Why did you provoke me?

The three people inside the tent were chatting and laughing when a sudden exclamation came from afar.

Then a team member with a bright smile rushed into the tent. "Captain, something's happened! Teacher Yang's car suddenly fell into a sandpit and disappeared in the blink of an eye."

The three people inside were stunned. What kind of operation was this?

They immediately stood up and rushed out of the tent.

Hua Shulang ran forward with the team members, while Yu Meng stopped. Niannian ran a few steps but saw that Yu Meng hadn't moved, so she turned back. "Fourth Sister, aren't we going to go take a look?"

"Wait, what if that pit widens and we fall in?"

"That's right. That person said they couldn't see anything. If we go over there, we might only see sand."

Jing San and Jing Er ran over, "Don't get too close, you might fall."

"But Hua Shulang is gone. Will he need us to save him again?" Niannian said anxiously.

"That idiot!" Jing Er stomped his foot and cursed. "I'm going to catch him right now." With that, he ran towards the big pit.

"Fourth Sister, why is he so agitated?"

"He came here to save Hua Shulang," Yu Meng explained with a smile.

"I'll go take a look too. I don't want him to actually jump. If he does, we'll have to put in a lot of effort."

"Third Brother, if he doesn't come back, knock him out and bring him back," Niannian suggested to Jing San.

Hua Shulang followed the team members to the spot where the car had disappeared, but didn't get too close, as the quicksand there was still slowly flowing downwards.

The surrounding people retreated to a distance, and someone spoke up, "Isn't this another big sinkhole?"

After saying that, these people retreated a distance.

Hua Shulang's team members all gathered around him, and one of them asked in a low voice, "Captain, what should we do? Save them?"

Everyone fell silent. Save them? How? With what?

Jing Er walked over at this moment and grabbed Hua Shulang's arm. "When I came here, Uncle Wu told me that if you run around again, I should break your legs and take you back."

After saying that, she pulled Hua Shulang backward. Hua Shulang struggled, "That's a Bone Painter. Even though he's left our team, we still have to find a way to save him."

Jing Er was taken aback for a moment, and was about to increase the strength in his hand when he realized something was wrong. Hua Shulang's movements were large, but his strength was very small. He could easily hold him back.

Although somewhat puzzled, he still pulled the person back. "Save people? You were just rescued yourself, and you want to save others?" There was a hint of annoyance in his tone.

Hua Shulang struggled even more fiercely, and his teammates rushed over to try and stop Jing Er. A dark-skinned man blocked their way, saying, "That's our savior. What? You want to lay a hand on him?"

"I didn't. He should have spoken properly. Look how badly he treated our captain!"

Jing San came over without saying a word, walked behind Hua Shulang, and with a swift chop to the neck, the world fell silent.

Hua Shulang slumped softly to the side. Jing Er opened his mouth, hurriedly steadied her, and glanced at Jing San—this was too fast! Helpless, he could only hoist her onto his shoulder and walk away without looking back.

Jing San turned to the others and said, "I won't stop you from saving people, but not Hua Shulang. He's unconscious now, and there's no way to save him."

Everyone looked at each other and lowered their heads.

"Hmph, if you don't have the ability, don't take on that job. If you want to save people, go do it yourself. We're taking Hua Shulang with us." Jing San's tone was gloomy, and his words were unpleasant, but no one argued back or stepped forward to confront him.

Yu Meng's lips twitched as she watched Jing Er carry the person back. Niannian stepped forward, "Second Brother, did he really go to rescue someone?"

Jing Er shook her head. "He didn't, but Lao San didn't let him speak before knocking him unconscious."

Hua Shulang woke up shortly after returning to the tent. He touched the back of his neck and looked at Jing Er with resentful eyes.

"This isn't my fault, you know how fast the third brother is." Jing Er looked completely innocent.

Jing San casually brewed tea. "I'm doing this for your own good. So many people came here to save you. If you don't understand, this won't happen again next time."

Hua Shu quickly explained, "I know my brothers are all doing this for my own good. But that bone-drawing master's identity is unusual, and I'm not worried about bringing her into danger. After all, she's always been with us. We're all safe this time, but if only she gets into trouble, it might be difficult to explain when we go out."

"It's all her fault for being so unlucky," Niannian said angrily from the side. "If this puts Jingchuan in danger," she pointed at Hua Shulang. "You're Jingchuan's culprit. Who told you to be so kind as to save her back then?"

Everyone was a little surprised by Nian Nian's sudden outburst.

"Niannian," Yu Meng called softly, "Getting angry won't solve anything."

Yu Meng looked at Jing San, "Take Jing Er's people and teach them how to find people, and while you're at it, look for someone yourself."

He then looked at the person in charge of the fourth battlefield, "Go and see if that excavator is willing to rescue people again."

After everyone had left, she turned to Hua Shulang and said, "Tell me about that Yang Xue."

Hua Shulang rubbed his neck. "I rescued them, mother and son, on the Fourth Battlefield. When I returned to Jingchuan last time, I planned to stay. But Yang Xue's mother disagreed; she insisted on coming back to the Fourth Battlefield."

"If she wants to leave, just let her go. Why are you following her?" Nian Nian glared at Hua Shulang with dissatisfaction.

"Because she said she was going to die, but she couldn't die outside."

"What is the reason for this?"

"As you can see, the fourth battlefield is in chaos. Various factions are fighting and killing each other. They are not collecting resources; they are fighting for resources."

"What does this have to do with her death?"

"She said that her lines were infected by something, that dying outside would harm many people. But if she died on the battlefield, it would be good to harm these inhuman things."

"So you came back here again?"

Hua Shulang nodded.

Niannian pinched her chin. "So it seems that the mother was a good person, but why was her daughter like that?"

Hua Shulang shook his head with a wry smile, "She's young and knows how to be charming. The team is full of men, so naturally they'll grant her every wish."

"That makes a lot of sense."

Yu dreamed for a moment, "Where are the lines her mother left behind? Are they with you, or with Yang Xue?"

"It was originally with me, but Yang Xue cried and said it belonged to her mother and she wanted to keep it as a memento. She came to me crying several times, and I had no reason to keep her mother's things, so I gave it to her."

Yu Meng sighed inwardly; Hua Shulang was indeed very lucky. The insects, having developed lines, no longer desired his flesh and blood, which allowed him to escape danger.

But his teammates weren't so lucky. As for Yang Xue, if she hadn't absorbed her mother's features, she would have been fine; but if she had, she probably wouldn't have escaped disaster.

Jing Ancheng sat to the side like a transparent person. He saw Yang Xue in person and felt that she was very familiar. But he just couldn't find the Yang family.

So he spoke up, "Um, I was wondering, does Yang Xue take her mother's surname?"

All three looked at him. Jing Ancheng explained, "The person looks familiar, but the surname doesn't match."

Everyone looked at Hua Shulang again. "Right? Her mother's surname is indeed Yang."

Jing Ancheng nodded. "That makes sense. She might be a descendant of the Lu family in the capital."

Yu Meng pondered for a moment, the Lu family of Kyoto? Suddenly she froze, thinking, "Could it be such a coincidence?"