Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 404 Tang Ruyan's Identity

As members of the same circle, the three elders of the Tang family recognized Xie Gange and Dao Zun at a glance. Although Dao Zun's attire was a bit strange at the moment, they would not mistake his appearance. Moreover, there had been rumors that Dao Zun liked to go to the fashion circle in his spare time as a hobby. Judging from his trendy outfit, the rumors were probably true.

However, they weren't in the mood to care about the truth of the rumor at the moment; what they were really thinking was, "How did the two of them end up here?!"

The dissolution of war is like the starry sky.

Dao Zun was under the command of Yuan Lao.

These two major forces are above the Tang family. Although they are not completely above them, the Tang family is unwilling to provoke them easily, and they will not provoke the Tang family easily either. After all, they are tough nuts to crack, and a head-on collision would only result in mutual destruction.

Judging from their appearance, are they all related to this store?

The Tang family elders' faces turned even uglier in an instant.

If they had sensed that the aura emanated from them, they would never have demanded people so directly; they would have discussed it with the shop first.

"I'll just wander around here."

Seeing the shocked expressions of the three Tang family elders, Dao Zun smiled wryly. He said this to distance Yuan Lao from Su Ping's shop and avoid being misled.

After all, Yuan Lao and Su Ping are rivals; it would be rather ridiculous if they were mistakenly rumored to be allies.

Upon hearing Dao Zun's words, Jie Gange realized what he meant, chuckled, and said, "I'm here to stroll around too."

The three elders of the Tang family remained silent.

At this moment, only one harsh word was stuck in their throats, making them want to utter it all.

But they held back.

"What a coincidence."

Tang Mingqing forced a smile, said nothing, and walked into the shop first. Getting past Su Ping was the most important thing at the moment. As for Jie Gange and Dao Zun, he didn't even have the mood for small talk.

The old woman and another old man remained expressionless, only glancing coldly at Tang Ruyan, who stood behind several titled figures.

Seeing the gazes of the two elders, Tang Ruyan came back to her senses, her face pale. She understood something from those eyes; the loss of a thousand Flying Feather Army soldiers and a thousand Thousand Mech Army soldiers in the family this time would most likely be attributed to her.

However, she was also wronged.

But by then, she had no chance to protest her innocence.

These three are all clan elders, and in terms of status, they are all higher than her, after all, she is just a "mask".

If he were the true young master, perhaps he wouldn't have been targeted with such anger...

Thinking of this, her eyes dimmed slightly.

The various families nearby, seeing the three once-powerful Tang family elders now completely subdued and obediently entering Su Ping's shop, seemingly at his mercy, couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances. It seemed that the world was truly about to change. With the legendary Little Rascal in charge, even if Su Ping didn't want to speak up, the entire Longjiang region should respect him.

The two elders of the Liu family had the worst expressions, their eyes flashing as if they were thinking about something else.

As the elders of the Tang family entered the shop, Dao Zun and Xie Gange exchanged a glance and returned to the shop. Then, the elders of the other clans followed them in.

Following at the very end were Tang Ruyan and Yan Bingyue.

Yan Bingyue saw Tang Ruyan looking dejected and somewhat lost in thought, and sighed. She understood the latter's feelings very well, patted her on the shoulder, and gave her a look that said not to be discouraged.

Tang Ruyan forced a smile upon seeing her encouragement, but she couldn't bring herself to smile at all.

In the store.

Su Ping sat on the sofa, looking at the row of Tang family elders standing in front of him. After thinking for a moment, he did not invite them to sit down, but instead repeated the conditions he had discussed with Xie Gange to them again.

It's still the same three requirements.

Find materials for him; provide him with three items to choose from from the secret treasure vault; and allow him to freely mobilize some of the Tang family's troops to do his bidding.

Upon hearing Su Ping's conditions, the three elders of the Tang family looked troubled and wanted to discuss it further, but Su Ping interrupted them and simply asked if they agreed.

Under Su Ping's imposing presence, Tang Mingqing hesitated for a moment before finally agreeing.

After they agreed, Su Ping reiterated his demand to redeem the people.

As before, we exchanged something of equal value.

In reality, Su Ping didn't care much about the Tang family's possessions. What he cared about most was searching for materials, and secondly, he was slightly interested in the secret treasures.

As for anything else, he couldn't find anything he needed.

"One young master in exchange for five secret treasures, which I will choose myself. The three of you will each exchange two treasures for your lives. Consider it a 50/50 deal, making a total of eleven treasures. How about that?" Su Ping looked at the three of them.

Tang Mingqing and the other two were somewhat bewildered.

Unexpectedly, the conditions promised earlier did not include their release.

Now we need to exchange it for another secret treasure?

Judging from Su Ping's expression, he clearly had no intention of reasoning with them. They glanced at Tang Ruyan beside them, their expressions changing.

If she were truly the young master, they would indeed be willing to offer five secret treasures in exchange. But Tang Ruyan is merely a mask. What is the purpose of a mask? It is to conceal and protect!

Now, it is time for the 'mask' to be shattered by its master.

"We can agree to that, but only on the ransom of the three of us. Is that alright?"

After exchanging glances with the two people beside him and reaching a consensus, Tang Mingqing smiled apologetically at Su Ping.

Su Ping was taken aback.

Jie Gange and Dao Zun, as well as the various families standing nearby, were also stunned.

At this moment, they all knew that the reason the Tang family had come to their door in such a grand manner was to get their young master back. Their young master had been captured by Su Ping and brought to this shop. However, now that Su Ping was willing to sit down and talk to them, and the conditions he offered were not too unreasonable, they actually only wanted to redeem their lives.

