The Pill Is Yours, Spend Three Days with Me!

"Sister Ya Fei's suggestion... isn't impossible." Xiao Cang pondered.

Ya Fei immediately revealed a flash of delight. If she could obtain this Dou King Pill for the family, then even if she ultimately could not marry Xiao Cang and failed to complete the family's mission, the family would still invest heavily in her future.

Master Gu Ni beside her was also overjoyed. Once the auction house acquired this pill, he would have more opportunities and time to study it.

Studying a Fifth-grade High-level Pill up close might even allow his alchemy to advance another step!

But in the next moment, Xiao Cang changed the subject. "However, Sister Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni, how many gold coins do you think this Dou King Pill is worth?"

"This..."

Ya Fei and Gu Ni were instantly stumped, and the smiles on their faces stiffened.

Just now, both of them had been stunned by the immense value of a Fifth-grade High-level Pill and instinctively wanted to acquire it.

But after Xiao Cang's question, they realized that the value of a Fifth-grade Dou King Pill... was impossible to estimate!

At the very least, with their experience, they had never appraised such a precious pill before.

If they absolutely had to name a price, even mortgaging this entire auction house to Xiao Cang would probably not amount to half the Dou King Pill's value.

If they truly wanted to acquire this pill, they would at least need the Mite'er Family in the Imperial Capital to act personally.

Seeing their expressions, Xiao Cang immediately showed a confident smile.

From the moment he entered the Miter Auction House, every step had gone according to his expectations.

There were two reasons he was willing to take out a Fifth-grade Pill.

First, he wanted to directly demonstrate his strength and prove that his identity as a Fifth-grade Alchemist was genuine, not merely an empty title.

Second, he had anticipated that after seeing a Fifth-grade Pill, Ya Fei and Gu Ni would never be willing to let it circulate elsewhere and would want to acquire it.

But the auction house was not large enough to purchase this pill.

So now, it was time for him to state his conditions.

"Mr. Xiao Cang... I truly do not know how to price this pill." In the end, Gu Ni shook his head, unable to give a precise valuation.

"Even Master Gu Ni cannot say for certain, much less me. Little Brother Xiao Cang, you should name a price yourself." Ya Fei gave a bitter smile.

"Me?"

The corners of Xiao Cang's lips rose. He took out the Dou King Pill, held it in his palm, and casually played with it, making Gu Ni and Ya Fei's eyelids twitch.

A Fifth-grade Pill! It was a rare treasure they had never seen in their lives, yet in Xiao Cang's hand, it was treated like an old man's favorite pair of walnuts, handled with such disregard.

"Two hundred thousand gold coins. How about it?" Xiao Cang said casually.

"H-How much?!"

"Two hundred thousand?!"

Ya Fei and Gu Ni were dumbfounded. They exchanged a glance and saw the disbelief in each other's eyes, even wondering whether they had misheard.

"L-Little Brother Xiao Cang... you, you're not joking, are you?" Ya Fei's ample chest rose and fell as her alluring eyes stared fixedly at Xiao Cang. Her breathing had become much quicker. Yet this flustered appearance only made her seem even more charming.

"What? Sister Ya Fei thinks it's too expensive? Should I lower it some more?" Xiao Cang asked teasingly.

"No, not expensive! You absolutely mustn't lower it!"

Ya Fei hurriedly waved her hands.

How could she possibly think it was expensive?

Two hundred thousand gold coins sounded like a great deal, but compared to a Fifth-grade Pill, it was far too little!

Even a decent Yellow-tier Advanced Dou Technique cost more than that.

Measured in pills, two hundred thousand could at most buy a low-quality third-grade pill. It might not even buy certain high-level second-grade pills with exceptional effects and great difficulty in refinement.

And now Xiao Cang actually wanted to sell her a Fifth-grade Pill at that price?

She felt as though she were in a dream.

"Mr. Xiao Cang, are you truly willing to sell the Dou King Pill to our auction house for two hundred thousand gold coins?"

Gu Ni asked uncertainly. He too felt that it was unreal. Two hundred thousand gold coins... some families paid him that much just to refine pills for them.

"Could it be that Master Gu Ni thinks I would go back on my word?" Xiao Cang asked teasingly.

"Of course not." Gu Ni hurriedly waved his hands, afraid of displeasing Xiao Cang.

"Then Little Brother Xiao Cang must have other conditions, right?"

Ya Fei finally calmed herself. Once she thought it over, she knew that nothing came for free. Since Xiao Cang was willing to sell them a Fifth-grade Pill at such a low price, he surely had other demands.

"Sister Ya Fei is indeed exceptionally intelligent." Xiao Cang smiled and praised her.

Ya Fei immediately cast him a coquettish look.

"To purchase this pill for two hundred thousand, the two of you must agree to two conditions." Xiao Cang held up two fingers and spoke calmly.

"What conditions? Mr. Xiao Cang, please speak freely." Gu Ni said with a serious expression.

"First, in a few days, I will personally set the forces of Wutan City in order. From then on, there will no longer be three great families in Wutan City. There will only be the Xiao Clan, standing supreme over Wutan City."

"Therefore, I hope the Miter Auction House will become an ally of the Xiao Family and do its utmost to help the Xiao Family develop after I leave Wutan City. Of course, if the Xiao Family prospers in the future, it will naturally not forget the friendship of the Miter Auction House."

Xiao Cang slowly stated his first condition.

"Set the various forces in order?!"

Ya Fei and Gu Ni exchanged looks, unable to conceal their shock.

They had long expected that after Xiao Cang advanced to Dou Wang, he would surely clear away the other obstacles in Wutan City for the Xiao Family and help it grow stronger. They simply had not expected that day to come so soon.

"What do you think, Sister Ya Fei?"

Xiao Cang looked at Ya Fei. He knew that although Ya Fei and Gu Ni were both the people in charge of this auction house, the one who truly held the power to decide was Ya Fei, who had come from the Mite'er Family for training, not Gu Ni.

"There is no problem with that."

Ya Fei did not hesitate and nodded in agreement.

Even if Xiao Cang had not said so, the family had already informed her that they should build good relations with the Xiao Family.

"Then... what is the second condition?" Ya Fei asked again.

At her words, Xiao Cang's gaze swept over Ya Fei's ample chest and slender jade-like legs, and he smiled.

"As for the second condition... Sister Ya Fei, we have not seen each other for years. I want you to accompany me around Wutan City for three days so we can properly catch up. What do you think?"

Ya Fei's delicate body trembled.

Three days of sightseeing?

How could she not understand the true meaning behind those three days?

Didn't those wealthy and powerful people often spend lavish sums to invite beautiful women out for several days?

But was sightseeing really the point of such an arrangement?

The point was clearly...

Thinking of this, Ya Fei could not help hesitating.

Though she was graceful and seductive, an enchanting beauty in countless people's eyes.

She was, in truth, still an unmarried maiden.

If she went out with Xiao Cang, would she still return untouched?

But then she thought of the mission the family had given her... This was a perfect opportunity to secure Xiao Cang's support, perhaps even the only opportunity.

And if she could marry Xiao Cang, the benefits she would gain in the future could not be measured by a single Fifth-grade Pill.

Thus, after a brief struggle and hesitation, she finally nodded lightly. "All right, I agree."