First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 214: Chopping a Few of Your Tentacles Isn’t Too Much, Right?

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Bai Fengjing returned to the courtyard once again.

Facing everyone’s expectant gazes, he shook his head. “Guan Long told me that after Baolian entered the mountain, she disappeared. They couldn’t find her.”

“And Baolian didn’t even go in with the people from 749—she went in ahead with Cha Yuanzheng to look for Baoce.”

Bai Fengtang was at a loss.

“Then what do we do? Are we really supposed to just sit here and wait?”

Bai Fengjing had no better solution.

But his tone was firm: “Right now, all we can do is wait!”

“You know how much Guan Long asked me for? This much!!”

“I didn’t press him further—I was afraid of alerting him. But from the way he acted, someone from higher up must have a problem with our Bai Family.”

“And Guan Long definitely knows something. Otherwise, there’s no way he’d ask such a ridiculous price.”

“Normally, he’s the type to go slow and steady. But this—it’s like his last big score.”

At this point, Bai Fengjing looked at Bai Fengtang. “Second Brother, I don’t care how much you’re worried about Baolian and Baoce.”

“I just want you to remember one thing—you’re a member of the Bai Family. If you’re going to risk making reckless decisions and drag our family into uncertainty—”

“Then don’t blame me for tossing aside brotherly ties!”

“If you listen to me and wait, you’re still my brother. If you don’t, I won’t stop you.”

“But the moment you step out that door, I’ll strike your name off the family registry and immediately issue a statement.”

“Saying that Bai Fengtang, for violating the Bai Family’s code, is guilty beyond pardon and has been expelled.”

“From that point on, everything you do has nothing to do with the Bai Family.”

Bai Fengtang couldn’t believe what his older brother had just said.

He turned to Madam Bai and called out, “Mom.”

Bai Fengjing immediately followed with, “Mom!!”

Madam Bai wanted to say something, but then saw how serious Bai Fengjing looked.

“Mom, think about it—Dad’s still in seclusion, and it hasn’t been easy getting the Bai Family to where it is today.”

“Are you really going to go soft and risk the lives of everyone in the Bai Family?”

“If you say yes now, fine. I’ll personally lead the team up Ba’er Mountain. But if you don’t want to take that risk—”

“It’s getting late. Time for you to rest.”

A very real dilemma—go looking for the two, or protect the entire family.

Madam Bai’s thoughts swayed back and forth.

Finally, she asked, “Can’t we do both...”

“Mom!! Things don’t work that way. And besides, why gamble? It’s not like Baolian and Baoce are definitely in danger!!”

“Sigh...”

The old woman sighed. “Getting old, makes me drowsy. You all keep talking—I’m going to rest.”

Watching Madam Bai turn and head inside,

Bai Fengtang was in disbelief.

The same person who used to dote on Baoce and Baolian—what happened today...?

Suddenly, a firm hand clapped Bai Fengtang on the shoulder.

He looked—turns out it was his older brother, Bai Fengjing.

“Second Brother, don’t worry too much. It’s not like something definitely happened. Let’s just wait a few days, alright?”

Bai Fengtang could only nod in agreement.

And just like that, time flew by—it was already the fourth day.

By now, the Bai Family’s Cultivators of Qi had been digging nonstop in the mountains for four days straight.

One by one, their cheeks were sunken, their eyes ringed with dark circles.

When water finally welled up from the bottom of the pit, a cheer erupted into the sky.

But with a single whip crack—

All sound instantly fell silent.

“Cheering for what!!?”

“Everyone get up here!”

The moment that voice rang out, almost every Bai Family cultivator shuddered.

That fear—it came from deep inside.

In just four short days, practically everyone had felt Bai Hemen’s whip.

And not just once.

Especially the final day—

After three full days and nights with no sleep, by the fourth day, most were completely exhausted.

Only reason they could still keep going was because they were Cultivators of Qi—built tougher.

If they’d been ordinary people, they’d be dead already.

But even tough cultivators become inefficient when totally worn out.

Bai Hemen didn’t care.

Move even a little slow? Crack—the whip snapped onto your back.

The pain, itch, and numbness hit all at once.

And the worst part was—he laced his whip with corpse energy.

Getting hit was so excruciating, it felt worse than death.

Young men got beaten until they were like withered trees.

That’s why, when the water finally came up, everyone had cheered with all their might.

Now that Bai Hemen was here—

No one dared make a sound. They just quietly followed his orders and climbed out of the pit.

At the edge of the pit, the ritual altar was already set.

Wang Qingge stood fully dressed, wooden sword in hand.

Lu Ding looked at this scene—he couldn’t quite understand it.

Opening the altar—

Put simply, it’s just filing a report to the founder, borrowing a technique, going through the motions.

But the issue was, Wang Qingge had something indescribable on her. Would the founder really accept someone like that?

He asked his doubt out loud: “If we don’t open the altar, can we still draw water into the well?”

Wang Qingge held up a sign.

【Yes, we can】

“Then why do this??”

【I’m not a Daoist. Based on my experience and memory, we must open the altar】

Lu Ding nodded and said no more, just stepped back a few paces.

He wanted to see how exactly Wang Qingge “borrowed a technique.”

As all the Bai Family cultivators climbed out of the pit—

Wang Qingge plunged the wooden sword into the bowl of rice, and flicked it.

Only a single grain remained at the sword’s tip.

She twirled the sword into a flower shape, and the grain ignited with a boom.

She passed the sword over—the flame fell into the bowl.

In an instant, the talismans stacked neatly on the table flew into the air, scattering like snow.

Lu Ding frowned.

This technique... he’d never heard of it, never seen it...

If you insisted on comparing, it kind of looked like a magic trick on TV—

Just swap the yellow talismans for playing cards.

He kept watching.

Wang Qingge suddenly stabbed the sword into the ground.

Both hands gripped the hilt as she began to tremble.

A strange sensation slowly spread through everyone’s hearts.

Because of Lu Ding’s earlier warning, the others already knew not to look.

So everyone, in perfect sync, turned away.

Behind Wang Qingge, her shadow gradually turned pitch black like ink.

One tentacle after another stretched out, intertwining.

Finally, within the gaps between the tentacles, two dark voids opened up—

Like eyes.

Then—

The ground began to shake, and clear water started gurgling up from the well’s bottom.

Lu Ding was stunned.

He hadn’t missed any step—so where did things go off track?

How did the water just suddenly appear like this?

Could this really be the power of the indescribable?

As the water in the pit kept rising, Lu Ding’s eyes drifted toward the shadow behind Wang Qingge.

“Still need nine more tentacles to get the Eye of Direct Sight... You’ve got so many—

Chopping off a few shouldn’t be too much, right......”