Chapter 139: You Should Thank Me for This

Thank you??? You crippled one of his hands and you want him to thank you??? Thank you for not crippling the other one too?!

Looking at the pale-faced youth who was howling in pain, Ya Fei stared at Xiao Yan in utter astonishment.

Three years have passed, yet this fellow is still as ruthless as ever. Back then, even a beauty like Nalan Yanran couldn't escape his clutches.

The two guards were at a loss for a moment. If they went to seize Xiao Yan, they clearly couldn't win — their strength was no match for this youth.

"Let's go, it's just a trivial matter. I came to the auction house this time because I have some things to buy." Xiao Yan urged with a smile.

"But—"

"Stop saying 'but,' it's fine. I'm now a major shareholder." Xiao Yan gently pressed his right hand against Ya Fei's back, urging her to go upstairs.

Seeing Xiao Yan pushing Ya Fei away, Hai Bodong finally withdrew the cold Qi from his palm and followed Xiao Yan upstairs.

"You little bastard!! Even if Ya Fei protects you today, don't think you can walk out of the auction house in one piece. I will take your life!!"

Hearing that venomous roar, Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly. It seemed someone was going to die today.

In the end, Xiao Yan's group walked up several floors and arrived at the VIP room on the sixth floor. The lower five floors belonged to the auction house or shopping areas, while the sixth and seventh floors were reserved for Miter Clan personnel and the clan warehouse.

"Thank you, Xiao Yan. I know you stepped in for my sake." Ya Fei walked around behind the desk and sat down, her red lips pressed together lightly.

She gave a bitter smile and said, "That fellow is named Jie Zhi, and he's also a member of our Miter Clan. His backers are quite powerful, so normally I don't want to offend him either."

"But that fellow seems to harbor some disgusting thoughts toward me. My ignoring him like this has only made him fly into a rage and cause me trouble every day. His grandfather sits in the clan's Elder Council and has some say. This incident started because of me, so I'll handle it." Ya Fei brushed the blue hair from her forehead and said wearily. It seemed that youth called Jie Zhi had truly caused her a great deal of trouble.

"You can't be soft on someone like this. If he dares to come again, this time it won't just be one hand." Xiao Yan's eyes narrowed, revealing a fierce glint as he spoke.

A soft, spring-water-like smile once again surfaced on Ya Fei's delicate cheeks as she gazed at Xiao Yan. With infinite charm, she said softly, "Let's not talk about anything unpleasant. What do you need?"

Xiao Yan quickly wrote down the medicinal materials for the Spirit Replenishing Purple Pill, tossed it to Ya Fei, and said, "Help me see if you can gather all these medicinal materials."

"I knew it — you'd never come to a place like the auction house if there was nothing going on." Taking the white paper, Ya Fei cast Xiao Yan a charmingly coquettish sidelong glance, one that made Xiao Yan's little heart skip a few beats.

Then Ya Fei lowered her head and roughly scanned the names of the medicinal materials on it. An expression of astonishment inevitably flashed across her pretty face. As an outstanding auction house manager, her experience was naturally rich, and she could tell at a glance how precious these medicinal materials were — the Elixir being refined was of no low grade.

She looked up at Xiao Yan and said, "None of these medicinal materials are ordinary. Some of them, I've only ever heard the names of."

Xiao Yan spread his hands and said, "Otherwise, why would I come to the largest auction house in the Jia Ma Empire to look for them?"

After pondering for a moment, Ya Fei regretfully shook her head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid even the largest auction house in the Jia Ma Empire would have a hard time gathering them all at once. After all, several of these medicinal materials are simply too rare — rare enough to qualify as items for a Profound Class auction. The rest are also extremely expensive. We can probably gather about two-thirds of them, and they won't come cheap."

"It's fine, two-thirds is two-thirds. We'll try our luck at the Alchemist Guild for the rest." Xiao Yan didn't mind, and besides, he hadn't reached Five-Grade yet.

"But, Xiao Yan little brother, these medicinal materials together will cost over a million Gold Coins. Do you have that much money?" Over a million — even the Xiao Clan, which had unified all of Wutan City, probably wouldn't make that much profit in a year.

Xiao Yan rubbed his nose and looked at Hai Bodong. "I really don't, but—"

Hai Bodong pursed his lips. The unspoken rule of Pill Alchemy: you provide your own medicinal materials!

"This should be enough." Hai Bodong tossed out a black card directly. He didn't use his former authority to get them for free.

After all, he had been missing for over twenty years.

Looking at that purple-gold black card, a flash of surprise crossed Ya Fei's beautiful eyes. This was a black card that only those with the strength of a Dou Wang or above could possess!

Ya Fei quickly revealed a polite smile, didn't even bother to verify the authenticity of the black card, and said respectfully, "Elder, please wait a moment. The medicinal materials will be delivered shortly."

Ya Fei stamped it with her personal seal, handed the medicinal materials list to the maid beside her, and instructed: "Do your utmost to gather them all."

Hearing Ya Fei's approach, even Hai Bodong nodded in satisfaction.

After the matter was settled, Ya Fei also began chatting casually with Xiao Yan. Every now and then, a few of Xiao Yan's terrible jokes would make Ya Fei cover her mouth and giggle.

"Mi Tiel E Ya Fei!! This matter isn't over between us!!" Just then, an angry roar suddenly came from outside the door. An old man burst in, bringing Jie Zhi, whose severed limb had been regenerated using precious Elixirs, his eyes filled with resentment.

The old man emanated a powerful aura from his entire body — he was actually a Dou Ling!

Seeing the venomous look in Jie Zhi's eyes, Xiao Yan knew this kid's good days were truly over.

"Elder Lei Ou, this is a VIP room. Please leave. Whatever the matter, I will explain it clearly to the Clan Leader myself. If you offend our honored guest, the consequences are more than you can bear." Ya Fei rebuked in a deep voice, also hinting.

Ever since seeing that purple-gold black card, Ya Fei finally understood why Xiao Yan was so confident. A Dou Wang-level expert — even if he killed Jie Zhi, the profit-driven Miter Clan would only try to please the elder before them and wouldn't pursue the matter further.

In his rage, how could Lei Ou understand Ya Fei's good intentions? With a furious roar, he actually attacked directly.

"You severed my grandson's arm — today I'll make you repay it with interest!!" Lei Ou charged at Xiao Yan, Dou Qi swirling around both hands as he even used a Dou Technique, intending to repay blow for blow.

Xiao Yan sat calmly on the sofa and said lightly, "Hai Lao, this can barely be considered your family's internal affair. How to handle it, you decide."

Several ice needles instantly condensed. With a soft puff, Hai Bodong didn't hesitate in the slightest, pinning Lei Ou to the wall. The cold Qi instantly froze his four limbs.

After taking a light sip of hot tea, he said, "Tell that coward Mit'er Tengshan to come see me. Say Hai Bodong has returned."

Ya Fei's rosy little mouth fell slightly open as she stared dumbfounded at Hai Bodong sitting in the chair. Mit'er Tengshan wasn't just one of the top ten experts of the Jia Ma Empire, a Dou Wang — he was also the Clan Leader of the Miter Clan!

Truly second to none, above ten thousand men!

And in this old man's mouth, he had actually become a coward?!

"As for how to deal with the two of you, let that coward Tengshan decide."

Seeing Lei Ou pinned to the wall by his four limbs, Jie Zhi had long been scared pale, collapsed on the ground, trembling all over. He couldn't help but recall a sentence Xiao Yan had said not long ago: Thank me — I just saved your life.

(End of this chapter)