Ya Fei

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ya Fei (雅妃)
Alias(es)	“Goddess of Commerce” 257
Gender	Female 11
Affiliation	Miteer Auction House; Miteer Family; Yan Mansion 11 39 97
Occupation/Role	Chief Auctioneer of the Wutan City Miteer Auction House; manager of Yan Mansion’s commercial affairs 11 97
Cultivation	Dou Master 44
First Appearance	Chapter 11

Background & History

Wutan City partnership

Ya Fei first meets Su Chen when he brings an unfamiliar, high-quality flame to the Miteer Auction House. She initially uses a seductive manner to probe the identity of the master she believes stands behind him, but abandons the approach when Su Chen negotiates as an equal business partner 11.

After Su Chen reveals that he can provide a stable supply of identical Rock Fire Seeds, Ya Fei tears up the standard consignment contract and offers him a partnership instead 12. She arranges the Rock Fire Seed’s auction, turns it into the event’s centerpiece, and oversees its sale for 1,000 gold coins after a bidding war involving Wutan City’s major clans 16 17.

Recognizing that the fire seeds will make Su Chen a target, Ya Fei proposes an exclusive supply agreement. She lowers the auction house commission to five percent, promises priority payment, and gives Su Chen a Purple Gold VIP Badge that grants Miteer protection and access to its properties 19.

When Jialie Bi attempts to force the auction house into revealing the supplier’s identity, Ya Fei refuses to compromise client confidentiality and invokes the standing of the Miteer Family 24. She later warns Su Chen that Jialie Bi’s retaliation will continue unless he establishes enough irreplaceable value to deter his enemies 32.

Strange Fire auction and family investment

After encountering Su Chen’s Exotic Flame Sensing Stone, Ya Fei immediately recognizes that it cannot be sold through an ordinary auction. She applies to the Miteer headquarters, plans a high-specification event, and invites powerful factions and the Alchemist Guild 33 34.

Ya Fei hosts the resulting grand auction and maintains control even as the Exotic Flame Sensing Stone reaches a record-breaking final price of 1.5 million gold coins 36 37. When Su Chen refuses his 1.35 million gold coin proceeds in exchange for long-term access to the Miteer Family’s resources, she submits his proposal to the family elders and argues that his value exceeds immediate profit 38 39. The elders ultimately grant her full authority over matters concerning him 39.

Expansion beyond Wutan City

Ya Fei turns Su Chen’s successful fusion of three flames into a new Miteer Auction House service: custom flame refinement for high-level clients 42. The service helps drive the Flame Market’s growth, while Ya Fei oversees the expanding fire-seed business and its influence over Wutan City’s alchemy trade 45.

When Su Chen decides to seek the Green Lotus Core Flame in the Tagor Desert, Ya Fei opens the Miteer Family’s highest-level intelligence concerning the desert, the Snake-Person Tribe, and Queen Medusa 47. Su Chen entrusts the Wutan City business and his rear base to her before leaving, and she accepts responsibility for expanding the family’s assets 47.

In the Imperial Capital, Ya Fei secures a prime Alchemist Market storefront for Su Chen’s Yan Mansion and prepays ten years of rent 55. She later manages Yan Mansion’s commercial affairs alongside the Miteer Family and helps shift the family’s commercial focus toward the Imperial Capital 87 97. By the later era, her name is remembered as synonymous with a “goddess of commerce” 257.

Appearance

Ya Fei is a striking woman known for her fiery-red qipao, composed bearing, and peach-blossom eyes. Her public image combines deliberate allure with the authority expected of Wutan City’s leading auctioneer 11 17.

• Usually wears a tight-fitting fiery-red qipao. 11 17
• Has jet-black hair, often pinned into a loose bun with strands left hanging. 11
• Her distinctive peach-blossom eyes are repeatedly noted for their captivating gaze. 11 19
• Adopts capable purple attire when handling intelligence and business operations rather than public auctions. 41 46
• Wore a Crimson Flame Cloud Qipao while presiding over the Strange Fire grand auction. 36

Personality

Ya Fei is shrewd, observant, and willing to discard conventional business practice when a larger opportunity appears. She first tests Su Chen with charm and probing questions, then immediately shifts to direct, professional negotiation after recognizing his confidence and commercial value 11 12.

