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

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Gongyang Qingrou spoke, easing the pressure on Secretary Qiu.

Although he had the composure to remain unfazed even if Mount Tai crumbled before him, the anxious stares of so many powerful individuals bearing down on him were still a bit too much to handle.

After all, his practical strength was genuinely lacking.

Gongyang Qingrou took over the conversation. She first straightforwardly introduced her background, then revealed every detail about how Lu Xiu had previously approached her to assassinate Lu Ding, holding nothing back.

There was no need to hide any of this.

Speaking out about it would instead prove all the more clearly what stance she had shifted from.

After listening to Gongyang Qingrou’s words.

The assembled great-grandmasters, junior uncles, and senior uncles were trembling with fury and cold rage.

"Vile spawn!! Utterly vile spawn!!!"

"To be born of the same parents and not help each other is bad enough, but to actually hire someone to assassinate Xiao Lu? That's an animal, pure and simple!!!!"

"Does he really think his Lu Family is some kind of golden prize that everyone has to fight over? As if Xiao Lu would even deign to look at their Lu Family!?"

Secretary Qiu hurriedly chimed in: "That's exactly the point. Lu Ding has never once thought of returning to the Lu Family. His family isn't large—just the Crooked-Mouth Old Man who helped him back in the Third Circle, Elder Deng from logistics, Elder Shui, and his friends. They're all in the Great Han!"

"Lu Ding himself said it—the Great Han is his home."

"Now that the esteemed seniors of Lü Mountain have arrived, both the Great Han and Lü Mountain are his homes."

"There's simply no place for the Lu Family in all that."

"Lu Ding has made his stance absolutely clear, and yet they still refuse to let him go. This is just... sigh..."

The Black-Robed Great-Grandmaster's face had turned as dark as could be.

The pent-up emotion in his chest could no longer be contained, exploding forth.

"Open an altar!!!"

"Open an altar right now and teach the Lu Family a lesson!!!"

"After we finish our business in the Great Han, we'll all march on the Lu Family together and truly see just how much weight this overlord of Ji Continent carries, daring to be so presumptuous. Don't tell me they think the whole world bows to the Lu Family's supremacy and no one can touch them—I refuse to believe that!"

"Open the altar!!!!!"

Over a hundred Lü Mountain experts pressed into Hanjing, hands forming spell seals as various offering tables, sacrifices, and artifacts flew out, preparing to open the altar.

On the other side.

At the border between the Baoji Kingdom and the Great Han.

Lu Ding arrived via [Celestial Shift], appearing beside Elder Shui.

"Elder Shui, it's time for us to head back."

Elder Shui ended his video call and put away his phone, speaking with some self-reproach: "I'm sorry, Xiao Lu. This old wreck is useless. I knew you were trapped in such a dangerous situation, yet I couldn't step out of the Great Han to come help you."

Lu Ding grasped the handles of Elder Shui's wheelchair: "Elder Shui, what are you saying? I have secret techniques for teleportation and transport, so I can hold my ground invincibly. Why would I need you to make the trip yourself?"

"I was just toying with them the whole time."

"Let's not talk about that."

"If I were truly in trouble, I would definitely come to you for help. I'm not stupid—if I can win, I fight to the death; if I can't, I run off to get backup, then come back and beat them to death. Do you really think I'm the kind of person who takes unnecessary risks?"

Elder Shui laughed heartily: "Hahahaha, this kid is the cleverest of all."

Lu Ding pushed Elder Shui along: "Exactly right. Let's go, Elder Shui—back to Hanjing. The Lü Mountain seniors have all arrived. I've communicated with them, and after this, Lü Mountain will establish diplomatic relations with the Great Han."

"Also, my great-grandmaster agreed to treat your injuries and restore you to your peak condition."

For some reason, this sentence seemed to touch a nerve with Elder Shui.

Or maybe this was just how old people were.

His expression immediately soured: "I don't want treatment. There's nothing wrong with me. I've gotten by like this for years—I'm perfectly fine. What's there to treat? Don't waste the money."

Lu Ding:.......

Sigh.

Why were all old people like this?

"Elder Shui, listen to me. There's no cost, no price to pay. We're all partners here—don't worry about any of that. If you don't get treated, I'm going to be angry."

"Then I'll tell you what—I'll just leave with my great-grandmaster and the others back to Lü Mountain, and I'll be gone for a very, very long time."

"You'll be the one making me heartbroken."

Elder Shui quickly turned his head: "You're going to Lü Mountain? For how long?"

Lu Ding folded his arms, his expression and movements deliberately dramatic: "I don't know. If you won't get treatment, I'll leave right now. How long will I be gone? If you don't get treated, then don't bother asking."

"Fine, fine, fine! I'll get treated! Satisfied?"

"Xiao Lu, are you really going to Lü Mountain?"

Lu Ding resumed pushing Elder Shui: "If you get proper treatment, then even if I do go, I'll come back quickly. Not going isn't an option—we need to establish relations with Lü Mountain."

"As the bridge connecting both sides, I definitely have to make the trip."

"But don't worry, I will come back."

Hearing this, Elder Shui finally felt somewhat relieved: "Alright then, it's settled."

"So we're agreed, Elder Shui. Hold still, don't resist—I'll take you back."

Elder Shui: "I'm ready."

Lu Ding directly activated [Celestial Shift].

Boom!!!!

Back to Hanjing.

But the moment they landed...

Well, well!

There stood the Lü Mountain contingent, their altar already raised high.

The great-grandmaster waved his token.

"Wind, rain, thunder, lightning—heed my command. Wind, arise!!!"

An outer great-grandmaster followed, waving a command flag and pointing to the sky: "Demons, spirits, and goblins—serve my will. Ten thousand vile ghosts, carry misfortune to that house!!!"

A junior uncle shook a ritual bell: "Disorder the five elements, invert the order. Metal, wood, water, fire, earth—chaos be upon you!!!"

Bang!!!

The ritual bell slammed down, stamping onto a talisman paper.

A senior uncle brandished a hollow wooden sword of unknown material, the sword's interior rustling as he swung it: "Earth, fire, water, wind—all four are void. I command the earth dragon to churn, I command fire to burn in unbroken lines, I command water to flow in filth, I command the wind to bring disaster as it comes, I command the wind to carry fortune away as it goes!!!"

Lu Ding watched the altar opening, which was indeed a magnificent display of power.

Curiously, he asked Secretary Qiu beside him: "Secretary Qiu, what's this about? Are they going to war with some country?"

He thought it might be some country refusing to cooperate.

But Secretary Qiu replied: "No, it's against the Lu Family. I and Senior Gongyang told the Lü Mountain immortals about the grievances you suffered. Right now, they're preparing to teach the Lu Family a lesson."

Lu Ding: "Huh?!"

He hurried forward: "Great-grandmaster, great-grandmaster, hold on a moment."

The Black-Robed Great-Grandmaster withdrew his token and raised his hand. The other Lü Mountain members preparing the altar stopped as well.

He asked: "What is it, Xiao Lu?"

Lu Ding said helplessly: "Great-grandmaster, let's set aside the Lu Family matter for now. The thing is, great-grandmaster and all you senior uncles, junior uncles, and outer great-grandmasters—even if you cast curses and spells on them, they won't know it was us who did it."

"Back then, when the Lu Family came, they did so openly and properly. They also solved the Great Han's urgent crisis at the time, showing some proper courtesy."

"Handling things like this now doesn't look good. As for that Lu Xiu problem..."

"I feel that just cursing him to death out of thin air like this would be letting him off way too easily."