Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Not to mention himself, even if it was Xiao Mei who came up just now, he would probably have easily beaten Galeo to the point where he couldn't get up.

"By the way, why are you two here?"

Xiao Yan then asked the two of them, Xiao Xun'er handed the medicinal materials back to Xiao Yan and smiled slightly.

"Didn't Brother Xiao Yan ask for leave today? Everyone feels that training is meaningless without your supervision, so they all went to do their own things. Xiao Mei and I came here to take a look around."

"That's it."

Xiao Yan took the medicinal materials and nodded clearly. Then he thought about the lack of money and frowned. Xiao Xun'er naturally saw it too.

"Brother Xiao Yan, what are you worried about?"

"Ah, it's okay, it's nothing."

Xiao Yan waved his hand lightly. If he told the two girls that they were short of money, they would probably give him all their family fortunes immediately.

Moreover, Xiao Yan really couldn't bring himself to ask his sister for a loan of money.

Seeing Xiao Yan's appearance, Xiao Xun'er frowned somewhat unhappily but said nothing.

(By the way, why don’t we go there and ask?)

Xiao Yan suddenly thought of someone and felt delighted.

Miter Auction House, Yafei!

Chapter 12 Vixen

The Mittel Auction House is the main industry of the Mittel family. The family is so powerful that even the three major families in Wutan City combined cannot match it.

The Miter Auction House he founded is spread all over the Gama Empire, including this small city of Wutan.

Xiao Yan arrived at the entrance of Miter Auction House, glanced sideways at the two little girls following behind him, and raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"Aren't you going shopping?"

"It doesn't matter. There's nothing good to buy on the street."

Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er smiled together with their hands behind their backs. Xiao Yan did not ask any more questions and looked at the guard at the door of the auction house and said respectfully.

"Xiao Yan of the Xiao family has something to discuss with Miss Ya Fei, please let me know."

"Alright, alright~" Before Xiao Yan could finish his words, the guard waved his hand helplessly, "You are a frequent visitor, there is no need to be so polite, I will go in and find Miss Ya Fei now."

After saying that, the guard turned around and entered the auction house. Xiao Yan also stood quietly at the door waiting, completely unaware of the slightly gloomy faces of the two little girls behind him.

After a while, a stunningly beautiful woman came out of the auction house with elegant steps. Her eyes lit up when she saw Xiao Yan.

"Brother Xiao Yan, long time no see! Why don't you come to see me more often?"

Xiao Yan, who was buried in Ya Fei's chest, was unable to utter a word and his face turned extremely red.

Feeling Xiao Yan's restless heart, Yao Chen in the ring shook his head.

At this level, my heartbeat quickens and my blood boils. It seems that my disciple is really helpless when it comes to women. I have to find a way to train him in the future to prevent him from being tricked someday.

At this time, Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er's faces turned completely dark. They worked together to pull Xiao Yan out of Ya Fei's arms, and protected Xiao Yan behind them like a hen protecting her chicks.

"Big-breasted and brainless woman! Stay away from cousin Xiao Yan!"

Xiao Mei glared at Ya Fei and cursed her without any mercy, but Ya Fei was not angry at all and looked at Xiao Mei jokingly.

"That's much better than steamed dumplings, right? Little sister Xiao Mei~"

"伱!!!"

Ya Fei's words instantly broke down Xiao Mei's defense.

"What's wrong with having small breasts?! Did I eat your rice? Did I drink your water? I am proud of my small breasts! Do you have to care?!"

When Xiao Mei's defense was broken, although Xiao Xun'er didn't say anything, the look she gave Ya Fei was obviously not friendly.

Her background was similar to Xiao Mei's, and even though Ya Fei didn't mention her name, Xiao Xun'er felt completely despised, but she didn't know how to refute it.

After all, Yafei has enough capital. Not to mention that she is not yet an adult, even if Xiao Xun'er grows up to Yafei's age, she has no confidence that she can compare with her in this regard.

"Mei'er, don't be rude."

After recovering from his shock, Xiao Yan reached out his hand and held Xiao Mei's little head. Looking at her puffy face, Xiao Yan's eyes were full of helplessness.

My sister has a very bad temper towards anyone other than me, and she gets mad at the slightest provocation.

