Why did you provoke me?

Hearing Yu Meng say this, the three of them did not breathe a sigh of relief, but still frowned.

"If it were something ordinary and easy, they wouldn't have issued this at all," Qingyuan said in a low voice.

"What should we do then? Fourth Sister." Niannian was anxious and grabbed Yu Meng.

"Only we know Yu Meng's abilities. If the letter can be delivered here, is it because we've really run out of options and have no choice but to cast a wide net, hoping to catch a few geniuses?" Secretary Wu analyzed from the side.

As she said this, Yu Meng had already opened the letter.

The letter was written in a very ordinary tone: On a certain alien battlefield, a special alien was encountered, and we invite all alien skeletal artists to come to the XXX Research Institute to participate in a seminar.

Yu Meng looked at it again and again, but apart from the chapter below being a little special, she couldn't see anything particularly special about it.

He casually handed the letter to Qingyuan, "Aunt Qing, take a look."

Niannian quickly craned her neck to look over as well.

"Isn't this just an invitation? It doesn't say you have to go."

"Someone will come to pick us up. We also need to bring a few people, and sometimes there are conflicts," Qingyuan said from the side. "Once, when Grandma went, there were ten people when she left, but when she came back, there were only four of them. But she didn't say the details."

Yu Meng raised an eyebrow. "How many people can I bring at most? I've never traveled far before, so I'll feel more at ease if I bring more people."

Niannian grabbed Yu Meng, her meaning clear: she wanted to go!

"Niannian, you can't go. That's not a good place. If they keep an eye on you, you'll never have peace," Qingyuan said seriously.

Secretary Wu nodded in agreement, "If you go too, we won't have anyone here to oversee things. What will we do if something happens? Teacher Qing can't manage on her own."

Niannian pouted and ignored them.

Yu Meng held her hand. "I'll go check first. If there's no danger, I'll take you next time."

"Yu Meng, spit a few times, there won't be a next time." Qing Yuan was anxious, she was the only one left to take Yu Meng's place.

Yu Meng readily complied.

"We don't want this to happen again. We don't know how long we'll have to worry about this after this one time," Qingyuan said, genuinely troubled.

Next, Qingyuan took out all her most treasured possessions. "Yu Meng, take a look and see which ones you can use. I'll give them all to you."

Niannian also brought over a lot of things. She was a little hesitant. "Fourth Sister, my things are a bit special. Take a look and see if you want them?"

Yu Meng glanced at it, sensed it with her own lines, and looked up at her, "You figured it out yourself? You've improved!"

"Really?" Niannian's eyes lit up. "You're not angry with me for doing all this?"

"As long as it's used in the right place, what's right or wrong about things?" Yu Meng picked out a few and put them into her backpack.

"Fourth Sister, that's the most poisonous one, be careful," Niannian said, pointing to a small object that looked like a lollipop.

"Um."

Niannian was really happy that her things could help Yu Meng. "Take some more, the more the better. If you run out, I'll make some more when I have the chance."

"That's enough. We're not going to fight, we're going to have a discussion."

"Fourth Sister, you're too young. Won't they look down on you? It would be great if Aunt Qing could come along."

"She's gone. Can you manage to stay home by yourself?"

Niannian stomped her feet on the ground, "It doesn't seem to work."

"Now that I'm leaving, you can train a bit."

Three days later, Secretary Wu came. "I've picked some people in the backyard to follow you, but I'm a little worried that their unusual behavior might attract attention."

Yu Meng sat behind the table and said, "Do you think there might be an organization that's been monitoring private groups like ours?"

"Impossible, right? There are many groups like ours, how many people would it take to do this?" Secretary Wu broke out in a cold sweat after hearing what Yu Meng said.

"I'm just asking, who knows about these things anyway?"

Yu Meng pointed to the room next to her and said, "Have the person you chose go into that room and stay for ten minutes."

Although she didn't know why, Secretary Wu still did as she was told.

Jing San was the first to enter. Inside, there was only one table standing alone in the middle of the room. On the table sat a colorful sphere, which was spinning on its own.

Jing San glanced at it, then glanced at it again, and then he didn't know what happened next. He just felt that someone had asked him many questions, and he answered many questions in return.

When he regained consciousness, he was already outside the room. He leaned against the wall, trying hard to recall what had just happened. As a result, his head was throbbing. In his dazed state, he remembered that Secretary Wu had sent him, as if she wanted to see him about something. How did he end up here?

Then, the second, the third, ... until the last one.

Yu Meng sent a message to Secretary Wu, saying that she wanted to replace two people.

Secretary Wu didn't ask why, and then brought two more people in.

This time, Yu Meng was satisfied. She didn't require the person to be particularly capable, but they had to be loyal and able to stand in front of her in unfamiliar environments.

Secretary Wu originally wanted to find some soldiers, but none of the capable ones were at home. Most importantly, they had too many ideas and lacked the reverence for dreams.

Looking at the people who had been selected, Qingyuan said, "Yu Meng, are they really okay? What if they end up being studied by others?"

"These are all bone-drawing artists with broad vision, these should be small-scale scenes, right?" Yu Meng was also a little uncertain.

"Sigh, we still don't have enough people. We can't even provide you with a full guard." Qingyuan said with heartache, pulling her along.

Secretary Wu also kept his head down, feeling shabby as well, but there was indeed no one there.

"Well, if they encounter something powerful outside, the loyal ones can be lured back," he said softly.

Yu Meng could sense their intentions. "Okay, if there's someone capable who doesn't mind our small place, I'll bring them back."

The car that came to pick up Yu Meng was very large, and it was equipped with five bodyguards. The leader of the group paused for a moment upon seeing Yu Meng, then asked uncertainly, "Are you Teacher Yu Meng? May I see your security details?"

Jing San handed over what she was holding.

Zhou Shi carefully read through the letter and handed it to Jing San. "This is an invitation to enter the research institute. Please keep it safe. If you lose it, you will have no identification and it will be very troublesome. My team will be responsible for Teacher Yu's safety along the way."

Yu Meng nodded and got into the car.

Niannian, clutching a large bag, looked at Yu Meng and said, "Eat these when you're bored."

She then looked at Jing San and Liu Wei, "I'm entrusting Fourth Sister's safety to you. Take good care of yourselves, understand?"

Zhou Shi listened from the side without showing the slightest expression.

Niannian then took out five small boxes from her pocket and stuffed them into Zhou Shi's arms. "These are high-grade medicinal stones. Thank you for coming to pick up my sister. Please take good care of her along the way."

Zhou Shi blocked it with his hand, saying, "We will protect our mission target with our lives."

Niannian opened the box. "This is a high-grade medicinal stone, not an ordinary one."

The entirely silver ring lay quietly in the center of the box. A faint, unique scent lingered around the ring, not dissipating when the box was opened.

Zhou Shi's eyes narrowed involuntarily; this kind of quality was simply top-notch.

After closing the box, Niannian handed it to Zhou Shi again, saying, "It doesn't mean anything by it, it's just that my sister doesn't like to talk, so please take care of her in some ways."

Zhou Shi's hand was no longer so resolute. He had only encountered this kind of situation once in all the missions he had carried out.

His teammate ran over and took the box from Niannian's hand. "Don't worry, I promise to treat Teacher Yu like a princess."

Niannian smiled and said, "Thank you so much, brothers. Come visit us sometime, it'll be my treat."

Yu Meng glanced at Niannian, "Go back and take care of yourself."