Why did you provoke me?

As Yu Meng listened to Secretary Wu talk about Jing Ancheng, she had other thoughts in her mind. "When did this happen?"

"I had just left when I realized I couldn't stop them, so I came to talk to you about this. Also, he returned all the communication bells."

Yu Meng sighed. Did they find out something and were trying to distance themselves from her? "Have someone keep an eye on their movements, but don't interfere."

"Okay, I'll issue the mission right away. Don't worry, they can't escape here." Secretary Wu opened the communication bell and began sending messages.

"Teacher Yu, he really didn't do anything to betray you?"

"No, something happened to the Jing family. He's probably afraid of implicating Jingchuan."

Secretary Wu paused for a moment. "Is that so? Then I'll have to rewrite my assignment."

Yu Meng found it amusing. "What are you planning to do?"

"I didn't intend to do anything. If he really did something wrong, I can't encourage this kind of behavior. But he left because he was thinking of us, so let's lend a hand appropriately. Just a little bit, like giving him directions or something."

Yu Meng didn't object. "By the way, who did he contact after he came back?"

"I should go ask about this. Is it important?"

"Yes, I only just found out about the Jing family's situation. The fact that he reacted so quickly proves that he also received definite information; otherwise, he wouldn't have returned to Jingchuan in the first place."

Secretary Wu lowered his voice, "The Jing family's behavior is too abnormal. Such a powerful force wouldn't disintegrate just because the patriarch died. According to convention, they should have been grooming a young patriarch long ago."

Yu Meng was surprised. "Uncle Wu, don't tell me you also know about the Jing family."

Secretary Wu twitched the corner of his mouth. "I hadn't thought that much about it, but someone volunteered to me, saying he was interested in this and willing to give it a try. He didn't ask for much money, and he only brought ten people. I thought it wouldn't hurt to give it a try, that the more we knew, the sooner we could get out of danger. Who knew he was so talented, spreading the information network so quickly."

Yu Meng was stunned. "He joined a sect?"

"Yes, I joined, and I even got the title of Jing Liu."

"You gave it to me?"

Secretary Wu nodded. "I gave it to you. I was going to tell you, but you were too busy and had a lot of things to agree to, so I forgot about it."

"How strong is he? Can he protect himself in a dangerous situation?"

Secretary Wu shook his head and explained with a smile, "He's physically weak, and his family doesn't allow him to practice martial arts, so he focuses all his energy on his mind. He's planted the lines, but it seems like he's just gained one more line."

Yu Meng laughed, "How can that be? What if someone finds out about his abilities and tries to kidnap him? They'll be sure to succeed every time."

"Teacher Yu, you mean...?"

"As the sixth member of the Jing team, how can he be a weakling? Let him go to Jing Yi for special training. If Jing Yi doesn't approve, he'll have to keep training." Yu Meng said very seriously, "Uncle Wu, the leader's strength is very important. If he falls, the team he leads will fall apart."

Secretary Wu nodded. "Okay, I'll have him go find Jingyi right away. His team members can go in batches too; teaching one is the same as teaching a group. I'll send a message to Jingyi now. Should we set some standards?"

"Uncle Wu, is that what you mean? Teaching a group is still teaching." Yu Meng laughed. "Just let Jing set the standard."

……

Kyoto.

Inside the luxurious room, Jing Liu looked at the message on the communication bell, sat up abruptly, and rubbed her eyes.

"Did Secretary Wu make a mistake? He actually sent me to the First Alien Battlefield for special training. Is that a place for a weakling like me?" He spun around on the ground, complaining, but the light in his eyes betrayed his thoughts.

"Ah Lin, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell again?"

A middle-aged woman pushed open the door and came in. "If you're feeling unwell, you have to tell me. It's all those useless people's fault. So many people couldn't protect you, and you've suffered so much."

"Auntie, it's nothing. I just need to go out for a bit."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. Oh, by the way, where are you going?"

Ah Lin, also known as Jing Liu, said, "Aunt, as I told you, I joined a sect, and they sent someone to pick me up for special training."

"Ah! Special training? How can that be? You haven't fully recovered yet, how can you go to training? Ah Lin, we have everything we need, I'll have your dad send more people to protect you. Ah Lin, be good, we won't go." The middle-aged woman coaxed her in a tone that sounded like she was coaxing a child.

Ah Lin lowered his head. "No, if I don't go, they won't want me anymore."

"If they don't want it, they don't want it! They saved you, so we'll give them more resources. They can't say anything, right? It was agreed before that staying or leaving was entirely voluntary. Look at you now, you've gotten so thin, and you still insist on doing something so mentally taxing." The middle-aged woman patted him with some concern at the end. "If you're embarrassed, I'll take care of these things."

"Auntie, I want to go." Jing Liu's eyes were very serious.

"Auntie, I know you've been very good to me, but I want to be good to you too. When you get old, I want to be someone you can rely on, just like I rely on you now."

The middle-aged woman's eyes welled up with tears. "Silly child, your physique is so weak, training isn't as simple as you think."

"Auntie, I want to try."

"Alright, my Ah Lin is so sensible, Auntie won't stop you. Auntie will prepare some things for you to take with you, and also have Qing Qi go with you. In case anything happens, he can run errands for you."

"Aunt, Qingqi isn't a member of the sect, it's not appropriate for him to go."

"Oh, you can't go by yourself. What if something happens to you? We won't know. That won't do."

Jing Liu grabbed the woman's hand, "Auntie, there are people from the sect who will take care of me."

"Are you two very familiar with each other?"

Jing Liu lowered her head. "It's Senior Brother Jing Yi and Fifth Brother. I haven't met them before."

"You only know their name, you've never even met them. How can you be sure they'll treat you well? Tell Qingqi to wait for you outside."

"But I have to try," Jing Liu insisted.

The woman sighed helplessly, "Are you really going?"

Jing Liu nodded. "I'm going."

"Can't you at least tell me where you're going?"

Jing Liu shook his head, "I don't know where to go." He couldn't say he was going to the First Battlefield, otherwise his aunt would definitely stop him.

Seeing her nephew's resolute attitude, the woman's face was full of heartache. "I'll go prepare your things. If you can't keep going, we'll stop training. Don't push yourself, understand?"

Jing Liu nodded, knowing he had passed his aunt's test. As for his parents, his aunt would handle that!

In the afternoon, the person who was supposed to pick him up arrived, and his aunt brought over a large package.

"Young man, my nephew is frail, please take care of him when the time comes."

After saying that, she stuffed the small box in her hand into his hand.

Jingyi accepted it generously, saying, "Don't worry, teacher, my senior brother treats his own brothers very well."

(Just to clarify, most women have a good figure and they all cultivate it. When speaking to a woman you don't know, you generally address her as "Teacher So-and-so," not the teacher who instructs students.)

Jing Liu glanced at the person who picked him up; this person's words were quite interesting. He was very good to his own brother—he was considered one of his own brothers—but was this really good? That was rather intriguing.

But he didn't say anything, waved to his aunt, and left with the people who came to pick him up.

The woman beckoned to Qingqi behind her, "You follow behind the young master. If he needs anything, you can do it."