The old man didn't know what to do since he couldn't persuade Zhong Lingtong.
After all, he was too embarrassed to say anything in front of Su Ping.
Staying in the Longjiang Base City was akin to digging his own grave. He didn't know what Su Ping was thinking. That was the Otherworld Heavenly King, one of the strongest beast kings. Su Ping was a Renegade, not even a legendary battle pet warrior could do anything!
"If that's the case, I will stay as well. I hope I can do something," the old man said.
He said that because he wanted to stay and look after Zhong Lingtong.
If the city fell, he couldn't care less. He would have to take Zhong Lingtong away by force even if he had to offend Su Ping.
Given Zhong Lingtong's talent, even without Su Ping, she could easily become a master teacher under the tutelage of another teacher. She was the future of the Zhong Family. He couldn't allow her to lose her life because of Su Ping's willfulness.
Su Ping didn't respond to the old man's words. Right then, his phone rang. Su Ping looked at the number. It was from Xie Jinshui.
"Mayor, where are you?"
Su Ping asked at once.
"I'm back," Xie Jinshui said calmly.
Su Ping was surprised. That fast?
He left last night and he was back today?
"How many legendary battle pet warriors did you invite?" Su Ping asked at once.
After a moment of silence, Xie Jinshui said, "Mr. Su, is it convenient for you to come over now? I want to have a meeting. Some things are better said in person."
Su Ping was surprised. Xie Jinshui's tone didn't sound right. Su Ping felt uneasy.
"Okay, I'm on my way."
Su Ping said at once.
Su Ping hung up. He looked at Dao Zun and the three old men from the Zhong family. "I have something urgent to do. I need to go out. Make yourselves comfortable."
Dao Zun glanced at him. Su Ping wasn't soundproof, so he could hear the call. He frowned and said, "Okay, be careful."
"Mr. Su, you don't have to worry about us," the old man from the Zhong Family hurriedly said.
Su Ping nodded and immediately left the shop.
Walking out of the shop, Su Ping saw Qin Duhuang and Liu Tianzong walking out of the shop across the street. Both of them were surprised to see Su Ping.
"Mr. Su, Xie just came back."
"Yes, he just contacted me and asked me to go over."
"Is that so? I'm going there too. I asked him how many legendary battle pet warriors he invited back, but he didn't say." Qin Duhuang frowned.
Next to him, Liu Tianzong laughed dryly and said, "This old guy, don't tell me he wants to give us a surprise?"
Su Ping and Qin Duhuang did not laugh. They felt that this explanation was not interesting at all.
At this moment, they were not in the mood to joke around, especially on such a big matter.
Xie Jinshui's reaction was strange.
They couldn't help but think of a terrible possibility.
They hoped that it wasn't true!
…
Soon, in the city hall.
In the conference room.
Apart from Su Ping, Qin Duhuang, and Liu Tianzong, Mu Beihai, Zhou Tianlin, and the others were also there. They had been working in other places but they hurried over as soon as they heard that Xie Jinshui had come back.
They were the same people in the conference room.
"Xie, what's going on? Say something!" The family head of the Ye Family was a hot-tempered person.
Qin Duhuang looked at Xie Jinshui who was keeping his head down. "Xie, what's going on? Say something. Did the legendary battle pet warriors from the Tower not come?"
The others were thinking the same thing when they saw Xie Jinshui. Qin Duhuang had voiced out their concerns. They stared at Xie Jinshui.
Xie Jinshui trembled after hearing Qin Duhuang's words. After a moment of silence, he slowly raised his head. There was an indescribable look on his face.
He was tired, disappointed, desperate, painful, and guilty.
Seeing this face, everyone's heart sank.
"The Tower said … that the Deep Caves are in a state of emergency. They can't spare anyone to help," Xie Jinshui said slowly. His voice was hoarse.
Qin Duhuang and the others turned pale.
They can't spare anyone?
"Not a single legendary battle pet warrior?!" Zhou Tianlin glared at Xie Jinshui. He was both shocked and angry. "The Tower said that they have dozens of legendary battle pet warriors. When other base cities are in danger of beast kings, they can ask the legendary battle pet warriors from the Tower to help. Why not this time?!"
"Are they afraid of the Otherworld Heavenly King?!"
