While in Battle Through the Heavens, one can pre-appoint oneself as an emperor.

Chapter 87 Consort Ya Abdicates (6/5)

Utan City.

Since the Obama family's "egg yolk" was shaken apart, the three-way power struggle is a thing of the past.

As the biggest winner in that reckoning, the Xiao family reaped enormous profits.

Now, several years later, the Xiao family has fully digested its gains and truly become the leader of Wutan City. Their every word and action can make all the small families in the city act in their presence.

Meanwhile, the Jia Lie family, with whom they had previously had a strained relationship, faced their most difficult years, being restricted at every turn and having their living space increasingly squeezed.

It is foreseeable that if this continues, the Jia Lie family will be completely devoured by the Xiao family within five years at most.

In response, Galebi wanted to change the situation but was powerless to do so. He could only find solace in his misery in the courtyard every night, lamenting that the fall of that Xiao family genius was retribution for the Mittel Auction House. This house was originally a relatively neutral force, but as the Xiao family grew stronger, it had no choice but to gravitate towards them.

It wasn't out of fear; with the Mittel family backing them, the Xiao family was hardly worth their attention.

The reason they gravitated towards the Xiao family was simply because they were businessmen, and as a branch, they needed to make money and achieve results. How shameless!

However, the policy that the Mittel Auction House in Utan City had maintained for several years was suddenly broken at dawn that day.

All because they welcomed two guests who held the highest-level VIP cards at the Mittel Auction House.

"Honorable guest, I am Mittel Yafei, the temporary manager of the Mittel Auction House in Utan City, and also the chief auctioneer. This is Uncle Gu Ni, a second-grade alchemist. We usually have him appraise the high-quality items for auction. May we ask how we can help you?"

In the luxuriously decorated living room, a beautiful woman in a red dress was introducing herself to a man and a child seated in a charming, seductive voice that could make one's bones tingle.

Beside her stood an elderly man in a blue robe with slightly graying hair. On his chest, instead of a gold star representing strength, was painted something resembling a medicine furnace. On the surface of the furnace, two silver ripples shone with an air of noble grandeur.

This badge indicates that he is a second-grade alchemist.

However, at this moment, Master Gu Ni did not have the slightest bit of the stubbornness of an alchemist. As Ya Fei introduced him, he bowed slightly with great respect, placing himself in a very low position.

If the people of Wutan City saw this, they would be greatly surprised.

Even under normal circumstances, when facing the rising power of the Xiao clan's patriarch, Gu Ni remained calm and composed.

Even with a condescending attitude, he was completely different at that moment.

Of course, this was not because Gu Ni was fickle, but because he and Ya Fei both knew what the young man in the seat meant by the highest-level VIP card.

Those who receive this VIP card are the most distinguished guests of the Mittel family. If they were in the capital, their patriarch, Tengshan, would personally receive them.

With such a person arriving, how could Ya Fei and Gu Ni not treat him with caution, even though the timing of his arrival was strange, as it was still before dawn?

But that's not something they should be asking; they just need to provide excellent service, otherwise, the consequences could be dire.

Sitting in the main seat, Chen Xiao glanced at Ya Fei and felt the mature and charming allure that she exuded even when she was serious. He immediately understood why so many people couldn't forget her.

This temperament is truly unique!

After giving it a quick glance, Chen Xiao looked away.

During his years of training in the Black Corner Region, although he mostly fried fish, he also learned a lot.

For example, I, Kun, am determined by my own will, not by the heavens. Whether it is strong or weak, only I can decide!

"How has Mr. Hai been these past few years?"

"Thank you for your concern, young master. Since returning to the Mittel family, Elder Hai has regained his position as the Supreme Elder and is doing well. However, during the time when Ya Fei was sent to Wutan City, many people visited Elder Hai every day, which annoyed him greatly."

Upon hearing Chen Xiao's address to Hai Bodong, Ya Fei's heart stirred, and she subtly changed the way she addressed him.

