Ya Fei's Suspicion

Ya Fei's Suspicion

The Mittel Auction House was Wutan City's largest auction venue, and it also belonged to the Mite'er Family, the wealthiest family in the Jia Ma Empire.

Within the Jia Ma Empire, when it came to wealth, the Mite'er Family was undoubtedly second to none.

In the Jia Ma Empire, the Mite'er Family, the Nalan Family, and the Mu Family were collectively known as the Jia Ma Empire's Three Giants. The three great families had their hands in commerce, the military, and many other fields throughout the empire; their influence was immense.

"Yan'er, what made you so free today that you came to the auction house with your father?" Xiao Zhan brought several elders and Xiao Yan to the Mittel Auction House.

There was a valuable treasure at the auction today: the Mystic High-Rank Cultivation Method, the Wind Scroll Technique. Xiao Zhan absolutely could not allow this Mystic High-Rank Cultivation Method to fall into the hands of the Galio Clan or the Oba Clan.

At present, the highest-grade Cultivation Methods possessed by the three clans were only Mystic Middle-Rank. Whoever obtained a Mystic High-Rank Cultivation Method might raise their entire clan's strength by a level.

Xiao Yan said, "I found a cave left behind by someone in the mountains outside the city. I found some things inside and planned to sell them."

Xiao Yan swept his gaze across the spacious, resplendent hall, then headed toward a room beside it. The words "Treasure Appraisal Room" gleamed in gold on its door.

Pushing open the door, he found the room somewhat empty. Only a middle-aged man sat boredly in a chair beside a table. Hearing the door open, the man raised his head. When he saw that it was Xiao Yan, his expression immediately changed, and he said with delight, "Young Master Xiao Yan, are you here to have treasures appraised?"

Xiao Yan replied with a smile, "I acquired a few small trinkets and intend to sell them along with this auction."

Xiao Yan took three bottles of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid from his Storage Ring and placed them on the appraisal counter.

He had already refined a Tier 2 Pill a month ago. However, refining one Tier 2 Pill did not make him a Tier 2 Alchemist. To become a Tier 2 Alchemist, he also had to ensure a stable success rate.

"This is?" The appraiser blinked in confusion. The middle-aged man carefully picked up the white jade bottle and gently sniffed its mouth. A moment later, his expression changed slightly, and when he looked at Xiao Yan again, there was a trace of reverence in his eyes. "Young Master Xiao Yan, are you an alchemist?!"

But after thinking it over, he shook his head. Xiao Yan had only turned fifteen not long ago, and the entire Wutan City knew about the celebration for his fifteenth birthday.

In another three or four months, it would be the Xiao Clan's collective Coming-of-Age Ceremony.

A fifteen-year-old youth with such a high Cultivation Level, and also an alchemist? How could that be possible?

Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "I found this in a cave. It is called Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid. It can increase the cultivation speed of Dou Qi, but it is only effective for those below the Dou Zhe realm."

"And it has no side effects. Its medicinal potency is gentle."

Hiss! The appraiser sucked in a breath. A Tier 2 Pill! Its price would not be cheap! "Young Master Xiao Yan, please wait a moment. I need to invite Master Gu Ni from our auction house to appraise the spirit liquid!" A Tier 2 Pill started at more than ten thousand Gold Coins. If it truly was as Xiao Yan claimed, then its price would be even higher.

The three bottles would be worth a hundred thousand Gold Coins! After waiting in the room for some time, the middle-aged man returned. This time, he had brought along Master Gu Ni, an Elder in green robes with somewhat graying hair.

Master Gu Ni had no golden stars embroidered on his chest. Instead, there was an emblem resembling a medicine cauldron, and two silver ripples on its surface gleamed with noble radiance.

That was the mark of a Tier 2 Alchemist.

Upon seeing Xiao Yan, even the usually arrogant Master Gu Ni set aside the airs of a Tier 2 Alchemist and greeted him with a smile. "It has been a long time, Young Master Xiao Yan. Let me appraise it first."

With Xiao Yan's talent, he would certainly become a Dou Ling in the future. Master Gu Ni could strut through Wutan City as a Tier 2 Alchemist only because there was no one with Dou Ling cultivation here.

