Chapter 1204: Bringing Lei Xiao into the Auxiliary Ranks, One Hundred Thousand a Month, Salary Sent to Her Parents

Upon receiving this news, Director Chu furrowed his brow deeply in the Third Circle.

Lu Ding had already made it to the Second Circle, and now he was making waves there, while simultaneously becoming a nationally worshipped deity in the Third Circle, enshrined as a god by the nation itself. In the modern context of the Third Circle, this was absolutely unprecedented.

It had sparked endless curiosity among the domestic populace.

Incense offerings at various Grand Duke Lu temples never ceased.

Especially when compared to the statues of other deities, Lu Ding's statue was crafted to be incredibly handsome, personally carved by national treasure-level experts, perfectly aligned with modern aesthetics.

And on top of that, there was the coiled Sin Dragon coiled around it.

If not for the national recognition, this thing would have been, by all accounts, a heretical god.

But in Great Han, it couldn't be more legitimate.

And despite all of this, Lu Ding was still having the Third Circle investigate things.

Director Chu couldn't quite understand it.

But he still moved with utmost urgency, working tirelessly to get it done.

Soon.

The news made its way back to the Second Circle.

Then, via Yan Feifan, it was relayed to Lu Ding.

At this moment.

Lu Ding had already arrived outside the Guan Family Grave.

He didn't make a big show of his presence first. Instead, he chose to resolve the Lei Xiao matter first before anything else.

Lei Xiao looked at him with anticipation from the side.

Lu Ding pulled out his jade talisman, glanced at the information within, and said, "Don't worry, your parents are doing just fine. Regarding your situation, the local hospital has issued their conclusion, and the 749 Bureau handlers also went to check on things."

"The official scientific report says sudden death, but the actual situation is that your soul scattered."

"Your parents were devastated at the time, but fortunately you had your uncle. Ever since you left, your uncle took on everything for your family. Later, your uncle found success, made money, cured your mother's illness, and took your father to hospitals all over the place."

"Now your father's health has improved quite a bit as well."

"However, your uncle himself has never settled down. He got married once, but because he helped your family too much, he ended up divorced. No children either. Still a solitary man to this day."

"And besides, your uncle really was the site manager who once helped me."

Lu Ding hadn't expected the coincidence either.

Lei Xiao listened, and her entire body seemed to lose all its strength as she plopped down onto the ground.

"Thank goodness, thank goodness......"

As she spoke, her tears couldn't help but flood out.

Thank goodness no tragedy had occurred. Thank goodness she still had time and opportunity to make things right.

Lu Ding crouched down to comfort her: "Don't overthink it. At least your parents and your uncle are doing reasonably well now. Your uncle is a good man."

Based on what happened at the construction site earlier, Luo Anping really was someone of integrity and responsibility.

He had been nothing but good to Lu Ding.

The two of them had a decent relationship too.

He'd even tried to help Lu Ding cover things up before. In the end, there was truly no other way. The 749 people flashed their badges and he didn't say a word—it was only when they drew their guns that he finally talked.

Lei Xiao smiled: "I know. Thank goodness for my uncle. Our family was the burden on him. Once I can go back, I'll definitely find my uncle ten or eight fairy-like beauties, each one completely different, and give him mountains of gold and silver. Whatever he wants, I'll give him."

See.

This was exactly what Lu Ding was worried about.

When someone whose power exceeded all limits started pulling stunts like this, it would spell endless trouble.

So regarding Lei Xiao's family matters.

Lu Ding quietly sent a message to Yan Feifan, asking him to help come up with a suitable plan.

"Alright, from now on, you can't leave my side. You need to understand the nature of my work. When the time comes, I'll also find ways to make things convenient for you. After all, the situation is quite special, so I hope you can understand as well."

Lei Xiao first averted her gaze, then turned her head back: "Are you going to officially take me in?"

As she asked this, there was a hint of anticipation in her emotions.

Indeed.

The allure of an official government position to citizens of the nation went without saying.

Across all of Great Han right now, there were very few who could truly overpower Lei Xiao. The most critical thing was that her abilities were disgustingly powerful, she was still young, and her ceiling was incredibly high.

If she could be brought into the fold.

Lu Ding thought for a moment: "Well, that depends on your performance and how things develop later?"

"But for now, if you're willing, you can work under me as an auxiliary member. Great Han has just opened an embassy in Demon Province, so you'll operate with auxiliary status first, and then we can talk about making you a full member later."

Lei Xiao thought it over: "Auxiliary member? Is that like contract labor?"

Lu Ding: "You could say that."

Lei Xiao stood up: "Then what about the salary and benefits?"

Lu Ding tried to recall what auxiliary members got paid, but couldn't remember—he honestly didn't know much about it—so he just made something up on the spot. After all, that's what "auxiliary" meant, just add a bit of normal stuff: "One hundred thousand a month. Room and board included. Various holiday benefits, all sorts of shopping cards, fuel cards, meal cards, miscellaneous stuff, plus rice, flour, cooking oil, all kinds of things. The salary can be sent directly to your parents, and you can draw one month in advance."

