Why did you provoke me?

Yu Meng's guess was correct. That night, three families in Kyoto experienced the same treatment as the Lu family.

These three families are not ordinary clans; they cover almost all sectors of the military, government, and business, and their talents are abundant.

The power of the Lu family was beyond Yu Meng's imagination. Several people came in and then left. A moment later, someone came to invite Yu Meng to accompany them.

At this moment, Yu Meng witnessed true overwhelming force. Not the laser guns and tranquilizer guns they used, but heavy weapons, the kind that leave nothing but ashes after a single shot.

What Yu Meng needs to do is very simple: if she can make those people linger for even a second, she'll basically be done.

Niannian, Jing San, and Jing Er followed behind the whole time, drooling over the weapons. "Fourth Sister, can we steal a few?"

Someone glanced at them a few times, said nothing, and then turned away.

Yu Meng tapped Niannian's forehead, "Our features are very strong, there's no need to envy them."

"But that thing is cool! Third Brother will definitely like it."

As dawn broke, everything came to an end.

The heads of the three families sat together, looking at the young girl before them. It was the head of the Lu family who spoke up, "Will you reveal your identity yourself, or will we investigate it ourselves?"

Yu Meng sighed helplessly, "My name is Yu Meng. I came here only to avenge my sister and wanted to capture a few people from the upper realm to vent my anger. It was purely coincidental that I encountered you all."

"How much do you know about the affairs of the Upper Realm?" another old man asked.

"I don't know much. If they hadn't set their sights on my sister, I would still prefer to cultivate and become stronger."

"Yu Meng, right? Can I have one of those beads?" The last old man started asking for things directly.

Yu Meng looked at him and said, "You're an ordinary person; you can't use it."

"It should be fine for my family's spirit medium, right?"

Yu Meng shook her head again, "Let her make it herself, I'm not selling this."

The three people in charge looked at each other and said, "You really don't want to do me this favor."

Yu Meng looked at them and said, "I saved your families tonight, and instead of being grateful, you're asking me for things. These are the rules of your great clans."

Several people covered their mouths and coughed for a while.

Yu Meng took out the jade token from the Lu family. "I have something I'd like the Lu family to handle right now. Is that alright?"

"No, Brother Lu, when did you give her the jade pendant?"

"They gave it to me after they saved me. Such a great favor, a jade pendant is not enough."

"Yu Meng, I was just joking. This belongs to the Huo family. Take it. Anyone who sees this will be under the command of the Huo family, including me."

"Yu Meng, this is from the Wang family. We may not have much else, but we have a lot of money. Take it; you can spend the Wang family's money however you like."

Yu Meng happily reached out and took it, "If you can, then thank you very much, elders."

The person in charge of the Lu family then looked at Yu Meng and said, "Tell me what's wrong, and the Lu family will take care of it for you."

"Yes, we've taken care of everything for you."

Yu Meng pointed to the armrest of the chair, "As you can see, the Upper Realm treats this place like a farm, letting people come down and take whatever they want."

Yu Meng paused here, confident that these people would understand what she meant.

"Sigh, Yu Meng, we also want to resolve this matter completely, but we can't."

"The older generation of our family sacrificed their lives for this. But look, things are still the same now," the Huo family patriarch sighed.

The heads of the Lu and Wang families also remained silent.

"Why not? I think your weapons are more than capable of dealing with them, and you could freeze them in place the moment they come in."

"Yu Meng, you're thinking too simply. People from the upper realm have come down and established their own power in this realm. If we do that, our family members will be assassinated until the last one is gone. To put it bluntly, our entire clan will be wiped out."

Yu Meng was stunned. She looked at them and asked, "You guys haven't experienced this before, have you?"

Several people shook their heads in unison, "It wasn't us. If it were, you wouldn't be able to see us now."

"Yu Meng, we were originally from small families, and we rose to prominence a hundred years ago."

"Ah, after the Xenomorph outbreak? Did your family have bone artists back then?"

"How did you know?" the three people asked at the same time.

Yu Meng sighed inwardly. How did she know? Isn't the current trend just a repeat of the past?

Instead of answering that question, Yu Meng asked, "Do you know which forces were established in the Upper Realm?"

"How many do you know?"

"Have you heard of Guihong Pavilion?" The Huo and Lu families asked at the same time.

Yu Meng nodded, "I know a little, is there anything else?"

"And then there's the Underworld."

"It's said that there's another consortium that's also supported by people from the upper realm, but we're not sure yet."

Yu Meng's expression turned strange. "Is there anything else?"

"Isn't this enough?" The head of the Wang family looked at Yu Meng in surprise.

Yu Meng coughed lightly. "Is it the research institutes at the front lines too?"

"At first it was like that, but later our people took over." The head of the Huo family was stunned as soon as he finished speaking. "You know that too?"

Yu Meng frowned. "So you also know that they use insects to harm people?"

"I know, I tacitly approved. Those insects can control some people to stay willingly in that dangerous place, which needs a lot of manpower. Without a means, the defenses there will break down, and our lives will become even more difficult."

"Are you aware that they've already used these methods on high-level spirit masters?"

The head of the Huo family was stunned. "How is this possible? The entry and exit checks are very strict."

Yu Meng asked another question, "Do you know Xiao Hong?"

"Is he the vice president of the research institute run by the eldest son of the Chen family?"

"She's still his wife," the head of the Wang family added.

"Yes, her meridians were invaded by Gu worms, preventing her from advancing to the Saint Master level." Yu Meng dropped a bombshell. "Do you know what kind of loss that is?"

"How is that possible? The eldest son of the Chen family established the research institute because of Xiao Hong's lines. Could it be that Xiao Hong's lines got into the insects back then?"

"Brother Huo, if that's the case, you've been deceived. That place needs to be thoroughly investigated," the Lu family's head said slowly, his eyes fixed on Yu Meng.

Yu Meng's expression was complicated, but she did not express her opinion on the matter. She just felt that Xiao Hong was a pity.

Yu Meng suddenly remembered something, "Oh right, if you're going to investigate there, could you please keep an eye out for whether Xiao Hong's daughter is still alive?"

"Yu Meng, you seem to have no objection to my proposed solution," the person in charge of the Lu family asked, staring at Yu Meng.

"What opinions I might have is your business." Yu Meng stood up. "It's been a whole night, I'm very tired, and I'm going to sleep. Please consider my suggestion; perhaps we can live more freely in the future."

"Okay, we'll consider it." The three of them nodded at the same time.