Chapter 1116: I’ve Successfully Made Contact with Lü Mountain, the Great Han Is About to Rise (Mint Cake Single Ghost)
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Lu Ding suppressed his smile: "Yes, they just arrived. They helped solve my urgent problem."
Gongyang Qingrou set down Wang Qingge, who had been in her arms.
The moment the girl regained her freedom, she immediately moved behind Lu Ding.
Gongyang Qingrou stood there, looking a bit at a loss.
She understood all too well how powerful and terrifying Lü Mountain was. Now that she was about to meet the various experts of Lü Mountain, her heart was filled with nervousness.
"Lu Ding, does this outfit look proper on me? Maybe I should change clothes?"
"No need. They're all our people. We don't stand on ceremony here. Get ready, don't resist. I'll take you back."
With that said.
Lu Ding used a [Celestial Shift] to take the two of them directly back to where the Lü Mountain group was gathered.
Looking at the imposing experts before her.
Gongyang Qingrou bowed in greeting: "Gongyang Qingrou of the Two-Straight Tower in Ji Continent, greetings to all seniors."
Wang Qingge mimicked the gesture beside her, raising her small wooden sign:
[Wang Qingge greets all seniors]
Gongyang Qingrou received nods of acknowledgment from the group. Their attitude was gentle—after all, she was standing together with Lu Ding.
As for Wang Qingge, she received looks of astonishment from everyone.
"This little girl!!! Incredible!!!"
"Come, come, let this old Daoist take a look."
The crowd instantly surrounded Wang Qingge.
It scared her half to death.
She kept hiding behind Lu Ding, over and over again.
Scared!
Lu Ding comforted her: "Don't be afraid. They're not bad people."
Wang Qingge nodded.
The Great-Grandmaster spoke from the side: "This little girl is extraordinary. Remarkable bone structure, astonishing talent, exceptional power, unfathomable. And there's an extremely evil force hidden within her body—one shouldn't probe too deeply into it."
"But this evil force can actually coexist peacefully with her. It vaguely puts her first, treats her as the master, the one in charge. It allows her to draw upon and use it, yet doesn't harm or consume her in the slightest. This is utterly unheard of, never seen before."
Was it that the thing inside Wang Qingge didn't want to!?
It couldn't.
This child was hard of hearing. She simply couldn't hear clearly, couldn't understand the temptations.
Give her power, and she'd take it—but that was all she'd take.
Plus, there was Lu Ding standing right beside her, his Way of the Jinche eager to strike. Did it even dare?
Cthulhu was distressed too. How had it ended up stuck with a master like this?
The other Lü Mountain experts chimed in: "She's indeed a fine seedling."
"She's bound to achieve great things in the future, but she needs proper guidance. Otherwise, trouble could easily arise."
"Hey, Xiao Lu, why not have her come with you to Lü Mountain for some advanced training? Even though her karmic connection with Lü Mountain isn't sufficient and we can't formally accept her as a disciple, she does have a connection with you. If she comes to train at Lü Mountain, we'll treat her the same as our regular disciples."
Lü Mountain had its own rules. It couldn't just bend them because they saw Wang Qingge had good talent and was special, then admit her on exceptional grounds.
If that were the case.
Over the years, Lü Mountain would have taken in countless disciples.
Lü Mountain valued karmic connections.
Lu Ding's karmic connections were excellent.
Wang Qingge's, perhaps, weren't quite enough.
So, the reason Celestial Master Zhu hadn't taken in Mottian back then was the same.
Lu Ding conveyed their intentions.
Wang Qingge raised her wooden sign.
[Is it with you?]
Lu Ding nodded: "Yes, with me. I'll be going there myself too. Don't worry, I won't leave you alone. Anyway, if I go, you go; when I come back, you come back."
"It's an opportunity. What do you think?"
Wang Qingge raised her wooden sign.
[If I'm going with you, I'll go]
She was scared. Alone, in a place where she knew no one and nothing. If it were just her on her own, she definitely wouldn't go.
The Lü Mountain crowd also saw the words on the wooden sign.
Their hearts immediately relaxed.
Under normal circumstances, if someone like Wang Qingge appeared within the Demon Continent, Lü Mountain would have two options: either execute her if she committed a crime, or control her. They couldn't let a ticking time bomb like her run loose.
It was too dangerous.
But now, she appeared outside the Demon Continent and had a connection with Lu Ding.
How could they use harsh measures against one of their own?
So, they adopted a gentle approach—unconditionally, without expecting anything in return—to help stabilize the powerful entity inside her, aiming to make her condition more stable and ensure this ticking time bomb wouldn't explode.
It was double standards. So what? They weren't a nation, just a faction.
The Black-Robed Great-Grandmaster beckoned, taking Lu Ding by the hand: "Alright, alright, everyone's here. Let's go."
"Come, Xiao Lu, come with your Great-Grandmaster to see Lü Mountain's great flying vessel."
