Mittel's auction house, reception room.

  On the clean desktop, a small jade box was placed, and inside the jade box, a dan medicine as big as a longan, quietly lay in it. The surface of the dan medicine was round and lustrous, with a rich fragrance wafting out, making people feel refreshed and delighted.

  Looking at the Dan medicine in the jade box, as the host of the auction scene, Ya Fei and Gu Ni's faces were almost impossible to conceal their joy.

  His gaze swept through the black robes, glancing at the somewhat disheveled duo. Xiao Yan secretly shook his head and thought to himself: "If they knew that this Gathering Qi Pellet was actually a product of Medicine Old's sloppy work, what kind of expression would they have?"

  The Gathering Qi Powder that Xiao Yan took out was of a clearly different grade from the one he had used before, and yet it still brought quite a few surprises to Ya Fei and Gu Ni.

  "The old man's pill-making skills are truly admirable, the quality of this Qi-gathering pellet is probably comparable to those made by some fifth-grade alchemists." Guni couldn't help but praise sincerely after taking another few glances at the pale green pellet.

  Under the black robe, the old voice smiled faintly and said: "The two of you should put away the elixir, helping so much trouble, not thanking a little, I always feel some awkwardness in my heart."

  "Hehe, old sir is too polite, you are the guest, we just do our duty." Jade hands carefully picked up the jade box, Ya Fei's bright eyes flowed with waves, and she smiled sweetly.

  She smiled indifferently, and this remark was not only ridiculed by Yao Lao, but even Xiao Yan also sneered at it in his heart. If he really did things according to her way, the Mysterious Auction House would have gone bankrupt long ago.

  Xiao Yan took out a roll of paper from his bosom and handed it to Ya Fei, his aged voice chuckled: "Trouble you to help me prepare some medicinal materials listed on this."

  Yafen eagerly took the paper, quickly glanced at it a few times, and smiled in response. After last time's lesson, she didn't dare to show any hesitation again.

  She beckoned a maid over and handed her the paper, then ordered her to hurry up and prepare.

  He picked up the teacup beside him, and after taking a light sip, Xiao Yan's heart suddenly moved, and he hesitated for a moment before speaking in his aged voice: "Miss Ya Fei, I want to ask you something."

  Listening to Yao Lao's words, Ya Fei smiled and said softly: "Please speak, sir."

  "Mr. Gare, you've bought quite a few medicinal herbs here, haven't you?" asked Old Yao faintly.

  Upon hearing this, Ya Fei's heart tightened slightly, her charming face changed subtly, and she exchanged a stealthy glance with Gu Ni beside her. After a moment of silence, she hesitated before saying: "Last time, the Gali family indeed purchased nearly 100,000 gold coins' worth of medicinal materials at the auction, and these medicinal materials... also have some hemostatic and healing effects."

  He nodded slightly, and his hoarse voice fell into an awkward silence.

  Looking at the black-robed man in front of her, Yafei's heart suddenly became a little apprehensive. She had long known that the former was going to help the Xiao family, and now the auction had sold such a large amount of medicinal materials to the Gali family, it was hard to guarantee whether this old gentleman with an unpredictable temperament would hold some grudges against the auction house.

  The atmosphere in the hall gradually became dull and oppressive, and Yafeng couldn't help but feel uneasy as she stared at the black-robed man who remained silent. If it weren't for Guni constantly signaling her to stop with his eyes, she would have probably wanted to speak up and ask questions already.

  "You should also know what I was thinking of doing when I bought so many medicinal herbs last time, right?" After a long while, the hoarse voice finally broke the silence.

  Her teeth lightly biting her red lips, Ya Fei nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "Sir, are you planning to refine these medicinal materials into wound medicine to help the Xiao family?"

  "Before I came here, I had already given the refined medicine to the Xiao family." With a slight nod, Yao Lao said in a low voice: "Perhaps after another two days, the Xiao family and the Gali family will begin competing for popularity in the Wutan City market with their healing medicines."

  As for this topic, Yafei also didn't know how to start talking, so she wisely kept silent.

  "Refining healing potions requires a large quantity of low-grade medicinal materials. In Udan City, apart from the Mitter auction house, no other pharmacy has the ability to provide such a large amount." The old pharmacist continued speaking without noticing Yafei's silence.

  "Behind the two families' competition in healing medicine, apart from the price and quality of the healing medicine, sufficient medicinal materials are also an important key."

  "So I hope that from now on Mittle's auction house will refuse to provide medicine to the Gali family!"

  As soon as Yao Lao's words fell, Xiao Yan's gaze pierced through the black cloak and tightly stared at the mature beauty beside him, who was as charming as a fox spirit. He wouldn't stay in Ulan City for more than two months, so within those two months, he had to help his father bring down the Gail Family; only then could he follow Yao Lao out to cultivate with peace of mind.

  Listening to the old man's words, Ya Fei's pretty face changed slightly, and she said somewhat embarrassedly: "Old sir, our Mitter auction house has a rule that we cannot participate in any family conflicts. If we agree to your request, it would be equivalent to indirectly helping the Xiao family, which does not conform to our rules..."

  "I can refine two more Gathering Qi Pellets for you for free." said Yao Lao calmly.

  "Old sir, this is not a problem of the elixir, really..." The temptation of the two Aggregating Qi Powder made Consort Ya's jade hand involuntarily tremble, but she still tried her best to persist.

  "Three pieces..."

  "Old man..." Yafei smiled wryly, while Guni beside her was also frantically rubbing his face. Three Aggregation Pills? That's at least worth around 500,000 gold coins, right?

  "Five coins!" A faintly aged voice ruthlessly smashed against Yafei's bottom line in her heart.

  "...Ah..." The long, beautiful eyes slowly closed, and Yafei took a deep breath of the cold air. After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and smiled bitterly: "Old sir, you win! From now on, the Mitter auction house will not provide any medicinal herbs to the Galiye family again!"

  "Miss Ya Fei's composure is indeed a bit unexpected. A month later, I will bring the things over, of course, on the condition that Mitter's auction house does not disappoint me." Yao Lao said with a faint smile.

  "Please rest assured, old sir, I am very clear in my heart about who is more important and who is less."

  After all, she had been tempered in the auction house for several years, so Yafei also quickly calmed down. The value of the Galie family and that of a fourth-grade or higher alchemist were basically incomparable. Making this choice was not difficult, what was difficult was how to get the maximum profit when making the choice, and now Yafei was very satisfied with this profit.