Ya Fei

Biodata

Power Progression

Background / History

Ya Fei belonged to the Mittel Family but lacked the cultivation talent needed to secure influence through strength. She feared that her beauty would leave her vulnerable to becoming a powerful man’s possession or a bargaining piece in a marriage alliance. Her family’s Council of Elders held authority over her marriage, rather than allowing her to choose a husband herself 29 80.

To gain control over her future, she pursued commercial success. After considerable hardship, she obtained authority over the Mittel Auction House in Wutan City. Several years of management made the auction house renowned locally, and she hoped further contributions would earn her an important position within the family’s upper ranks 29.

Appearance

Ya Fei is widely known for her mature beauty and alluring manner; Xiao Zhan regards her as Wutan City’s greatest beauty 30.

• Clothing: A vivid red, form-fitting brocade robe, accented by a silver sash 27.
• Build: A slender waist, pronounced curves, and long, fair legs 27.
• Facial features: Dark brows, elongated expressive eyes, and red lips 27 30.
• Wedding attire: Red wedding robes and a bridal veil when marrying Xiao Zhan 83.

Personality

Ya Fei is ambitious, pragmatic, and determined to be valued for her abilities rather than merely her appearance. She treats business negotiations as matters of profit and survival, urging Gu Ni not to let wounded pride prevent cooperation with the Xiao Clan. Even after becoming pregnant, she insists on hosting auctions because she enjoys the work and wants to demonstrate her usefulness 29 92.

Her pleasant demeanor often conceals anger or resistance. Under Xiao Zhan’s threats, she maintains a courteous smile while planning to recover the auction house’s assets after his expected defeat. She nevertheless has firm limits: when pressed into marriage, she threatens death rather than accept immediate force. Her later acceptance of Xiao Zhan follows the collapse of her escape plans and the prospect of finally putting her talents to broader use 31 32 35 80.

Abilities & Skills

Commerce and Auction Management

Ya Fei’s principal strengths are commerce, auctioneering, and personnel management. Her work helped turn the Wutan City auction house into a profitable operation 29 35 80.

• Assesses local purchasing power and recognizes that premium goods cannot be supported by Xiao City’s residents alone 41.
• Prepares auction inventories and coordinates publicity for Xiao Zhan’s intelligence auction 41 91.
• Successfully auctions three pieces of information to major figures from the Jia Ma Empire 98.

Negotiation and Political Judgment

Ya Fei uses charm, flattery, and calculated concessions to navigate stronger opponents 29 31 32.

• Secures a one-month delay in Xiao Zhan’s marriage demand while hoping for Misty Cloud Sect intervention 32 33.
• Presents the auction house’s submission as sincere while privately intending to reclaim its wealth 35.
• Has broad knowledge from years of auction work, but repeatedly underestimates Xiao Zhan’s strength 33 38 48 51.

Yin-Yang Creation Art

Cultivating the Yin-Yang Creation Art with Xiao Zhan enables Ya Fei to overcome her previously poor aptitude 91.

• Her accelerated growth leads her to expect that she can reach Dou Shi within a year or less; this remains an expectation, not a documented breakthrough 92.

Equipment / Items

• Storage Ring — Used to keep her prepared auction inventory list 41.
• Auction house asset ring — Delivers the Mittel Auction House’s accumulated assets to Xiao Zhan in a Storage Ring as part of its submission 35.

Relationships

• Xiao Zhan — Initially a familiar business acquaintance, then the man who threatens her livelihood and demands marriage. She eventually accepts him, becomes his wife, and is described as wholeheartedly devoted to him by the time of her pregnancy 30 31 80 83 91.
• Master Gu Ni — The auction house’s master appraiser and Second-Rank Alchemist. He shares her worries about the Xiao Clan and joins her plans to recover their assets after Xiao Zhan’s anticipated defeat 29 35 39.
• Yun Yun — Initially Ya Fei’s last hope of escaping Xiao Zhan’s control. After Yun Yun’s defeat, the two marry Xiao Zhan in the same ceremony 39 51 83.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Xiao Clan Takeover

Following the destruction of the Jia Lie and Ao Ba families, Ya Fei initially believes the Mittel Family’s backing will protect her auction house. However, the Xiao Clan’s monopoly over Wutan City threatens the competitive market on which her business had profited, while ongoing violence forces her prepared auction to be postponed 27 29.

Xiao Zhan visits and demands both the auction house’s submission and Ya Fei herself. After he overwhelms Gu Ni, she yields on the business demand but negotiates a one-month delay before marriage. She promises to submit personally if the Xiao Clan remains safe at the end of that period, expecting the Misty Cloud Sect to defeat him first 30 31 32 33.

The following day, she hands over the auction house’s assets. Her compliance is tactical: she and Gu Ni intend to recover their wealth after the Xiao Clan falls 35.

Failed Hopes of Escape

Ya Fei welcomes the arrival of Misty Cloud Sect representatives, only to watch Xiao Zhan kill Ge Ye and Zhao Yuan. His ability to kill a Dou Wang makes her realize that her agreement may actually bind her to him 37 38.

When Gu Ni proposes fleeing to the Mittel Family headquarters, she reveals that Xiao Zhan has replaced the auction house’s staff with his own people and placed them under surveillance. She instead pins her hopes on Yun Yun, a Three-Star Dou Huang 39.

Xiao Zhan subsequently brings Ya Fei to stay at the Xiao Clan. She witnesses his departure through a spatial gateway and begins doubting whether even Yun Yun can stop him. When he defeats the sect master and her accompanying elders, Ya Fei loses her final hope of rescue and faints 47 48 49 51.

Expansion of the Auction House

While Ya Fei is still resisting him privately, Xiao Zhan redirects the auction house toward premium offerings intended for buyers outside Xiao City. His proposed intelligence inventory includes Hai Bodong’s whereabouts, Heavenly Flame locations, the old Misty Cloud Sect leader’s condition, and the appearance of the Woeful Poison Body 41.

Ya Fei recognizes that these secrets could draw powerful figures from across the empire. Xiao Zhan renames the venue the Xiao Clan Auction House and begins expanding its premises 41 47.

Acceptance and Marriage

After learning that neither Yun Yun nor the experts assembled by Pill King Gu He could withstand Xiao Zhan, Ya Fei decides that further resistance is futile. She also sees marriage to him as an opportunity to exercise her talents, unlike the uncertain alliance marriage her family might otherwise arrange 80.

She accepts Xiao Zhan and consummates their relationship before the wedding. He promises that her abilities will have an opportunity to shine. Ya Fei and Yun Yun later marry him together in Xiao City; unlike the anxious Yun Yun, Ya Fei is composed and expectant during the wedding night 80 83.

Pregnancy and Intelligence Auction

Ya Fei completes publicity for the upcoming auction and tells Xiao Zhan it will begin in half a month. His system then confirms her pregnancy and awards him a small gift pack. She is delighted by the news and anticipates greater standing and affection within the family 91.

She refuses to give up hosting the auction because of her pregnancy, and Xiao Zhan supports her decision. At the event, she sells three pieces of intelligence for substantial sums to figures including Jia Xingtian, Mu Chen, and Mittel Tengshan 92 98.

Notable Quotes

“Master Gu Ni, we're merchants. Some things shouldn't be taken too seriously.” 29

“Against absolute strength, what options could we possibly have...?” 39

“Since I can't resist, why shouldn't I accept it?” 80

Trivia

• Xiao Zhan recalls Ya Fei’s title of “Empress of Gold” from the original story while assessing her commercial talent; the supplied chapters do not establish it as a title she has earned in this version 31.