Her ambition is matched by decisiveness. Rather than accepting a secure short-term profit from Su Chen’s auctions, she risks her own position to persuade the Miteer Family elders that his techniques, intelligence needs, and potential monopoly over flame-related commerce warrant a deeper alliance 38 39.

She is also protective of partners she has chosen to invest in. Ya Fei refuses Jialie Bi’s demand for Su Chen’s identity, warns Su Chen about the clan’s methods, and advises him to build a level of value that makes retaliation too costly 24 32.

Abilities & Skills

Auctioneering

Ya Fei is an accomplished auctioneer capable of directing a crowd’s attention, controlling its momentum, and maintaining composure during high-stakes bidding.

• Presents the Rock Fire Seed as a rare, stable flame suited to alchemy and forging, triggering fierce competition among Wutan City’s factions. 17
• Uses the Miteer Auction House’s sound-amplifying magic stone to project her voice across the auction hall. 17 36
• Presides over the grand auction of the Exotic Flame Sensing Stone, which sells for a Wutan City record of 1.5 million gold coins. 36 37

Commercial Strategy

Ya Fei identifies opportunities that can reshape markets and converts them into durable Miteer advantages.

• Replaces a standard consignment arrangement with a partnership after learning that Su Chen can repeatedly supply Rock Fire Seeds. 12
• Offers Su Chen reduced commission, priority settlement, and Miteer protection in exchange for exclusive distribution rights. 19
• Builds publicity for the Strange Fire auction through invitations sent across the northeastern Jia Ma Empire. 34
• Establishes custom flame refinement as a Miteer service after witnessing Su Chen fuse three incompatible flames. 42
• Secures Yan Mansion a prime location opposite the Pill Tower in the Imperial Capital’s Alchemist Market. 55

Intelligence and Political Management

Ya Fei uses the Miteer Family’s commercial reach to gather intelligence, protect allies, and negotiate with powerful figures.

• Provides Su Chen with screened intelligence reports on flames, magical beasts, and ancient ruins. 41
• Opens access to the Miteer Family’s core Strange Fire intelligence when Su Chen reaches a bottleneck in his fire-control technique. 46
• Mobilizes intelligence on the Tagor Desert, Queen Medusa, and the Snake-Person Tribe before Su Chen’s departure. 47
• Persuades Miteer Family elders to authorize her independent handling of Su Chen’s affairs. 39

Equipment

• Flame Pattern Ring — A ring crafted and given to Ya Fei by Su Chen. It amplifies her fire-attribute Dou Qi by ten percent and contains a fire-storage array for activating stored fire seeds. Only Ya Fei’s Dou Qi can activate it. 48
  • Stores enough Green Phosphorus Fire Seed for approximately three months of use. 48
  • Stores enough Rock Fire Seed for approximately one year of use. 48
  • Allows an alchemist to activate a portable flame source outside of a normal geothermal or furnace-supported environment. 48

Relationships

• Su Chen / “Mr. Yan” — Business partner and the person on whom Ya Fei stakes her commercial and political future. She protects his identity, expands his flame business, manages his rear base, and receives the Flame Pattern Ring from him. 12 19 47 48
• Miteer Family elders — Ya Fei reports to the family leadership but successfully persuades them to place Su Chen-related matters under her full authority. 39
• Jialie Bi — Adversarial business rival. Ya Fei refuses his attempt to obtain Su Chen’s identity and withstands pressure backed by his Dou Shi cultivation. 24
• Master Otto — Ya Fei acts as intermediary between Otto and Su Chen, bringing Otto’s Purple Spirit Pill problem to Su Chen and using the resulting success to launch custom flame commissions. 42

Notable Quotes

“An innocent man may be innocent, but his treasure is his crime.” 19

“This service does not sell fire seeds. We provide... customization.” 42

“I will be waiting in Wutan City for the news of your fame spreading across the empire.” 48