Cooperation Reached!

"Little Brother Chen Yang, this is Miss Ya Fei, the person in charge of our Auction House."

"Guni has only ever known how to refine pills. It would be better for Ya Fei to handle the details of your cooperation with the Auction House. What do you think?"

Guni stepped aside and presented Ya Fei, introducing her with a light smile.

Chen Yang nodded lightly. As he sized Ya Fei up, he said, "No problem. Professional matters should naturally be left to professionals. Besides, working with a beauty like Miss Ya Fei is far more pleasant than dealing with an Old Man like you!"

Ya Fei appeared to be around twenty. She wore a red gown that outlined her slender waist.

The women of the Dou Qi Continent in reality did not dress as outrageously as they did in the animation, always wearing black silk stockings and high heels, even when fighting.

Ya Fei was currently wearing a pair of red embroidered shoes that exposed most of her feet. Her fair, delicate insteps flickered in and out of sight beneath her skirt hem, looking especially enticing.

"Hehe..." Ya Fei covered her mouth and chuckled. She carefully studied the Young Man seated on the chair, resting his hand against his face as he looked at her, curiosity filling her heart.

Guni had just told her a few things about Chen Yang.

The Young Man before her looked no older than eighteen or nineteen, yet he was already a Third-grade Alchemist and a High-level Great Dou Shi.

She was certain that the Jia Ma Empire could never nurture such a genius.

"Since Master Chen Yang is willing to cooperate with our Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei will certainly offer you the greatest possible benefits!"

Clap! Clap!

As Ya Fei spoke, she gently clapped her slender jade-like hands. Maidservants immediately entered carrying new clothes and shoes.

Whoosh!

Guni waved his hand and took out a steaming bathtub filled with water from his Storage Ring, placing it in the middle of the room. Ya Fei continued, "Master Chen Yang, these two will assist you with washing up. Ya Fei will go prepare food and wine first. Once you have bathed and changed, we can eat and talk at the same time. How does that sound?"

Chen Yang looked at the two Maidservants, both beautiful enough to be considered striking, and nodded lightly. "Fine. Let's do that."

About twenty-five minutes later, Chen Yang had finished bathing and changed clothes with the help of the two beautiful Maidservants. Then, led by one of them, he made his way to a room on the Second Floor.

Guni and Ya Fei were seated in chairs nearby. When they saw Chen Yang push open the door and enter, they hurriedly stood up.

Seeing the Young Man now dressed in a Cyan Robe, making his already handsome features appear even more striking, Ya Fei was momentarily dazed.

It was not as if she had never seen the young men of the Imperial Capital who were called Young Talents, but few could compare with Chen Yang in appearance alone, much less in other aspects.

"Little Brother Chen Yang, come, sit!" Guni said with a smile as he stepped forward to invite Chen Yang over.

"Here, Master Chen Yang!" Ya Fei came back to her senses and glided over to the table. With her delicate hand, she lifted a White Jade Wine Pot and poured Chen Yang a cup of wine before taking a seat on his other side.

Ya Fei looked at Chen Yang with her Phoenix Eyes, then lifted the wine cup before her and smiled at him. "Ya Fei offers Master a toast!"

"Please!"

"Please!"

After a cup of wine went down, Chen Yang was somewhat surprised. The wine seemed to contain a trace of energy, and its effects were nearly comparable to an ordinary First-grade Pill.

"This wine was bestowed upon Ya Fei by the Patriarch last year. She has always been reluctant to drink it. Now that she has brought it out, we are benefiting from Ya Fei's generosity as well!" Guni said at the right moment.

"It really is good wine. It seems every place has its own unique specialties." Chen Yang smiled, then began eating.

He was truly starving!

Before transmigrating, he had only eaten two steamed buns and a bowl of tofu pudding that morning. It had already been past ten when the Hundred-Ton King sent him away.

Then he encountered Xiao Yong, traveled all the way to Wutan City, and refined pills afterward. If he had not possessed the cultivation of a Nine-star Great Dou Shi, he would have fainted from hunger long ago!

Seeing Chen Yang continuously moving his chopsticks and ravenously stuffing himself, Ya Fei and Guni exchanged a glance and decided not to discuss business yet.

Ya Fei served Chen Yang food and poured him wine at his side, while Guni chatted with him now and then. Chen Yang swore that, aside from the night before the college entrance exam, he had never eaten so comfortably in his life. With a beauty at his side, red sleeves adding fragrance, and Guni showing him such respect, it felt absolutely wonderful...

Burp...

With a long, satisfied belch, Chen Yang finally felt full!

"Has Master Chen Yang finished eating?" Ya Fei refilled Chen Yang's cup and asked softly.

