Chapter 38: Teasing and

"What? A Tier 3 Soul-Returning Pill!"

After finishing the last sentence, Gu Ni retreated, leaving only Xiao Yan and Ya Fei alone in the room.

Ya Fei's brows furrowed slightly. It wasn't that she didn't believe Gu Ni's words, but if one could obtain a Tier 3 medicinal pill just by showing the way, then what level had Xiao Yan's financial power reached? As for the possibility of him putting on a front, one would first need to actually possess a Tier 3 pill, wouldn't they? She looked back at Xiao Yan's half-smiling face.

This person—he did it on purpose! Ya Fei realized. Although she didn't know what his ultimate goal was, he must have had a specific purpose in displaying his financial power.

Thinking of this, Ya Fei immediately cast aside her previous displeasure, and a brilliant smile rose on her face.

"Giggle, I didn't expect Young Master Xiao to be so generous. I wonder what you need me to do today?" Ya Fei swayed her willow waist, which made countless men's hearts burn with heat, and slowly walked over to sit beside Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan gestured toward the teacup on the table, and Ya Fei reacted immediately, smiling as she brewed a cup of tea for him.

After Xiao Yan took the tea Ya Fei had brewed and sipped it carefully, he said slowly, under her expectant gaze: "You know? Actually, that tone of yours from before—the one with needles hidden in silk—was more attractive. Why don't you go back to that?"

Whoosh! Ya Fei's face twitched, and the teapot in her hand was almost thrown out; the corners of her beautiful mouth were now twitching uncontrollably.

Calm down, calm down, Ya Fei. You are someone who is going to return to the family headquarters to hold real power; what is this little matter compared to that!

I will endure it!

Taking a deep breath, Ya Fei suppressed the urge to smash the teapot onto Xiao Yan's head and said with a smile: "Since Young Master Xiao likes it, then I shall revert to it. However, it's not that I am narrow-minded, but Young Master Xiao, this really lacks the demeanor of a great family's young master!"

Oh! Not bad! She could even endure that! Xiao Yan's eyes lit up. As the woman with the most business talent among those he knew, there would be many family matters in the future that he would need her to handle. Although Xiao Yan was also coveting her body, he had always been cautious when it came to serious business. If Ya Fei could not pass his test, Xiao Yan would only be able to consider letting her be a vase and finding someone else to handle the real work.

Putting away the look of a spoiled second-generation heir, Xiao Yan's expression turned serious as he said: "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. My main reason for coming here today is to obtain some materials for alchemy through your Mittel Auction House. Here is the list; take a look."

Seeing that Xiao Yan was finally talking about business, Ya Fei couldn't help but feel a sense of relief. She reached out to take the note Xiao Yan handed over, scanned it quickly, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"These are all materials for Tier 1 and Tier 2 medicinal pills. With the market in Wutan City, we can still gather some. Since Young Master Xiao specifically came to our Mittel Auction House, I presume the quantity you need must be quite large?" Her red lips parted slightly, and with a glint in her eyes, Ya Fei asked Xiao Yan.

Truly a smart woman. Xiao Yan curled his lips and replied: "Correct. For the materials written on the note, our Xiao family needs one hundred sets of materials for Tier 1 pills and thirty sets for Tier 2 pills every month. Is there a problem?"

Upon hearing this, Ya Fei calculated in her heart. Given the scale of Wutan City, such a high demand for medicinal herbs certainly couldn't be met, but their Mittel Auction House had branches all over the country; as long as she coordinated it, it wouldn't be difficult.

It's just that—

"Young Master Xiao, as far as I know, Wutan City shouldn't be able to consume that many medicinal pills, right?"

Tier 1 pills were one thing, but Tier 2 pills were aimed at the market of Master Fighters. People of this level were few and far between in all of Wutan City; even counting the travelers passing through from time to time, there were no more than a hundred of them. They simply couldn't digest a monthly production of dozens of pills.

"So, what do you think?" Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes and asked in return.

Looking at Xiao Yan's half-smiling face and feeling as if her thoughts had been seen through by him, Ya Fei ultimately decided to speak: "Young Master Xiao, I wonder if you would be willing to let our Mittel Auction House sell any surplus pills? Rest assured, we will definitely give you a satisfactory price."

Xiao Yan tilted his head and pretended to ponder: "This? It's not impossible. After all, selling to anyone is still selling, right? However—"

Xiao Yan dragged out the sound at the end. Although Ya Fei knew he was being coy, she could only cooperate and ask: "However what?"

Xiao Yan suddenly leaned his face in. To avoid a collision, Ya Fei had to lean her body back, but her face was still only a fist's distance away from Xiao Yan's, and her towering peaks were slightly deformed due to the contact.

"Are you sure you want to entrust this to Mittel and not to you?" Xiao Yan said with a half-smile.

Ya Fei's pupils constricted. She immediately understood what Xiao Yan meant, but she didn't answer directly, instead pretending to be confused: "What does Young Master Xiao mean? Ya Fei doesn't understand~"

Seeing this, Xiao Yan shrugged and sat back up. He knew she understood, and she knew that he knew she understood. However, their relationship was still too shallow; matters like taking things a step further were clearly not suitable to discuss right now.

"Very well, whenever you understand, just come find me." Xiao Yan said: "The items on this list need to be prepared as soon as possible. What is the fastest time required?"

Ya Fei thought for a moment, estimated the inventory and the time needed to mobilize from other branches, and said: "The evening of the day after tomorrow at the earliest."

"That's good. We'll do as you say; I'll come to pick them up on the evening of the day after tomorrow." After finishing, Xiao Yan drank the tea on the table in one gulp and turned to walk toward the door.

? He's leaving just like that? That was too fast! Shouldn't he normally chat a bit more politely to increase their mutual understanding? Although if it were someone else, Ya Fei wouldn't mind, but with Xiao Yan, there was still one thing she wanted to confirm.

"Wait!" A pleasant voice came again.

As if he had anticipated it, Xiao Yan stopped in his tracks, a smile quickly curling at the corner of his mouth. He turned around and said: "Is there anything else, Miss Ya Fei?"

Biting her silver teeth, Ya Fei looked with some resentment at the man before her who didn't know how to cherish the fairer sex at all, and said: "As far as I know, the Xiao family shouldn't have had any alchemists before today. So, is Young Master Xiao buying these materials back to refine them yourself?"

After speaking, Ya Fei stared intently at Xiao Yan's expression, hoping to obtain some more useful information.

"This—I can only tell you that I have indeed learned quite a bit of alchemy ability while away these past few years. As for the rest, you will know in the future." Xiao Yan smiled mysteriously, then left without looking back.

In fact, Xiao Yan could have just said it directly, but when chasing a girl, one must always make the other person curious about them first.

Although Xiao Yan's approach couldn't be called flawless—one could even say it was very straightforward—when combined with his truly powerful strength, it was enough to keep someone's mind hooked.

Just like Ya Fei now, even though she knew he was doing it on purpose, there was nothing she could do. One had to know that the person capable of refining Tier 2 pills in large quantities was not a Tier 2 alchemist; the starting point had to be Tier 3! Facing such powerful strength, even if she didn't want to, her past habits would make her brain start working involuntarily.

Unknowingly, Xiao Yan's shadow was often in Ya Fei's mind.