Eternal Beast Taming Family

Sure enough, not long after, two Spirit-Rank Contract Masters from the county government arrived in front of Qixia Town, floating through the air.

While they were still some distance away, the two Spirit Rank Contract Masters landed directly at the town gate and walked in.

The two Spirit Rank Contract Masters who were sent were named Zhou Mu and Wang Han.

The two had only heard of the prosperity of Qixia Town before, as they had not had the opportunity to visit it due to their long-term duty of guarding the city walls.

Unexpectedly, it was because the county seat was destroyed that I had the opportunity to come to Qixia Town.

Although I have never seen Qixia Town bustling with people, the more sturdy buildings around it compared to the county seat, and the solemn yet tireless patrols, suggest that it is a town with considerable strength.

Although they were both Spirit Rank Contract Masters, they were only independent cultivators who rose to power without any family or powerful backing.

Even though they were acting on official business, they dared not act too arrogantly in the territory of the Chu family, where three eighth-rank noble families served as servants.

They politely approached a patrolling guard, explained their purpose, and the guard led them to the town hall.

Only after meeting Chu Qinhui, the nominal mayor of Qixia Town, did they read out the government decrees they had received.

"Today, Paper Kite County has suffered a devastating calamity. Its boundary membrane has been destroyed, its city walls have collapsed, and its population is dwindling."

The current governor has chosen Puyuan County, a neighboring county, as the relocation site for the remnants. If any of them wish to stay, the governor will not force them to.

We urge the mayor of Qixia Town to quickly gather all the townspeople, collect their opinions, and help them leave this troublesome place as soon as possible.

Upon hearing the decree announced by the two guards, Chu Qinhui's face inexplicably curled into a somewhat eerie smile. He clapped his hands lightly and summoned two assistants from outside the door.

"Go and gather all the conscious people in the town to the square. The adults from the county town need to collect everyone's wishes."

In less than half an hour, the town's conscious contract masters, as well as ordinary people with special physical characteristics who could remain conscious in this environment, all gathered in the square in front of the town hall in the center.

There are probably more than 5,000 people.

An assistant announced the decree brought by the two guards, and then continued:

"Because the results for the county seat are urgent, I won't ask everyone individually. If you are willing to move to the new town with the governor, please walk to the west side of the square."

If you wish to stay in Qixia Town, please go to the east side of the square. I'll give everyone the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to consider.

After these words were spoken, the contract masters in the square began to stir, and small groups of people began to discuss the matter.

However, there were also some who did not participate in the discussion. They glanced in the direction of the town hall and then walked straight to the east side of the square.

And over time, the number of these people is rapidly increasing.

On the other hand, very few people chose to go west. Some who had already walked halfway west saw so many people heading east, hesitated for a moment, and then followed the main group eastward.

As more and more people chose to stay, the two guards couldn't help but show signs of anxiety.

They understood the governor's meaning, but didn't want too many people to stay. The two of them felt that the governor's summons for questioning was just a formality.

After all, the city walls have been breached, so who would be foolish enough to stay and end up as the source beast's dinner?

But to everyone's surprise, the people of this town seemed to defy convention, and they all chose to stay.

One of the two guards, Zhou Mu, couldn't help but shout:

"The city walls have been breached. If you stay, you will be taking a huge risk. Besides, you should also think about your parents and children who are still mortals. How can they survive if they are directly exposed to the outside world?"

It's almost as if they're saying outright, "We can't leave those four big characters."

After these words were spoken, a few people did indeed head towards the west side, but not many.

One of the guards was looking at Chu Qinhui, the nominal town mayor.

"Mayor Chu, you should know the stakes involved. Why don't you try to persuade them?" Wang Han advised in a friendly manner.

Chu Qinhui shook his head slightly, "Since it is their own wish, we cannot force them to change their minds. Please, the two envoys, compile the information and report it truthfully."

As for the civilians who haven't woken up yet, I think they would rather stay with their families and neighbors.

The two guards' faces turned a deep shade of purple after being shut down by what they had just said, but they couldn't retaliate in front of Chu Qinhui.

The two exchanged a glance, both able to see the sigh in each other's eyes. With no other choice, they went to the west side of the square and compiled a list of the dozen or so people who were willing to relocate.

The two, somewhat dejected, drifted back in the direction they had come from.

……

After the two guards reported the information they had gathered to Governor Zhou Ye, the teacup silently shattered into dust in his hands.

A terrifyingly low pressure filled the hall of the county government office.

The two guards were so nervous that cold sweat streamed down their foreheads.

A moment later, a gentle breeze swept by, and all the oppressive atmosphere vanished. "What that wise teacher said earlier was indeed reasonable."

But I have to spend some money on this; ugh, what a hassle.

Just then, Xiao Muchu returned to the main hall to request an audience. Zhou Ye waved for the two guards to leave, then said, "Let him in."

Upon seeing Zhou Ye sitting comfortably in the lobby, Xiao Muchu's eyebrows twitched.

"Your Excellency, after careful consideration, I still intend to stay. In any case, my future fate is simply to go to a new place to guard a city."

It doesn't matter where I guard, even if I stumbled in Paper Kite County, I still want to get back up from here.

Hearing his words, Zhou Ye cast a meaningful glance down at him.

"I don't know who bewitched you with these items, but they insist on keeping them so you can be sent to guard the city, which is an old city that has been built up over many years."

Now everything here needs to be rebuilt, and you're willing to suffer this hardship?

Of course, Zhou Ye was not interested in where Xiao Muchu was staying, but he was more interested in what kind of "bargaining chip" made him stay.

"When the governor last came, my fate, along with that source artifact, was nailed to this land."

This sentence was as if it said nothing at all, yet it also seemed to have said everything Xiao Muchu wanted to say.

In the end, Zhou Ye gave Xiao Muchu a deep look and didn't ask any more questions.

That afternoon, a huge, two-winged sailboat appeared outside the ravaged Paper Hawk County. The contract masters carried the remaining ordinary people aboard one by one, and the contract masters themselves also boarded the spaceship with their luggage.

The officers piloted the spaceship to the nearby county town, but Zhou Ye did not leave Paper Hawk County. Instead, he followed the trail and found the culprit behind the disaster in Paper Hawk County.