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

Fu Xinghe could understand why Old Man Long would say that.

He nodded slowly, ”Master, of course I know, but it’s precisely because of such a chasm that Brother Lu’s strength is truly showcased.”

”Only he can effortlessly bridge the gap between cultivation realms. This is a domain others can only yearn for but never reach.”

Lu Ding, who had been feeling somewhat deflated earlier, instantly felt much better upon hearing these words, ”You really know how to talk.”

Old Man Long: .........

He fell silent.

A belated boomerang suddenly struck him right between the eyes.

Thinking about it carefully.

So, it wasn’t that he disliked hearing people flatter others or overly formal, business-like praise.

Rather, he disliked hearing undeserving people being flattered; it grated on his ears.But when facing someone like Lu Ding, who possessed exaggeratedly outrageous, genuine talent and substance.

It seemed any flattery directed at him became a simple, straightforward statement of fact.

Without a trace of exaggeration.

In that instant.

Old Man Long understood a principle.

So, he didn’t dislike the concept of a secretary; he disliked people who had no real capability yet still assigned themselves a secretary.

Fu Xinghe smiled, speaking to Lu Ding from the side, ”Those who find loyal advice hard to hear are all foolish and deluded. Those who dislike hearing the truth are all ignorant.”

”Brother Lu, you find loyal words and truth pleasant to hear precisely because you yourself are a clear-minded person possessing great wisdom.”

Who doesn’t love hearing nice things?

The previously irritated Lu Ding now also had the mood to check the rewards obtained from this endeavor.

First, Dong Yuande’s dragon!

[Contained Monster: Black Dragon]

[Containment Reward: Black Dragon Agarwood Chariot]

[Black Dragon Agarwood Chariot: One of the Nine Dragons Agarwood Chariots, the energy of the female earth, commands the Mysterious Heaven.]

.....

Next, Dong Quan’s dragon.

[Contained Monster: Yellow Dragon]

[Containment Reward: Yellow Dragon Agarwood Chariot]

[Yellow Dragon Agarwood Chariot: One of the Nine Dragons Agarwood Chariots, the energy of the true earth, commands the Dusty Heaven.]

.....

Then, Dong Tai’s dragon.

[Contained Monster: Red Dragon]

[Containment Reward: Red Dragon Agarwood Chariot]

[Red Dragon Agarwood Chariot: One of the Nine Dragons Agarwood Chariots, the energy of the robust earth, commands the Crimson Heaven.]

These three descriptions looked familiar to Lu Ding.

They should all be derived from the descriptions of the Five Elements and Five Dragons in the *Huainanzi*.

Among them, the Black Dragon belongs to Water, the Yellow Dragon to Earth, and the Red Dragon to Fire.

”If calculated this way...”

”I’m still missing the White Dragon, which belongs to Metal, and the Azure Dragon, which belongs to Wood...”

Lu Ding frowned. The mere thought that that old man from the Dong Family might have run off with the White and Azure Dragons made him furious!!!

Among the Five Elements, Metal ranks first.

Within the Four Symbols, the Azure Dragon leads the way.

Damn it, that old bastard took all the good stuff!

Thinking about it carefully, it made sense. If you’re about to flee, wouldn’t you take the best with you?

What is known now is that old man Dong Xun likely took away the White Dragon and the Azure Dragon, these two obvious ones.

The Black, Yellow, and Red Dragons are already accounted for. If you said the Dong Family didn’t have White and Azure Dragons, Lu Ding wouldn’t believe it for a second.

But combining this intelligence, another question arose.

A doubt sprouted in Lu Ding’s heart, ”Besides the White and Azure Dragons, what else did he take away?”

What you can’t have always stirs restlessness; what you don’t know always sparks curiosity.

Lu Ding felt like a little donkey with a carrot dangling in front of its head.

Can’t reach it!!!

Getting a bit antsy.