"It's good that you're all well. Send a letter to the capital and tell Elder Hai and Chief Tengshan that I have returned to the Jia Ma Empire. I'm busy with some things for a while, but I'll visit them when I have more free time. Oh, and one more thing: if Elder Hai gets bored in the capital, he might as well come to Wutan City for a small gathering. That's all. By the way, my name is Chen Xiao."

Upon hearing this, both Ya Fei and Gu Ni were stunned.

They had all heard of this name; they understood why the Xiao family had been able to so quickly acquire most of the Obama family's assets.

The reasons behind this have been thoroughly investigated over the past few years.

To their utter surprise, the young man before them was the one in charge.

"Didn't you hear me?"

"Listen carefully, as soon as it is light, Consort Ya will have someone send a message to the capital."

Seeing Chen Xiao frown, Ya Fei quickly snapped out of her daze and agreed.

After a moment's hesitation, she added, "Would it be necessary for Consort Ya to inform the Xiao family of the news of the young master's return?"

In Ya Fei's mind, since Chen Xiao was willing to give the Xiao family such great benefits, he must have had a very close relationship with the Xiao family.

"No need. You must keep my return to Wutan City a secret. No one except Elder Hai and Chief Tengshan can tell you. Those who saw me earlier must also be taught to behave properly."

Chen Xiao decisively rejected the idea. He quietly came to the Mittel Auction House for the sake of secrecy and to facilitate his subsequent plans. If he informed the Xiao family, how could he possibly succeed?

"Understood, young master. Please rest assured, no one at the Mittel Auction House will divulge any information about you."

"Okay, you can go and get busy now. I need to use the auction house to deal with some things in a while. There are cultivation techniques and fighting skills, and they are of high quality. You can prepare in advance and create a lot of buzz. I'll talk to you about the rest later."

"Yes."

Ya Fei bowed slightly, revealing a large expanse of her snow-white skin.

Even though she was the temporary person in charge of the auction, she didn't feel unhappy at all when listening to Chen Xiao's arrangements; in fact, she felt it was only natural.

This is the privilege of the highest-level VIP card. Apart from the headquarters of the Mittel Auction House in the capital, people with this status have a higher position than the head of any branch, no matter which branch they go to!

Ya Fei turned and left, while Chen Xiao turned to look at Gu Ni, a second-grade alchemist.

"I would like to trouble Master Gu Ni to make some snacks for Zi Yan. All you need to do is extract the essence of the medicinal herbs and condense it into pills."

Chen Xiao had already noticed that Zi Yan, who was standing to the side, had been itching to make a move when she saw Gu Ni, and now he voiced her request as well.

Hearing Chen Xiao's request, Gu Ni was puzzled but didn't dare to ask in detail. Anyway, it was just about using easy-to-process medicinal materials to make some pills, which was not a difficult task.

"I understand. Consort Ya has arranged the best guest rooms for you and this young lady. Please rest first. I will personally deliver the pills after I have finished refining them."

"Just leave the guest room there, don't worry about us, you can go and do your work."

Chen Xiao nodded slightly, then had Zi Yan take out some easy-to-process medicinal herbs and give them to Gu Ni before waving her away.

After Gu Ni left, only two guests remained in the large living room, who seemed more like hosts than the host himself.

"Hehe, your VIP card is really useful. They agree to whatever you say without a single complaint."

Playing with Chen Xiao's VIP card, Zi Yan seemed to have discovered something good, her smile slightly sly, wondering what mischievous idea she was thinking.

"They probably wouldn't refuse our request even without the VIP card, but in that case, we'd have to be a little more polite to them."

Even without the identities bestowed upon him by Hai Bodong and Teng Shan, he and Zi Yan would still be powerful Dou Wang level warriors.

With such strength, one would have to be careful in one's words and actions in some of the major cities of the Black Corner Region, but in Wutan City, one can almost do whatever one wants!