Hearing Zhou Tianlin's angry voice, the few people beside him opened their mouths slightly. They wanted to ask the same question, but Zhou Tianlin had already said it for them.
Mu Beihai pulled a long face. "Xie, what is going on? The base city pays the Tower a lot of taxes every year. They are obligated to help us. We really need them now. Why aren't they here? Can't they even ask a legendary battle pet warrior to help us?"
Qin Duhuang was feeling the same as Zhou Tianlin. He stared at Xie Jinshui. "Xie, you know what the situation is. If the legendary battle pet warriors from the Tower don't come, the Longjiang Base City will be doomed. I am willing to sacrifice myself for the Longjiang Base City, but it would be foolish to make unnecessary sacrifices! "
"That's right." The family head of the Ye family chimed in, "Why aren't they here?"
"Xie, is it because of your attitude?" Liu Tianzong asked with a frown.
Hearing Liu Tianzong's words, Xie Jinshui's gloomy eyes turned slightly. He glanced at Liu Tianzong and the corner of his mouth trembled slightly. Ha, ha, I dropped to my knees. I dropped to my knees one by one! What do you think of my attitude? I don't know what to ask anymore. I wasn't asking, I was begging! "
Liu Tianzong was startled. So were Qin Duhuang and the others.
Kneeling?
Xie Jinshui was not at the legendary rank, but he was at the peak of the titled rank!
He was the mayor. How could he kneel to someone?!
Titled battle pet warriors would bow to legendary battle pet warriors, even if they were in awe of legendary battle pet warriors!
Kneeling to a legendary battle pet warrior was not the way to treat a legendary battle pet warrior!
Su Ping pulled a long face. He could almost imagine Xie Jinshui begging on his knees.
"Then why? Is it because of the Deep Caves? I heard that several legendary battle pet warriors were sacrificed. Xie, how many legendary battle pet warriors did you see in the Tower? "Qin Duhuang asked with a frown.
Xie Jinshui said nothing.
A moment later, he said slowly, "I went to the Tower last night and told them everything. They told me to wait, so I did … I waited for two hours. They said someone wanted to see me, so I went. I met the legendary battle pet warrior in charge of the Tower.
"I told them everything. They said that the Deep Caves needed legendary battle pet warriors and they told us to take care of it ourselves. Or, they told us to evacuate before the Otherworld Heavenly King attacked. I told them that we couldn't evacuate the people of the Longjiang Base City right away. Even if we wanted to evacuate, we would have to be escorted. I asked them to send a legendary battle pet warrior to help us but they didn't agree.
"Then, I went to look for legendary battle pet warriors who had been to the Longjiang Base City or were related to the Longjiang Base City.
"I asked several of them but they all said no.
"I went to the Tower and over a dozen legendary battle pet warriors, but none of them said yes …"
Xie Jinshui looked at Qin Duhuang and Su Ping. "I can see that they are afraid. They are afraid that they will run into the Otherworld Heavenly King because they are here to help."
Qin Duhuang and the others were still in a daze.
Su Ping was surprised as well. Soon, a glint of coldness rose in his eyes.
"I remember there is a legendary battle pet warrior called the North King. Have you met him?" Su Ping asked.
Xie Jinshui didn't expect that Su Ping would know a legendary battle pet warrior that early. He nodded. "I met him and I went to him. But he said he was busy and couldn't come."
Su Ping didn't say anything.
He felt a ball of anger burning in his heart.
The others came back to their senses. Zhou Tianlin couldn't help but ask, "You said you asked over a dozen legendary battle pet warriors for help? Why would they be afraid of the Otherworld Heavenly King if they were all here? As long as they make a trip here, it will take less than a day for them to come and go. The strength they display is enough to destroy the beast horde gathered outside. Why wouldn't they come? "
"I thought the Deep Caves were in dire need of legendary battle pet warriors. How come you met over a dozen legendary battle pet warriors in the Tower?" Qin Duhuang was confused. He had heard from Qin Shuhai that the Deep Caves were in dire need of legendary battle pet warriors. Even the Supremacy League had been used as bait.
But he met over a dozen legendary battle pet warriors in the Tower?
Xie Jinshui looked at Qin Duhuang and then at Zhou Tianlin and Mu Beihai who were still angry. He forced a bitter smile.
He had been to the Tower in person and had seen the situation there. He knew more than the others.
There were many things that he didn't say out loud because they would be meaningless.
