepped forward.

"I'm telling you this in secret, but don't tell anyone else..." the old woman whispered.

The woman's eyes lit up at this, and she quickly replied, "Of course, Aunt Cheng, you know me, I'm very discreet, I would never go around telling anyone..."

The old woman, clearly having also experienced what had just happened, was eager to share: "Let me tell you, just now, that girl Cuilian messed around with this Earth God, and she got her comeuppance..."

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That evening, a rumor circulated among the villagers of Huangjia Village: "Sister-in-law Cuilian has been loose-lipped in private, making unfounded accusations against the Earth God. As a result, she got her comeuppance; not only did bird droppings land on her mouth, but her outhouse also collapsed..."

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承和三十七年 2016年4月5日19:13 建安省晋安市安家大宅

"Lingling, Mom made you some bird's nest soup." An Xuqing knocked on her daughter's door, carrying a bowl of bird's nest soup.

The door was quickly opened, and An Huiling, holding a book, looked at her mother outside and hurriedly said, "Mom, you could have just had someone bring it, why did you bring it yourself..."

"I just cooked it. I'm afraid it won't be nutritious if it gets cold." An Xuqing said with a smile as she carried the bird's nest into her daughter's room and walked towards the desk by the window, seemingly intending to place the bird's nest on the desk.

"By the way, your father told me that you took a master from the Xuanmen sect?" An Xuqing asked casually as she walked towards the desk.

“Yes, that’s the master my daughter took in when she was in Jiangling…” An Huiling walked towards the desk with her mother, saying, “At the time, my daughter thought that since we believed in the Heavenly Venerable, there should be some rules and regulations…”

As the mother and daughter were talking, An Xuqing walked to the desk. Suddenly, she seemed to trip over something, stumbled, and lost her balance. The bowl she was holding slipped from her hand and splashed towards An Huiling who was standing nearby...

In the blink of an eye, just as An Xuqing lost her balance, An Huiling instinctively reached out her right hand to support her mother. At the same time, she reached out with her left hand and firmly held the bird's nest soup that was about to spill. With a slight pull of her wrist, she dissipated some of the remaining force, and the bird's nest soup only swayed slightly, without spilling a single drop.

Because it happened so suddenly, it was all based on instinct. After catching the bird's nest, An Huiling seemed to realize that her reaction was a bit too fast. However, since it had already happened, she didn't think much about it and simply put the bird's nest on the table.

"Oh dear... I'm really getting old, my hands and feet aren't as nimble as they used to be..." An Xuqing, standing to the side, didn't show any unusual behavior, only complaining a few times about her own reaction.

"No way, Mom, you look so young! I even heard someone say you look like my older sister..."