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

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In the pond, Spiritual Energy had liquefied, and the great demons swimming within could only be spotted upon careful inspection. Any one of them, taken to the outside world, would be a knife, gun, and cannon-level existence.

But here.

They could only serve as ornamental koi.

Birds circled overhead, bearing Phoenix bloodlines.

Looking at such a scene, anyone would say this was a secluded dwelling of a great power.

Yu Ci stood in the courtyard, holding a broom, facing the fallen leaves she once treasured. Today, she was somewhat distracted.

Until the courtyard gate pushed open.

A clean-featured young man walked in, carrying a package of osmanthus cake.

The trees stilled, the wind stopped, and a circling bird flew over.

It landed on Su Yun’s shoulder.

It spoke in a human voice: “Mr. Su is back! Mr. Su is back!”

Only then did Yu Ci snap out of it. Gone was her usual arrogant demeanor. She stepped forward and bowed: “Mr. Su.”

Su Yun lifted the osmanthus cake in his hand: “Little Yu, hurry up and try these freshly baked osmanthus cakes. Old Man Wang, who sells them, was sick for a while, but he’s fine now. This is the first batch today—you absolutely have to try some.”

He called out to Yu Ci and walked over to the stone table, sitting down without waiting.

Yu Ci followed.

She picked up a piece of osmanthus cake. The sweet fragrance entered her mouth, but it tasted like chewing wax.

Not because it wasn’t good.

The truth was, the three-month deadline was fast approaching.

Lu Ding, whose reputation had soared, had spread his name far beyond the new city. His fearsome reputation loomed large. Although she wasn’t the one who had made the appointment with Lu Ding, the person she was set to fight was one of his subordinates.

With that connection involved, Yu Ci was genuinely nervous.

Her thoughts were in chaos.

Seeing her distracted, Su Yun asked curiously, “Little Yu, what are you thinking about?”

Hearing his call, Yu Ci instinctively looked up at the person before her.

Three months ago, after setting the duel appointment, Yu Ci had undergone a month of intensive training in the Purple Cloud Sect. Then she had come to the most dangerous area around Fengkou City, the Overcast Mountain Range, to temper herself.

As luck would have it, she ran into Su Yun, who was out walking his pet.

During the scuffle between Su Yun’s pets, Yu Ci wasn’t paying attention and got knocked unconscious.

When she woke up, she was already in this small courtyard.

Back then, Yu Ci was shocked by the understated luxury and deep meaning of this courtyard.

The flowers, grass, trees, beasts, birds, insects, and fish—even the floor tiles—were priceless treasures if taken to the outside world.

But this place, its owner was an ordinary young man with no cultivation whatsoever.

Of course, that was Yu Ci’s initial thought.

But then, she dismissed that ridiculous idea.

How could someone who made so many terrifying demonic spirits willingly submit to them be an ordinary person?

Moreover, every time she hit a bottleneck in her cultivation, Su Yun could always help her break through with just one sentence.

How could he possibly be ordinary?

And how could an ordinary person survive in the Black Phoenix Gathering, own such a large courtyard in such a prime location?

Plus, over these two months.

Yu Ci had noticed that many powerful experts and prodigies of the Baoji Kingdom had come to visit Su Yun.

Although Su Yun himself had explained that he had no cultivation, Yu Ci didn’t believe him at all.

Now, hearing Su Yun’s question, a sudden thought struck Yu Ci.

If Mr. Su would back her up.

Then maybe she wouldn’t be afraid of Lu Ding!!!

Thinking this, she sighed and, feigning nonchalance, said, “I wonder, Mr. Su, have you heard of the fearsome reputation of Corpse-Shattering Taishui?”

Su Yun listened: “Corpse-Shattering Taishui... is that a nickname?”

Yu Ci was surprised: “You haven’t heard of it?”

Su Yun shook his head: “No.”

He had only come here three years ago. Calling it a transmigration wasn’t quite right, either. He had died in the Third Circle of Great Han and was resurrected into the body of a young man with the same name and surname in the Second Circle. He initially thought it was transmigration.

But after hearing that Great Han existed here, and seeing that there was technology, he couldn’t quite figure out whether he had actually transmigrated or not.

However, this place had not only demons and ghosts but also cultivation. In his Third Circle of Great Han, such things hadn’t been made public. Back then, Su Yun was just an ordinary person.

This made him feel like it might not be the same world.

Maybe it was just a coincidence of the same name?

Unable to make sense of it, Su Yun didn’t dwell on it. He took things as they came and stayed in the Black Phoenix Gathering. Over three years, he had tried to cultivate, but unfortunately, it seemed he had no talent.

Relying on his family’s inherited veterinary skills, he managed to thrive in this place.

He treated inflamed feather follicles for Phoenix-blooded demonic beasts, manually folded the wings for Sky-Power Beetles that couldn’t fold their own.

And he cured the blistered scales of Dragon-Blood Demonic Fish.

Although he didn’t understand why his family’s veterinary methods worked on demonic beasts, they were effective.

