Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng's stomach rumbled at an inopportune moment.

Granny Hua paused for a moment, then couldn't help but smile. Qingyuan hurriedly went out and brought in another bowl of porridge. This time, she added a side dish. "It's not that I don't want you to eat, it's just that you haven't eaten for three days. Eating too much at once isn't good for your health."

Yu Meng looked at them innocently. "It was its own fault for barking; I couldn't stop it."

Yu Meng's awakening put their minds at ease. The fact that the parasite was completely unharmed after Yu Meng removed the alien was a huge surprise to them.

This is the first time in all these years that Yu Meng has used such a perfect method to extract aliens. It's unclear whether Yu Meng is willing to share this method, or if they could possibly replicate it.

Yu Meng and Granny Hua agreed that Yu Meng would retrieve the alien for Granny Hua tomorrow.

Yu Meng actually had one more crucial question she hadn't asked. She wanted to know why Granny Hua had aliens in her mind, while they didn't have to worry about them.

Qingyuan really took good care of Yumeng. Yumeng was sensitive, and she truly felt the kindness that Granny Hua and Qingyuan showed her.

The next day, when she met with Granny Hua, Yu Meng finally couldn't hold back and asked the question.

Granny Hua paused for a moment, "You're really observant. The reason the aliens aren't much of a threat to us mask-breakers is because the lines in our minds make them wary."

"Grandma, you've done experiments with this," Yu Meng asked curiously. "How did you come up with the idea to experiment with this?"

Granny Hua gave a wry smile. "Would you be shocked if I told you?"

Yu Meng shook her head, "Written expression and personal experience are two completely different things."

"It seems you were mentally prepared," Granny Flower said slowly. "When the aliens opened the door to our world, we were happy. After all, if we want to develop and progress, foreign resources are the most important condition. It gave us more room to develop."

But in that undefended situation, the aliens nearly wiped out humanity.

Yu Meng asked softly, "Who discovered all of this?"

Grandma Hua fell into deep thought. "It's ridiculous, but it was a case of domestic violence."

Yu Meng exclaimed in surprise, "Domestic violence?"

Granny Hua nodded. "That woman was beaten by her husband for years, but she endured it all for the sake of her child. But later, her husband sold that child, Yu Meng, do you know? He sold him for fifty silver coins. All he did was go to the tavern for a pot of aged wine."

"Did she kill her own husband?" Yu Meng asked softly.

Grandma Hua nodded. "While her husband was drunk, she tied him up. By then, she was already a bit crazy. She took a stone and smashed it into the man's mouth. The man's screams alerted the neighbors next door. When they came in, they saw a horrifying scene: a large flower blooming on the man's head."

Yu Meng quietly hugged her arms tighter; the scene was a bit too terrifying. "Grandma, please stop talking. I'm afraid I'll have nightmares tonight."

Grandma Hua patted Yu Meng's head. "Put your fur on my head. I'm not scared."

Yu Meng suddenly felt that the hand looked a bit like her mother's hand.

"These things happened hundreds of years ago, and they won't happen again now, so don't be afraid," Granny Hua comforted her. "These things are recorded in the archives; you can look them up yourself."

Yu Meng rolled her eyes. "Grandma, that place isn't the most important. I, a mere novice, can go in."

Grandma Hua smiled helplessly. "Xiao Meng, sometimes you have to play dumb. What's that saying? Right, it's good to be confused sometimes."

Yu Meng turned her head away, no longer looking at Granny Hua.

Grandma Hua smiled. "Your heart is naturally soft, yet it's covered by a hard shell. You must have a story to tell."

Yu Meng turned to look at Granny Hua, "Are you going to write a story for me too? Hundreds of years from now, someone will tell my story again."

Granny Hua burst out laughing. "What I just told you was an accident. If I were to write down your story, it would be a legend."

Yu Meng looked at her small frame. "Someone like me can become a legend?"

"Why don't you take a look at my story first?"

"Are we going to that archives room too?" Yu Meng asked with a smile.

"You're such a clever child, you even thought of that," Granny Flower praised.

"Let's go, Grandma. I'll try my best to remove the alien from your brain so you won't have to worry about me anymore."

"But I've only just begun; I haven't said anything else yet."

Yu Meng waved her hand, "None of that matters. I've figured it out. As long as you're alive, things are fine as they are now."

Grandma Hua was stunned. It turned out that after all her talking, not only had she failed to persuade anyone to come in, but she had also given the little girl a way to escape.

Yu Meng's mood visibly improved.

Granny Hua looked at Yu Meng with a complicated expression. Even if you heal me, I can't possibly let you go. You're a gold nugget; how could I bear to part with you?

Grandma Hua suddenly found her own thoughts somewhat amusing. Cured? That was something she wouldn't even dare to dream of.

Upon hearing that Yu Meng was going to retrieve an alien from Granny Hua, the entire base went into a state of stagnation. Everyone was to stay in their rooms and not move around freely. Anyone who violated this rule would be shot on the spot.

Yu Meng had no awareness of this; she just felt that the base was a bit too quiet today.

Qingyuan and four warriors entered. Yu Meng looked at Qingyuan, her eyes questioning. "Why are there four of you today?"

Granny Flower answered, "There isn't just one alien in my mind."

Yu Meng's eyes widened, and she gave a thumbs up. "Grandma, if we're talking about capable people, it has to be you."

Qingyuan's expression changed several times, but in the end she couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Yu Meng, aren't you scared?"

"Don't worry, my mother-in-law can control these things herself. If I help her remove one, wouldn't it be even easier for her to control them?"

That being said, everyone knows that removing one is not easy.

"Mother-in-law, let me see your own line information, so I don't make a mistake later." Yu Meng began to prepare.

Grandma Hua let out one of her lines, and Yu Meng exclaimed in surprise, "Grandma, your lines are so beautiful. They're not like mine!"

Granny Hua raised an eyebrow. "Yours is very good too."

"Mother-in-law, do you think if the two of us work together, we can pull all the things out of your walled-up world?"

Granny Hua was puzzled. "Is it possible? I've never thought about it, and therefore I've never tried it."

Yu Meng licked her lips and urged, "Why don't we give it a try? Aunt Qing is there too, she can help us, it should work."

Granny Hua looked at Qingyuan, "What do you think?"

Qingyuan shook her head. "If it's just about pulling out a head, I can help. But I wouldn't dare let my lines enter your mind."

Yu Meng looked at Qing Yuan in surprise, "Is Grandma's figure very unique?"