We don't need the title of young master or anything like that?

This is the young master, the future backbone of the family!

The Qin family, the Mu family, and the other five major families looked at each other in bewilderment. What kind of crazy move was it to abandon even the young master?

As expected of one of the four major families in the Asian continent, their tactics are somewhat incomprehensible to them.

Dao Zun and Xie Gange knew some of the Tang family's secrets. At this moment, they vaguely guessed what it was. They glanced at the pale and bloodless girl beside them and suddenly felt a little sympathy in their eyes.

It turns out this was just a beautiful mask...

Tang Ruyan's body trembled slightly. The three elders drained the last bit of strength from her body, plunging her heart into an abyss, chilling her to the bone.

at last……

It's time for me to break down.

She lowered her head, bit her lower lip until it bled, and tears and blood streamed down her face.

At this moment, a figure with a face that was extremely similar to hers appeared in her mind.

That's her younger sister.

My dear sister!

He is also the true young master of the Tang family!

In fact, before her younger sister was born, she was also groomed to be the young master, but after her sister was born, her status underwent a dramatic change.

Her sister displayed unparalleled talent, far surpassing her own, which amazed and shocked the entire Tang family's upper echelons, making her arguably the most rare genius in the Tang family's history.

With such talent, her younger sister, who was a few years younger than her, naturally inherited the title of young master from her.

And she, too, transformed from the young master into the young master's shadow, her mask.

On the surface, she is still regarded by other forces as the young master of the Tang family. In some important public training sessions, she is forced to participate as the young master, constantly confirming her status as the "young master".

As a result, she spent her childhood in constant fear.

She couldn't remember how many assassinations, ambushes, and sneak attacks she had survived.

They were all assassins sent by other forces.

But she survived because she worked very hard, and as the mask of the young master, she was secretly protected by someone, which allowed her to escape by chance each time.

However, her body and mind are already covered with scars.

She had also hated and resented.

But she always remembered that the Tang family's once-in-a-century genius sister always stood in front of her, protecting her with her small body.

If there's food or candy, I'll always share it with her first.

When an elder spoke rudely to her or reprimanded her, she was always the first to jump out and defend him.

Her father and mother would scold her, but they were always the first to comfort her.

That carefree, smiling face appeared again and again, dissolving all the hatred and resentment in her heart. She couldn't bring herself to hate him. She slowly accepted her identity and worked even harder to fulfill it.

She wanted to be a very, very... very qualified mask!

Until that long-awaited separation.

The younger sister was taken to the Killing Cave, a place where the young master of the Tang family had to go through to participate in the trial.

Of a thousand people, only one can survive.

There, no one knew each other's identities; the place was full of vicious prisoners.

She had survived the trial in that killing cave.

That time, her sister also survived.

To become the sole survivor.

However, after that incident, her sister never smiled again.

Even when facing her, he remained silent, as if they were strangers.

Over time, she had to perform missions and undergo other training, so she spent less and less time with her sister.

The last time they met, she was fourteen years old.

My younger sister is twelve years old.

But her sister's strength far surpassed hers.

She said something expressionless at the time that she would never forget:

Even though you're a mask, you still have to work hard, otherwise, if you're this weak, it'll be easy for you to be exposed.

After saying that, the younger sister left.

It took away all her emotions and passion along with it.

Her heart began to freeze, turning into ice!

From then on, she began to cultivate diligently and work hard!

Just like her sister said, she had to work harder and keep trying to perfect the identity of the mask, just as her father, mother, and all the elders and people around her hoped.

When a qualified mask.

Before your younger sister truly grows up, protect her from all potential hidden dangers.

And now...

The time has finally come to let go.

Tang Ruyan's fingers were clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms without her realizing it.

younger sister……

Is my mask up to standard?

……

"She only wants to exchange the lives of the three of you? Doesn't she want them?"

Su Ping frowned.

After raising it for so long, you're telling me you don't want it anymore?

Tang Mingqing knew that once he said this, Tang Ruyan's masked identity would be exposed sooner or later, but no matter what, it was worth it. If it were just five random trash treasures, they would be willing to part with them, but if Su Ping was allowed to choose, then naturally they would choose from the top down, picking the best treasures.

They were somewhat reluctant to part with the five top-tier treasures.

A mask isn't worth it.

Moreover, although Tang Ruyan's identity has now been exposed, the true young master of their Tang family is about to grow up.

Although he is still very young, he can already easily kill ordinary titled-level enemies!

This already provides basic self-defense capabilities. In a few more years, if they can escape from the clutches of the title limit, they will have fully matured. Even if their identity is exposed at that time, other families will not be able to assassinate them so easily.

"I believe our young master will consider the bigger picture," Tang Mingqing said, while glancing at Tang Ruyan and giving her a warning look.

Tang Ruyan wiped away her tears, regained her composure, and gave him a firm look in return.

Seeing Tang Ruyan's expression, Tang Mingqing felt relieved.

Su Ping was speechless upon hearing Tang Mingqing's words.

For the first time, he realized that the young master was capable of giving up anything.

Is being a young master in your Tang family this cheap?

Or is it that Tang Ruyan is too weak, and they have wanted to replace the young master for a long time?

Thinking this, Su Ping looked at Tang Ruyan with a strange expression.

Although this guy is weak, he should still be able to be a young master, right? This Tang family... their moves are a bit hard for him to understand.

(End of this chapter)