Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng coughed lightly from the side. "Let's solve the immediate problem first, then we can talk about other things."

Teacher Feng quickly tried to smooth things over, "Yes, yes, cousin, your matter is more important. We can talk about the rest later."

Yu Meng carefully checked each line and set aside the problematic lines separately.

Good heavens, it's not just ten lines, a full half of them are defective.

Because of Han's unforeseen troubles, Nian Nian's impression of her worsened, so when absorbing energy, Nian Nian absorbed more energy.

Yu Meng didn't say much, and Teacher Feng and Cousin Han didn't quite understand the key point, so they didn't notice this little action.

However, Yu Meng did not swallow the next line directly like she did the first one.

Instead, she let Han's fairy pets fight each other in her own line, and finally Yu Meng collected them into another line.

By the time everything was finished, it was almost evening.

Teacher Feng warmly invited the two of them to have dinner there.

At the dinner table, Teacher Feng advised, "If you want to find an alien with energy, it will be time-consuming and laborious to do it yourselves. Why not consider your cousin's suggestion?"

Yu Meng glanced at Niannian and said, "We don't understand these things; we need to have someone from our family come."

Cousin Han used serving chopsticks to put food on Niannian's plate. "To be honest with you, spirit mediums or bone painters like us are important resources for our families. As long as you can heal them, they can agree to any request that isn't too unreasonable."

"What about that person? Can we take him?" Yu Meng asked, swallowing the food in her mouth.

Teacher Feng and Cousin Han were both taken aback and looked at Yu Meng with strange expressions.

"What do you need someone to do?"

What kind of person do you want?

Yu Meng calmly wiped her mouth. "Of course, it's the kind of loyal talent we need. Look, the Fourth Battlefield is already ours, so someone has to manage it! And we need someone to act as a link when dealing with your families, big and small."

"A force like yours is still short of people?" Teacher Feng was really direct.

"We weren't short of supplies, but then this unexpected thing happened. Who knew that coming here would result in gaining a battlefield?" Yu Meng said, sounding as innocent as could be.

Teacher Feng pointed at Yu Meng, tapping her finger. In the end, she didn't say anything.

What could she say? It was their incompetence that allowed Yu Meng and her group to get the advantage.

Niannian kept her head down, her shoulders shrugging.

Teacher Feng slammed her chopsticks on the table. "If you bring this up again, I'll never forgive you. If you dare not come to my place in the future, I'll go straight to your house."

Niannian couldn't hold it in any longer, turned around, and started coughing violently.

Cousin Han couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Cousin, is that a threat? Do you think they'd be short of food just because of you?"

"What are you laughing at? I haven't finished yet!"

Even Yu Meng laughed.

Cousin Han also put down her chopsticks. "There are indeed many things to do on a battlefield, and sufficient military force is required. But you must understand, which family can afford to give up truly talented individuals? Your request is a bit difficult to fulfill."

Yu Meng's eyes lit up. "Difficult doesn't mean impossible. Aunt Han, do you have any suggestions?"

"What advice could a spirit medium like me have?" Cousin Han asked haughtily, picking up her chopsticks and preparing to take another bite.

Yu Meng slammed her hand on the table. "Aren't they just your sisters? You make the arrangements. As long as you're sincere enough, I'll take them all."

Cousin Han smiled and said, "That's more like it. You gave me a new life, so don't worry, I won't let you suffer any losses."

Yu Meng smiled and nodded, "However, there's one thing I need to say upfront: your condition is definitely deliberate. By saving you, I've indirectly offended those people, putting myself in danger. How so?"

Han's cousin paused, her hand still holding the food she was picking up. "What do you know?"

Yu Meng smiled meaningfully, "Vice President Xiao Hong's lines also had this kind of problem."

"How did you know?" Teacher Feng and Cousin Han asked at the same time.

Yu Meng smiled but didn't say anything, only picked up another bite of food.

"Her lines wouldn't be here with you, would they?" Teacher Feng asked hesitantly. "I only heard that after Teacher Xiao died, her lines disappeared without a trace. Dean Chen didn't offer any explanation for this."

At this moment, Han's cousin's expression became particularly serious. "The fact that you know about Teacher Xiao's situation means that she trusts you a lot."

Yu Meng shook her head with a smile, "Aunt Han, if I didn't have this ability, do you know what the consequences would be?" Yu Meng's smile vanished, "I would end up like you all. And you still say she trusts me?"

The dinner table fell silent.

Teacher Feng looked at Yu Meng, "Perhaps Teacher Xiao doesn't know the situation either!"

Yu Meng didn't look at Teacher Feng, but at her cousin Han. "Aunt Han, you know that these kinds of magical pets are contagious, right?"

Cousin Han nodded. "To be honest, I don't even know when my body developed these features."

"So how did you find out?"

They tacitly skipped over Xiao Hong's story and stopped discussing the issue of trust.

"How did you discover that the splitting of the lines was hindered?" Cousin Han's voice sounded a bit like she was gritting her teeth.

"Do you remember who you were in contact with during that time?" Yu Meng asked tentatively.

Han's cousin gave a wry smile, "I remember, but I can't find anyone."

Why?

"It was a large exchange meeting, and almost everyone I knew was there."

Teacher Feng suddenly interjected, "Is it that exchange meeting I missed because of my son's situation?"

"Yes, that was it." Cousin Han's eyes were deep and mysterious. "Of our group, you were the only one who escaped unscathed."

Teacher Feng seemed to have finally found the answer to a question that had puzzled her for years. "No wonder, for a long time, whenever those people saw me, they looked like they wished I were dead. I even stupidly asked them, 'What's wrong with them?' It seems they blamed everything on me?"

"It's not that I'm blaming you, it's that I suspect you knew something but didn't tell them." Afterwards, when Han's cousin found out that her facial features were distorted, she also resented her cousin.

After a few attempts, her cousin seemed genuinely unaware of the situation, and only then did she resume her movements.

She never expected that she would receive such a big surprise.

Unbeknownst to her, Yu Meng's gaze towards her changed slightly after she said those words.

Upon hearing this, Yu Meng looked at Teacher Feng and asked, "Now that you know the truth, do you still want me to save them?"

Teacher Feng remained silent for a long time, and Cousin Han stared at the food in front of her, not looking at Teacher Feng, as if the food in front of her was an absolute delicacy.

"Teacher Feng, if you don't want to save her, then don't. Don't make things difficult for her." Niannian's crisp voice was particularly loud at this moment.

Teacher Feng looked at Niannian with a confused expression. "What did you say?"

"Back then, without any evidence, they inexplicably became hostile towards you. Now, even though you saved them, they still think you are atoning for your sins."

"Is that so?" She looked at her cousin, then turned to look at Yu Meng.

Yu Meng smiled and nodded, "I don't need their things." This statement showed that she was on Niannian's side and that she could refuse Han's cousin if Teacher Feng was unwilling.

"That time, my son was on the verge of death, how could I be in the mood to attend any exchange meeting? I never expected them to think of me like that." Teacher Feng's eyes were filled with sadness and the pain of being misunderstood.

Seeing the current situation, Yu Meng lost the desire to continue the conversation.

She stood up. "Teachers, we've had our meal, so we'll head back now. You should both get some rest! It must have been a tiring day!"

On the way back, Niannian tried to speak several times, but Yu Meng stopped her each time. "Just keep it to yourself, don't get involved in their messy affairs."