Taking a careful inventory, the puzzle pieces for the Nine Dragons Agarwood Chariot, starting from the Golden Dragon on Dong Minglong, to the Poison Dragon on Dong Congyi, then to the Nine Kui Dragon on Dong Changgong, and now the Black, Yellow, and Red Dragons.

For the Nine Dragons Agarwood Chariot, Lu Ding had already collected six pieces, still missing three.

Plus the known White and Azure Dragons.

That makes eight.

Damn it, just the last one is unknown!!!

Can’t calculate it, just thinking about it.

Made Lu Ding even more furious.

Dong Xun, you really deserve to die!!!

Lu Ding pulled out his phone, about to make a call.

The screen displayed an incoming call from Secretary Qiu.

He answered, and a voice came from the other side.

[Lu Ding, how are things on your end? What’s the current situation? Elder Shui has been ready for a long time, why did it suddenly stop?]

He was just about to call Secretary Qiu to get an update on the situation.

Perfect timing.

Lu Ding said, ”The Dong Family is completely wiped out, but Dong Xun ran away!”

”And he took dragons with him.”

”Can we find out when he ran and in what direction?”

That old man Dong must be dragged out!

How dare he run off with his dragons!

Utterly lawless!

Hearing the suppressed anger in Lu Ding’s tone, Secretary Qiu could somewhat understand his frustration at not eradicating the roots.

After all, that was Lu Ding’s character.

[Ran away? Again?]

Last time, when Elder Shui went to the Dong Family, the old man from the Dong Family and the old man from the Su Family collectively ran off and weren’t there. In the end, Dong Minglong and Su Hongyu’s father took the fall.

Now they’ve run again.

Not just Lu Ding, even Secretary Qiu found it annoying to hear.

[Finding them... that’s unlikely. These two old men are notoriously good at running and hiding. Last time, even Elder Shui couldn’t catch...]

Suddenly, his words hit a snag.

[Damn it, go check the Su Family quickly. That old man from the Su Family and this old man from the Dong Family are thick as thieves. They cause trouble together and flee together.]

[Hurry and see if that old man from the Su Family is still there.]

Secretary Qiu’s voice echoed.

Lu Ding’s heart tightened.

This is really messed up!

Lu Ding frantically grabbed several handfuls of rare natural treasures from the Red Coffin and stuffed them into his mouth. This was the first time he relied on such things to replenish his Spiritual Energy.

No choice.

This battle consumed too much, and his Spiritual Energy reserve capacity was enormous. Relying on natural recovery was too slow.

Lu Ding ate while speaking, already about to fly forward, ”Alright, then I’ll head over there...”

Before his words could land.

Several figures flew over, blocking the path in all directions, their gazes sweeping over Lu Ding, Old Man Long, and Fu Xinghe.

Finally, their eyes settled on Old Man Long.

The Dong Family area was no longer describable as flat ground; it was more like a basin now.

Not a single Dong Family member remained.

The only living things left were these three.

And among these three, only Old Man Long was the most suspicious.

”Long Chen, what are you playing at, causing such a huge commotion?”

”Old Man Long, you might have to come with us today, go to the Hanjing 749 Southern Bureau for some tea.”

”Look at you, already retired to the second line, yet you come out to have a showdown with the Dong Family? Causing such massive losses, have you gone senile?”

”Today, Long Chen, if you don’t give an explanation, don’t even think about leaving. You almost affected my family, pay up!”

”You old bastard, you’ve gone too far...”

Long Chen truly felt like the mute who tasted the bitter herb—he had suffered a grievance he couldn’t explain.

Why was everyone coming at him?

But he couldn’t explain, nor did he want to explain.

So what if he took the blame!?

What’s there to fear!

He took a step forward, stiffened his neck, and declared, ”Yeah, I did it! So what?!”

The moment these words left his mouth, the various powerful figures blocking the trio’s path were instantly dumbfounded.

What the hell, why are you so bold!?