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Jia Ma Empire.
Jia Ma Holy City.
As evening approached, the setting sun cast its glow, and the evening clouds in the west illuminated the Gama Holy City, making it appear exceptionally beautiful and magnificent.
Inside the headquarters of the Mittel Auction House, in a spacious and cozy room.
Because Xiao Se did not like Ya Fei dressing revealingly when she was out, but loved seeing her wear a qipao, and because Xiao Se had said he would return from the Cloud Mist Sect in a day or two, Ya Fei was unsure if he would return to spend the night.
To be prepared, as soon as she returned to her room, Ya Fei changed into a tight red qipao. With her snow-white jade legs crossed and her jade hand supporting her chin, she sat elegantly by the window, gazing at the sunset, waiting quietly.
She looked very much like a devoted wife waiting for her husband's return.
Suddenly, a black shadow flickered before Ya Fei's eyes.
Ya Fei was startled. Her cultivation was not weak, and someone whose movements she could not see must be at least a Dou Huang expert, perhaps even a Dou Huang.
Subconsciously, Ya Fei wanted to crush the jade token Xiao Se had left before he departed and pull the hidden emergency mechanisms spread throughout the room to call Hai Bodong for help.
At the critical moment, a gentle, familiar voice echoed in the room, causing Ya Fei to stop her movements: "Young MissYa Fei, do not be nervous, I have no malicious intent."
Ya Fei was stunned. She turned around and saw that, at some point, Yun Yun had already sat down elegantly on the chair beside the table.
"Sect Leader Yun? Forgive me for failing to welcome you properly."
Ya Fei stood up and performed a graceful bow, subtly slipping the jade token into her storage ring.
Ya Fei's small movements did not escape Yun Yun's eyes. She looked Ya Fei up and down, and even with her own arrogance, she had to admit that this was a woman capable of making all men in the world fall for her.
"It seems that Young MissYa Fei's relationship with Xiao Huohuo is indeed good. Not only did he leave you a life-saving jade token, but he even left his own clothes here." Yun Yun stood up and walked over to the 3D clothes rack beside the bed on her own, lightly touching the black gold-embroidered robe, speaking with a hint of jealousy.
She had such a black robe too; Xiao Se had once draped one over her in the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Now, it hung in her own room, and she did not allow anyone to touch it, not even Nalan Yanran. As for the jade token with the Flying Thunder God mark, Xiao Se had naturally prepared one for her as well.
Hearing Yun Yun's words, the observant Ya Fei was slightly stunned, instantly guessing Yun Yun's thoughts.
A charming smile appeared on her alluring face, and she changed how she addressed her: "It seems Sister Yun Yun already knows."
"Sister?" Yun Yun frowned, her slender eyebrows knitting together, and she asked doubtfully: "Are you not concerned?"
"Is Sister Yun Yun referring to Xiao Se's unfaithfulness?" Ya Fei smiled.
Yun Yun nodded slowly.
"I was concerned once." Ya Fei walked slowly to the table and gracefully poured a cup of tea for Yun Yun.
"Then why are you not concerned now?" Yun Yun took the tea and continued to ask.
Ya Fei poured a cup for herself, sat down, took a small sip, and sighed: "Sister Yun Yun has been gifted since childhood, was accepted as an indoor Disciple by the former Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect, Yun Shan, and at a young age, broke through to become a Dou Huang and took over as the Sect Master of the Cloud Mist Sect. You may not know the sorrow of women in large families. Especially for women like me with ordinary cultivation talent. At any moment, we could be reduced to tools for Family marriage alliances."
Speaking of this, a self-deprecating smile appeared on Ya Fei's pretty face.
"Nalan Yanran is also born into a large Family. She is lucky; she is gifted and was taken as a Disciple by Sister Yun Yun, allowing her to control her own destiny. Later on, even the old master Nalan Jie agreed to let her break off the engagement."
"I can say I am unfortunate, yet also fortunate. The unfortunate part is that I have no cultivation talent, but I was born with a natural Charm that made the young masters of all the great families in the capital covet me. For this reason, I even had to volunteer to be sent to a small border town of the Jia Ma Empire to gain experience. The fortunate part is that in that border town, I met the man who changed my destiny."
"When we first met, he was only twelve years old, yet already an Alchemist at such a young age. He wore a large black cloak and used a hoarse voice to pretend to be an expert to sell Medicinal Pills. It wasn't until a chance plan that I discovered he was a young descendant of a local small Family. After being discovered, he didn't deny it, but frankly admitted it. Then he guessed my predicament. He encouraged me to resist fate. Later, after investigating, I learned about his background. His parents died when he was young, and because of the darkness within his Family, he suffered humiliation. From the age of three to six, he was once shut out, unable to return home, drifting about. Compared to him, my suffering was nothing."
