Why did you provoke me?

Back in her room, Yu Meng had a good night's sleep.

The next morning, instead of going to see Zhou Jingyan first, she went to Secretary Wu's office.

"Teacher Yu, you've arrived." Secretary Wu greeted him as usual.

"Um, Uncle Wu, what did you find out yesterday?"

"Don't even mention it, what they found out drove Nangong crazy."

"Oh, tell me about it."

"The Zhou family also has an ancestor, and it was this ancestor who tricked Zhou Jingyan into going there this time."

"What kind of ancestor?"

"She was his second grandfather's second wife."

Yu Meng pondered for a while before she understood. "This relative isn't that distant, is he? Why would she want to harm him?"

"What else could it be for? In large families, it's all about power and profit."

"With Zhou Jingyan in trouble, can her grandson take over?"

That's what she thought.

"So that means this matter has absolutely nothing to do with me." Yu Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

Secretary Wu nodded repeatedly. "It has absolutely nothing to do with you."

"However, Uncle Wu, I still want to know where they got their Gu worms. These things are no ordinary goods."

"I told him, the commander said he would investigate this matter."

Yu Meng looked at Secretary Wu and asked, "Uncle Wu, may I ask you something personal? Why do you still call Uncle Nangong 'Chief'?"

Secretary Wu glared at her. "What should I call him? Brother? With my status, that's beneath me."

Yu Meng coughed. "But he was never your superior from beginning to end."

"Ever since he set up his own base, that's what I've called him every time he comes to Jingchuan. I've gotten used to it over the years," Secretary Wu said nostalgically.

"That's true. I think Uncle Nangong seems to have gotten used to you calling him that?"

"It's just a form of address, is it something you, Teacher Yu, are bothered by?"

Yu Meng shook her head, "You said yourself that there's only one way to address me."

Yu Meng then inquired about the recruitment situation at the experimental garden of the First Battlefield. Secretary Wu smiled broadly and said, "It's even better than expected. Moreover, the level of those who have come is closest to that of a Bone Painter."

Then he laughed again, "After all, the Jia family is a reclusive family, and no one would offend such a family. Besides, this is sending them a real bone-drawing master."

Yu Meng agreed with Secretary Wu's view, "Uncle Wu, this is the first batch, mostly just testing the waters. We need to be more careful with the second batch."

Secretary Wu looked at Yu Meng in surprise, "You mean, once these people all become bone painters, we won't need them anymore?"

Yu Meng asked with a smile, "Uncle Wu, would you let our family's bone-drawing masters look after a garden? They're sure to be recalled by the family to build such an experimental garden themselves."

"Then wouldn't we be doing all this work for free, benefiting these people?"

"Yes," Yu Meng did not deny it.

"Then aren't we at a huge loss?"

"But we didn't lose anything. And they all paid their tuition. Most importantly, if Uncle Wu wants to do something now, their families will cooperate to some extent."

Secretary Wu thought about it carefully and realized that what Yu Meng said was true. After pondering for a while longer, he finally spoke. "The resources for Bone Painters are limited. If more people become Bone Painters, won't you be affected?"

Yu Meng shook her head. "The energy I need now is very high-level." In other words, she looked down on low-level things. Or rather, low-level energy was useless to her.

In truth, Yu Meng's thoughts couldn't be spoken aloud. Last time, the Overlord absorbed the energy from the lines of those Bone Painters on the First Battlefield, and its reaction was a desire to absorb it again. Even the little black cat didn't reject the lines of the Bone Painters.

At that time, she could understand why the mysterious person had placed the Gu worms in the lines of various people; it was a shortcut to advancement.

No one would refuse this shortcut, especially those nearing the end of their lives.

She could understand them, but when these people set their sights on her, she couldn't understand them.

Secretary Wu received a message and looked up at Yu Meng. "Zhou Jingyan is awake."

Yu Meng stood up. "With the Gu worms gone, he'll naturally recover. I just wonder what choice he'll make this time?"

"He's got his own flesh and blood, it's tough on him." Secretary Wu stood up and followed Yu Meng out. "He's not suited to be the head of the family; he's not ruthless enough."

Yu Meng remained silent.

The two entered the ward. Nangong was already there, and a group of people were standing around the bed.

Xiao Hao was the happiest. He held Zhou Jingyan's hand and said, "Dad, I knew you would wake up. Are you hungry? I'll go get you some porridge."

"Hmm, Xiao Hao is such a good boy, he is a little hungry." Zhou Jinyan's voice was hoarse, but his eyes were gentle.

"Then I'll go get it for you." Saying that, she put down Zhou Jingyan's hand and ran towards the door. Niannian looked at Yu Meng who came in, "I'll go with him."

Zhou Jingyan looked around at the people around him and said, "I'm really causing you all trouble again."

Qingyuan's eyes were a little red. "It's good that you're alright. The old man and the child are both counting on you."

Nangong Tianshou remained silent, simply watching him quietly.

"Third Uncle, I'm sorry to have worried you."

"I just want to know, when you did that, did you think about me and Xiaohao?"

"Third Uncle," Zhou Jingyan closed his eyes, "I didn't expect them to hate me so much and want me dead."

Yu Meng stepped forward at this moment, "He has just woken up, so his emotions shouldn't fluctuate too much. If you want to scold him or hit him, then wait until he recovers before doing so."

"Teacher Yu, you've arrived," Zhou Jingyan greeted.

"Your body has suffered a lot of damage this time. Qian Chuan has a deep understanding of this. If you want to recover, you have to cooperate with him and take the medicine properly."

"I will cooperate."

Yu Meng's expression was serious. "If this happens again, even a god can't save you."

Secretary Wu also offered a few words of comfort. Then everyone left, leaving only Nangong Tianshou in the room.

"Third Uncle."

"Don't talk, rest. You just woke up. We'll have another chance later."

Nangong Tianshou's eyes softened. After all, he was the child he had raised, and he felt sorry for him.

"The people who brought you here were all very loyal, and I asked them what happened. I know you have a soft heart, but to sacrifice your own life for someone else, aren't you a little foolish? I don't remember teaching you that way."

"Third Uncle, I actually planned to resign from my position as clan leader when I went to the old house this time. But I didn't expect that they wouldn't even give me a chance to speak. I just drank a cup of tea and then I fainted." Zhou Jingyan was also helpless. "Luckily, I broke the cup before I collapsed."

"So what do you plan to do?"

"What can I do? I can't bring myself to kill them. That's it, I won't care about them anymore."

Nangong Tianshou sneered, "You think you can just ignore them? They won't let this go once they know you've been sent here."

After a long silence, Zhou Jingyan asked softly, "Third Uncle, how did you handle it back then?"

"Me? I packed them up and sent them away."