Astral Pet Store (WN)

One would have to be at least at the legendary rank to work for him?

How… daring!

Of course, the presence of that supposed legendary battle pet warrior meant that no one would dare to say a thing. After all, the powerful store owner was the boss.

“Just splendid, Mr. Su!”

“I think Mr. Su’s store is the only place that can hire a legendary battle pet warrior to be an employee.”

The customers still managed to offer compliments to Su Ping.

Su Ping was a mysterious, powerful man but they still regarded Su Ping’s hiring requirements as a joke.

Legendary battle pet warriors were the most prominent group of people in the world. Even titled battle pet warriors would have too much pride to become an attendant there.

Su Ping noticed something while the customers were still chattering and joking. He took a glance outside the store.

There was a long line outside. A person descended from the sky and landed on the staircase after Su Ping looked away.

“Hey, pretty girl, don’t cut in the queue. You’ll get in trouble.”

“Hush! What are you screaming about? Don’t you know Miss Tang?”

“Miss Tang?”

“She works here!”

The customers who recognized Tang Ruyan immediately smiled at her.

Many recurrent customers had become acquainted with Tang Ruyan who worked in the store every day. After all, a pretty girl like her would find it hard to evade public attention.

Tang Ruyan smiled as the customers greeted her. Somehow, she was brought to tears as she looked at the store. She felt she was finally “home.”

Indeed, the store is the most suitable place for me, she said to herself.

She walked into the store, chin up and chest out. She was no longer the girl she used to be. The fact that she had reached the titled rank was noticed by many customers. And then, she tripped over on the doorsill.

Tang Ruyan: (._.) The customers: (o_O)

“Miss Tang…”

“Miss Tang…”

The customers were still nodding as they greeted her. They never thought of her as just an attendant in the store.

No kidding. People able to work in Su Ping’s store would surely have a strong background.

Su Ping had said just then that anyone working there should be at least at the legendary rank.

The customers tried to sense Tang Ruyan’s rank and the result startled them. The titled battle pet warriors among the customers immediately noticed that she was also at the titled rank!

Those who weren’t at the titled rank were feeling stressed in front of her. That would only happen when they were in front of titled battle pet warriors.

This girl is at the titled rank?

The titled battle pet warriors found it hard to believe.

A titled battle pet warrior is working here?

Some of the customers were still thinking that Su Ping’s legendary rank requirement was a joke. This title-ranked girl working as an attendant was enough to leave them gobsmacked.

“Wait, look at her…”

“Tell me that I’m wrong.”

All of a sudden, someone noticed her looks and clothes. They didn’t make the connection just then, but upon a closer look, they were surprised to find that the girl who was working in Su Ping’s store was the heroine from the sensational news!

Is she that girl from the Tang family?!

Soon, some people noticed the small skeleton walking behind her.

The white bones…

The people who had seen videos related to the destruction of the Situ and Wang families were rooted on the spot.

There was no doubt, it was the She- Devil who had flattened two families!

That white skeleton was currently referred to as White Bone Demon!

Battle pets could also have titles, but on rare occasions. Some famous legendary-rank battle pets had well-known titles.

That skeleton had earned itself the title of “White Bone Demon”!

“I’m back.”

Regardless of the stairs mishap, Tang Ruyan went straight to Su Ping.

Su Ping nodded to her and motioned Little Skeleton to approach.

The Little Skeleton walked over from behind Tang Ruyan to the counter. It stood on tiptoe but was still unable to reach the desk. All of a sudden, it placed its hands down its chin, and with a crack, the Little Skeleton lifted its head and left it on the counter.

The nearby customers were pale with fright.

Su Ping was already used to this. He patted that sleek skull, feeling as if it were a pebble, and said to the Little Skeleton, “Go ahead and take some rest.”

The jaw of the skull placed on the counter moved. The Little Skeleton then placed its head back on its neck and adjusted it.

After the head was perfectly set, the Little Skeleton nodded and went back to the pet room by itself.

Joanna was leaning against the pet room’s door frame. Joanna looked worried as the Little Skeleton stepped closer. As of that moment, the Little Skeleton was no longer a creature that she could afford to belittle; it would overwhelm her!