Then Xiao Yan looked at Ya Fei and asked with his hands clasped together.

"Sister Yafei, I..."

"Stop!" Ya Fei immediately stopped him, and tapped Xiao Yan's clasped hands with her jade hands, "Please accept your courtesy before you speak. I don't want you to treat me as an outsider."

Ya Fei knew very well that Xiao Yan would only be so overly polite when facing outsiders.

Even though they had known each other for three years, he was still so respectful to her, which made Yafei a little unhappy.

Ya Fei's words made Xiao Yan slightly stunned, and then he put his hands down with a little discomfort.

"Sister Yafei, Xiao Yan wants to borrow a first-order wood-attribute magic core and will return it in the future."

"It would be very disappointing to my sister if I asked her to borrow your words."

Ya Fei interrupted Xiao Yan again, folded her arms and turned to signal the guard. The guard nodded and returned to the auction house. After a while, he came out with a black brocade box.

"It's just a first-level magic core. Sister will give it to you!"

Ya Fei reached out and took the brocade box from the guard's hand, then threw it to Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan caught it in a panic, with a hint of joy in his eyes.

Then Xiao Yan's face became serious. He clasped his hands together and was about to say something when Ya Fei's slender jade finger lightly touched his lips.

"No need to thank me, this is my sister's wish. If it were someone else, I wouldn't give it to you even if they knelt on the ground and begged for it. If you recognize me as your sister, don't bother with those empty gifts. Just take it."

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Xiao Yan stood there in a daze, his expression becoming somewhat awkward, his hands, which had not yet been clasped in fists, were now spread out in the air, not knowing what to do.

Seeing Xiao Yan's embarrassed look, Ya Fei showed an enchanting smile, reached out and gently stroked Xiao Yan's chin, and murmured.

"It's because you're so cute, brother, that I can't let go of you~"

"Eh?"

Xiao Yan was stunned. Before he could react, Ya Fei came close to his face in front of Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er's shocked gazes, and lightly touched his face with her red lips, leaving a trace of fragrance.

"Come and play with me next time~"

Ya Fei smiled and waved, then turned and walked into the auction house, leaving Xiao Yan and the other two standing there in a daze, not moving for a long time.

After more than ten seconds, the three of them came to their senses one by one, and Xiao Mei was furious on the spot.

"That damn vixen!!!"

As she said that, Xiao Mei rushed towards the auction house, exuding an aura that showed she was determined to fight to the death with Ya Fei!

Fortunately, Xiao Yan reacted in time, grabbed Xiao Mei and scolded her in a low voice.

"Don't be ridiculous!"

"But that woman! She...she just..."

Xiao Mei looked at Xiao Yan aggrievedly, and was so angry that she couldn't utter a complete sentence. Seeing this, Xiao Xun'er hurriedly stepped forward to stand in front of Xiao Mei, and looked at Xiao Yan and asked.

"Brother Xiao Yan, do you have anything else to buy?"

"I have everything I want to buy." Xiao Yan put the black brocade box into the bag, looked at Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er and chuckled, "It just so happens that we don't have to train today, I'll go shopping with you."

After these words were spoken, Xiao Mei's expression, which had just been extremely angry, instantly relaxed, and she stared at Xiao Yan in surprise to confirm.

"real?!"

"real."

Xiao Yan smiled and nodded, then Xiao Mei cheered and jumped for joy, pulling Xiao Yan's hand and running towards the market.

"Let's go! I have so many things I want to buy today!"

"Slow down~"

Looking at Xiao Yan being dragged away by Xiao Mei, Xiao Xun'er smiled softly with her hands covering her mouth, and followed with light steps.

Chapter 13 Foundation Building Spiritual Liquid

"Cousin Xiao Yan, see you tomorrow~"

"Brother Xiao Yan, good night~"

In the evening, after returning to the Xiao family, Xiao Yan said goodbye to Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er. Looking at the two little girls going away, he couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile on his face.

It’s really hard to accompany these two girls shopping. Even training has never been so tiring.

Xiao Yan returned to his room carrying the bag of medicinal herbs. As soon as he closed the door, Yao Chen appeared.

"Although your place is small, the clothes are pretty nice. If I weren't in this state, I would have bought a few pieces."

