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

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But Zhan Tingzhou’s words reminded Lu Ding.

If that were the case......

He said, “Why is Wuwang the best option?”

Zhan Tingzhou told him, “Because Wuwang’s reputation is also loud, and Wuwang acts at will, taking in demons and monsters.”

Although that sounded reasonable at first.

But on closer thought, wasn’t that evasive?

Still, Lu Ding could understand Zhan Tingzhou; some unpublished secrets are like paper over a window—best not to poke holes in them.

He thought for a moment. “Then if I— I mean if I can find someone in Wuwang’s leadership who’s willing to be an undercover operative and take on your mission, the success rate..........”

Zhan Tingzhou was surprised again.

After the incident at the Mad God’s Tomb last time, he had suspected that Lu Ding had contact with Yuwen Longyuan.

The two stood on opposite sides, so that was understandable.

But now, Lu Ding actually said he could find someone in Wuwang’s leadership who would willingly take the risk........

His reach and connections are that extensive!?

You’re a special envoy of the 749 Bureau!

Zhan Tingzhou didn’t ask more. “It can work, almost one hundred percent. The only possible error comes down to how he operates. If he’s smart, there won’t be any problem, provided he’s trustworthy.”

Lu Ding understood.

“All right, wait for me a moment.”

He turned and stepped aside.

He cast a secret technique to send a message to Yuwen Longyuan, while his consciousness wandered.

Zhan Tingzhou watched, completely dumbfounded.

Though he didn’t fully grasp the mechanics.

He could guess some of it.

Legend had it that Wuwang had a Nowhere Room secret technique that could summon Wuwang members to discuss matters.

Lu Ding’s current state—could it be........

Good heavens, our highest leader has successfully infiltrated the enemy, concealed himself, and even blended into their leadership?

So you’re that kind of person.

All the good and all the bad are on you now?

For a moment, Zhan Tingzhou was stunned.

Whether it was the intensity of the oppressive aura Lu Ding displayed today, the things he said, or the methods he used, they were all incredible.

Meanwhile.

Inside the Nowhere Room.

Yuwen Longyuan, who had received the summons, hurried over in a rush.

He pushed the door open and, seeing people inside, asked, “Why the urgent summons?”

Lu Ding looked at him. “I’ve run into some difficulties I can’t solve myself. I need you to help me enter Black Phoenix Gathering and investigate the secrets there.”

Yuwen Longyuan frowned and sat down.

“The secrets of Black Phoenix Gathering...... could it be human experiments, human-demon hybridization?”

Lu Ding: “You know!?”

Yuwen Longyuan nodded. “What kind of outfit is Wuwang? They walk the edges of every boundary, blur right and wrong, do as they please. For you it might be a secret, but for me it isn’t.”

“They’ve even cooperated with them before, helping to apprehend expendable people.”

“Expendable people......”

Lu Ding repeated the words.

Yuwen Longyuan immediately bristled. “That’s not my business. I only know about it. I’ve got money and contacts; when the higher-ups get paid, they naturally know more.”

“Is there any preserved evidence? Anything to prove it?”

Only when he heard Lu Ding’s tone soften did Yuwen Longyuan sit back down. “How could there be? They’re united top to bottom, sealed tight. Wuwang already doesn’t get along with Great Han. If they left evidence and it wasn’t discovered, fine. Once discovered, then you offend the demons of Overcast Mountain, the spirits of Raise Phoenix Mountain, all ranks of the Baoji Kingdom, and on top of that Great Han—Wuwang would be like a nine-lived fox; in that situation they’d all be wiped out!”

At this point his tone shifted. “But I can help you, as you asked. I won’t work for free.”

Lu Ding: “You want some kind of benefit?”

Lu Ding was about to blurt the next sentence at any moment—“Giving face but getting no gratitude, huh? I’m informing you, not asking your opinion, unless you don’t want to keep operating in the western region anymore!”

Instead, Yuwen Longyuan shook his head. “Not looking for benefits. I don’t know how you lived before, but my life was hard. I had no choice before, but now I want someone to follow—someone like Lu.”

“Getting involved with Black Phoenix Gathering is very risky given my status and strength. It’s a life-or-death gamble.”

The west is developing so fast now, who would believe that Yuwen Longyuan, a reincarnated cultivator rebuilding his life, could keep up with Lu Ding’s pace. He’s even falling behind the development speed of the entire western new city region.

He’s losing value.

He has no way out.

That’s the terrifying thing about Lu Ding: he’s not just powerful alone, he drags his jurisdiction along and makes them strong with him.

To seize every life’s opportunity, Yuwen Longyuan must do something.

When someone’s blatantly overpowered, people get desperate.

But Lu Ding wasn’t buys into his act.

“You’re negotiating with me? Has a few full meals made you forget who you are? If you won’t do it, someone else will. Who in the west doesn’t want someone like Lu?”

Lu Ding rose, jabbing a finger into the table. “Previous collaborations let me give you this chance.”

He smiled. “Risking your life?”

He raised his voice: “Who isn’t risking their life!!?”

“To get inside you need a stepping stone. You open your mouth for ‘someone to follow’ before even doing the job?”

Lu Ding leaned both hands on the table and slowly closed in on Yuwen Longyuan. In the dim room the view tightened. Yuwen Longyuan’s pupils changed. The oppressive aura Lu Ding exuded increased as his body slowly blocked the light.

It was as if scales grew on Lu Ding’s face, red light ignited in his vertical pupils, the top-down light accentuated the dragon-like features, and his whole demeanor turned fierce and brutal.

“Don’t think that because I gave you face last time you can talk nonsense before me. Anyone whose words I don’t like—I’ll give them no face either.”

“Understand?”

Lu Ding’s standards were rooted in who he was, but he never forgot Yuwen Longyuan’s identity as a Wuwang demon. If he so easily let him have a ‘Lu’ to follow, so easily handed him that bargaining chip,

what would Lu Ding use to face the investigators who died fighting Wuwang?

What would he say to the innocent civilians who suffered under Wuwang’s crimes?

For the sake of a moment’s kindness, forgetting a person’s faults—that’s betrayal of roots!

Lu Ding eats at the 749 Bureau’s table; one line—follow conscience!

In reality, Yuwen Longyuan, out-of-body, instantly broke into a cold sweat, as if he’d just had a nightmare he could never wake from.

Inside the Nowhere Room.

Yuwen Longyuan nodded with difficulty. “I understand.....”

“I’ll do the job first. After inspection, we’ll talk about other things.”

Once again he faced reality clearly. Perhaps many lifetimes and thousands of years of experience, and his improving circumstances, had made him arrogant, causing him to forget the person before him who settles all dissent.

Hearing that, Lu Ding slowly withdrew his pressing posture. In an instant the crushing pressure that had been like an avalanche and tidal wave receded like a drained flood.

The top light that he had been blocking now shone between them, forming a column of light.

Within that light, Lu Ding pointed at Yuwen Longyuan. The dragon scales on his face faded, his fierceness contained, but the residual power remained.

He didn’t speak.

Instead Yuwen Longyuan said, “This is just a stepping stone.”

A smile rose on Lu Ding’s face—handsome, but edged with ruthlessness—confirming another fact: Corpse-Shattering Tai Sui was never a benevolent fellow.

“Three hours. Fengkou, I’ll see you there.”