Though he had no cultivation, he possessed a pair of hands that glowed green, capable of healing all injuries. A touch was like that of Nangong Wenya.

“Beastie, beastie, be good, the bad guys have been chased away......”

With these few tricks up his sleeve, he never had to worry about food or clothing in the Black Phoenix Gathering. Many great demons and spirits looked out for him.

In fact, the mountain spring water he purified with his green glow had even attracted the Dragon-Blood Demonic Fish, who relocated their entire clan to the pond in his courtyard.

Living like this, disconnected from worldly affairs, enjoying life, with little contact with the outside world—and even that limited contact being with people from the Baoji Kingdom—how would he know who Corpse-Shattering Taishui was?

But even if he didn’t know, it didn’t matter.

The courtyard gate pushed open.

Someone walked in.

And that person knew.

“Corpse-Shattering Taishui, original name Lu Ding, male, special envoy for the western region of the new city. He controls five districts single-handedly. He should be around twenty years old. His actual cultivation level is unknown, but his combat power is comparable to Spirit Refinement. His methods are cruel, his temperament ruthless. Anyone who dies under his hands never has a complete corpse. As for demonic spirits, none survive in his presence!!!”

“Relying on his own strength, he stirred up a bloodbath in the new city, committing countless killings. He once went on a mission to Great Jing, sweeping through it, slaying over a hundred thousand demonic cultivators. His hands are stained with blood. In the new city, he obscures the heavens with one hand. In Great Han, his fierce reputation is renowned.”

“Compared to him, ordinary great demons and great devils are nothing but benevolent beings, completely insignificant.”

The speaker was the Nishang Princess of the Baoji Kingdom.

She was connected by blood to the Phoenix-blooded demonic beast Su Yun had treated for inflamed feather follicles. Relatives, yes. She wasn’t a pure human, either.

It was because of that incident that she had come to know Su Yun.

As she spoke, the Nishang Princess was practically grinding her teeth.

After all, demon blood also flowed through her veins; she wasn’t a pure human.

And Lu Ding’s methods of killing demons and devils were so brutal that even demons and ghosts found them hair-raising.

They could be said to be natural-born enemies.

Seeing the newcomer, Yu Ci grew alert internally. Not that the Nishang Princess would harm her, but mainly, she could tell that this princess liked Su Yun, and she herself had developed feelings for someone as mysterious as Su Yun.

Rival!!!

Su Yun listened, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

“Just twenty years old, and he’s already accomplished so much. When I was twenty, I was still studying in Yunhai, playing games day and night without pause.”

Thinking about gaming, Su Yun felt a pang of regret. If he hadn’t been playing games around the clock, he wouldn’t have died from overwork, and he wouldn’t have transmigrated to this world.

He looked at Yu Ci: “So, your meaning is......”

Yu Ci sighed. Before she could speak, Nishang, disgusted by her attitude, directly cut in: “So her meaning is that she has a grudge with Lu Ding. The news of her three-month appointment with one of Lu Ding’s subordinates has already spread throughout Fengkou City. Who doesn’t know?”

“If you do the math now, time should be almost up. She doesn’t have the confidence to beat her opponent. Even if she did, she’s torn. If she loses, something bad might happen. If she wins, for a ruthless person like Lu Ding, that means offending him, and something will still happen!”

“By then, it won’t just be her. The Purple Cloud Sect behind her will also be implicated.”

At this point, Lu Ding had no idea when he had ever indicated that winning wasn’t allowed? As long as you can win and don’t use dirty tricks, why shouldn’t you be allowed to win?

Yu Ci immediately became displeased: “Are you investigating me!?”

Nishang crossed her arms, her face cold: “Do I need to investigate? Everyone in Fengkou knows about the events at the Purple Qi from the East Grand Gathering. I could ask around and hear countless versions. And even if I did investigate you, what’s wrong with that? You appeared out of nowhere beside Su Yun-gege. Who knows if you have ulterior motives?”

Seeing the tense atmosphere between the two.

Su Yun quickly called out to stop them: “Enough!”

As a modern person who had devoured online novels, he naturally understood that his situation was exactly that of a chosen one, a protagonist favored by fate.

He had transmigrated, and he had green light to heal demons and monsters. Wasn’t this the protagonist of a circle-jerking novel?

That was why Su Yun had explained to Yu Ci that he had no cultivation. After all, in circle-jerking novels, the protagonists always explain things to other characters like this.

Since this was a circle-jerking novel, little fangirls and a harem were bound to be inevitable.

He could also tell that both Nishang and Yu Ci had feelings for him. It was only natural that they would eventually be his. So he definitely had to resolve the conflict between them, so he could enjoy the blessings of multiple partners later.

Now that the fangirl had appeared and the harem was starting to take shape, wasn’t the villain meant to drive the romantic plot forward just around the corner!

Lu Ding was that villain!!!

Saving a fangirl from danger and capturing her heart was his unshirkable duty!

Su Yun then said, “So this Lu Ding is so unreasonable? He bullies others with his power, oppresses the weak. Winning is not allowed, losing is a crime. I’ve never seen anyone so oppressive. He’s going too far!!!”