Why did you provoke me?

Upon hearing the lame man utter the word "mother," Yu Meng's first reaction was not fear, but rather, "Could this alien be born?"

"Then why don't you destroy it?" Niannian asked in surprise. "If we kill it, the world will be at peace."

The long-haired man and the cripple fell silent. After a long while, the cripple said in a low voice, "If we kill it, we'll be buried with it."

Yu Meng understood a little; the current situation might be the result of their deliberate maintenance.

But now that holy teacher is no longer capable. The results they've painstakingly maintained are likely to collapse.

"But after all that talk, you haven't said what Fourth Sister could do?" Niannian pressed on with another question.

The long-haired man looked a little unwell. "We just wanted to test your fourth sister's Overlord Energy Absorption Device to see if it could absorb the energy of that alien mother."

Niannian didn't quite understand, so she turned to look at Yu Meng.

Yu Meng didn't really understand either, but she didn't want to get involved in this mess.

"Isn't Tyrant with you? You can just go there directly; it's very well-behaved."

The cripple chuckled slyly, "These are your things. What if something goes wrong? How are we supposed to explain this to you?"

Yu Meng waved her hand, "If it's just because of that, then don't worry, I'm not that petty. As long as it helps you, that's enough. After all, we need you to help us live a peaceful life."

Niannian heard that she could absorb energy and was somewhat interested in going, but Yu Meng gave her a subtle gesture to shut up.

She knew Yu Meng wouldn't betray her, and fearing she might reveal something, she lowered her head, scribbling in her notebook, and didn't say another word.

The long-haired man hesitated, "If you don't go, will the Overlord really listen to us?"

"It's already possessed by a spirit, so it won't refuse anything that's good for it. As long as you don't force it, it will be very obedient," Yu Meng said gently, stroking the Overlord.

"I really have something to do here, otherwise it wouldn't be a problem for me to come with you," Yu Meng explained again, giving her reasons for not being able to go.

"Oh, by the way, my bodyguard is a direct descendant of the Jing family. Should I have him lead the way?"

To everyone's surprise, the long-haired man actually nodded. "That would be even better. With him here, it should be easier for us to meet the person in charge of the Jing family."

"I'll make the arrangements now, and I'll treat you to dinner when you get back."

"That would be great," the long-haired man agreed. Then he turned to Nian Nian, "I remember your lines can also absorb alien energy. Want to come with us and try it?"

Yu Meng's heart tightened. Before she could speak, Nian Nian spoke up, "I can only absorb one thread. From what you just said, that thing is the king of the Xenomorphs. How can I possibly handle that? Don't ruin your plans and end up having to save me."

Yu Meng breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, Niannian was a smart girl.

The long-haired man didn't insist, as if he had just said it casually.

However, he still reminded Niannian, "Your lines are very special. This is the first time I've heard that lines can absorb alien energy. You need to practice this skill well and try to master all the lines."

Niannian clenched her fists, as if cheering herself on, "I will, I will become stronger, and then I can help more people."

When Jing Ancheng entered, he listened to Yu Meng's request. After looking at the two people sitting there, he finally nodded.

The lame man and the long-haired man left.

Yu Meng breathed a sigh of relief. Niannian leaned closer and whispered, "Fourth Sister, why aren't we going this time? That's the Mother Body; there must be a lot of energy there."

Yu Meng slapped her, "You want to suppress the core of the formation?"

Niannian didn't dodge, since Fourth Sister's hits didn't hurt much anyway.

"Isn't that a holy teacher? I'm not one."

"These people live a long time, and the line between good and evil in their hearts isn't so clear. Next time we see them, we'll stay as far away as possible."

"Okay." Niannian giggled.

"Didn't you hear? They want the Overlord to absorb energy, so that's the most important thing for them right now. If you go up, do you think they might hold you there and use you to absorb energy?"

Niannian suddenly shivered. "No way?"

Yu Meng didn't let her off the hook. "So tell me, if this could prolong their lives, would they let you go?"

"Better to die than me, they'll definitely die!" Niannian blurted out without thinking.

"Then why are you still moving forward?" After saying that, she glared at Niannian.

Niannian fawned over Yu Meng, massaging her shoulders. "So, when you said something was wrong, was it really something?"

"Yes, something really has come up now."

"What is it?" Niannian asked, sticking her head forward.

"The key is to stay away from them as much as possible."

"Huh? They're not coming back to look for us, are they?"

"Of course! How much energy can the Overlord absorb? If it absorbs too much, it will mutate." Yu Meng closed her eyes and enjoyed Nian Nian's service.

"So it seems they didn't have good intentions either." Niannian stopped what she was doing. "Fourth Sister, should we retreat? If we do, it would be a pity for Chen Ming."

Yu Meng rolled her eyes at him. "What's the pity? We only withdrew on the surface, we didn't really leave."

"So when are we leaving?"

"I already said it's urgent, I'm leaving today." Yu Meng took out many small balls from her small backpack.

"Fourth Sister, what are you up to now?"

"Make a special communication bell so that Jia Chengping can contact Jing San alone." Yu Meng's hands moved quickly. "Call Jing San over."

"Then I'll send him a message." Niannian turned on her voicemail.

Jing San arrived quickly. "Teacher Yu, you wanted to see me?"

"Okay, give this communication ring to Jia Chengping later. He can contact you privately from now on. I need to know who wants to harm Chen Ming. Also, tell Jia Chengping that if Chen Ming wants to leave, don't stop him, and have him come back!"

Jing San was silent for a while. "Teacher Yu, is Jia Chengping trustworthy? I followed him to Chen Ming's basement, and his men had already left. I just don't know why Chen Ming didn't leave."

"That's good. He's a smart man. I already said it wasn't a real kidnapping. He naturally wants to be a good person, the one who saves people." Yu Meng had developed some appreciation for Jia Chengping. He could see the situation clearly and make the right decisions.

"Niannian, do you still have any high-grade medicinal stones? If so, leave some for Jia Chengping."

"Only two of them were for saving lives; the rest were problematic," Niannian said apologetically.

"Okay, two yuan for saving lives, and two yuan for poisonous ones too. Jing San, take this to him, and then we'll leave." Yu Meng handed him a pair of communication bells as well. "You can use these special communication bells to contact him. I've installed location tracking and self-destruct programs in them. You can decide how to handle it based on the situation."

Jing San took it and went out.

Jia Chengping arranged for a car to take them to a hotel, and then never bothered them again.

Yu Meng and the other two only stayed at the hotel for one night. The next day, Yu Meng led them to a secluded courtyard.

As soon as the door opened, Niannian, already used to it, casually asked, "Was this also a gift from someone else?"

"Yes, those people were really honest, and I don't know what I was thinking at the time, I just casually said that the best life would be to have your own house to live in no matter where you go. As a result, after saving people, I received a lot of houses."

Yu Meng almost laughed as she said this, "Going to Kyoto has never been part of my plans."

"Then you should thank that kidnapping, otherwise how would we be here?" Niannian chuckled.