You're Blocking My Way!

Using the money left over from buying the wood-element magic cores, Xiao Yan bought a pile of Purple Leaf Orchid Grass and Bone Cleansing Flowers, then returned to the Xiao Family with Xun Er and the others.

"Wait outside."

After giving the order, Xiao Yan shut the door and began refining Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid with the Fallen Heart Flame and Mysterious Yellow Flame.

Outside, the Xiao Family Juniors were all filled with anticipation and anxiety.

"I heard that alchemists often need a whole day just to refine one pill. Some even take several days for a single pill. With so many of us, can Cousin Xiao Yan keep up?"

"Rather than worrying about that, you should think about whether you ever humiliated Cousin Xiao Yan when he was down. Will you even get any of the pills he refines?"

"Cousin Xiao Yan wouldn't hold a grudge, would he...?"

The Xiao Family Juniors were filled with regret. Even if Xiao Yan did not say it aloud, there had to be a thorn in his heart.

When the time came, he could simply make up some excuse about alchemy consuming too much Mental Strength and say he could only refine one pill a day.

Then there would be none for them!

No one knew how long had passed.

"Creak~"

The door opened.

Xiao Yan emerged holding a jade-like bottle of medicinal liquid. The moment he pulled out the stopper, a rich, fragrant scent spread through half the Xiao Family estate.

"It smells so good!" Xiao Mei's eyes shone.

Xiao Yan stoppered the Glass Bottle and casually tossed it to Xiao Mei. "There are fifteen drops of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid inside. One drop per person. Add it to a basin of water, then soak in it!

"Remember, you must not drink it. Your meridians cannot withstand it.

"And do not spread this around. Every drop of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid can sell for twenty thousand Gold Coins. If auctioned off, it could even fetch forty or fifty thousand Gold Coins!"

It was that precious?

The Xiao Family Juniors were utterly stunned. Xiao Mei trembled in fright as well, nearly dropping the Glass Bottle.

Xiao Yan waved a hand and slowly headed outside beneath the respectful gazes of the Xiao Family Juniors.

"We treated the Young Clan Leader like that before, yet he bears us no grudge. Such broad-mindedness puts us to shame!"

"Yeah!"

"If anyone dares say another bad word about the Young Clan Leader, I'll fight them to the death!"

"Me too!"

Beneath the Willow Tree outside, Xun Er watched Xiao Yan emerge, her little face tinged with resentment. "Brother Xiao Yan, you promised to spend time with me. Why is everyone else getting gifts while I get nothing?"

Seeing Xun Er's adorably jealous expression, Xiao Yan could not help reaching out and pinching her cheek.

"My dearest is Xun Er. Even if I gave gifts to no one else, I could never leave Xun Er out!"

With a smile, Xiao Yan took out an exquisite Glass Bottle and gently shook it. "There are ten drops in here, enough to last you many days. Once Mittel's medicinal ingredients arrive tomorrow, there'll be another surprise."

Seeing that Xiao Yan had given her special treatment, Xun Er beamed like a flower, and Xiao Yan was briefly entranced by the sight.

This little enchantress is already so captivating at such a young age. Once she grows up, who knows what she'll be like?

"If there's no gift tomorrow, Xun Er will be angry!" Xun Er held the Glass Bottle and gave him a playful smile.

She did not care whether Xiao Yan's gifts were valuable. As long as he kept her in his heart, she was content.

"Definitely!"

Xiao Yan raised his right hand in promise, then walked out of the Xiao Family under Xun Er's gentle gaze.

A moment later.

A black shadow appeared behind her. "Miss, there is something increasingly strange about this boy. He actually possesses two Heavenly Flames! Throughout history, the only one capable of such a thing was Xiao Xuan, the strongest person beneath a Dou Emperor a thousand years ago!"

"That Old Ancestor of the Xiao Family truly was a peerless genius. In merely a few centuries, he had reached the pinnacle of the continent."

