Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng nodded, "If it were me, I would be angry too."

Qingyuan was surprised, "You're also trying to upset your mother-in-law."

Yu Meng nodded. "I don't have any grand ambitions, I just want to live a good life. My mother-in-law took the alien as her own responsibility, which is the highest level of a person with great love. She hurt Nangong Tianshou's feelings. She put the alien before her boyfriend, and most importantly, she hurt herself. That's why Nangong Tianshou is angry."

Qingyuan sighed, "With Grandma's intelligence, do you think she doesn't know? But she can't watch Father's base become a paradise for monsters. They've lost their minds, they only have instincts. They'll fight each other for a little food, like wild beasts fighting over food."

Yu Meng rested her chin on her hand. "What happened next? Did Nangong give in?"

Qingyuan smiled bitterly, "She was stubborn too, and actually left. The two of them didn't meet again for three years. It was only when Nangong was nearly killed by the alien that he came to this base to see his mother."

"Have the two made up this time? Isn't a life-saving debt usually repaid with marriage?"

"No, Nangong left. He said that since Grandma is so focused on the aliens, he'll help her build more bases to lighten her burden," Qingyuan said softly. "The person who told me about this said that Grandma cried all night, saying she was sorry to Nangong."

It's truly a sad story about dreams.

Qingyuan wiped away her tears. "Let's not talk about this anymore. What are you going to do with that alien?"

"Research, huh? That's a good thing, but it's not yet clear in which field it can be applied." Yu Meng looked at Qing Yuan. "Aunt Qing, did you have the urge to take a bite in the lab just now?"

Qingyuan nodded, "It startled me, and I even had to hold my breath afterward."

Yu Meng pointed at the table. "Aunt Qing, how about giving some of this to those defective parasites?"

Qingyuan looked at her. "Do you want to conduct an experiment?"

Yu Meng lowered her head. "They should be willing, right?"

Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng in silence. "If you do this well, everyone will be grateful to you, but if there are consequences, you will have to take full responsibility."

Yu Meng lowered her head. "The first time I saw them, my heart ached. It ached for no reason. I wanted to do something for them, which is one of the reasons I agreed to my mother-in-law's request."

Yu Meng looked up, her eyes shining. "I knew this was good stuff; they were the first people I thought of. Aunt Qing, let's give it a try!"

Qingyuan hesitated for a moment, "Just this one doesn't seem enough for research."

Yu Meng laughed for real this time. "I sent that old Lei to negotiate. I always have to get some compensation for my efforts. He went to negotiate, but I don't know how it went. I think some people would be willing if we wanted these aliens. After all, we solved their alien placement problem, which is a big one. Maybe they'd be happy if we took them."

Qingyuan frowned. "Yu Meng, there's a problem I can't figure out. If it's just you and Sister Xiu, it won't work."

"Aunt Qing, just say what you want to say. Everything I know now was taught to me by you. You're still the same person in front of me."

Qingyuan was still somewhat hesitant. "This concerns the inheritance of the mask-removing master. Is your sect willing to pass on this skill?"

Yu Meng also thought of this problem, and suddenly her eyes lit up. "Aunt Qing, passing on the knowledge shouldn't be a problem, but I'm afraid I'll have to charge a fee. I can't just give it away selflessly. I still have to support my parents."

Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng with a complicated expression. "This isn't about money. The sect's skills have been passed on to outsiders, and the losses are immeasurable—it's an astronomical figure."

Yu Meng opened her mouth, "Aunt Qing, I don't quite understand."

"Sigh, how come you don't know anything? Didn't your elders teach you?"

Yu Meng touched her nose. Could she say that she figured all of this out on her own?

"What should we do then?" Yu Meng looked at Qing Yuan with innocent eyes.

"I don't know anything about your sect's situation, how would I know or what should I do?" Qingyuan said helplessly.

Yu Meng put her little brain to work, "Aunt Qing, you see, I've opened a small shop, how about we ask them to provide me with finished products?"

"How much is appropriate? How long will it take? What quality level do you need?" Qingyuan's questions came one after another, like the Calabash Brothers.

Yu Meng was completely bewildered; she didn't know the answers to these questions, and she wasn't good at them. A name popped into her head, "Aunt Qing, how about I find someone to handle this?"

Qingyuan looked at her. "It's not like you can't have someone reliable?"

Yu Meng turned on her communication bell, and a gentle voice came through, "Xiao Yu Meng, it's really not easy for you to still think of contacting me."

Yu Meng smiled and said, "Sister Xia, I've been busy. Dear sister, that's why I contacted you."

"At least you still have a conscience." Xia Xuan was very happy; Yu Meng's talent made her very tolerant of Meng.

"Sister Xia, there's something I don't know what to do. Could you give me some advice?" Yu Meng said bluntly.

"Sure, go ahead," Xia Xuan readily agreed.

"Here's the thing, I want to pass on the techniques of peeling off the skin from my sect to some people, but I can't take on apprentices. Sister Xia, what should I do?"

Xia Xuan pondered for a moment, then asked, "What is your relationship with these people?"

"The list hasn't been finalized yet, and you probably won't recognize any of them."

"I don't know them, so why are you teaching them?" Xia Xuan blurted out. Then, embarrassed, she said to Yu Meng, "Yu Meng, I'm a bit blunt, please don't take offense!"

Yu Meng smiled, "There's a job we need them to do, but their current skills aren't up to par."

Xia Xuan hesitated slightly, "What are the ranks of these people?"

Yu Meng looked at Qingyuan.

"At the very least, you need to be a level 5 film maker," Qingyuan added from the side.

Xia Xuan realized there were other people with Yu Meng, so he spoke more cautiously. "Little Yu Meng, can I know what kind of job it is?"

Yu Meng then looked at Qing Yuan. Qing Yuan nodded, "If someone can be your friend, their character should be fine."

Yu Meng's tone was a little serious, "Sister Xia, do you know about Alien?"

"What? Aliens." Xia Xuan's tone suddenly rose. "Xiao Yumeng, don't tell me you're at the base."

"Sister Xia is really amazing, you even guessed that."

"Xiao Meng, how old are you? Why are you going to the base?" Xia Xuan's tone turned serious. "Was someone forcing you?"

"Oh, no one forced me. I'm pretty good now!" Yu Meng chuckled.

"Are the people you're going to teach also from the base? They're very capable, and they're all well-off! You can ask for more."

Yu Meng looked at Qing Yuan with a mix of amusement and exasperation, but Qing Yuan nodded, "She's right, we're not short of money."

"Sister Xia, I'll listen to you. How many do you think is appropriate? Besides, there's only one spot available in each city, Sister Xia, do you want one?"

"Yes, of course. Thank you for thinking of me, Xiao Meng." Xia Xuan spoke quickly, almost impatiently. "If possible, I could also work at the base, but I'm not sure if my level is high enough?"

"If you want to come, that's certainly enough," Yu Meng promised.

Xia Xuan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Xiao Meng, there's something I want to tell you. You know about Chu Jiao's madness, right?"

"What's going on? There's more to it than meets the eye."

"Her father wanted to pin this on your eldest sister, but somehow Chu Qinghe found out. She got her father to cover it up, and now she's having a hard time. Everyone says she's cold-hearted, and her father isn't doing well either. How about I give her my spot? That way, things will be better for her."