Chapter 36

Chapter Thirty-Six: Digging the Foundation

"Here we are!" Under Xiao Yilin's lead, the two of them walked to a pavilion. The pavilion was very ancient and elegant, and it was one of the most luxurious places in the small town.

It was clear that Xiao Yilin was a celebrity in the town. The two servants guarding the pavilion quickly welcomed her upon her arrival. Although they saw Xiao Yilin bringing a servant inside, they did not dare to say anything. According to the rules, no servants were allowed in this teahouse.

"Yilin, why are you here too?" Xiao Lin was surprised to see Xiao Yilin and called out to her.

"Can I not come if you can? I'm coming, and that's that." Xiao Yilin huffed and waved at Xu Feng, saying, "Xu Feng! Come sit here with me."

After saying that, Xiao Yilin ignored Xiao Lin and found a nice spot to sit down.

Xiao Yilin's arrival naturally attracted many people. Among them were Li Hexuan and Li Wei. They were particularly displeased to see Xiao Yilin bringing a servant into the pavilion. In their view, this was a place for the upper class, and a servant should not be allowed in.

Without waiting for anyone to prompt him, Li Wei was the first to stand up and shouted at Xu Feng, "Get out! This place is not for you!"

"What's it got to do with you? I can bring whoever I want. If anyone should leave, it's you!" Xiao Yilin was angry. Bullying her follower was the same as bullying her.

"You... " Li Wei did not expect Xiao Yilin to give him no face at all. His face turned red, and he did not dare to treat Xiao Yilin the way he treated Xia Feixuan. Hearing Xiao Yilin's rebuke, his confidence wavered.

"Ha ha! Miss Xiao, you're mistaken! Ask all these people here, would they be willing to sit with a servant?" Li Hexuan, seeing Li Wei's embarrassment, smiled and stood up, appearing graceful as he spoke to Xiao Yilin.

"Li Hexuan! I'm willing to sit with him. What are you going to do about it? Are you going to make me leave too?" Xiao Yilin glared at Li Hexuan, finding him more and more annoying. This guy was always so pretentious.

"Miss Xiao, you're exaggerating. We just don't want to sit with a servant. If Miss Xiao insists on having him sit here on equal terms with us, we will definitely not agree. Everyone, don't you think so?" Li Hexuan narrowed his eyes and quickly rallied a group of nobles to his side.

"Master Li is right. How can a servant come to such an elegant pavilion?"

"Exactly! We are nobles and cannot sit with a servant. What would it look like if he stayed here?"

"If it were a commoner, we could give Miss Xiao some face. But a servant, who is of low status, sitting with us would be an insult!"

One after another, harsh words against Xu Feng were spoken, and the scene began to get out of control, with everyone indignant.

Xiao Yilin did not expect Li Hexuan to be so despicable, using the nobles' sense of superiority to target Xu Feng. This made Xiao Yilin feel immense pressure, a pressure she could hardly bear. Xiao Yilin was not afraid to provoke Li Hexuan, but she did not dare to offend all the nobles in the town.

Just when Xiao Yilin felt helpless, a soft voice came from a corner, "Everyone, could you please be quiet?"

Hearing this voice, everyone fell silent and turned their gaze to the corner. There, four people were sitting. Three young men were exceptionally handsome, and one woman was stunningly beautiful, with a captivating allure.

Li Hexuan looked at the four people, his face showing surprise. He knew very well the noble status of these four, especially Zhou Yang, whose family background was enough to make him feel pressured. However, although these four were of noble status, they were usually very low-key and rarely spoke up. They were mostly silent wherever they went, so it was unexpected that they would speak up now.

Li Hexuan was extremely pleased by this. If he could befriend these four, it would be the best outcome. The same thought was shared by other nobles, so when the four spoke, everyone fell silent.

"Ha ha! Master Zhou, what do you have to say? If it's about the servant, you don't need to worry. We will not let such a servant tarnish your status in our group," Li Hexuan said with a smile, his eyes involuntarily turning to Liu Qianru. Her beautiful face always had a calm, indifferent expression, but this calm indifference added a wild allure, extremely stirring to men's hearts.

Zhou Yang glanced at Li Hexuan but did not answer. Instead, he and Zhao Bai and Wang Lu walked towards Xiao Yilin.

Everyone's attention was on the four, and they were not surprised by their disregard for Li Hexuan. These four were always extremely proud and rarely engaged in polite formalities. Many nobles tried to befriend them to join their circle, but all returned with their heads hung low. However, the circle these four belonged to still attracted many nobles.

Of course, this included Xiao Lin! Xiao Lin had once tried to join their circle, but Zhou Yang and the others did not even speak to him politely. In public, they mostly stayed quietly in a corner, indifferent to everything, as if they were above the mundane world. They had an aura that ordinary people could not penetrate!

Li Hexuan was used to the four ignoring others, so he did not feel embarrassed when it happened to him. Instead, he looked at Xu Feng and Xiao Yilin with a hint of schadenfreude. If these four drove Xu Feng away, he would have no choice but to leave.

However, just as the nobles were waiting for Zhou Yang to throw Xu Feng out, the scene that unfolded made their jaws drop, as if they could swallow an egg. They stared in shock at Zhou Yang and the others, whose aura could suppress the entire room.

Zhou Yang walked up to Xu Feng and punched him lightly on the chest. A smile appeared on his usually calm face, and he said with a hint of joy, "You left without saying goodbye, making us search for you for a while."

The scene left the nobles, including Xiao Yilin, feeling as if they had gone mad. The four young men who never even gave Li Hexuan a polite nod were now smiling warmly at a servant, and their close relationship made everyone jealous to the point of madness.

Xiao Lin's eyes widened. He had never seen these four treat anyone like this, but Xu Feng was receiving such treatment!

