An Evil Plan (Cough)

Before long, Gu Xia finished his morning self-study. After spending a little more time being affectionate with Xun'er, he urged her to cultivate diligently before heading alone to the legendary Mitre Auction House...

Within the Gama Empire, when it came to wealth, the Temir Family was undoubtedly second to none.

The Temir Family had a long history and had developed within the Gama Empire for several centuries. Their connections were incomparably intricate. According to some rumors, this family that was swimming in money seemed to have certain ties to the Gama Empire's imperial family as well.

Within the empire, the Temir Family, the Nalan Family, and the Intel Family were known as the Gama Empire's three great giants. The three major families had their hands in the empire's commercial, military, and other circles. Their influence was far from small.

This time, besides obtaining the Jade Muscle Bone Lotus, Gu Xia also intended to make the Mitre Auction House bleed heavily. Who told this peak Dou Di to be poor?

Looking at the enormous venue at the end of the street, Gu Xia pondered for a moment before finally stepping forward. Under the respectful gazes of the armed guards at the entrance, he slowly walked inside...

The moment he entered, a striking-looking maid dressed rather revealingly came forward to greet him.

"Young Master Xia, Miss Ya Fei has been waiting for quite some time. Please follow this servant..."

After making a gesture of invitation, the maid swayed her round, perky hips as she walked ahead...

Gu Xia was not particularly surprised. As a famous figure in Wutan City, it was perfectly normal for people to know some of his movements. Besides, being handsome was not his fault...

Gu Xia followed the maid to the door of a VIP reception room. She gave a slight bow and withdrew...

Without hesitation, Gu Xia stepped forward and pushed open the tightly shut door...

The moment he entered the room, Gu Xia caught a particularly distinctive fragrance. Then, a soft and alluring laugh suddenly sounded beside his ear. Yet Gu Xia, who possessed a heart of steel, felt no ripple in his heart. He even felt a little sleepy...

"Hehe, welcome to our Mitre Auction House, Young Master Xia. This humble woman greets you..."

A beautiful woman in a red dress bowed to Gu Xia, her coquettish and syrupy voice enough to make one's bones go weak. Her long, narrow, watery eyes were curiously sizing up the handsome youth before her, who looked to be no more than fourteen years old.

She wondered what sort of background this young master had to make her family so fearful of him. They had repeatedly warned her not to provoke him and to treat him well instead. No matter how excessive his demands were, as long as they could accept them, they were to agree as much as possible.

Because with only a nod from him, the entire Mitre Family would vanish from the world! He was a man she could not afford to provoke...

"Young Master Xia, please have a seat. I presume you have come for those two Jade Muscle Bone Lotuses?"

Ya Fei first invited Gu Xia to sit down, then went straight to the point. For some reason, she was somewhat afraid of being around him. This handsome, jade-like and gentle young man was unlike those filthy men whose minds were ruled by lust, always staring at her with disgusting, burning gazes.

The youth before her had eyes so clear that they were frightening. For the first time, this incomparably seductive woman, who had always toyed with lecherous men in the palm of her hand, felt something beyond her control.

She did not like this feeling. She was even a little afraid. The faint smile at the corner of the youth's lips and the obvious amusement in his eyes made her feel like a little white rabbit being watched by a big bad wolf. It was a woman's innate instinct!

"It seems Miss Ya Fei cares quite a bit about my whereabouts..."

Gu Xia slowly picked up the teacup on the table and took a light sip. His gaze inconspicuously swept past her slender, elegant jade-white neck and landed upon the deep, milky-white cleavage beneath it. Yet he did not linger, continuing downward to look at Ya Fei's willow waist, supple as a water snake. He nodded faintly before returning his gaze to her mature, beautiful, alluring face.

The amusement in his eyes grew even stronger... "Young Master Xia, you jest. You are so dazzling and peerless that wherever you go, you stand among the crowd like a crane among chickens. It would be impossible for us not to notice you..."

As she felt Gu Xia's gaze slowly travel across her body, Ya Fei felt as though this youth had seen completely through her. The sensation made her deeply uncomfortable. Somewhat uneasy, she twisted her water-snake-like waist slightly, and a natural, seductive charm seemed to emerge from thin air, stirring an urge to press her down...

Unfortunately, this time she had encountered a certain alloy-grade straight man—except when it came to Xun'er, of course. Her little movements did not affect Gu Xia in the slightest. Instead, they only made the amusement in his eyes grow stronger...

"Oh? So it's my fault for being too outstanding?"

Gu Xia did not keep his gaze on her for long. He leaned back slightly, resting against the soft back cushion...

"Young Master Xia, you jest. We..."

Before Ya Fei could finish speaking, Gu Xia waved his hand to stop her from continuing.

"Jest? I wouldn't dare. Your Mitre Family is one of the Gama Empire's three great families. How could a mere young master from a small family like me dare joke with you? Don't you agree, Miss Ya Fei?"

The moment Gu Xia spoke, it was clear that he was being sarcastic. As his words fell, Gu Xia's aura rose steadily, while his tone grew colder and colder!

