Why did you provoke me?

A few people came over and silently rummaged through the contents of the package. It contained mostly everyday items; nothing particularly useful.

Jing Er looked at the communication bell in her hand and asked Li Shuchen, "Can you use this communication bell to contact people you know?"

Li Shuchen shook his head, "This, I don't know how to use it."

"How long will it take you to find someone you can contact?" Yu Er had no choice but to settle for second best.

"He lives in that small town over here, it would take me half a day to get there by bike." Li Shuchen rubbed his nose, he hadn't expected to encounter such good fortune. If he had known, he might have made some preparations.

Lei Er kicked Li Shuchen, who was sitting on the ground, in anger. "You're such a useless person! You deserve to miss out on any benefits you could have gotten!"

Jing Er didn't stop Lei Er's actions; he was also a little angry. He was angry at his own incompetence, having to wait for others to save him, and he also felt pathetic—how could so many people have ended up like this?

The person leaning against the window spoke again, "Jing Er, it looks like a plane is coming from the sky."

Yu Er and Jing Er, one leaning against the window and the other at the door, both looked up at the sky.

Sure enough, the roar of airplanes could be heard. Now they were on edge, their nerves on edge again.

Li Shuchen also looked up. "Do you two know each other?"

"Shut up." Lei Er kicked him again.

The plane's target was clear: they were coming for them.

Not far from the courtyard, the plane slowly landed, and a person shrouded in a black robe disembarked.

Jing Er's eyes immediately turned red. The sign hanging at his waist clearly told him that his men had arrived!

Jing Er stood up and walked to the door. "Jing Er greets this senior brother."

Jing San looked at him. "I'm Jing San. Are you all alright?"

Jing Er shook her head. "We've been poisoned by the Bone-Soothing Powder and can't move for the time being."

"Is there any way?"

"I need dry branches," Jing Er replied calmly. "Or the effects of the medicine will wear off automatically in three days."

Jing San nodded and returned to the plane. "It's them. Give their backpacks back to them. As long as there are dry branches, they can recover."

Several people reached out their hands and threw their backpacks off the plane.

Jing Er looked at the backpacks and almost burst into tears. He walked to the outside of the courtyard, bowed deeply in the direction of the plane, and said, "Thank you, senior brothers."

"Yes, practice your cooking more. Our sect members aren't used to being bullied by outsiders. We'll go visit them. Once you've recovered, go back!"

"They are a reclusive family; please be careful."

"No one can bully us! We've left and already sent a message to Xiao Wen and the others. By the time you recover, they should be arriving soon."

Jing San turned and boarded the plane. The plane took off again and disappeared in an instant.

Jing Er came back carrying two backpacks. "It's Jing San's group. They went to avenge us."

"I'll go get your backpacks for you." Li Shuchen stood up with great tact, dusted himself off, and limped over to his tricycle.

"Let's use all the dry branches first, we can talk about other things later." Jing Er turned around and went to pick up her backpack.

Lei Er followed behind him. "Jing Er, we haven't been abandoned, right? I saw that he's one of us too."

"No, they came looking for us. We've disgraced the sect; I'm unworthy to be the senior disciple."

"I think you're great. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes; it's just that those people are too wicked. Their intentions are too malicious; how can honest people like us compare to them?"

Lei Er kept rambling on, "We'll be more careful from now on. As the old folks say, you learn your lesson after you've suffered a lot."

Yu Er took the backpack. He had already used up his dry branches, so there were no dry branches left in his backpack. He took out his food and ate it slowly without saying anything.

"Two people can share one dry branch; save the rest for the next mission," someone shouted.

"I know, you don't need to tell me that. Just look at Jing Er and Lei Er and you'll know."

"Yu Er, we'll share one." A voice rang in Yu Er's ear.

Yu Er turned his head and said, "Okay, hurry up and eat something. We'll meet up with Xiao Wen later."

Although it was embarrassing to be rescued, since no one else cared about them, saving face wasn't that important.

Everyone smiled genuinely, and gradually they started talking more. Some even joked, "We're really important; so many people are thinking about us."

"Yes, it was so important that we were tricked and loaded onto a car like a dead dog, and then driven so far away without us knowing anything."

"If you can't speak properly, then shut up. As Master Xu from my hometown said, 'A mediocre person is never envied.'"

"You? Who's jealous of you? Find them and let us see."

"Don't worry, we'll always find it."

Half an hour later, everyone stood up.

"Suddenly, I feel that standing up is a wonderful thing," someone remarked.

"Then you can just stand from now on." A jerk appeared.

"Eating and sleeping standing up." This is the second instance of this.

……

Yu Er walked up to Jing Er. "What should we do with these people?"

"Just leave it here. What can they do? Let their fate decide."

"Where's the car?"

"The car? It's definitely our spoils. But we need to deal with it."

"Alright! I'll go find a few brothers to handle this!" Yu Er called over a few men and left cheerfully.

The car and driver sent by Nangong Tianshou had disappeared, but Jing Er didn't care. He didn't believe that Nangong had nothing to do with this.

No one would leave a driver alone when robbing someone. But coincidentally, all fifty of them were there, except for the driver.

Jing Er is not very bright, but not all fifty of them are stupid. There are always one or two who are smart in some way.

At first, they were all overwhelmed by the idea of ​​being abandoned by the sect, and no one thought about this issue.

Now that they knew the sect had sent two groups to look for them, a huge weight was lifted from their hearts, and their minds began to work more actively. They could now guess most of the reasons behind it.

"That Nangong is such a jerk. We helped him build his empire, and he stabbed us in the back. When we get back, we need to talk to Secretary Wu about this. We can't let him fool us."

"Come on, if anyone's going to lie, it'll be to you, Secretary Wu. Who can fool him?"

"Do you think if we tell Secretary Wu about Nangong's behind-the-scenes machinations, he'll demand an explanation from us?"

"Do you feel smug because you were set up, and you even want an explanation? Secretary Wu can scold you until you question your existence. You're such an idiot."

"You're not stupid, why weren't you jumping around half an hour ago?"

Jing Er ignored their verbal sparring.

He looked at Li Shuchen and said, "We'll go to the town. You can find the person who can contact Yan Lei and tell him that you found us, and then you can claim your reward."

Li Shuchen shook his head. "No, it was your own people who found it first. Even if I rode away immediately, I wouldn't have been able to get to the town by then."

Lei Er put his arm around Li Shuchen's shoulder and said, "You can even tamper with the water, and you're giving up this immense wealth?"

"Water, there's nothing I can do about it. With such a powerful force like yours, if I were to claim credit for something, I wouldn't even know how I died in the end," Li Shuchen answered honestly.

Jing Er thought for a moment, then rummaged through her backpack and took out an oddly shaped bead, handing it to Li Shuchen. "This is a lucky bead. Thank you for informing me of Yan Lei's whereabouts."

Li Shuchen quickly declined, saying, "I haven't been able to help at all, this is too precious, how can I accept it?"

Lei Er slapped Li Shuchen's hand, pulling it back as he was refusing. "Your senior brother gave it to you, so just take it. It's a good thing. Keep it hidden; there are too many bandits in this area."