Xu Feng also did not expect to see Zhou Yang and the others here. He smiled lightly and explained, "I had some things to take care of, so I had to leave in a hurry."

Then, Xu Feng looked at Liu Qianru, who was still as stunningly beautiful and alluring as ever. He winked at her and said, "You didn't look for me, did you?"

Liu Qianru turned her head away, pretending not to hear Xu Feng's words and ignoring him again.

Xu Feng was used to this and shrugged, turning to Zhou Yang and asking, "How about it? Did you succeed?"

Zhou Yang understood what Xu Feng was asking and nodded with a smile, "I have to thank you. But your luck is really good, finding that thing. Compared to you, our gains are not worth mentioning."

Xu Feng shook his head, not wanting to continue the topic. He smiled and pointed to Xiao Yilin, saying, "She's my second miss."

Zhou Yang was taken aback and then looked at Xu Feng with a strange expression, asking, "You're really a servant?"

Xu Feng shrugged, not taking it seriously, and said, "Absolutely!"

This statement made Zhou Yang and Zhao Bai exchange glances, and Liu Qianru, who had been ignoring Xu Feng, turned to look at him with surprise.

"Damn! You're a servant?" Zhou Yang couldn't help but curse, making those who knew him widen their eyes. They had never seen the usually composed Zhou Yang so flustered.

However, what was even more shocking was Xu Feng's next words, "Are you annoying me? Do I need to lie to you?"

Xiao Lin also stared at Xu Feng with wide eyes. Others felt it a great honor to speak to Zhou Yang, but this servant from his household dared to say he was annoying. What was even more surprising was that Zhou Yang did not show any displeasure.

"When did Xu Feng and Zhou Yang become so close?" Xiao Lin looked at Xu Feng in a daze, feeling that this servant was becoming more and more mysterious. Even the usually indifferent Zhou Yang was so kind to him. Zhou Yang's kindness was rarely shown to outsiders. Could it be that Zhou Yang considered Xu Feng part of their circle? How was that possible?!

"How can you be a servant!" Zhou Yang was at a loss, having spent time with Xu Feng, he knew of his many extraordinary qualities. He had thought that such an extraordinary person must come from a wealthy and cultured family. But it was unimaginable that he was actually a servant.

"Brother Xu! How much did the Xiao family pay you to be a servant?" Zhao Bai suddenly asked.

"Huh?!" Xu Feng looked at Zhao Bai in confusion, not understanding why he asked this.

Zhao Bai chuckled and said, "Brother Xu! Why don't you come to my family? I'll give you ten times what the Xiao family pays you."

"Damn!" Hearing Zhao Bai's words, Zhou Yang couldn't help but curse, "Ten times? You have the nerve to say that? With Brother Xu's extensive knowledge and extraordinary abilities, I'm willing to offer him a monthly salary of a hundred taels and the status of a guest elder in our family."

This statement caused a stir among the nobles, who stared at Zhou Yang in disbelief. The hundred taels of silver were not the issue; it was the title of guest elder in the Zhou family that made them dizzy. Although a guest elder was still a servant, their status was higher than many of the nobles present. More importantly, a guest elder had a high status, did not have to do much work, and had the freedom to act, far from being a typical servant.

Wang Lu chuckled and said, "Just being a guest elder to recruit Brother Xu? If Brother Xu is willing to come to my family, I'll have my father adopt him as a foster son."

Wang Lu's words caused even more shock, making everyone feel their heads spin. If Xu Feng were adopted by the Wang family, it would mean he had leaped from a servant to a noble, with a very high status.

"Is this guy just lucky? How could the Four Young Masters fight over him like this?"

However, the nobles did not know what Wang Lu was thinking. From Liu Qianru, Wang Lu and the others learned that Xu Feng was not only a mystic but also a sorcerer with an extraordinary healing technique. The fact that Liu Qianru described it as extraordinary meant it was not a simple technique. Most importantly, Xu Feng could catch Green Rock Mystic Lightning with his bare hands, which was the most shocking and valuable aspect. For a mystic of less than fifth rank to catch Mystic Lightning with his bare hands was an incomprehensible and heaven-defying act. Such a person would be a great asset to any family.

"Brother Xu, do you want to consider it?" Zhou Yang smiled.

Xiao Lin listened to the four trying to lure Xu Feng, feeling both amused and frustrated. He did not expect Zhou Yang and the others to ignore him and openly try to poach Xu Feng. How could people be so shameless? Even if they wanted to poach, they should do it secretly, not so openly in front of him. For the first time, Xiao Lin felt that the four, whom he had always admired, were also shameless.

Xu Feng, too, felt both amused and frustrated. He had the feeling that Zhou Yang and the others were auctioning him off. He thought about organizing an auction to sell himself, which might make him rich overnight!

"She's my person, and none of you can have her!" Xiao Yilin was furious, thinking that they were trying to poach her servant and not taking her seriously.

"Your person?" Zhou Yang looked at Xu Feng and chuckled, "Brother Xu, I didn't expect you to already... hehe..."

"Damn! I'm ashamed to be with such despicable people!" Xu Feng couldn't help but curse when he saw Zhou Yang's lecherous smile.

Zhou Yang chuckled and put away his playful look, then glanced at Xiao Yilin, momentarily losing his composure due to her allure but quickly recovering. "Brother Xu, we're serious. What's the point of being a servant? Come to our family, and we'll give you the best treatment."

This statement made everyone focus on Xu Feng. Just as everyone expected Xu Feng to agree to Zhou Yang's offer, he shook his head and smiled at Zhou Yang, "I appreciate your kindness, but I feel quite comfortable being a servant in the Xiao family. I haven't thought about changing places, and besides, I have a contract with the Xiao family, so I can't leave even if I wanted to."