Why did you provoke me?

And so, Yu Meng came and left in a hurry, leaving the woman there in a daze. She still couldn't believe that these people had let her go so easily.

She walked to the window and looked outside. They really were gone; there wasn't a soul left outside.

He sat down again, turned on the intercom in his hand, and said, "Come pick me up!"

The woman was quite pleased with herself. So what if the notes were gone? The information was all in her head, and she could use it anytime.

The car that picked her up arrived quickly, and in just a few minutes, she had left the small town.

"I'm going to take a nap, I'm so tired lately," the driver in front replied. "Okay, you can rest now, I'll wake you up when we get there."

Yu Meng and the others went home chatting and laughing.

"I knew it! Dinner's almost here, and nobody's here," Aunt Yu nagged from the side. "Mom, I'm the best girl. I'm the one who called them back," Xiao Niannian said proudly.

"I knew Xiao Niannian was the best girl. I'll give you the biggest piece of pork rib later."

"Mom, give this to Fourth Sister, she's the thinnest!" Little Niannian's words made Aunt Yu laugh. "I have two of the biggest ones, and you and Fourth Sister both have them."

Yu Meng settled down at home with peace of mind. Apart from eating and sleeping, the four sisters would always gather together to study their lines. As a result, Yu's parents basically stopped coming upstairs. Even though they knew there was no danger, they were still very nervous about those ubiquitous lines.

They wove a special symbol into their backpacks as their identifier. Dali's was the roughest, and Yu Meng wanted to help her make a nicer one, but Dali refused. "Little sister, even if yours is the prettiest," she said, "it's still not mine."

Yu Meng smiled and nodded, "Big sister, I have many good things to teach you, so you don't need to care about what you taught that woman. Even if they learn the basics, they don't know what will happen next, and they can't figure it out."

Dali's lines became tangled. "I shouldn't have been soft-hearted and felt sorry for her. Being soft-hearted is a disease, and I need to get it treated."

"Big sister, I'll help you beat it." Xiao Nian's lines quickly wrapped around the line that Da Li had snatched.

The black line that was stolen was very special. Even Yu Meng admired its resilience. She wondered how the original owner of the line had practiced it.

It turned out to be an all-purpose line. Once, when Xiao Nian was playing, she forgot about it, and the line actually entered her mind along with her own lines, without her even realizing it.

It wasn't until Dali said she couldn't find the thread that Xiaoniannian released her own thread to check, and that's when she realized she had taken it.

Dali knew how difficult it was for her to subdue that line back then; how could someone with talent subdue it easily? Now, Sister Xiu and Yu Meng had both tried it, and indeed, Yu Meng subdued it very easily.

As the lines entered her mind, Yu Meng suddenly had a feeling that it was destined to be king. Startled, Yu Meng quickly pulled it out and asked the other three people if they had the same feeling, but they all shook their heads.

Yu Meng dared not send that line into her mind again. If it reigned supreme in Yu Meng's mind, what would her own natal line be?

But Yu Meng was also puzzled. Why did she have this feeling, while others didn't? And Yu Meng still remembered what her older sister had told her.

At the entrance of Jingchuan Base, the First Squad looked at Liu Wei. "Are you really not coming with us? The commander has gone home to recuperate. If you continue to follow her, are you trying to desert the base?"

"I'm not leaving the base; I'm just going to see my superior. After all, she saved me, and I can't be ungrateful. But if the base minds, I can give up my status there."

Xiao Wen patted him on the shoulder, "We can still cooperate even when we enter the alien battlefield."

Liu Wei flashed a bright white smile, "Then it'll be a pleasure working with you!"

Nangong Tianshou stood at the window, looking at everything outside, and nodded. "Not bad! Yu Meng didn't save you for nothing. Of all these people, you're the only one who dared to openly say you wanted to see Yu Meng."

He turned to the people behind him and ordered, "Go and raise the security level of Liu Wei's file to level two. I want to keep this person."

Looking at the disheveled man before him, Mr. Yu asked, "Who did you say you were looking for?"

