Ya Fei

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Ya Fei (雅妃)
Alias(es)	Queen of Gold; Commercial Queen; Madam
Gender	Female
Age	24 2
Affiliation	Miteer Auction House; Mite'er Family; Xiao Family
Occupation/Role	Chief auctioneer of the Miteer Auction House in Wutan City; later controller of the Mite'er Family's commercial network in the Holy City
Status	Alive
First Appearance	Chapter 2
Spouse	Xiao Zhan 16 65
Child	Xiao Shang

Background / History

Ya Fei served as the chief auctioneer of the Miteer Auction House in Wutan City, where her reputation rested on her charm and exceptional commercial instincts. When Xiao Zhan first approached the auction house, she received him personally and quickly recognized the value of working with him. Their initial arrangement centered on auctioning rare Tier 7 medicinal pills through the Imperial Capital headquarters rather than underselling them in Wutan City 2 3.

Her interest in Xiao Zhan extended beyond business. She probed the source of his resources and alchemical knowledge, while arranging for him to use the auction house's alchemy room in exchange for priority rights to auction surplus pills. She also asked to observe and learn from his alchemy, completing her first herb purification under his guidance 4 5.

During Xiao Zhan's absence, Ya Fei protected both his interests and the Xiao Family. She resisted Mu Tie's attempt to seize the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pills, using the Seven Purple Gold Token to override his authority. She subsequently mobilized the auction house's informants to locate Xiao Zhan, manipulated Green Mountain Town's factions with a false Earth-tier Dou Technique auction, and forced the Misty Cloud Sect to end its blockade of the Xiao Family 10 13.

After Xiao Zhan returned and displayed his Dou Zong strength, Ya Fei's admiration and affection reached their peak. They confessed their feelings under the moonlight, and she became his first wife 15 16. Later, after being devastated by news of Xiao Zhan's marriage to Queen Medusa, she accepted his second proposal; their wedding was held in the Golden Jade Hall 62 66.

As Xiao Zhan's wife, Ya Fei became pregnant with Xiao Shang and remained at the center of the Mite'er Family's commercial and political operations. She fought Soul Hall and Golden Wind and Fine Rain Tower through economic warfare, counter-assassination measures, and the strategic use of her child's emerging insight talent 69 78.

Appearance

Ya Fei is a strikingly beautiful woman with a graceful, curvaceous figure and an elegant but deliberately alluring presence. Her clothing shifts with circumstance: fitted qipao and dresses during auctions or private meetings, formal palace gowns when asserting authority, and dark brocade robes while directing commercial warfare 2 4 13 16 72.

• Red lips, fair skin, and refined jade-like hands are repeatedly noted features 2 3.
• Her eyes are described as alluring yet perceptive, capable of shifting from warmth to icy authority 3 10 13.
• She often carries herself with a languid, composed elegance, even during negotiations or threats 9 11.
• During her pregnancy, she favors robes that conceal or accommodate her growing abdomen 75 82.

Personality

Ya Fei combines seduction, composure, and sharp commercial calculation. She treats negotiations as contests of information and leverage, immediately seeing that Tier 7 pills would be undervalued in Wutan City and proposing their transfer to the Imperial Capital for auction 3.

She is fiercely protective of Xiao Zhan's interests and those connected to him. Rather than yield to pressure from the Mite'er Family or Misty Cloud Sect, she uses contracts, institutional authority, and the Seven Purple Gold Token to force stronger opponents to retreat 10 13.

As the Mite'er Family's commercial leader, she is coldly pragmatic. She favors long-term market control over impulsive retaliation, using concessions, intelligence networks, resource allocation, and misinformation to expose enemies and force their dependence on her family 71 72 76.

Her affection for Xiao Zhan is sincere but not uncomplicated. His relationship with Queen Medusa leaves her hurt and uncertain of her place in his life, yet she ultimately accepts his renewed proposal and commits to their marriage 62 63.

Abilities & Skills

Business Prodigy

Ya Fei possesses the Business Prodigy talent and is recognized for exceptional strategic and commercial judgment 2.

• Identified the Imperial Capital as the proper market for Xiao Zhan's Tier 7 pills 3.
• Used a false Earth-tier Dou Technique auction to draw hostile factions into conflict in Green Mountain Town 12.
• Directed the Mite'er Family's empire-wide commercial network from the Holy City 69.
• Countered Soul Hall and Golden Wind and Fine Rain Tower through market manipulation, supply control, trade-route planning, and intelligence operations 71 72 76.

Political Authority

Ya Fei can wield high-level Mite'er Family authority despite opposition from senior figures within the family.

• Used the Seven Purple Gold Token to reject Mu Tie's demand for the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pills and Xiao Zhan's information 10.
• Ordered the Imperial Capital auction of the pills while classifying Xiao Zhan's information as confidential 11.
• Intervened against the Misty Cloud Sect's blockade of the Xiao Family and compelled Deacon Ge Ye to withdraw 13.
• Ordered purges of Mite'er Family traitors following attacks in the Holy City 72 87.