"Mm... The food really was good, and so was the wine. When I visit your Jia Ma Empire's Imperial Capital later, I'll ask your Patriarch for some more!" Chen Yang nodded.

He was thinking that once he met Hai Bodong, a single word from Hai Bodong would surely make that Squinty Eyes Teng Shan obediently hand over all his stock.

"If the Patriarch learns that a Young Talent like you has come to Wutan City, he may even come personally!" Ya Fei covered her mouth and chuckled, her gaze somewhat hazy as she looked at Chen Yang.

She had also drunk several cups with Chen Yang just now. How could a woman who was not even a Dou Zhe withstand such fine wine?

"There is no need to inform your Patriarch for now. If he finds out, then when I go to the Imperial Capital later, will the achievements here still count as yours?" Chen Yang smiled at Ya Fei.

"Master Chen Yang is quite considerate of Ya Fei..." Ya Fei rested her chin on her hand against the dining table, growing increasingly curious about what kind of person Chen Yang truly was.

"Alright, we're full of food and drink. Now, let's talk about cooperation." Chen Yang smiled faintly, rose from the dining table, and went to sit in the chair Ya Fei had occupied earlier. Looking at the slightly astonished Ya Fei, he gave her a small nod.

"Uh... Alright... fine!" Ya Fei was somewhat surprised. She was surprised that Chen Yang, a hot-blooded Young Man of eighteen or nineteen, could actually ignore her charm.

However, once the subject turned to cooperation and business, Ya Fei seemed like a different person. The Whole Person radiated confidence, and even her temperament changed somewhat.

"Mr. Chen Yang, do you have any thoughts regarding the terms of cooperation?" Ya Fei sat in the chair beside Chen Yang, glancing sideways at his profile as she asked softly.

"I provide the pill recipe, and you provide three portions of medicinal materials. I hand over one medicinal pill. After deducting the cost of the medicinal materials from the auction proceeds, we split the profits equally. Let's set the cooperation period at one year. What do you think?"

Chen Yang did not know how Alchemists and clans cooperated on the Dou Qi Continent, nor had the original work ever mentioned it.

But for Chen Yang, refining Third-grade Pills had almost no chance of failure. With three portions of medicinal materials, he only needed to provide one medicinal pill, and he would still receive half the auction profits. He felt like he was making an absolute killing.

"This..."

Ya Fei immediately looked at Chen Yang in shock, then turned to look at Guni.

Guni slightly shook his head, and Ya Fei immediately understood.

"Master Chen Yang, perhaps you do not know this, but even Uncle Guni, who has joined the Mite'er Family, receives seventy percent of the profits from the pills he refines!" Ya Fei looked at Chen Yang, unsure whether he truly did not understand the market or was testing her.

"Then let's use seventy percent as well. As for the extra portion..." Chen Yang looked Ya Fei up and down before saying with a smile, "Consider the extra portion my way of making a friend of you, Ya Fei. How about it?"

There was not much difference between seventy and eighty percent to him. How much money was ever enough?

His strength did not come from money anyway, but from the system. As long as he had enough to spend, that was sufficient.

However, while Chen Yang was completely open and straightforward, Ya Fei misunderstood his words.

"This..."

Ya Fei lightly bit her lip. Chen Yang's words made her feel that the Young Man before her might have designs on her.

But had he not just stood up and left?

Ya Fei felt rather conflicted and somewhat at a loss.

Not to mention Chen Yang's esteemed status as a Third-grade Alchemist, the Mittel Auction House alone had no one capable of stopping him with his High-level Great Dou Shi strength.

She had the Mite'er Family behind her, while his Senior Sister had already become a Fifth-grade Alchemist and a Dou Wang at such a young age.

Refuse?

What could she possibly use to refuse?

"From the looks of it, Ya Fei, you're only one or two years older than me. How about I call you Sister Ya Fei?" Chen Yang spoke again just as Ya Fei's thoughts ran wild.

"This..." Ya Fei's gaze darted away as she turned to look at Guni. Guni looked at Chen Yang, then Ya Fei, and shook his head once more.

Seeing this, Ya Fei let out a helpless sigh.

In terms of strength, background, and every other aspect, she could not compare with him. She could only...

"Alright... alright!"

Since she could not refuse, she might as well agree.

Besides, compared to those dandies in the Imperial Capital, an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old Third-grade Alchemist and High-level Great Dou Shi was undoubtedly the better choice.

Given her position in the clan, there was an eighty or ninety percent chance she would be used as a tool for a marriage alliance in the future anyway. She might as well find herself someone to rely on now...

Yet Chen Yang had no idea about Ya Fei's little schemes. Seeing her nod, he stood with a smile and extended his hand toward her. "Then let us... have a pleasant cooperation!"

"Pleasant... cooperation!"