The atmosphere of the hall, together with Chan Chi Yuet’s expression, tone, and words was too much to deal with. For a moment, Wun Fan couldn’t help but be mesmerised. He had to turn away to compose himself.
Chan Chi Yuet’s expression was completely different from the last time they met, almost as if she was another person entirely. Wun Fan tried his best to disguise his awkwardness while trying to make his expression look as natural as possible. He was thinking of a countermeasure as fast as he could.
“Hehe,” Chan Chi Yuet gloated in her own mind when she saw Wun Fan’s reaction. She had finally won a round. She had been pushed into a corner by Wun Fan last time. After meeting him, Chan Chi Yuet reflected on the whole thing and dedicated herself to researching how to deal with men. As expected, by taking full advantage of her beauty, her tactic had caught Wun Fan by surprise. She scoffed in her mind, Even an eleven-year-old boy is still a man; especially since he doesn’t even seem like an eleven-year-old.
Chan Chi Yuet recalled the paragraph written in that book:
There were no men that could not be conquered,
Only women who are not skilled enough.
There are no causes that cannot be betrayed,
Only temptations that are not enticing enough.
Chan Chi Yuet lifted her nose proudly. It was cute, but she was thinking to herself, I’ll show you the charm of a woman today and crush you without mercy.
Her jade-white fingers slowly closed into a gripping motion.
Wun Fan was surprised to see the tremendous transformation Chan Chi Yuet had undergone. But who did she think he was? A mere brat whose not even fully developed yet couldn’t possibly tease him.
Wun Fan’s air changed. He was no longer the shy boy from earlier but was instead a perverted playboy. Lust glowed in his eyes as he said, “Of course I missed you! So, your house or my house tonight?”
The proud Chan Chi Yuet’s competitive spirit was ignited when she saw how quickly Wun Fan reacted to her offense. She bit her lips lightly and said, “Well…the Wun Mansion then…I heard you have a mountain in the back of the mansion…”
“Goddamn! Is this girl in heat or something today?” Wun Fan was speechless. He never expected Chan Chi Yuet to be able to go back and forth with him. It seemed like his tactic last time won’t work anymore. However, he refused to concede defeat. As a man, he must not lose to a woman on a topic like this. How could he ever show his face around again if he did?
“Good! Bring Siu Ji along then, we will have a threesome tonight!”
“That’s fine by me. I still have a lot of pretty maids with me. Should I bring all of them with me…”
“Heh, I still haven’t grown up yet. My stamina is limited. We will just start with two appetizers.”
“The Hundred Treasures Hall has the Grade Two pill, Rider’s Thousand. It is said that it can allow a man to go at it with a thousand women in a single night without ever getting tired… ”
“Then I want to see how excellent your figure is tonight. Open my eyes, you know?” Wun Fan made a grabbing motion with both hands, then drew an hourglass shape in the air. His gaze went over Chan Chi Yuet’s body aggressively and without restraint.
“My figure certainly can’t compare to Miss Siu Lan, but as an intermediate Martial Vassal, my combat power won’t disappoint you. Moreover, the Chan Clan’s martial soul is our fingers. You will find our fingering—I mean—our finger techniques to be first class…” Chan Chi Yuet put on a shy expression and stuttered as she spoke. Her slender white fingers twirled as she talked and her eyes also seemed to be filled with lust. She would bite her nails at times too, her flirting intent clear for all to see. Her sweet whispers continued, “Why don’t you bring Miss Siu Lan along for tonight?”
“You scum! She’s only ten years old!”
“Then she can watch from the sidelines!”
It was Wun Fan’s turn to break out in cold sweat now. He didn’t expect this girl to be so shameless. She was matching him word for word. Moreover, the extent of her flirtations was far worse than his. She even brought Siu Lan into this! All this talk only made Wun Fan fantasize even more. He remembered his intimate moments with Siu Lan that day…
Wun Fan finally admitted his loss. He didn’t want to pursue this topic anymore. He said, “Miss Chan, let’s just get down to business.”
“What? Already?” Chan Chi Yuet behaved like a shy rabbit, clasping her blushing face as she said, “It’s still daytime. I don’t think that doing it during the day is appropriate…”
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Chan Chi Yuet had someone bring a table to the stage and the two of them took a seat. Chan Chi Yuet took a satisfying sip of hot tea and felt completely relaxed. She didn’t know how long it had been since she last felt this way. Even her eyes were smiling. You could tell how good her mood was just from the curve of her lips.
“Aaah,” Chan Chi Yuet let out a deep breath of relief. She was elated. Meanwhile, Wun Fan’s expression was as bitter as can be. He stared at Chan Chi Yuet without any emotion. He loved tea, but he showed absolutely no interest in the expensive tea on the table.
“So, Wun Fan, what did you want to discuss with me?” Chan Chi Yuet picked up the candied winter melon and put it into her mouth, chewing it happily.
“Hmph,” Wun Fan kept up his cold expression and glared at Chan Chi Yuet disdainfully. He was very upset.
“Faan…”
“Alright, alright, alright,” Wun Fan was genuinely scared now. He had lived for over twenty years combined across two lives and he had never suffered such a loss, particularly when it came to an argument. He had always won such things. A little awkwardly, he took out a jade green bottle from his robes. As he did so, he inadvertently pulled on his sleeve a little and revealed a corner of his handguards.
