My Heart Was So Cold, I Wanted Someone to Love Me

The moment Nalan Yanran and Xun Er started arguing!

Ye Hao took Zhang San and ran, turning the street corner and hiding behind a Grocery Store!

He watched Xun Er run past with an anxious look on her pretty face.

After making sure she did not come back,

and that Nalan Yanran had not caught up either,

he finally stepped out from behind the Grocery Store in relief.

He led Zhang San through several less crowded streets, circling around a few times before arriving at the Miter Auction House.

Zhang San did not ask a single question from beginning to end.

As Ye Hao led Zhang San into the auction house, a wave of cool air washed over them!

"Sir, how may I help you?"

A maid stepped forward and asked with a bow.

Her face was full of smiles.

Ye Hao replied, "I saw that you still have shops for lease outside. I want to rent one."

"Certainly, sir. Please come with me to complete the paperwork!"

The maid stepped aside and led the way.

It was Zhang San's first time here, and he curiously looked around.

The magnificent decorations and countless servants and guards made him quietly calculate in his heart!

How many Gold Coins must this have cost?

The leasing procedures were completed quickly!

Twelve thousand Gold Coins a year!

It was much more expensive than a shop owned by the Gale Family.

Naturally, there was a reason it was expensive.

"Xiao Hao, I still think it's too expensive. How about we forget it?" Zhang San's face twisted up like a bun that had been left out for three days.

"Uncle Zhang, I've already paid the money. They won't refund it anyway."

"Sigh, all right, Xiao Hao. Thank you." Zhang San smiled gratefully.

A trace of tears glistened in his eyes.

"All right, Uncle Zhang. Go back and pack up. Find someone to move everything over tomorrow."

Zhang San nodded.

Ye Hao added, "By the way, Uncle Zhang, I still have something to do, so I won't be going back with you. If those two people from earlier run into you and ask about me again, make sure you say my name is Hao Shuai. Tell them I've left the city. Don't let it slip!"

"Don't worry. Uncle Zhang understands."

After watching Zhang San leave,

Ye Hao turned around and returned to the auction house.

He entered the Appraisal Room.

A middle-aged man inside immediately stood up. However, when he saw that Ye Hao was merely a teenager,

a barely noticeable trace of disappointment and disdain appeared in his eyes.

Still, he put on a professional smile.

"Sir, are you here to have a treasure appraised?"

"Mm."

Ye Hao nodded, made a motion of reaching into his robes, and took out the bottle containing the Qi Gathering Powder from the system.

He casually placed it on the table.

The middle-aged man carefully opened the bottle.

At once, a faint, refreshing fragrance drifted into his nose.

The middle-aged man's expression changed instantly.

"M-M-Milord, i-is this Qi Gathering Powder?!"

"That's right!"

The middle-aged man sucked in a breath of cold air!

When he looked at Ye Hao again, his face was full of reverence.

"Are you an alchemist, milord?"

"Stop investigating my background. I want to auction this Qi Gathering Powder. When can you arrange it?"

"Yes, yes, milord. Please wait a moment. I'll invite Master Gu Ni and Miss Ya Fei."

"Hurry up!"

The middle-aged man hurriedly nodded and rushed out of the room.

Not long after,

a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside!

Three figures pushed open the door and entered!

A voluptuous woman in a red dress walked in front, her waist swaying as she moved.

Half a step behind her was an old man with somewhat graying hair.

The old man held his head slightly high, his hands clasped behind his back.

It was as though he deliberately wanted to display the badge on his chest, embroidered with a medicine furnace.

"Milord, Master Gu Ni is not only a Three-star Dou Grandmaster, but also a Second-grade Alchemist."

The middle-aged man introduced respectfully, "This is Miss Ya Fei, the Chief Auctioneer of our auction house."

"Miss Ya Fei, Master Gu Ni, this is the milord who wishes to auction the Qi Gathering Powder."

"All right, you may leave."

Ya Fei nodded.

