Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 405 Left Behind

Judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to be trying to bargain. Su Ping frowned and asked, "Are you really sure you don't want her?"

Tang Mingqing took a deep breath and nodded, saying, "We're sure!"

Su Ping thought for a moment and said, "If five secret treasures are too many, I can reduce it to four. How about that?"

Tang Mingqing and the other two looked at each other, and finally shook their heads.

Four top-tier treasures are too expensive.

Moreover, their words have already been spoken, and Tang Ruyan's identity has been exposed. Sooner or later, it will spread and arouse the suspicion of other families. She has lost the concealment of her mask, and the four treasures are too many!

"Three items?"

The three of them shook their heads again.

"Two items?"

He still shook his head.

The girl beside her grew increasingly pale.

"Not even one piece is worth anything?"

Su Ping spoke last, his face turning cold.

Tang Mingqing and the other two noticed Su Ping's displeasure and were somewhat alarmed. Tang Mingqing forced a smile and said, "If you're willing, we can use something else to redeem her, such as money, or a ninth-tier battle pet. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ping finally realized that something was amiss.

"She's not the true young master of your family, is she?"

Su Ping said.

Tang Mingqing looked somewhat embarrassed and forced a reply: "That's definitely not it."

Now that things have come to this, he has no choice but to admit it. Even if he doesn't admit it, it's useless. Jie Gange and Dao Zun beside him are not fools; they can guess some of the reasons. He might as well just admit it directly.

"..."

Su Ping was speechless. It turned out that Tang Ruyan was an imposter.

However, he was just an imposter. The fuss the Tang family made when they came to their door made it seem like their own mother had been arrested. Anyone who didn't know the situation would really think that this was the young master of the Tang family.

"So, you're saying her life isn't even worth as much as the three of you?"

"...You could say that."

Upon receiving this answer, Su Ping could only sigh. He glanced at the girl beside him, noticing her pale face, and his eyes flickered slightly. He shook his head and said to Tang Mingqing, "Since she isn't her, and you caused me to arrest the wrong person, tell me, how will you compensate me?"

ha?

Tang Mingqing and the other two were stunned.

They then looked at Su Ping with disbelief, their words leaving them utterly astonished.

Did I cause you to arrest the wrong person?

How can they shift the blame for this?!

However, now that Su Ping is sitting while they are standing, the seated person speaks with more authority, and they dare not argue.

Knowing that Su Ping was deliberately causing trouble, they had no choice but to accept it. Tang Mingqing said with a wry smile, "Then how do you suggest we compensate you?"

"You're reluctant to part with the secret treasures, so give me five of them," Su Ping said calmly.

Tang Mingqing and the other two's cheeks twitched slightly.

Su Ping is determined to have them cornered!

Whether Tang Ruyan redeems herself or not, we still have to pay for those five treasures for her; this is practically robbery!

"This, plus our three old lives, makes a total of eleven secret treasures. I'm afraid that's a bit too many..." Tang Mingqing said in a low voice. If the three secret treasures that Su Ping had requested earlier were added, it would be 14 secret treasures. This would be enough to gather all the top secret treasures in their Tang family's treasure vault.

Although they could fake it and hide the precious treasures, Su Ping wasn't stupid. Moreover, as Su Ping had said before, he had already extracted a lot of information about the Tang family from Tang Ruyan. In their view, Su Ping basically already knew everything about the treasure vault, so they couldn't deceive him.

"I'll round it down to ten treasures for you; otherwise, none of you will leave here."

Su Ping stated directly that he didn't particularly need the secret treasure; he just wanted to teach the Tang family a lesson. If they truly couldn't produce it, he wouldn't mind killing them.

"this……"

Tang Mingqing was at a loss as to how to persuade Su Ping, who was being so unreasonable.

A cold glint flashed in Su Ping's eyes.

The little skeleton beside him suddenly darted out, its bone knife flashing as it pointed at Tang Mingqing's forehead. The tip of the knife had already cut through his forehead, and blood slid down.

"Agree, or die!" Su Ping said.

Tang Mingqing and the two elders beside him both changed their expressions. Tang Mingqing's pupils contracted slightly, and he said in a trembling voice, "I... I agree, but I don't know if the family will agree."

"Contact your Tang family immediately."

Su Ping said.

The little skeleton flickered and returned to Su Ping's side, sitting on the sofa next to him and looking up at Su Ping.

Emerging from the shadow of death, Tang Mingqing felt a cold sweat running down his back. He gave Su Ping a forced smile and hurriedly pulled out his communicator, quickly making contact with the other side.

"Clan, clan chief."

Tang Mingqing spoke with some difficulty.

"What happened?"

They could clearly sense that Tang Mingqing's voice sounded off.

Tang Mingqing glanced at Su Ping and had no choice but to recount the events that had transpired.

Upon hearing that the Flying Feather Army and the Thousand Machine Army had been completely wiped out, and that there was a legend in this shop, the person on the other end of the communicator could hardly remain calm, as if there was a sound of something being knocked over.

A moment later, Tang Mingqing explained the whole situation.

The other end of the communicator fell into a deathly silence.

After a full minute, the other end spoke again, asking Tang Mingqing to hand the communicator to Su Ping, wanting to speak with Su Ping in person.

