Why did you provoke me?

Seeing Yu Meng's expression, Nian Nian asked softly, "Fourth Sister, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, maybe it's just someone I know."

Jing Ancheng looked up in surprise. "Teacher Yu, do you know anyone from the Lu family?"

"She's just an inner-class steward of the Lu family, so she shouldn't be considered a member of the Lu family, right?" Yu Meng didn't hide anything.

"In that case, we still have no choice but to save this person." Niannian muttered. She didn't like Yang Xue; their auras clashed.

"We're not exactly rescuing people," Yu Meng said with a smile. "It's troublesome, but we can't just stand by and watch someone die."

Niannian muttered as she walked to the side, "This person is such a nuisance. Otherwise, we could have left much earlier, taken a hot bath, and had a nice good night's sleep."

"It won't take long. Once we find the person, the rescue is actually quite easy." Jing Ancheng witnessed the entire rescue process and genuinely didn't find it difficult.

But he still asked, "Now that we know he's from the Lu family of Kyoto, shouldn't we do them a favor?"

Upon hearing him say that, Nian Nian perked up. "Yes, I want this!"

Hua Shulang stood up. "I'd better go take a look."

Niannian glanced at him. "You're such a good person." Hua Shulang just smiled but didn't say anything.

"Let's go, let's all go outside." Yu Meng stood up and followed her out. "If we want this favor, we need solid evidence, so let's take a few photos."

"I'll contact them about this," Jing Ancheng asked for instructions.

"No rush, we need to find out the truth first."

The scene outside was more lively than inside the tent; the large excavator was already in place. The problem was that Jing San and his team hadn't yet located the people.

Seeing Yu Meng and the others approaching, Jing San ran over and said, "Teacher Yu, we've already searched ten meters, but we still haven't found anyone. I asked them to expand the search area."

"Third Brother, you still haven't found her? She fell right there. How come you can't find her?" Niannian asked curiously.

"Perhaps there's quicksand underground too," Hua Shulang said.

"Oh no! That's terrible!" Niannian clapped her hands and unconsciously stomped her foot.

Yu Meng looked at Jing San and asked, "Did you contact those people last night? What's their background?"

Jing San's lips curled up. "I had a few drinks with them yesterday. They claimed to be from Kyoto, and their surname seemed to be Lu, but they weren't from the main family, just a branch family."

"Ah, it's a minor branch," Niannian said dejectedly. "What good stuff could there be?"

Yu Meng frowned slightly. "Niannian, how can you talk like that?"

Niannian pouted, "Fourth Sister, she's delaying our search for resources."

"I know, but you can't talk like that, especially in public. Don't you know the saying 'walls have ears'?" Yu Meng patiently explained the reasoning to her.

Niannian lowered her head and remained silent.

This was just a minor incident in a remote corner. The main priority is to rescue people outside.

It was almost noon when Jing Er ran in, covered in sweat. "Teacher Yu, it's our incompetence." She lowered her head after saying that.

Finally, having no other choice, Yu Meng had to personally go and find someone.

Hua Shulang was right. In the end, Yu Meng found them more than 100 meters away from the big pit where they fell.

When the car was pulled up, the people inside were already suffocating. Another chaotic frantic effort ensued. One person still couldn't be saved.

Yang Xue's face was pale, and she was trembling as she hugged herself; she was clearly terrified.

Yu Meng didn't step forward. She and Niannian stood not far away, watching everyone bustling around.

Just then, Yu Meng suddenly felt a gaze locked onto her, filled with malice, as if it wanted to kill her.

Yu Meng didn't turn around, but whispered a direction to Niannian. Niannian was stunned for a moment, but then turned around abruptly and rushed over.

A man hid behind the excavator, staring intently at Yu Meng's back.

When Niannian rushed in front of him, he hadn't even reacted yet. By the time he tried to do anything, he was already collapsed on the ground.

"What, what are you going to do?" he stammered.

Yu Meng walked over and squatted down. "Do we have a grudge?"

"No, nothing." He swallowed hard and managed to utter the two words.

"Fourth Sister, stop wasting your breath on him, just use the Illusion Pearl." Before she could finish speaking, the Illusion Pearl was already waving in front of that person's eyes.

Their names, identities, and powers were all revealed.

Yu Meng frowned slightly. She didn't remember offending this power.

Yu Meng grew impatient and asked directly, "Why do you want to kill me?"

"You swordsman, if you had acted sooner, my brother wouldn't have died!" he suddenly shouted, his voice hoarse with emotion.

Niannian raised her hand and slapped him hard across the face. "Without my sister's help, they would all be dead."

"What does it matter whether they live or die? The important thing is that my brother is dead." He lay on the ground and cried uncontrollably.

The lines of thought pierced through his head without hesitation.

Then she cautiously raised her head and looked at Yu Meng. "Fourth Sister, don't listen to his nonsense. We don't owe them anything."

Yu Meng stared at the man on the ground, her expression unchanged. "That's human nature. I was right here. If he really cared about his brother, he would have come begging to me. But he didn't even try. He's been waiting for me to make a move, and now he's putting on this act of deep loyalty. It's laughable."

Seeing that Yu Meng wasn't affected by that person's words, Nian Nian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But she also knew that getting Yu Meng to save people again would be extremely difficult.

Just as she feared, Yu Meng sent Jing Er a message: "Go back now that the person has been rescued. Remember to ask for payment!"

That night, Yu Meng left with Niannian, Jing San, and Jing Ancheng.

Jing Er took her communication bell and walked towards Hua Shulang. "When I came, Uncle Wu told me to take you back. What did you say?"

"Where are they? Did they leave?" Hua Shulang put down the ointment in her hand and stood up.

"I'm leaving." Jing Er is always honest. "Teacher Yu only stayed because of you. Now that you're alright, she'll naturally leave."

Hua Shulang's eyelids drooped. "Second brother, as you can see, I can't leave now."

Jing Er nodded without forcing the issue, and simply tapped her own communication bell.

After a moment, Secretary Wu's voice came through, "Jing Er, how is it? Has Hua Shulang been rescued?"

"Uncle Wu, they've been rescued. Teacher Yu instructed me to return home once this matter is settled, but Hua Shulang says he has other things to attend to and won't come back with me. What do you say?"

After saying that, he handed his communication bell to Hua Shulang, "You speak to Uncle Wu yourself."

Hua Shulang coughed lightly. "Uncle Wu, I'm fine now."

"Are you really alright? Your arms and legs are fine?"

"Okay. Not even a scratch."

Secretary Wu sighed on the other end of the line, "Really not coming back with Jing'er?"

"Uncle Wu, the bone painter in my team is injured, I can't just ignore it."

"Young man, have you thought this through? This time, Jing Er will be picking you up personally." Secretary Wu emphasized each word.

Hua Shulang remained silent for a long time before saying, "Uncle Wu, I've made up my mind." He understood what Secretary Wu meant; coming to pick him up in person was already giving him the utmost respect. If he refused again, there wouldn't be a next time.