Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng had been thinking about this for a while; logically, trouble should have come knocking long ago. It turns out that someone had been doing all this behind the scenes without her knowledge.

"Sister Xia, there's no need to go to such lengths. What's her level now? As long as it's the same as yours, it'll be fine."

"Really, don't be reckless, or you'll cause trouble."

Yu Meng smiled, "The teacher who wrote the list is right here. I'll ask her to add a name; it shouldn't be a problem."

"Qinghe will be so happy to know. Should I tell her?" Xia Xuan was delighted, her tone cheerful. "You have no idea how thin she is, she's just skin and bones. It breaks my heart. She asked me what she did wrong. I didn't know how to comfort her."

Yu Meng pondered for a moment, then said, "Make preparations in the next couple of days. There's an early shift; I'll have someone pick you up."

"Okay, we'll be waiting for you."

Yu Meng turned off the intercom. "Aunt Qing, I suppose this counts as abusing my position for personal gain?"

"Character is the most important thing. I also want Huang Yan to go in and learn, and so do I. I want to learn too. Since you've already used your position for personal gain, then try to do it again here."

"Let's set aside 10 spots for the first batch. Let's see if Teacher Wang and Teacher Sun want to learn, and if they have any recommendations."

"Yu Meng, are you planning to teach her yourself?"

"Aunt Qing, I can't do this. How about letting Sister Xiu teach me? Actually, the best candidate is my eldest sister. She's really good at teaching. That time in the city, she taught everyone in the auditorium how to peel the skin off a stone." Yu Meng said with emotion.

Qingyuan looked at Yu Meng and asked, "Your older sister can do that too?"

Yu Meng nodded, "Sister Xiu was taught by my eldest sister."

Qingyuan tentatively asked, "How about you bring your older sister too?"

Yu Meng looked at Qing Yuan. "Two people have already come from my family, and you still think it's not enough?"

Qingyuan said apologetically, "Let her give the lecture, that's all."

Yu Meng shook her head. "If my eldest sister comes too, my mother will cry her eyes out. But Aunt Qing, what do you think about letting them go to my eldest sister's school to learn? That would save us a lot of trouble." The more Yu Meng thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. "Let them take their tuition fees and go by bus themselves. We'll give them number plates to prove their identities."

"We'll collect the tuition fees collectively, and let your eldest sister collect them. It wouldn't be good if some people got their eyes on it." Qingyuan also thought this method seemed quite feasible. "So, we'll select candidates from four provinces?"

Yu Meng nodded, "Don't force them, it should be voluntary. Ten people at a time, more than that will be hard to manage."

"Let Secretary Wu handle these things; he's very capable," Qingyuan suggested.

"None of that's urgent. Let's go see how Sister Xiu is doing." Yu Meng stood up. "Aunt Qing, I think I might like it here."

Qingyuan looked at her and said, "Let me remind you, this is your job. You can't be like your mother-in-law."

Yu Meng smiled faintly. Was she such a loving person? How come she didn't know?

All the men that Nangong Tianshou brought had left, leaving only two people guarding the place.

"Is there something going on inside?" Qingyuan asked.

"No, they just ordered a lot more boxes to hold the aliens," one of the soldiers replied. Qingyuan didn't ask, so he didn't answer. They all knew their new leader had taboos; saying too much wouldn't be good.

Qingyuan looked at him more carefully, which was not like them at all. In the past, they would always ask a few questions.

She pushed open the door and entered the laboratory. Looking at the huge stack of boxes, Qingyuan exclaimed, "How come there are so many?"

Sister Xiu's face was covered in sweat. "Aunt Qing, it seems there's still a lot left?"

Yu Meng went over and pulled Xiu Jie aside, "Take a break quickly, this isn't how you do it. You need to conserve your energy when facing the alien. You never know when it might suddenly attack and hurt you."

"But there are still many there?"

Yu Meng looked at the other three, "You've been here for so long, have you gained anything?"

The three lowered their heads. Huang Yan glanced at Qing Yuan and said, "I've only learned two moves."

Teacher Wang and Teacher Sun shook their heads. "We didn't learn it; we just assisted from the sidelines."

"Are you avoiding something?" Yu Meng asked.

The two nodded. Huang Yan blushed deeply. "Sister Xiu said I could watch it. It's just that I'm clumsy and haven't learned it yet."

Qingyuan's eyes revealed helplessness; this child was too naive.

Yu Meng looked at the two teachers and said directly, "I plan to teach this skill to everyone, but I need you to pay me. What do you think?"

Teacher Wang and Teacher Sun's eyes lit up. "Really teaching?" Yu Meng nodded firmly. "Sister Xiu will teach you. I've prepared ten spots, and I've already taken two. Do you have any recommendations?"

Qingyuan added, "The level must be at least level 5 of the film maker, and they must come to work at the base."

Everyone was overjoyed. "If we had known the leader would make this decision, we should have kept our eyes glued to Sister Xiu's hands."

In the city.

Xia Xuan drove over to find Chu Qinghe. "Qinghe, come quick, I have some good news for you."

"Sister Xia, I'm already like this, what good news could there be? You're not joking with me."

Chu Qinghe led Xia Xuan to the living room.

"Sigh, Qinghe, do you believe in fate?" Xia Xuan didn't wait for her answer before telling her the story.

"I told you, I know a girl named Yu Meng, right?"

Chu Qinghe nodded. "Isn't she Yu Li's little sister?"

"You remember her? She messaged me today. Jingchuan Base is recruiting people to learn new skills, and those who learn will be retained. There's only one spot available per city. She asked if I wanted it. How could I refuse such a good opportunity? I said yes right away."

"So she gave you this spot? She has that right?" Chu Qinghe asked in surprise.

Xia Xuan nodded with a smile, "She really did give it to me, without even hesitating. So I told her about what you did for Yu Li. You did such a good thing, why didn't you let her know? So I told her on your behalf."

"What was her reaction?" Chu Qinghe asked curiously.

Xia Xuan laughed, "This Xiao Meng is very talented and smart. I wanted to give you my spot. But guess what she said? She said that if you're willing to go, she can add another name to the list. She has a very good relationship with that teacher."

"That's it?" Chu Qinghe felt like she was having a dream.

"She said she'll have someone pick us up in a couple of days. Get ready in a bit. Oh, and tell your dad too, so he can be happy too."

Tears streamed down Chu Qinghe's face. "Sister Xia, I didn't do anything wrong, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't have asked me for such a good opportunity."

Jingchuan Base is the ultimate goal for all the mask revealers here. Only by getting there can you become a bone painter and have the possibility of going further.

"Qinghe, although it's a happy occasion, we shouldn't make a big fuss about it and cause trouble for Yu Meng. But if we go, we don't know if there are still any spots left in the city."

Chu Qinghe felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her. If she went, the spot would be gone, and her father would face even more criticism. Wouldn't that just cause her father more trouble?

Seeing that her expression had turned sour, Xia Xuan comforted her, "This is a spot given by Yu Meng, so it shouldn't conflict with the city's spots."

"Sister Xia, really?" Chu Qinghe looked at her with teary eyes.