Xiao Xun'er put away the Glass Bottle and murmured softly, "But I do not care about his origins, nor do I care whether he is the reincarnation of some great figure. I only know that he is my Brother Xiao Yan."

"Miss..." Ling Ying gave a bitter smile.

If the Ancient Clan's young men learned that Xun Er was this infatuated with Xiao Yan, who knew how many hearts would shatter.

Mittel Auction House.

Appraisal Room.

As the Mite'er Family's chief auctioneer, Ya Fei was seductive, charming, and breathtakingly beautiful. She possessed the remarkable ability to auction even trash as a priceless treasure.

She wore a smile every day and seemed easy to approach, but in truth, she held a certain aversion toward men.

Many wealthy and powerful men had spent untold sums on her, yet none of them had obtained what they wanted.

"Ya Fei, why are you so cold to me? I've spent hundreds of thousands on you, yet you won't even give me a smile. It truly breaks my heart!"

A man whose mannerisms somewhat resembled Jia Lieao's stood grinning foolishly before the counter.

Ya Fei's Dai Brow furrowed slightly. "Zuo Ya, I've told you many times. If you want to auction something, go directly to the Auction House. Don't waste your time on me!

"Also, those hundreds of thousands you mentioned were what you spent buying Dou Techniques. Don't make it sound as if I'm the top courtesan of Yi Hong Brothel!

"Please leave!"

After Ya Fei repeatedly ordered him out, Zuo Ya's face gradually twisted.

"Ya Fei, it has been a long time since I pursued a girl like this. Don't be ungrateful!"

"Slap!"

Ya Fei's beautiful face turned cold as she slapped down a Crystal Card. "This contains every commission collected by the Mittel Auction House. For every Gold Coin you spent at Mittel, I'll pay it back in full out of my own pocket!

"I'll advise you one last time. Do not use the methods you employ on Rouge Vulgar Powder on me.

"You cannot afford me!"

Zuo Ya had brought quite a few local young masters with him. Seeing Ya Fei show him so little respect, he immediately flew into a rage.

"Ya Fei, do you really think that just because Mittel Tengshan supports you, you can look down on me?"

Zuo Ya roared, "Who exactly do you like? That brat from the Mu Family? My grandfather is also one of the Jia Ma Empire Ten Experts. How am I inferior to him?"

Ya Fei frowned. She was already extremely impatient and could not be bothered to continue tangling with Zuo Ya.

"You're not allowed to leave!"

Yet Zuo Ya refused to let up. He blocked Ya Fei's path, looking as if he intended to snatch her away and make her his wife.

"Zuo Ya, when dealing with a woman like this, you have to use force!"

"Kiss her!"

"Kiss her!"

The Profligates who had come with Zuo Ya egged him on. At this time, Gu Ni and the others were not at the Auction House. They had gone to Mittel headquarters to help Xiao Yan transport medicinal ingredients.

Those materials were extremely valuable. Without senior figures like Gu Ni personally going there, Mittel headquarters would never agree to sell them on credit.

"Slap! Slap! Slap!"

Several Mittel Auction House enforcers tried to rush over and intervene, but the Profligates knocked them to the ground.

"Haha!"

Stepping on an enforcer's face, one Profligate laughed wildly. "Zuo Ya, take her right here and let us have a look too! She's only an insignificant member of the Mite'er Family anyway!"

The other Profligates also urged him on with all their might. They had long been accustomed to such filthy acts.

"You..." Ya Fei bit her lip helplessly, her beautiful eyes trembling.

She knew just how much trouble her beauty could bring, and she knew even better what kind of disasters it would attract.

"Ya Fei, you forced me to do this!" Zuo Ya lunged at her with a sinister grin, intending to tear off her clothes.

"Woohoo!"

The Profligates laughed and shouted, growing even more excited.

Suddenly.

"Whoosh!"

Blazing flames abruptly erupted from one Profligate's body, roasting him into charcoal amid his screams.

"You're blocking my way."