Tang Mingqing relayed these words to Su Ping. In fact, there was no need for him to relay them; everyone in the shop could hear their conversation clearly, as they were not ordinary people and had very sensitive hearing.

"I just need one answer. You don't need to tell me; just ask him if he agrees or disagrees!"

Su Ping said he was too lazy to go through any more fussing and negotiating.

Tang Mingqing's face turned ugly, so he had no choice but to repeat Su Ping's words.

Without him having to repeat it, the person on the other end of the communicator heard Su Ping's words and, after a moment of silence, finally agreed.

Hearing this answer, Tang Mingqing breathed a sigh of relief, and the two elders beside him also breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes showing a touch of emotion and relief.

"Our chieftain has agreed."

"Alright, then have him send someone to deliver the list of your secret treasure vault. It must arrive tomorrow."

"Okay, let me tell you."

……

A few minutes later.

All the specific details of the negotiations have been discussed and settled. The three old men, including Tang Mingqing, will be held hostage at Su Ping's shop until the treasure is delivered, at which point they will be released.

After the matter was settled, Su Ping didn't say anything more. He sent Dao Zun away and told Jie Gange to go do whatever he needed to do. Su Ping didn't try to keep the other family elders, but he grabbed the two elders of the Liu family and told them to call people over immediately to clean the street outside their shop.

The mess on the street, including the damage to some buildings, was left to the Liu family to repair.

The two elders of the Liu family did not dare to refuse Su Ping's instructions and readily agreed, hoping to win Su Ping's favor through this matter and eliminate his hostility towards the Liu family.

After everyone left Su Ping's shop, only the two elders of the Liu family, the three elders of the Tang family, and Tang Ruyan and her daughter remained inside.

The two elders of the Liu family waited outside the shop for the Liu family members who were dispatched, ready to work together to clean the streets and nearby buildings for Su Ping.

The three elders of the Tang family had no choice but to stay here obediently.

Su Ping gave the three elders of the Tang family a cold shoulder and made them stay in the testing room, temporarily treating it as their prison.

"Now, I'm worthless. Kill me if you want."

After the three elders of the Tang family left, Tang Ruyan's face turned ashen, and she said to Su Ping expressionlessly.

Su Ping glanced at her. "You're an imposter. Why didn't you say so earlier? I would have let you go sooner."

Tang Ruyan's lips twitched slightly. How could she have said this earlier? Besides, she remembered saying it earlier, but Su Ping didn't believe her at all, thinking she was just making excuses to get away.

"Fine, since you know you're worthless, just work hard here and create some value. Anyway, the Tang family doesn't want you anymore, so just stay here and do odd jobs from now on."

Su Ping shook his head and sighed.

Tang Ruyan was stunned when she heard Su Ping's words.

"You...you're not going to kill me?"

Su Ping was speechless. "Am I a serial killer? Why would I kill you for no reason?"

Tang Ruyan was stunned. "But I mean nothing to you anymore."

"Who says it's meaningless? You can still help me greet the guests, can't you?"

"..."

Tang Ruyan remained silent.

Greeting the guests?

With Su Ping's wealth, he could easily hire thousands of people for this kind of thing; he wouldn't need her.

"Let's keep her for now. My shop is going to be doing pretty well lately, and Joanna can't manage it all by herself. You can help out with the errands. Once I've hired some suitable staff, you'll be free," Su Ping said with a light laugh.

Tang Ruyan pursed her lips slightly, her feelings at this moment were hard to describe.

Taking a deep breath, she looked directly at Su Ping and said, "If you're willing, I can become an employee of your shop, forever!"

Yan Bingyue, who was standing next to her, was stunned. She hadn't expected Tang Ruyan to be willing to stay here.

However, she did manage to see through Tang Ruyan's predicament.

She had no status in the family; an elder was worth three treasures, but she was worth none.

Using a secret treasure to measure a person's worth is already insulting enough, but if someone is not even as valuable as a secret treasure, then it is a complete waste.

She could understand Tang Ruyan's choice.

"Um?"

Looking into Tang Ruyan's eyes, Su Ping was clearly moved by her words. He raised an eyebrow and said, "You've misunderstood. You're far from being an employee of my shop. Although I understand your current down-and-out mood, don't get your hopes up too high. Being a temporary worker for you is already a good thing."

Eh?

Yan Bingyue, who was standing next to her, was stunned.

Tang Ruyan was also taken aback.

The emotions she had just built up were suddenly slapped in the face, leaving her somewhat bewildered.

Yan Bingyue also looked at Su Ping with a strange expression. What kind of terrifying straight man is this?

"Alright, if there's nothing else, go help clean up outside the shop and keep an eye on the Liu family members while you're at it," Su Ping said, then glanced at Yan Bingyue, unrolled the scroll, and said, "Go inside."

Yan Bingyue: ...

Under Su Ping's watchful gaze, she obediently slipped into the painting.

Ignoring the dazed Tang Ruyan, Su Ping turned and entered the pet room. With all the troublesome matters dealt with, he was now preparing to absorb the materials for the final Golden Crow Divine Demon Body.

(End of this chapter)