Why did you provoke me?

Seeing that Mi Ying had stopped at the most important point, Yu Meng couldn't help but ask, "And then?"

Secret Shadow bowed. "There was no follow-up. We couldn't find the reason why all the high-ranking officials fled."

"Everyone's gone. You should have been able to come and go easily from there. Didn't you look for any information about the secret room?" Yu Meng asked casually.

Mi Ying lowered her head and said, "The key areas are protected by formations. We tried several times and injured several brothers, so I had them retreat."

"Oh, is that so?" Yu Meng didn't say whether what she did was right or wrong.

Mi Ying stood there, bowing, his head lowered because he was wearing a mask. Yu Meng couldn't see his expression.

"Keep investigating! This mission failed. This is your first time working for me, so you don't know my rules. I don't blame you."

Secret Shadow lowered his body even further. "Please give your instructions, Lord."

"When you're doing my job, you can avoid dangerous places. But you also need to investigate the surrounding area thoroughly. For example, the Jing family has all fled. Who do they plan to make the head of the family? What information do they have about this person? Why did they choose him? And that Jing Ancheng, she's someone close to me. What has she been doing back at the Jing family lately? Also, which forces are eyeing this lucrative prize? What's missing? Why is the Jing family head so furious?"

Yu Meng said a lot, and Mi Ying stood quietly. He neither refuted her nor knelt down to admit his mistakes or ask for punishment. He simply wrote down everything Yu Meng said, so that he would not repeat the same mistake next time.

Secret Shadow withdrew. Yu Meng sighed, still not as worry-free as Jing San and the others. Those people really treated the guild hall like their own home, always thinking ahead about everything.

It seems we should let them communicate in the future.

News spread that someone had gone into the fourth battlefield to collect supplies, drawing the attention of many.

Mr. Feng got busy. As expected of a businessman, although Yu Meng didn't say anything, he grasped the essence of exclusive operation. He made a killing in every aspect.

Even Nangong Tianshou, who was delighted, said that he had good judgment in introducing such a person to Yu Meng.

When Niannian found out, she pouted and said, "How could he have good taste? It was clearly Fourth Sister who kept him here. She really takes advantage of everything."

Jing San smiled and nodded, "Niannian is right. He's old now and can't do it himself, so he can only do things like stealing credit from others."

Niannian looked around. "Keep your voice down. If he hears you, he'll chase you around three times."

"Yeah, I checked, there's no one around." The two whispered to each other with their heads down.

"Niannian, Third Brother." A shout from afar made the two of them look up.

Niannian waved her hand, "Here I am."

Si Jiu ran over and said, "We discovered that the people from that research institute took this opportunity to get in."

"Where is it? How did you find it?" Niannian asked hurriedly.

"They have a peculiar smell, exactly the same as the people we captured outside," Si Jiu said with a smile.

"Huh?" Niannian exclaimed in surprise. "Quick, tell me, whose nose is so sensitive?"

Si Jiu rubbed his nose. "I can't say, because several brothers have already gotten beaten up because of this. If it weren't harmful to us, he would never have stepped in."

"Alright then, I won't ask anymore. By the way, have your captain give him a commendation; such merit deserves a reward." Niannian was very happy.

"Where are they? Is anyone following them?" Jing San asked from the side.

"Don't worry, Third Brother. We have people in charge of this; we won't let him get away."

"Okay, just follow them. Let's see what they're up to first."

Nian Nian rubbed her hands together. "Third Brother, can we rob someone on their way?"

"What do you think? This place is ours. They were acting so suspiciously, it's only right that we catch a thief."

Si Jiu quietly gave a thumbs up, agreeing with Third Brother's assessment.

In the following days, news about that group was always promptly relayed to Jing San and Niannian.

"Third Brother, they really are looking for something. Following their current route, they'll eventually arrive..."

As Niannian spoke, she drew a diagram on the ground. "This is not where we are now," Niannian exclaimed in surprise.

"Third Brother, are they looking for that big pit underground? Could there be some good stuff there that we haven't found yet?" Niannian's eyes were bright.

"Hmm, if that's the case, let's retreat first," Jing San said thoughtfully. "Perhaps they have some means to find the treasure; we can just keep it safe for them then."

"Okay, I'll do as Third Brother says. I'll have them all disperse; this area needs to be restored. The way it is now, it'll be immediately clear that many people have been here."

"No need. It's normal for people to come here. They're all experienced. If we deliberately set things up, it will only give us away." Jing San stopped Niannian's plan.

"Let's go now and find a place to hide." Niannian was very excited.

"it is good."

……

Chen Ming was sent to the front lines by Secretary Wu.

On the first day, he was already discouraged. The people here were not only highly skilled in combat, but they were also all quite shrewd.

Without the use of firearms, he might not even last a minute.

Seeing the power of the lines, he didn't hesitate for a moment and directly asked Jingyi to implant the lines in him.

The nine people from Yan Dian recognized Chen Ming, but Chen Ming did not recognize them.

"Hey, is that kid one of our Lord's men too?" The big guy nudged Old Li next to him.

Old Li glanced at him and said, "Even if it's not, there's still some connection. Be more polite to him when we're out in the future."

"Hey, I thought we'd stumbled upon a lucky charm and made a fortune. Turns out we shouldn't have touched it?" the big guy said regretfully.

The sallow-faced man also glanced back. "He was brought in alone. Look at the people here, they're very united and don't discriminate against Chen Ming. Think back to when we first arrived, these people were very xenophobic."

The big guy shuddered; if he hadn't been physically strong, he might have been crippled by those people.

Old Li chuckled, "Don't scare him, big guy. Don't listen to that sallow-faced guy. If he really wanted to kill us, we wouldn't be sitting here."

"Hmph, he didn't kill me, but it really hurt," the big guy muttered from the side.

Chen Ming doesn't have that many thoughts right now. Ever since he was kidnapped at home, becoming stronger has been the only thing he needs to do.

Jingyi admired his ruthlessness and often kept him by her side. As a result, he came into contact with many of the unique skills that the sects had devised themselves. Privately, Chen Ming asked Jingyi, "Can I learn these?"

Jingyi looked at him and said, "You figured it out yourself, so it doesn't belong to the sect. You just need to improve it a bit, and it will be your own."

Chen Ming seemed to be deep in thought. After that, his training became even more intense, and unexpectedly, this was recognized by Jing Yi and the others.

This wasn't Jingyi's own decision; he had privately consulted Secretary Wu, who told him that this person was Teacher Yu's newly acquired follower. Most importantly, this person was extremely wealthy.

Jing Yixiao's calm demeanor reveals that they adore wealthy people; as long as they're happy, they can lift themselves out of poverty in no time.