Super God Pet Shop

Chapter 497 I'm Not Leaving! (Short Medium Chapter)

Seeing that he couldn't get Zhong Lingtong to move, the old man was at a loss.

After all, there were many things he couldn't say in front of Su Ping.

Staying in Longjiang is practically digging his own grave. He doesn't know what Su Ping was thinking. This is the Other Shore, the top king among the king beasts. Even if Su Ping is a rebellious king, it wouldn't matter if a legend came!

"In that case, I will stay as well, hoping to offer my humble assistance," the old man said.

He said this so that he could stay and take care of Zhong Lingtong.

When the city falls and things get really difficult, he won't care about anything else. Even if it offends Su Ping, he will still forcibly take Zhong Lingtong away.

With Zhong Lingtong's talent, even without Su Ping, she could easily become a master under the guidance of another teacher. She is a promising talent of the Zhong family, and we cannot let her die so recklessly with Su Ping.

Su Ping didn't say anything to the old man's words. Just then, his communicator suddenly rang. Su Ping looked at the number and saw that it was Mayor Xie Jinshui.

"Mayor, where are you?"

Su Ping immediately answered the call and asked.

"I'm back." Xie Jinshui's voice was somewhat calm.

Su Ping was surprised. So fast?

We set off last night and will be back today?

"How many legends did you invite?" Su Ping asked hurriedly.

Xie Jinshui was silent for a moment, then said, "Boss Su, would it be convenient for you to come over now? I'd like to have a meeting; there are some things we'd like to discuss in person."

Su Ping was slightly taken aback, suddenly sensing that Xie Jinshui's tone was a bit off, and he felt a vague sense of unease in his heart.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Su Ping immediately said.

After the call ended, Su Ping glanced at the Sword Master and the three elders of the Zhong family beside him and said, "I have urgent business to attend to. Please make yourselves at home."

Dao Zun glanced at him. Su Ping hadn't used soundproofing, so he had also heard the communication. He frowned slightly and said, "Alright, be careful."

"Boss Su, please go ahead and do your work. You don't need to pay attention to us," the old man from the Zhong family quickly said.

Su Ping nodded and left the store immediately.

As Su Ping stepped outside, he saw Qin Duhuang and Liu Tianzong emerging from a shop across the street. Both of them were surprised to see Su Ping.

"Boss Su, Lao Xie just got back."

"Yes, he just contacted me and asked me to come over."

"Is that so? I was just about to go too. I asked him how many legendary figures he had invited back, but he didn't say," Qin Duhuang said, frowning.

Liu Tianzong, standing nearby, chuckled, "This old fellow, is he perhaps planning to give us a surprise?"

Neither Su Ping nor Qin Duhuang laughed; they found the statement utterly unfunny.

At this moment, they were not in the mood for jokes, especially on such a big matter.

Old Xie's reaction was really strange.

This made them involuntarily think of a terrible possibility.

I hope it's not true!

……

Soon, inside the city hall.

In the conference room.

Besides Su Ping and Qin Duhuang, who came together, Liu Tianzong, Mu Beihai and Zhou Tianlin also arrived. They were on business elsewhere, but as soon as they heard the news of Xie Jinshui's return, they rushed over immediately.

Inside the meeting room, it was still just the same few people.

"Old Xie, what's going on? Don't just stay silent!" The Ye family patriarch, with his fiery temper, couldn't help but ask anxiously.

Qin Duhuang looked at Xie Jinshui, who was bowing his head and remaining silent, and his expression turned grim. He said, "Old Xie, what exactly is going on? Tell me. Could it be that the legend from the Peak Tower hasn't come over?"

Everyone else had the same thought after seeing Xie Jinshui. When they heard Qin Duhuang express their concerns, their expressions changed slightly, and they stared intently at Xie Jinshui.

Upon hearing Qin Duhuang's words, Xie Jinshui's body seemed to tremble slightly. He remained silent for a moment, then slowly raised his head, revealing an indescribable expression.

It was filled with exhaustion, disappointment, despair, pain, and guilt, among other things.

Seeing that face, everyone's hearts sank.

"Fengta said... the Abyss Caves at the front are in dire need of help, and they can't spare any manpower to come and assist," Xie Jinshui said slowly, his voice terribly hoarse.

Qin Duhuang and the others' expressions changed instantly.

Can't free up manpower?

