Why did you provoke me?

In the days that followed, Yu Meng lived in the laboratory.

People bring her food every day, but they always leave it outside the door. Yu Meng doesn't mind.

She looked at the small ball wrapped in lines in her hand. Sometimes it would struggle, but Yu Meng was not afraid.

The day had passed, and it was utterly unable to break free from the constraints of her lines.

The problem now isn't the alien's life or death, but rather Yu Mengxiang's desire to stay here. She doesn't know if she can still be herself once she breaks through this barrier.

Accidents always happen unexpectedly. On the third day, a sharp alarm sounded, waking Yu Meng up. She got dressed and sat on the edge of the bed.

Qingyuan rushed over in a panic and grabbed Yu Meng, pulling her away. "Quickly go check on our eldest sister, she seems to be dying."

Yu Meng was startled. She had only had three days to process the lines in her mind, so why couldn't it work?

Countless soldiers stood guard along the roadside. Yu Meng paid no attention to any of that. "Aunt Qing, tell me what's going on."

As Qingyuan ran, panting, she said, "The night you removed the alien, my older sister said she was very tired. I didn't see anything wrong with her and just thought that you had used up too much energy while removing the alien. Who knew that my older sister would fall into a coma the next day? Just now, she woke up and said she wanted to see you and that she didn't have long to live and that she had something to tell you."

Qingyuan wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "To me, my eldest sister looks like she's having a final burst of energy before death."

Yu Meng remained silent, running forward with her head down. She could somewhat guess what Granny Hua wanted to say, but she didn't know whether she should agree. Her mind was in turmoil.

The two ran into Granny Hua's room, Qingyuan panting heavily. Yu Meng, however, remained unchanged.

Grandma Hua still had that same smiling face. "Yu Meng, you've arrived. Please sit down. I'm afraid I'll have to break my promise to you."

Yu Meng didn't speak, but stared intently at her head, examining it carefully. "Don't speak yet, let me see if you can still be saved."

Granny Flower just looked at her like that. "They've rioted, and I can't control them anymore. I've become a parasite of all the aliens."

Yu Meng stared intently at the swaying little flowers in Granny Flower's mind. Cracks had appeared in the barrier Granny Flower had constructed. Although they hadn't fully emerged yet, most of their true forms had. Their full emergence was only a matter of time.

Yu Meng then scanned Granny Hua's internal organs. Yu Meng lowered her eyes. Indeed, Granny Hua didn't have much time left to live. These organs had weakened to the extreme.

Yu Meng sat down beside her and said, "Just say what you have to say."

Granny Hua couldn't help but chuckle. "What did you see?"

Yu Meng didn't hide anything and said directly, "Your internal organs have been drained. The only reason you're still able to do this is because your spirit is keeping you going."

Grandma Flower still smiled kindly. "I didn't expect you could actually tell."

Yu Meng paused for a moment before continuing, "If you had shown me these things when we first met, perhaps there would still be hope."

"Yes, but we weren't close back then, and there was a bit of a misunderstanding."

"It's all because of you. You tricked me the first time we met and schemed against me." Yu Meng's tone was very unpleasant.

"But I'm about to die now, are you still going to argue with a dead man like me?" Granny Hua started acting like a scoundrel.

Grandma Hua saw the displeasure on Yu Meng's face and felt a pang of pain in her heart. She knew Yu Meng was a kind-hearted person, so she decided to abandon her original idea and leave the matter entirely to Yu Meng to decide.

"Yu Meng, how's your research on that alien going?" Granny Hua asked softly.

Yu Meng glanced at her, without complaint or fear, only a deep longing for this world.

"Not bad, I've got a clue. If you live for another 10 days, maybe you'll see the surprise I have for you," Yu Meng said confidently.

Granny Hua shook her head. "Look at how I am now. Your request is a pipe dream for me."

"Grandma, even if you have a medicinal stone, it won't work? I have a medicinal stone here, would you like to try it?" Yu Meng took out the stone flower from her small bag.

Grandma Hua didn't refuse and took it with her hands. "Did you make this yourself? The technique seems quite special, and the ingredients you used also seem a bit unusual."

Yu Meng was almost laughing in exasperation. "At a time like this, you're still worried about these things. Hurry up and try out what's inside to see if it works for you."

Granny Hua handed the medicine to Yu Meng again. "Don't waste such good things on me. I know my own body; it's already exhausted. Even if you soak me in this solution now, I'm afraid it won't save me."

Yu Meng pushed it back, "How will you know if you don't try?"

Qingyuan watched the two struggling. Tears streamed down her face. "Big sister, why don't you give it a try? Who knows, a miracle might happen."

Granny Hua looked at Qingyuan and said, "If you can live, who would want to die? You'll have to work hard here from now on."

Turning to look at Yu Meng, he said, "I have a lot of information about the skills of unmaskers here. If you don't mind, I'll leave it all to you. It might be helpful to you."

Yu Meng looked at her, "Don't you have any disciples? Shouldn't all of this be passed on to them?"

Grandma Hua nodded. "I've been talented since I was a child. When I got involved in this matter, I was only a few years older than you. Back then, conditions weren't as good as they are now. I was busy every day and didn't have time to practice the most basic things. I just learned things out of context, practicing whichever skill was practical. Therefore, I never had a systematic education. The Unmasking Master system is in-depth. It has many applications."

Yu Meng noticed that Granny Hua's face was somewhat pale. "Granny, is that all you've told me?"

Grandma Hua sighed softly. "Yu Meng, you have great talent, and I really hope you can take over my responsibilities, but I also feel sorry for you and don't want to give you this burden. I'm very conflicted."

Granny Hua's breathing was uneven; she had clearly reached her limit. "I have everything I have left. If you're willing, I'd be happy. If you're not, I won't blame you; after all, we haven't known each other for very long. I respect your choice."

Tears streamed down Yu Meng's face. "You're such a bad mother-in-law. I'm about to die, and you still made me cry."

Granny Hua reached out and grabbed Yu Meng, "I've already spoken to them, you can leave anytime."

Yu Meng nodded, "I forgive you then. This time it won't count as you breaking your promise." Yu Meng looked at Granny Hua, "I'm just easy to bully, that's why you bully me like this, but you still have to give me a proper status."

Granny Hua smiled. "How about a personal disciple?"

Yu Meng glared at her, "You really got a great deal out of me this time."

Grandma Hua slowly closed her eyes. "I'm already like this, please give in to me." Her last words were barely audible.

Looking at Granny Hua's smiling lips, Qingyuan knew that because Yu Meng had fulfilled her wish, she could leave peacefully.