The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

After leaving the city lord's mansion, Lu Yuan first returned to the Shen family.

After checking on Shen Humeng and Lu Bei, I contacted Shen Fuyue. Given the current situation, there's no time to worry about anything else; Shen Fuyue must return immediately.

"What happened?"

Seeing Lu Yuan's unprecedentedly solemn expression, Shen Humeng couldn't help but ask a question.

"It's nothing, don't worry, I've got everything covered."

Lu Yuan pulled Shen Humeng into his arms and said with a smile.

The waves are too big, and the ship that is Chongming Base City may capsize. However, Lu Yuan absolutely cannot let Shen Humeng and Lu Bei fall into the water!

Lu Yuan was already considering whether to flee to other base cities.

For ordinary people, traversing the wilderness is tantamount to suicide. In fact, let alone ordinary people, even martial artists who are not strong enough would find it tantamount to suicide to travel long distances through the wilderness.

But with Lu Yuan's strength, protecting the mother and child shouldn't be a problem.

As for how to enter other base cities without identification, that shouldn't be a big problem.

Whether it's Lu Yuan or the Shen family, their foundations are all in Chongming Base City. Once Chongming Base City is destroyed, they will also lose everything.

But they are all powerful martial artists after all, and no city would turn away a powerful martial artist.

Furthermore, even if no base city accepts them, Lu Yuan's strength would not be a problem for him to survive in the wilderness outside the city for a long time.

The question now is, does he really want to abandon all of this and run away?

All the hard work and effort have vanished into thin air.

Besides, he already knew how miserable it was to be a stray dog. Lu Bei was still so young; did he really want him to live that kind of life?

The more comfortable their lives are now, the greater the fall will be later. Falling from heaven to hell, let alone Lu Bei, can Shen Humeng and the others bear it?

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, his heart filled with hesitation.

I'm going out for a bit.

It was already night. Lu Yuan said something to Shen Humeng and then left the Shen family.

A moment later, they arrived at the laboratory where Lin Xiangjun was.

Even at this point, Lin Xiangjun was still conducting experiments.

Aren't you going to leave?

"We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

Lin Xiangjun didn't even look up, and said something indifferently.

Lu Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. They would set off first thing tomorrow morning, and tonight they were still doing this useless experiment.

In Lu Yuan's view, this experiment was completely meaningless.

After all, the complete formula was in his hands.

Moreover, all the data he provided to Lin Xiangjun was modified. Even if she eventually succeeded in her experiment, it would only be a near-perfect version, not the truly perfect formula that would allow everyone's Qi and Blood to exceed 6,000, making everyone as powerful as a dragon.

Is there anything I can help you with?

After a moment, Lin Xiangjun stopped and asked a question.

"Not at the moment."

Lu Yuan hesitated for a moment, then turned and left.

He came only to confirm Lin Xiangjun's departure time.

When a giant ship sinks, no matter how good your swimming skills are, it's not as good as getting on a small lifeboat.

Lin Xiangjun was that lifeboat.

If Lu Yuan is really planning to escape, it would be best to hitch a ride with Lin Xiangjun.

Given his relationship with Lin Xiangjun, he thought she would agree.

Let's assume for now that Lu Yuan and Lin Xiangjun have some connection.

Upon leaving the laboratory, Lu Yuan immediately activated Blood Shadow Escape.

Lin Xiangjun is leaving first thing tomorrow morning, which means he still has one night to consider it.

Regardless of whether I leave with Lin Xiangjun tomorrow, I need to make preparations tonight.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Yuan brought Li Wenxiu and Liu Yanyan to the Shen family home. He told them that if he were leaving tomorrow, they could stay with Shen Humeng and her son.

At this point, Lu Yuan no longer cared whether Shen Humeng would be jealous.

He had also gone to Liang Hongyun's place, but Liang Hongyun insisted on bringing Liang Kai along. She went to find Liang Kai and promised to come to the Shen family before dawn.

After Lu Yuan finished dealing with these matters, Shen Fuyue, looking travel-worn, finally returned.

"Say it to me again, carefully!"

Upon seeing Lu Yuan, Shen Fuyue immediately spoke.

That's how people are; they always have unrealistic fantasies. Shen Fuyue already knew everything, but he still needed Lu Yuan to tell him again in person before he could give up.

Lu Yuan didn't waste any time and told Shen Fuyue everything he knew.

"Holy crap! How could such a ridiculous thing happen!"

After becoming a grandmaster, or rather, after attaining a high position, Shen Fuyue had always deliberately restrained his words and actions, but at this moment he still couldn't help but utter profanities.

"A mythical beast? Damn, there's actually such a monster."

Shen Fuyue shook his head and smiled bitterly again, but then calmed down and looked at Lu Yuan with a serious expression.

"What are you thinking?"

"I haven't decided yet."

Lu Yuan sighed and said directly.

"The chances of saving Chongming Base City are probably less than 50%, and I don't dare gamble with the lives of Hu Meng and her son. But to be honest, I really can't bear to give up everything like this."

"You can't bear to part with it? I can't bear to part with it even more!"

Shen Fuyue glared at Lu Yuan, his tone filled with resentment.

Lu Yuan has only worked hard for a few years and has only built a small business. The current Shen family is the result of Shen Fuyue's life's work!

For this family business, he endured countless hardships, faced life and death countless times, and swallowed countless humiliations. Now, to ask him to abandon it all at once is more than just heartbreaking; it's like having his marrow ripped out bit by bit with a small spoon.

"Money can be earned back, and a family business can be rebuilt, but if a person dies, they cannot be brought back to life."

After a moment, Shen Fuyue sighed deeply, his expression suddenly becoming serious.

"You take them and escape!"

"I?"

Lu Yuan frowned, seizing upon the key words in Shen Fuyue's words.

"What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says: you take them and escape!"

"And what about you!"

"Me? Ha."

Shen Fuyue suddenly chuckled, his expression instantly relaxing.

"I want to stay and take a gamble."

"If you lose the bet, you could lose your life."

"It's just one life. I'm already 110 years old, and I wasn't going to live much longer anyway."

Shen Fuyue waved his hand, not as a pretense, but because he had truly long since taken life and death in stride.

"If we all flee, hundreds of millions of people will be completely hopeless. Someone has to stay and try to fight. Besides, I have the advantage here, I grew up here, and if I have to die, I want to die in Chongming."

"……I see."

Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then finally nodded.

For a martial artist, especially a grandmaster, dying for the people is certainly more fulfilling than fleeing with one's tail between one's legs and dying of old age in a foreign land.

In fact, Lu Yuan was also hesitating about whether he should escape.

"I've met with Lin Xiangjun. She's leaving early tomorrow morning, and Hu Meng and the others are going with her."

"Heh, so we're heading to Qinglong Base City, the capital. Alright, developing there will be better than..."

"master!"

Before Shen Fuyue could finish speaking, the butler hurried over.

"The city lord's mansion requests your presence."

"What am I supposed to do there now? Discuss how to help him escape?"

Shen Fuyue snorted coldly, but despite his complaints, he still had to go.

After all, given the current situation, there might be some new developments.

After giving Lu Yuan a few instructions, Shen Fuyue quickly left.