"Not a single legend has come?!" Zhou Tianlin couldn't help but widen his eyes, both shocked and furious. He said, "Didn't Peak Tower say it had dozens of legends? Usually, when other base cities encounter King-level beast disasters, they can get the legends from Peak Tower to help. Why couldn't they do it this time?!"

"Are they also afraid of the other side!?"

Hearing Zhou Tianlin's angry voice, the people next to him opened their mouths slightly. They also wanted to ask the same question, but Zhou Tianlin had already spoken for them.

Mu Beihai's face was extremely gloomy. He said, "Old Xie, what exactly happened? The base city pays Peak Tower so much tax every year. They have an obligation to help us. Now that we really need them, why didn't they come? Can't they even persuade a legendary figure to come?"

Qin Duhuang felt the same way as Zhou Tianlin. He stared at Xie Jinshui and said, "Old Xie, do you know what the situation is? If the legend from Fengta doesn't come, what's the difference between Longjiang and waiting to die? Although I, Old Qin, am willing to sacrifice for Longjiang, a pointless sacrifice is just too stupid!"

"That's right," the Ye family patriarch added, "Why are they unwilling to come?"

"Old Xie, is it because of your bad attitude?" Liu Tianzong frowned.

Upon hearing Liu Tianzong's words, Xie Jinshui's dull eyes flickered slightly as he glanced at him. His lips trembled slightly as he said, "Attitude? Heh, I knelt down before them, one by one! Tell me, was my attitude good or not? I didn't even know how to beg anymore. That wasn't a request, it was pleading!"

Liu Tianzong was slightly taken aback, and Qin Duhuang and the others were also stunned.

kneel down?

Although Xie Jinshui is not a legend, he is still at the limit of the title!

And he's the mayor, yet he actually knelt down to someone?!

Even when they meet a legend or someone with a title of reverence, they can only bow and pay their respects!

Kneeling is beyond the proper respect due to a legend!

Su Ping's face also turned cold; he could almost picture Xie Jinshui kneeling down and begging.

"Why is that? Could it be related to the Abyss Cave? I heard that several legends sacrificed themselves there. Old Xie, how many legends did you see in the Peak Tower?" Qin Duhuang asked with a furrowed brow.

Xie Jinshui remained silent.

After a moment, he slowly said, "I rushed to the Peak Tower last night and reported everything. They told me to wait, so I waited there... After two hours, they said that the people upstairs wanted to see me, so I went, and then I met the legendary person in charge of the Peak Tower."

"I explained the situation, and they said that the Abyss Cave needs a legendary figure to guard it, and that we should solve the problem ourselves, or that we should move away before the other side attacks. I said that the population of Longjiang cannot be moved away just like that. Even if we want to move, we need someone to escort us. I asked them to send a legendary figure to help us move away, but they did not agree."

"Later, I went to find some legendary figures who had been to Longjiang and had a connection with it."

"I approached several people, but they all refused."

"I searched everywhere in the tower, approaching over a dozen legends, but not a single one agreed..."

Xie Jinshui paused for a moment, then looked at Qin Duhuang and Su Ping and said, "I can see that they are also afraid, afraid that they will encounter the other side because they came to help."

Qin Duhuang and the others were stunned.

Su Ping was also stunned, but a cold glint quickly flashed in his eyes.

"I remember a legend named the Northern King, have you ever met him?" Su Ping asked.

Xie Jinshui was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting Su Ping to know such an old legend. He nodded slightly, "I saw him and looked for him, but he said he had other missions to attend to and couldn't come over."

Su Ping remained silent.

He felt as if a fire of anger was burning inside him.

The others also came to their senses, and Zhou Tianlin couldn't help but say, "You said you begged more than a dozen legendary figures? If they all came, would we still be afraid of that other shore? They only need to make one trip, which takes less than a day round trip, and their power would be enough to crush the beast tide gathered outside. Why don't they come?"

"Didn't they say that the Abyss Cave was in dire need of legendary figures to guard it? Why did you encounter more than a dozen legendary figures in the Peak Tower?" Qin Duhuang asked, somewhat puzzled. He had previously learned about the Abyss Cave from Qin Shuhai and knew that it was in dire need of legendary figures to guard it, to the point that even the King's League had become bait.

As a result, at the Peak Tower headquarters, I was able to meet more than a dozen legends.

Xie Jinshui glanced at him, then at Zhou Tianlin and Mu Beihai, whose faces were full of anger, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.

He had been to the tower himself and seen what it was like there, so he knew more than anyone else.