His detailed rundown moved Lei Xiao deeply.

Immediately, Lei Xiao snapped a rather sloppy salute: "Guaranteed to complete the mission."

Lu Ding: "Aiyo, that's not standard form. Watch me."

He snapped his feet together and stood ramrod straight with a sharp click: "Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Lei Xiao burst out laughing: "Hahahahaha......"

Then she mimicked Lu Ding's posture: "Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Many years later, someone asked Lei Xiao, "With your level of cultivation and power, one hundred thousand a month was enough to buy you off?"

Lei Xiao told those people, "Even if I had heaven-defying cultivation back then, I still couldn't go home. Even if I could plunder mountains of gold and silver, I couldn't carry them back home either. But the auxiliary position Grand Duke Lu promised me at one hundred thousand a month was a completely different story."

"Being able to have money sent directly to my parents' bank account in the name of the nation—that's one hundred thousand a month! Think of the kind of life that would give my parents! I work for half a year or so, and my parents become millionaires. And once I became an auxiliary member, wouldn't the people in the Third Circle have to show me some respect? Wouldn't they have to show respect for the fact that I work under Grand Duke Lu?"

"At that point, they'd definitely take good care of my parents, and they could even make things convenient for my uncle."

"Isn't that better than mountains of gold and silver I couldn't even bring back?"

After stabilizing her.

Lu Ding looked toward the Guan Family Grave ahead.

He put away his jade talisman.

"The last stop in the area. Let's go. Time to work."

Lei Xiao followed along. Although she had a man's heart in a woman's body, she had to admit, when she spoke, her voice carried a surprisingly commanding, imperial quality: "Ling... Lu... Brother Lu, what's the plan? Do we take them dead or alive?"

The situation at Guan Family Grave was rather special.

Huang'er Village, despite being called a village, that godforsaken place was hardly respectable—filthy to the core—so Lu Ding had wiped it out with a single palm strike without any burden on his conscience.

But the Guan Family Grave, despite the name "grave," carried at least a sliver of conscience with it.

Originally, Lu Ding had planned to cross over and just dig the whole place up.

But now, because he'd had to deactivate his Dharma Form to deal with Lei Xiao, the activation and deactivation was wasting Spiritual Energy, just like an air conditioner. If you leave it running continuously, it uses less power. If you keep turning it on and off, it drains way more.

Lu Ding thought it over: "Just kill Huang Chang and his direct subordinates. As for the others, if they don't cooperate, we'll deal with them then."

When Lei Xiao caught the name Huang Chang, she followed her usual modus operandi and stomped straight into the Guan Family Grave: "Huang Chang, get the hell out here!!!!!"

Lu Ding shot her a glance—whoa, she's got quite the fiery temper.

In an instant, the entire Guan Family Grave turned eerily sinister with ghostly energy. A single sweep of the eyes showed the countless small earthen mounds opening up their doorways, revealing head after head poking out.

They were all rather unhealthy-looking figures, the kind who, in the Third Circle, would qualify for welfare institutions and state support.

This was also one of the reasons Lu Ding hadn't followed the Huang'er Village playbook.

This Huang Chang was himself a rather peculiar individual. To put it scientifically, he had congenital cerebral palsy. Many people, upon hearing "cerebral palsy," immediately assume it's an intellectual disability, but it's actually cerebral palsy—a lack of motor coordination and muscle spasms.

However, he'd had a stroke of fortune—what exactly, no one knew—that set him on the path of cultivation, and he'd become incredibly powerful.

After gaining power, he'd established the Guan Family Grave in this area, taking in many children with conditions similar to his own.

This was originally a good deed. But this bastard didn't do righteous things. On one hand, he took in these people. On the other hand, he was turning normal people into cerebral palsy victims. He treated those who were born with the condition extremely well, with meticulous care, treating every single one like his own flesh and blood son.

But the ones he'd modified after the fact? He treated them absolutely horribly.

With Lei Xiao's shout, the largest grave at the center of the Guan Family Grave exploded with a thunderous boom. The coffin lid went flying through the air, and a figure drifted out amidst the ghostly energy.

"Who dares make a racket at Guan Family Grave!"

Lei Xiao looked up at him: "So you're called Huang Chang, are you!?"

Huang Chang hid within the black smoke, his features unseeable: "Who are you?"

Lei Xiao furrowed her brow: "Whether you're Huang Chang or not, I don't know, but you sure as hell are acting pretty arrogant. When someone asks you something, you answer. Who am I, who am I—you mind your own goddamn business about who I am!"

Hearing all this profanity-laced talk, Huang Chang said, "You're such a pretty little girl, how can you talk like that?"

Lu Ding quietly gathered Spiritual Energy into his palm with Human King's Loose Hands, about to strike—why waste words, just capture him first.

But the moment those three words "little girl" left Huang Chang's mouth, Lei Xiao instantly had a triggered reaction. Electric arcs crackled around her body as she summoned the phantom image of a lightning phoenix: "I'm your damn father, you son of a b*tch, I'll kill you!"

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Thanks to the distinguished *bigshot for the Gift King reward. Thank you, bigshot.