Xiao Yan had not expected to encounter Ya Fei here, so he was somewhat surprised.
Those who had received the news and managed to reach Black Mountain Fortress today were all truly among the upper echelon of the Jia Ma Empire. Although Ya Fei was the chief auctioneer of the Mite'er Auction House in Wutan City, that status was still somewhat insignificant before the people gathered here.
Ya Fei smiled sweetly. "I have to thank little brother Xiao Yan for the help you gave me back then for being here today."
As if unintentionally, Ya Fei leaned forward slightly, making the full curves before her stand out even more. Wrapped in her brocade robes, her figure was utterly captivating. Even at such a high-class gathering, Ya Fei drew no shortage of sidelong glances.
Even Xiao Yan had to admit that a peerless beauty like Ya Fei would be the center of attention wherever she went. Now that she was speaking with him, they had already attracted quite a few gazes. In fact, Ya Fei had drawn plenty of attention from the very beginning, but Xiao Yan found the banquet rather boring, and people had been coming over to speak with him one after another, so he had not noticed her at first.
What puzzled Xiao Yan, however, was that aside from envy, the looks directed at him were mostly filled with schadenfreude.
Seeing Ya Fei's actions, an elderly man in luxurious robes standing beside her coughed softly twice, seemingly reminding her that her behavior was somewhat inappropriate.
A trace of loneliness unconsciously flashed through Ya Fei's eyes. Yet her years of experience managing an auction house made that genuine emotion vanish in an instant. Instead, she smiled and introduced him to Xiao Yan. "Little brother Xiao Yan, let me introduce