At the center of the Subcontinent District, there was another equally magnificent base city.
In one of the bustling areas, there was a spacious garden. The gate of the garden was built like an ancient mansion.
The guards standing by the gate were all wearing golden armor and were emitting a cold aura.
Next to the guards were eighth-rank battle pets, Flaming Wings Tigers. Flaming Wings Tigers were pets of the fire family that had one-third of the bloodline of demons. It was said that the more talented Flaming Wings Tigers could awaken some of the demon's skills.
On the chest of the guards was a mark of a golden umbrella sword. Everyone in the base city knew that this was the mark of the Ocean Umbrella, the family heirloom of the Tang family!
Inside the spacious garden was a small city.
The city was well-equipped with all kinds of facilities. There was a pet arena, a pet training shop, a battle pet simulation hall, and a pet amusement park.
The living area inside was filled with ancient mansions.
At the moment, in the deepest part of the city, in the most magnificent building, five people were sitting in the living room. Outside were a row of guards and maids.
The middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table said coldly, "I have received information about Ruyan's whereabouts."
He sat with his back straight, looking graceful and dignified. His thick eyebrows and big eyes gave him a dignified air.
The other four people turned pale. A layer of frost covered their faces.
"Is it another family?"
"Is she alive or dead?"
"I heard that the Situ family was in the Mysterious Realm. Is it them?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and squinted his eyes. "She's still alive. Basically, we can rule out the possibility that other families are behind this. Ruyan is trapped in a base city in the south. Someone saw her in a pet store many times. She was entertaining customers for that store."
“？”
The four of them were stunned, and question marks appeared above their heads.
The future family head of the Tang family went to a pet store and entertained customers there?
They couldn't even imagine what would happen.
They would have thought that the family head was joking if it weren't for the serious look on his face.
"Did I see wrongly?" An old man asked in surprise.
The middle-aged man shook his head slowly and said, "I have a picture in my hand. I've already verified the news, and it's true. She should be trapped in that shop and can't leave!"
"Before I gathered all of you here, I have sent someone to investigate this store but the result was not good. This pet store is mysterious. It is said that there is a titled battle pet warrior in charge of the store and that the Inferno Dragon is a Long Chong!
The people I sent revealed their identities, but the local government didn't cooperate with our investigation. Moreover, the mayor personally sent a message to us, advising us not to provoke this shop. "
"A titled battle pet warrior in a pet store?"
"Don't provoke them?"
The other four were stunned when they heard this.
It was surprising enough that a store had a titled battle pet warrior in charge. But it wasn't too strange. After all, some titled battle pet warriors would run companies to make money. But what was wrong with the mayor of the base city? How could he tell them not to mess with a pet store?
What were their identities?
The Tang family, one of the four major families of the Subcontinent District!
If they were being serious, they could even destroy a base city. But now, they were being told not to mess with a pet store?!
"It seems that we, the Tang family, have been operating in the central district for years and have neglected the border areas." An old man suddenly sighed. "Some small base cities have even forgotten the name of the Tang family."
"I didn't know that our influence outside the central district has weakened to such an extent." Another old woman had almost lost all her teeth. Her face was gloomy.
"People from small places have never seen the big picture."
"They are frightened by a store with an Inferno Dragon. It is true that the Inferno Dragon is rare but there is only one of it. If it weren't for the fact that the Ocean Umbrella won't leave the family easily, I would have told this generation that the Tang family can even hunt down legendary battle pets!"
"What a pathetic and pathetic bunch of ants!"
The other two shook their heads and forced a bitter smile. They found it absurd and regretful at the same time. The Tang family had been standing firm in the central district for years. It never occurred to them that they would be looked down upon in the border areas. If the same thing had happened in any other base city in the central district, they would have received a message as soon as Tang Ruyan's whereabouts were exposed.
In other words, not just a message, but the mayor of that base city would send her to them in person. He would do so with reverence and reverence!
However, in a remote base city, they were told not to mess with that store.
What was that supposed to mean?
Were they telling the future family head of the Tang family to just leave her there?
They were both amused and infuriated by that stupid statement.
"Sir, I will go and pick up the young lady myself." An old man stood up. There was a glint of coldness in his hawk-like eyes. "By the way, I will let the base city know what kind of family the Tang family is!"