There were many things he didn't say, because saying them would be meaningless.

He is an adult and a mayor. He has experienced and seen a lot. He has seen countless beautiful things as well as countless ugly things, so he understands and can comprehend them at a glance.

But even if you understand it, it's meaningless.

It will only make you feel more pain.

"They're right about at least one thing," Xie Jinshui said in a low voice. "I called you all here to talk to you about this. Without the legend of the Peak Tower, it's really difficult, if not impossible, for us to hold on. So I plan to help everyone relocate."

Everyone was shocked.

Seeing Xie Jinshui's gradually calming expression and serious gaze, everyone knew that Xie Jinshui had probably been going through a difficult internal struggle before they arrived.

"Relocate..." The Ye family patriarch's face was grim. "The subway access to Longjiang from other base cities has been closed. How can we relocate? Moreover, Longjiang has a population of over 20 million. What does that mean? Even if transportation is smooth, it won't be an easy task to evacuate everyone."

Mu Beihai's gaze remained calm as he quickly considered his options. He said, "I think we can contact the surrounding base cities and open an underground train tunnel. Also, we don't necessarily need to relocate everyone. We can leave some elderly, weak, sick, and disabled people, as well as those suffering from incurable diseases, here as bait to lure the rest of the population away!"

Su Ping was taken aback.

The expressions of the people around him changed slightly, and they glanced at Mu Beihai.

These words are cold and cruel!

Should we leave some people behind as bait to attract the attention of the beast horde?

In the face of a beast tide, bait is food!

It was specifically left for the beast tide to eat. Maybe once the beast tide is full, it won't have the motivation to chase after others!

From a purely rational perspective, this is indeed a solution, but it's too cruel!

Who doesn't want to live?

Who would willingly stay and become food for monsters?

Zhou Tianlin and Qin Duhuang remained silent. As those in positions of power, they knew that this decision was cruel, but in this situation, they had very few options.

War is cruel, and cruelty is forced out of the people by war.

When being chased by a tiger, you don't need to run faster than the tiger, you just need to run faster than your companions. That's how you survive!

Survival itself is a process of natural selection, a cruel and ruthless thing.

They are the ones who now have the power to decide the life and death of the people below.

Xie Jinshui's eyes narrowed slightly. Mu Beihai's words sounded like the words of a devil. His first reaction was anger, but when he tried to vent his anger, it quickly vanished. He couldn't curse, because he knew that it was impossible for everyone to move away!

Once you turn your back on the monsters, the beast tide will only pursue you more fiercely!

If the people of Longjiang scatter and flee, even more will die. After all, outside the base city is wilderness, and the distance between it and other base cities means that they may encounter monsters at any time. Apart from some powerful battle pet masters who are capable of surviving in the wild and can protect themselves, the rest of the ordinary civilians will die if they encounter monsters!

A silence fell over the meeting room.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Mu Beihai knew that his choice was too cruel. He didn't say anything. Since things had come to this, he was happy to leave if they wanted to. In any case, all the members of the Mu family were capable of leaving Longjiang. Those who stayed were just ordinary people without power, influence, or background.

In the silence, Xie Jinshui noticed that Su Ping remained silent, seemingly deep in thought. He asked, "Boss Su, what's your opinion?"

Hearing his words, the others were slightly taken aback, and then they thought of Su Ping.

It's just that Su Ping looks too young. When discussing such heavy matters, they subconsciously overlooked Su Ping. Although Su Ping is strong enough, that's all he has. It doesn't mean he has the control and vision of someone in a higher position.

Su Ping glanced at them and said, "If you really want to move, I won't stop you, but I... won't leave."

They were all stunned.

They stared at Su Ping, their inner thoughts unspoken: Do you know what you're saying?!

don't go?

Do you really want to fight to the death with the other side?

If, as they had hoped, several legends had come to Peak Tower, they would still have hope. But now, not a single legend has come to Peak Tower. What chance do they have?

Although Su Ping is very strong, and there are other legends in Su Ping's shop, even including Su Ping, there are only one and a half!

This time, there are five king beasts!

Su Ping might be able to kill five king beasts, but what if those five king beasts attacked separately?

Su Ping is ultimately just one person. Even with the legendary items in his shop, he can only hold two directions of the base city. Who can hold the other directions?

Once breached, the city will be attacked from both sides. What use would it be if Su Ping's base city remained unscathed, since his home would be stolen?

(End of this chapter)