Chapter 7, First Meeting with Consort Ya
"Teacher, it seems I've been jilted..."
Nalan Yanran's expression was a little bewildered, completely failing to react.
She had just decided to go to the Xiao Family to break off the engagement, so how did the Xiao Family's letter of annulment end up in her hands?
"Let me see." Yun Yun took the letter from her hand, quickly read it, and understood.
"Isn't this exactly what you wanted? You were planning to break off the engagement anyway, and the result is pretty much the same. Your engagement with Xiao Yan is dissolved."
"But I still feel a bit uncomfortable."
To be jilted, wasn't that like being divorced by someone else?
It was a very strange feeling.
"Alright, do you really want to go to the Xiao Family and make a scene, then break off the engagement yourself?" Yun Yun comforted her, "Go back now and explain the situation to your father and Old Master Nalan."
"Okay."
Nalan Yanran silently put away the letter of annulment... Wutan City.
Miter Auction House.
As the largest auction house in Wutan City, it was bustling with people every day.
Young Master Xiao Li's purpose was clear, and he headed straight for the Miter Auction House.
"Young Master Xiao Li, you've arrived."
The auction house maid recognized Young Master Xiao Li, and as soon as she saw him, she eagerly stepped forward to greet him.
"Yes, I'm here to buy some things."
"What would Young Master Xiao Li like to buy?" The maid led him in while asking enthusiastically.
Young Master Xiao Li, however, directly pulled out a list with several medicinal ingredients on it.
"I need these medicinal ingredients. See if you can gather them for me."
The maid took the list, glanced at the medicinal ingredients, and was momentarily stunned.
Because she hadn't even heard of many of the ingredients.
However, she was, after all, just a reception maid, not in charge of the storeroom.
"Young Master Xiao Li, please rest in the VIP room for a moment. I'll go check right away."
After leading Young Master Xiao Li to the VIP room, the maid took the list and left... Backstage at the auction house.
Consort Ya was checking the items about to be auctioned.
The maid hurried over with the list and said,
"Miss, these are the medicinal ingredients that Young Master Xiao Li of the Xiao Family needs. I don't recognize many of them. Please take a look..."
"You don't recognize them? Don't you know to just go directly to the storeroom?"
Though she said that, Consort Ya still took the list to look at it.
Soon, as she looked at the ingredients on the list, her expression gradually became solemn.
"Whose list did you say this was?"
"Young Master Xiao Li of the Xiao Family."
"Xiao Family... I'll personally handle this matter. You may go."
"Yes."
...Inside the VIP room.
Young Master Xiao Li leisurely sipped his tea, quietly waiting.
He believed he would wait for the person he wanted to see.
A moment later, the door to the VIP room opened, and a woman in a cheongsam walked in gracefully.
The woman smiled charmingly, her face beautiful, exuding a captivating allure, releasing an enticing charm.
A form-fitting cheongsam hugged her full bust, a sash cinched her slender waist, and the slit of the brocade gown revealed a segment of dazzlingly white, beautiful leg, making one I couldn't help it want to explore further.
"Young Master Xiao Li, I apologize for the wait."
Her gaze swept over Young Master Xiao Li, and Consort Ya smiled gracefully.
"It's alright. To be able to wait for a peerless beauty like Miss Consort Ya, waiting a little longer is no bother." Young Master Xiao Li put down his tea, his gaze openly sweeping over Consort Ya's graceful figure.
Consort Ya's beauty was completely different from Xiao Yu and Xiao Xun'er.
She possessed a unique charm, an older sister type who was mature, alluring, and graceful all at once.
Such a woman was even more tempting.
"Young Master Xiao Li, you jest." Praised, Consort Ya also showed a radiant smile on her face.
Although it was only their first formal meeting, Young Master Xiao Li gave her a very different feeling.
Warm, sunny, handsome, uniquely charming.
Men like beautiful women.
Women also like handsome men.
It's the same principle.
Having been at the auction house for so long, Consort Ya had seen all sorts of men.
She had seen many handsome men.
But never had a man like Young Master Xiao Li attracted her so much.
It was as if Young Master Xiao Li had some kind of aura around him, making Consort Ya inexplicably find him pleasing to the eye and develop a good impression.
"The maid just told me that Young Master Xiao Li needs some medicinal ingredients. Because these ingredients are very high-grade, I came to confirm with Young Master Xiao Li."
"If they were ordinary medicinal ingredients, I wouldn't need to come to your auction house." Young Master Xiao Li smiled slightly,
"Or are you saying that your auction house doesn't have these medicinal ingredients either?"
"Of course, we have the medicinal ingredients. I will personally go prepare them now."
Afterward, Consort Ya personally went to prepare the medicinal ingredients.
After fifteen minutes, she returned with the ingredients.
"Young Master Xiao Li, all the medicinal ingredients you requested are here. Please check if they are correct."
Young Master Xiao Li glanced at them, confirmed they were correct, and casually placed a purple crystal card on the tray, exchanging money for goods.
"By the way, Young Master Xiao Li, forgive my boldness in asking, but what do you need these medicinal ingredients for?"
These medicinal ingredients were all high-grade, typically used to refine third or fourth-grade pills.
But the problem was, the Xiao Family didn't have an Alchemist, so what did they need these pills for?
"To refine pills, of course." Young Master Xiao Li said openly.
"Ah?" Consort Ya was startled.
It really was for refining pills?
"Does your Xiao Family... have an Alchemist?"
As soon as she asked this question, Consort Ya realized that her question was too abrupt.
This should be considered their secret, right?
But Young Master Xiao Li still said openly: "Yes, it's far away in the sky, yet close at hand."
"You are an Alchemist??"
Consort Ya was even more shocked.
She remembered that no one in the Xiao Family was an Alchemist!
How did Young Master Xiao Li become an Alchemist?
Seeing her reaction, Young Master Xiao Li said no more, collected all the medicinal ingredients, and turned to leave.
"Oh, right." Young Master Xiao Li suddenly turned back, looked at Consort Ya in front of him, and a wicked, charming smile played on his lips.
"Miss Consort Ya, you are truly beautiful. I think I might fall for you."
With that, Young Master Xiao Li turned and left.
Consort Ya was stunned.
The topic had changed too suddenly.
It wasn't until Young Master Xiao Li left the VIP room that she recovered, her heart beating a little faster.
"Alchemist... If this Young Master Xiao Li is truly an Alchemist, then the situation in Wutan City is about to change."
...Back home.
Young Master Xiao Li immediately began refining pills.
What he wanted to refine was a Fourth-Grade pill—the Soul Soothing Pill, a very high-grade type of prenatal medicine.
This was also his first time refining pills, and lacking experience, he didn't dare to refine too high-grade pills.
After all, Young Master Xiao Li was currently only a Fifth-Grade Alchemist.
"Hoo..."
Taking a deep breath, he placed the medicine cauldron in front of him. Young Master Xiao Li summoned a cluster of emerald green flames from his palm—the 20th ranked Heavenly Flame, Nether Poison Flame!
Throwing the Nether Poison Flame into the medicine cauldron, Young Master Xiao Li officially began refining pills.
Although it was his first time refining pills, the system had directly rewarded him with the experience of a Fifth-Grade Alchemist, making him no different from an experienced Fifth-Grade Alchemist now.
Soon, the fragrance of medicine permeated from within the medicine cauldron...