Alchemy Study

Ya Fei has studied basic alchemy under Xiao Zhan.

• Learned the principles of fire control, concentration, and medicinal-property fusion 5.
• Completed a first, imperfect purification of Blood-Coagulating Grass 5.
• Her early attempts were unstable; uncontrolled flame nearly destroyed the herb 5.

Cultivation and Yin Affinity

At the time of Xiao Zhan's initial assessment, Ya Fei was a Three-Star Dou Practitioner with the Alluring Body talent 2.

• Received the Earth-tier high-grade Nine Turns Profound Yin Mantra, a technique stated to match her constitution and potentially support cultivation to the peak Dou Zun realm 16.
• Received three Tier 7 Yin Yang Profound Soul Pills, which enhance soul power and Yin-attribute Dou Qi affinity 16.
• The provided material does not document a subsequent cultivation-realm breakthrough.

Rule and Contract Manifestation

During later crises, Ya Fei displays an abnormal connection to wealth, contracts, and rules, particularly through resonance with Xiao Shang and the Ten Thousand Worlds Firm blueprint.

• Disrupted the transmission of Nine Nether Soul Poison to help protect Xiao Shang and Queen Medusa's fetus 70.
• Used the Ten Thousand Worlds Firm prototype and Xiao Shang's insight talent to coordinate commercial formations and personnel across the Holy City 70 71.
• Briefly awakened in a state described as an inhuman “law-avatar,” displaying rule- and contract-based perception while assisting Xiao Zhan's group from afar 87 90.
• This state causes severe exhaustion and a detached, analytical demeanor 87 90.

Equipment / Items

• Seven Purple Gold Token — One of the Mite'er Family's highest-authority tokens; its bearer holds authority equal to an Elder, and it compelled Mu Tie and Deacon Ge Ye to recognize Ya Fei's standing 10 13.
• Flowing Cloud Steps copy — Xiao Zhan entrusted a copy of the movement technique to Ya Fei for safekeeping and permitted her to study it 9.
• Nine Turns Profound Yin Mantra — Earth-tier high-grade cultivation technique granted to her following her marriage to Xiao Zhan 16.
• Yin Yang Profound Soul Pills — Three Tier 7 pills granted alongside the Nine Turns Profound Yin Mantra 16.
• Ten Thousand Worlds Firm (Prototype/Embryonic Form) — A blueprint within her sea of consciousness that resonates with wealth, contracts, rules, and Xiao Shang's talent 70 71.
• Black crystal abacus — Used while issuing large-scale commercial-war orders against Soul Hall's allies 71.

Relationships

• Xiao Zhan — Husband and former business partner. Their cooperation over pill auctions developed into mutual attraction, marriage, and shared responsibility for Xiao Shang 3 5 16 63 66.
• Xiao Shang — Her child with Xiao Zhan. While still unborn, his insight and rule-related talent resonated with her commercial abilities and helped counter threats against the Mite'er Family 69 77.
• Xiao Yan — Xiao Zhan's son and Ya Fei's ally. He was sent to protect her and Xiao Shang in the Holy City, repeatedly saving her from Soul Hall assassins 72 75.
• Gu Ni — Trusted Miteer Auction House associate who carries out Ya Fei's orders, including activating informants and supporting her plans 11 12.
• Xiao Ding and Xiao Li — Xiao Zhan's sons. Ya Fei assisted them and defended the Xiao Family from the Misty Cloud Sect 13.
• Queen Medusa — Xiao Zhan's other wife. Ya Fei was deeply hurt upon learning of Medusa's marriage to Xiao Zhan, though Medusa ultimately chose not to interfere with Ya Fei's relationship with him 61 63.
• Mu Tie — Mite'er Family enforcer who attempted to seize Xiao Zhan's pills and force Ya Fei to reveal information; she defeated his demand through her token authority 10 11.
• Jin Buhan — Tower Master of Golden Wind and Fine Rain Tower and a commercial adversary. Ya Fei countered his campaign of economic strangulation and vowed to settle their debt personally 75 76.

Notable Quotes

“They must follow me and learn the merchant path.” 69

“Soul Hall wants my life and wants to destroy my child's talent... then I'll give them a target!” 74

“It seems those Soul Hall mongrels have forgotten... who the true... master of wealth... in this continent's Northwest Region really is.” 71

Trivia

• Xiao Zhan's system initially assessed Ya Fei as an A-grade potential spouse and recorded her favorability at 35/100 shortly after their partnership began 2 3.
• Her favorability rose to 93/100 after Xiao Zhan returned as a Dou Zong and saved the Xiao Family from its enemies 15.
• Ya Fei's first alchemical purification produced slightly scorched Blood-Coagulating Grass liquid, but the experience significantly deepened her admiration for Xiao Zhan 5.
• She insists that Xiao Shang should inherit and learn the merchant path, regardless of the child's extraordinary bloodline potential 69.