"A clever woman?"
Ya Fei was slightly startled, her gaze falling upon Xiao Yan's serious young face, and she couldn't help but giggle, her body swaying like a flower.
The charm of the moment truly gave Xiao Yan a feast for his eyes.
However, as she laughed, her laughter gradually faded when her eyes met Xiao Yan's deep, calm black eyes.
"No problem, but the other Materials on your Medicinal Pill formula are very easy to obtain.
However, that Earth Core Spiritual Milk is not so easy to get; it's a Material for refining many high-grade Medicinal Pills, and a single drop is worth over a thousand gold coins.
If you want to get it quickly, the cost will be even greater.
If it's slower, the cost of this set of Materials would be around three to five thousand gold coins, but if you want to get it quickly, it might require over ten thousand gold coins."
"Money is not a problem; please gather these Materials as quickly as possible, and you must ensure the quality of the Materials is high enough."
Xiao Yan said with a slight smile.
"Alright, but this amount of money is not a small sum for me, Young Miss. Will you pay for it yourself or will the Xiao Family pay?"
Ya Fei nodded, her eyes suddenly narrowed as she looked at Xiao Yan. She was very curious how this little guy would come up with such a large sum of money.
Twenty thousand gold coins, for a twelve-year-old boy, was an astronomical figure.
"I have no money."
Xiao Yan suddenly waved his hand lightly, his gaze equally playful as he looked at Ya Fei.
"No money?"
Ya Fei was slightly startled.
"At such a young age, you've already learned to string me along, Young Miss."
She lightly rolled her eyes.
"Little guy, no matter how much potential you have, you can't expect me to sell everything I own to invest in you, can you? That one hundred-year Blood Ginseng has already made me bleed."
"Hehe, haven't you always wanted to become the head of the Mittel Family?
Now that you've met me, a potential stock, it's a very important opportunity. Are you sure you don't want to invest, Ya Fei?"
Xiao Yan's words caused the originally lazy and casual Ya Fei to suddenly straighten her body, her beautiful eyes fixed on his handsome young face.
"Who exactly are you?"
"I'm just an ordinary little Genius."
Xiao Yan chuckled. After his Rebirth, he quite enjoyed this inexplicable demeanor.
"Remember to send the items to me as soon as possible, and keep it a secret."
Xiao Yan walked away with his small hands behind his back, acting like an old man. Suddenly, while Ya Fei wasn't paying attention, he lightly patted her perky backside.
"You can send a few more sets of that Medicinal Pill formula. I can help you refine the extra ones into Medicinal Pills as a reward."
After saying that, he didn't wait for Ya Fei to react and swiftly ran back in the direction of the Xiao Family.
"You!"
Her backside was suddenly attacked, and Ya Fei was first stunned. By the time she reacted, Xiao Yan had already run a distance away.
"He hasn't even fully grown yet, and he's already so lustful."
Ya Fei glared in the direction Xiao Yan had left, and aside from a slight blush on her pretty face, she didn't feel much anger.
"Strange little brat, he must have a considerable secret."
Ya Fei pondered for a moment, then returned to the Mittel Auction House, divided the Medicinal Pill formula in her hand into two copies, and handed them to two trustworthy subordinates.
"Go to the warehouse and find five sets of the best Materials. The cost will be deducted from my personal treasury.
As for the Earth Core Spiritual Milk, you must get it as quickly as possible, no matter the cost."
After giving these instructions, Ya Fei gently closed her eyes, pondering in her heart why she had been convinced by a twelve-year-old brat.
Gathering these five sets of Materials would likely cost a full fifty thousand gold coins, and even her private treasury only had about one hundred to two hundred thousand gold coins in liquid funds.
Was it because of the Alchemist story he casually fabricated, or because he spoke of her ambition?
Ya Fei thought like this and surprisingly fell asleep in the reclining chair. In her hazy slumber, a pair of clear, deep, and unperturbed black eyes appeared in her dream. Ya Fei, in her shallow sleep, suddenly opened her eyes.
