Why did you provoke me?

Looking at the madness in the old man's eyes and that ferocious smile.

Yu Meng felt that she could neither hate her nor sympathize with her.

The honor he earned with his life was stolen while he was asleep. He had no way to seek redress, and he was saddened and aggrieved, but this was not a justification for his evil deeds.

"Can you tell me who the lines in your minds are meant to nourish? Are you using these lines to raise venomous insects?" Yu Meng composed herself and asked the question she most wanted to know.

The old man chuckled. "That's a devil with an angel's face."

Yu Meng raised an eyebrow. This assessment? It doesn't seem to be as recorded in the documents.

"Is the person still alive?" Yu Meng asked softly.

"How could she bear to die?" Yu Meng could see the complex emotions in the old woman's eyes. There was hatred, resentment, and even a trace of infatuation.

"Didn't you promise to live and die together?" Yu Meng asked softly.

Do you believe it?

"What difference does it make whether I believe it or not? Looking back now, you did believe it."

The old man nodded. "Do you see what I look like now? Actually, it only took me a month to go from a handsome middle-aged man to this appearance."

"A month? A precipitous decline in aging? The Gu worms in your lines have suddenly lost their nourishment," Yu Meng speculated.

The old man glared at Yu Meng with hatred in his eyes. "Everything I have now is thanks to you."

Yu Meng's eyes widened. "We have no grudge against each other, so don't talk nonsense."

The old man, seeing Yu Meng's expression, dropped his teacup. "How did you get here? You think I don't know?"

"You know? Didn't you just say you weren't going to get involved?" Yu Meng said with a light laugh.

"Once you gain control here, you'll realize that power isn't something you can just relinquish."

"Alright, you'll find out sooner or later anyway. There's a file on your right at the bottom of that stack of documents. Why don't you take a look?" The old man regained his composure and spoke slowly.

"It's all fate. I rose to prominence because of a woman, enjoyed 50 years of wealth and glory, and then became like this because of another woman. Perhaps this is God's retribution for me." He tried hard to sit up straight, but unfortunately his body wouldn't cooperate. The fall just now probably used up all his strength, and he slowly collapsed to the ground.

Four-Three-Two came in from outside, carrying a small white porcelain bottle in his hand.

"Teacher Yu, we found this small porcelain bottle inside the armrest of the wheelchair. There were also some other odds and ends that seem to be various unorthodox poisons."

432 paused for a moment. "Between the handrail and the foot pedal, I also found that kind of firing mechanism, which also contained tiny poison needles."

Si San'er was very unsettled. If he hadn't pulled the old man off the wheelchair and kicked the chair away...

If he were given a second chance to touch the wheelchair, both he and Yu Meng might end up in trouble. Because this wheelchair is specially made, making it impossible to guard against.

Following the old man's instructions, Yu Meng pulled out the bottom document.

It was indeed based on her entire performance at the research institute. She even remembered clearly which forces had given her gifts and what they were. The final comment section even included two words: "Exceptional."

"Are you planning to abduct me to serve as the final vessel for your Gu worms?"

"Whether it matters now or not is irrelevant?" the old man said haltingly.

Yu Meng picked up the small white porcelain bottle. "This is the miracle drug your organization talks about. The miracle drug that can turn an ordinary masker into a spirit medium."

The old man lay on the ground without turning his head. Only his rapid breathing could be heard.

"It's alright if you don't want to tell me. As long as I cripple everyone in your region who is at the level of Bone Painter or above, I believe that Ultimate Supplier will also suffer a severe blow." Yu Meng gently revealed her plan.

Si San'er walked over to the old man and looked down at him. His face was ashen, and he was barely breathing.

"Teacher Yu, it seems like he's not going to make it."

"Then let's plant a flowering tree in this yard." Once she made a decision, Yu Meng wouldn't procrastinate.

Yu Meng opened the communication bell and sent a message to Jing Er, instructing all team members to bring the most advanced weapons to this location.

She wanted to remove this malignant tumor. Yu Meng also knew that there might be more than one such tumor, but removing one was better than nothing.

He tossed the pile of documents on the table to Sijiu and Zhang Zhen, asking them to find clues about other strongholds from them.

Once they had a goal, Jing Er and her team quickly demonstrated their ability to take action.

In less than a month, Jing Er had traversed the entire mountainous area.

Yu Meng thought there would be many spirit masters like Wu Lan Hua, but it turned out there was only her, and the other one was the one who went to capture Yu Meng.

Yu Meng did not kill anyone; she simply had Jing Er extract all the lines from their minds and destroy them collectively.

This experience taught Yu Mengchang a valuable lesson: rapid aging can occur in different people. The strangest thing is that those who look the best age the fastest.

The bustling scene in Fucheng remained, but many shops had closed. Yu Meng looked at the still lively streets, sat down, and ate a bowl of farewell wontons.

At night, a long convoy of cars passed through Fucheng, and every house was quiet. There were no lights, no sounds, not even snoring.

……

Four months later, Yu Meng returned to Jingchuan Club. Everyone came out to greet them. Niannian's eyes were red, and she clung to her tightly.

After settling the people in, Secretary Wu hurriedly ran out again.

Upon seeing the long convoy, Secretary Wu led them directly to a courtyard next door.

The capable Secretary Wu had already expanded his territory several times over.

Qingyuan and Teacher Sun circled around Yu Meng several times, saying, "How did you lose so much weight? You're just suffering outside. From now on, leave all the heavy lifting to those men."

Niannian held Yu Meng's hand tightly, "Fourth Sister, we didn't go home for the New Year this time, and Mom is very unhappy. She made Eldest Sister send a lot of messages."

"Didn't you buy anything to send back?"

"Hehe, if Uncle Wu hadn't reminded me, I would have completely forgotten about it. I've been thinking about Fourth Sister the whole time."

Qingyuan added with a chuckle, "She goes out to check several times a day. I told her to let me know when you get back, but she just nods over here and then runs off again."

"Is everything alright at home? Is there anything unusual?" Yu Meng asked.

"That's great! We got a nephew, he's supposedly over six pounds. Dad and Mom are overjoyed. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let us off so easily."

"Here? Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'm doing great! I've taken care of all the little things." Niannian patted her chest and said loudly.

"That's amazing? Has your cultivation improved?"

"Of course there is. Fourth Sister will show you something when we get back to the room. But let me make this clear first, you can't laugh at me."

The return of Jing San, Jing Er, and Liu Wei brought together the captains of the four groups for the first time. They returned to the backyard, where Secretary Wu arranged a banquet.

The group talked about their experiences outside, comparing who was more powerful. They even reordered who was the senior disciple, agreeing to have another competition the next day, with the winner becoming the senior disciple.

Jing Er drank his wine and kept laughing. He didn't really care who the senior brother was; he just liked the atmosphere.

However, being the senior disciple is still great. At least everyone calls him senior disciple, which feels really cool! Therefore, he decided that he would go all out tomorrow and would not hold back.

He drank and drank until he lay down and fell asleep.