Why did you provoke me?

Jing San stayed behind and resignedly made 10 small white beads for the long-haired man before he returned to the dense forest.

in the tent.

The long-haired man looked in one direction. "So, did you learn it?"

A woman's voice came through, "Their technique is different from ours; they only know the basics."

As they were talking, a "pop" sound came from the previously empty place, as if a membrane had been torn. Looking over, they saw a woman sitting there.

Chen Ming couldn't help but ask, "What have you learned? Have you learned how to peel off the alien's skin?"

The woman shook her head. "I tried, but it didn't work."

Old Chen remained seated on the bed. "Sir, what would I need to exchange for learning this?"

"Unless you've taken a master, this looks like it has a lineage."

"To become an apprentice? How can that be?" This time it was the bone-drawing master who spoke up.

No one speaks.

Old Chen changed the subject, "What did they want this time?"

Chen Ming replied with a smile, "They were very sensible and asked for the normal price, but we owe them a favor."

Old Chen's expression remained unchanged, but he asked, "What about the time?"

"They say they'll come to ask for a favor once the bone-painting master who's been in seclusion in the dense forest comes out of seclusion."

Old Chen turned to the long-haired man, "Sir, what do you think?"

The long-haired man didn't answer directly, but instead asked other questions, "Have their identities been verified?"

"Not yet. They don't seem to be within our scope of attention, so it will take time," Chen Ming replied in a low voice. "Besides, they're not well-known, which is troublesome."

Old Chen looked at the bone-drawing artist inside the room, "Teacher Feng, do you see anything wrong with her lines?"

Teacher Feng nodded, "The energy is very pure, and the ability is very strong. He should be someone of my level."

Chen Ming couldn't help but stand up. "On par with you, sir? How can you have no reputation at all?"

"She was wearing a line mask, so I couldn't see her face. Who knows which one it is? However, I remembered her scent. I'll recognize her when we meet again," Teacher Feng said calmly.

The long-haired man added, "Judging from her appearance and the way she walks, she's not very old; she must be a young girl."

The moment the words "little girl" were uttered, the three people sitting down fell silent.

"Whose child is this? They've been hiding this for so long!" Teacher Feng muttered to herself.

Old Chen was also somewhat surprised by this turn of events. "After arriving at the fourth battlefield, they've been staying in the dense forest?"

"No, not at all." Chen Ming briefly explained the situation on the fourth battlefield, even covering most of the details of the rescue.

"You mean, the person who was rescued went out for three days, and when they came back in, they were with those two bone-drawing masters?" Old Chen confirmed.

"That's impossible. No bone-drawing master would easily accept followers," Teacher Feng said confidently.

"Then let's investigate those people's background," Old Chen decided.

Chen Ming got up and left.

The long-haired man and Teacher Feng both looked at Old Chen. Teacher Feng asked softly, "You want to bring them to our side?"

"Yes, I've had that idea, but they have to be clean. Even though my affairs are under tight control, it's still difficult to hide things from some people. What if they're bait?"

The long-haired man disagreed, "Who would use such a brilliant genius as bait?"

"They're all lunatics. In their eyes, geniuses are just the most useful tools." Old Chen said this with a furrowed brow.

Teacher Feng looked at him and said, "Teacher Chen, take a rest. There's no rush."

"Teacher Feng, we have to be anxious. If they're in such a hurry, and even I've encountered this, we probably don't have much time left."

In the dense forest.

Niannian ran back. "Fourth Sister, I put the things inside. Do you want to see them now?"

Hua Shulang felt a sudden tremor in his heart. What had this young lady done this time?

Jing Ancheng followed behind Niannian, saying, "Mine is also safe. It shouldn't be discovered unless you check carefully."

Hua Shulang was utterly speechless. So, he was the only outsider who could participate in such underhanded and malicious activities, and he might even do them no worse than the others.

But he couldn't say that; his gaze towards Yu Meng was filled with resentment.

Yu Meng has a very keen sense of things, and she looked up in the direction of the sparse flowers.

Hua Shulang was caught red-handed, but he didn't try to hide. Yu Meng actually saw resentment in his eyes, as if she had done something wrong.

Hua Shulang glanced at Niannian, then turned to look at Jing Ancheng, sighed, and slumped down with her head down.

Strangely enough, Yu Meng actually understood his thoughts.

After thinking for a moment, I called out to him, "Why don't you come and take a look too?"

Hua Shulang's face instantly lit up with joy, and she ran up to Yu Meng, saying, "I'm willing to serve Teacher Yu."

Seeing Hua Shulang's worthless smile, Niannian moved aside.

And so, every word of the conversation inside the tent reached the ears of the four people.

"Tell me your thoughts."

Hua Shulang was the most shocked. He didn't know that Yu Meng was already so capable, let alone that she was already investigating him.

He's been in the Fourth Front for quite some time, and many people know him. If you start by investigating his team, his background will be exposed very quickly.

At that time, Jingchuan will be exposed, and Teacher Yu's identity will no longer be a secret.

He grabbed his hair, his earlier smugness instantly crushed by the news.

He's a jinx; if this drags Jingchuan down with him, even death wouldn't be enough to atone for it.

Niannian looked at his pale face, his previous spirit vanished in an instant, and snorted disdainfully, "Scared? Is that all the courage you have?"

Hua Shulang didn't argue with Niannian. His voice was a little soft as he asked, "Will I implicate Jingchuan, or all of you?"

Niannian clearly hadn't expected him to mean that, and was a little embarrassed. "Don't be afraid, we're very strong."

When Hua Shulang heard that Nian Nian had comforted him, his face flushed instantly. "I was scared, I was scared of dragging you all down with me."

Niannian looked innocent. "There were two instances of the word 'afraid' in that one sentence. I was trying to comfort you, why aren't you appreciating it?"

Hua Shulang raised her hand, then lowered it, and finally raised it again, slapping herself in the face.

"It deserves to be hit; it's its own fault for not being able to talk."

Niannian looked at Yu Meng, her eyes clearly asking, "What's wrong with him?"

Yu Meng glared at her and asked what was wrong. You ruined the somber atmosphere, and now you're acting innocent!

Jing Ancheng sat to one side expressionless, as if he hadn't heard or seen anything.

Yu Meng sighed, and was about to say something when Jing San returned, her expression very serious.

Niannian seemed not to notice and asked again, "Third Brother, why are you so slow? We've already finished watching the movie."

Jing San ignored her and looked at Yu Meng instead. "Teacher Yu, they sent people to investigate Brother Hua. I couldn't help myself and made him stupid."

"Huh?" Niannian was surprised. "You found out? Have you been exposed?"

Jing San didn't speak, still looking at Yu Meng.

Yu Meng chuckled, "So what if they're stupid? Who told them to mess with us?"

There were no accusations, no complaints; it was simply brushed aside with a light touch.

Niannian got angry, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have saved them."

He then added with a wicked grin, "I secretly kept two of these aliens. Should I return them to their rightful owners?"