Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng was somewhat surprised by this answer. She thought these people wouldn't care about the deaths of ordinary people.

"So what do we do now? Are we just supposed to sit here and wait?" Yu Meng asked, frowning.

"Yu Meng, to be honest, I don't know what to do either."

Yu Meng pondered for a moment, then stood up. "Then you two discuss it. I don't have any particular thoughts on this matter. Once you've decided, I'm fine with whatever you say."

Back at her residence, Yu Meng took out the small water droplet. Was this the essence the long-haired man had mentioned?

If that's the case, then the alien mother has completed its mission. Will it die on its own now? Thinking about this, Yu Meng felt she should go and check.

Yu Meng was starting to regret it; she should have kept her trip to the Jing family a secret. But back then, she had no idea she would encounter the alien mother crystal core.

If the alien mother dies, will the long-haired man suspect her, since he knows she went to the Jing family?

Yu Meng was a little annoyed and said that they needed to think twice about saving people. Otherwise, trouble might arise at any time.

The progress on Niannian's end is going very smoothly. If these people are freed from certain constraints, their efficiency is quite high.

Looking at the two people bound like dumplings in front of him, Nangong Tianshou asked, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes, we need to go find Fourth Sister. It's safe here now."

Nangong Tianshou pointed to the two people on the ground, "What should we do with them?"

"This was sent by the person who was vying with us for the fourth battlefield. We went to check the place they mentioned, but found nothing unusual. We don't know how to handle the rest, so we'll have to rely on you, Uncle Nangong."

Nangong Tianshou glanced sideways at Niannian; she was such a clever and eccentric girl. Why was she in such a hurry to leave? Who knows what good things she might be up there?

"Niannian, you see, Uncle Nangong isn't in good health either, so I can't do too much strenuous work. If you come across anything good, remember to save some for this old man. Uncle Nangong will definitely take care of these little things for you."

Niannian smiled and said, "Uncle Nangong, don't worry, I'll definitely think of you first if there's anything good. But we were invited by someone this time, so I don't know if they'll let me sneak a little something."

Nangong Tianshou was taken aback. "Who has such good judgment to ask you for a favor? Have the terms been agreed upon? Is there anything Uncle Nangong can do to help?"

"Uncle Nangong, it was Fourth Sister who made the connection, but I don't know the specifics."

Upon hearing that Yu Meng was also involved, Nangong Tianshou swallowed his next words. "Alright then, be careful," Nangong Tianshou only said as a final instruction.

Niannian stepped forward, "Uncle Nangong, why don't you invest?"

Nangong Tianshou took a step back. "What have you set your sights on this time? Let me tell you, I'm very poor."

"I heard that Uncle Nangong has acquired something good. Why don't we invest in it?"

"No, I've been busy exchanging supplies with the teams that came in to gather resources. When will there be anything good?" Nangong Tianshou hurriedly denied.

"No? Or did my men make a mistake?" Jing San said, frowning. "That can't be. I trust their judgment."

Nangong Tianshou's face darkened. "You brat, you released someone while I was here?"

"No? He saw it while he was with the collecting team."

"Which data collection team? You have to be responsible for what you say."

Jing San narrowed his eyes. "Looks like there really is something good here."

Nangong Tianshou's face darkened. "Are you two trying to trick me?"

Before Jing San and Niannian could refute, a weak voice came from the side, "I saw you get a blackish-green stone that day, about the size of a football. I saw you carry it into your room later."

"Uncle Nangong, please broaden our horizons. These kids have such limited vision; they don't recognize many good things and have missed out on a lot of valuable items." Jing San said humbly from the side.

"That's right, that's right, let us see. When we find something good, you can choose first." Niannian looked at him with shining eyes.

Nangong Tianshou smiled wryly. He just wanted to swindle something valuable, so why was he being targeted by his things?

"If everything seems fine, could you turn it into a medicinal stone for me while you're at it?"

"Alright, you said it's something you can do easily, so take it out and let me see." It's just making medicine; most of them can do that.

The item was taken out and covered with a red cloth.

"Uncle Nangong, isn't this a bit too ceremonial?" Niannian's eyes were fixed on the contents of the box, and she reached out to pull the red cloth off.

Jing San stopped her, "We can just look at Uncle Nangong's treasures, don't touch them yet."

Although Niannian was a little confused, she listened to the advice and withdrew her hand.

Nangong Tianshou nodded secretly; this Jing San was indeed cautious.

He walked forward with a smile, saying, "I covered it with a red cloth just to show how valuable it is. It's okay if anyone lifts it." He then reached out and pulled the red cloth off.

Niannian quickly looked over and saw that there was indeed something in the box, but it wasn't some dark green stone or anything precious; it was just a wooden frame.

Niannian pointed at the box in shock, "What, what's going on? I didn't touch it."

Nangong Tianshou chuckled and covered it with the red cloth again. Then he gestured for Niannian to lift it back.

Niannian looked at Jing San, who nodded. "Go ahead, Uncle Nangong is teaching us tricks."

Niannian reached out and pulled down the red cloth, and there really was a dark green stone the size of a football inside the box.

Jing San smiled and said, "Cover it up with the red cloth again."

Niannian covered him with the red cloth again as he requested.

Jing San stepped forward. "Guess if there's anything this time?"

Niannian became interested. "There was one just now, so there shouldn't be this time! Wait, most people would think this way: could there be something down there?"

Jing San smiled and nodded. "It was a 50/50 chance to begin with. So what's your final conclusion?"

"I'm stupid, so I'll choose the box with nothing inside." Niannian stared at the box and reached out to pull the red cloth off.

Jing San then pressed down on Niannian's hand, saying, "I'll do it this time."

Niannian agreed.

Nangong Tianshou nodded secretly; this time, he really couldn't let Nian Nian pull the red cloth.

So Jing San took action, and the dark green stone remained quietly in the box.

Niannian opened her mouth wide. "This is impossible. Didn't you say it was a trick?"

Jing San covered the box with the red cloth for the third time.

"This time, you guess for yourself, and you uncover it yourself."

As soon as Nian Nian touched the red cloth, she realized something was wrong.

She looked at Jing San. Jing San nodded, "It's just like what you see."

Niannian looked at the things on the red cloth. "Are these all fake?"

"Yes, all of them." Nangong Tianshou took the red cloth from Niannian's hand. "I didn't originally intend to teach you these things, but you guys set me up and made it sound so real."

Niannian looked at Jing San, who nodded. "I'm just going along with what you said." Niannian then turned to look for the last person who testified.

Nangong Tianshou laughed, "He ran away right after saying that. Otherwise, I would have really thought I had found a treasure that I didn't even know I had."