The pressure of strength surpassing that of a Da Dou Shi bore down directly upon Ya Fei. That icy killing intent, almost tangible, made her feel as though she had fallen into an ice pit. The omnipresent suppression of rank was like a cold hand clutching her throat, making the alluring mature woman tremble without end...

"Young... Young Master Xia, I do not know how our Mitre Family has offended you. Please, for Ya Fei's sake, spare our family..."

No matter how frightened she was, Ya Fei still forced herself to kneel before Gu Xia. She had no idea where they had gone wrong to offend this young master, whose talent was terrifying and whose background was even more terrifying, enough for him to come directly to their door...

"Offense would be putting it too strongly. I simply feel that your Mitre Family is somewhat unnecessary..."

Gu Xia ignored the alluring, mature woman kneeling before him. He continued sipping his tea as though nothing had happened, not even sparing Ya Fei a glance...

"My deepest apologies, Young Master Xia. Whatever you want the Mitre Auction House to do is fine. Ya Fei only begs you to spare the Mitre Family..."

"Oh? Anything is fine? Including..."

Hearing Ya Fei's terrified pleas, Gu Xia became interested. He stood and walked over to this mature, beautiful woman with her fiery, exquisite figure. Bending down, he extended his slender hand and lifted Ya Fei's pale chin, raising her delicate face. He carefully examined this breathtakingly beautiful and seductive woman as the "evil" curve of his lips gradually spiraled out of control...

"Young Master..."

Forced to look at that handsome face filled with a wicked smile, Ya Fei's fox-like, enchanting eyes were full of unwillingness and helplessness. She had never imagined that the chastity she had guarded for so many years would be forcibly taken today by a youth so much younger than herself, all in such a muddled manner...

But she had no choice. She had no idea when her family had offended this terrifying youth, whom even the imperial family could not provoke. For the sake of her family, she had no choice but to step forward. Even if she had to sacrifice the auction house she had painstakingly managed, even if she had to give up her innocence... she had to resolve this "crisis" that could destroy her entire family...

"As long as you are willing to spare the Mitre Family, Young Master, Ya Fei will do anything you ask..."

Ya Fei closed her eyes in despair and stood up. Her slender jade fingers moved to the ties at the back of her dress. With only a slight pull, the final layer of protection would be completely removed. Her purity would disappear along with her dress...

"Since you're willing, then hand over all the Mitre funds you can access!"

Ya Fei: "Huh? (?_??)"

"What do you mean, 'huh'? Didn't you say you were willing to do anything? What's wrong with giving this young master some money? Or is your Mitre Family not even worth a mere few million gold coins?"

As he spoke, Gu Xia was about to release the pressure he had just withdrawn. His tone became dangerous once more...

"No, no, no! No matter how many gold coins it is, as long as you are willing to spare the Mitre Family, even the entire auction house can be handed over to you..."

"What would I want your auction house for? Hurry up and hand over the money and the Jade Muscle Bone Lotuses. This young master is in a hurry to get back..."

Gu Xia was somewhat baffled. He had merely wanted to find an excuse to come extort them a little. It was not as though he truly intended to wipe out the entire Mitre Family, though that would have been quite easy. Wouldn't it be better to go home, refine some pills, and spend time with his girlfriend? Why insist on doing something so exhausting and thankless?

Following his principle of slacking off whenever possible, Gu Xia urged her impatiently...

"Alright, alright, please wait a moment, Young Master Xia. Ya Fei will go fetch the Jade Muscle Bone Lotuses and the gold coins..."

Ya Fei did not dare think any further. She only wanted to send this master away as quickly as possible. Otherwise, who knew whether he might suddenly lose control of his beastly urges and decide to force himself on her? By then, there would be nowhere for her tears to fall...

A moment later, Ya Fei returned to the reception room. She handed Gu Xia a storage ring containing a card and two jade boxes.

"Young Master Xia, this contains all the funds Ya Fei can access, along with the two Jade Muscle Bone Lotuses."

Ya Fei respectfully presented the storage ring in her jade-white hand to Gu Xia. Gu Xia accepted it and examined it briefly, then nodded in satisfaction. Without saying anything further, he stepped out of the room and gradually disappeared down the end of the corridor...

"Whew, that little brat has finally left. If he just wanted money, couldn't he have said so directly? He even put on an act like he wanted to possess me... What a little bastard... It's only a second-grade spirit liquid. I'll help you this once. I hope your compensation will satisfy your big sister..."

After seeing that Gu Xia had truly gone far away, Ya Fei finally let out a breath of relief. She truly could not understand why a super young master with a peak Dou Huang expert as a guard would lack her tiny little bit of gold?

At the same time, over on Gu Xia's side...

"Wow! So many zeroes! Let me count them first... one, two, three, five, seven..."

It was obvious that Gu Xia's elementary school math had been taught by his PE teacher. He had completely failed to notice what he had lost in exchange for obtaining these gold coins with a long string of zeroes...

All one could say was, it really was just like him...