Even with Xiao Yan's state of mind, he couldn't help but feel a trace of astonishment after seeing this lecherous fellow.
He remembered in his previous life, he should have met this guy after he was sixteen. Then, this fellow in front of him was instantly burned into a pile of ashes by Yao Lao's Bone Chilling Flame.
However, in this life, he actually encountered this guy at the age of twelve.
"Hehe, Miss Ya Fei, I finally see you again. These past few days, I've really missed you to death!"
As soon as Liu Xi walked in, his eyes, with slight dark circles, stared fervently at Ya Fei's full and exquisite figure, as if he wanted to eat Ya Fei alive.
That appearance of a lecherous starving ghost was indeed rare, so much so that he didn't even notice Xiao Yan behind Ya Fei.
"Mr. Liu Xi, if it's about business, I welcome you very much. However, if it's matters outside of business, I think we don't need to discuss anything further."
Ya Fei smiled faintly at Liu Xi, but a trace of disgust was revealed deep in her eyes.
Although many people had coveted her beauty when she was in the imperial capital, those guys could at least restrain themselves a little.
Even if they were faking it, they could at least feign some dignity. But this fellow in front of her didn't even have that bit of self-control. Upon seeing her, he was like a mad dog seeing fatty meat, almost drooling.
"Hehe, I came this time precisely to discuss business with Miss Ya Fei."
Liu Xi looked at Ya Fei. Her beautiful face, nearly perfect figure, and that alluring yet elegant temperament held a fatal attraction for a lecher like him.
"Business, then let's hear it."
Hearing it was about business, Ya Fei frowned but eventually nodded. As a businesswoman, she couldn't easily give up on any deal.
"Hehe, my teacher recently refined three second-grade Dou Qi Pills. He asked me to come down the mountain, find a place to sell them, and by the way, purchase some medicinal herbs to bring back. I thought about it, and around Wutan City, only the Miteer Auction House can handle this matter best, so naturally, I had to find Miss Ya Fei."
Mentioning the three Dou Qi Pills, Liu Xi was already full of pride.
"Dou Qi Pills?"
Hearing this, Ya Fei couldn't help but be slightly stunned, her gaze becoming a bit more solemn.
Dou Qi Pill, a mature and relatively widely circulated second-grade medicinal pill, its effect was to allow a Dou Zhe stage cultivator to increase their cultivation by one star level.
However, although it was effective for Dou Zhe, its price was much lower than the Qi Gathering Powder.
Firstly, Qi Gathering Powder could allow a ninth Duan Dou Qi cultivator to successfully break through to Dou Zhe with 100% certainty. The time saved was actually much more than that of a Dou Qi Pill in many aspects.
Secondly, the refining difficulty of Qi Gathering Powder was much harder than that of Dou Qi Pill. After all, the former was a fourth-grade medicinal pill.
But even so, the price of a Dou Qi Pill was around fifty thousand gold coins. Many Dou Zhe, after advancing to eight-star Dou Zhe, would use their life savings to exchange for a Dou Qi Pill to quickly become a nine-star Dou Zhe, so as to find an opportunity to break through to Dou Shi.
Three Dou Qi Pills meant one hundred and fifty thousand gold coins. This was indeed not a small sum for the Miteer Auction House.
"Since Mr. Liu Xi trusts my Miteer Auction House, then please leave the Dou Qi Pills. I will definitely auction them for a satisfactory price for Mr. Liu Xi."
After some thought, Ya Fei smiled lightly and nodded.
"Hehe, there's naturally no problem auctioning the Dou Qi Pills at your esteemed establishment. However, I have a small request."
Seeing Ya Fei nod, Liu Xi didn't rush to take out the Dou Qi Pills. Instead, he stared lecherously at Ya Fei and said: "As long as Miss Ya Fei is willing to do me the honor of having a meal with me, this business deal is settled."
"Let's forget about the meal. If Mr. Liu Xi is unwilling, you can try to see if any other establishment around can offer a higher price than my Miteer Auction House."
Ya Fei gently shook her head, giving the other party no chance at all.
It was really that the other party's lecherous appearance was somewhat disgusting, as if he would pounce on her in the next moment.
"Miss Ya Fei!"
Seeing Ya Fei being so unaccommodating, Liu Xi immediately became anxious and couldn't help but say loudly.
"I have already advanced to a two-star Dou Zhe! My teacher is about to formally teach me alchemy! I am about to become a first-grade alchemist! Could it be that I, Liu Xi, am not worthy of a mere auctioneer like you!"
Speaking of the words "alchemist," the arrogant expression on Liu Xi's face even surpassed his lecherous expression.
"Where did this country bumpkin come from? He only advanced to a two-star Dou Zhe at the age of twenty, and he thinks his talent is very good?"
Looking at Liu Xi's appearance, Ya Fei felt both angry and amused.
With her beauty and the background of the Miteer family, even geniuses in the imperial capital who became second-grade alchemists at this age wouldn't speak to her like this.
This Liu Xi's talent wouldn't even be considered genius in Wutan City. It was only because he was associated with the word "alchemist" that he was so arrogant.
"Mr. Liu Xi, do you think that I, a woman with low cultivation, can manage this Wutan City branch without any background?"
Ya Fei sneered, and a medal slowly emerged from her jade-like hand – it was the Miteer family's insignia.
"Let alone a first-grade alchemist like you, even your teacher cannot threaten our Miteer family. I respect noble alchemists like you, but I hope you don't bring humiliation upon yourself!"
"You!"
Being rejected so forcefully by Ya Fei, Liu Xi's face turned green and then red. After sweeping a lewd gaze over Ya Fei, he then said viciously: "You just wait, sooner or later I'll make you obediently sleep with me!"
At this point, Liu Xi's lecherous intentions were completely undisguised.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, a slightly childish voice suddenly sounded.
"Hold on!"
This voice, almost like a child's, made Liu Xi slightly stunned. His gaze went past Ya Fei, whose pretty face was icy cold, and he saw a child, a head shorter than himself, walking towards him with an unfriendly expression.
"Little kid, do you need something?"
Liu Xi turned his head and looked at Xiao Yan unhappily. If Xiao Yan hadn't spoken, he would have completely ignored him.
"Apologize to her."
Xiao Yan said indifferently.
"Apologize?"
Liu Xi looked at Xiao Yan, then glanced at Ya Fei beside him, and said with a mocking smile on his lips: "Whether I apologize or not is not something a little thing like you can decide."
"Is that so?"
Looking at Liu Xi's detestable appearance, Xiao Yan couldn't help but gently shake his head.
"It seems you're still courting death as always."
As his voice fell, Liu Xi saw the little fellow who was originally a head shorter than him suddenly jump up. A small hand, moving with a strange speed that he couldn't react to, slapped him hard across the face.
"Divine Ability, Emperor Yan's Slap!"
(End of this chapter)