Why did you provoke me?

Liu Wei's arrival completely put Xiao Wen's worries at ease. He fiercely pounced on Cang Yunyi, "You can't understand what I'm saying, can you? I said I only want to save people and don't want anything else, can you not understand? You think you have the upper hand? That's just me bluffing you. You really think I'm afraid of you?"

Xiao Wen's demeanor changed; his movements became swift, precise, and ruthless. He didn't hesitate to strike hard. Previously, he had been mindful of Yan Lei's injuries, but now that his men had arrived, what did he need to worry about? In any case, even if they were crippled, someone would take them back.

Cang Yunyi became serious as well. "You think you're the only one with a backup plan, and I'm the only one who doesn't? Who do you think you are?"

Although both men made threats, neither used weapons and only engaged in simple hand-to-hand combat.

Niannian had no reservations whatsoever. Her fourth sister had said that as long as they made a move, they should first knock the person down before talking about anything else. She perfectly carried out Yu Meng's instructions.

"Who exactly are you? Do you know who we are?" The person who had spoken gently was no longer gentle. Nian Nian's lines were no match for her in terms of strength or speed. She couldn't dodge them and could only take the beating.

Nian Nian, that clever little devil, took advantage of the other party's flustered state to absorb the energy of the other party's lines and sent back a very delicious and joyful thought.

Niannian's eyes changed. You know, even for Xiao Hui, the alien was just a barely acceptable treat; it was never considered delicious.

Niannian released all her lines, instantly surrounding the other person's lines completely, and then secretly started doing something.

"How come you still have lines?" The gentle tone turned into a scream.

Niannian ignored her; she was sensing the state of her own lines.

Jingyi wasn't far from Niannian, and he could see her every move clearly. Suddenly, a possibility came to mind.

During their chaotic battle at the guild hall, Nian Nian used this move quite often to absorb their energy lines. Could it be that he's doing it again now? If so, can he also get some benefits?

Jing turned around and shouted, "I'll help you!" She was already behind the bone painter. She raised her hand and knocked the man unconscious.

Niannian was stunned by Jingyi's actions. "If you can do that, why didn't you do it sooner?"

Jingyi's face was very serious. "Isn't it because you're controlling her lines? If I were alone, I wouldn't dare to do this. If her lines had a chance to enter my mind, I would be useless."

Nian Nian glared at Jing Yi, "What's your purpose?"

"Hehe, how about I give you two? I'm indirectly helping you out like this."

"Hmph, who needs your help?" But she still made a small opening in her lines, "I can only take two strands, and leave some for her, don't be too ruthless."

Jingyi nodded hurriedly, "I know! You can trust me to handle things."

Meanwhile, Nian Nian and Jing Yi were secretly up to something.

Over there, Liu Wei's men had already gathered the wounded together. They scattered a few dead branches around, and although the wounded could no longer fight, they were able to take care of themselves.

Those who had leftover dry branches also asked Liu Wei's men to prepare some extra food for them, to ensure their operations could proceed as usual.

After saving Yan Lei's life, Yu Meng stopped making a move and surveyed the entire scene.

The other party's identity was unknown, yet a mere twenty-odd people managed to fight Xiao Wen and his group to a draw.

Upon Liu Wei's arrival, the other side's men instinctively moved closer to the person who had fought with Xiao Wen.

Yu Meng looked at him; his movements were graceful and agile. He only took a small portion of Xiao Wen's punches, dodging most of them with his movements.

Yu Meng's heart skipped a beat. "Liu Wei, come here."

"Teacher Yu." Upon hearing Yu Meng's voice, Liu Wei put down his work and ran over.

Yu Meng pointed at Cang Yunyi, "Did you see his footwork? Memorize it; it will be very useful for us in the future."

Liu Wei was completely stunned. Teacher Yu was asking him to secretly learn the footwork, but could he even understand it?

"If you can't remember, just draw it down," Yu Meng's voice rang out again.

"Um, Teacher Yu, I know a little about this, how about I draw one too?" Yu Meng turned around and heard the person numbered 417 standing behind Liu Wei whispering.

"Okay, hurry up, Xiao Wen's stamina is dropping badly, he won't be able to keep going for long."

Yu Meng took a dry branch from her small backpack, peeled off the dough, and controlled the starlight to shoot it into Xiao Wen's body.

Xiao Wen immediately sensed the difference, and Cang Yunyi also saw those star-like dots. He didn't know what they were and deliberately avoided them.

Xiao Wen was overjoyed. He was now on a winning streak, so what was he afraid of? He immediately started pestering Cang Yunyi again.

Cang Yunyi was frustrated. He had planned to wear Xiao Wen down so he could stop and negotiate, but Xiao Wen just openly offered to help.

At this moment, he had to brace himself to deal with Xiao Wen's attack.

On Nian Nian's side, the battle ended quickly.

Niannian looked at Jingyi, raised her chin, and Jingyi miraculously understood what she meant. She turned and rushed towards another bone painter.

Of course, Jingyi wasn't the only clever one. Before Jingyi even got behind the Bone Painter, someone had already gestured to him, "I'll take this direction."

Jingyi was furious. Niannian, watching all this, wanted to laugh. Wasn't this perfect teamwork? She raised her hand and made a gesture in return—everyone got a share!

Everyone's eyes lit up. If Nian Nian could find something she liked, how could it be bad?

Over here, Yu Meng would occasionally scatter a withered branch at Xiao Wen. Liu Wei and 417 quickly recorded Cang Yunyi's footwork. Later, Cang Yunyi discovered that the star-like points seemed to be valuable; whenever Yu Meng raised her hand, he would try to snatch them from Xiao Wen!

Yu Meng was delighted. As long as they fought, that was fine. Later, Yu Meng simply stopped dividing them up and just went over in a group, whoever grabbed it could have it.

It wasn't until Liu Wei felt that there were three repetitions that he looked at 417, and the two compared their answers before he nodded to Meng.

Niannian led Jingyi and the others to wreak havoc on the bone-painting masters brought by Cang Yunyi. Then Jingyi and the others dispersed, and Niannian returned to Yu Meng's side as a background character.

Yu Meng saw all of this. Although it was a bit excessive, no one was killed, so Yu Meng didn't bother to care.

Finally, Xiao Wen and Cang Yunyi both lay on the ground, motionless.

Liu Wei and 417 went over. Liu Wei glanced at Cang Yunyi, thought, "Never mind, he's had a tough time too," and waved to his team. Then he and 417 carried Xiao Wen back.

Xiao Wen looks terrible right now. His face is swollen like a pig's head, covered in bruises, and his clothes are just strips of cloth, hanging loosely on his body.

But his eyes were bright, and there was a smile in them. Liu Wei stepped forward, extended his hand for a long time, then lowered it again. "You know, I don't even know where to start."

"Just give me a dry branch." Liu Wei had to put his face close to the man's mouth to hear the muffled words clearly.

"You think I don't want to, but your body is already saturated with withered branches. Giving them to you now would be a waste; you can't absorb them." Liu Wei helplessly stretched out his hands.

Niannian chuckled behind Yu Meng, fiddling with the communication bell and taking several photos of Xiao Wen. "Fourth Sister, if I use this to threaten him, how much can he get in return?"

"Yes, he's rich."