The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

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Chapter 20 GG

Seeing the old man agree, Ya Fei quickly expressed her gratitude. Just when she thought everything was over, the old man asked again, "I wonder if your auction house can help me obtain the medicinal herbs?"

Unfortunately, Xiao Yan always spends a lot of time buying medicinal herbs; just buying the Foundation Establishment Elixir takes a whole day. Moreover, his newly developed Body Tempering Elixir requires dozens of herbs, and last time Xiao Yan spent a considerable amount of time gathering them. If the auction house were willing to help, the time would be greatly reduced.

"What kind of medicinal herbs does the old gentleman need?" Ya Fei asked with a light smile.

The old apothecary took out a piece of silk cloth covered with medicinal herbs from his robes and handed it to Ya Fei. Ya Fei took the cloth and saw that it was covered with medicinal herbs. She frowned slightly, as she couldn't understand it at all, so she had to hand it over to Master Gu Ni.

Master Gu Ni took a look and saw that although there were many kinds of medicinal materials, they were all low-grade medicinal materials and not rare. He then nodded slightly to Ya Fei.

Seeing Master Gu Ni nod, Ya Fei smiled and said, "We will definitely help keep an eye out for the medicinal herbs that the old gentleman needs."

"Well, I'll be going now. I'll come back in two days. Deduct these medicinal herbs from the proceeds of the Foundation Establishment Elixir auction! I think that should be enough to buy two sets of herbs!" The old medicine master slowly got up and left the treasure appraisal room.

"Of course! Of course!" Ya Fei hurriedly nodded in agreement. She had already decided that she would do her best to win over this old gentleman, even if it meant spending some money herself.

After the old doctor left, Ya Fei quickly breathed a sigh of relief, sat down, drank a cup of tea, and then softly asked, "Did Master Gu Ni know this old gentleman?"

Upon hearing Ya Fei's question, Gu Ni gently shook his head and said calmly, "I can only confirm that he is at least a second-grade alchemist, after all, that keen soul perception is unmistakable."

"Should we conduct an investigation?" the middle-aged man asked.

"Hehe, alchemists tend to have rather peculiar temperaments. It's not hard to tell from his behavior that he doesn't want others to discover his identity. If he finds out about our investigation and we offend him, we'll be in big trouble. I remember a powerful force offended an alchemist, and that alchemist brought in several powerful experts who wiped out the entire force. Alchemists are like hornets in a hornet's nest; it would be foolish to easily provoke an alchemist of unknown rank," Master Gu Ni said earnestly.

"Hehe, Master Gu Ni, don't worry, Ya Fei isn't that foolish. We'll just try our best to win her over, and even if we fail, we won't offend her," Ya Fei said with a light laugh when she saw Master Gu Ni's serious expression.

"That would be for the best!" Master Gu Ni said, opening the door and leaving. He left Ya Fei and the middle-aged man staring at each other in bewilderment. If we're talking about eccentric temperaments, Master Gu Ni was no less so.

After the news of the Foundation Establishment Elixir being auctioned at the Mittel Auction House spread, the major families of Wutan City began to stir with excitement. After all, this was a valuable item that could allow their descendants to advance to the Dou Zhe level ahead of time! Whoever obtained it could rapidly increase their family's strength. Furthermore, it had been personally appraised by Master Gu Ni, so given Master Gu Ni's status, he would certainly not have fabricated anything.

The Xiao family was the same. After hearing that the Foundation Establishment Elixir could help their descendants improve their speed of cultivating Battle Qi, they also sat down together to discuss and negotiate.

"This is an invitation from the Mittel Auction House, saying that there will be an auction of Foundation Establishment Elixir. What are your thoughts, elders?" Xiao Zhan took out the invitation and said to the three elders.

"Hehe, our Xiao family's business is getting better and better, and we're making more and more money. If the Foundation Establishment Elixir is really that miraculous, then we absolutely cannot miss this auction," the First Elder said with a smile.

