Why did you provoke me?

Li Yiqing suppressed his excitement. "That's it."

Yu Meng glanced at him. "What are you thinking? This is just a stepping stone. If it works, they'll come back to you."

Li Yiqing didn't know how he felt. If this succeeded, he would definitely become the head of the Li family. At that time, as the head of the Li family in his twenties, he would be a person of immense prestige and power.

Yu Meng could tell what he was thinking just by observing the changes in his expression. After all, in her past life, when her father learned of her special eye abilities, his expression also shifted in the same way.

However, Li Yiqing was clearly much better than his father, after all, there was no greed in his eyes.

Yu Meng didn't care too much about these things. With her current abilities, she could easily live a life where she had no worries about food and clothing.

But people always have to make a living. Making a few allies now isn't a bad idea.

Having obtained what he wanted, Li Yiqing felt reassured.

When they got home that evening, Yu Meng noticed Da Li's unhappiness. "Sis, who upset you?"

Dali shook her head. "It's nothing, it's just that my older sister is a little tired today and doesn't want to talk."

Yu Meng turned her gaze to Jiang Mingfeng. "You made my sister angry."

Jiang Mingfeng quickly waved his hand. "Little sister, don't talk nonsense. How could I dare to offend your sister?"

Yu Meng then looked at the others. They all hurriedly waved their hands, "It wasn't us."

Li Yiqing spoke up, "Let's eat first, we've all been starving. We can talk about this after we eat. If Dali is really being bullied, I, as the team leader, won't stand idly by."

Yu Meng sat next to Da Li. As usual, Da Li helped Yu Meng pick out food, peeled the potatoes, and even removed the fish bones for her. But she ate very little herself.

After finishing their meal, everyone sat together. "Tell me, what exactly happened?" Li Yiqing asked.

Sun Hongmei finally couldn't hold back anymore. "Two people came from next door and saw Sister Dali peeling the outer layer of a stone, so they just stood there and wouldn't leave. What's worse, they snatched that stone skin away, and we..."

Everyone lowered their heads. "You didn't fight two people?" Yu Meng asked, but she herself didn't believe it.

"We dare not touch her. She's the mayor's daughter," Xiao Xue whispered from the side.

Li Yiqing frowned. This was a bit tricky. He couldn't afford to offend the mayor's children.

Yu Meng patted Dali's hand. "Big sister, it's alright, it's just a piece of stone."

"I'm not angry about the stone skin, I'm angry that they hit Mingfeng."

Yu Meng looked at Sun Hongmei, "That man, is he also the mayor's son?"

"Of course not."

"When he hit my brother-in-law, didn't you guys step in to break it up or anything?"

Everyone fell silent. They dared not.

Yu Meng nodded, indicating that she understood. "Big sister, your husband has suffered because of you, why don't you cook him something special to help him recover?"

Jiang Mingfeng, standing to the side, seemed a little embarrassed. "I didn't lose out; that guy was in a worse situation than me."

Yu Meng glanced at him; what an idiot. Instead of playing the victim and getting his cousin to stand up for him, he was still showing off.

Li Yiqing looked at Jiang Mingfeng with a complicated expression. How could such a simpleton have caught Dali's eye? And it seems Yu Meng is quite satisfied with him as well.

That night, as they were going to sleep, Yu Meng whispered in Da Li's ear, "Sister, don't be angry." Then, with her right hand, she wrote words in Da Li's palm: "I'll get revenge for you."

Dali quickly grabbed her hand, saying, "No need."

On the morning of the third day, Yu Meng followed the direction pointed out by Sun Hongmei and slowly walked over with Li Yiqing.

"Yu Meng, I will definitely help Mingfeng get back to his senses after this. Let's go over there now, but please don't act rashly."

Yu Meng rolled her eyes. "How could a little kid like me fight a grown man? Don't worry, I can't afford to offend the mayor's daughter."

"Then why did you come here?" Li Yiqing was a little confused about Yu Meng's meaning.

"She took all my sister's things, so I had to come here and find something I liked."

Li Yiqing blinked; what he said seemed to make sense.

Although they are adjacent areas, this area is clearly much better than the one Li Yiqing was assigned. It not only has plants, but also small patches of grass. There are even several large, sturdy trees.

After seeing all this, Li Yiqing fell silent.

Yu Meng looked around at the surroundings. Although it looked nice, there was really nothing special about it.

"Let's find a secluded spot and take a walk around," Yu Meng said quickly.

"Okay." The two quickly moved between the stone pillars. Sometimes, Yu Meng would stop. Her hand would linger on a certain spot for a moment, or she would touch it and then move on.

But the beads in his pouch kept increasing. Li Yiqing pretended not to see anything. He accepted what Yu Meng gave him, and ignored what Yu Meng didn't give him.

The two worked together very well, and it wasn't until evening that they returned, looking travel-worn.

Dali quickly grabbed a set of clothes for Yu Meng and told her to change immediately. "Where have you been?"

"I didn't go anywhere, sis. Do you have anything to eat? I'm starving." Yu Meng felt her stomach was practically stuck together; she was both hungry and thirsty.

On the fourth day, Yu Meng decided not to leave; she wanted to rest at home for a day. Li Yiqing, of course, had no objection.

Dali's work these past two days has been very easy; all she has to do is hand over the peeled stone skins to Li Yiqing. Since Yu Meng said she could only peel two, she had Jiang Mingfeng hide the extras.

The mask revealers are allowed to collect small amounts of items they like within the collection team without having to hand them over to the team, so Dali's actions weren't considered a violation. Li Yiqing was, of course, aware of these things; it was like an unspoken rule, something both sides were tacitly aware of.

Dali and Yu Meng were fiddling with stones not far from the tent.

"Oh, you haven't left yet!" Yu Meng looked up. She saw that this girl seemed to be a bit older than Dali. Her arrogant gaze and the way she spoke with her chin held high made it clear that she was no ordinary person.

She was accompanied by two men. One was carrying a water bottle and a towel. The other was surprisingly holding a piece of clothing.

Dali's face darkened. "Have you no shame? The mayor's daughter, you actually stole my things."

"So what if I took your things? It's your honor that I'm interested in them."

Yu Meng tugged at Dali, "Big sister, don't be so rude. She must be unloved at home. She'd even snatch a piece of stone skin. She's so pitiful."

Hearing the commotion, Li Yiqing and Jiang Mingfeng rushed over.

Li Yiqing looked at Chu Jiao and said, "You've crossed the line."

"So what? It's not like we're not allowed to come here." Chu Jiao's tone was domineering.