In the courtyard, the moonlight was like water.
Ya Fei was pushing open the courtyard gate and walking in, her red dress swaying gently in the night breeze.
After a busy day, although the makeup on Ya Fei’s face was still exquisite, the fatigue between her brows could not be hidden.
Ya Fei sat on the stone bench somewhat dejectedly; the back that had been held straight in front of those men finally slumped.
She casually pulled out the Gold Hairpin from her bun, and her long hair instantly cascaded down, scattering over her fire-red shoulders.
Lu Heng stood to the side, looking at this woman who was socially adept and sophisticated in front of outsiders, but who had now let down her guard, her laziness revealing an irrepressible tiredness.
He felt a bit of heartache for her.
“Sister Ya Fei, are you tired?” Lu Heng walked behind her, his voice very soft.
Ya Fei didn’t turn around, only giving a soft hum in response.
Lu Heng reached out and placed his hands on her smooth, fragrant shoulders.
As soon as his fingertips touched them, he could feel the tense muscles.
His thumbs pressed onto Ya Fei’s Fengchi Points, kneading with moderate pressure.
“Mm…”
A comfortable soft hum escaped from Ya Fei’s nose, and her head tilted back, leaning against Lu Heng’s still somewhat thin chest and abdomen.
“Younger Brother Lu Heng is the one with a conscience after all.”
Ya Fei closed her eyes, her long eyelashes casting a shadow under her eyelids,
“Those men outside, every one of them stares at me with eyes that wish they could strip these clothes off me.
Even those two old things, Jia Liebi and Ao Ba Pa, their eyes weren’t honest even when talking business.”
Lu Heng’s movements didn’t stop, moving down her neck to press on the sore trapezius muscles:
“The Xiao Family has produced a Genius, so those two families haven’t been having a good time lately.
Naturally, they want to win over the Mite’er Auction House.
Do they want to ally?”
“In their dreams.”
Ya Fei sneered, the hint of mockery at the corner of her mouth making her look exceptionally charming at this moment,
“The Mite’er Family never takes sides.
Let them fight like dogs; we only care about earning gold coins.”
Ya Fei paused, seemingly finding it a bit boring to talk about these things with a child, so she changed the subject, her tone carrying a bit of teasing:
“But then again, is the outfit I’m wearing today really that good-looking?
I saw that Jia Lie Ao, his eyes were about to fall into my neckline.”
Lu Heng looked down.
From his angle, he could just see a glimpse of snow-white cleavage at the neckline of the red dress, glowing white under the moonlight.
“It looks good.”
Lu Heng nodded honestly,
“Sister Ya Fei is the most beautiful woman in Wutan City—no, the most beautiful in the Jia Ma Empire.”
Ya Fei burst out laughing, her laughter making her tremble like a blossoming branch, and the fullness of her chest rose and fell accordingly.
She slapped the back of Lu Heng’s hand and scolded playfully:
“You little rascal, you just know how to make me happy.
With such a sweet mouth, who knows how many girls you’ll ruin in the future.”
“I’ll definitely make Sister Ya Fei happy first.”
Lu Heng applied a bit more pressure, kneading away a knot in her shoulder.
The atmosphere became a bit romantic for a moment.
The sound of insects in the courtyard seemed to grow louder.
Ya Fei enjoyed this rare peace, calculating the list for tomorrow’s auction in her mind.
Although she said she didn’t care, the commotion caused by Xiao Yan of the Xiao Family was indeed not small.
If they didn’t bring out something decent, the popularity of the Auction House might be overshadowed.
“Sister Ya Fei.”
Lu Heng suddenly spoke, his movements stopping.
“Hmm?
What’s wrong?
Out of strength?” Ya Fei asked lazily.
“I have some good news.”
Lu Heng walked around to the stone table and sat down opposite her.
Ya Fei rested her chin on one hand, looking at him with great interest:
“Let’s hear it.
Are you prepared for a Breakthrough tomorrow?
Or did you find some treasure in the back mountains?”
Lu Heng looked directly into Ya Fei’s alluring peach-blossom eyes, the corners of his mouth curling up.
