Why did you provoke me?

Jing San did not refute Liu Wei's actions; she simply watched Nian Nian quietly.

He didn't necessarily want to say it that way; it's just that he knew Nian Nian's personality all too well. He also wanted to know how the lines could be strengthened.

Looking at Liu Wei's expression, Nian Nian asked, "How many people have been fooled by your act?"

Liu Wei was taken aback. "When have I ever lied to anyone?"

Niannian turned to look at Jing San, "Third Brother, do you think he's faking it?"

Jing San nodded without hesitation.

Liu Wei really wanted to punch Jing San. That unreliable guy, he switched sides with just a few words.

Seeing that Liu Wei's hand was about to clench into a fist, Nian Nian kindly reminded him, "Don't let your hand shake; our lives are in your hands."

Jing San chimed in from the side, "Just drive carefully."

The car fell silent as she glared resentfully at the two people beside her. They were both so stubborn; couldn't they just offer her something nice to cheer her up?

Looking in the rearview mirror at Niannian sitting there pouting, Liu Wei suddenly had an epiphany.

He looked in the rearview mirror. "Third Brother, I think I have a little gadget in my bag. Can you take it out and let Niannian play with it? This journey has been so boring."

Jing San didn't say anything, but directly opened Liu Wei's bag. There were many things inside, but only one thing was playable: a small Rubik's Cube.

Before Jing San could reach out, Niannian had already taken the Rubik's Cube in her hand.

"Why didn't you tell me sooner that there was something so fun?"

Liu Wei's psychological slander: I told you long ago that you were still in the mood to play, so what?

"It's not too late now, and besides, playing this game is really mentally taxing. I just happened to run into this place last time I went out. You were the first person I thought of."

Niannian held the Rubik's Cube in her hand, trying to turn it, her mouth never stopping, "Then why didn't you give it to me?"

"I forgot, didn't I? The things in that bag were the same as last time. This time I just put a teacup in it."

"Hmph, you guys pass." Nian Nian muttered under her breath.

"In the beginning, the training of lines is all about strength. My lines and my own can carry us flying. Can your lines achieve that?"

"Can it really fly?"

"It doesn't fly like a bird. But it can still move quickly through the air."

Nian Nian kept twisting the Rubik's Cube, not looking at them.

"Moreover, your lines do not fork."

"Bifurcation, how does it split?" Jing San asked.

"Back then, we just broke up while we were practicing," Niannian said casually.

Liu Wei frowned. "Niannian, what you're saying is too profound. Your brother Liu is too stupid to understand it at all."

"My fourth sister once said that when your lines fork, it means you've officially entered the ranks of bone painters. Back then, my fourth sister and I lived in our old house in the countryside, and we used lines to catch birds and fish every day. At that time, my lines were just fishhooks and fishing lines. I would pull big fish upstream in the river."

Jing San looked at the lines in front of her. "I understand the fishhook, but what about the fishing line?"

Niannian looked up at the two of them and said, "Your lines haven't been trained to be flexible enough to extend very long."

Liu Wei was a little anxious. "Niannian, Teacher Niannian, just tell me how to practice. I'm not that smart, but as long as you tell me the method, I'll stick to it even if it ruins my health."

Jing San nodded in agreement.

Niannian's eyes darted around. "Practicing is fine too. Walking takes too long, otherwise it's all wasted."

Liu Wei and Jing San fell silent. How could they practice on a moving vehicle?

Niannian saw through their idea, "Use your lines to hook onto the car, and hang something on the other end, starting with the lightest thing, like flying a kite outside the car."

Liu Wei looked at Jing San, "I can't be distracted while driving, why don't you try it first?"

Jing San glanced at him, released her own line, and tied a knot at one end.

When Liu Wei saw this, he thought it could work too; he had assumed it had to be a hook.

Niannian watched their movements and said, "It's okay at first, but then you're not in control of the lines, so it's a bit passive. It's better to hang them on your fingers."

Jing San listened to the advice, untied the knot, hung the string on her finger, and attached a piece of ore from Liu Wei's bag to the other end.

Liu Wei's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Jing San tried to pull it, but the ore didn't move. She pulled it again, but it was still the same.

Jing San's face immediately turned red, but Niannian didn't laugh at this moment.

"Get a smaller one," she suggested.

I rummaged through my backpack and found the smallest ore, which I then hung underneath. This time I picked it up.

"Let's practice from this! Roll down the car window a crack and show the lines outside." Nian said without even thinking.

Jing San controlled the lines, letting them float outside the car window. With a thud, the ore fell out, and Liu Wei immediately slammed on the brakes. That ore was precious; it couldn't be lost.

Liu Wei jumped off the car, picked up the ore, and then picked up two stones as well.

Liu Wei got back into the car, and Jing San finally realized what was happening.

He couldn't control the lines; he couldn't even handle the smallest piece of ore. This time, his face turned completely black.

Niannian hadn't expected things to turn out this way. "Why don't you just let the lines float by themselves?" Niannian suggested softly.

"Yes, Third Brother, this is the first time we've been in this situation, so it's best to start from scratch." Liu Wei sat in the driver's seat, shifted gears again, accelerated, and the car continued to move forward.

Jing San didn't say anything, and threw the line out the window.

After only a short while, he absorbed the lines into his mind.

Liu Wei glanced at his face but didn't dare to say a word.

Niannian put down the Rubik's Cube in her hand and quietly looked at Jing San.

Niannian's gaze was so focused that Jing San couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to.

He released the line again, holding one end in his hand and flinging the other end out the window.

Niannian lowered her gaze and continued playing with her Rubik's Cube.

Liu Wei pursed his lips, tightened the steering wheel, and the small stone below hung there, swaying back and forth as the car moved.

His lines are not even as good as Jing San's; if you put them out there, they would disappear instantly.

During the lunch break, Jing San also put his lines on the steering wheel.

Although it was a bit funny, Nian Nian held back. There's nothing shameful about becoming stronger.

Liu Wei quietly walked up to Niannian's side. "Can we tell other people about this method?"

Niannian stared at him for a long time. "You're such a good captain. Don't you want to surpass them?"

Liu Wei lowered his head. "I know my talent. I just thought that if I treat them with sincerity, they will always do more for Teacher Yu."

"Didn't you ever think about doing all of this yourself? My eldest sister has very low talent, but she was the first to have the alien wire. At that time, my fourth sister and I didn't know each other, and my fourth sister didn't know about the existence of aliens. But my eldest sister used that ruthless determination to snatch that alien wire. Originally, someone wanted to take it from her." Niannian looked up at Liu Wei, "The price was that she was in a coma for three days."

Liu Wei went back with his head down. He understood what Nian Nian meant: be tougher on yourself and stop thinking about others.