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

“But for higher-realm zombies, this kind of suppression effect weakens.”

“And using something that counters it might even further trigger its hostility.”

“It’s like pouring water into a hot oil pan—sure, it cools it down, but it’ll also explode.”

“But rain is different. Rain is like adding cool oil into a hot pan—slow, effective, and safe in lowering the temperature.”

“Rainwater affects the corpse-type monster’s perception, making it easier for us to deal with it.”

Lu Ding’s self-awareness was on point.

But things that should be handled with caution still needed care.

Even a lion uses full strength to hunt a rabbit—no room for slipping up.

A few hundred years is more than enough time to give rise to all kinds of weird things.Bai Hemen was listening intently—he really hadn’t read enough books!!

The three quickly arrived.

The Kou Family’s ancestral grave.

It sat atop a fish-mouth peninsula at a backwater bend.

Facing a large body of water.

Lu Ding looked around carefully, his gaze sharp and methodical.

Li Kai asked curiously, “What? You know Feng Shui too, Lu Ding?”

That question hit right into Lu Ding’s hands.

He humbly said, “I know a little.”

He’d actually landed that construction site gig with Luo Anping before using exactly this skill.

If his Golden Finger hadn’t activated, Feng Shui probably would’ve been Lu Ding’s bread and butter.

Now that someone was asking, of course he had to show off a bit.

He pointed at the part of the fish mouth sticking out over the water.

“They say Feng first, Shui second. Wind brings fortune, water brings wealth. If you’ve got fortune, you’ll definitely make money, but having money doesn’t mean you’ve got the luck to spend it.”

“Wind is the finishing touch—essential. Water is the icing on the cake—extra.”

“If the wind’s bad, it brings disaster. If the water’s bad, it brings misfortune. Good Feng Shui must be gentle winds brushing over hills and smooth water flowing downstream.”

Bai Hemen stared, dumbfounded.

No way!!

Huh?????

How do you know all this?

When did you even learn it? I’ve never even heard you mention Feng Shui before!

Great. Now I’m falling even further behind you.

Looking at Lu Ding, Bai Hemen thought: You’re still way too low-key.

All this time, and if it weren’t for this Kou family situation, how much longer would you have kept hiding it?

As expected, people with real class never bother to show off.

Grandma was right—truly strong people only reveal the tip of the iceberg.

Bai Hemen perked up his ears, ready for a masterclass.

Li Kai followed Lu Ding’s finger with his gaze.

What he saw didn’t exactly match what Lu Ding had said.

Before he could ask—

Lu Ding continued, “You’re probably thinking: the backwater bend collects water at the bottom, doesn’t that seem contradictory?”

Li Kai nodded.

“Then hear me out. This formation is called the Dragon Raising the Coffin Formation. In Feng Shui, there are similarities and subtle differences. The brilliance of this setup lies in the words ‘raising dragon.’”

“A dragon can soar to the heavens, but it can also fall. The fallen dragon.”

“This is under 749’s jurisdiction, so the Kou family wouldn’t dare try to raise a soaring dragon. They’d have to go for a fallen one—a dragon lurking in the deep, waiting for its time to rise.”

“The backwater bend, swirling water going downward, fits perfectly with the idea of ‘falling.’”

“Now look at the water’s surface—calm and still—but underneath, undercurrents swirl. That alone proves the Kou family follows the rules on the surface but has plenty of shady dealings under the table.”

As he spoke, Lu Ding walked toward the Kou Family’s ancestral grave.

He grabbed a handful of dirt and spread it in his palm.

Tilting it slightly, a faint glint shimmered.

“Is this crushed glass?”

“Yes, but no. This isn’t glass—it’s natural glaze. Judging by the corpse cultivation results, this is volcanic glaze.”

“Glaze is a metal element. Metal gives birth to water—it draws away corpse Qi and hides corpse Sha. But since this is volcanic glaze, it comes with fire energy. Metal gives birth to water, water counters fire, fire counters metal. Fire represents extreme Yang and strength.”

“It naturally clashes with corpse-type monsters.”

“But because this is rootless fire, and it’s constantly flushed by water vapor, its power doesn’t actually harm the corpses below. Instead, it burns off leftover corpse Qi that the water didn’t carry away.”

“Combine all that with the Dragon Raising the Coffin Formation, which absorbs Earth Qi... plus fire overcoming metal to generate earth—we’ve got four of the five elements here...”

“So wood’s missing?” Li Kai followed up.

He scanned around—no wood-type focal points anywhere.

There were a few small trees nearby, but nothing that would qualify as a true wood element host.

Still, for grass to grow so lushly on soil made of volcanic glaze, that meant this place was full of life force. The wood element must be here, just hidden.

Li Kai and Bai Hemen searched the area.

Lu Ding looked toward the bay’s undercurrent.

“No need to keep looking. The Kou family isn’t that dumb. The wood element is crucial. If I’m right, it should be under the bay.”

That line instantly pulled the other two’s eyes toward the water.

Lu Ding took off his shoes, socks, and jacket while speaking.

“We found the other four elements, but this wood element is nowhere to be seen. That means whatever it’s anchored to must be something valuable—it had to be hidden. Definitely a treasure!”

No one knew why, but Lu Ding seemed cursed when it came to treasures.

He got the Wind-Fixing Pearl and ended up with Wind-Fixing Art.

Xie Shunan had wanted to gift him a Yin-Nurturing Gourd, but after Ye Feng stole it, Lu Ding personally smashed it.

Then came the Yimu Knot.

Chen Xian tried to snatch it.

After clearing that up, it turned out the thing was useless to Lu Ding anyway.

Now there was another treasure.

Of course he was hyped.

And it had to be him who found it.

The other two also started undressing to get in, but Lu Ding raised a hand to stop them. “Don’t!!”

“Let me do it. I wanna feel what it’s like to be the main character in a novel finding treasure.”

Li Kai chuckled—Lu Ding was pretty entertaining.

Hard to describe it in words.

Smart as hell, but sometimes liked to act like a reckless brute.

Cold-blooded with his methods, then suddenly showed childlike curiosity.

“Alright, we’ll keep watch. You go see what’s down there.”

Bai Hemen quietly pulled his clothes back on. “Be careful.”

Lu Ding swung his arms and launched into the water with a massive leap—thud—crashing in and sending up a huge splash.

Yup, he did it on purpose.

Bai Hemen wiped his face blankly, flinging off river water.

Spiritual energy gathered into a card in his hand. One motion—letters appeared.

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Bai Hemen said slowly, “Too much splash.”

“Hahahahahahahaha……”

That random hilarity had Li Kai laughing so hard he could barely stand.

These two were absolute clowns when they weren’t fighting.

Below the surface, undercurrents swirled. Aquatic plants swayed with the flow as Lu Ding dove deeper, hands pushing through the water.

The deeper he went, the darker it got.

In the underwater darkness, a pale smiling face slowly emerged.

Its eyes were reversed—white pupils, black sclera—locked dead onto Lu Ding.

When Lu Ding swam right up to it—

The smile widened. Gleaming white teeth, red gums, perfectly aligned. Hair spread like a net, drifting in the current, blanketing the depths.

Then, it spoke.

“Lu Ding～”