Mutual Invitation

  He walked out of the VIP seat in the auction hall, under the gaze of two lovely maidservants, Du Fei walked into a small hall on one side and sat down in the middle position without any politeness.

  After waiting for half a while, a hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and immediately a figure rushed in quickly.

  "Hehe, I'm really sorry. There were some last-minute tasks at the auction that delayed things, and it seems to have kept you waiting for a long time!" With a hint of sincerity on his face, Yuan Hong slightly cupped his hands together and then spoke in a low voice.

  "No big deal, I haven't waited for long either." Du Fei said coldly, seemingly not hearing Yuan Hong's sincerity, "If it's already over, then hand the thing over to me, I'm in a hurry."

  "Heh heh, please wait a moment, sir. I still need to process some miscellaneous items in the back before I can bring your things over. You don't have to rush, since you're the one who won the auction, I guarantee that it will definitely end up in your hands." Yuan Hong smiled.

  "That's best!" Du Fei nodded slightly and immediately picked up the teacup beside him, rotating it slightly before falling silent.

  Seeing Du Fei like this, Yuan Hong didn't dare say much either. If at first he thought Du Fei was just an ordinary Dan Master, now in his heart he had unknowingly mystified Du Fei to what extent.

  As a dan master, he naturally understood that all dan masters have some eccentricities. If one speaks carelessly in front of them, they might be offended by an unintentional remark.

  After sitting quietly in the small hall for a while, a maid pushed open the door and brought in a silver tray.

  When he saw the things being delivered, Yuan Hong smiled and immediately took out two things from the silver plate and placed them in front of Du Fei: "Sir, these are the items you bid on, you can check them out, absolutely no one has opened them before. And this crystal card contains 100,000 gold coins, please accept it with a smile."

  Upon hearing this, Du Fei's eyebrows slightly raised, and after a moment, he calmly said: "What does that mean?"

  "Hehe, just as I said earlier in the VIP seat, our auction house will not charge Mr. half a penny of handling fee this time. The adult's potion was sold for 400,000 gold coins, and it cost 45 gold coins to buy it, but originally we would have charged 100,000 gold coins in handling fees. Since I promised not to charge, I naturally returned it to the adult... As for this crystal card, it is the highest level of thing that our auction house can get, and only such a thing is worthy of the adult's identity, please accept it." Yu Hong explained with a smile to Du Fei's confusion.

  Upon hearing this, Du Fei slightly furrowed his brow for a moment, then sank into thought before calmly saying: "Speak, what benefits do you want?"

  "Haha, adults are indeed understanding people, so Yuan Mou will also be a clear person and not speak in riddles!" Yuan Hong clapped his hands, "As you can see, the medicinal liquid you've refined has caused a huge stir, and this is only in a small city. If it were in a big city, I think as soon as it appears, it would instantly be hyped up to an astronomical price... So, our auction house wants to cooperate with Mr., we'll provide the medicine materials, venue, and sales channels, you just need to take care of refining the medicinal liquid, and after it's successful, we'll split the profits 50/50, how about that?"

  "I'm not interested in doing such a boring thing," Du Fei said calmly after a moment of silence, "However, I can promise you that if there is such a medicine to be sold in the future, I will give priority to your auction house."

  When Du Fei said this, Yuan Hong's face first stiffened slightly, but then he smiled again and said: "Since Mr. has spoken so frankly, I, Yuan, dare not ask for anything... In the future, no matter where Mr. goes, as long as you send this tempered medicine liquid to our Danzhou Chamber of Commerce, we will definitely give Mr. a most reasonable price."

  "Dan state Chamber of Commerce? Got it." He nodded slowly, Du Fei casually picked up the gold card in front of him and took a glance before grabbing the small box on the table and shoving it into his pocket. "Can I leave now?"

  "Haha, that's natural. However, our Danzhou Chamber of Commerce welcomes you at any time, sir." Yuan Hong had a smiling face and showed utmost respect.

  "Hmm." He responded casually and slowly stood up, stepping out without looking back.

  In the room, Yuan Hong waited until Du Fei's figure disappeared before he let out a sigh of relief, with a hint of celebration, and muttered to himself: "Fortunately, that thing was taken by Master Dan, otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble would have been stirred up..."

  He walked slowly to the entrance of the auction house, looked up at the dazzling sunlight and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

  This time, I made a big show in the auction house, although it was a thrilling experience, but no matter what, it's an extremely mentally exhausting thing. Fortunately, I managed to get my hands on Dan Shifu's relic, no matter what's inside, with the system's assistance, I should be able to decipher it and bring myself quite some benefits.

  As for that washing marrow pill, now that I have the money in hand, finding a larger business association and spending a lot of money once should also be able to get it.

  At the thought of this, Du Fei couldn't wait any longer. He pretended to stroll around the nearby area for a few circles before slowly walking towards a dark alley.

  Just as he was about to walk into the alley, a figure suddenly flashed in front of him. A slender middle-aged man slightly bowed and smiled: "Sir, may I take up some of your time? My young lady has invited you!"

  Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Du Fei slightly furrowed his brow. Judging from the man's display of strength earlier, he was at least a 9th-grade martial artist. He wouldn't be the one to make the first move, and Du Fei vaguely sensed that there were over a dozen figures slowly approaching him from all directions. If he didn't accept this invitation, it seemed likely that they would resort to forcing him.

  If Du Fei was really Dan Shifu, then he wouldn't be afraid at this moment. However, as for his current self...

  After a moment of contemplation, Du Fei replied calmly: "It's Miss Yun, I expected as much. Lead the way!"

  Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man's expression relaxed slightly. He then made a hand gesture and led Du Fei to one side.

  After walking for a while on the relatively wide street, under the leadership of the middle-aged man, Du Fei walked into an exquisite gate, and immediately, a delicate and elegant courtyard appeared in front of him.

  The courtyard is surrounded by flowers and grass, in the center of the courtyard, there is a delicate octagonal bamboo pavilion. In the pavilion, Yunyu Qing wears a white dress, slowly sweeping the phoenix-tailed zither in front of her, the sound of the zither is elegant, refreshing the heart and lungs.

  However, Du Fei didn't have any extra feelings about art. Seeing the middle-aged man who led the way had already retreated on his own accord, Du Fei wasn't polite either. He just hummed a sound and then strode towards the Octagonal Pavilion. When he arrived at the pavilion, he casually sat down in front of Yun Yuqing, remaining silent.

  But Yun Yuqing seemed to have not seen Du Fei at all, silently playing the zither. When the sound of the zither reached its climax, she suddenly raised her right hand lightly and then slowly pressed down, instantly turning the wooden zither in front of her into powder.

  As for this strange action, Du Fei seemed to have not seen it at all, and remained silent.

  It turned out that Yun Yu Qing had shattered Mu Qing's wooden staff, but a pair of wonderful eyes slowly swept over Du Fei's body, and only after a moment did she smile and say: "This gentleman, please forgive Yun Yu Qing for speaking bluntly. If Yun Yu Qing is not mistaken, sir is at most an eighth-grade alchemist... or perhaps just a ninth-grade alchemist!?"

  The alchemy masters, like the martial arts masters, are divided into nine grades and three levels. That is to say, there are seven to nine grade alchemy masters, four to six grade alchemy sects, and one to three grade alchemy saints. Similarly, each level of alchemy master is also divided into upper, middle, and lower levels, and the difference between each level is like heaven and earth!

  As for Yun Yuqing's guess, Du Fei couldn't help but secretly praise her. He had indeed expected this much, having kept up the act for so long; others would naturally be able to see through a few cracks if they thought carefully.

  After a brief moment of silence, Du Fei calmly said: "How did you figure it out."

  Upon hearing Du Fei's acknowledgment, Yun Yuqing smiled lightly and said: "Sir is indeed a straightforward person. Since that's the case, I'll also speak my mind! There are three reasons why I was able to guess your identity. Firstly, if you were a high-ranking alchemist, would you be brewing such low-grade medicine? Others might not notice, but I know that this medicine can be brewed by even a ninth-grade alchemist. Secondly, if you were a high-ranking alchemist, there would only be a few seventh-grade alchemists in the Great An Kingdom, and I recognize them all. Lastly, sir is young and arrogant, which is typical of young people's personalities. I'm not talented, but I guess that you're under twenty years old - I wonder if I'm correct!"

  "Bang Bang Bang——"

  Du Fei smiled faintly and patted his hand lightly, saying: "Miss Yun indeed has a good eye for things, you guessed it completely right...... However, you must understand that even if it's like this, I am still Dan Shifu!"

  "Not bad! The Dan school is indeed the most emphasis on inheritance! To have such achievements at less than twenty years old, I think Mr. must have an extraordinary teacher...... And this point, I suppose it's Mr.'s greatest reliance! I wonder if Yun Qing's guess is correct?" Yun Qing smiled lightly and spoke gently.

  He let out a slight sigh, and for Yun Yuqing's self-proclaimed clever idea, Du Fei was at a loss for words.

  This woman was indeed too clever, clever to the point where she could almost guess her own identity. However, that's just "almost"! No matter how clever she was, she absolutely wouldn't have thought that there existed a cheating device as freakish as the system on her own body!

  It's precisely because she is too clever that she has summarized her origins, behavior, and mysteriousness, and has fabricated the best identity for herself. At this moment, even if she were to deny this identity that she deeply believes in, she would probably still believe it unconditionally!

  At this thought, Du Fei almost couldn't help but burst out laughing loudly!

  As long as she still has this idea in mind, then today there will be absolutely no danger at all! In fact, you can even gain countless benefits!

  Taking a deep breath, he finally calmed down the various thoughts in his mind. All sorts of emotions ultimately turned into a cold laugh: "Miss Yun, you brought someone here today just to make things difficult for him? If that's the case, I'll take my leave!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Du Fei slammed his hand on the table and turned around, making a gesture to leave.