Miss Yuan

Miss Yuan

Warm sunlight slipped through the cracks in the window, scattering into tiny flecks of light that adorned the tidy room.

Inside, Xiao Yuan sat cross-legged in a wooden tub, his hands joined in a strange seal before him. His eyes were tightly shut, and his breathing was steady and powerful.

The tub was filled with vibrant five-colored medicinal liquid. Xiao Yuan's chest rose and fell slightly, his breaths carrying an intense rhythm. With every breath, the medicinal power within the five-colored liquid seeped into his body through his skin.

As the medicinal power entered his body, a gentle, jade-like glow began to emerge around Xiao Yuan.

The Dou Qi within his body also gradually increased as he absorbed the medicinal power.

This five-colored medicinal liquid had been prepared by Xiao Yuan after grinding five Medicinal Herbs of different attributes into fine powder.

Although he did not know alchemy, he knew that grinding Medicinal Herbs into an extremely fine powder and mixing them into a solution could still produce decent results.

Naturally, Ya Fei had helped him gather these Medicinal Herbs earlier.

Possessing the Five Elements Qi Palace, he needed five times more energy than ordinary people to advance. However, because he could freely absorb energy from the five corresponding attributes, his cultivation speed was much faster.

As time passed, the five-colored medicinal liquid gradually faded, the sunlight streaming through the window weakened, and the scorching temperature slowly dropped.

One month later.

Under the Mittel Auction House's promotion, a major auction finally began.

Amid his busy cultivation, Xiao Yuan deliberately took some time to put on a black cloak and head to the Mittel Auction House.

The auction hall was filled with deafening noise. Many eager gazes were fixed upon Ya Fei, who stood on the central auction platform dressed in a red gown.

She really was eye-catching.

Watching Ya Fei onstage, confident, poised, and eloquent, a smile appeared on Xiao Yuan's small face beneath his cloak.

Hmm? Suddenly, Xiao Yuan noticed another cloaked figure below. Not far to the side of that figure was a man concealed in the shadows of a corner, wildly offering guidance.

This was too bizarre.

However, with the mark of that male mentor, Xiao Yuan could basically confirm that the Black Robe below was Xiao Yan.

He came to bid for the Foundation Establishment Liquid? But it probably wouldn't do me much good. Who knows whether its medicinal properties would conflict with the five Medicinal Herbs I use daily? It would be better not to gamble with my body.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the auction house has just received a new item for auction. I believe everyone will be interested in it."

After auctioning off the item in her hands, Ya Fei suddenly spoke with a smile. With a wave of her jade-like hand, an attendant brought forward a jade tray holding a small white jade bottle.

"This is a Second Grade Pill."

Carefully lifting the white jade bottle with her slender hand, Ya Fei's alluring voice caused the auction hall to fall briefly silent. A moment later, the clamor erupted again. On the Douqi Continent, the things most sought after were the various pills refined by alchemists.

"This item is called Foundation Establishment Liquid."

No surprise there. His old man had spent a fair amount again.

"Next is the grand finale of this auction!"

After putting away the jade bottle, Ya Fei waved her hand, and the lights on the platform dimmed. Bending slightly, she took out a silver tray from within the stage. Resting on it was an ancient-looking cyan scroll.

The scroll glimmered faintly with cyan light, appearing rather mysterious against the silver tray.

"Mystic High-Rank Skill: Wind Scroll Skill!"

The moment the words "Mystic High-Rank Skill" were spoken, the auction hall abruptly fell silent.

Compared to the Foundation Establishment Liquid from before, a Dou Qi skill undoubtedly caused a far more shocking sensation.

But this thing was not brought out for the small fry in the hall. The Gale Family was determined to get it.

Among Wutan City's three great clans, both the Xiao Clan and the Oba Family possessed Mystic Mid-Rank Dou Qi skills. Only the Gale Family had merely a Mystic Low-Rank skill. Therefore, Gale Bi would certainly spare no cost this time.

"Four hundred and thirty thousand!"

When Oba Pa called out a price of four hundred and thirty thousand, Xiao Yuan knew it was time for him, the disruptor, to enter the fray.

"Four hundred and fifty thousand!"

Before Gale Bi could rejoice, Xiao Zhan's calm voice made his expression darken once more.

Under Oba Pa's gloating gaze, Gale Bi gritted his teeth and said, "Four hundred and sixty thousand!"

"Five hundred thousand!"

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan pinched his throat to alter his voice and spoke first. The moment he called out that price, every gaze in the hall focused on him.

Even the patriarchs of the three great clans were stunned. Was there actually such a wealthy faction or individual in Wutan City? And from the sound of that voice, she seemed to be a young woman.

"Miss, do you even have five hundred thousand? Surely you aren't just shouting out random prices?"

Listening to Xiao Yuan's chilly voice, Gale Bi asked coldly with a dark expression.

"You are not worthy of questioning me."

Xiao Yuan replied calmly, though he could not help wanting to laugh inside.

What could hide my identity more easily than using a female persona?

"You!"

Gale Bi flew into a rage. A powerful aura burst forth and pressed toward Xiao Yuan.

"This is the Mite'er Family's auction house. Are you trying to break the auction house's rules?"

Xiao Yuan's chilly voice rang out again.

"Miss Ya Fei, I request that the auction house verify her assets!"

Gale Bi took a deep breath after hearing that, forcibly suppressing his anger as he looked at Ya Fei.

Ya Fei was clearly somewhat surprised, but she quickly seemed to recall something. A trace of amusement flashed through her eyes before she turned toward Xiao Yuan.

"Miss Yuan is an honored guest of our Mite'er Family. She naturally possesses assets worth five hundred thousand. If Mr. Gale does not continue bidding, the Wind Scroll Skill will belong to her."

Hearing Ya Fei's clearly biased words, most of Gale Bi's anger immediately dissipated. But such a person had never appeared in Wutan City before. Miss Yuan? She was probably just passing through. He really was unlucky.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand!"

Gale Bi clenched his teeth and raised the price again.

"Six hundred thousand!"

As the chilly voice rang out, Xiao Yuan felt somewhat guilty.

This time, he really was shouting out a random price.

Whatever. The person onstage was one of his own, anyway.

"Six hundred and ten thousand!"

Gale Bi's face turned somewhat pale. Even Xiao Zhan and Oba Pa beside him wore more mocking expressions as they looked at Gale Bi, their gazes making their thoughts perfectly clear:

Idiot! Six hundred and ten thousand was nearly thirty years of income for the three great clans. The Gale Family was truly doomed this time.

"Hmph!"

Xiao Yuan snorted in feigned displeasure and left the hall.

"Miss Ya Fei, it should be over now, right?"

Looking as though his parents had died, Gale Bi turned to Ya Fei.

Ya Fei smiled blandly. A hint of mockery and amusement lay in her lowered eyes as the small hammer in her jade-like hand came down under Gale Bi's fixed gaze.

"The Wind Scroll Skill has been successfully purchased by Patriarch Gale Bi!"