He was an adult and a mayor. He had been through a lot and seen many things. He had seen many beautiful things and many ugly things. Therefore, he could understand.
But even if he did, it would be meaningless.
He would only feel more pain.
"They're right about one thing," Xie Jinshui said in a low voice. Xie Jinshui lowered his voice. "I called you here because I want to talk to you about this. Without the legendary battle pet warriors from the Tower, it will be difficult for us to stay here. I think it's impossible. So, I've decided to help everyone move."
Everyone's heart trembled.
Seeing Xie Jinshui's gradually calm expression and serious gaze, everyone knew that before they came, Xie Jinshui was most likely going through a difficult mental struggle.
"Evacuate …" The family head of the Ye family pulled a long face. "The other base cities have closed the subway to the Longjiang Base City. How can we evacuate? Besides, the Longjiang Base City has a population of over twenty million. Even if the subway is open, it won't be easy to evacuate all of us. "
Mu Beihai calmed himself down. "I think we can contact the nearby base cities and open up the subway. Also, we don't have to evacuate all of us. We can leave some of the old, the sick, the sick, and some with incurable diseases. We can use them as bait to evacuate the rest!"
Su Ping was surprised.
The others turned to look at Mu Beihai in surprise.
These words were very cold and cruel!
Leave some people as bait to distract the wild beasts?
Bait would be food for the wild beasts!
They would be food for the wild beasts. Maybe, the wild beasts would have no more motivation to chase after the others once they were full!
From an absolutely rational point of view, this was indeed a solution, but it was too cruel!
Who didn't want to live?
Who would want to stay and become food for the wild beasts?
Zhou Tianlin and Qin Duhuang remained silent. They were both leaders and they knew that the decision was cruel. But they didn't have many choices under such circumstances.
War is cruel, and cruelty is forced by war.
When a tiger was chasing you, you didn't have to run faster than the tiger. You just had to run faster than your companions. That was survival!
Survival itself was about the survival of the fittest. It was a cruel thing.
They were the ones who could decide the fate of the people.
Xie Jinshui narrowed his eyes. Mu Beihai's words were like the devil's. Xie Jinshui's first reaction was to fly into a rage. But when he was about to throw a tantrum, his anger vanished. He couldn't bring himself to yell at Mu Beihai because he knew that it was impossible for everyone to leave!
The wild beasts would only chase after them more ferociously if they turned their backs on the wild beasts!
If the people of the Longjiang Base City were to scatter, more of them would die. After all, outside the base city was the wilderness. They could run into wild beasts at any time due to the distance between them and other base cities. Only some battle pet warriors who were strong enough to survive in the wild could protect themselves. But the general public would die if they ran into wild beasts!
The meeting room fell into silence.
Mu Beihai knew that the choice he had proposed was too cruel. But he didn't say anything. He would be happy to leave at this point. After all, the members of the Mu family would be able to leave the Longjiang Base City. The ones who would stay would be the general public with no power or background.
Xie Jinshui noticed that Su Ping wasn't saying anything. He seemed to be thinking about something. Xie Jinshui asked, "Mr. Su, what do you think?"
The others finally thought of Su Ping after hearing that.
Su Ping was too young. Out of instinct, they had neglected Su Ping when discussing such a serious matter. Su Ping was powerful, but that was all. He didn't have the ability to control and make decisions.
Su Ping darted them a look. "If you really want to leave, I won't stop you. But … I won't leave."
They were still in a daze.
They stared at Su Ping. Their words were on the tip of their tongue. Do you have any idea what you're talking about?!
You won't leave?
Do you really want to fight the Otherworld Heavenly King to the death?
They would have had a chance if the Tower had sent some legendary battle pet warriors. But not even one legendary battle pet warrior from the Tower had come. What could they do?
Su Ping was powerful, and Su Ping had legendary battle pet warriors in his store. But even with Su Ping, there were only one and a half legendary battle pet warriors!
This time, there were five beast kings!
Su Ping might be able to kill the five beast kings, but what if the five beast kings attacked separately?
Su Ping was one man. He and the legendary battle pet warriors in his store would only be able to protect two sides of the base city. Who could protect the other sides?
Once the base city was breached, the base city would be attacked from both sides. Even if Su Ping were to remain unharmed, it would be useless. His home would be gone!
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