Of course, to overwhelm Joanna, the girl that was also there.

Joanna focused on the cultivation of the mind in this lifetime. She could soon make progress by relying on her true self if she wanted to improve her combat strength.

That being said, even combining her true self with her Joanna avatar, they would still be unable to reach that ultimate rank.

She had chosen to focus on training her mind because she could help her true self break the limit when the time came, to become the Superior God of the Demigod Burial!

He is getting better faster and faster. Not yet at the legendary rank, but look at that battle pet of his, not to mention the fact that the skeleton has the Skeleton King’s bloodline… Joanna thought. She gazed at Su Ping who was still talking to the customers. Whenever they transferred money to him, he would smile without knowing. Joanna rolled her eyes.

That guy would have reached the legendary rank a long time before if he had focused on cultivation!

She shook her head. She couldn’t allow herself to mess up her own mind by overthinking such things.

“Mr. Su, is that skeleton your battle pet?” someone asked out of curiosity.

Su Ping didn’t answer.

People who had heard about the Situ family and the Wang family were surprised by Su Ping’s reaction. Even though he didn’t say so with words, he had admitted that the skeleton was his, the skeleton that brought fear to many.

“Get back to work,” Su Ping said to Tang Ruyan.

Tang Ruyan was irritated, given that he didn’t ask her about the Tang family at all. She bit her lip and went to her post.

“Sister Ruyan.”

Zhong Lingtong approached her. “I thought you had left for good.” She was obviously overjoyed with her return.

Zhong Lingtong’s happiness warmed Tang Ruyan’s heart. “I’m not leaving. I owe that guy something.” “You mean my teacher?” Zhong Lingtong had a theory of her own but didn’t ask.

The spots of the store were full soon after Tang Ruyan got back.

Su Ping declared the end of the business day.

He began to categorize the battle pets after the customers left.

Many people got out of the store in a hurry to let others know about Tang Ruyan’s return.

Many battle pet warriors of other base cities had shown up after the Longjiang Base City survived the beast strike, attracted by the base city’s fame.

Some of the customers in Su Ping’s store were from other base cities.

The Tang family girl whom people were so vividly discussing was right there, in the Longjiang Base City. So, the rumors were true. It was Su Ping who was supporting the future head of the Tang family!

Su Ping again became the center of attention as people began to spread this news.

Some even went to Clairvoyance to ask about Su Ping.

But the people at Clairvoyance refused to tell. Many major forces were confused; some had sniffed something different.

Su Ping had finished grouping the pets while people were going about asking about him. He was going to leave for the cultivation sites.

Someone entered just as he was about to close the doors. It was a middle-aged man with a scholarly appearance.

Su Ping immediately realized that the man was an eighth-rank battle pet warrior.

“I’m sorry, the store is closed for the day. Please come back tomorrow,” Su Ping said.

That middle-aged man was a bit nervous. The two dragon statues by the door were so vivid that they seemed like living things. He was frightened by them; it felt as if two beast kings were gazing at him.

“Hi, I’m here looking for someone,” the middle-aged man asked, “Could you please tell me if you know a man by the name of Su Ping?”

Su Ping raised his eyebrows.

“I am Su Ping.”

“You are?” The middle-aged man was surprised. He sized Su Ping up and down. Before he made the trip over, his teacher had told him repeatedly that he had to treat Mr. Su Ping with respect. The middle-aged man didn’t know that he would be that young.

“You’re looking for me?” Su Ping asked.

The middle-aged man came back to his senses. Surprised as he was, he didn’t think that Su Ping was lying. Also… Su Ping was stressing him out.

“You are Mr. Su Ping? My teacher is Han Yuxiang. He told me to ask you about something,” the middle-aged man clearly said his teacher’s name with respect.

“Han Yuxiang?”

Of course, he knew who that was: the Vice Principal of the best academy of all the Subcontinent District, the Valiant Academy. He had entrusted Han Yuxiang to take care of his younger sister. “What is it?”

Su Ping frowned.

“Mr. Han said that your sister Su Lingyue went missing in the academy and wonders if you know where she is. Mr. Han told me to come here and see if your younger sister has come back home,” the middle-aged man answered honestly.