"Young Master Chen Yang, this is Miss Ya Fei, the person in charge of our auction house."
"Gu Ni has only ever practiced alchemy. As for the details of the cooperation between you and the auction house, how about having Ya Fei handle it with you?"
Gu Ni stepped aside to let Ya Fei pass, introducing her with a light laugh.
Chen Yang nodded slightly, looking Ya Fei up and down as he said, "No problem. Professional matters should naturally be left to professionals. Besides, working with a beauty like Miss Ya Fei is much more pleasant than working with an old geezer like you!"
The woman before him, Ya Fei, was around twenty years old. She wore a red dress that accentuated her slender waist. Her beauty was mature and alluring, exuding a charm that few women in the Jia Ma Empire could match.
At this moment, Ya Fei was wearing a pair of red embroidered shoes. Her fair and delicate feet were faintly visible under her skirt, making her look incredibly graceful.
"Hehe..." Ya Fei covered her mouth and chuckled. She carefully examined the young man sitting in the chair, leaning on his hand and looking at her, her heart filled with curiosity.
Gu Ni had just told her some things about Chen Yang.
The boy in front of her looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, but he was already a Grade 3 Alchemist and a high-level Great Dou Master.
She was certain that the Jia Ma Empire could never produce such a genius.
"Since Master Chen Yang is willing to cooperate with our Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei will definitely give you the best possible discount!"
Clap! Clap!
As Ya Fei spoke, she raised her slender hand and gently clapped. Immediately, a maid came in carrying new clothes and shoes.
Whoosh!
Gu Ni waved his hand and took out a bathtub filled with steaming water from his storage ring, placing it in the center of the room. Ya Fei then said, "Master Chen Yang, these two will help you wash up. Ya Fei will go prepare some food and wine first. After you've finished washing and changed, we can eat and chat, shall we?"
Chen Yang glanced at the two maids, who were undeniably beautiful, and nodded slightly. "Alright, let's decide on that then!"
...
About twenty-five minutes later, Chen Yang finished his bath and changed his clothes with the help of the two beautiful maids. Then, led by one of them, he went to a room on the second floor.
Gu Ni and Ya Fei were sitting on chairs nearby when they saw Chen Yang push the door open and come in. They quickly got up.
Looking at the handsome young man who had changed into a blue robe, Ya Fei was still slightly stunned.
She had met many outstanding young men in the capital, but few could compare to Chen Yang in terms of appearance alone, let alone in other aspects.
"Brother Chen Yang, come and sit down!" Gu Ni said with a smile, stepping forward to invite Chen Yang to sit down.
"Come, Master Chen Yang!" Ya Fei came back to her senses, moved gracefully to the table, picked up a white jade wine pot with her slender hand, poured wine for Chen Yang, and sat down on his other side.
Ya Fei looked at Chen Yang's face with her phoenix eyes, and casually picked up the wine glass in front of her and said to Chen Yang with a light smile, "Ya Fei toasts Master!"
"Please!"
"Please!"
After downing a cup of wine, Chen Yang was slightly surprised. The wine seemed to contain some energy, and its effects were comparable to those of a regular Grade 1 elixir.
"This wine was a gift from the patriarch to Ya Fei last year. Ya Fei has always been reluctant to drink it. We're only getting this wine because of you!" Gu Ni said at the right moment.
"It is indeed good wine. It seems that every place has its own unique characteristics!" Chen Yang smiled and then began to eat.
He was really hungry!
Before he transmigrated, he only ate two steamed buns and a bowl of tofu pudding in the morning. It was already past ten o'clock when the accident sent him away.
Then he met Xiao Yong, and they traveled all the way to Wutan City. Then he refined pills. If it weren't for his cultivation as a 9-Star Great Dou Master, he would have fainted from hunger long ago!
Seeing Chen Yang's chopsticks moving non-stop as he frantically ate, Ya Fei and Gu Ni exchanged a glance and decided not to discuss business first.
Ya Fei served Chen Yang food and poured him wine, while Gu Ni chatted casually with him. Chen Yang swore that, apart from the night before his college entrance exam, he had never eaten so comfortably in his life. With beautiful women adding fragrance to his life and Gu Ni looking at him respectfully, he felt extremely comfortable...
Burp…
With a long, satisfying burp, Chen Yang finally felt comfortable after eating!
"Master Chen Yang, have you finished eating?" Ya Fei poured Chen Yang another glass of wine and asked softly.
"Hmm... the food is indeed quite good, and the wine is good too. When I get to the capital of your Jia Ma Empire, I'll ask your patriarch for some more!" Chen Yang nodded.
