Primer Auction House, waiting room.
A small jade box was placed on the neat table. A dragon-eye sized pale-green medicinal pill was quietly lying within the jade box. The surface of the medicinal pill was round and full of luster. A rich fragrance drifted out from it, causing one to feel relaxed and happy.
Looking at the pill in the jade box, as the manager of the auction house, the joy on Ya Fei and Gu Ni's faces could hardly be concealed.
Xiao Yan's gaze passed through the black robe and glanced at the two people who had lost their composure. He quietly shook his head and guessed in his heart,"If they knew that this qi-gathering elixir was only refined by Teacher through cutting corners, what kind of expression would they have?”
However, even so, this Qi Gathering Powder that Yao Lao had casually refined had brought Ya Fei and Gu Ni a lot of surprises.
"Old mister's medicinal refinement skills are truly admirable. The quality of this Qi Gathering Powder is likely comparable to the Qi Gathering Powder refined by some tier five alchemists.”Gu Ni praised sincerely after taking another look at the pill.
Under the black robe, the old voice faintly smiled and said,"The two of you should keep the medicinal pills well. You've helped me so much. If you don't thank me, I'll feel a knot in my heart.”
"Hehe, you're too polite. You're a guest, we're just doing our part.”Ya Fei carefully lifted the jade box with her jade-like hand. Ripples flowed within her bright eyes as she sweetly smiled.
Xiao Yan smiled noncommittally. Forget about Yao Lao, even Xiao Yan snorted in disdain in his heart. If she really did what she was supposed to do, it was likely that the Primer Auction House would have already closed down.
Xiao Yan took out a roll of paper from his bosom and handed it to Ya Fei. His old voice laughed,"Please help me prepare some of the medicinal herbs on the list.”
Ya Fei eagerly received the piece of paper and quickly glanced at it a few times before agreeing with a smile. After the lesson from last time, she did not dare to show any hesitation.
Waving her hand, Ya Fei called over a maid and handed the paper to her before instructing her to quickly prepare it.
Xiao Yan picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip. His heart suddenly moved. He mused for a moment before an old voice was slowly emitted,"Miss Ya Fei, I want to ask something.”
Hearing Yao Lao speak, Ya Fei smiled sweetly and softly said,"Please speak, old sir."
"The Jia Lie Clan must have purchased quite a number of medicinal ingredients here, right?”Yao Lao asked in a faint voice.
Hearing this, Ya Fei's heart tightened. Her charming face changed slightly as she secretly exchanged glances with Gu Ni by the side. She was silent for a moment before she hesitantly said,"Last time, the Jia Lie Clan had indeed bought nearly a hundred thousand gold coins worth of medicinal ingredients at the auction. These medicinal ingredients…all have some effect on bleeding control and healing.”
Nodding slightly, the old voice suddenly fell silent.
Seeing the manner of the black robed man in front of her, Ya Fei's heart immediately became somewhat uneasy. She had long known that the former was prepared to help the Xiao Clan. Now that the auction house had sold such a large amount of medicinal ingredients to the Jia Lie Clan, it was hard to guarantee that this old mister who did not know his temper would not have some resentment towards the auction house.
The atmosphere in the hall slowly became gloomy. Looking at the black robed person who had not spoken, Ya Fei became a little restless. If Gu Ni had not repeatedly used his eyes to stop her, she would have already opened her mouth to ask.
"Actually, you should know why I bought so many medicinal herbs last time, right?”After a long time, the old voice finally broke the silence.
Ya Fei gently bit her red lips with her pearly white teeth. She nodded and softly said,"Old mister is planning to refine these medicinal herbs into healing medicine to help the Xiao clan, right?”
"Before I came, I had already given the healing medicine I refined to the Xiao family.”Yao Lao nodded his head slightly and said in a deep voice,"Perhaps in another two days, the Xiao Clan and the Jia Lie Clan will begin to use healing medicine to compete for the popularity of Wu Tan City's market."”
Regarding this topic, Ya Fei did not know how to open her mouth. Therefore, she could only cleverly maintain her silence.
"Refining healing medicine requires a large amount of low grade medicinal ingredients. In Wu Tan City, other than the Primer Auction House being able to provide such a large amount of medicinal ingredients, other medicinal ingredient stores do not have this ability.”Seeing that Ya Fei did not speak, Yao Lao continued to speak.
