First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

Hadn’t even taken a few steps forward.

Behind him, Zhu Yixuan came chasing out, shouting, “Lu Ding, I’m great at forging blades too! If I could forge you a blade that can handle your power, would you take it?”

Whether lending or giving Lu Ding a blade, it had become his obsession.

He wasn’t trying to rely on Lu Ding to help him raise or refine his blade or anything.

Maybe he had that idea before, but now!!

What he really wanted was to prove himself, to prove that the Zhu Family’s blades aren’t inferior!!!

He’s a Borrowed Blade Heir—are you saying his blade isn’t good enough?

Zhu Yixuan would rather you call him weak, that’d be fine.

But you can’t insult his blade.Otherwise, he’ll blow up at you.

And the worst part was—it was Lu Ding who said it, with actual proof.

He couldn’t win in a fight, and couldn’t argue either.

So, Zhu Yixuan decided—he’d forge a proper blade for Lu Ding. He was going to prove himself!!!

Prove that a Borrowed Blade Heir’s blade isn’t some junk from a roadside stand!

“Fine, forge it. Thanks.”

Lu Ding walked off into the dark without looking back, with Bai Hemen beside him.

As for Zhu Yixuan as a person—

Lu Ding’s take on him was, decent guy, just a bit stubborn.

Keeps trying to give him a blade.

As they darted through the dense forest, Bai Hemen looked at the map on his phone.

“Over a thousand kilometers. If I rely on phasing alone, I don’t think I’ll make it by dawn.”

Lu Ding:......

That line almost made him laugh out loud.

Classic one-track mind.

“Is it possible that, hey, we’re modern people, we don’t have to live like this—we could just take a flight?”

One flying, the other phasing—

Even Lu Ding would get tired.

The body could be ignored, but mentally? That wears you out.

It’s no different than driving for hours—you’re bound to get exhausted.

“Oh, right.”

Bai Hemen responded, then swiped on his phone again.

The nearest airport was just over a hundred kilometers away.

“Yeah, not far.”

The two kept pace.

Soon enough.

It was morning. In an alley somewhere in Beinan City.

Lu Ding dipped some rice noodles into the sauce and shoved a mouthful into his mouth, followed by a piece of pig liver.

An explosion of flavor filled his mouth.

Beside him, Bai Hemen called out, “Boss, give me another!”

That was already his third serving.

“Pretty good, huh?”

Lu Ding asked.

Bai Hemen nodded, “Delicious. Never had it before.”

“Same here. I’d heard the sapie around here was amazing, but never tried it. Turns out it really is!”

Bai Hemen looked confused, “Isn’t this just rice noodles? Why call it sapie?”

“Seems like it’s just how they say it in the local dialect. I don’t really get it either. Just eat. When we’re done, we’ll fly to Jinshan.”

“Boss, one more for me too.”

For Lu Ding, life wasn’t just about fighting and killing—it was about enjoyment too.

Didn’t have to be gourmet meals. Local food, regional customs—that’s enjoyment.

Stuff he’d never experienced before, he was going to try it all.

.....

Jinshan, a prefecture-level city.

News of the trainees leaving the advanced training facility soon reached here.

Jinshan 749 Bureau, Prefecture-Level Branch.

(The 749 Bureau is structured as: Main Bureau, Sub-Bureaus—like Yunhai or Yaodu, Prefecture-Level Branches, and Local Stations)

Inside a certain meeting room.

“Didn’t we just send them to the training site? How are people already coming out?”

“Who knows? But if they’re coming out this fast, they’ve gotta be serious badasses, no doubt!”

“Could it be Huangpu Lingyun? I heard he unlocked his apertures with the Imperial Jade Seal. He’d be qualified to leave early.”

A girl sitting in the corner pushed up her thick black-rimmed glasses.

In a gentle voice, she said softly, “It could also be Lu Ding and Bai Hemen. They’re the dark horses of the year. Definitely exceptional.”

“And they even fought a Si Ming Realm opponent together. There was a recent report saying Lu Ding soloed Daheshan and killed Ye Chengfeng, who was in the Si Ming Realm.”

Every year, a few rookie investigators get famous—but not so many that they’re hard to remember.

There are always a few who stand out.

Pull up the files, and it’s not hard to make an educated guess.

Everyone nodded. Yeah, that could be it.

“But no matter who it is, at this stage, it’s not likely they’ll manage. Ye Chengfeng was old and weak.”

“But Kou Family’s Kou Huaiyi isn’t that old. A solid Si Ming Realm.”

“Trainees who just came out? No way they’re up to the task.”

“By the way, has anyone seen Cui Zao?”

This squad, which wasn’t assigned a mission today, was waiting here for the trainees coming out of the training site. They were also going to discuss the Kou Family situation and host a welcome for the newcomers.

The Xin Du region was their turf.

Their squad leader had gone to receive the trainees.

The rest were here.

So where was Cui Zao, who was also free today?

That’s when everyone realized—

Given how sensitive the current period was, they needed to know where every teammate was.

If a full-scale operation broke out—even though this was technically Lu Ding’s trial mission—

Once it hit that stage, everyone was 749. There were no personal grudges. No one could just stand by.

Unity is strength!

Let’s take them down together!

“Can’t get through on the phone!”

“No replies to messages either!”

“I sent him the last message at 7:56 this morning—anyone send one later than me?”

“Nope.”

“I did, I did! I have one here—8:10. Cui Zao said he might be late. Said there were Kou Family people causing trouble on the road.”

.....

At the same time, on the airport expressway.

Li Kai was driving and chatting, “I’ve heard of you two for a while now—Linghai fighting a Si Ming? I wouldn’t even dare to dream of that. If it were me.....”

Ding-dong.

‘You have an urgent message—from colleague Lou Yuan’

Li Kai took out his phone.

【Captain, Cui Zao still hasn’t shown up, his phone’s off, no replies either. He said this morning he saw Kou Family members making a scene.】

【We just pulled the surveillance footage. There’s no direct camera angle, but we spotted Cui Zao’s car. Earlier, Kou Jingshen’s car passed through that area too.】

Li Kai’s expression darkened.

“Sorry, Lu Ding. I was supposed to welcome you both and show you around, but something urgent’s come up. I’ll still drop you off at the Bureau first, then I’ve got to go handle this.”

Seeing his face didn’t look great,

Lu Ding leaned forward a bit, back leaving the seat, and said, “No need to be so polite. If you’ve got something urgent, just turn around and go. If it’s monsters or demons, I can help out too.”

Mostly because it’s been too long since he killed one of those things.

He was afraid his skills were getting rusty.

His recent fights? He’d been holding back every time.

Or the situation just didn’t let him go all out.

Lu Ding was not happy about it.

Plus, he still hadn’t used Floral Coffin Death Burial. If they got to the scene and it turned out to be some powerful ghost or monster causing chaos, that’d be perfect for him!

Part of him was secretly hoping this Captain Li would say it—monsters causing trouble.

But...

As soon as Captain Li opened his mouth—

“Not monsters or demons. It’s the Kou Family looking for trouble. One of my investigators is out of contact. We were supposed to meet at the Bureau, hold a little welcome banquet for you guys, proper local hospitality, but now......”

Anyway, it wasn’t classified, so he just said it straight.