Cooperation Reached

"Faced with a tempting beauty, there isn't a single man who wouldn't have thoughts. And as it happens, I'm no upright gentleman. Also, don't call me little guy. Whether I'm little or not, you'll know in the future."

"Giggle, it seems Xiao Tian Younger Brother has quite the lustful heart. Big Sister won't be so easy to obtain." Ya Fei covered her mouth and laughed softly.

"Now that you know my identity, let's talk about our cooperation going forward."

"I wonder what kind of cooperation Xiao Tian Younger Brother wants to discuss with me?"

With a wave of Xiao Tianyi's hand, three Jade Bottles appeared on the table. "Two Fourth Grade pills and one Fifth Grade Pill. How does this business sound?"

Shock appeared on Ya Fei's face. She stood up and quickly took a few steps forward, the full pair before her chest tracing an astonishing arc. She stretched out her fair hand and picked up the Jade Bottles one by one to examine them. "This is Fourth Grade Qi Gathering Powder? What pill is the Fifth Grade Pill?"

"Two Fourth Grade Qi Gathering Powders, and one Fifth Grade Youth Retaining Pill."

"Youth Retaining Pill? How is it different from the previous Youth Preservation Pill?"

"This Youth Retaining Pill is a Fifth Grade Pill. It can let the person who takes it keep their appearance at the most beautiful years of their life, preserving youth forever."

Ya Fei, who had previously taken a Youth Preservation Pill, heard the powerful effects of the Youth Retaining Pill and couldn't help staring at the pill with longing as she swallowed. Her gaze burned as she looked at the Youth Retaining Pill. "Is it really that miraculous?"

"Naturally. If Ya Fei Sister doesn't believe it, you can take this pill and see the effect." Xiao Tian spoke as if he had transformed into a tempting devil.

Hearing this, Ya Fei struggled again and again as she brought the pill toward her mouth. In the end, the pill entered Ya Fei's mouth. Once it did, light bloomed all over Ya Fei's body. After the light disappeared, the skin Ya Fei revealed became smooth as jade, and her appearance also became younger and more exquisite, making her even more devastatingly beautiful.

Coming back to her senses, Ya Fei helplessly realized that she had been tricked by Xiao Tian, but she also had no way to resist this temptation, because she had never seen or heard of such a miraculous pill before. "Looks like I was schemed against by you. From the moment you took out this pill, you already had bad intentions, didn't you?"

Xiao Tian smiled with ill intent. "This Youth Retaining Pill exists only with me in the entire continent. Tell me, what price is this pill worth?"

"Then how should Big Sister compensate you?" Ya Fei leaned lightly against the table, looking at Xiao Tian with a charming smile.

"Why doesn't Ya Fei Sister pledge yourself to me as compensation?" Xiao Tian stood up and reached out to wrap an arm around Ya Fei's slender waist. The latter's body stiffened awkwardly. Xiao Tian leaned his head close to Ya Fei's ear and said with a smile.

"You're dreaming quite beautifully. Big Sister is very curious what grade of Alchemist Xiao Tian Younger Brother is right now. Second rank, or above second rank?"

"Curiosity is the beginning of falling, Ya Fei Sister." Xiao Tian did not answer Ya Fei's question about his grade.

Ya Fei did not take up Xiao Tian's words. She pulled away slightly, letting her waist leave Xiao Tian's hand, and said seriously, "Then how exactly will our cooperation work?"

"These two Qi Gathering Powders and the Youth Retaining Pill can be sold to you at a price far below market value. I want all the Medicinal Herbs of your Auction House to be supplied to the Xiao Family with priority, and give me four portions of Qi Recovery Pill Medicinal Herbs, three portions of Qi Gathering Powder Medicinal Herbs, and some other Medicinal Herbs. I'll list the details for you later. Also, you have to help me keep my identity secret." After that, he wrote the Medicinal Herbs he needed on paper.

Ya Fei glanced at the list and looked at Xiao Tian in surprise. "Only these conditions? I can agree to these conditions on behalf of the Auction House."

