Taken Away by Ya Fei

"Uncle Zhang," Ya Fei said to the somewhat older man beside her, her capable assistant on this trip to Green Mountain Town, "don't worry. With the strength of our Mier Auction House, no one within the Jia Ma Empire would dare cheat us!"

Indeed, Ya Fei was right. The Miel clan was a colossal force within the Jia Ma Empire, having practically monopolized the auction industry throughout the empire.

Who would dare deceive them? They would have to be blind!

Since Ya Fei had said so, Uncle Zhang naturally had nothing more to add.

Moreover, Uncle Zhang could tell that Ya Fei seemed inclined to invite Chu Yang to be a guest at their auction house.

This Chu Yang could potentially become a major client of the Mier Auction House. Uncle Zhang had seen that much as well.

Uncle Zhang understood that Ya Fei was far more skilled than he was at winning over clients. Besides, as a breathtaking beauty, she possessed certain advantageous conditions, especially when dealing with young men like Chu Yang.

After the pills were sold, Ya Fei handed Chu Yang a gold card from the Mier Auction House.

Ya Fei said, "There are one hundred thousand Gold Coins in it."

Chu Yang understood as well. Given the Mier Auction House's influence in the Jia Ma Empire, this bank card bearing the auction house's insignia could be used throughout the empire much like a credit card on Earth.

Chu Yang smiled. He truly had not expected things to go so smoothly, nor for the gains to exceed his expectations by so much.

He had been a shut-in who had never been good at managing money. He reckoned that one hundred thousand Gold Coins would last him quite a while.

"By the way, Chu Yang, do you have anything else to do in Green Mountain Town?"

Ya Fei had always been bold. Since she had set her sights on Chu Yang, she naturally did not want to let him leave so easily, only to vanish into the vast sea of people with no way to find him again.

Originally, now that he had the money, Chu Yang had planned to leave if they had no intention of keeping him. He had not expected Ya Fei to seem rather reluctant to part with him.

"Nothing else. I'm planning to make a trip to Wutan City next."

Chu Yang knew Ya Fei was not a bad person, so he did not hide his next destination from her.

"Is that so?" To his surprise, Ya Fei seemed to brighten at once. "We happen to be heading to Wutan City as well. We'll stay here for the night and leave tomorrow. Why don't you come with us? The journey will be less lonely."

I didn't expect such a good opportunity to come along! Chu Yang's heart stirred.

At the same time, he thought that Ya Fei might want to keep him under control, bring him to the Mier Auction House branch in Wutan City to test the quality of his Qi Gathering Pills, and then make further moves to win him over...

Chu Yang knew that in the original story of Battle Through the Heavens, Ya Fei had once considered obtaining Xiao Yan's prescription, only to be stopped by Gu Ni, the second-tier alchemist of their auction house.

But even if Ya Fei had ill intentions toward him, why would Chu Yang be afraid? He was still looking forward to seeing what would happen!

"Sure!" Chu Yang replied to Ya Fei.

He had wanted to go to Wutan City anyway. However, his original destination had not been the Mier Auction House, but the Xiao clan—he wanted to complete the system mission and obtain another Lucky Draw chance and check-in point!

His first Lucky Draw had given him the Medicine Emperor's basic alchemy skills. Although those skills might not be enough for him to dominate the entire alchemy world of the Jia Ma Empire, he should have no problem standing above a tiny place like Wutan City.

Furthermore, one check-in point had gotten him Qi Gathering Pills, one hundred thousand Gold Coins, and even Ya Fei's favor. What would two or three check-in points bring? Chu Yang was filled with endless anticipation.

Afterward, Chu Yang naturally followed Ya Fei and her group to the inn where the Mier Auction House was staying in Green Mountain Town.

Ya Fei specially arranged a private room for Chu Yang, sparing him from being disturbed by others. Then she invited him to dine at the Mier Auction House, covering his lodging, meals, and even his travel expenses afterward.

As for Chu Yang, he naturally accepted everything without the slightest shame. He could see that Ya Fei, along with the people from the Mier Auction House, truly wanted to befriend someone like him.

To them, he was like a promising stock in business, one that could provide them with a steady stream of profits in the future!

Chu Yang understood this clearly. On one hand, he knew that the Miel clan was extremely wealthy within the Jia Ma Empire. Even if they supported him, the expenses would be insignificant to them.

On the other hand, Chu Yang himself wanted to work with them. With the Medicine Emperor's basic alchemy skills, he knew that he might have many pills to sell through auctions in the future.

From both sides, it was simply a perfect match.

The next morning, they set off for Wutan City. With the Mier Auction House, a major name in the Jia Ma Empire, backing him, Chu Yang naturally encountered no trouble along the way.

Some people had even been tempted by Chu Yang after he displayed the Qi Gathering Pills and caused a stir in Green Mountain Town, but the Mier Auction House had blocked them all. If they wanted to buy pills from Chu Yang, they had no chance!

And so, Chu Yang followed Ya Fei's group to Wutan City—a small city from another world that he had read about countless times in Battle Through the Heavens back when he had been a shut-in on Earth, a place he had once dreamed of visiting.

Although Green Mountain Town lay close to the Monster Mountain Range and had gathered into a moderately sized trading market, its bustle still could not compare to Wutan City's. Green Mountain Town was merely a relatively prosperous town, while Wutan City was, after all, a prefecture-level city!

However, Chu Yang had no mind to carefully tour the city or appreciate its local customs and scenery. He had business to attend to.

Of course, Ya Fei's group seemed eager to drag him straight to the Mier Auction House branch in Wutan City, though they politely claimed that they wanted him as a guest and intended to give this distinguished visitor a warm reception.

Chu Yang later thought that his visit to the Xiao clan was not urgent, so he might as well go along with Ya Fei's invitation. After all, he would have much more cooperation with the Mier Auction House in the future.

After arriving at the Mier Auction House, Ya Fei settled Chu Yang in a reception room with fine tea and summoned two rather pretty female attendants to keep him company. Meanwhile, she hurried off with the two Qi Gathering Pills to have Gu Ni, the second-tier alchemist stationed there, inspect them.

The instant Gu Ni saw the Qi Gathering Pills, his eyes began to widen.

Seeing his expression, Ya Fei's heart skipped a beat. I knew these Qi Gathering Pills were real!