Why did you provoke me?

The two sisters were not sleeping in Yu Meng's tent.

"Fourth Sister, your methods today were truly remarkable. It was like you could create things out of thin air, just like a god."

Yu Meng looked at the person lying on the simple wooden bed. "If you use your own lines to feel them with your heart, you will find that their energies are different. As long as you find their nodes, you can disrupt the balance."

"That's easy? Then next time something like this happens, let me try it too."

Yu Meng nodded in agreement. "You've been running around all day, aren't you tired? Go to sleep, who knows what might happen tomorrow."

"Oh, didn't you say there was no danger?"

"That's such a large, dense forest, who knows what might happen inside? I only said that so they could rest peacefully outside for the night."

Niannian sat up halfway on the bed, looking at Yu Meng. "Are you lying to them?"

Yu Meng sighed, "The moment the forest appeared, their communication bells were already working, but their mindset makes them feel like they're still out of contact. I can't keep following them, can I? I'll learn from this experience."

Niannian lay down. "I didn't expect this either. I thought we had to go inside to contact her." Niannian sighed. "Weren't we being stupid in front of Fourth Sister?"

"Who knows? I don't feel anything," Yu Meng said casually, lying next to Niannian.

Niannian hugged Yu Meng's arm, buried her head in her shoulder, and chuckled.

In the dense forest, Jingyi watched the two groups of people fighting and felt very anxious. They did not join the battle because the lines of the opposing bone painter were densely suspended in the air.

Jingyi was furious. They only had one line, but the other party was a real bone painter. Although she was a woman, bone painters who could follow the alien battlefield were all tough opponents. Even with just those lines, Jingyi was still intimidated.

Xiao Wen was furious. He didn't know why they were fighting. He had already explained that they didn't want the aliens here; they were only there to rescue people. But the other side wouldn't listen to his explanation and started fighting immediately.

Cang Yunyi was also filled with anger. They had finally managed to enter this illusion forest, but they hadn't even found the illusion stone yet, and then this group of people came, shouting and making a scene, disrupting all their carefully laid plans.

He also wanted to talk to Xiao Wen calmly, but due to the influence of the illusion, very few people could remain clear-headed.

At first, Cang Yunyi intended to use a sneak attack, but Jingyi and the others were not just for show.

The two bone-painting masters faced off, while the warriors were already locked in a fierce battle. Although they hadn't used weapons yet, judging from the current situation, it would be soon.

The next day, everyone packed their things and quietly looked at Yu Meng.

Nian Nian gestured to Liu Wei, but Liu Wei didn't understand what she meant. Si San San walked over and looked at Liu Wei, "Shall we set off?"

She sighed and turned away from Liu Wei. How could he be so stupid? Knowing I had something to say, couldn't he have pulled me aside and asked me?

Yu Meng looked down at Niannian, who was making little moves. She was wearing a mask, so she couldn't see what Niannian was thinking.

Seeing that Yu Meng didn't seem inclined to speak, Liu Wei nodded. "Let's go."

Niannian glared at Liu Wei. He was truly hopeless. She had hoped to help him establish some authority, but he wouldn't cooperate. He deserved to be a mouthpiece.

Liu Wei, who was inexplicably glared at: I don't think I provoked this little devil, why is he coming at me first thing in the morning?

This guy, Si San San, is really amazing. He didn't stop at all and went straight into the dense forest.

The light in the forest was dim. Yu Meng followed in the middle of the group, making a peace knot as she walked.

Following suit, everyone's hands were busy. According to Liu Wei, this was all money, and only a fool wouldn't pick it up.

Niannian glared at him again; she was the fool. She didn't like making these little things.

Niannian's lines floated freely in the air. Everyone had become familiar with her lines over this period of time, so they didn't react much to this phenomenon.

But soon, Nian Nian's wisp of smoke returned with something. Nian Nian thought to herself, "She's such a good girl, always bringing good things home."

I just held it in my hand and sensed it; it's not an alien, is it? Why did I take it back?

Niannian stuffed the item into Yu Meng's hands, saying, "Xiao Hui brought it back."

Yu Meng took it, glanced at it, and saw it was an unremarkable stone.

But what Xiao Hui brought back must be special, right? Her fingers gently caressed the stone, and she actually felt a faint energy moving within it. She tried to extract it, but failed.

Take it back to Aunt Qing and let her see; she might discover something.

Yu Meng casually put the stone into her backpack. "Is it really a good thing?" Niannian asked, tilting her head as she watched Yu Meng's actions.

"Hmm, there's a faint trace of energy inside. I'll have Aunt Qing study it when we get back."

"Should we collect them?" Niannian asked again.

"Let's go pick some, otherwise we won't have much to show for it this time."

Nian Nian directed Xiao Hui to pick up another stone and throw it to Liu Wei, saying, "This is good stuff. Have your people collect it, otherwise we've come all this way for nothing."

Liu Wei held the stone in his hand. "How do we find them? There are quite a few stones like this."

"Use your lines to sense things carefully?" Niannian pretended to know a lot. "We are bone artists, and everything is inseparable from lines."

Liu Wei glanced at Yu Meng habitually, and Yu Meng could only nod helplessly. This dependence was unbelievable. Looking at Liu Wei like this, Niannian muttered under her breath, "If things continue like this, the leadership position will belong to someone else sooner or later."

Liu Wei's lips twitched. With a high-ranking leader present, the biggest problem was that he didn't ask for permission.

The task was passed down, and somehow these people sensed it, but in no time someone found one.

Niannian's method was simple: if Xiao Hui inserted it, it would nod; otherwise, it would be considered unqualified.

Surprisingly, Little Grey actually nodded.

Liu Wei tentatively inserted his own lines into the stone, and after a long while, he looked at Nian Nian in confusion, "Why can't I feel anything?"

Nian Nian rolled her eyes at him. "You've only had the lines for a few days. Do you think your lines can absorb energy?"

"Uh, I don't think so."

"You haven't had the Threads long enough. It's already good enough that you can insert them into the stone. As for absorbing energy, you still need to practice." Niannian's words were not wrong. Back then, it took her a lot of effort to insert her Threads into the stone.

"Then how do we absorb energy?" Liu Wei asked hurriedly.

Niannian frowned. "I don't know. I was born with these features!"

Liu Wei looked at her silently, without saying a word.

Niannian felt a little guilty, but she wasn't wrong; she just couldn't learn it without studying it.

"Was it because you didn't choose the right line when you were parasitizing? Yours is pretty ordinary," Niannian said again.

Yu Meng curiously glanced back at Liu Wei. When did Liu Wei offend Nian Nian?