Yafei

Biodata

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

She remains dependable under political and military pressure, organizing intelligence and supplies as rival factions threaten Chen City. When an awkward misunderstanding with Meng Chen leaves her embarrassed, she recovers her composure and teases him about explaining it to Qinglin. 78 80

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
• Negotiates highly favorable terms for Chen City’s trade route with the Snake-People Tribe, unaware that their representatives’ reluctance to object stems from Medusa Queen’s situation. 71

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
• Monitors Sky Serpent Mansion, Demon Flame Valley, and Black Emperor Sect, reporting signs of their alliance and deploying spies during the ensuing threat. 78 80
• Rapidly gathers materials for Qing Yanjing’s defensive spirit array. 79 80
• Directs the inventory and registration of the conquered factions’ assets, personnel, territories, taxes, and tribute; her records bring the Bodhi Heart in Black Emperor Sect’s stores to Meng Chen’s attention. 87
• Continues managing the Divine Court as its authority expands to include the Nine Netherworld Python Clan. 111 112

Power Progression

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. He shows concern for her safety as tensions with rival factions rise. She later becomes his woman, a connection that reinforces her authority over Divine Court subordinates. 8 10 56 78 112
• 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. When they meet formally in Chen City, Yafei’s tact and competence earn Qing Yanjing’s approval, and they cooperate on defensive preparations. 10 20 56 79 80
• 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
• Xiao Yi Xian — The two become friends in Chen City. Yafei is genuinely concerned when Xiao Yi Xian’s Calamity Poison Physique erupts and urgently asks Meng Chen to save her. 100
• Yao Ming — After Meng Chen restores him as leader of the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, Yao Ming is directed to answer to Yafei. He treats her orders as Meng Chen’s own. 111 112

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

In Chen City, Meng Chen asks Yafei to tousle her hair and bend over to help him recover a memory. She mistakes the request for an intimate advance; Qinglin walks in and reaches the same mistaken conclusion. Yafei ultimately laughs off the embarrassment, but Qinglin’s later account spreads the misunderstanding to Xiao Yi Xian. 78 90

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

She subsequently opens a lucrative trade route with the Snake-People Tribe. After detecting a possible alliance between Sky Serpent Mansion, Demon Flame Valley, and Black Emperor Sect, she monitors their movements and assembles resources for Qing Yanjing’s defensive array. As invasion approaches and merchants flee, she remains at her post. 71 78 80

Following the Divine Court’s victory, Yafei undertakes the extensive audit of the three defeated factions. Her responsibilities later extend to the Nine Netherworld Python Clan, whose restored leader, Yao Ming, is instructed to answer to her. With the aid of pills, she eventually reaches Dou Emperor while continuing to administer the Divine Court. 87 111 112

Notable Quotes

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