Wun Fan placed the jade bottle on the table and raised an eyebrow mischeviously, “Guess what is this?”
To his surprise, Chan Chi Yuet wasn’t interested in the question. Her gaze was completely drawn to Wun Fan’s right hand. She pulled his hand up, rolled his sleeves back and revealed the handguard underneath. She cried out, “Mutesoul metal?”
“Oh, you have a good eye, girl,” Wun Fan relished in her reaction. If even Chan Chi Yuet was amazed by it, his mutesoul metal armor was definitely no ordinary item. If it wasn’t for the radar that was Old Lei, he would have missed out on this treasure. He followed up with a question, “How much is it worth?”
Chan Chi Yuet was a little frustrated and looked at Wun Fan scornfully. She felt like Wun Fan really knew how to make people want to punch him. How could someone be so bad at recognizing something so valuable?
“We auctioned off a piece of mutesoul metal a few days ago at Auction Hall Gold. It wasn’t as big as your handguard, so it only sold for seventy thousand gold coins.”
“Seventy thousand gold coins,” Wun Fan couldn’t help but be speechless. If people were to know he had this handguard on him, he would probably get jumped the moment he walked out of the doors. Not to mention that this handguard was the smallest piece in his possession. He still had five more of these…
Who would’ve thought that he was a rich man as well.
There was a glint in Chan Chi Yuet’s eyes and she looked probingly at Wun Fan, “This isn’t the only piece of mutesoul metal you have, is it?” Having said that, she immediately moved, “Martial soul, descend.”
Soul energy surged and she snatched at Wun Fan’s left hand to take a look. Wun Fan was no ordinary boy. He was already on alert when Chan Chi Yuet asked him the question. Both his hands were already behind his back when Chan Chi Yuet’s soul energy erupted, foiling her scheme.
“I don’t have any more!”
“Mutesoul metal is usually used for weight training. There’s no way you have just the right handguard!”
“Can’t I just be switching hands with the handguard every so often?”
“If you don’t have any more pieces, why are you so scared of letting me see?”
“If I don’t have any more pieces, why should I let you see?”
“I don’t care. Let me see! Give me your hand!”
“Do you still want to talk business?” Wun Fan was a little annoyed now. He hated having his secrets exposed to others. He even kept some things away from Wun Siu Lan, let alone a woman he had only met yesterday.
Even if this woman was very unique, he wasn’t so foolish as to think that she was interested in a relationship with him. If a friendship stems from mutual benefit, it should stop at mutual benefit.
“Mm?” It was then that Chan Chi Yuet noticed the jade bottle on the table. Her heart felt like it had been dealt a heavy blow. It almost stopped beating. Her gaze grew searing hot as she stared at Wun Fan in disbelief, “The Pill of Meridian Fortification has been concocted already?”
Wun Fan smiled but said nothing. He lifted his chin and motioned for Chan Chi Yuet to check for herself.
Chan Chi Yuet stared at the jade bottle with a burning gaze. She snatched the bottle up and pulled open the cork. A thick but pure fragrance filled her nose the moment she opened the bottle. The scent had a hint of fruity sweetness to it, as well as the fragrance of wood.
She looked into the bottle and saw that there were four Pills of Meridian Fortification. Chan Chi Yuet cried out in surprise. She did some simple deduction. Wun Fan wanted to buy these herbs to make the pill, which meant that he needed the pill himself. Meanwhile, there were only four pills in the bottle. That meant that Wun Fan’s teacher was actually able to perfectly bring out the medicinal power of the herbs to concoct at least five Grade Six pills with just three sets of ingredients.
This level of technique was not something that an ordinary Grade Six alchemist should possess. Wun Fan’s teacher might actually be more than a Grade Six alchemist, possibly Grade Eight or even Grade nine!
She was incredibly moved at the thought of that.
“You weren’t lying to me at all, Fan,” tears suddenly welled up in Chan Chi Yuet’s eyes. She looked at Wun Fan and said, “Thank you.”
“Er…” Wun Fan was a little surprised by Chan Chi Yuet’s reaction.
Chan Chi Yuet suddenly stood up and turned to face the empty seats below the stage, “I belong to the weakest faction of the Chan Clan. Our faction has been on the decline. Even when someone talented appears, they will often be unable to prove themselves due to a lack of a stage to do so.”
“I was able to stand out and participate in the struggle for power because of my innovative ideas, imaginative plans and incisive perspective,” Chan Chi Yuet had a resentful look on her face, “But it is unfair. I have no one and nothing to help me, nor any talented people I can make use of. I was even assigned to a remote town to keep me down.”
Suddenly, her aura changed to one of confidence and ambition, “But I, Chan Chi Yuet, am no ordinary person. I dare say I was born as a genius merchant. I want to stand within Auction Hall Heaven, I want to make everyone look at me, I want to make the Hundred Treasures Hall the only business in the capital city, I want to monopolize everything!”
“Wun Fan, are you willing to stand on the stage of the capital city with me?”289Please respect copyright.PENANASkLuaaa609