How Imposing the Earth Ranking Courtyard's Manager Is!
Zhou Wanwan tilted her head and looked at him, saying:
Is this Black Widow your old flame?
I don't know how she is, but I do have her identification badge.
The man suddenly grabbed Zhou Wanwan by the neck.
Iron Crutch Li stepped in to stop him, saying, "You dare to hurt my young lady?"
The man was only 97 years old. The guard next to him shouted, "Fighting is not allowed here. Anyone who lays a hand on him will have their arm cut off."
The man, his eyes red, glared fiercely at Zhou Wanwan and said:
"You bitch, you just wait! If you dare, you can live here forever!"
She was just a young girl; I don't know what kind of luck she had that allowed her to kill the Black Widow.
Black Widow is my sister.
Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow and said, "You're wrong about that. I never take the initiative. It was Black Widow who wanted to kill me first."
The man, his eyes red, roared, "My sister is the kindest person; she would never lay a hand on anyone. Just you wait! I won't let you get away with this!"
Zhou Wanwan sighed and went to exchange her Earth Ranking token for supplies.
There is also a special window for exchanging supplies Earth Ranking Courtyard.
Zhou Wanwan handed the three Earth Ranking plaques to the window.
The old man sitting inside looked down and was dumbfounded.
He held the waist tokens and asked cautiously, "Little... little girl, do you want to exchange these three Earth Ranking tokens for equivalent goods?"
Zhou Wanwan nodded gently. "Yes, I'll exchange them all. How many can I exchange?"
At the counter, the old man deftly laid out the exchanged goods one by one, including sixty taels of silver and more than a dozen kinds of precious medicinal herbs.
Zhou Wanwan put everything away and started wandering around the room again.
As she approached the quest board, someone came over and asked, "Young lady, would you like to accept a quest?"
Zhou Wanwan nodded and said, "Yes, accept the mission."
The woman smiled and said:
"We have a task list here. How about I get it for you?"
"Just write down the serial number, and we'll register it for you."
Another woman walked over and said:
"Yun Duo, who gave you permission to do this? Does a little kid like her deserve this kind of service?"
This isn't a place where just anyone can come in.
I think you don't want to do this anymore, do you?
Yun Duo looked at her and said:
Everyone who walks in here is a VIP, regardless of their social status.
Moreover, the fact that he was able to walk in means she's a top-ranked expert on the Earth Ranking.
The woman laughed loudly:
"Someone like her dares to call herself a top-ranked expert on the Earth Ranking?"
If you insist on serving her today, then I'm firing you today.
I'm telling you to get out of Earth Ranking Courtyard. I heard your mother is in poor health and needs a lot of precious medicine every day.
Ha! I'd like to see how you manage outside of the Earth Ranking Courtyard!
Yun Duo's eyes reddened. "Zhao Lili, why are you doing this to me? I was just working diligently."
Zhao Lili scoffed lightly:
"I'm not like those men who fall for your act."
If you dare show this little girl this task list today, I'll fire you.
Yun Duo trembled with anger, Zhou Wanwan said calmly, "Who are you? Are you a top expert on the Earth Ranking?"
Zhao Lili straightened her back and said:
"I'm the manager of this Earth Ranking Courtyard, little girl. How did you manage to sneak in?"
Get out the way you got in.
"I guess it crawled in through that dog hole over there, right?"
Zhou Wanwan chuckled and said, "The steward of the Earth Ranking Courtyard is quite impressive! Where have I offended you?"
Zhao Lili snorted coldly:
"The Earth Ranking Courtyard is not a place for trash like you. What are you all standing there for?"
"Aren't you going to get her out of here right now? And you, Yun Duo, you get out with her now."
Zhou Wanwan frowned and said, "Wait, this is my Earth Ranking token..."
Zhao Lili gave a light snort and said:
"What can Earth Ranking tag prove? We send out countless waist tags every year."
Besides, who knows if your badge is real or fake?
Hey! This Zhao Lili is absolutely inhuman.
Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "These have all been verified; they can't be fake."
Zhao Lili shushed her.
"You little liar, how could someone like you possibly get Earth Ranking token?"
I don't think you know any kung fu, do you?
These waist tags either weren't stolen by you, or they're counterfeit.
Get out before I lose my temper, or don't blame me for being impolite.
Zhou Wanwan was genuinely angry. She had come to accept a task out of the blue, only to be questioned for no reason.
Moreover, this woman was utterly ruthless in her speech.
Iron Crutch Li looked at her and said, "Speak politely to my master."
Zhao Lili twisted her waist and looked at him, saying:
"Hey! You cripple, you're still alive? So many people said your meridians were damaged, I can't believe you're still alive."
However, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep your ranking on the Earth Ranking for long!
The Earth Ranking has thousands of experts; many people are lining up for your spot.
Now that you've left the Earth Ranking Courtyard, whether you can even survive is another question!
Iron Crutch Li was furious, but Zhao Lili was indeed formidable; she directly blasted them out.
Iron Crutch Li was so angry he gritted his teeth. "This Zhao Lili used to be the mistress of the 89th ranked person on the Earth Ranking, and later she became the manager of the Earth Ranking Courtyard. Now her tone of voice is completely different."
The Yun Duo next to her was so anxious it cried:
She's always had a bad temper, what should I do?
I can earn a tael or two of silver every month here, which I can exchange for some precious medicinal herbs.
Now there's no way out.
Zhou Wanwan looked at her and asked, "Is your mother very ill?"
Yun Duo nodded and said:
"It's quite serious. The doctor here said it won't get better."
The doctors in the Jianghu Alliance are all quite expensive, I really can't afford it, sob sob sob..."
Zhou Wanwan quickly comforted her, "Don't cry, don't cry. I know medicine. How about I go and take a look for you?"
Yun Duo shook her head and said:
"How old are you? There's no way you could cure my mother."
Even the most skilled healers in the Jianghu Alliance couldn't cure her; they could only keep her alive with the finest medicines.
Iron Crutch Li said calmly, "My young lady is no ordinary person. Don't compare her to those charlatans."
Yun Duo nodded and said, "Then I'll take you to where I live! It's just a bit far from here."
They wandered around, getting further and further astray, until finally they found themselves in the innermost, most inconspicuous, and dilapidated part of the Jianghu Alliance.
Iron Crutch Li was stunned upon seeing it and couldn't help but say, "I really didn't expect that there would be such a dilapidated place in the Jianghu Alliance."
Yun Duo sighed softly and said:
"This is where the lowest level of the Jianghu Alliance lives; it's almost like a slum."
Look at this mess, so crowded and dirty. The people living here are all people with no connections, no skills, and no one to care for them.
We can only do the dirtiest, most tiring, and least desirable jobs to earn a meager living.
Zhou Wanwan followed her into a shack and saw a woman huddled in a corner.
Yun Duo walked over and said, "This is my mother..."