"That's right. Those people probably think that the run-down families in their hometown are the Tang family."
The other three were just as vexed.
The middle-aged man didn't say anything. He seemed to be thinking about something.
A moment later, he darted a look at the old man and said, "We don't have much information about this store. However, the store was able to kidnap Ruyan from the Mysterious Realm without alerting anyone. We have investigated the Longtai Mountain but found nothing. The person who did this must be at the upper position of the titled rank or even at the peak!
"Besides, Ruyan is not completely imprisoned. She can still move around. The store must know who she is. Still, they dared to humiliate her without fear of being exposed. Either they don't know the power of the Tang family, or they don't fear us at all.
"Based on the current situation, I think it's the latter. After all, those at the upper position of the titled rank or at the peak of the titled rank must know something about the Tang family."
Hearing the Patriarch's words, the four people's expressions changed slightly. The anger on their faces disappeared, and their eyes revealed contemplation.
They had been infuriated by the mayor of the base city. Now that they were back at the store, they found many inconsistencies that they could not justify.
If the store had imprisoned the future family head of the Tang family, why would they allow her to entertain customers?
Were they not afraid of being exposed?
But to say that the store wasn't afraid of the Tang family … that was even more unlikely.
Not even the other three major families dared to imprison the future family head of the Tang family so openly. That was a sign of war!
The more they thought about it, the stranger the situation became.
After pondering for a long time, he finally came up with two answers. Either this shop had some unknown, terrifying power, or this shop was extremely arrogant and ignorant!
And the possibility of leaning towards the latter was even greater!
After all, there were many fools in the real world.
Even though the former was less likely, they had to be more careful. If it was the former, they would have to pay a heavy price.
"If that is the case, I will go with you," another old man said.
"Me too. The three of us will go together. I don't believe that there are three people at the peak of the titled rank behind this store!" The toothless old woman said. She was a woman but she was more hot-tempered than the other two old men.
The middle-aged man thought for a moment and nodded. "Okay. I will ask two more titled battle pet warriors to go with you. Go and see what's going on. If you have any information, send a message back at once. I will give you the intercontinental communication chips. We will send reinforcements as soon as the situation changes."
The three nodded. They felt strange.
The three of them were enough to deal with a small pet store. It would be ridiculous to send more reinforcements.
That being said, they knew that their family head had always been a prudent person. On second thought, they believed that it would be risky to send them out alone.
After all, it was quite possible that there were people at the peak of the titled rank in that store. If that were the case and they were in the store's territory, they would be in big trouble if they went alone.
Even if the odds were against them, it would still be humiliating if they failed to get Tang Ruyan back.
"Ruyan is just a 'mask' but on the surface, everyone thinks that she is the future family head of the Tang family. Anyway, try your best to keep her safe. That way, the other families will be more convinced that she is the future family head!
On the other hand, if they threaten you with her life, or even endanger the lives of the three family elders, then sacrificing Ruyan is not a big deal. "
The middle-aged man looked at the three family elders. "You three are the pillars of the Tang family. Whatever happens, we cannot allow anything to go wrong."
Hearing his words, the three people's expressions changed. They were all moved.
Of course, the three of them had different feelings.
The family head was willing to give up Tang Ruyan because she was not as useful as they were. It was not because the family head had deep feelings for them.
The Tang family was not sustained by emotions, nor was it run by emotions. Profits were the most important thing.
Those who were useful to the family would be put in important positions.
Those who were useless to the family, even if they were direct descendants, would be abandoned.
It might seem cold-blooded, but that was also the style of the Tang family and one of the reasons why the family had been prosperous for so long.
If the family was run by emotions, it would rot quickly. The useless direct descendants would be in high positions while the useful ones would be humiliated at the bottom. How could the family survive?
Therefore, even though they understood the family head's thoughts, the three family elders were comforted.
What they feared the most was the kind of family that would be mercilessly abandoned even though they could be of value.
Those were the real scoundrels!
"Sir, don't worry. We will try our best to bring our lady back," the three said.
The middle-aged man nodded.
"Then, we will set off now. Since we are going to show our family's prestige, I would like to request a Feather Army and a Tactic Army!" one of the elders said.
"Sure." The middle-aged man nodded.
The Tang family had to make a grand entrance.
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