Ya Fei

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Ya Fei (雅妃)
Alias(es)	Sister Ya Fei; Big Sister Ya Fei 8 24
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Mittel Auction House; Mittel Clan
Occupation/Role	Chief auctioneer of the Wutan City branch; later acting supervising elder and then supervising elder of the Mittel Auction House headquarters 8 112 114
Status	Active 115
First Appearance	Chapter 8

Background / History

Wutan City auctioneer

Ya Fei was transferred to the Mittel Auction House in Wutan City as its chief auctioneer three years before An Yi left the Xiao Household. She first became acquainted with him when he brought Magic Cores gathered from the Magic Beast Mountain Range for exchange; she helped him obtain the metal-attributed cores required for his cultivation. She later brought him with her on a reporting trip to the imperial capital. 5 8 9

She managed the branch’s accounts, operations, employees, and local relationships. Although the auction house earned three hundred thousand gold coins in six months, most of its earnings went to the Mittel Clan headquarters or operating costs; Ya Fei regarded connections rather than cash reserves as her most important asset. 8

Support for An Yi

Ya Fei became one of An Yi’s most reliable contacts in Wutan City. She provided high-quality Tier-Two metal-attributed Magic Cores, allowed him unrestricted access to her private courtyard, and repeatedly sheltered him when he claimed to have spent the night at the auction house. 8 9 10 19

After An Yi killed Cloud Mist Sect disciple Wang Teng, Ya Fei immediately recognized that the sect could pursue him without proof. She gave him nearly one hundred thousand gold coins from her savings, advised him to leave the Gama Empire for Jia Nan Academy, and helped spread a false treasure rumor that obscured the circumstances of Wang Teng’s disappearance. An Yi refused her money but accepted her warning and left Wutan City for the Magic Beast Mountain Range. 24

Return to Wutan City

When An Yi returned after a year in the mountains, Ya Fei was shocked by his physical growth and carefully checked him for injuries. She informed him that the Cloud Mist Sect had publicly blamed Wang Teng’s death on a mercenary group, but respected An Yi’s decision to remain disguised because Wang Teng’s family might still seek vengeance. 39

Ya Fei provided the Mittel Auction House’s stores and commercial network to gather medicinal herbs for Little Fairy’s Disaster Poison Body treatment. She also supplied rare poisonous herbs during Little Fairy’s subsequent cultivation, enabling her rapid advancement. 40 42 53

Before An Yi returned to the mountains, Ya Fei warned him that bounty hunters were seeking a white-haired “humanoid Magic Beast.” Her waterproof, sweatproof, battle-qi-resistant black hair dye allowed him to conceal his distinctive appearance and avoid recognition. 58 60

Mittel Clan headquarters

Ya Fei was transferred to the Holy City of Jia Ma and became acting supervising elder at the Mittel Auction House headquarters. When An Yi arrived there as a Dou King, she recognized him despite his altered appearance and publicly embraced him, having feared he had died during his travels. 58 112

After Mittel Clan member Leile insulted Ya Fei, An Yi killed him with the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame. Clan head Teng Shan offered compensation to avoid provoking An Yi; at An Yi’s insistence, he promoted Ya Fei from deputy supervising elder to the true supervising elder responsible for the headquarters’ core affairs. Ya Fei declined An Yi’s joking proposal to make her clan head, acknowledging that she lacked the seniority to control the family elders. 112 114

Appearance

Ya Fei is an elegant, glamorous woman whose professional composure contrasts with the open concern she shows around An Yi. She is frequently depicted in fitted red brocade robes, including at both the Wutan branch and the headquarters. 8 112

• Wears striking red brocade clothing that emphasizes her refined, alluring bearing. 8 112
• Maintains an aloof, authoritative public image as a Mittel Auction House executive. 112
• Has peach-blossom eyes and an expressive face that readily reveals embarrassment, anger, or worry around An Yi. 10 115

Personality

Ya Fei is a capable and pragmatic businesswoman. She understands that wealth alone is insufficient in the Mittel Clan’s world and prioritizes connections, intelligence, and sustainable influence. Her promotion to supervising elder reflects both her competence and her political realism; she accepts meaningful authority but refuses an empty title she could not enforce. 8 114

Behind her shrewd and seductive public image, Ya Fei is warm-hearted and protective toward those she accepts as her own. She repeatedly worries over An Yi’s recklessness, warns him of threats he dismisses, supports his companions, and remains emotionally affected by his disappearances. 19 24 39 112

She is also capable of jealousy. While arranging rooms for An Yi and Little Fairy, she deliberately prevented them from sharing one, and Medusa’s jealousy toward Ya Fei later exposes the intimacy of Ya Fei and An Yi’s bond. 42 115

Abilities & Skills

Auction Management

Ya Fei oversees auctions, audits, personnel, resource allocation, and the maintenance of relationships necessary for a Mittel Auction House branch to function. 8

• Managed the Wutan City branch’s financial records and prepared them for headquarters audits. 8
• Used the Foundation-Building Elixir auction to bring prestige and customer traffic to the Wutan branch. 39
• Advanced to supervising elder of the headquarters, overseeing its core affairs. 114

Resource Procurement and Intelligence

Ya Fei can mobilize the auction house’s inventory, trade channels, and intelligence network to support allies. 8 40

• Procured Tier-Two metal-attributed Magic Cores for An Yi’s cultivation. 8 9
• Gathered rare, mild medicinal herbs required for Little Fairy’s treatment. 42
• Used auction-house intelligence to track the bounty and rumors surrounding the white-haired “humanoid Magic Beast.” 58
• Spread the false treasure rumor that helped obscure Wang Teng’s death. 24

Relationships

• An Yi — Longtime companion and trusted associate. Ya Fei supplied his cultivation resources, provided shelter and alibis, supported his escape from Wutan City, and later received his protection and political backing within the Mittel Clan. Their relationship develops into overt mutual affection. 8 19 24 112 115
• Little Fairy — An Yi’s companion. Ya Fei supplied herbs for her poison-based cultivation, assisted with her treatment, and initially felt jealousy over her closeness to An Yi. 39 42 53
• Xiao Yan — Ya Fei was told by An Yi that the mysterious black-robed alchemist was Xiao Yan. She followed his instruction to cooperate without exposing Xiao Yan’s identity, benefiting the auction house through the Foundation-Building Elixir. 24 39
• Teng Shan — Head of the Mittel Clan. He compensated An Yi after the death of Leile and promoted Ya Fei to supervising elder under An Yi’s pressure. 114
• Nalan Yanran — Approached Ya Fei for help contacting An Yi when Nalan Jie required treatment for Brazing Poison. 115
• Leile — Hostile Mittel Clan member who publicly insulted Ya Fei. His abuse prompted An Yi to kill him with the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame. 112

Notable Quotes

“Money is only secondary to me. Maintaining connections is the most important asset.” 8

“I thought you'd died somewhere in the wilderness and would never come back!” 112

Trivia

• Auction-house staff believed Ya Fei was secretly keeping An Yi as her favored “pretty boy” because he frequently stayed in her room and kept personal toiletries there; An Yi openly embraced the rumor. 10
• Ya Fei’s black hair-dye potion became essential to An Yi’s survival after bounty hunters began targeting the white-haired “humanoid Magic Beast.” 58 60