As she looked at Ye Hao, she felt as though she had seen him somewhere before!

Yet no matter how hard she racked her brains, she could not remember.

"Have we... met somewhere before?"

Ya Fei could not help asking.

Ye Hao smiled. "Miss Ya Fei, right? You're already the third beautiful woman today to say that to me. What, is this how women in Wu Tan City flirt these days?"

"Sorry, I was presumptuous. Perhaps I mistook you for someone else." Ya Fei's pretty face flushed.

Gu Ni walked to the table and picked up the jade bottle.

Bang!

He opened the jade bottle.

Then he poured the pill inside onto his palm!

His pupils suddenly contracted!

"Th-this... this is actually a top-grade Qi Gathering Powder!!"

He dared swear that this was the highest-quality Qi Gathering Powder he had ever seen!

Even Fama of the Alchemist Association, or Gu He, known as the Pill King, could not refine Qi Gathering Powder of such quality!

"Young friend, w-where did this pill come from?"

Gu Ni asked excitedly.

"Of course I refined it myself!"

"What?! Milord... milord is actually an alchemist!"

Gu Ni's voice rose sharply, and his expression was filled with disbelief.

Even the way he addressed Ye Hao had changed!

Although Qi Gathering Powder was a fourth-grade pill,

one needed at least Fifth-grade Alchemist skills to refine it!

A teenage Fifth-grade Alchemist!

That was far too terrifying!

Ye Hao could not be bothered to explain and directly released his Soul Power.

At once!

The terrifying Soul Pressure made Gu Ni drop to his knees instantly. Sweat poured down him as though he faced a formidable enemy!

Ye Hao withdrew the Soul Pressure and turned to Ya Fei. "Enough! When can you arrange the auction for me?!"

Ya Fei said, "Milord, if you are not in a hurry, I can properly build publicity around it. Then I can definitely maximize the value of this Qi Gathering Powder!"

"Fine! Handle it as you see fit! Also, help me gather the medicinal ingredients listed here. Deduct the money from the proceeds of the Qi Gathering Powder auction. I have something to do, so I'll be leaving first."

Ye Hao sensed that those two had come again, so he quickly handed over a sheet of paper and immediately stood to leave.

"Milord, please wait. I'll see you out."

Ya Fei immediately followed after him.

Gu Ni followed closely behind.

Gu Ni kept giving Ya Fei meaningful looks.

Ya Fei understood.

"Ya Fei dares ask for your name, milord. Might you tell me?"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Hao decided to use a false name for now.

"Hao Shuai."

"Where are you from, Lord Hao? Once the medicinal ingredients you require are ready, I can send someone to invite you."

Ya Fei wanted to use this opportunity to find out where Ye Hao lived.

It would make it easier to pay him a visit later.

Ye Hao waved his hand. "Just prepare them. In ten days, I'll find time to come again."

"Yes, milord. Take care."

"We bid milord farewell."

At the entrance of the auction house, Ya Fei and Gu Ni bowed at the same time to see him off.

This sight stunned everyone coming and going from the auction house!

"Who was that young man? He actually made Miss Ya Fei and Master Gu Ni respectfully see him all the way to the entrance."

"Exactly! Even the heads of the Three Great Families have never received such treatment!"

"The key is that he's still so young. I'm so jealous I could die."

"It's over! Judging by this, could my goddess Ya Fei have already become his forbidden possession?!"

"My heart was so cold, I wanted someone to love me..."

"At such a young age, he could already refine such top-grade Qi Gathering Powder. He truly is a genius!"

As Gu Ni watched Ye Hao's gradually receding figure, he could not help sighing emotionally.

He made no attempt to hide the envy in his heart.

A glimmer flashed through his eyes.

"If I could receive his guidance, perhaps the Second-grade bottleneck that has troubled me for years could finally be broken through."

"Uncle Guni, should I send someone to follow him and see where he lives? Then you could visit him and seek his guidance."