Chapter 1098: Lu Ding Is Just a Child, Please Be More Understanding, Or Would You Like to Help Us Manage Him?

......Deputy Commander Chiye took a step back, his face slightly pale.

He didn't dare to take that on.

He was afraid Lu Ding would go on a killing spree right here.

Maybe for others, that was basically impossible.

But for Lu Ding, anything was possible—that was just his temperament.

Deputy Commander Chiye said, "Could you give us some time?"

Lu Ding nodded. "I hope it's soon."

A little time didn't matter to him.

After all, he couldn't show his face openly in Great Han anyway.

As long as he was running around outside, the pressure from other countries couldn't be directed at Great Han.

Lu Ding wasn't worried about Nanshan Kingdom leaking his whereabouts there either.

At this stage, whoever could catch him probably hadn't been born yet.

Who could restrict [Celestial Shift]!?

Not to mention, Lu Ding had Gongyang Qingrou by his side, an incredibly powerful Deification Ninth Level cultivator and the head of an assassination organization.

If anyone tried to assassinate Lu Ding with a single fatal blow, they'd be like someone brandishing a tiny knife in front of Gongyang Qingrou—utterly overestimating themselves.

So Lu Ding wasn't scared at all. That was exactly why he dared to reveal himself in front of so many people.

Besides, when experts from other countries came, if a fight broke out, Nanshan Kingdom would be the one suffering, not him, Lu Ding, and not Great Han. Go ahead and report him—report all you want.

He turned and left with the other three.

After they were gone.

Deputy Commander Chiye had no mood to continue the meeting. He turned and dismissed everyone, instructing them not to speak about today's events.

Without a moment's delay, he arrived at the Nanshan Kingdom palace.

After an urgent report.

He followed a servant's guidance to the Nanshan King's modern imperial garden.

There, he saw the Nanshan King enjoying a stroll among the flowers, along with the current Commander-in-Chief of the Chiye forces.

Upon seeing them both.

Deputy Commander Chiye, Ding Nanting, hurriedly said, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Lu Ding has arrived. I don't know if he's here on a mission from Great Han or if he came over from Baoji Kingdom along the way, but he just led people into the Chiye assembly and said..."

Ding Nanting truthfully recounted what had just happened.

The Nanshan King's face darkened as he listened.

Beside him, the Commander-in-Chief of Chiye, Yin Aosi, spoke with indignation: "How dare he!"

"This Lu Ding is showing contempt for Nanshan's imperial authority!"

"The Miaodao Sect incident was a misunderstanding, and besides, we've already dealt with the offenders! Regardless of anything, this is Nanshan Kingdom's own business—it's not for an outsider to meddle!"

"Great Han is going too far now! What's Lu Ding here for!?"

"To intimidate us?"

Yin Aosi cupped her hands toward the Nanshan King: "Your Majesty, your subject suggests directly holding Great Han accountable. Demand they recall Lu Ding. This man is unfit for important tasks and might even harm Nanshan Kingdom."

The Nanshan King looked at the fervently indignant Commander Yin Aosi.

He said helplessly, "My dear minister, stop pretending."

"You know full well I can't call Lu Ding back. He very well might help Nanshan Kingdom through this crisis. Great Han's attitude toward him is practically written on their faces—they're spoiling him. How could they recall him? Saying this now isn't pressuring me into a decision to deal with the Empress's father and uncle's family, is it?"

That was right.

The faction that had destroyed the Miaodao Sect back then was precisely the family of the Nanshan King's most beloved consort.

The Nie family had possessed a Deification realm cultivator and held great power in Nanshan Kingdom. Later, when their direct-line daughter married into the palace, the Nie family connected with the royal clan and became even more insufferably arrogant.

But both sides benefited from mutual assistance.

So the Nanshan authorities had turned a blind eye to the Nie family.

The destruction of the Miaodao Sect was far from the Nie family's first offense.

But this time, the Nie family's lawlessness had triggered a tragedy for the entire Nanshan Kingdom and dragged Lu Ding into it.

Otherwise, who would even remember the Miaodao Sect, lost to history?

The Commander-in-Chief of Chiye, Yin Aosi, quickly lowered her head: "Your subject wouldn't dare."

That was a lie.

She absolutely dared. She'd long been fed up with the Nie family, but because they were the beloved consort's family, she couldn't touch them.

Now that Lu Ding was here, even though she was genuinely irritated by his attitude.

If Lu Ding was going to go after the Nie family, she would absolutely fan the flames.

But that didn't mean she didn't hate Lu Ding for saying those things—she just hated the Nie family more. After all, Lu Ding would leave eventually, while the Nie family was one of Nanshan Kingdom's chronic diseases.

The Nanshan King waved his hand: "Enough, enough."

With that, he pulled out his phone from his robes. Even a king had to play with his phone.

He found the highest authority at Great Han's official side and called.

The person on the other end answered: "Mr. Nan, hello."

The Nanshan King spoke: "I wonder if your country's Lu Ding came here because he accepted a mission to aid Nanshan Kingdom, or did he come uninvited?"

The other side feigned confusion: "Ah? Lu Ding has arrived? Isn't he in Baoji Kingdom? Well, let's just say he accepted a mission. If I may ask, Mr. Nan, what do you intend to do with this question?"

The Nanshan King: .......

You'd better not know Lu Ding is here.

The Nanshan King took a deep breath: "If Lu Ding came uninvited, I ask your country to restrain him. If he's aiding Nanshan Kingdom, he should focus on that and not meddle in Nanshan's internal affairs."

"If Lu Ding accepted a mission, then please instruct him not to overstep his bounds."

The Great Han leader who answered the phone covered the receiver and chuckled after hearing this.

Headache?

Good. You should have a headache.

Your Nanshan Kingdom hasn't been entirely honest in recent cooperation with Great Han—either raising prices or causing trouble here and there.

If we didn't knock you down a peg.

You might think Great Han can't do without you.

After laughing, he spoke again: "Sorry, Mr. Nan. Lu Ding is just a child—young and hot-tempered. If he's said or done anything, I hope Mr. Nan will be understanding."

"After all, at home, we can't bear to hit or scold him. He's hard to discipline, so we've spoiled him rotten."

"How about this—why don't you help us manage him?"

When the Nanshan King heard these words, his breath trembled slightly.

Hearing that Lu Ding was "just a child" only stoked his anger.

The key point was, he couldn't even discipline this "child."

Lu Ding could punch the gall out of him with one fist.

He now understood Great Han's attitude.

You asked for aid. Now the person has arrived, and it's Great Han's most valuable genius. What more do you want?

If you have a problem with him, fine—we'll give you the authority. You go manage him. You say we didn't raise him well? Go ahead, try it. We'll pretend not to care, but you'd better not actually try to manage him.

The Nanshan King said in a deep voice: "Does it really have to come to this?"

The Great Han leader on the phone replied: "Eh? Mr. Nan, why would you say that?"

The Nanshan King couldn't hold back and hung up the phone directly.

He took a deep breath and said to Deputy Commander Chiye Ding Baiting and Commander-in-Chief Yin Aosi: "It's easy to invite a god, but hard to send one away..."