Why did you provoke me?

The fighting between the two sides stopped in such an inexplicable way.

Xiao Wen glared at Liu Wei after hearing his words, and mumbled a few more words, but Liu Wei wisely ignored them, knowing that they would only be insults.

Xiao Wen lay on the ground with his eyes closed. He was very tired, but his mind was very active. After fighting for a long time, he naturally noticed that Cang Yunyi's footwork was a bit strange.

Yu Meng hit him with the dry branch but did not stop the fight.

He guessed that Yu Meng might have also figured out what he meant. Although it was a bit unbelievable, he still believed that Yu Meng had figured something out.

With his eyes closed, he reviewed the battle over and over again. Only when he seemed to understand did he finally fall asleep.

Cang Yunyi was carried back to his group and asked softly, "Are there any casualties?"

"No, he's just badly injured," a man who looked like a follower whispered in his ear.

"Hmm, have the bone artist make a few medicinal stones and send them over to the other side."

The attendant opened his mouth, and after a long while, he replied, "Young Master, I'm afraid our family's bone-drawing masters are unable to continue. They are all still unconscious."

Cang Yunyi glanced at him. "What exactly happened?"

The attendant shook his head. "They were knocked unconscious, but not fatally, though they haven't woken up yet."

Cang Yunyi clenched his fists. He wasn't seriously injured. He lay down because he felt that Xiao Wen had reached his limit, and he cooperated with him.

Niannian stood beside Yu Meng and said, "Fourth Sister, those people don't seem as simple as they appear?"

"I wonder how they got in?" Yu Meng muttered to herself. "It seems there are still many secrets in this world that remain unknown."

When Jingyi and Liu Wei met up, they naturally started talking about the alien. Liu Wei handed the safety amulet to Jingyi, saying, "This was made by Teacher Yu. There's only one of its kind. You have to return it to me after you've learned how to use it."

"Stingy." Jingyi took it and pondered it carefully.

Looking at Xiao Wen and Yan Lei lying together, Liu Wei thought, "They really are brothers in misfortune!"

"Jingyi, how did you end up in such a strange place? Captain Xiao isn't usually an impulsive person, is he?"

"Don't even mention it," Jingyi said, fiddling with the safety amulet in her hand. "I don't know what happened to Captain Yan, but he just went deep into this forest by himself. Guotao couldn't stop him and had to follow him in."

When we were counting heads, we discovered three people were missing. I messaged Guotao and learned that Captain Yan had fallen unconscious. You know Guotao's small frame; he simply couldn't have carried Captain Yan out."

Liu Wei nodded. "Was it Captain Xiao who suggested coming in to rescue them?"

"No, he just wanted to come in by himself. But Captain Yan's team wanted to save their captain, and Captain Xiao's team wanted to follow their captain. I thought, fine, I'll follow too. That's how we all came in."

"You've made quite a fuss this time; Teacher Yu has come in person."

"Is she angry?" Jingyi asked in a low voice.

"You are different from them. You should ask for help instead of going missing with them." Liu Wei's voice was very low.

"Secretary Wu didn't sleep all night because of this matter, afraid of missing your news."

Jingyi gave a wry smile, "In that situation, I..."

"I understand you, but I don't support it. You're always forcing teachers to do things they don't want to do."

Jingyi remained silent. He understood. It wouldn't be morally right for Teacher Yu not to come, but she felt aggrieved if she did. She had repeatedly emphasized that if there was danger, one should run and not test the waters, but in the end, few people took her words seriously.

Those around them heard these words, but they kept their heads down and remained silent. They simply increased the speed at which they peeled off the monstrous dough.

Liu Wei's team members took the dough and made different safety buckles.

Yu Meng fiddled with the stone in her hand, while Niannian looked around. "Fourth Sister, how do you plan to handle this?"

"That's fine then," Yu Meng said calmly. "Consider it a learning experience for you."

"Don't you blame them?"

"I'm not going to stay with them forever. They don't value their own lives, so how can I save them every time?"

Looking at the unconscious people on the ground, Niannian sighed, "This friendship..."

After a while, Niannian spoke again, "Fourth Sister, who are those people? They're so calm. Even after all that, no one came over to argue with them."

Yu Meng glanced at her sideways, "Did you ruin everyone's bone-drawing artist?"

"No, absolutely not. I wasn't trying to cause trouble for Fourth Sister. I just made their levels drop a bit, so they might not be able to level up again. But in a fight between two people, there's always a chance of making a mistake."

Yu Meng smiled and said, "Their leader doesn't look as weak as he does."

"Oh? How cunning!" Niannian praised sincerely.

"Fourth Sister, this stone?"

"They might have come for these stones," Yu Meng said softly, looking at the stone in her hand.

"Fourth Sister, do you know what's special about this stone?"

"I have some ideas, but not many."

Tell me about it.

"Most likely, the stone nourished this alien, which in turn created a natural illusion."

"I'll go take a look!" Niannian was very proactive.

She disappeared into the woods, and Si San San saw her and hurriedly followed.

Niannian hadn't gone far. She rummaged through the grass and found piles of aliens at the base of the grass. After parting the aliens, she found several oddly shaped stones underneath. She had Xiaohui try them out, and sure enough, there was one that was what she was looking for.

After investigating several more places, they finally confirmed that what Yu Meng said might be true.

Si San San watched Nian Nian's actions, initially puzzled, but after a few times, he understood. With this method, finding the stone would be a piece of cake.

Niannian sat on the ground, not wanting to get up. How could her fourth sister's brain be so clever? They came together, and she was the one who found the stone, so how come it was only her fourth sister who figured it out?

Si San San stood next to Nian Nian. He didn't understand why she was unhappy. This was such a good thing; the easier it was for them to gather the materials, the more they would harvest. But he didn't say anything, just stood there quietly.

Niannian sighed deeply, stood up, and decided that if they couldn't compete, they wouldn't. Following along was the right thing to do; she'd leave all the brain-taxing stuff to her fourth sister. All she wanted was to look beautiful.

Having calmed herself down, Niannian sat down next to Yu Meng again. "Aren't you leaving?"

"Wait an hour, they'll wake up and then we'll leave."

"Should I have them collect stones?"

"Let's keep the aliens and the rocks together, without giving anything away. I don't know their specific purpose, but we can't let them get away with it."

Niannian found Liu Wei and Jingyi, told them what Yu Meng had said, and then pointed to Si San San, "He knows everything, go ask him."

Seeing Yu Meng's attitude, Niannian realized that she wasn't going to get involved in their affairs.

Yu Meng saw through Niannian's thoughts. "I'm just a bone artist. Why should I meddle in the affairs of these warriors?"