“Sister Ya Fei, I’ve had a Breakthrough.”
“Now, I am a One-star Dou Zhe.”
The wind stopped.
The smile on Ya Fei’s face froze at that second.
She maintained her posture with her chin in her hand, those eyes that usually held a hint of a smile now slowly widened, her pupils slightly contracting.
“You…
what did you say?” Ya Fei’s voice was a bit dry, as if she hadn’t heard clearly.
“I said, I am already a Dou Zhe.” Lu Heng repeated, his tone as calm as if he were saying the moon tonight was very round.
Ya Fei suddenly stood up, her movement so large it knocked over the teacup beside her.
The celadon cup rolled to the ground, making a crisp shattering sound, but she didn’t even glance at it.
She stepped quickly to Lu Heng and grabbed his wrist.
That well-maintained jade-like hand was actually trembling slightly.
Although Ya Fei was not a Dou Zhe, she could feel the change in the aura within Lu Heng’s body.
That was a Qi Cyclone.
A Qi Cyclone that only a Dou Zhe could condense!
“How is this possible…”
Ya Fei murmured to herself, her eyes scanning Lu Heng as if looking at a little monster,
“I only gave you the Qi Gathering Powder this morning, and by tonight you…
didn’t need to adjust your state?
Didn’t need a Protector?
You just Breakthrough like that?”
Lu Heng scratched his head, looking innocent:
“I felt like the state was right, so I just let nature take its course.”
Let nature take its course?
Ya Fei only felt a sense of dizziness.
Nine years old, a Dou Zhe under the age of ten!
Even that Xiao Yan, who was praised to the heavens, is currently only at the Eighth Stage Dou Zhi Qi.
And the young man she had picked up had actually crossed that threshold without a word!
This wasn’t just a Genius; this was a complete Prodigy!
The massive surprise made Ya Fei lose her composure for a moment.
She couldn’t help but open her arms and gently pull Lu Heng, who was sitting on the stone bench, into her embrace.
“Younger Brother Lu Heng!
You really are my lucky star!”
Ya Fei’s voice carried irrepressible joy, her fingertips trembling slightly.
Lu Heng only felt a wave of elegant fragrance hit him, his cheek touching the soft silk of her bodice.
He froze for a moment, his hands suspended in mid-air, not knowing how to react.
This was Ya Fei!
Perhaps sensing Lu Heng’s stiffness in her arms, or feeling his rapid breathing, Ya Fei suddenly snapped back to her senses and quickly released her arms.
Although Lu Heng was a Transmigrator with a mature mind, this sudden closeness still made the tips of his ears burn slightly.
At nine years old, though taller than his peers, he only reached Ya Fei’s shoulder.
Being hugged like this, his face happened to be buried in the bodice at her chest.
Ya Fei released her arms and stepped back half a step, but did not completely let go, her hands still resting on Lu Heng’s shoulders.
Looking at Lu Heng’s flushed face, Ya Fei was stunned for a moment, then a playful look flashed in her beautiful eyes.
Ya Fei leaned forward slightly, her exquisite face approaching Lu Heng’s ear, her breath like orchids.
“Oh, is my little brother blushing?”
Ya Fei’s finger lightly brushed across Lu Heng’s burning earlobe, her voice becoming somewhat low and ambiguous,
“It seems my Younger Brother Lu Heng has truly grown up.”
Lu Heng took a deep breath, trying to suppress the restlessness in his heart, shrunk back a bit, and gave a dry cough:
“Cough…
Sister Ya Fei, I…
I still have serious business to talk about.”
“Serious business?”
Ya Fei straightened up, her mood clearly excellent, even sweeping away her previous fatigue.
She sat back on the stone bench, crossing her legs, her fair calves appearing and disappearing under the hem of her dress.
“Go ahead.
Now, even if you wanted the stars in the sky, I would have to find a way to pluck one for you.”
Ya Fei’s tone shifted, carrying a professional shrewdness again:
“However, now that you’ve had a Breakthrough to Dou Zhe, you’ll need a Cultivation Technique to Cultivate.
The Auction House also has Cultivation Techniques used by the Family.
Tomorrow, see if there’s one that suits you.”