First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 173: I'm Just an Ordinary Heaven Observer

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The front wolf pretends to sleep, only to lure the enemy.

Who would've thought that behind the Divine Palace is Heaven Observer.

It just skipped right past Si Ming and Earth Observer.

This level of caution is ridiculous.

"Since that's the case, I won't embarrass myself. Have fun, and if there’s any news, I’ll send a message to your phone."

Qiu Si said with a smiling face.

That’s right, have fun.

With a Heaven Observer escorting them, if that’s not playing around, what is?

A single Heaven Observer can handle everything.

Steady. So damn steady!

Qiu Si even secretly hoped there was something off about Yu Chen, or that something had taken his place.

When it’s time to risk it all, momentum peaks, ruthless words fly—and then Elder Deng of the Heaven Observer realm steps out and slaps you back to reality.....

Just imagining it made Qiu Si want to laugh.

Too bad he wouldn’t get to see that scene.

As Qiu Si left,

Lu Ding spoke into the darkness: "Elder Deng, you’re here?"

Though he suspected Elder Deng had arrived, since the old man hadn’t shown himself earlier, Lu Ding hadn’t dared confirm.

Now it was clear.

"If you’ve got something going on, of course I’d come. Did you get treated unfairly at all?"

That line warmed the heart.

Lu Ding and Bai Hemen both shook their heads.

Unfair treatment?

Only others ever get the short end of the stick.

Bai Hemen looked at Elder Deng, shocked: "You're really that powerful?"

He really hadn’t known the old man had skills like that.

Elder Deng smiled faintly and slowly shook his head: "Not powerful, just old. The future belongs to your generation. I’m just an ordinary Heaven Observer."

Lu Ding: ......

The way you put it, I don’t even know how to respond.

"Ordinary," huh?

Like those bigwigs who claim they don’t care about money.

Bai Hemen was also struck speechless by the word "ordinary."

He’d always thought Elder Deng was just someone who handled logistics, had some connections, seemed kind and gentle, and was someone everyone spoke to politely.

Now that he thought about it—

Heaven Observer realm.....

Of course you'd speak politely!

No wonder the old man managed to get him a shot at meritorious redemption....

Now that they’d confirmed Elder Deng was here,

It was time to head to the Yu Family. The longer they waited, the more unpredictable things could get. Time to act now.

Lu Ding grabbed Bai Hemen by the collar and took off.

Elder Deng melted into the darkness and followed behind.

Meanwhile,

At the Yu residence.

It was late at night, and Yu Chen couldn’t sleep at all. He stared up at the waning moon in the sky.

His heart heavy.

"Today’s people don’t see the moon of old,

But the moon today once shone on ancient folk....."

A smile crept onto his face. He shook his head, helpless.

Yu Chen, also known as Lin Chen.

Yu Chen is the body of today, Lin Chen is the soul of the past.

It all started when Yu Chen was eleven.

That year, Yu Chen went swimming in the river with his older brother Yu Huai. The two played hide-and-seek in the water.

By accident, Yu Chen stepped on something sharp, slicing his foot open. The child’s blood, laced with spiritual energy, unlocked the remnant soul of Lin Chen hidden inside.

And so, Lin Chen took over Yu Chen’s body.

And it’s been that way ever since.

As for Lin Chen himself—he was once, hundreds of years ago, a Heaven Observer cultivator who dominated his region.

By a twist of fate, he came across a broken dragon horn. After a century of plotting, he managed to raise a Sin Dragon.

His plan was to help the dragon surge from river to sea. Once successful, he’d use the dragon’s essence to repair the horn. But at the estuary of the Three Rivers, he ran into people from the 749 Bureau.

The sea was within reach.

With no retreat, Lin Chen fought the Bureau in a bloody battle. In the end, both he and the Sin Dragon were slain.

A century of scheming—all gone in a flash.

But Lin Chen didn’t die.

The dragon horn saved a sliver of his soul, which drifted along the current until it somehow reached Yunmeng.

It was that horn Yu Chen had stepped on.

Maybe because he’d been asleep for so long, Lin Chen wasn’t quite himself when he woke up.

That’s why, after taking over Yu Chen’s body, he seemed different from who he’d once been.

But as he gradually learned about the present world, he refined his persona.

Maybe because of the dragon’s lustful nature, or maybe old habits from his past life—Lin Chen could never shake the flaw of being drawn to women.

Which eventually led him to clash with Lu Ding.

Right now, with Shui Shi not yet back, Yu Chen felt uneasy.

But he also didn’t want to leave just yet.

If he left the Yu family, there’d be no more "sisters" giving him free spiritual treasures to nourish his remnant soul.

And there’d be no safer place to hide.

Yu Chen’s cultivation had always been stagnant because of the soul issue.

But now, with the soul stabilized, his cultivation was poised to rise fast. How could he bear to walk away now?

Especially with two "sisters" still here.

Yu Chen had a plan in mind.

"Even though my current cultivation is only at the Linghai Realm, with my techniques, I can take down most Divine Palace opponents."

"I can’t beat someone at Si Ming Realm, but I’ve got flight techniques—I can escape!"

"If it’s Earth Observer...... I can use the dragon horn to flee."

"But if it’s Heaven Observer......."

At that thought, Yu Chen couldn’t help laughing. Too unrealistic. A Heaven Observer cultivator targeting a mere Linghai newbie like him?

Like a newbie village running into a max-level boss. No way.

Yu Chen was confident he hadn’t given himself away.

Even if he slipped a little, no way a Heaven Observer would show up. And they wouldn’t be able to tell what was wrong with him anyway.

So as long as there’s no Heaven Observer, there’s no problem.

And those guys don’t have time to waste on small fry like him.

All he had to do now was quietly grow stronger.

He’d been given a second chance. This time!

He had to play it safe!!

Play it safe and level up!

Right as he was deep in thought, footsteps reached his ears.

Someone was hurrying over.

A young girl called out, "Young Master, Lu Ding and Bai Hemen have arrived. The family head wants you to come over."

Yu Chen: ??????

Yu Chen glanced at the time—middle of the night.

Did these two not rest at all?

Fresh from a fight at the Zhai family, now they were here at the Yu house.

And they wanted him to come over?

What for?

It’s not like he could fight.

Weird........

Yu Chen didn’t think too much about it. When you’re under someone else’s roof, you keep your head down.

Especially when that someone is your so-called father.

He got up: "Let’s go."

Meanwhile, in the Yu family’s main hall.

Good tea was served.

Lu Ding sat, holding a cup.

Bai Hemen frowned beside him, looking rather displeased.

Just earlier, when the two arrived to see Yu Jun, the Yu family head, the man had said:

"Hahahahaha Investigator Lu, Investigator Bai, you two got the challenge notice already?"

Lu Ding asked, what challenge notice?

Yu Jun replied that the spiritual treasure reward for the Prodigy Ranking reshuffle had already been sent to Lu Ding.

But Yu Huai still wanted to spar with Bai Hemen.

Hearing that, Bai Hemen turned to look at Lu Ding, thinking:

As expected of you—winning without even fighting.

Then it hit him.

Wait? Hold on a second!

What’s that supposed to mean?

You think I’m an easy target?