"Sit tight, I'm about to start showing off!"
Ling Feng crossed his legs, looking at Ya Fei with a deliberately profound expression, and said, "I'm short of everything, except money. If money can solve everything, then it's not a problem."
He then raised his right hand to his forehead and winked at Ya Fei.
Instantly, Ya Fei, who had been so serious, was broken by Ling Feng's sudden comedic antics and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"You look so beautiful when you smile."
"You're such a smooth talker!"
Ya Fei gave Ling Feng a charmingly glare, but her face remained smiling. Clearly, Ya Fei was being insincere; no woman dislikes hearing a man compliment her beauty.
Ling Feng saw this and smiled inwardly. He felt inexplicably relaxed around Ya Fei; perhaps this was the charm of liking someone.
After their smiles faded, the two fell silent.
At this moment, Ya Fei slightly raised her head to look at Ling Feng and suddenly said, "That man in black is extremely powerful, probably far surpassing a Great Dou Master. You'd better not be too flamboyant."
Hearing this, Ling Feng's face remained serious, but he didn't notice the hint of concern in Ya Fei's tone.
"The Xiao family has an irreconcilable feud with me, and I must avenge them. There's no question of whether it's worth it or not. As for that man in black, I know his background, and I'm confident I can handle him."
Ling Feng looked at Ya Fei confidently and said, "This Foundation Establishment Elixir will be entirely yours, Miss Ya Fei, on the condition that you do as I previously requested. As for the gold coins obtained, don't give them to me; consider them an apology to you, Miss Ya Fei."
Hearing that it was an apology to her, and not to the Mittel Auction House, Ya Fei blushed inexplicably. Ling Feng's unspoken meaning was clear to her.
But thinking of the benefits contained in the Foundation Establishment Elixir, Ya Fei shook her head and refused, "That's a million gold coins, I can't accept it."
"I've said it before, I lack everything, but I don't lack money. Besides..."
Ling Feng looked at Ya Fei with deep affection, "In my opinion, a million gold coins are not worth a single hair of yours."
"Thump!"
Ya Fei's heart suddenly trembled at that moment, and she inexplicably lowered her head, seemingly unable to meet Ling Feng's burning gaze. But she quickly raised her head again and said with a teasing smile, "Hehe... Brother Ling Feng, you have such a sweet tongue, you've probably charmed quite a few girls."
Hearing this, Ling Feng smiled slightly at her, but did not respond, instead changing the subject. "Miss Ya Fei, I wonder if you would be willing to do a deal with me."
Seeing that Ling Feng did not continue the previous topic, Ya Fei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but inexplicably felt a little disappointed.
"What kind of deal?" When it came to a deal, Ya Fei became serious.
"I want the Mittel Auction House to sever all transactions with the Xiao family. Of course, I will offer an equal price."
Hearing Ling Feng's words, Ya Fei frowned slightly, somewhat troubled, and said, "Ling Feng, our Mittel Auction House has a rule that we cannot participate in any battles between families. If we agree to your request, we will inevitably be drawn into the battle between you and the Xiao family, which is against our rules."
"I can provide the Mittel Auction House with third-grade pills," Ling Feng said calmly.
"Ling Feng, it's not about the pills." The temptation of third-grade pills made Ya Fei's jade-like hand tremble involuntarily, but she still tried her best to stick to her principles.
"Fourth-grade pills are also fine, as long as you have the pill formula,"
Ling Feng added again.
At this moment, Ya Fei clearly wavered. Her long, narrow eyes slowly closed, she took a deep breath of the cold air, and after a long while, slowly opened them, smiling bitterly, "Ling Feng, you win. From now on, the Mittel Auction House will no longer have any transactions with the Xiao family."
Although the Xiao family still had a powerful figure of unknown rank standing among them, making Ya Fei somewhat wary, Ling Feng gave her the urge to gamble. Moreover, she always felt that Ling Feng wasn't as simple as he seemed, which led her to place her bet on him.
"Hehe...you definitely won't regret your decision today,"
Ling Feng grinned. Ya Fei, however, sat lazily in her chair, replying, "I hope it's as you say."
Having made her decision, Ya Fei wouldn't regret it.
"I have a small favor to ask, and I hope you can help me."
"Hmph, you always have so many things to ask for."
Ling Feng's repeated remarks made Ya Fei grumble irritably, but she still said, "Go ahead, we're in the same boat now, so as long as I can help."
"I need a lot of cultivation resources, magic cores, pills, preferably high-grade medicinal herbs, the higher the grade, the better. Don't worry about gold coins, I have plenty."
As he spoke, Ling Feng waved his storage ring, and a large pile of gold coins filled the ten-square-meter space. "I don't know how many gold coins there are, so count them yourself. If it's not enough, just tell me."
Looking at the pile of gold coins, which was at least two meters high and resembled a small mountain, Ya Fei's eyes widened slightly, and her throat bobbed involuntarily.
Turning to look at Ling Feng, his extravagant wealth shattered Ya Fei's understanding of the world. She couldn't help but say to him, "Did you dig up some treasure? You don't seem to care about gold coins at all."
Seeing Ya Fei's curious eyes looking at him, Ling Feng deliberately smiled jokingly, "My family runs a Heaven and Earth Bank. Gold coins are at my disposal."
Unable to catch Ling Feng's joke, Ya Fei shrugged slightly and casually said, "You're talking nonsense again. I don't know what you're talking about..."
Ya Fei didn't realize that gold coins were completely at Ling Feng's disposal at this moment. Therefore, what Ling Feng said, though a joke, was also true.
.....
The Mittel Auction House incident had ended, but a wave of discussion had swept through Wutan City, the topic naturally being the 'Foundation Building Elixir' controversy caused by Ling Feng.
Because of Ling Feng's actions, the whole city knew about it. The first to be affected was naturally the Xiao family.
Xiao Family Council Hall.
"Damn it, our Xiao family's business has plummeted these past few days, and our former trading partners have stopped cooperating with us. Those two old men, Jia Liebi and Aobapa, are taking advantage of the situation to suppress our Xiao family. Especially Jia Liebi, that old bastard is too arrogant, daring to so blatantly steal our business!"
In the hall, the Xiao family's First Elder was slamming his fist on the table, his face ashen, splashing tea from his cup all over the table.
"Now our markets are suffering huge losses in foot traffic, and the remaining merchants are in a state of panic. Many have already secretly gone to the Jia Lie family's markets. If this continues, in another half month, I'm afraid our markets will have to go bankrupt." The Second Elder, sitting below, also had a gloomy face and gritted his teeth as he spoke.
The Third Elder, sitting next to the Second Elder, suddenly interjected. "Clan leader, I've heard this matter is related to your son, Xiao Yan. Is that true?"
"I asked Yan'er, but he knows nothing about it," Xiao Zhan, seated at the head of the table, shook his head.
"Xiao Zhan, you should find out more about this. If it really is Xiao Yan, perhaps the man in black behind him can help us."
...
Xiao Yan, who had just passed by, overheard their conversation. Hearing the Grand Elder's last words, Xiao Yan touched the storage ring in his robes and slowly retreated.
A dark storm was quietly brewing...