Why did you provoke me?

The two had a very pleasant conversation. Jia Daoyi sat to the side, quietly drinking tea, and did not participate in their conversation at all.

Just then, Yu Meng's communication bell rang. As soon as she turned it on, Xiao Wen's voice came through, "Teacher Yu, that...that dense forest has disappeared. Jingyi and the others haven't come out yet, what should we do?"

Where is my kitten?

"It's with me."

"Come back now," Yu Meng said, then turned off the intercom.

Jia Daoyi looked at the communication bell in Yu Meng's hand, "Can it directly contact the alien battlefield?"

"I had Jing San send it to you, didn't you try it?"

Jia Daoyi's lips twitched. "There really isn't any. It's too little; there's not enough to go around."

"It's not easy to make, there's no other way."

Because Yu Meng didn't hide it from them when she turned on the communication bell, Xiao Wen naturally heard what she said.

"Should I send someone to investigate?" Jia Daoyi asked Yu Meng tentatively.

"That's a dense forest that hides itself; does your family have any records of it?"

Jia Dao paused for a moment, "We'll have to ask. There are people who specialize in managing this." He reached out to activate his communication bell.

"Okay, go ahead and ask. We encountered people inside who are said to be from the Underworld."

Jia Daoyi's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the communication bell. "Say it again, who did you encounter?" His voice was a little hoarse and very low.

"You know this power." Yu Meng used a statement of fact.

"Did you two have a conflict?"

"No, there's another faction inside. They're fighting, and we're just watching the show." Yu Meng wasn't telling the truth; you could tell from his expression that he was frightened.

"That's good, that's good. Let me tell you, they're a bunch of lunatics, there's no reasoning with them. The further away you are from them, the better."

Yu Meng wanted to ask some questions, but in the end she gave up.

The bone-drawing master from the Jia family looked at Yu Meng and then spoke up, "My health is really too poor, I can't hold on any longer, so I'll head back first."

The young man behind her pushed her away. Only Yu Meng, Niannian, Jia Daoyi, and another young man behind him remained in the room.

Jia Dao raised his hand, "Go outside and keep watch. If anyone gets close, stop them."

The young man gave a low reply and went out.

Yu Meng looked at him without saying anything.

"According to family records, this organization started 100 years ago, when our world was in chaos because of the aliens, all sorts of people appeared. Various forces were also established one after another, and their ultimate goal, how should I put it, was very chaotic."

Niannian hurriedly went over to refill Jia Daoyi's teacup; she had never heard this story before.

"The Yan Palace was the most arrogant force at that time. They mainly gathered information and then used that information to threaten people into doing things for them."

"Are these people bad?" Niannian asked.

"How should I put it? They really don't mess with ordinary people, but officials, wealthy businessmen, and mask-removing artists are their targets."

"Rob the rich to help the poor?" Niannian's eyes lit up.

Jia Daoyi couldn't help but glance at Niannian, "What makes you think they're good people?"

Yu Meng couldn't help but laugh too. "Don't interrupt."

"Oh, please speak."

"According to family records, there was no such thing as a bone-drawing master back then. Face-removing masters were also scattered, and even in a family like ours, there were very few face-removing masters. Our world didn't have so many strange things, and not everything required removing its mask."

"Oh, back then you could use it without peeling off the dough?" Niannian asked in surprise.

"Of course. I don't know when it started, but people started using it without removing the outer layer, and all sorts of accidents would happen. Back then, people died in all sorts of ways; there was nothing they wouldn't do."

Niannian's eyes were bright, and Yu Meng was also looking at Jia Daoyi.

Jia Daoyi was secretly pleased. You are very strong, but you don't have this kind of foundation. If I don't tell you, it will be very difficult for you to find out.

Although Jia Daoyi concealed his true feelings well, Yu Meng's eyes were far from ordinary. However, Yu Meng was able to remain calm, and Nian Nian was there to lighten the mood with her casual remarks.

Jia Daoyi didn't try to be mysterious and continued speaking at a leisurely pace. "There is one thing in the records that completely changed people's views on this force. They were the first organization to study the Xenomorph, which was originally a good thing, but as you should know, Xenomorph parasitism is a matter of life and death. Without advanced technology and without bone-drawing masters who can extract Xenomorphs, you can imagine how miserable their end would be."

Niannian sighed as well, as if she knew how terrible it had been. "And then?"

"Later, the parasites all died, and they became food for the aliens. But they also discovered that the proportion of women parasitized was much lower than that of men."

"They won't be after the women, will they?" Niannian asked nervously.

Jia Daoyi was at a loss for words when it came to how to evaluate Nian Nian. He said she was silly because every question she asked hit the nail on the head, but he also said she was smart because she seemed to be completely absorbed in the stories she told.

"You're right. That's why unmasking artists from ordinary families are suffering, and many talented girls have disappeared."

"What a menace!" Niannian angrily slammed her fist on the table.

"But at that time, they were waving the banner of righteousness, and many people even believed that these sacrifices were necessary for the sake of humanity."

Niannian leaned back in her chair. "These people are even more despicable. Why don't they send their own sisters to the lab?"

"They delivered it."

"Huh?" Even Yu Meng was surprised this time.

"Do the people of the Underworld agree to something like this?"

Jia Daoyi took a sip of tea. "How could that be? There are people who sacrifice themselves for the greater good, and of course there are selfish people. They can do what others do, but they absolutely cannot do what they do for their own family."

"Now I understand, have we split into two factions?" Nian Nian asked, leaning forward.

"No. Those who disagreed were detained, and even their relatives were ultimately used as guinea pigs."

"The leader of this organization is a madman," Yu Meng commented.

"Yes, his exact words at the time were, 'My family has sacrificed everything, so why do you think I would give you the opportunity to come and go as you please.'"

"I'm really curious, how did they manage to keep this kind of leadership going?"

"Yes," Jia Daoyi echoed.

Seeing that he wasn't going to continue, Nian Nian became anxious and asked, "What happened next?"

"That's all that was recorded in the family diary."

Yu Meng looked at him suspiciously, "You've heard about their ways?"

"Many years ago, there was one more reclusive family than there is now, but it was wiped out by the Yan Palace. From eighty-year-old men to infants in swaddling clothes, none were spared."

"What's the reason?" This was what Yu Meng asked, as Niannian was too shocked to ask.

"The reason? Because a woman from this reclusive family married the third master of the Yama Palace."

"What did this girl do?"

"I heard they burned down the lab," Jia Daoyi said casually.

"She became a test subject?" Yu Meng asked again.

"It wasn't her, it was her two daughters. Her husband delivered it personally."

"That man is a terrible person!" Niannian shouted angrily, slamming her hand on the table.

"Was it a scheme orchestrated by Yan Dian? That woman was just a pawn. Her genes must be exceptionally good," Yu Meng sighed.

Jia Daoyi squinted at Yu Meng. He had told this story to many people, but no one was as insightful as Yu Meng!