"In the competition between the two clans regarding the healing medicine, other than the price and grade of the healing medicine, sufficient refining materials are also important.”
"Therefore, I hope that the Primer Auction House will refuse to provide medicinal ingredients to the Jia Lie Clan in the future!”
Yao Lao's voice had just sounded when Xiao Yan's gaze passed through the black cloak and stared intently at the mature beauty beside him who was as charming as a fox spirit. He would not stay in Wu Tan City for more than two months. Therefore, within these two months, he had to help his father destroy the Jia Lie Clan. Only by doing so would he be able to go out with Yao Lao to train in peace.
Ya Fei's pretty face changed slightly when she heard Yao Lao's words. She said in a somewhat troubled manner,"Old mister, our Primer Auction House has a rule that we cannot participate in any battle between clans. If we agree to this request of old mister, it would be equivalent to indirectly helping the Xiao clan. This does not comply with our rules…"
"I can refine two more qi-gathering elixirs for you for free.”Yao Lao calmly replied.
"Old mister, this is not a problem with the medicinal pills, really…" The temptation of the two Qi Gathering Pills caused Ya Fei's jade-like hands to involuntarily tremble. However, she still tried her best to persevere.
"Three…"
" Old mister…" Ya Fei smiled bitterly. Gu Ni's face twitched. Three qi gathering elixir? This should be worth at least 500,000 gold coins, right?
"Five!" A faint old voice mercilessly smashed the bottom line in Ya Fei's heart.
"Hiss…" Ya Fei's long and narrow beautiful eyes slowly shut. She gently inhaled a breath of icy cold air. A long while later, she suddenly opened her eyes and said with a bitter smile,"Old mister, you've won. In the future, the Primer Auction House will not provide a single medicinal ingredient to the Jia Lie Clan!”
"Miss Ya Fei's determination has truly surprised me. After a month, I will bring the item over. Of course, the prerequisite is that the Primer Auction House does not disappoint me.”Yao Lao laughed.
"Old mister, please rest assured. Ya Fei is very clear about which is more important.”
After all, she had been training in the auction house for a couple of years. Therefore, Ya Fei quickly calmed down. The value of the Jia Lie Clan and the value of a tier four alchemist and above could not be compared. It was not difficult to make such a choice. The difficult part was how to obtain the greatest profit when making the choice. Ya Fei was already very satisfied with the current profit.
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Eyeing the black-robed person who was holding the medicinal ingredients and walking out of the hall in satisfaction, Ya Fei tried her best to maintain her shoulders. Finally, she stepped down. Her voluptuous and delicate body was somewhat powerless as she curled up in the chair. At a glance, she appeared just like a curled up fox. Her lazy appearance had an unusual charm.
"This old mister…is really too bold.”Ya Fei's head was pressed against the back of the cold chair as she bitterly smiled and shook her head.
Beside him, Gu Ni had the same expression. He rubbed his forehead and sighed,"Five Qi Gathering Pills…even if he is a tier four alchemist, this amount is still a little too much.”
Ya Fei nodded. She pursed her small red lips and said in a self-deprecating manner,"I thought I could persevere. I didn't expect…"
Gu Ni smiled and said," If it were me, I'm afraid he would have agreed to the third one. It's already out of my expectation that you could last until the fifth one."”
"How am I persisting? I was shocked by the price he offered, so I didn't dare to say anything. But I didn't expect him to be so bold as to raise the price by two in a row.”Ya Fei rolled her eyes and involuntarily laughed.
"Your momentary shock has directly increased the net income of the auction house by nearly 400,000 yuan.”Hearing this, Gu Ni laughed.
Ya Fei covered her red lips with her jade-like hand and laughed a few times. She slowly straightened her body from the chair and stood up. She sighed,"The Jia Lie Clan has kicked an iron plate this time.”
Gu Ni nodded in agreement.
"However, what makes me a little puzzled is that this old gentleman doesn't seem to be familiar with the Xiao family, right? Why would he be so enthusiastic to help them? He even used five Qi Gathering Pills to cut off the Jia Lie Clan's medicine supply.”A trace of doubt flashed across Ya Fei's bright eyes as she softly said.
"Who knows…this lord's background is extremely mysterious. I have never heard of such a person among the alchemists in the Jia Ma Empire.”Gu Ni shook his head and said.
