"Thank you, Clan Leaders, for coming to support the Mittel Auction House."
"However, we will handle the matter concerning that lord ourselves. There is no need for the three of you to trouble yourselves."
"The Mittel Auction House will also do everything it can to compensate you for your losses."
Once Ya Fei had calmed down, a captivating smile appeared on her lovely face as she spoke to the three clan leaders.
"You are too kind, Miss Ya Fei. To our shame, we did not really help much this time."
"We only hope that when that lord returns, Miss Ya Fei can put in a good word for us and ask him not to hold a grudge."
Xiao Zhan was the first to react to Ya Fei's words and spoke up.
Judging by the situation, they had meddled where they were not needed.
The people at the Mittel Auction House had clearly reached some sort of agreement with that "Dou Wang expert."
Now, all they could do was hope he would not bear a grudge against them-or at least against the Xiao Clan.
"The Xiao Clan Leader is right!"
"Our offense was unintentional. If that lord returns, we hope Miss Ya Fei will say a few kind words on our behalf."
Oba Pa chimed in from beside him.
Although the Three Great Families could not stand one another, they were united on this matter. None of them wanted to offend a Dou Wang expert.
"Miss Ya Fei..."
Jia Lie Bi of the Jia Lie Family was just about to say a few words.
Just then, however, a Dou Shi expert from the Jia Lie Family ran over.
"Clan Leader, terrible news! Young Master Jia Lie Ao... he's dying!"
At those words, Jia Lie Bi's expression changed drastically.
He had only this one precious son!
If Jia Lie Ao died, his branch of the family would have no descendants left!
"Clan Leader Jia Lie, please accept my condolences."
Watching from the side, Xiao Zhan could not help showing a little glee in his eyes.
Wonderful!
Good riddance to Jia Lie Ao!
Once he dies, Jia Lie Bi is bound to go mad.
When that happens, the entire Jia Lie Family might fall apart.
Then the Xiao Clan's chance will come.
"Brother Jia Lie, I am deeply saddened by your son's death as well. You should hurry back and prepare his funeral!"
Oba Pa spoke from the side as well, like a cat weeping over a dead mouse.
The Three Great Families had always schemed against one another.
Now that Jia Lie Bi's line had been cut off, they naturally did not mind rubbing salt in his wound.
"You..."
Seeing those two bastards gloating, Jia Lie Bi felt as though his lungs would burst with rage.
But the true culprit behind this situation was that Dou Wang expert.
How could he dare seek revenge against him?
Thus, all his hatred and fury shifted onto Xiao Zhan and Oba Pa.
And the Mittel Auction House, of course. If he had not come to help them, how could his son have suffered this calamity?
"Clan Leader, the young master still has a breath left. If we treat him immediately, there may still be a chance!"
Just as Jia Lie Bi's fury threatened to overwhelm him, the Dou Shi spoke again.
"Master Gu Ni, please save my son's life!"
"As long as you can keep my son alive, the Jia Lie Family is willing to pay any price."
Hearing that his son was not completely dead yet, Jia Lie Bi pleaded with Gu Ni beside him, as though clutching his last life-saving straw.
Gu Ni was a Second-Rank Alchemist. Perhaps he had some pills that could save a life.
"Alas, there is truly nothing I can do for Young Master Jia Lie!"
"Although I am a Second-Rank Alchemist, refining healing pills is not my specialty."
Gu Ni secretly exchanged a glance with Ya Fei, then gave a helpless sigh as he spoke.
Saving Jia Lie Ao was out of the question.
After all, Lord Lin Dong himself had struck him down.
If Gu Ni saved him, would that not mean making an enemy of a Dou Wang expert?
At that thought, Gu Ni had absolutely no intention of intervening.
"You..."
Naturally, Jia Lie Bi did not believe a word of Gu Ni's nonsense.
The Mittel Auction House had auctioned healing pills before, and practically all of them had been made by Gu Ni.
Now he claimed he could not refine healing pills. Jia Lie Bi could have figured out with his backside that this was merely an excuse.
"Quick, take the young master back to the family for treatment!"
Seeing that Gu Ni refused to help, Jia Lie Bi immediately ordered his men to take Jia Lie Ao back to the family.
Although his family had no alchemists, they did have a few physicians.
They would see whether they could keep his son alive, then find an alchemist to help.
"Miss Ya Fei, Master Gu Ni, we will take our leave as well!"
Once the Jia Lie Family's people had left, Xiao Zhan and Oba Pa departed with their own men.
The Xiao Clan!
"Little fellow, you're quite cautious. You even took a detour outside the city before returning. But weren't you afraid of running into that Dou Emperor?"
Inside Xiao Yan's room, the Medicine Emperor looked at him with a smile as he asked.
"I was more afraid of someone recognizing me as Xiao Yan."
Xiao Yan shrugged and removed his black robe as he spoke.
"But it is strange. Since he had already left Wutan City, why did he suddenly come back?"
After putting away the black robe, Xiao Yan's face filled with puzzlement.
A large part of the reason he had dared visit the Mittel Auction House was that the Medicine Emperor had sensed Ling Ying's absence from Wutan City.
Otherwise, even with a black robe concealing him, he would not have dared go gallivanting about.
"That I don't know. You would probably have to ask that little girlfriend of yours."
"Also, here is the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid you wanted."
"I made a few improvements to it. It should roughly qualify as a third-rank pill now, and it will work on anyone below Dou Shi."
As the Medicine Emperor spoke, he gently waved his hand, and bottle after bottle of Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid flew out of the Storage Ring.
At a rough count, there were at least twenty bottles. What surprised Xiao Yan even more was that the medicinal potency of this Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid was stronger than the original.
So it's a little stronger. Fine!
Surely no one will notice such a minor detail?
It's still Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, after all.
Xiao Yan put away the jade bottles, thinking to himself.
"Teacher, although my cultivation is at the Dou Emperor level now, I'm still a little lacking when it comes to Dou Techniques."
"So, about what you have..."
After putting away the Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid, Xiao Yan looked at the Medicine Emperor with a chuckle.
"You little brat, just say it if you want a Dou Technique. Would your teacher refuse you?"
Seeing his expression, the Medicine Emperor did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Since you say so, Teacher, your disciple won't stand on ceremony. How about casually giving me a Heaven Tier Dou Technique to practice first?"
Xiao Yan rubbed his hands together, his face brimming with anticipation.
He was a Dou Di expert in life. Surely he has no shortage of Heaven Tier Dou Techniques?
"A Heaven Tier Dou Technique?"
"I do indeed have quite a few, but a mere Dou Emperor like you cannot handle them yet!"
"How about this? I'll teach you a High-grade Earth-tier Dou Technique first, so you can make do with it!"
The Medicine Emperor shook his head as he spoke.
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