"Not long after, he went out to gain experience. When we met again, it was a year later. He had grown from that small Dou Practitioner into the youngest Second-Rank Alchemist. He also brought the Grand Elder of our Mittel Family, Hai Bodong. Old Hai valued him greatly, and because of him, I was discovered by Old Hai and transferred back to the headquarters to manage the Mittel Auction House. We agreed to meet again at the Alchemist Convention."
"That year at the Alchemist Convention, he was fourteen. On the eve of the convention, I, who originally thought I had control over my destiny, was persuaded by the Clan Chief, Mittel Tengshan, to interact with him more, ideally to marry him. I cried because I was powerless to resist fate. He comforted me. I cried in his arms. Since then, Mittel Tengshan never mentioned marriage to me again. I knew he must have said something to Clan Chief Tengshan, but I don't know why, since then, I started to feel empty inside."
"After the Alchemist Convention ended, he left without saying goodbye. This time he was gone for a long time, nearly two years. During the time he was gone, I realized I seemed to have fallen for him. I fell for this little guy who was clearly very young but overly mature."
"When he came to the Mittel Auction House again, he was sixteen. I confirmed that I really liked him. He was taking liberties with me as usual. At that moment, I was very happy; he was still him. Afterward, Old Hai tested his strength, and I learned he was already a Dou Huang expert; even Old Hai was no match for him. I felt inferior, thinking I was not worthy of him."
At this point, Ya Fei paused, picked up the tea, and took a small sip, her eyes filled with memories.
Hearing this, Yun Yun could not help but be moved. Because of her indifferent personality, she had almost never really understood Xiao Se before, not even as much as her DiscipleNalan Yanran.
Immediately, she asked curiously: "And then?"
"After that, I was taken by him. The kind where we 'got on the bus first and bought the ticket (confessed) later'." Ya Fei didn't have the nerve to say this part out loud.
Just as Ya Fei was about to say something, three black tomoe suddenly appeared on the back of her snow-white neck. Immediately after, the space in the room fluctuated, and Xiao Se appeared in the room out of thin air.
"Xiao Se?" The black tomoe disappeared again. Ya Fei and Yun Yun exclaimed simultaneously, one pleasantly surprised, one resentful.
The resentful one was naturally Yun Yun. She was a naturally arrogant woman, and as Ya Fei said, she had broken through to Dou Huang at a young age. If she could, she would naturally not want to share Xiao Se with other women, but she also knew that she was the latecomer, and things between Xiao Se and Ya Fei were almost set in stone.
"Uh, Feier, Yun'er, hello!" Xiao Se greeted them awkwardly. After removing the poison from Nalan Jie, he used the Flying Thunder God to rush away from the Nalan Family and instantly teleported to Ya Fei's room, not expecting to be a step late. He began to regret saving Nalan Jie.
Hearing this, Yun Yun turned her head away, showing a little girl's angry expression because her boyfriend was unfaithful.
Ya Fei was quite understanding. She was best at reading people and knew that after Yun Yun heard her story, she was no longer as hostile as before. The wood was already carved into a boat; what was missing now was just an explanation from Xiao Se, or a step down.
"Xiao Se, you and Sister Yun Yun chat slowly, I'm going to the next room to change." Saying this, Ya Fei stood up and left the room. She really did need to change; this custom-made red sexy qipao was meant for Xiao Se to see, no one else, even if the other person was a woman.
Xiao Se nodded. After Ya Fei left, he walked slowly to Yun Yun's side, placed his hands on her fragrant shoulders, and said with a sheepish smile: "Yun'er."
"Don't touch me, go find your Feier." Yun Yun shrugged her shoulders, dissatisfied.
"Yun'er." Xiao Se's smile faded. He pulled over a stool and sat down in front of Yun Yun, placing his hands on her shoulders from the front, looking directly into her slightly red eyes caused by sadness.
"Why? You already have someone you like, why come and provoke me?" At this moment, only she and Xiao Se were in the room. She no longer maintained the arrogance of the Cloud Mist Sect Master, but instead acted like a girl revealing her true nature.
"Sigh!" Xiao Se sighed softly. He couldn't say that you and Ya Fei were both among my favorite wives in my previous life. He immediately explained: "Yun'er, I think you know, I grew up in Wutan City. The first mature woman I met was Feier. At that age of first love, Feier gave me the feeling of heartbeat. As time passed, many things happened, and until more than a year ago, she and I finally got together. But I can guarantee that I am sincere to you. I swear to heaven."