Ya Fei nodded slightly. Her eyes moved. After musing for a moment, she smiled and said,"Looks like our relationship with the Xiao clan will have to be strengthened in the future. With this old gentleman's medicinal pills, I am confident that the auction profits of Wu Tan City will increase by more than two times.”
When she said this, Ya Fei proudly curled her red lips. Her hands were placed behind her back as she softly hummed a little song and leisurely walked towards the back of the living room.
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Walking out of the auction house, Xiao Yan let out a long breath and thanked,"Teacher, many thanks."”
"What is there to thank? If I don't destroy the Jia Lie Clan, will you focus on following me to cultivate?”Yao Lao helplessly said.
"Hehe." Xiao Yan parted his mouth and smiled. He did not say anything else. He walked around the area for a long time like he did in the past before taking off his black robe at a remote place. After which, he carefully scuttled out of the street and walked toward the Xiao clan.
After returning to the clan, Xiao Yan would occasionally meet his clan members. He could sense that there was an additional envy in the eyes of these people when they looked at him. Clearly, the matter in the hall today had already spread throughout the clan.
Ignoring these gazes, Xiao Yan slowly walked towards his room. When he passed by a corner, a red-clothed young lady bumped into him. Fortunately, Xiao Yan stopped in time. Otherwise, he would not have been able to avoid the awkwardness of bumping into each other.
"Xiao Yan biao-ge? I finally found you." The red-clothed, young lady took a step back. She raised her head. Her somewhat immature and pure face contained a faint charm. The combination of some contradictions caused the young lady to have an indescribable allure when compared to other girls of the same age. This kind of allure caused Xiao Yan to involuntarily take a few more glances.
The girl whose face was filled with joy was Xiao Mei.
Xiao Yan's gaze swept over Xiao Mei's pretty face as he smiled and said,"What's the matter?"
Xiao Mei's pretty face lit up when she heard this familiar greeting. She whispered,"The clan leader asked Xiao Yan biao-ge to make a trip to the study.”
"Eh?" Xiao Yan was slightly startled. He nodded and said with a smile,"Got it. Thank you." As he spoke, he turned around and walked towards the study in the front yard.
"Xiao Yan biao-ge, thank you for the last time.”Xiao Mei's eyes flashed with disappointment as she watched Xiao Yan leave in a straightforward manner. She bit her lips and softly said.
Xiao Yan's footsteps paused. He waved his hand behind him in a carefree manner and said faintly,"It's okay. I don't like to see girls cry.”
Staring at Xiao Yan's back, Xiao Mei suddenly gathered her courage and asked,"Xiao Yan biao-ge, will you participate in the Jia Nan Academy's enrollment?”
"Probably." After the youth gradually left, he left behind a light sentence.
Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Mei's dim pretty face finally brightened a little. She clenched her small fist and stood on the spot, watching Xiao Yan disappear from her sight. Only then did she sigh with some hidden bitterness, turn around, and leave.
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After strolling around the clan for a while, Xiao Yan finally arrived in front of a spacious room. He gently knocked on the door before slowly pushing it open and entering.
Within the room, Xiao Zhan and the three Elders were discussing something. When they saw Xiao Yan enter, they all stopped talking.
"Father, you were looking for me?" Xiao Yan walked forward with a smile and asked.
Nodding with a smile, Xiao Zhan looked at the three elders, hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice,""You should have met that old gentleman, right?”
"Yes." Xiao Yan nodded. He naturally knew what Xiao Zhan was referring to.
"Do you know his background?" Xiao Zhan muttered.
"I've only known him for a short while, so how would I know his background?”These words of Xiao Yan came from the bottom of his heart. He really did not know the exact background of Yao Lao.
"However, I know that he is an alchemist.”Xiao Yan rubbed his head and laughed.
"Nonsense." Xiao Zhan rolled his eyes at him and scolded him jokingly.
Shaking his head with a smile, Xiao Zhan was clearly in a good mood. He asked Xiao Yan a few more questions about Yao Lao, but Xiao Yan pretended to be muddle-headed. In the end, he did not manage to get anything out of him.
"Little fellow, I really don't know if you're pretending.”Looking at Xiao Yan who did not know anything, Xiao Zhan helplessly shook his head and waved his hand,"Forget it, go play. If you meet that old mister in the future, try not to anger him. The future of the Xiao clan still depends on him.”
"Got it." Xiao Yan smiled.
"You can leave now." Xiao Zhan laughed.
Xiao Yan bowed and left.
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