Why did you provoke me?

The cripple watched Yu Meng's actions and reached out to stop her, but he forgot that he couldn't stand up.

With that outstretched hand, his body leaned forward, and in an instant, he fell headlong to the ground.

Yu Meng's typing stopped abruptly. The long-haired man rushed over, grabbed the cripple by the collar, and lifted him up. "Old cripple, what are you doing?"

The cripple clutched his collar with both hands, his eyes rolling back in his head.

Yu Meng saw this and hurriedly shouted, "Let go quickly, he's rolling his eyes!"

The long-haired man was startled and immediately released his grip.

Yu Meng blinked. She saw the lame man fall face-first to the ground. It wasn't her fault; if she hadn't yelled, he might have been strangled.

Yu Mengmeng, still glaring at the long-haired man, said, "Why didn't you put him on the chair before letting go? Why did you do it so quickly now?"

The long-haired man was also innocent; he reflexively released his grip when Yu Meng shouted. Now, looking at the cripple who had fallen solidly to the ground, he turned his face away.

"Are you trying to disfigure me again? You long-haired guy, you're too cruel! Aren't I miserable enough already?" He couldn't blame Yu Meng for shouting; he could only blame the long-haired man for letting go too quickly.

The long-haired man sat up straight. "If you stay like this, they might not recognize you when they arrive, which is safer."

The lame man sat on the ground, his nose bleeding. "You think they'd still recognize me now? But you haven't changed much."

The cripple returned to his seat. "Yu Meng, I'm completely different now. Even to my face, those people might not recognize me. I don't need to go to the Alien Battlefield."

Yu Meng sighed. "Tell me, if the people who come really are your old friends, and they also know that you've been secretly cultivating the Xenomorph Mother, once they find one, can the other still hide?"

The long-haired man was displeased. "Yu Meng, what do you mean?"

Yu Meng said innocently, "I'm just trying to avoid misunderstandings later. It's good for both of us to do this."

The lame man sat there reluctantly and said, "You said you wouldn't kick us out, didn't you?"

"I'm not kicking you out, I'm just asking you to move to another place." Seeing that they were still a little reluctant, Yu Meng said directly, "Nominally, all four battlefields are mine now, so you can choose a good one."

"Yu Meng, are you trying to fool me? Which Alien Battlefield is the best?" the cripple shouted.

After thinking for a moment, Yu Meng said in a low voice, "But only if I meet those people there can I protect you."

The cripple and the long-haired man were both stunned; they hadn't considered that possibility.

"real?"

Yu Meng nodded seriously, "The opportunities are much greater than outside."

"So you're letting that Jing family brat come with us? Are you going to protect them too?" The long-haired man's eyebrows furrowed. "The bounties on them are from real, powerful forces; they're not to be trifled with."

"You don't need to worry about that. Just hope that if they encounter you, you can lend them a helping hand."

"Do we really have to do this?" The cripple was still somewhat unwilling. In the scenes he saw, Jingchuan was the safest place.

Yu Meng almost rolled her eyes. How could someone who's lived for so long be so afraid of death? But she couldn't say that, nor could she offend these two big shots.

"You choose a location first, then I'll have someone go in and build houses for you. You can build them according to your preferences."

Seeing that there was no turning back, the long-haired man readily agreed. "Let's go to the first battlefield."

Yu Meng looked at the cripple. The cripple nodded. "I'll listen to the one with long hair."

"Okay, I'll have Jingwu and Jingyi get ready."

Yu Meng left. The two people in the room looked at each other. "How much of what Yu Meng said do you believe?"

Which sentence?

"She said she could protect us in the alien battlefield."

The lame man thought for a moment and then said, "I believe seven parts."

"So tall?"

"She's not one to make promises lightly. So you should give her that book of inheritance as soon as possible."

The long-haired man took out a small box from his pocket. He opened it, and inside was a jade pendant with excellent translucency.

"Is this the heirloom?" The cripple had a discerning eye. "It seems to be a high-end item."

"Yes, the level should be quite high. But when I gave it to several younger members of the family to practice, none of them made any progress." The long-haired woman touched the jade tablet. "I wonder if Yu Meng can master it?"

"You, with your long hair, are giving Yu Meng something with no definite answer. That's a bit unfair of you."

The long-haired man placed the jade pendant back into the box and closed it. "There are indeed cultivation methods inside; I didn't lie to her. But if she can't cultivate anything, how can she blame me?"

The cripple shook his head and had someone come in to push him back into the gatehouse.

"As long as you know your limits." A casual remark left the long-haired man sitting there motionless for a long time.

After a long while, a whisper came from inside the room. "I know what I'm doing, I didn't lie to her."

Yu Meng received the small box containing the jade pendant from the long-haired man in the evening.

He opened it, saw the jade pendant, and was only momentarily stunned. Following the instructions on the note, he stuck it to his forehead, feeling only a chill, but sensing no information whatsoever.

Yu Meng took the jade pendant down and examined it carefully again.

The long-haired man's method was to stick it on the forehead, and then the brain would receive the information. All you had to do was practice accordingly.

But she didn't receive any information. Her mind was blank; how could she cultivate like this?

Yu Meng didn't suspect the long-haired man of trying to trick her with a fake; there was no need for that. If she didn't want to give it to him, she would have refused in the first place.

As Yu Meng fiddled with the jade pendant, the lines in her mind automatically wove into a little black cat. Then, the little black cat appeared and pulled the jade pendant into her brain.

Yu Meng looked at her empty palms, then at the box on the table.

What happened? How did such a big jade pendant disappear? When did her brain become capable of storing physical objects?

Summoning the little black cat, Yu Meng saw the jade pendant affixed to a bright spot. It seemed that after entering her brain, the jade pendant automatically shrank. The little black cat gave Yu Meng feedback, "A connection needs to be established to break down the barrier."

Yu Meng voiced her doubts: "How did you know?"

"Once I see it, I know what to do." The answer was straightforward.

Yu Meng gave up; she wouldn't pursue the matter further and would let the little black cat handle it.

She needed to consider the suggestions from the cripple and the long-haired man; she needed to make arrangements for Jing Ancheng's matter as soon as possible.

The best option is to sever ties with him. But if those people want to pursue the matter, they'll probably find an excuse to make things difficult for Jingchuan. After all, this matter caused quite a stir at that research institute, and many people know about their relationship.

Besides, if she were the one to break off the relationship, it would make her seem heartless and ungrateful, and she didn't want to bear that kind of reputation for no reason.

As Yu Meng was trying to find a solution, Secretary Wu rushed over. "Teacher Yu, Jing Ancheng and his men have left, saying that something happened to the Jing family and they couldn't stay out of it. They even announced that because you refused to help, they're collectively leaving your ranks. I couldn't stop them. Teacher Yu, what happened? Did they do something to betray you?"