Lu Ding put away his phone, which he had been using to send a message to Secretary Qiu: "Great-Grandmaster, about this mine..."
Black-Robed Great-Grandmaster: "Don't worry about it. Just pick a few demon slaves to carry the load. Let's go."
The group flew up onto the flying vessel.
Meanwhile.
On the other side.
Great Han, Hanjing.
Secretary Qiu's phone.
[Secretary Qiu, the Nanshan Kingdom matter has been resolved. I've successfully made contact with Lü Mountain. I'll be coming back on their flying vessel shortly. On this trip, over a hundred Deification Ninth Level cultivators came from Lü Mountain. They've agreed to establish diplomatic relations with the Great Han]
[Please prepare on your end, Secretary Qiu. Don't be remiss in etiquette. I'll be bringing them back in about half an hour]
[Also, afterward, they've agreed to help us solve the Great Han's problems. You can now notify those emperors of various nations and sacred lords of the holy lands to come pay homage and seek an audience. We'll settle everything in one go]
[Kill those who don't cooperate. Merge those who do, making them vassal states of the Great Han. And those who don't show up—just flatten them. Secretary Qiu, we're standing up!!!!]
Seeing this message, Secretary Qiu lost control of his expression for the first time, driven by sheer excitement.
His hands, clutching the phone, were actually trembling!!
His eyes were even red!!
The Great Han had finally welcomed a bright, tangible tomorrow. No more would they suffer under the stranglehold of other nations, holed up here in humiliation!
With Lü Mountain's help, the Hundred-Year Ten Thousand Immortals Plan was within reach. Perhaps they wouldn't even need a hundred years!!!
They would be able to.......
At that moment, Secretary Qiu's mind was filled with visions of the future.
Suddenly.
Thump, thump, thump.......
The sound of knuckles rapping on a table rang out.
"Secretary, could you please be a bit more professional? I need an explanation from you. Tell me, why is the Great Han reducing its diplomatic investment in Great Xuan?"
"Great Xuan has prepared everything necessary for this. Now you, the Great Han, say you're cutting it, say you're reducing it. You are showing contempt for Great Xuan!!!"
"And right now, I'm talking to you, yet you're staring at this phone of yours. You're showing me no respect, do you know that!?"
The words reached his ears.
Secretary Qiu slowly raised his head, gripping his phone tightly. Then, he suddenly slammed it into the temple of the man before him.
He finally—finally didn't have to hold back anymore!!!
"Do you know that you're the one showing no respect!!?"
"Great Xuan this, Great Xuan that!!!"
"Every time something passes through your hands, you know damn well how many benefits you've pocketed. Last time, and the time before that—half the goods vanished every time they went through you. I've tolerated you long enough!!!"
"Anyone listening would think you're devoted to your nation! You parasitic worm! Scum! Filth!!!"
"Our Great Han's money can't even be spent where it matters. And when we don't want to spend it anymore, we still have to face your condescending interrogations and accusations!? Who do you think you are!?"
"Every time you pay lip service while doing the opposite—don't think I don't know. You never accurately conveyed the Great Han's intentions. Our Great Han spent a massive price, so much money, and every single time, we only got back worthless junk. The bulk of it was embezzled by you, you dog!!!"
"This is the Great Han, not your Great Xuan! If you act arrogant with me again, I'll chop off your dog head right here and now!!!"
The Great Xuan envoy fell to the ground, his eyes filled with disbelief: "You dare hit me? You actually dare hit me? You're finished! The Great Han is finished!!!"
"The Great Xuan's mighty army will march across the border to seek justice for me!!!"
Secretary Qiu's chest heaved: "Shout. Go ahead and shout. Call them all here. I'll give you half an hour!!"
The envoy scrambled up from the floor: "Just you wait! Just you wait!!!"
"None of you will get away with this!!"
Hurling his final threats, he charged toward the conference room door. The others saw this—could they let him escape!?
They immediately moved to grab him.
Though they didn't know what had gotten into Secretary Qiu, he represented Elder Shui. And his character and integrity—everyone had worked with him long enough to know well.
He must have a reason for doing this.
In the now-silent conference room, everyone was waiting for an answer.
Secretary Qiu waved his hand: "Let him go first. Let him go call for help."
Only after this command was repeated did the others release the Great Xuan envoy.
After he had left.
Secretary Qiu no longer concealed the excitement churning in his heart. He slammed both hands onto the table.
"Comrades! Lu Ding has successfully made contact with Lü Mountain! Within half an hour, he will bring back over a hundred Lü Mountain experts—every single one at the Deification Ninth Level!!!!"
"And Lü Mountain has agreed to Lu Ding's request. They will establish diplomatic relations with the Great Han, help us weather the storm, and crush all the surrounding nations that have been targeting the Great Han!!!"
"We no longer have to develop while constantly looking over our shoulders!!!"
"We no longer have to engage in pointless diplomacy just to beg for help!!!"
"The Great Han can finally develop at full throttle!!!!!!"
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