"If Senior Yao wants it, Xiao Yan will buy it for you later. Maybe you will be able to wear it in the future."

"hope so."

When chatting about this, Yao Chen waved his hand lightly, and the bag in Xiao Yan's hand flew into the air. The herbs inside came out of the bag one by one, and then a ray of dark white flame appeared in Yao Chen's hand, which startled Xiao Yan slightly.

It was clearly a flame, but in addition to the feeling of heat, it also revealed a chill that pierced into the bone marrow.

"Senior Yao." Xiao Yan pointed at the white flame and asked curiously, "Are all alchemists' flames like this?"

“Are you dreaming?” Yao Chen couldn’t help but roll his eyes when he heard Xiao Yan’s words. “This is the strange fire that we survived a lot of hardships to obtain. If everyone had this thing, wouldn’t we be at a loss?”

"Strange fire?"

Hearing this unfamiliar word, Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, and Yao Chen explained slowly.

"The flames born between heaven and earth are collectively called strange fires. They are the dream of all alchemists. Currently, there are only 23 known types." Yao Chen briefly introduced the strange fires and turned his gaze to the medicinal materials in the air. "Well, I will explain these things to you in detail later. It's useless to talk about them now."

The cluster of dark white flames in Yao Chen's hand shot towards the medicinal materials, and then, under Xiao Yan's astonished gaze, the purple-leaf orchid grass, the bone-washing flower and the first-order wood magic core were all burned into liquid, which met and fused in mid-air, and finally turned into a ball of green liquid.

And this is not over yet. Yao Chen continued to use the strange fire to refine the green liquid. As time went by, the liquid became smaller and smaller, and finally condensed into a drop of emerald liquid.

At this moment, Xiao Yan's soul perception allowed him to clearly feel the abundant energy of this drop of emerald liquid.

This is... Refining Medicine

Looking at Xiao Yan's eyes full of admiration, Yao Chen raised his head proudly. His beautiful white neck entered Xiao Yan's sight, making Xiao Yan stunned for a moment.

But it was only for a moment. Xiao Yan shook his head violently to get rid of all distracting thoughts. He thought to himself that his teacher was too charming, and then pointed at the drop of emerald liquid in the air.

"Senior Yao, is this done?"

It feels so fast.

As if he saw what Xiao Yan was thinking, Yao Chen said calmly.

"To be precise, this is not even the introduction to alchemy. It is just roughly mixing the materials together. It does not take much effort. The real alchemy is much more time-consuming than this. It is common to sit in front of the alchemy furnace for days and nights without sleep in order to refine a pill."

As Yao Chen spoke, he bent his jade finger slightly and tapped lightly, and the drop of emerald green liquid flew into the glass bottle that Xiao Yan had prepared in advance.

Xiao Yan picked up the glass bottle and looked at it for a while, then looked at Yao Chen and asked.

"Senior Yao, how do I use this?"

"Go get a basin of water, mix this foundation-building spirit liquid into it, and then immerse your body in the water to practice. This will greatly increase your practice speed." Yao Chen crossed his arms and chuckled, "Oh, there is one more thing. This foundation-building spirit liquid is supposed to be enough for two months, but your physique is quite special. I estimate that this drop may not even last for a month. Remember to buy another batch of the same medicinal materials when the time comes."

Upon hearing Yao Chen's words, Xiao Yan's face immediately turned bitter.

“Only one month”

"What? Are you dissatisfied?" Yao Chen raised his dark eyebrows slightly. "The foundation-building spirit liquid is our original formula. You can't find it anywhere else even if you want to spend money. We are the only ones in the entire Jiama Empire who can refine it. Do you still have any objections?"

"No." Xiao Yan scratched his face awkwardly, "It's just that I'm worried about money."

This batch of medicinal herbs alone took up almost half of his family's savings. The magic core was given to him by Yafei without him spending any money. Where would he find so much money in a month?

"This is none of our business. You can deal with the medicinal materials yourself, and we will just focus on refining the medicine~"

Yao Chen spread his hands, looking as if it had nothing to do with me.

This is indeed the case. When asking an alchemist to help make medicine, you must prepare your own medicinal materials. This is the default rule.

Xiao Yan quietly looked at the foundation-building spiritual liquid in his hand, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He looked at Yao Chen and asked.