Why did you provoke me?

Qingyuan looked at Xu Jie with a complex expression.

"Qingyuan, tell me quickly, how come Nangong Tianshou is in charge of this base? Where is Yu Meng?"

"Sister Xu, Yu Meng's health hasn't been good since she was unconscious for seven days. She said she can no longer be the leader of this base. If she continues to push herself, I'm afraid she will destroy the base."

"What's going on with Nangong Tianshou? Why is he here, and why has he become the supreme commander?" Xu Jie's tone was a little unsteady. "Does he think he can interfere in the affairs of two bases all by himself? There has never been such a thing in history."

Qingyuan rubbed her forehead. "Sister Xu, how would I know about these things? I'm just a bone artist, only wanting to do some small research. I hope it can help those parasites."

"You didn't learn that skill that can extract black spore aliens? Is it only Teacher Sun who has learned it? How can the base select people to learn such a life-saving skill? I don't think your qualifications are any worse than Teacher Sun's."

Qingyuan didn't want to discuss these things with her, so she said directly, "The skill Yu Meng left behind can be learned by any of the base's bone-drawing masters. I learned it too, but I haven't really started using it yet. Sister Xu, I still have some things to take care of at my experimental garden, so I'll be leaving now."

Qingyuan left. Although she didn't know if Yu Meng's departure was related to Sister Xu, she also disapproved of Xu Jie's actions.

Nangong Tianshou returned to his office, his anger escalating with each passing thought. How could he have been outsmarted by this little fox? He decided to cause Yu Meng some trouble. Don't tell him about being magnanimous; thirty years ago, he was magnanimous, and the result was that the person he loved went on a love-hate relationship with an alien, he gained nothing, and now he had to work like a slave for the base she built. Why did he ever have a brain fart and agree to Yu Meng's request?

He wandered around the base for a long time, finding traces of Granny Flower everywhere, but nowhere to find her or Granny Flower. He was practically torturing himself. Even if he wanted to recall his past with Granny Flower, he couldn't find a single place in the base to reminisce about the past. After much reflection, his and Granny Flower's paths never overlapped.

Therefore, he regretted it. But he also realized that since Yu Meng could let go so easily, it was impossible to trick her back.

Nangong Tianshou stroked his chin, pondering for a long time, but couldn't come up with a good method. This matter had to happen naturally, and couldn't appear as if he was deliberately causing trouble for Yu Meng, but it seemed he didn't have a good excuse right now.

Yu Meng didn't leave him with a mess; her alluring figure had even reached the point of being capable of reproduction. This was an achievement Granny Hua hadn't accomplished in 30 years. Sigh, Nangong Tian Shou sighed deeply; it was a bit difficult to start causing trouble!

Yu Meng, of course, was unaware of Nangong Tianshou's dilemma. At this moment, she and Niannian were making an attempt: since lines could fork, could they also merge?

Niannian tilted her head and looked at her. "My lines are all knotted up, but they can't be put back together. It's too difficult. Fourth Sister, think it over before you teach me. I'm going to hunt birds. I didn't get enough of the birds that Sister Xiu roasted last time."

Yu Meng was lost in her own thoughts. Suddenly, she remembered that strange little flower. That line that could open a door by itself and hide the flower inside.

If she also opens a door with the lines and lets another line hide inside, wouldn't she get a line that looks the same but has a completely different interior? Wouldn't the power of that line also double?

Here's an explanation: not all lines branch out; each line needs to be trained individually. In other words, the resilience of the lines is different, and among these many lines, there will always be one or a few that you find easy to use.

Yu Meng has many lines, so she doesn't treat lines as carefully as others.

She remembered her older sister grabbing that black line. Suddenly, she had an urge to dissect it.

Yu Meng experimented again and again, and even Niannian said, "Fourth Sister's eyes are dull and lifeless."

Sister Xiu sat aside and observed for a whole day. While Yu Meng was eating, she asked Yu Meng a question.

Yu Meng nodded silently and said in a low voice, "Almost there, just a little bit more."

Another month passed, and Yu Meng suddenly received news that Da Li was getting married, saying that the date had been set.

Yu Meng was stunned for a long time before she realized what Sister Xiu was talking about. Her eldest sister was getting married, and from now on, her sister's heart would be filled with other people or things. She didn't know how she felt. She wanted her sister to be happy, but she also wanted her sister to be the same as before, putting her first in everything.

Aunt Yu took Dali around all day, buying her whatever she wanted and thought was nice. Jiang Mingfeng didn't go out with the Cai Group; he wanted to tidy up their old house in town and turn it into their new home.

Niannian came back and told Yu Meng, "He just keeps smiling like that every day, but I don't know what he's smiling about. Fourth Sister, is he so happy he's gone crazy?"

Yu Meng nodded blankly. She hadn't even heard what Niannian said; her mind and eyes were completely focused on her figure. That feeling of being so close to breaking through the thin veil was driving Yu Meng crazy.

Niannian looked at Sister Xiu and said, "If I told you now, 'Fourth Sister, you're getting married tomorrow,' do you think she would nod?"

"Niannian, let's not disturb her. It wouldn't be good to interrupt her train of thought." Sister Xiu looked at Yu Meng with heartache. She didn't know why Yu Meng had become more and more demanding of herself since leaving the base, and sometimes she even felt like she was forcing herself to improve.

However, Yu Meng was in a different situation at this moment. All the lines pointed at one end to the middle line at the same time, not to attack, but to submit.

Yu Meng felt it was very surreal. She felt a sense of submission to the lines, and the line in the middle was the result of her efforts over the past month. It was a line that looked like an octopus tentacle. It was not beautiful, even ugly, but it had absolute power. Yu Meng had tested it. This line could snap a small tree as thick as a bowl and crush a rock the size of a fist. Yu Meng didn't even need to use much strength.

Yu Meng was confused. How did she end up creating such a thing? What was she worried about?

The large black cat, which hadn't appeared in a long time, rubbed its head against Yu Meng's leg. Yu Meng gently patted it, "Are you feeling a little uneasy too?"

Sister Xiu was surprised. "Little sister, it hasn't appeared for a long time. What are you planning to do?"

Yu Meng shook her head. "My sixth sense tells me that something is about to happen. But I have no clue what it is."

"Little sister, we're just a remote little town. We don't have any important resources, and no important figures have ever come here. Nobody will even notice us," Sister Xiu comforted Yu Meng. "Even if something really happens, what can you and I do? We're ultimately too insignificant."

Yu Meng gazed into the distance, muttering to herself, "We always have to be prepared."