Yafei

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Yafei (雅妃)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Mittel Auction House; Mittel Clan; Divine Court; Chen City
Occupation/Role	Former auction-house representative; City Lord of Chen City
Cultivation	Battle Practitioner 12
Status	Active
First Appearance	Chapter 8

Background

Yafei worked at the Mittel Auction House in Wutan City, where she regularly received clients seeking to use business dealings as a pretext to approach her. She nevertheless adhered to the auction house’s rules and personally received prospective clients rather than risk dismissing legitimate business. 8

Despite her poor cultivation talent, Yafei sought to establish her worth through management and commerce. Her family regarded her primarily as a marriage-alliance pawn, leaving her determined to prove herself through her own abilities. 56

Appearance

Yafei is a strikingly beautiful woman whose cultivated charm and professional poise make her a central attraction at the Mittel Auction House. She commonly presents herself in elegant, deliberately seductive formalwear. 8 9

• Snow-white skin and a charming, seductive face with a red floral pattern between her brows. 8
• Narrow, fox-like eyes, sculpted nose, and full red lips. 8
• Mature, voluptuous figure, often accentuated by a fitted black gauze qipao and golden sash. 8
• Frequently wears black stockings and high heels while hosting auctions. 8 9
• Later receives Meng Chen in a low-cut red dress with her red hair loosely pinned up. 12

Personality

Yafei is commercially astute, composed, and highly attentive to opportunity. Upon seeing Meng Chen consign a genuine high-grade Profound Tier battle skill without concern for its value or sale price, she quickly recognizes him as a client worth cultivating rather than merely another admirer. 8 10

Her confidence in her own charm initially leads her to test Meng Chen’s restraint. His repeated indifference unsettles her, and her attempt to provoke a reaction ultimately leaves her embarrassed when he physically stops her and she loses her balance into his arms. 9 12

Beneath her polished exterior, Yafei is ambitious and deeply values being recognized for her abilities. Meng Chen’s decision to appoint her City Lord gives her the authority and platform that her family had denied her, strengthening her gratitude and loyalty toward him. 56

Abilities & Skills

Auctioneering and Appraisal Coordination

Yafei can evaluate the significance of valuable auction goods, arrange formal appraisals, and position desirable items to maximize their impact on buyers.

• Immediately recognizes a Profound Tier, High Grade battle skill as valuable enough to serve as a clan-protecting treasure. 8
• Has the Profound Flame Palm formally appraised and included in the same day’s auction. 8
• Uses theatrical presentation and crowd control to build anticipation around auction items. 9
• Waives Meng Chen’s commission on the Profound Flame Palm sale to secure his future business. 10

Commerce and Client Relations

Yafei prioritizes profitable, long-term relationships while respecting clients’ secrets when necessary.

• Procures magic cores, magical beast bones, Cold Jade Iron Essence, and other formation materials for Meng Chen. 12
• Arranges a continuing supply of specialized body-refinement herbs after learning Meng Chen will require them repeatedly. 16
• Chooses not to investigate Meng Chen’s body-refining preparations after Guni identifies the likely purpose of his purchases. 16
• Makes major concessions to secure the disguised Xiao Yan’s promised supply of Qi-Gathering Powder. 20

Administration

As City Lord, Yafei transforms Chen City from a territory dependent on Han Feng’s influence into a more prosperous commercial center. 56 59

• Reorganizes market rents and taxes. 59
• Resolves longstanding merchant disputes. 59
• Removes corrupt or troublesome forces while retaining useful personnel. 59
• Restrains powerful local clans and restores abandoned farmland. 59
• Raises city guards’ grain salaries, improving morale. 59
• Commands the Gold and Silver Elders and Chen City’s defensive forces by Meng Chen’s order. 56 57

Equipment

• Blue jade card — Used for high-value payments at the Mittel Auction House. 12
• Chen City administrative records — Receives responsibility for the city’s accounts, contracts, guard rosters, regulations, and civil agreements upon her appointment. 56

Relationships

• Meng Chen — Began as his auction-house contact when he consigned the Profound Flame Palm. His unusual composure and resources intrigued her; later, he appointed her City Lord of Chen City and entrusted its administration to her. 8 10 56
• Qing Yanjing — Meng Chen’s veiled companion and master. Yafei recognizes Qing Yanjing’s beauty and noble bearing as surpassing her own; Qing Yanjing repeatedly reacts jealously to Yafei’s closeness with Meng Chen. 10 20 56
• Gold and Silver Elders — Initially escort Yafei into Chen City; afterward, Meng Chen places them and the city’s defenses under her command. They swear to protect and obey her after receiving a path toward advancement. 55 57 58
• Xiao Yan / Yao Lao — Yafei conducts business with Xiao Yan while he is disguised as an elderly alchemist, accepting his offer to refine Qi-Gathering Powder for the auction house. 20
• Guni — An alchemist who identifies Meng Chen’s herb purchases as likely components of a body-refining formula; Yafei accepts his assessment but declines to pry further. 16

Story Role / Major Arcs

Mittel Auction House

Meng Chen and Qing Yanjing first meet Yafei at the Mittel Auction House when consigning the high-grade Profound Tier Profound Flame Palm. Yafei authenticates the scroll, arranges its sale, and persuades Meng Chen to attend the auction. 8

She hosts the auction that sells the Profound Flame Palm to Xiao Zhan for 360,000 gold coins. Seeking future cooperation, she waives the auction commission and assists Meng Chen in purchasing a Storage Ring. 9 10

Meng Chen later becomes a recurring customer for formation materials, magic cores, special metals, magical beast remains, medicinal herbs, and body-refinement resources. Yafei’s attempts to seduce him develop from professional curiosity into a personal contest of confidence and restraint. 12 16

Confusion over Meng Chen

When Meng Chen conspicuously wraps an arm around her waist before the disguised Xiao Yan, Yafei is unable to determine why he has abruptly become intimate after previously ignoring her advances. 20

Her lingering fragrance later provokes Qing Yanjing’s jealousy, though Yafei herself is not present for the confrontation. 21

City Lord of Chen City

After the Divine Court takes over Maple City and renames it Chen City, Meng Chen selects Yafei to manage the city because of her intelligence, political skill, commercial experience, and trustworthiness. 55

Transferred from Wutan City by Mittel Clan order, Yafei initially fears that Chen City’s mysterious “Little Divine King” intends to treat her as a possession. She is shocked and relieved to discover that he is Meng Chen. 55 56

Meng Chen appoints her City Lord, grants her authority over the Gold and Silver Elders, and authorizes decisive action against anyone obstructing her administration. Yafei accepts the post, viewing Chen City as her chance to prove her capabilities. 56

Within three months, her reforms make Chen City more orderly and prosperous despite pressure from local clans and outside forces. 59

Notable Quotes

“Mm, I definitely will not disappoint the Little Divine King!” 56