Gu Ni bowed his head in gratitude, overwhelmed with emotion.
"Alright, go find Ya Fei and give her the Medicinal Pills. I believe she'll know better than you or I how to maximize their profit!"
Chen Yang waved his hand, signaling Gu Ni that he could leave.
"Yes, Teacher!"
Gu Ni nodded excitedly, then turned and ran off like a young lad.
"Well… I've even taken on an old disciple."
"But this isn't bad either."
After a short rest, Chen Yang got up and went for a stroll, witnessing an auction from another world.
The items in the Auction House were mostly rare objects transported by Mittel from the Imperial Capital, considered scarce in Wutan City.
However, to Chen Yang, they all seemed quite ordinary.
There were no major figures in the Auction House, mostly representatives from the three major Families, and some Clan Chiefs or leaders of smaller Families or mercenary groups, whose strength was generally in the ranks of high-level Dou Practitioners or low-level Dou Masters.
After watching for half an hour, Chen Yang returned to his small courtyard to continue performing Alchemy.
He currently had two portions of qi recovery pill ingredients and three portions of wind spirit pill ingredients. These ingredients, if left in the storage ring, were just ingredients, but if refined into Medicinal Pills, they would become foundation and gold coins.
With that thought, Chen Yang instructed the guards outside the door to watch it carefully, and continued to sit cross-legged and perform Alchemy.
He continued to perform Alchemy until the afternoon… At this moment!
Mittel Auction House, in a VIP room.
"Miss Ya Fei, Great Master Gu Ni, I wonder why you two troubled someone to summon Xiao Zhan here?"
Xiao Zhan, dressed in luxurious grey robes, sat in a chair, his thick eyebrows slightly furrowed, a hint of annoyance and confusion on his face.
"Inviting Clan Chief Xiao here is naturally for a good reason!"
Ya Fei looked at Xiao Zhan, then glanced at Gu Ni.
Gu Ni understood, took out two jade bottles from his storage ring, and placed them on the table.
"This…"
Xiao Zhan was puzzled, wondering what these two were up to.
"Clan Chief Xiao Zhan, this pill is called the wind spirit pill, a third-grade pill. Taking one can increase a wind-attribute Great Dou Master's cultivation by one star, or increase their Cultivation speed by one month."
"If the first pill doesn't increase cultivation, then taking the second pill will definitely increase cultivation by one star!"
"I wonder, Clan Chief Xiao Zhan, are you tempted?"
Gu Ni pointed at the two jade bottles on the table and said with a smile to Xiao Zhan.
"There's such a Medicinal Pill?"
Xiao Zhan's breathing had already become rapid halfway through hearing it.
He was currently a Five-Star Great Dou Shi, while the Clan Chiefs of the other two major Families in Wutan City were Four-Star Great Dou Masters. (In the original work, before Xiao Yan's second ascent to Cloud Mist Sect and return to Wutan City, these two were Five-Star Great Dou Masters, so Four-Star at this point is reasonable!)
If he were to Break through to Six-Star Great Dou Shi, not to mention unifying Wutan City, at the very least, those two old fellows, Gale Bi and Ao Ba Pa, would be more polite to him in the future.
And his influence within the Family would also advance further.
"Huu…"
Thinking of this, Xiao Zhan took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
"Miss Ya Fei, Great Master Gu Ni, Xiao Zhan thanks you two for thinking of Xiao Zhan and inviting Xiao Zhan here alone!"
"Please name your price. Xiao Zhan will absolutely not bargain!"
There was more than one wind-attribute Great Dou Master in Wutan City, yet Ya Fei and Gu Ni had called him alone. This favor alone was worth more than just not bargaining!
"Clan Chief Xiao is straightforward, so Ya Fei won't waste words!"
"The two Medicinal Pills, a total of one hundred seventy thousand gold coins!"
Ya Fei looked at Xiao Zhan and stated the price they had already prepared.
"Good!"
Xiao Zhan nodded and took out a purple-gold card from his storage ring.
"Here are two hundred thousand gold coins!"
Ya Fei nodded, took the purple-gold card, verified it, then handed the thirty thousand gold coins in change and the two wind spirit pills to Xiao Zhan.
After Xiao Zhan received them, he hurriedly opened the bottle cap and sniffed, feeling his Dou Qi circulation speed increase by ten percent.
"May I ask Miss Ya Fei, Great Master Gu Ni, are these pills from the Imperial Capital?"
Xiao Zhan put away the Medicinal Pills and cautiously asked the two.
"Not at all!"
"I know Clan Chief Xiao has been troubled by your Young Master's talent issues. Ya Fei will mention it to him after I return."
"If that Great Master is interested, I will notify Clan Chief Xiao!"
Ya Fei smiled and said to Xiao Zhan.
"Understood, understood!"
"When Xiao Zhan arrived today, his face was not good, please do not blame us!"
"It's truly because at today's testing ceremony, my son, Xiao Yan, is still stuck at the Third Stage Dou Qi!"
"Alas…"
Xiao Zhan sighed, then added:
"If that Great Master has a way to solve my son's talent problem, Xiao Zhan is willing to pay any price. Please, both of you, help inform him!"
"Xiao Zhan will take his leave!"
With that, Xiao Zhan turned and left.
Ya Fei and Gu Ni were silent for a moment, then also sighed.
They also knew about Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family.
When Ya Fei first arrived in Wutan City, Xiao Yan still had his talent. An eleven-year-old Dou Practitioner was a top-tier Genius throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire, and even the entire Northwest region.
But now… "This matter, we should still tell Teacher. What if he's interested?"
Gu Ni said to Ya Fei.
"That's a good idea…"