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

Seeing this message, Lu Ding turned to look in the direction of the Mud Dragon Entering the Sea Formation.

Feng shui, this stuff, is very mysterious.

On a small scale, it’s about opening windows for ventilation. On a grand scale, even a great, world-renowned sect without an artifact to suppress its fortune will eventually run into trouble—take the Jie Sect, for example.

Feng shui is one of the intuitive representations of the will of heaven and earth.

It’s useful, and yet it’s useless.

Just like now. The mud dragon hasn’t even entered the sea yet; it has just broken free, and he immediately received the good news that Yan Feifan and the others were coming up.

Who knows if it’s a coincidence?

Or if there’s really something to it.

The mud dragon breaks free to charge into the great sea; they are moving from the Third Circle to the Second Circle.There’s a bit of a similar principle at play, more or less.

Lu Ding sent a reply to Minister Xue Kai.

[Wait until I finish handling the matters at hand. When they are about to come up, send me a message. I’ll personally go to receive them.]

[Xue Kai: Okay]

He put his phone back in his bag.

Lu Ding led his people, picking up the pace.

Because this was the territory of the Mouth of the Evil Prison.

No matter how discreetly the investigators under Lu Ding’s command operated, they couldn’t completely hide everything from the Mouth of the Evil Prison’s own investigators.

So, before he even arrived,

the news that he had brought people to the Three Reefs at Sea to unseal the ’Poisonous Flood Dragon Entering the Sea’ and besiege the Yellow Heaven Sect had already reached Ying Gou’s ears.

”All secretive and mysterious, thought he was up to something big. Turns out it was just dealing with the Yellow Heaven Sect and unsealing the Poisonous ’Flood Dragon’ Entering the Sea.”

But Zhuge Xing beside him frowned deeply. ”It’s not that simple.”

”If it were just an ordinary move against the Yellow Heaven Sect, Grand Duke Lu wouldn’t be so cautious, unwilling to take over the territory first.”

”So, among the Yellow Heaven Sect members who came this time, there must be a heavyweight presence.”

”And that place, the Three Reefs at Sea, doesn’t have anything particularly noteworthy, nor was there any sign of a major battle erupting.”

”Given Grand Duke Lu’s level of caution, the absence of a major battle outbreak is unreasonable.”

”So I suspect that at the Three Reefs at Sea, there might be a secret space, or perhaps a secret realm. Maybe they already fought inside.”

”Besides this possibility, I really can’t think of any other condition that would make Lu Ding take it so seriously yet not produce large-scale combat ripples.”

A smile curled at the corner of Ying Gou’s mouth. ”Don’t overthink it. Trying to calculate everything until you’re satisfied is exhausting.”

”We’re just helping him keep watch. What he does is his business. We just need to do our own jobs well. Speaking of which, Old Zhuge, have you decided where we should go to seize territory after we leave the Mouth of the Evil Prison?”

”I suggested it last time, and you said you’d think about it. You should give me a definite answer now.”

Hearing Ying Gou call him ”Old Zhuge” again, Zhuge Xing’s face darkened.

He said with annoyance, ”Are you really sure you want to go seize Kong Wenshu’s territory in the south?”

”He’s deeply entrenched now. Not only is his personal strength not weaker than yours, but he also naturally counters you.”

Ying Gou looked casual. ”Isn’t there still Lu Ding? He promised to help me, so of course I’m going to make good use of that starting advantage.”

Zhuge Xing’s eyes went blank, as if mentally scolding Ying Gou for not being smart. ”Do you think he won’t call for help too?”

”You have friends; doesn’t he have friends?”

At this, Ying Gou’s demeanor instantly brimmed with confidence. ”What? Do his friends also have someone from the Great Unification side?”

Zhuge Xing: ........

”That... is also true.”

”If we can really seize it, the place Kong Wenshu occupies in the south is indeed a very good starting point. I have no objections. You just need to discuss it properly with Lu Ding.”

Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.