As he spoke, Xiao Se held up three fingers, making a swearing gesture.
The next moment, there was a sudden rumble over Gama Holy City, followed by heavy rain.
"Uh." Xiao Se's mouth twitched, and the scene was once awkward!
Damn it!
The rain came at a terrible time!
Meanwhile, while Xiao Se was trying to balance his harem, Ya Fei had already changed her clothes. She did not choose to go back, but instead left the floor where the room was located and came to the conference room on the second floor to deal with some leftover matters of the auction house.
A golden twin-tailed loli maid named Aili walked in hurriedly and said respectfully to Ya Fei, who was dealing with matters: "Young MissYa Fei, that young Third-Rank Alchemist who disguised himself as Yan Xiao, Xiao Yan, has come again. He wants to see Lord Xiao Se."
"Oh? Xiao Yan?" A hint of interest flashed in Ya Fei's beautiful eyes. As far as she knew, this kid had no good feelings for her man and wished for the latter to be unlucky or even die. If it weren't for Xiao Se's instructions, and the fact that a powerful Soul entity was following Xiao Yan, Ya Fei would have secretly sent people to deal with him long ago.
Although Ya Fei was a woman, she knew that one must root out evil. Leaving a guy who was hostile to her man outside was not a wise move.
Now that Xiao Yan was coming to find Xiao Se, there must be something wrong. It seemed he had encountered difficulties he couldn't solve.
Just for this courage and thick skin, Ya Fei gave Xiao Yan a high evaluation in her heart: Shameless.
"Bring him in first, Aili." Ya Fei put down her work and said calmly.
"Yes, Young MissYa Fei." Aili bowed slightly and turned to leave the conference room.
A moment later, two different footsteps, one heavy and one light, sounded outside the conference room. Aili brought Xiao Yan in.
Watching Xiao Yan walk in, Ya Fei did not intend to greet him to sit down, and said with a half-smile: "Should I call you Mr. Yan Xiao or little brother Xiao Yan?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yan did not show any surprise. Since Ya Fei was Xiao Se's woman, it was not surprising that she knew his true identity.
Without his usual shyness, facing Ya Fei, who had become Xiao Se's woman, Xiao Yan only felt a sense of nausea. He thought to himself, such a beautiful woman, yet spoiled by that bastard Xiao Se. If only she were mine.
Seeing Xiao Yan's lewd gaze, Ya Fei's face turned cold. The powerful Aura of a high-level Dou Ling pressed down on Xiao Yan, and she frowned: "Little brother Xiao Yan, you seem to be thinking of some bad things."
"Crack." The floor under Xiao Yan's feet sank, and his whole body was like being crushed by a thousand-pound boulder. He knelt on one knee, unable to breathe.
Considering that there was a powerful Soul entity on Xiao Yan, Ya Fei did not go too far. She casually found an excuse, withdrew her Aura, and said coldly: "Speak, what do you want with him? If it's some stupid talk seeking his help, don't waste your breath. Considering your father once took care of my Mittel Auction House business in Wutan City, I won't make things difficult for you. Go back where you came from."
The Aura pressure was lifted, and Xiao Yan felt like he had been granted amnesty. After Yao Lao fell asleep, he truly knew his own weakness. The joy of breaking through to Great Dou Master vanished. He took a deep breath, stood up, and said solemnly: "My teacher wants to see him."
"Your teacher?" Ya Fei frowned, then raised her jade hand slightly, "Aili, take him to the No. 11 reception room to wait."
The Mittel Auction House headquarters had eleven reception rooms for meeting important VIPs. Ten of them were in use, while the eleventh, the so-called No. 11 reception room, was an extra one used specifically for storing sundries. It was filled with old furniture, cleaning tools, and some recycled garbage that had not yet been processed. Although the overall environment was not dirty, it was inconsistent with the large headquarters of the Mittel Auction House.
Hearing this, Aili was stunned. Knowing that her master had no good feelings for Xiao Yan, she naturally would not be polite to him. She immediately said in a cold voice: "Mr. Xiao Yan, please come with me."
"Damn, even a small maid dares to treat me like this." Hearing Aili's change in attitude, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and resisted the urge to act. The situation was stronger than the person, and now Yao Lao was asleep. Without a strong backing, if he dared to do it here, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to walk out of the Mittel Auction House. He then stepped to follow.
At this moment, Xiao Yan missed the scene where Yao Lao attached himself to his body and killed everyone. That feeling was simply wonderful.
(End of Chapter)
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