The abilities of a Tier 2 Alchemist could not move a Dou Ling.

Master Gu Ni used several special instruments to examine it. After a thorough inspection, he nodded and said, "It is indeed as Young Master Xiao Yan said. It has reached the level of a Tier 2 Pill. Ya Fei happens to be hosting the auction, so I will arrange for it to be put up immediately."

Xiao Yan entered the auction hall and sat beside Xiao Zhan. At that moment, beneath the lights in the center of the auction hall, a beautiful woman dressed in a red gown was explaining the functions of the item in her hand to everyone present with a sweet, seductive voice so enchanting it made one's bones go weak.

The Mittel Auction House's chief auctioneer, Ya Fei, was a beauty known to nearly everyone in Wutan City. Her mature and alluring charm had made countless men fall at her feet.

Xiao Yan had visited the auction house several times as well. He had to admit that even he admired Ya Fei. She was seductive by nature, a born vixen.

When Xiao Yan saw Ya Fei, he finally understood King Zhou.

Who would not want to be King Zhou and keep such a vixen?

"Hehe, everyone, the auction house has just received a new item for auction. Interestingly, it was consigned by Xiao Yan, the young master of the Xiao Clan." Ya Fei suddenly smiled toward where Xiao Yan was seated.

She even cast him a flirtatious glance, as though thanking him for bringing her business.

Xiao Yan watched his nose, his nose watched his heart, and silently recited Xun Er's name to resist the vixen's temptation.

Hearing Ya Fei's introduction, Xiao Zhan showed little interest. His son had long since reached the Dou Zhe realm, so the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was practically useless to him. He needed to save his Gold Coins to compete for the Wind Scroll Technique.

In the end, the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid Xiao Yan had refined sold for a total of one hundred and five thousand Gold Coins, allowing Xiao Yan to instantly experience just how outrageously profitable being an alchemist was. Materials worth less than ten thousand Gold Coins had yielded ten times the profit!

In the end, Xiao Zhan unsurprisingly won the Wind Scroll Technique as well. Before the deep pockets of Xiao Zhan, the Galio Clan and Oba Clan were so enraged that their faces turned livid.

After leaving Auction Hall One, Xiao Yan returned to the Treasure Appraisal Room. Master Gu Ni and Ya Fei had already been waiting for him.

Seeing Xiao Yan arrive, Ya Fei, dressed in a red gown, chuckled. "Little Brother Xiao Yan, how nice of you to support your sister's auction house."

Ya Fei's long, narrow Beautiful Eyes, shimmering with moisture, stared directly at Xiao Yan. Swaying her waist in a catwalk, she approached him. The first time Xiao Yan had seen Ya Fei, he had thought she belonged to the Snake-People Race. Her waist twisted more flexibly than a snake's!

Xiao Yan silently cursed, Vixen.

"Sister Ya Fei is exceptionally capable. Giving it to Sister Ya Fei to auction was the best choice."

Ya Fei took out a gold card and handed it to Xiao Yan. Leaning down slightly and drawing close to him, she whispered, "Little Brother Xiao Yan, could you introduce your sister to the alchemist who refined these Medicinal Pills for you?"

Master Gu Ni had already discovered during his examination that the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was not, as Xiao Yan claimed, something he had found in a cave. The spirit liquid was far too fresh.

Xiao Yan's entire body immediately went numb. If not for his firm will, that vixen's whisper alone would have been enough to make any man bow before her.

Without blushing, Xiao Yan calmly accepted the gold card and smiled. "Sister Ya Fei, to be honest, I refined them myself."

Ya Fei covered her mouth and giggled. "Stop teasing your sister. You are only fifteen. Even Pill King Gu He was merely an apprentice at fifteen, not even a First-Rank Alchemist. How could you possibly refine a Tier 2 Pill?"

Xiao Yan spread his hands and put on an innocent expression. "Since Sister Ya Fei does not believe me, there is nothing I can do."

Ya Fei lifted Xiao Yan's chin with her index finger and gazed into his eyes. "If you are a Tier 2 Alchemist, I will give you the auction house."