Why did you provoke me?

Seeing Hua Shulang's attitude, the woman secretly gritted her teeth.

That's a communication bell. You have to understand that at this stage, there are no working communication bells at all.

Although she was also a bone painter, she knew that with her father's family background, there was no shortage of bone painters in the family.

To gain the family's attention, she needed to do something. However, advancing her rank in a short time was unrealistic. Therefore, she thought of the communication bell in Hua Shulang's possession. If she gave this little thing as a gift to her father, he would surely recognize its value. This would indirectly prove her worth.

After all, ever since that inexplicable night fog, all the communication bells had lost their function and become mere ornaments. Therefore, the one in Hua Shulang's hand was exceptionally precious.

If she could obtain it and have her family replicate it, her status would certainly not be low.

But now, because of Hua Shulang's rejection, all her plans have fallen apart. Therefore, she blurted out what Hua Shulang's most taboo bottom line was.

But Hua Shulang's indifference made her heart clench again, and she felt very unwilling.

After stepping out of the tent, Hua Shulang saw Yu Meng and Niannian standing outside. She quickly asked, "Teachers, why are you here so early?"

That's why they say Hua Shulang is a little fox; seeing that Yu Meng and Niannian were both wearing masks, he didn't even address them by their surnames.

Yu Meng stood there without speaking, while Nian Nian tilted her head and looked at him. "What are all of you going to do?"

"Oh, we came out to see someone off." Hua Shulang's tone was very casual.

Niannian nodded and stepped aside with Yu Meng. She didn't ask who they were seeing off, because she and her sister had overheard what the woman in the tent had said.

The woman then approached. "You must be Nian Nian? We all heard your voice in the dark underground cave. Thank you so much for saving us all." Her tone was gentle and sincere, and she even bowed slightly.

Niannian glanced at Hua Shulang, "Who is she? I only want to save you, not anyone else."

Even with her mouth open, the words she utters are still as venomous as ever.

"This is the bone painter in our team. We all came out to see her off." Hua Shulang's words were quite interesting.

"Oh, then hurry up, Fourth Sister needs to check you out. If there's nothing wrong, we'll be leaving."

"Brother Hua, how can you say that? I've been in this team for two years now."

Then she looked at Niannian. "My name is Yang Xue. My father sent someone to pick me up. I didn't really want to leave."

Nian Nian nodded insincerely.

To his surprise, the woman turned to the group of people who had come to pick him up. "This teacher has a kind of communication bell that can transmit messages. I'll talk to her and see if she can sell me one. Please wait for me a moment."

Hua Shulang's face darkened completely.

Niannian glanced at Yu Meng out of the corner of her eye, but Yu Meng nodded slightly.

Niannian's eyes widened in an instant, and she tilted her head slightly to take another look.

Seeing the woman looking at her again, Nian Nian took a small step forward. "Aren't you also a bone painter? Can't you make your own communication bell? Why do you need to buy one?" Her sincere tone made it seem as if this was something incredibly unbelievable.

The woman's face froze slightly for a moment, then she smiled gently again. "How could that be? A communication bell is something that any mold maker can make, how could I not? It's just that I'm a little short on materials right now, so it's inconvenient for me to make one."

"Oh, is that so? I knew it." Niannian readily took out a communication bell from her small backpack and tossed it to her.

"Just give me anything."

Yang Xue's face flushed slightly. She touched her small bag. "I don't have anything good here." Then she turned to Hua Shulang, her meaning clear: Can you pay for me?

Hua Shulang didn't look at Yang Xue, but instead looked at Niannian in the distance. He was a little confused; could this kind of communication bell be sold? He remembered Uncle Wu telling him that only Yu Meng could make this kind of communication bell.

Nian Nian gave him a cold look, her warning clear. You dare try paying her?

Hua Shulang immediately understood what Niannian meant. Then he shook his head, "I don't have anything valuable here."

Seeing that Hua Shulang refused to pay for her, Yang Xue turned to the men who had picked her up.

A man looked grim, but he still tossed a bag to Nian Nian. "That's all."

Niannian opened the package and examined its contents, then nodded. "Although it's not much, not even enough to buy the materials, it's fate that we met, so I'll give you half of it."

Having achieved her goal, Yang Xue ignored Nian Nian's sarcastic tone and followed the newcomer to a car in the distance.

After the people had walked away, Hua Shulang's team members walked up to Yu Meng and Niannian and bowed in unison. "Thank you both for saving our lives. Please don't hesitate to ask if there's anything we can do for you in the future."

Niannian said with a grin, "It was nothing. But I'd like to know, how did so many of you all end up falling into this trap all at once?"

The group looked at each other, then sighed in unison.

Hua Shulang ushered Yu Meng and Niannian into the tent. His teammates tactfully did not come in.

Hua Shulang bowed again to Yu Meng and Niannian, "Teacher Yu, thank you so much for saving our lives!"

"Don't be shy." Yu Meng gestured for him to sit down. "I need to examine your brain to see if there are any alien parasites."

"Thank you for your help, Teacher Yu." Hua Shulang remained very polite.

Niannian, standing to the side, curiously observed Hua Shulang. "You're so smart, how did you fall into this trap? Did you discover some treasure?"

Hua Shulang smiled bitterly, "No, we were being chased and in our panic we fell to the ground."

Yu Meng withdrew the lines from her hand. "It's nothing."

"Can you tell me? I'm very interested in the story." Nian Nian looked at Hua Shulang with bright eyes.

"If you want to hear it, then I'll tell you. Actually, it's nothing serious, just a minor squabble. I was just unlucky."

Yu Meng chimed in, "Then tell me about the bone artist on your team."

"Yes, yes, let's talk about her. She's very smart, she knows the value of the communication bell." Niannian nodded as she took out her notebook.

"Are you sure it's okay for you to sell the communication bell to her?" Hua Shulang couldn't help but ask.

"What's the problem?" Niannian looked up at Hua Shulang. "Only people from Jingchuan have this communication bell. Who could she possibly contact?"

Then she looked at him with a half-smile. "Oh right, she didn't add you as a friend after receiving the voice transmission bell. Wasn't she very reluctant to part with you?"

Hua Shulang smiled as well, "It's not that she's reluctant to part with me, but rather that she sees the value of the communication bell and is reluctant to part with it."

"It seems you're still quite clear-headed and haven't been seduced by beauty." Nian Nian nodded seriously.

"This communication bell could save your life, why would I give it to someone else so easily? But speaking of which, aren't you afraid they'll copy it?"

"Copy them? Well then, congratulations. I bet she'll come looking for you then," Niannian said carelessly.