The Enraged Galeo

If he had only bought medicinal ingredients, it might have meant he had hired an alchemist to refine medicine, or simply that he needed those ingredients.

But while buying medicinal ingredients, Xiao Yang had also picked up a medicine cauldron suitable for beginners.

Still, Ya Fei did not ask further. After all, she had a good sense of boundaries.

"Those medicinal ingredients were quite good."

"I came this time to purchase more medicinal ingredients."

"Only Miss Ya Fei might have these."

Xiao Yang said with a smile.

With a thought, a list appeared in his hand.

"Take a look. Do you have these medicinal ingredients in stock?"

Xiao Yang handed over the list, and Ya Fei began examining it after taking it.

"Young Master Xiao Yang, these medicinal ingredients are not cheap."

"All together, they will cost around one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins."

Hearing that, Xiao Yang readily took out a purple-gold card.

"Charge it!"

Seeing this, Ya Fei immediately called over a maid and told her to fetch the medicinal ingredients Xiao Yang needed.

After the maid left, Xiao Yang summoned a large number of jade bottles before him with a thought.

"I wonder how much the Mittel Auction House can offer for these pills."

As she looked at the dozens of jade bottles around her, a trace of surprise flashed through Ya Fei's eyes.

But she quickly regained her composure.

After giving Xiao Yang a deep look, Ya Fei said,

"I will have Master Gu Ni appraise them."

As she spoke, Ya Fei asked another maid to invite Gu Ni over.

Soon, a man entered. His face carried a hint of pride, and he wore an alchemist's robe with a second-tier alchemist badge pinned to his chest.

He was Gu Ni, the master alchemist of the Mittel Auction House in Wu Tan City.

"Master Gu Ni, please help appraise these pills."

Although Ya Fei was the person in charge of the Mittel Auction House in Wu Tan City, she remained extremely respectful toward Gu Ni.

Gu Ni did not refuse. Smiling, he picked up a jade bottle and began appraising its contents.

"This is Healing Injury Powder. Its quality is rather poor; it was likely refined by a beginner."

Gu Ni opened one jade bottle after another, appraising the pills within them one by one.

At first, Gu Ni paid them little mind, but as he continued, traces of surprise occasionally flashed through his eyes.

"Hm? Another first-tier Rejuvenation Pill of exceptional quality!"

"Even for me, refining one to this standard would be quite difficult."

Before long, Gu Ni had finished appraising all the pills.

He looked at Ya Fei with some curiosity.

"Which master refined these pills?"

"This master's alchemy skills should be no weaker than mine!"

A faint longing showed in Gu Ni's eyes. He also wanted to exchange ideas with another fellow alchemist.

Hearing this, Ya Fei gave Xiao Yang a somewhat strange look.

There was a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Judging from Gu Ni's reaction just now, these had all been refined by the same person.

At the beginning, that person had likely been somewhat inexperienced, so even pills like Healing Injury Powder had not been of particularly high quality.

But later on, that person's alchemy skills had clearly grown stronger and stronger.

This only made Ya Fei more determined to befriend Xiao Yang.

She did not reveal her speculation and merely said to Gu Ni,

"These pills were brought by Young Master Xiao Yang, so I do not know which master refined them."

Hearing that, Gu Ni immediately turned to look at Xiao Yang.

"I wonder if Young Master Xiao Yang could introduce me to this master?"

Xiao Yang shook his head.

"My apologies, Master Gu Ni. That master does not like meeting people."

Upon hearing Xiao Yang's words, Gu Ni sighed, regret visible in his eyes.

However, he also knew that many alchemists had eccentric personalities. Those who disliked meeting people were quite common.

So he said nothing further.

After quoting Ya Fei several prices, he left directly.

After Gu Ni departed, Ya Fei said directly,

"Young Master Xiao Yang, our Mittel Auction House can offer one hundred thousand gold coins for these first-tier pills."

Hearing this, surprise flashed through Xiao Yang's eyes.

This price was twenty to thirty percent higher than he had expected!

The Mittel Auction House would barely make any profit by purchasing these pills.

Seeing the surprise in Xiao Yang's eyes, Ya Fei did not hide her reasoning and said directly,

"The main reason is that I think highly of Young Master Xiao Yang."

"If Young Master Xiao Yang has other pills in the future, please consider our Mittel Auction House more often."

Seeing Ya Fei put it that way, Xiao Yang agreed without hesitation.

"No problem!"

After the two chatted for a while longer, the maid delivered the medicinal ingredients Xiao Yang needed.

Having obtained the ingredients for ten batches of Dou Practitioner Pills, Xiao Yang did not plan to stay any longer. He bid Ya Fei farewell and left.

Ya Fei accompanied him all the way, intending to see Xiao Yang to the entrance of the Mittel Auction House.

As the two passed through the main hall, Xiao Yang saw that familiar figure again.

"Miss Ya Fei, long time no see."

"Our Jia Lie Clan wishes to purchase some items. I wonder if Miss Ya Fei could assist us?"

The instant Galeo saw Ya Fei, a lecherous gleam flashed through his eyes. All his attention was fixed on her, and he failed to notice Xiao Yang beside her.

Ya Fei did not agree. She merely said to Galeo with an apologetic expression,

"My apologies, Young Master Jia Lie. You can go find Claire."

Claire was another auctioneer in Wu Tan City, and she also held a high position within the Mittel Auction House there.

After saying that, Ya Fei ignored Galeo and continued escorting Xiao Yang toward the entrance of the Mittel Auction House.

The moment Ya Fei refused him, Galeo's expression darkened.

Only then did he notice Xiao Yang beside her.

Thinking of how distant Ya Fei had been while speaking to him, then seeing the smile on her face as she faced Xiao Yang, the jealous fire in Galeo's heart surged uncontrollably.

The way he looked at Xiao Yang was venomous, as though he wanted to devour him alive.

He said nothing, merely following behind the two of them in silence until they reached the entrance of the Mittel Auction House.

After bidding Ya Fei farewell, Xiao Yang left directly.

Seeing Xiao Yang depart, Ya Fei did not spare Galeo another glance before returning to her room.

This was not the first time Galeo had used such an excuse to seek out Ya Fei.

By now, Ya Fei could barely be bothered to meet him alone.

Seeing Ya Fei act this way made Galeo even angrier.

"Bitch!"

"Sooner or later, I'll make you lie beneath me and beg for mercy!"

He only dared mutter those words after walking out of the Mittel Auction House.

After all, not only him—even his father, Jia Lie Bi, the patriarch of the Jia Lie Clan and a Great Dou Master, would not dare do anything to Ya Fei.

He looked in the direction Xiao Yang had left and said to the guards beside him,

"Come on, follow Xiao Yang!"

With that, he led the group as they secretly tailed Xiao Yang.

He intended to find an opportunity to settle the score for last time!