Mature and Seductive

"I thought some irrelevant person had come again."

"Mittel's chief auctioneer, Ya Fei. It really wasn't easy getting to see you."

After saying that, Xie Tianxiao ignored Ya Fei and directly picked up his tea to drink.

"You are right to reprimand me, sir. It was this humble woman's negligence. How does sir wish to trade the Gathering Qi Powder?"

After approaching him, Ya Fei gazed at Xie Tianxiao with endless allure and asked in a soft, coquettish voice.

A female lead truly was a female lead. Potato had not deceived me!

At such close range, Xie Tianxiao once again experienced this woman's mature, seductive charm.

On her lovely face, graced by a clever smile, her watery, beautiful eyes seemed to be tempting men at every moment.

Her soft, plump lips below were even more impossible to resist.

As Xie Tianxiao's gaze inconspicuously moved past her slender, elegant jade-like neck, the fullness of her chest nearly dazzled him.

Her willow waist was as supple as a water snake, swaying with innate temptation that made one want to force her to the ground and ravish her!

This woman really is seductive enough.

After silently cursing, Xie Tianxiao immediately composed himself and said, "Miss Ya Fei should know the value of the Gathering Qi Powder."

He had nearly lost his composure. Xie Tianxiao was, after all, a Saint, yet he had nearly been bewitched by a woman. How embarrassing...

"Of course I know. I simply wonder whether sir intends to auction it or sell it directly to our auction house?"

A trace of disgust flashed through Ya Fei's eyes. Though it lasted only an instant, she had still sensed the naked desire in the way he had looked at her.

Yet in order not to offend him, she could only pretend nothing had happened and ask with a smile.

"Heh, there's no rush to trade."

"From what I can see, Miss Ya Fei is only at the ninth stage of Dou Qi and has yet to successfully break through to the Dou Zhe realm, correct?"

Naturally, Xie Tianxiao had noticed the displeasure that flashed across Ya Fei's face, but he did not care. Instead, he changed his approach and asked.

"Sir truly has keen eyes. Because of my talent, I have indeed failed to break through to the Dou Zhe stage. But why does sir bring this up?"

A trace of confusion appeared on Ya Fei's face.

She had never intended to hide the fact that she was only at the ninth stage of Dou Qi.

After all, anyone with even slightly higher cultivation could see it. What difference would hiding it make?

"I can grant you a fortuitous opportunity and help you break through to the Dou Zhe stage ahead of time." Xie Tianxiao smiled faintly.

A fortuitous opportunity?

Though Ya Fei was somewhat doubtful, she suppressed her suspicions and asked, "What sort of fortuitous opportunity does sir intend to give me?"

She did not believe he was so kind-hearted. If he claimed to offer her an opportunity, he would probably make some excessive demand of her.

"Gathering Qi Powder," Xie Tianxiao said indifferently.

"Gathering Qi Powder!?" Ya Fei's expression changed in shock.

She had not expected the opportunity Xie Tianxiao spoke of to be Gathering Qi Powder. It even seemed that he intended to give it to her.

For a moment, she could not understand what Xie Tianxiao truly meant.

"Correct. Weren't you asking me earlier about trading it?"

Looking at Ya Fei's astonished face, Xie Tianxiao continued, "Let me put it this way. I do not particularly care about Gathering Qi Powder. The main reason I came to the auction house this time was to see you."

"To see me?"

Ya Fei was greatly surprised, but she still smiled sweetly and asked, "Now that sir has seen this humble woman, what does sir intend to do?"

"Would obtaining you count as an intention?" Xie Tianxiao asked with a faint smile.

"Sir is quite humorous."

Ya Fei said coquettishly, though anger rose in her heart. This fellow was actually so direct. Sure enough, no man who came to see her was any good.

She had thought that, as a great figure capable of producing a fourth-grade medicinal pill, he would at least have some sense of shame.

Now, she finally realized that she had overestimated him.

"Whether I am humorous or not, Miss Ya Fei should know better than anyone."

Watching the changes in Ya Fei's expression, Xie Tianxiao continued.

"Heh... A great figure who can casually produce fourth-grade Gathering Qi Powder is far beyond what someone as insignificant as Ya Fei could match."

Though Ya Fei was angry inside, she still replied with a smile.

She had already secretly decided that, after the auction ended, she had to thoroughly investigate this man's background.

"So Miss Ya Fei does know how to refuse someone."

"I had thought Miss Ya Fei had run out of some brothel, happily agreeing to every request from her guests."

Listening to Ya Fei's answer, Xie Tianxiao showed no anger. Instead, his expression carried a hint of teasing.

"Though this humble woman's status may not be as noble as sir's, I have not fallen so low as to end up in a brothel."

Though Ya Fei heard the mockery in his tone, she still answered calmly on the surface.

However, she was somewhat puzzled by the meaning behind his words. Could it be that he disliked the way she had spoken earlier?

As Wutan City's chief auctioneer, she knew very well that men liked women who were flirtatious, enchanting, and endlessly seductive.

Only then would her popularity continue to soar, and more and more people would be willing to spend money at this auction house for her sake.

Even great figures like him had heard of her and come to this auction house, had they not? What could he possibly be dissatisfied with?

Could it be that he simply did not like that sort of woman, which was why he had said those things?

This thought could not help surfacing in Ya Fei's mind.

"If that is the case, then was the problem mine?"

Hearing Ya Fei's response, Xie Tianxiao wore a teasing smile.

"Since sir dislikes Ya Fei's earlier manner of speaking, Ya Fei naturally will not speak that way again."

"Lest sir mistake Ya Fei for some casual courtesan and misunderstand her."

As Ya Fei spoke, calm returned to her face.

There was another meaning behind her words: she was not someone to be easily bullied. Even if he was a fourth-grade alchemist, she would still not defer to him.

"Heh... I was merely joking."

"Though you do not understand me, I know a little about Miss Ya Fei."

"My purpose in coming to this auction was merely to see whether you were truly as I had imagined."

Xie Tianxiao smiled faintly and explained.

Ya Fei was indeed a clever woman. Though she had spent many years in auction houses and encountered countless men,

she still had her own bottom line. She knew when to stop and when to be firm. It was precisely because of this that she had reached her current position.

It was only a pity that her cultivation talent was rather poor. At the age of eighteen, she was merely at the ninth stage of Dou Qi and had not even reached the Dou Zhe realm.

It truly fit the saying: when heaven closed one door, it opened another window, allowing you to survive in this world where the strong preyed on the weak.

Sigh, writing this chapter was frustrating.

Oh right, don't immediately open the chapters I've just posted, because there may be some issues in them. I check and revise them every time, so some readers may end up seeing different versions. Especially the previous chapter—there is also the matter involving Qing Lin at the end. Please leave your thoughts at the end of the previous chapter.