"Good, happy cooperation. I know you came to Utan City for training, and after your performance reaches the standard, you'll return to Gama Holy City. These should be enough for you to complete a large portion of your performance target, right? We'll have even more cooperation afterward. By then, these achievements will be enough for you to be transferred back to Gama Holy City."

"It seems Xiao Tian Younger Brother's identity is not as simple as that of a young master from Utan City. Otherwise, how would you know Ya Fei's background?" Ya Fei looked at Xiao Tian with a somewhat meaningful gaze.

"Haha, as for what identity I have, Ya Fei Sister had better not make wild guesses. The more you know, the deeper you'll fall." Xiao Tian watched Ya Fei continuously size him up. Seeing that Ya Fei had taken the bait, Xiao Tian did not hesitate to drop another hook. "I know Ya Fei Sister has always worried over your cultivation talent. Perhaps in the future, I'll have the strength to change your aptitude and help you break free from your family's manipulation."

Hearing this, Ya Fei's heart suddenly stirred, and the light in her beautiful eyes grew brighter and brighter, because she knew just how terrifying the value displayed by a teenage second-rank, or even higher, Alchemist was—especially one who was also a cultivation genius.

Because there was a pill formula in the Pill Book, for a Seventh-Grade High-Grade pill: Marrow Cleansing Pill. It could alter one's constitution to a certain extent and reshape the muscles and bones.

Ya Fei naturally knew that with the talent Xiao Tian had displayed before her, he would definitely become an expert in the future and could not possibly remain beneath this tiny Utan City. And there would certainly be no shortage of women beside a strong expert. "Are you trying to make sure you have Big Sister in your grasp? Looks like Xiao Tian Younger Brother had improper designs on Big Sister from the very start."

Xiao Tian did not speak. Instead, he stepped forward and suddenly extended his arm, gently wrapping it around the latter's tempting, water-snake waist. "A graceful lady is a gentleman's fair pursuit, let alone one as beautiful as you."

Just as Xiao Tian finished speaking, Ya Fei moved forward and lightly kissed Xiao Tian on the lips like a dragonfly touching water, then immediately left Xiao Tian's embrace. "A graceful lady is a gentleman's fair pursuit. It seems your literary talent is quite good too. You're the first person to embrace me. Perhaps you'll also be the last. After you change my fate, perhaps I really will pledge myself to you."

"I need a little time to prepare the Medicinal Herbs. Once they're ready, I'll have someone send them over."

Looking at Ya Fei's enchanting figure leaving in a fluster, Xiao Tian smiled happily. Plan successful.

After the departing Ya Fei closed the door, she leaned against it and took a deep breath, covering her flushed face. "My First Kiss was given away just like that. How embarrassing."

After Xiao Tian waited for less than ten minutes, a Maid knocked on the door and brought in the Medicinal Herbs Xiao Tian needed. He did not see Ya Fei. "Looks like Ya Fei Sister is also someone who is both inexperienced and loves to play." After thinking this, he put away all the Medicinal Herbs and walked out of the Auction House.

At an open window in a room on the highest floor of the Auction House, a figure stood there, watching the direction Xiao Tian had left in and murmuring softly, "I will always wait for you to come and change my fate."

Xiao Tian returned to the Xiao Family and told Xun Er that he would be entering Secluded Cultivation for a while, then went up to the stone cave in the rear mountain where he had cultivated in seclusion before.

Time passed like a white steed flashing past a crack. Xiao Tian, inside the cave, opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbid air. "I finally broke through to Dou Zhe Seventh Star."

Over these two months, Xiao Tian spent one or two hours every morning practicing Dou Techniques, then practiced refining pills, and meditated in cultivation at night. His days were packed full. Now, his Dou Techniques had already been practiced until he knew them by heart, and he could also refine Third Rank Qi Recovery Pills.

Stretching his body, Xiao Tian headed down the mountain. After returning to his room and taking a simple bath, he prepared to go look for Xun Er. Just as he stepped out, he saw Xiao Yan stepping out of the courtyard gate.

Just as he stepped out, he saw Xiao Yan also walking out from his room. He glanced at Xiao Yan. "Congratulations, Xiao Yanzi."