Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng watched as Niannian's little mouth kept babbling on and on, without interrupting. In the end, she'd have to reveal her purpose anyway.

Niannian noticed out of the corner of her eye that Yu Meng didn't seem to care much about what she was saying. Her speaking speed gradually slowed down.

"Fourth Sister, aren't you interested in any of this I'm talking about?"

Yu Meng shook her head. "No, I'm listening right now, aren't I?"

"Are you listening? Then give me some feedback."

"What kind of reaction should I give you? I know all this." Yu Meng replied casually.

Niannian sat on the bed and lowered her head. "Fourth Sister, I don't want to go back. I want to stay here for another night."

"Hmph, I knew you were hiding your true intentions. But what did you promise me last night? You may have forgotten, but I haven't."

Niannian rushed to Yu Meng's side, hugging her arm and shaking it. "Fourth sister, dear sister, please let me stay one more night."

"I'm not letting you stay here tonight. I'm still your fourth sister." Yu Meng didn't seem inclined to agree.

After much pleading and cajoling, Yu Meng still wouldn't agree. Having no other choice, Niannian left, turning back to look at her every step of the way.

The next morning, Xiao Wen, Yan Lei, and the others began to leave Jingchuan Club one after another.

Niannian also went to find Qingyuan, and then they went into Qianchuan's laboratory together.

Niannian touched the brand-new lab bench. Looking at the experimental equipment she couldn't name, she asked Qingyuan in surprise, "Uncle Wu is so capable! Is he that rich?"

Qingyuan laughed, "You can't underestimate him; he's a man with a strong sense of justice."

Qian Chuan showed them his experiments. Although he initially said he wanted to study the aliens, after the Jia family's bone-drawing master arrived, he immediately put aside the aliens and turned to researching human-use medicines. Qing Yuan knew this but didn't stop him. In short, it was all for the sake of humanity's better survival.

Niannian finally saw the alien that Qian Chuan had described. In the test tube, it looked like a clump of fluff. Sometimes, a few thin threads would stick out.

"Aunt Qing, how do we determine this? I've never learned how to do it." Nian Nian frowned slightly. "How about I let Xiao Hui try?"

"No, let's take a look first. This was extracted from the blood of a bone painter. If you get it on your skin, who knows if it will be good or bad?" Qingyuan immediately stopped Niannian's idea.

Niannian looked at the contents of the test tube, her eyes darting around. "Aunt Qing, do you still have any hair left? Let's try using some hair!"

When it comes to aliens, Qingyuan definitely has the right to speak. "No, we don't have enough Qingsi. Xiao Wen didn't find any in the first battlefield this time, so we have to use them sparingly."

"Then use this. I was originally planning to keep it as a souvenir." Niannian took out a pigeon egg-shaped alien from her small backpack.

"Why do you still have this? This is important too, we can't let it go to waste." Qingyuan snatched it away.

Qian Chuan looked at Qing Yuan and said, "Aunt Qing, just take a look. It won't take much."

"I have a great use for this, so I can't use it on this unknown alien. Who knows what kind of results we might get from it?"

Niannian looked at Qian Chuan and spread her hands out in front of her.

And so, Niannian took a trip to Qianchuan, did nothing, and went back.

Qian Chuan stood at the door, watching them walk away, and shook his head. He didn't know if Niannian did it on purpose or if it was just a coincidence.

But what does it matter? It's not like there's only one bone painter.

Qian Chuan didn't see that there was a big tree outside the laboratory, and a tiny black cat, no bigger than a palm, was on the tree.

As expected, Jia Daoyi is a man of integrity. In the past few days, all the movements of his men on the fourth battlefield have been transmitted to Secretary Wu's communication bell. There are pictures, videos, and sometimes even some fighting and killing between other forces.

Secretary Wu only mentioned this to Yu Meng briefly, and Yu Meng didn't care at all.

Jingyi and the others have already stripped the tree cores, so what else could be in that dense forest?

No matter how powerful the Jia family is, how many can they find inside? Moreover, how many eyes are watching that dense forest? Anyone who touches that place will meet a bad end.

She had already sent Hua Shulang as far away as possible; now, the most important thing was to get her out, no matter what method she used.

Hua Shulang contacted Secretary Wu directly. The fourth battlefield was in real chaos, and they had already used real weapons. Death was commonplace, and he intended to come out.

He was quite surprised to hear that Jingyi and Liu Wei's team was also on the fourth battlefield. But Secretary Wu didn't say much, only instructing them to look out for each other if they encountered each other.

There was no harm in it, so Hua Shulang readily agreed and explained her current location.

Jingyi and Liu Wei's teams have already separated; their numbers are too large, and they fear attracting the attention of other forces.

Liu Wei's team consisted of seasoned veterans, and they knew how important their possessions were, but the man had buried them in a swamp.

Liu Wei had no right to object; the people in the team assured him that with his help, he would definitely be able to find a place to join in the future. Now, carrying it on his back would be like being a walking bomb.

Most importantly, two members of this team had actually operated in the fourth battlefield. Having shed their burdens, they thrived in the fourth battlefield, even secretly plundering quite a few valuable items.

After all, the Alien Battlefield is a paradise for Bone Painters. As long as you are skilled enough, you can choose any alien you want here.

Let's talk about Jingyi. These people are all alien parasitic warriors trained by the base. In the several times they were on the alien battlefield, they were always with Xiao Wen. They really didn't do any missions alone.

Although there are intercoms for communication, everyone still has pride, so how can one ask others for everything?

Besides, they had never been to this fourth battlefield before. If Secretary Wu hadn't contacted them, they probably wouldn't even know where they were.

Their journey was truly arduous, filled with stumbles and falls. Jingyi and the others leaned against a large rock, all panting heavily. Not far from them, several people lay prone on the ground.

"Jingyi, how many waves is this? If this keeps up, we're all doomed."

"But we can't go to Hua Shulang like this and take these people with us, otherwise his army will be wiped out too."

"Who would have thought that we would be targeted as soon as we came out of the dense forest? Liu Wei and his group were lucky; they were just a little too late. We lured the people away, and they got to enjoy their freedom."

"Speaking ill of others behind their backs is not the behavior of a gentleman." A voice rang out from not far away.

Jingyi and the others immediately became alert, and Si San San stood there without moving forward.

"Who are you?" Jingyi asked in a deep voice.

"Sigh, back then, someone almost got eaten by that tree. Luckily, I was quick enough to pull him out. Now, he's pretending not to know me."

"Are you Siqi?"

"You bastard Jingyi, I'm Sisansan. Come on, I'll take you somewhere. Tsk tsk, look at this mess. Don't ever say you're Jingyi again, you'll lose face."