"What about the Second Elder and the Third Elder?" Xiao Zhan asked, seeing that the First Elder had agreed so quickly. He knew that the First Elder also wanted to auction some Foundation Establishment Elixir for his grandson, Xiao Ning.

"I heard there are five bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixir up for auction this time. We need to get at least two bottles," the Second Elder said calmly.

"That's right. Even if it costs more, we should get more bottles. At least we can't let the Obama family and the Jialie family get too much Foundation Establishment Elixir," the Third Elder echoed.

"Alright! The auction starts tomorrow. Prepare plenty of gold coins and invite Yan'er and the others to go together." Xiao Zhan slapped his chair and said with a loud laugh.

The next day, Xiao Zhan led the Grand Elder and the younger generation, including Xiao Yan, to the auction house. Xiao Ning naturally came as well, but his expression was not good. Since Xiao Ning recovered from his injuries, Xiao Yan had rarely seen him, and the two naturally disliked each other upon meeting. However, although Xiao Ning disliked Xiao Yan, there was nothing he could do, as he couldn't beat him in a fight. Hearing that even Galeo had recently been defeated by Xiao Yan, he naturally dared not provoke him even more.

After a while, Xun'er, who was dressed very beautifully, also walked slowly over and went straight towards Xiao Yan.

Seeing Xun'er approach, Xiao Yan greeted her with a smile, "Xun'er, why are you also interested in this auction?"

"Hehe! Xun'er hasn't reached the level of a Fighter yet, so naturally she needs one too," Xun'er replied with a smile.

Xiao Yan naturally didn't believe it. Although Foundation Establishment Elixir was precious, with their family's strength, it wouldn't be difficult to obtain pills that were similar to or even better than Foundation Establishment Elixir.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Xiao Zhan led the group directly towards the Mittel Auction House. Upon arrival, they were immediately blocked by a massive crowd; the auction house was packed with people, completely clogging the entrance. However, since the various families were VIPs of the auction house, they could naturally enter through the noble passage.

Although there were still quite a few people inside the auction house, it was noticeably quieter. Xiao Zhan led Xiao Yan and the others to sit down at the front of the auction house.

Xiao Yan looked around and saw that Obaba from the Obaba family and Jialiebi from the Jialie family had also arrived, but he didn't see Jialieao, who was probably still in bed. When Jialiebi saw Xiao Zhan and Xiao Yan, his face instantly turned extremely gloomy, and his teeth ground together. Their Jialie family's business had been declining recently; many markets had been swallowed up by the Xiao family, their son had been beaten half-paralyzed, their second elder was seriously injured, and he himself had suffered severe injuries—all thanks to the Xiao family.

Seeing that Jialiebi looked like he wanted to devour someone, Xiao Zhan seemed to sense Jialiebi's hatred and turned to smile slightly at him.

"I love the way you can't stand me, but you can't do anything about it."

Seeing Xiao Zhan's state, Jia Liebi was furious and his aura surged, ready to attack. However, he quickly calmed down. This was the Mittel Auction House, and he knew very well the power behind it. Offending them would mean a great loss for the Jia Lie family. Therefore, he dared not act rashly.

"I almost fell for Xiao Zhan's trick again!" Jia Liebi snorted coldly, sat back down, and waited for the auction to begin.

Seeing that Jialiebi hadn't fallen for the trick, Xiao Zhanwei was slightly disappointed and then stopped paying attention to him.

"I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting." Not long after, Ya Fei slowly walked into the center of the auction house, carrying a huge wooden basin filled with water behind her.

Upon seeing the wooden basin, Xiao Yan immediately understood what Ya Fei was up to. He muttered to himself, "This woman is incredibly shrewd in business. This is practically the same as free samples from later generations!"

Just as Xiao Yan was sighing, he suddenly felt a sharp pinch on his waist. Turning around, he saw Xun'er glaring at him. Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback, then shook his head helplessly and said, "I was looking at that wooden basin."

"Hmph! I don't believe it! That woman just has a better figure than me. I'll have one too in a few years!" Xun'er snorted, looked down at her chest, and said with a hint of smugness.

(End of this chapter)