Why did you provoke me?

Once everyone was assembled, Yu Meng tossed the pebbles in her hand onto the grass. As the person stood on the grass, those outside noticed that this position was quite unusual.

Yu Meng stared at the setting sun. "When I say 'start,' you count to three and then begin pulling weeds. Pull forty-nine times in total. Then rush out quickly. No matter what happens behind you, don't look back. Remember that."

The person in the grass responded. Yu Meng's eyes were fixed on the sky, her fingers moving rapidly. Suddenly, she shouted, "Begin!"

The people in the meadow didn't hesitate and quickly pulled up the weeds. They also wanted to know what would happen in a little while.

In Yu Meng's eyes, the environment here had begun to change. Countless lines filled the space, and now these orderly lines were twisting. What was inside was about to emerge, and it was desperately trying to stop it. One spatial line was torn apart, and a tree suddenly appeared on the grass.

Those at the edge of the meadow had already spotted the tree. Nian Nian covered her mouth, while Liu Wei's eyes were wide open. But none of them cried out, because the people pulling the weeds hadn't come out yet. They couldn't make a sound and disturb them.

"Run!" Yu Meng's voice suddenly rang out. The people in the grass had just pulled out the last handful of grass and hadn't even reacted yet. Upon hearing the voice, they mechanically bent down and started running.

A rumbling sound came from behind, and Yu Meng's voice rang out again. Those who wanted to turn back abandoned their plans and ran out as fast as they could.

Niannian pointed to the dense forest in front of her, "Fourth, Fourth Sister, can you do magic?"

The people pulling weeds returned to their group and immediately turned around. What happened next was something they would never forget: a vast expanse of dark green forest seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, completely covering the original grassland.

Everyone unconsciously took several steps back; this incident had completely shattered their worldview.

Then Yu Meng felt that ardent, adoring gaze, and Nian Nian even clung to her, "Fourth, Fourth Sister, can I learn?" Her voice trembled uncontrollably, and Yu Meng could hear her heart pounding clearly.

"Hey, there's an alien here!" Someone spotted the alien at the edge of the woods.

These words broke the slumber of everyone's minds, and they mechanically lowered their heads, staring at the dense forest before them.

Yu Meng also noticed the pigeon egg-shaped alien.

"What a strange alien." Nian Nian picked one up casually. Yu Meng was about to stop her, but then thought better of it. She would never learn to be cautious unless she suffered a loss.

They were all from the sect, so peeling off the masks of the aliens was just basic stuff for them. Looking at the beads that had condensed in their hands, they all fell silent.

Niannian's approach was different from theirs; she didn't peel off the alien's skin at all, but instead inserted her lines directly into the alien's body.

After absorbing it for a moment, Nian Nian flung the alien in her hand away. "These things can be fake too?"

Yu Meng glanced at her; she was really perceptive!

Just then, 433 walked over. "I've spotted them. It's getting dark, should we go in?"

"Of course we're not going in!" Niannian was the first to object. "The sketchbook says not to go into the woods, and besides, it's already dark."

Liu Wei looked at Yu Meng.

Yu Meng nodded, "Listen to Niannian! They're just going through a bit of hardship, their lives aren't in danger."

Yu Meng held a pigeon egg between three fingers. This was the first time she had ever seen such an alien. It had the characteristics and appearance of an alien, but its essence was regeneration, not parasitism. Moreover, the alien's dough could not be formed into beads, but rather into round button shapes.

Liu Wei looked at the beads in his hand and felt an urge to throw them away. He walked up to Yu Meng, looking aggrieved, "Teacher Yu, it's so ugly, and it's scary."

Niannian also peeked out and said, "How did it become like this? Who would wear an eyeball as an ornament?"

Yu Meng placed what she had made in Liu Wei's palm, saying, "This oddly shaped dough needs to be made into a safety buckle."

"Wow, this is pretty!" Niannian took it in her hand and quickly unwrapped it. Liu Wei looked at her, then at Yu Meng.

"Once Niannian has learned it, you can take it and figure it out yourself. I've taught you the basic techniques, but innovation still depends on yourselves," Yu Meng explained Niannian's behavior.

Liu Wei also stopped walking, staring longingly at the shaped dough in Nian Nian's hand.

After much effort, including the third time someone came to invite them to dinner, the peace buckle that Niannian longed for was finally finished.

Liu Wei held out his hand. "It's my turn."

Niannian glanced at him and placed Yu Meng's and her own safety amulet in his hands. "If all else fails, just copying is fine too; after all, not everyone is a genius."

Liu Wei watched Niannian skip away, wondering why she had such a mouth. Aside from what she said later, she was such a kind and understanding girl. What a pity!

Yu Meng watched Nian Nian enter the tent. "Look how happy she is, did it work out?"

"Of course, don't you know whose sister I am?"

"Eat your food, it's getting cold." Yu Meng pushed the food in front of her.

"Fourth Sister, did we get something good this time? Are we going to get rich?"

"This unusual safety amulet is quite unique; Secretary Wu will definitely like it." Yu Meng smiled faintly. She hadn't expected to encounter such an unusual amulet. As long as the initial illusion was broken, there was actually no danger.

"Fourth Sister, do you think if I strung all those eyeballs together into a bracelet and waved it in front of people, how many would get dizzy?"

Yu Meng glanced at her but didn't say anything. Although it was a bit of a prank, it was also a form of self-defense.

Liu Wei returned to his team with two safety amulets. "This is the correct way to make this kind of irregularly shaped dough. Teacher Yu said that you should figure out the method yourself. It's either innovation or keeping the original shape. Do it however you like."

Everyone was stunned for a moment when they saw the safety amulet in Liu Wei's hand, and then they all reached out to grab it.

Liu Wei sat down to eat. He had a good memory; he looked at the package carefully when Niannian opened it and had already memorized Yu Meng's technique.

He had memorized Niannian's techniques and now all that was left was to put them into practice. But there was no rush. After a day of forced marching, it would be a lie to say he wasn't tired. As for innovation, what was that? He didn't know.

These people really have a lot of energy. Several of them gathered together, quietly discussing how to make the safety buckle. A few people silently went out, and Liu Wei glanced at them, knowing they were the first batch of night watchmen.

The people who went out found a place to sit down. "Tell me, how did Teacher Yu do that?" they asked in low voices.

"This is the first time I've ever seen such a tactic. It feels like I've wasted all these years."

"I just want to know how Teacher Yu noticed something was wrong here?"

The intermittent sounds reached Liu Wei's ears. He felt smug. You all thought Teacher Yu was an ordinary person. Back then, he was prepared to die, but Teacher Yu made a move and he escaped death. Who can compare to his skills?

Most importantly, this mission taught them another method of condensing the alien dough. It also showed them Teacher Yu's strength, which greatly solidified his future leadership position.