Selling the Pill Recipe, Ya Fei is Shocked!

"Quite clever, indeed. Old man, I do have that intention!"

Yao Chen didn't hide his thoughts. As an eighth-grade alchemist, he possessed countless pill recipes, any one of which was worth a fortune. Thinking of this, Yao Chen quickly reminded him, "Kid, you'd best disguise yourself. If you go around openly selling pill recipes like this, it might bring trouble!"

"I was thinking the same thing!"

Xiao Chen nodded upon hearing this. Even if Old Yao hadn't said it, he would have disguised himself. This was more in line with Xiao Yan's personality.

At the Mittal Auction House, a mysterious man completely shrouded in a black robe sat before a tea table. His aged, hoarse voice, laced with a hint of anger, emanated from behind his black veil, "Is this how the Mittal Auction House treats its distinguished guests?"

Xiao Chen and Yao Lao had been at the Mittal Auction House for a full half hour, yet they had been left waiting. Yao Lao was becoming impatient.

Alchemists were all proud individuals, let alone an eighth-grade alchemist like Yao Chen. In his life, wherever he went, he was treated as an honored guest.

Yet here, in this remote border town, he was being neglected. Most importantly, it was in front of his disciple.

Before coming here, he had boasted to Xiao Chen about how the Mittal Auction House would surely treat him as a VIP as soon as he presented a pill recipe. Now, his face was being slapped hard.

"We sincerely apologize. Master Gu Ni is currently appraising pills!"

Just as Yao Lao was about to lose his temper, a voice full of charm sounded from behind him. "If you have urgent matters, you can discuss them with Ya Fei. Ya Fei can make decisions regarding everything here!"

In fact, as soon as Xiao Chen entered the auction house and specifically asked to see Gu Ni, Ya Fei had received the message. However, she was busy with auction house affairs at the time and hadn't come over.

In Ya Fei's opinion, this black-robed man most likely wanted Gu Ni to refine some pills, so she hadn't paid much attention to it.

It wasn't until she finished her tasks and was about to attend to this black-robed individual that the current scene unfolded.

It was at this moment that Ya Fei keenly sensed that this black-robed man was definitely not here to ask Gu Ni to refine pills as she had imagined, otherwise, he wouldn't have this attitude.

With this thought, Ya Fei immediately lowered her stance, personally poured Xiao Chen a cup of tea, and sat down on a nearby chair with a smile.

"Master? Since when did a mere second-grade alchemist deserve to be called a master?"

An aged, hoarse scoff escaped Xiao Chen's lips. Before Ya Fei could react, a hand clad in a black glove emerged from his loose sleeve.

"Boom!!"

Bone chilling white flames appeared on his palm, and the surrounding temperature instantly plummeted. The hot tea that had been steaming moments ago now had fine ice crystals forming on it, and a thick layer of frost covered the floor and tabletop.

Ya Fei's pupils contracted sharply. While she didn't recognize the Heavenly Flame, it didn't mean she lacked knowledge. The manifestation of flames was clearly a characteristic of a fourth-grade alchemist.

As for the flames, Ya Fei simply assumed it was a special kind of fire seed and didn't think of it as a Heavenly Flame.

After all, Heavenly Flames were too rare; how could one possibly appear in this small Wutan City?

After showing off, Yao Lao contentedly put away the Bone Chilling Flame and waved his hand, urging, "I won't make things difficult for you, young lady. Quickly go and summon Gu Ni. Tell him I'm prepared to sell him a pill recipe!"

"Please wait a moment, sir. I'll go invite Master Gu Ni right away!"

Ya Fei, hearing this, couldn't maintain her composure and quickly got up and scurried towards the back hall.

Not long after, Gu Ni, wearing the robe symbolizing a second-grade alchemist, hurried out. "Gu Ni greets you, sir. I apologize for making you wait. Gu Ni is truly terrified. Please forgive me!"

Upon meeting, Gu Ni immediately bowed deeply. Upon learning that a fourth-grade alchemist wanted to see him and had been waiting for half an hour, Gu Ni nearly fainted.

If he didn't hold some influence at the Mittal Auction House, he would have wanted to die on the spot. As an alchemist, he understood alchemists best.

Offending a fourth-grade alchemist meant his future life would be shrouded in darkness. If this alchemist held a grudge, the Mittal Auction House would likely have trouble protecting him.

"Alright, I'm not here to cause trouble!"

Yao Chen was not a petty person. It was just that he had lost face in front of his disciple, which had made him unhappy for a moment. Now that he had regained his dignity, he didn't want to dwell on it. He flipped his palm, and a pill recipe appeared in his hand. "This is my improved Bone Growth Pill recipe. It can increase the medicinal efficacy by thirty percent. Take a look!"

Gu Ni breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. However, when he heard the latter part of the sentence, his body trembled violently, and his breathing became rapid.

"Improved pill recipe? Increase medicinal efficacy by thirty percent?" These two phrases struck Gu Ni's mind like two massive hammers, completely disrupting his thoughts.

When he came to his senses, he found the pill recipe already in his hand. He could only forcefully suppress the complex emotions in his heart and began to examine the contents of the recipe.

"Marvelous! Truly marvelous!"

With just a cursory glance, Gu Ni's eyes lit up, and he praised without reservation, "Using Warm Bone Flower to replace Bone Growth Grass not only makes the medicinal effects gentler but also greatly enhances the efficacy, while the cost is reduced!"

It had to be said that among second-grade alchemists, Gu Ni's alchemy skills were considered top-notch. He immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of the pill recipe.

"Not bad, you have some discerning eyes. What do you think this pill recipe is worth?"

Old Yao nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this and then directly stated his purpose.

Gu Ni had already heard from Ya Fei about the mysterious alchemist's intentions. After pondering for a moment, he gave his valuation, "Sir, this pill recipe is worth five thousand gold. What do you think?"

In reality, although the pill recipe was ingenious, it was far from worth five thousand gold. Gu Ni's initial thought was three thousand gold.

The reason for offering such a high price was twofold: first, the Mittal Auction House had indeed been negligent towards this mysterious alchemist, and second, it was out of a desire to build goodwill. As the saying goes, having one more friend means one more path, which would be a good thing for both the Mittal Auction House and himself.

"Agreed!"

Yao Chen was a seasoned individual and could see through Gu Ni's intentions. However, he didn't care about these things. He had received preferential treatment countless times; what were these small favors to him?

Seeing Yao Chen nod, Gu Ni finally relaxed. Ya Fei then stepped forward and handed a prepared storage card to Xiao Chen. "Sir, this card contains exactly five thousand gold coins. Please keep it safe!"

"This is the Mittal Auction House's VIP card, which entitles you to a thirty percent discount!"

After handing the storage card to Xiao Chen, Ya Fei produced another card and respectfully presented it to Xiao Chen.