“Eh?”

Joanna raised her eyebrows. Are these people customers?

The old man was being followed by several people, some middle-aged and some even older than him.

All of them stood behind the white-haired old man. They appeared to regard him with reverence.

Su Ping heard the footsteps. He looked up and noticed something unusual about that old man.

He was advanced in age but he was glowing with confidence.

Su Ping thought of something. He remained seated behind the counter.

At the moment, those men stood by the door in a daze after they saw Joanna who was just on her way out. The men were all well-informed but they had never seen a lady so stunningly beautiful.

Her beauty made their eyes shine. She was perfect.

Such a breathtakingly pretty lady was standing in this shabby little store that was located in the middle of nowhere. She stood out from the mass, like a glowing phoenix inside a chicken coop!

The white haired old man felt that his breath was taken away a bit but he quickly shifted his look to focus on Su Ping who was behind the counter.

The others standing behind the white-haired old man sent Joanna a few more glances. But they knew who they were so they couldn’t keep their eyes glued on her so brazenly. One of them looked around with his eyebrows knitted together. He had never imagined that the place they were hurrying to after they received the news was this sorry store.

This…?

“You?”

The old man recognized Su Ping at once. After all, they had gathered and sent him photos of this young man before they went there. Once they saw the photos, their first reaction was shock. It was beyond their wildest imagination that the person who had reached the ninth dragon bone was a man of such a young age. Their shock increased as they dug out the life story of this young man. He had renounced the world splendidly but he had no strong connection or background whatsoever!

What astonished them even more was that this young man didn’t die at the ninth dragon bone. He had survived it and managed to make it back to his store though they had sent people to spy on him. They were certain that the young man had obtained items of utmost importance.

Su Ping smiled at the old man. “Yes, I am the owner.”

He then turned to Joanna, “Joanna, people came to our store. Why didn’t you welcome them?”

Joanna didn’t know that there was stuff for her to do. She was furious. She was a noble member of the god race. How could she say “welcome” to those mean creatures?!

If she were to go out and visit some places, mean creatures like them wouldn’t even have the right to receive her. Why was it her turn to serve those mean creatures?!

She was angry, annoyed, and depressed.

And yet, because of the established code of conduct for employees, she had no other choice but to say, “Welcome.” But she spoke with a stone-cold face.

The simple word was uttered in such a stiff way… as if those people owed her money.

All the people present were stunned.

The way she conversed with the young man and the things she said implied that this lady —with a beauty level that could wreck the country and bring ruin to the people—was actually working there.

They thought they understood the situation when they noticed that the lady was angry and reluctant. She had suffered an injustice!

If it weren’t for the fact that they had made the visit on official business, they would have helped the damsel in distress and sent her home!

Su Ping knew that Joanna had a long way to go before she could become a qualified employee, given how bad her attitude was, but this wasn’t the moment to correct her behavior. He stared at those people at the door and said, “Our store offers pet training and pet nursing services. What do you need?”

The old man sneered. “We need you.”

“Me?” Su Ping shook his head. “My skills are for sale, but not my body.”

“Do not banter with me!” the old man howled.

The old man crossed his arms behind his back; he had kept a straight face all this time. All of a sudden, a streak of chilling light came out from his eyes as he said, “Get over here!”

It was as if his words contained power. A strong force swarmed out to Su Ping, trying to drag him over.

Right when that force was about to envelop Su Ping… a barrier appeared out of nowhere. It protected Su Ping before the force arrived and fended it off.

“What?”

The white-haired old man was stunned stiff. His move had failed.

How… was that possible?

He was only shocked for one second. The indifference in his eyes faded away. He began to check Su Ping carefully, only to find some unfathomable energy was surrounding Su Ping and his force could not break through that barrier.

Someone was indeed backing Su Ping.

A cold glint rose in the old man’s eyes. He had anticipated that Su Ping would have a serious supporter. After all, an average young man with no powerful background making such achievements was impossible!

“Who is your teacher?” The white-haired old man sounded ghastly.

He was sure that such a person was most likely a legendary battle pet warrior. But on this continent, there were only two legendary battle pet warriors and he knew for sure that the other one would not oppose him.

On the other hand, the old man also didn’t think the person behind Su Ping was a legendary battle pet warrior from another continent. Those legendary battle pet warriors wouldn’t train a student there; otherwise it would be taken as a clear declaration of war, since none of the continents had ever interfered in each other’s matters!

The others had witnessed what happened and were clearly astounded. They could tell that Master Yuan was trying to drag the young man over but failed, which was unbelievable.

Or, could it be that a powerful presence hidden in a place they couldn’t see had just helped Su Ping out?

They all tried to check the store with their minds. However, they realized that they couldn’t see through this seemingly mundane store!

Some rooms in the store were closed, and they could not see what was inside!

How was that possible?

All of a sudden, that shabby little store became horrific.

A barrier that could block their perception had to be of an advanced level and it was possible that it had been set by a legendary battle pet warrior!

There could be a legendary battle pet warrior inside this store; all of them put their guards up because of this possibility. They mobilized their astral powers secretly, while on high alert. All of them felt a sense of danger in that worn-out store! Even though they had established their fame a long time ago!

Su Ping heaved a sigh. “You’re here because of the Mysterious Realm. That is open to the public, to begin with. Such being the case, everyone deserves the right to obtain the legacy. But you’re going after me as if I owed you money. Don’t you think you are a little too stingy?” The white-haired old man pulled a long face. Stingy? Who could be generous enough to give up the legacy of a Mysterious Realm?

“Kid, you haven’t earned the right to talk to me yet. Let the person supporting you come out. I want to see what kind of senseless person would dare to covet what is rightfully mine!”

Su Ping rolled his eyes and said to Joanna, “What are you waiting for? Your boss is being humiliated. People have come to our door to pick a fight. Deal with them! Wait, the third person to the left, leave him alone. Venerable the Blade helped me once, so I’m grateful to him.”