Maid Tina, she's actually acquainted with Suo Ying?

Tina stared dumbfounded at Feng Xiao and Suo Ying, who were arrogantly spouting nonsense in front of her. She couldn't help but feel that these two had lost their minds. "Destroy the Xiao Clan? Just the two of you?"

The next second, as if something occurred to her, Tina shifted her gaze to Feng Yu standing off to the side. She remembered this person had said that older man was a Title Douluo. Thinking it over like that, it suddenly made sense—in the face of a Title Douluo, what was a mere Soul Saint worth?

In that instant, countless thoughts flooded Tina's mind, and she made a decision...

"Um, you, can you let me go? I swear, I definitely won't run."

Hearing Tina's words, Feng Xiao chuckled cheerfully. "You look pretty good like this. I don't think there's any need to untie you."

"Please, this time I really won't run, I swear! Truer than true gold!" At this moment, Tina's eyes were full of sincerity.

Watching her, Feng Xiao paused for two seconds before saying, "Forget it. I've already learned what I needed to know. To me, you're just an insignificant passerby. Once I untie you, you can leave."

With that, Feng Xiao began untying the ropes binding Tina, though in the process, he occasionally brushed against her body, especially when untying the ropes around her chest and inner thighs.

To be honest, Feng Xiao had no intention of taking advantage. The main reason was that Feng Yu's knot-tying was far too skillful—without some basic technique, there was no way to undo such an artistically crafted knot.

Once the ropes were off, Feng Xiao let out a long sigh and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Alright, you can go now."

But Tina, now free, simply stared at Feng Xiao with eyes glistening with tears and a look of grievance, as if to say—You've taken all the advantage, and now you want me to leave?

"Hey, what's with that look?"

"You took advantage of me."

In response to Tina's accusation, the corner of Feng Xiao's mouth twitched slightly. Sure, the feel wasn't bad—pfft, sure, the process was complicated—but he really hadn't meant to take advantage.

"You're overthinking it. That was unavoidable contact while untying the ropes. And honestly, with a figure like yours, I'd be more inclined to complain. Your skin isn't as smooth as my senior sister's, and your body isn't even half as good as my master's. Taking advantage of you? Don't flatter yourself. So just hurry up and leave."

At these words, Tina, who had already been harboring second thoughts about leaving, pouted and puffed out her cheeks. She wasn't going anywhere!

"I'm not leaving!"

Watching this, Feng Xiao smiled. But what Tina didn't know was that her refusal to leave had already been part of Feng Xiao's plan.

"Really not leaving?"

"Not leaving!"

Suo Ying, standing nearby, was baffled. He couldn't understand what was going through Tina's mind. Earlier, she had been desperate to escape, but now that she was free to go, she refused? It made no sense to him.

"Since you're not leaving, soon you won't be able to leave even if you want to. Do you think I don't know what you're thinking? From the look on your face earlier, you know about the Xiao Clan—and not just casually. If I'm not mistaken, your family or the place you live is probably under the Xiao Clan's sphere of influence, right?"

As Feng Xiao spoke with a smile, a flicker of shock passed through Tina's eyes before quickly vanishing. But Feng Xiao continued.

"Logically speaking, with the speed you had when you fled, you could have gotten away. If you had, no one would have known your identity. But you had to go and use us. You just wanted us to hold off the enemies so you could escape more smoothly. What you didn't expect was that our strength far exceeded your expectations."

"We killed the people chasing you outright. Because we killed members of the Xiao Clan, once we leave, the Xiao Clan—true to their nature—will dig three feet into the ground to investigate. Once they trace it back to you and can't find you, they'll take their anger out on your family."

"And now that you've heard we plan to move against the Xiao Clan, you've started having your own little ideas. With a Title Douluo's strength, a small clan like the Xiao Clan stands no chance. So you've decided to stick with us."

"First, to avoid danger—if we really have the power to destroy the Xiao Clan, then you and your family will be safe. Second, if we're just bluffing, you can still escape in the chaos. Am I right?"

"But you seem to have forgotten one thing—you don't know anything about us! What kind of people do you think we are?"

With every word Feng Xiao spoke, Tina's face grew paler. By the end, her face was deathly white, and beads of sweat dotted her forehead. She couldn't help it—Feng Xiao's guesses were too accurate. She felt as if she were completely naked in front of him, every thought laid bare and held in his grasp.

Seeing Tina's pale face, Suo Ying's eyes went wide. "He figured out all that just from her expression? I'm starting to think my brain is just for decoration..."

"Judging by your face, I hit the mark, didn't I?"

Facing Feng Xiao's cheerful tone, a sense of fear crept into Tina's heart. At this moment, his handsome smiling face seemed as terrifying as a demon's. It was the first time she had ever felt such dread toward someone whose name she didn't even know.

A strong person isn't scary. What's scary is someone who can see through people's hearts and thoughts!

"You... who exactly are you?"

Looking at Tina in front of him, Feng Xiao's lips curled upward, and he spoke with absolute confidence. "The second disciple of the current Spirit Hall Pope, Feng Xiao!"

At the words "Spirit Hall" and "second disciple of the current Pope," Tina covered her mouth in disbelief, her eyes filled with shock and awe. This truly stunned her. She had never imagined she would run into someone with such a terrifying identity and background!

"I told you to leave earlier, but you insisted on staying. Now that you know who I am, you can't leave even if you want to~"

Seeing Feng Xiao's narrowed eyes, Tina asked hesitantly, "Are you going to kill me?"

Suddenly, Feng Xiao burst into loud laughter, leaving Tina completely baffled about what he was thinking.

"Right now, you have only two choices. Either become my maidservant—your figure and looks are a bit lacking, but you're still somewhat interesting. Or, if you don't become my maidservant, then to keep my identity from being exposed, I'll have no choice but to send you out of this world."

Feng Xiao's words were tactful, but they sent a chill down Tina's spine. At this moment, she regretted everything. If only she had left just now! But now, she had no choice left.

"If I become your maidservant, can you guarantee my safety?"

Looking at Tina, who had already resigned herself to her fate, Feng Xiao smiled. "Aren't you curious why I want to destroy the Xiao Clan? You can ask Suo Ying."

With that, Feng Xiao stopped paying attention to Tina and walked over to Feng Yu, starting to prepare the Fire Phoenix Chicken.

A little dazed, Tina went over to Suo Ying and began asking questions. As they talked, the two discovered that not only did they know each other, but they were from neighboring villages. That's right—Tina's village was right next to Suo Village.

What's more, they had played together as children. But too much had changed over the years, and they hadn't recognized each other. In Tina's memory, no one from Suo Village had survived back then, so she never would have guessed Suo Ying's identity.

But Feng Xiao had known all of this from the start. You ask how? Because the system told him, of course. And just like that, Feng Xiao's team gained one more member—though she also doubled as a maidservant.