"Eyes? I actually made such a decision because of a child's eyes.
He's truly a mysterious little guy."
"Tap, tap, tap."
Xiao Yan ran all the way back to the Xiao Family on his short legs, finally stopping slowly under the shade of a bamboo grove.
"So exciting."
Xiao Yan let out a long sigh of relief. In his previous life, he had done even more outrageous things with Ya Fei, but that sense of excitement had never been as strong as it was today.
Although they were old acquaintances, it was a new story. The feeling of old wine in a new bottle finally brought back a youthful feeling to him, an old Devil Emperor who had lived for tens of thousands of years.
"Being young is truly great."
Xiao Yan chuckled, his gaze sweeping over the bamboo grove, but his smile suddenly froze.
Not far from the bamboo grove, a beautiful young face was looking at him with a resentful gaze.
"Oh, it's Xun Er. Are you also cooling off in this small grove?"
Xiao Yan's expression was calm, but there was a hint of unnaturalness in his heart. Tens of thousands of years of experience kept his expression normal, but deep down, he felt as if he had been caught in the act.
"Even more exciting, what's going on?!"
"Xiao Yan Ge-ge, has that vixen even charmed you?"
Xun Er's small face was resentful, and she spoke with some disappointment.
"Not at all, not at all."
Xiao Yan gently shook his head and said, "I was just discussing some matters with Ya Fei, which will help me restore my Cultivation."
"You've only met once, and you're already calling her 'Ya Fei'."
"Xun Er! Your perspective is too narrow. Ya Fei has helped me find several precious Materials to aid me."
Xiao Yan suddenly straightened his small face, his expression serious.
Upon hearing this, the disappointment on Xun Er's small face deepened, and there was even a faint mist swirling in her eyes.
She had only called her a vixen, and her Ge-ge was already getting angry at her.
Just then, a warm hand quietly took the Young Miss's small hand. Looking up, the stern small face had softened.
"Ya Fei is indeed very attractive, but Xun Er will surely be even more charming when she grows up. In my heart, Xun Er will always be in the first place."
Xiao Yan looked at Xun Er with gentle eyes. How could a young girl experiencing her first feelings of love withstand such an assault? A blush quickly spread across her fair, pretty face.
"Hmph, Xiao Yan Ge-ge must have damaged his brain from Cultivation, right?
Ever since he woke up, he's always doing hooligan things. Xiao Yan Ge-ge is truly a big pervert."
Xun Er hurriedly pulled her small hand away, her face flushed with embarrassment as she fled.
"Phew, that was close."
Watching Xun Er flee in disarray, Xiao Yan suddenly let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the current Xun Er was just a little girl. If it were Xun Er tens of thousands of years later, his little trick would have long been exposed.
"However, why does this feeling seem even more exciting than fighting those Heavenly Demon Emperors back then?"
Xiao Yan gently shook his head, his gaze subtly looking towards a certain shadow deep within the bamboo grove.
After staring for only a moment, once his body cooled down, Xiao Yan walked directly towards his room.
After Xiao Yan left, a worried whisper came from that shadow.
"Oh no, Young Miss couldn't have developed romantic feelings for this little guy, could she?"
Over the next two days, Xiao Yan mostly rested, aside from occasionally exercising his body.
Firstly, it was a rare chance to enjoy the innocence of childhood, and secondly, he had been adjusting his physical condition.
After all, this body was still too frail.
It wasn't until the third day that Ya Fei sent someone to deliver a full five sets of Materials.
"He actually gathered five sets of Materials?"
The moment he saw the five sets of Materials, Xiao Yan's usually calm eyes finally showed a ripple.
He lightly tapped the black ring on his fingertip, and a faint, aged figure slowly emerged.
Looking at this figure, a mischievous smile appeared on Xiao Yan's lips.
"Teacher, time to work!"