Chapter 17: The Second Miss in a Huff

However, it was clear that as servants, they did not receive either of these treatments. This made Xu Feng pat his forehead, feeling a slight headache. Given his current situation, if Jiang Yuan could advance to the Fifth Rank, it would be greatly beneficial to him.

"Looks like I need to think of a way to help Jiang Yuan get some resources. As long as he reaches the Fifth Rank, his status in the Xiao family will change dramatically, and then I can slack off," Xu Feng muttered to himself.

"Slack off! Humph, as a servant, you actually think about slacking off." A clear and crisp voice suddenly rang in Xu Feng's ears, making him quickly look up. He saw Xiao Yilin, the second miss of the Xiao family, staring at him with her alluring eyes, her white teeth biting her red lower lip, and a puffed-up, charming look on her face. Xiao Yilin's long, alluring eyelashes made her even more charming and cute when she glared.

"Ah?! Who's slacking off? As a servant, how could I have such thoughts? Second Miss, you must have heard wrong. I said 'steal... affection... ah, a slip of the tongue. I meant 'spy... spit, that was a slip of the tongue. What I meant to say is, absolutely not slacking off." Xu Feng thought about how unlucky he was. He had just muttered a sentence, and it was overheard by the second miss of the Xiao family.

Xiao Yilin humphed, the anger on her beautiful face not diminishing. Looking at the servant who was now completely different, Xiao Yilin was about to scold him but then remembered the treatment Xu Feng had received. She ultimately held back and instead said, "If you want to rest these days, go ahead and rest."

"Uh!" Xu Feng looked at Xiao Yilin in surprise, not expecting her to be so considerate.

Seeing the anger still evident on Xiao Yilin's beautiful face, Xu Feng couldn't help but ask, "Second Miss, who upset you?"

Xiao Yilin seemed to have found an outlet for her anger: "It's that fat Ling family girl. Today, she actually had my followers beaten. I won't let her off. She really thinks I'm easy to bully."

Hearing this, Xu Feng immediately understood what was going on: in this small city, the Ling and Xiao families were the most powerful, but they were old rivals. For years, they had been competing for prestige, territory, and resources, and the conflict was intense.

Because of this, from the young masters to the servants, any encounter between the two families would often lead to friction. Among them, the second miss and the Ling family's young miss had the most intense conflicts, almost always clashing whenever they met.

Xu Feng knew the second miss's character well. Although she wasn't an absolute lady, she was very kind. The woman who could make Xiao Yilin so angry was certainly not an ordinary person.

In Xu Feng's memory, the Ling family's young miss was a massive figure, standing less than 1.6 meters tall but weighing over 160 pounds. From a distance, she looked like a ball. But that wasn't the worst part; the worst was that she thought she was as beautiful as a celestial being and spoke with a foul mouth.

The second miss had been provoked by the frequent insults to her mother by the Ling family's young miss, leading to their intense rivalry.

"What did that top-notch girl do to upset the second miss?" Xu Feng asked with a smile.

"Top-notch?! Yes, she is a top-notch girl! A short pumpkin actually dared to insult me, cursing my Xiao family ancestors. If it weren't for my followers being so useless, I would have overturned her table," Xiao Yilin said angrily, her eyelashes fluttering, adding to the allure of her eyes.

"Humph! It's just that her followers are strong. If I were willing to act, I would have beaten them long ago. Humph, I'll ask my cousin for more followers now."

"If the second miss is going to call for help, take me along too," Xu Feng said. He didn't want to stay in the Xiao family forever, and it would be best to participate in some activities. He also wanted to test his own strength.

Xiao Yilin frowned but finally nodded: "Alright! You can follow me. But when the time comes, stand behind me."

Hearing Xiao Yilin's reminder, Xu Feng felt a warm current flow into his heart: "Don't worry, Second Miss."

Xu Feng followed Xiao Yilin to find Xiao Lin. When Xiao Lin saw Xu Feng following Xiao Yilin, he was also slightly surprised, but his attention was quickly drawn to Xiao Yilin.

"What? You want a Fifth Rank Mystic to back you up?" Xiao Lin looked at his cousin, feeling a headache. If a Fifth Rank Mystic were to intervene, the Ling family's servants would definitely not be able to resist, but this would only intensify the conflict between the two families. Clearly, Xiao Lin did not want the conflict to escalate too much for the time being.