Liu Wei said calmly, "I'm looking for Yu Meng. I'm her soldier."

Despite his doubts, Mr. Yu still ushered the person into the house, saying, "Please sit for a while, I'll go call someone."

When Yu Meng heard that Liu Wei had come to see her, she was stunned for a moment, and it took her a while to remember who he was. "Dad, I do know him, but I've forgotten him a bit. I didn't expect him to be the first one to come see me."

When Liu Wei saw Yu Meng come downstairs, he immediately stood up and gave a proper military salute.

"The base won't let you in to rest?" Yu Meng asked, frowning.

"No, they didn't stop me from coming in. I was just anxious and wanted to see how you were doing." Liu Wei was a little embarrassed; it seemed a bit inappropriate for him to come to your door like this.

"I'm fine. Don't move, let me check if there's any alien." Yu Meng got down to business.

"Thank you, sir."

Yu Meng waved her hand, "I'm no longer a leader, so you don't need to address me like that."

The lines on Yu Meng's wrist were fading. Out of the corner of her eye, Yu Meng saw Nian Nian peeking from the stairwell, and beckoned, "Nian Nian, come here."

Little Niannian ran very fast. "Fourth Sister, can I learn?"

"Yes! And you must learn it well, master it!" Yu Meng said confidently.

"Yes, I will definitely study hard." Xiao Niannian's eyes shone brightly.

Yu Meng moved her lines slowly, each movement deliberate. "This is to loosen up the lines. You have to use your best one. This is a very serious matter; it concerns people's lives. You can't be careless at all, understand?"

Xiao Nian looked at Yu Meng with bright eyes, "I understand, Fourth Sister. It involves lives, so be careful, be extra careful."

"Remember this, and never forget it." Yu Meng's lines changed; one line disappeared, but she left a loose thread. "This thread is for going in to catch the alien. At the beginning, you need to leave some room to maneuver, in case you can't pull it out and end up getting tangled up in it."

Yu Meng explained in detail that the two of them would be fighting side by side from now on, while Dali and Sister Xiu would not have a chance and could only do logistics.

Looking at the young girl who barely reached his ribs, Liu Wei was overjoyed. The commander thought so highly of her; did that mean she was also very talented?

It seems he found an exceptional bone-drawing artist. Her lineage still has promising young talents, and she's willing to dedicate herself to teaching them.

A moment later, something emerged from the other end of the line. "Fourth Sister, there really is something here. Can I take a look?"

"Yes, this is the Xenomorph, the killer of this world. It can destroy a person, and if not handled properly, it can also destroy a small town." Yu Meng spoke the truth, without hiding anything or exaggerating.

"Fourth Sister, this little thing could really ruin our town." Niannian's eyes were full of doubt.

"Do you think there are many people in the small town?" Yu Meng asked.

"Of course there are many! When my mom and I go grocery shopping, she doesn't dare let go of my hand. She's afraid I'll get lost. Actually, I can find my way home, but she doesn't believe me!" Niannian said, her face full of confusion.

Yu Meng laughed, "I got lost once when I was little, and my mother was terrified."

Yu Meng handed the other end of the line to Niannian, "This thing grows by eating flesh and blood, and it grows very fast. Most importantly, it can run."

"Fourth Sister, can I touch it?" Niannian asked Yu Meng, her fingers already poised.

Yu Meng nodded. "This is a kind of withered branch monster that can peel off the skin. Give it a try."

Niannian squeezed her hands together, then smiled at Yu Meng, "Fourth Sister, it's true! Look!" A small piece of dough was held in Niannian's hand.

Yu Meng smiled and touched the remaining withered branch with her finger. Tiny specks of light flashed and entered the bodies of the three people.

"Niannian, remember this, this is the first type of alien I'm teaching you. I call it the Dry Twig Alien, and it's also the most useful alien so far. After peeling off the skin, it can be directly absorbed by the human body. There are no side effects."

Liu Wei then understood why Xiao Wen had asked him to find these aliens after they met. It was an order from the commander. There were actually benefits to it!