Like the wind, Lu Ding, traveling at great speed, brought his people directly back to the 749 Bureau at the Mouth of the Evil Prison.

After what happened before,

the people at the Mouth of the Evil Prison knew they would later be assigned under Grand Duke Lu’s command.

Now, seeing Lu Ding arrive,

they were more enthusiastic than if their own fathers had shown up.

They immediately welcomed him inside.

Meeting Ying Gou,

Ying Gou looked at him. ”We were just talking about you.”

Lu Ding walked forward. ”What about me? Let’s hear it.”

Zhuge Xing went to prepare tea. Ying Gou summoned a stool with his power and placed it beside himself, gesturing for Lu Ding to sit.

Then he spoke. ”Old Zhuge and I were discussing seizing territory. I want to seize the Jinhua Tian Temple that Kong Wenshu occupies in the south. Not just because it’s a good place, but of course, I also have old grievances with him.”

”I’ve been unhappy with him for a long time.”

”This is a perfect chance to settle a private score under official pretext, to make him slink away in disgrace.”

Lu Ding listened. ”That sounds great. You get to vent and secure a good piece of territory. When are you making your move? I’ll come directly.”

”But let’s be clear upfront. If I come, I’ll only act alone, since this is my personal promise to you.”

”If I have my investigators take action, and things escalate into real conflict with casualties, it’s unnecessary.”

Keeping public and private matters basically separate was Lu Ding’s consistent approach.

Ying Gou highly approved.

Although he wasn’t very clear about separating them himself,

he greatly respected people like Lu Ding who had such principles.

He wanted to be like that too.

But achieving it was too difficult.

He would subconsciously mix public and private matters, though fortunately, he hadn’t been excessively bad about it.

Ying Gou nodded. ”Anyone else can stay away, but you must come.”

”The problem is, that guy is no pushover. Our cultivation levels are similar, but he naturally counters me.”

”So dealing with him will have some difficulty.”

Since he was asking for help, it was better to state the problems clearly upfront to avoid complications later.

Lu Ding listened. Since he had said he would help, he would absolutely not go back on his word.

”Naturally counters?”

”I naturally counter everything.”

With the Human King’s Loose Hands, what’s all that nonsense? Not convinced? Let’s have a go!

’I’ve got you handled’!!

Ying Gou, who was never one to back down anyway, laughed heartily upon hearing Lu Ding’s words. ”Hahahaha, good, good, good! You naturally counter everything. Then you just wait for my message.”

”When the time comes, we’ll have a direct showdown at the Jinhua Tian Temple. The winner gets legitimacy; the loser goes back home.”

”Don’t worry, you won’t lose. In fact, after you take the Jinhua Tian Temple, I’ll give you another big gift.”

Ying Gou looked at him curiously. ”That’s not good, is it? Taking and then receiving more?”

A smile played on Lu Ding’s lips. ”It’s good. How could it not be good? After all, it’s the Wuliang Temple, the Giant Wave Group, and the Star-Plucking Tower—they’re asking for it themselves.”

”Of course I have to oblige them.”

Since he was making a trip anyway, Lu Ding planned to settle other matters at the same time. It’s only polite to return the favor. The Wuliang Temple, Star-Plucking Tower, and Giant Wave Group in the south, since they wanted to deal with him,

then Lu Ding, who always repaid every slight,

of course had to pay them back.

It was simple.

Annihilation was the answer.

Should he learn from TV and novels, where the protagonist’s side only acts after the villains attack?

He already knew who did it. What the hell was he waiting for? Go straight to their lairs and kill them! The monk can run, but the temple can’t!!

He added one point. ”The territory can go to you—I can’t take it away anyway—but the spoils and resources go to me.”

It wasn’t a secret that Lu Ding had previously killed people from these forces.

Ying Gou knew that too.

Of course, he didn’t know why Lu Ding had fought with them.

But again, as the saying goes,

since Lu Ding was going to make a move, he would definitely lend a hand, just as Lu Ding was helping him seize Kong Wenshu’s territory.

Just do it!!!!!!