He was thinking that once he met Hai Bodong, Hai Bodong would just say one word and Teng Shan, with his squinty eyes, would obediently hand over all his stock.
"If the family knew that a young talent like you had come to Wutan City, they would probably come in person!" Ya Fei covered her mouth and chuckled, looking at Chen Yang with a slightly dreamy gaze.
She had just had a few drinks with Chen Yang, and how could a woman who wasn't even a fighter possibly handle such good wine?
"There's no need to inform your family head for now. If your family head finds out that I've gone to the capital, will the performance here still be yours?" Chen Yang said with a smile to Ya Fei.
"Master Chen Yang, you really know how to think of Ya Fei..." Ya Fei rested her chin on her hand on the dining table, becoming more and more curious about what kind of person Chen Yang was.
"Alright, we've had our fill of food and drink. Now, let's talk about the cooperation!" Chen Yang smiled slightly, got up from the table, walked to the chair where Ya Fei had been sitting, and nodded slightly to Ya Fei, who looked somewhat surprised.
"Um... okay... alright!" Ya Fei was somewhat surprised, surprised that Chen Yang, a vigorous young man of eighteen or nineteen, would ignore her charm?
However, when it came to cooperation and business, Ya Fei suddenly became a different person, full of confidence, and even her temperament changed.
"Master Chen Yang, what are your thoughts on the cooperation plan?" Ya Fei sat in the chair next to Chen Yang, glancing at his profile, and asked softly.
"I'll provide the formula, you provide three portions of the medicinal herbs, and I'll hand over one pill. The gold coins from the auction, after deducting the cost of the herbs, will be split 50/50. Let's set the cooperation period at one year. What do you think?"
Chen Yang was unaware of the cooperation methods between alchemists and families in the Dou Qi Continent, and it was not mentioned in the original work.
But for Chen Yang, there was almost no failure rate in refining Grade 3 pills. He only produced one pill from three sets of medicinal materials, and he also received 50% of the profits from the auction. He felt like he had made a fortune.
"This…"
Ya Fei looked at Chen Yang in shock, then turned to look at Gu Ni.
Gu Ni shook his head slightly, and Ya Fei immediately understood.
"Master Chen Yang, you may not know this, but even Elder Gu Ni, who has joined the Mittel Family, can still get 70% of the profit from the pills he refines!" Ya Fei looked at Chen Yang, wondering if he was genuinely unaware of the market or was testing her.
"Then let's calculate it at 70%. As for the extra part…" Chen Yang looked Ya Fei up and down, then smiled and said, "Consider the extra part as me making you my friend, Ya Fei, how about that?"
For him, there wasn't much difference between 70% and 80%. When it came to money, how much was enough?
His strength didn't come from money, but from the World Tree; as for money, he only needed enough to get by.
However, Chen Yang was completely open and honest, but Ya Fei misunderstood what he said.
"This…"
Ya Fei bit her lip lightly. Chen Yang's words made her feel that the young man in front of her seemed to have feelings for her.
But didn't he just get up and leave a moment ago?
At this moment, Ya Fei felt conflicted and somewhat at a loss.
Putting aside Chen Yang's prestigious status as a Grade 3 Alchemist, his strength as a high-level Great Dou Master alone meant that no one in the entire Mittel Auction House could stop him.
He had the backing of a mysterious sect, while his senior sister was already a Grade 5 Alchemist and a Dou Wang powerhouse at a young age.
Reject?
How could she refuse?
"I think you're only a year or two older than me, so how about I call you Sister Ya Fei?" Just as Ya Fei was lost in thought, Chen Yang spoke up again.
"This..." Ya Fei turned to look at Gu Ni with a slightly evasive look in her eyes. Gu Ni looked at Chen Yang, then at Ya Fei, and shook his head again.
Seeing this, Ya Fei sighed helplessly.
She couldn't compare to them in terms of strength, background, or anything else, so she could only...
"Okay... alright!"
Since she couldn't refuse, she might as well agree.
Moreover, compared to the Young Masters in the capital, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old Grade 3 Alchemist and high-level Great Dou Master was undoubtedly a better choice.
Given her position within the family, she was almost certain to be used as a tool for political marriage in the future, so she might as well find a powerful backer now...
At this moment, Chen Yang was unaware of Ya Fei's ulterior motives. Seeing Ya Fei nod, he smiled, stood up, and extended his hand to her, saying, "Then I wish us... a pleasant cooperation!"
"It's a pleasure working with you!"