The slap was delivered with extreme severity, causing Xiaoxiang's face to swell even more.
"Bold servant girl, the name of the Young Master is not for you to call indiscriminately! Kneel down and apologize to the Young Master!"
The people in the courtyard couldn't believe their eyes. What was even more astonishing was that Second Madam walked towards Landis's mother, reaching out to grab her hands.
"Sister, you come to my place without notifying your elder sister. If it weren't for the commotion in the courtyard, your elder sister wouldn't have known you were here! The servants are ignorant; please don't blame your younger sister!"
With these words, silence fell over the entire courtyard. What was happening? Did the sun rise from the west today?
Xiaoxiang couldn't believe it. Didn't Second Madam always look down on Landis and his mother? Making Landis's mother wash the servants' clothes in the West Chamber was Second Madam's intention, wasn't it? Today, she had made things difficult for Landis's mother to please Second Madam.
Why was Second Madam treating Landis's mother like a real sister now?
Meanwhile, Landis blinked his eyes, glancing at Second Madam. This Second Madam was well-informed, knowing that he could practice martial arts now. However, even if he could, Second Madam wouldn't act like this.
Considering Second Madam's status in the mansion and the existence of Land Xiong and Land Xue, Landis had a clear understanding.
It seemed that Second Madam was using him as a pawn!
In the midst of shock, Xiaoxiang watched as Second Madam showed concern for Landis's mother and then approached Landis.
"Lier, if there's anything you and your mother lack, just tell Second Madam!"
Landis couldn't help but admire Second Madam's acting skills. Truly impressive! She played her role as if it were real.
"Second Madam, my mother and I lack servants. Would Xiaoqing be suitable?"
Hearing this, Xiaoqing, who was kneeling, suddenly collapsed to the ground, fainting.
She hated herself at this moment. Why did she offend Landis's mother? Why did she offend Landis? If Second Madam really handed her over to Landis's mother as a servant, what kind of fate awaited her in the future!
"Lier needs servants, so Xiaoqing will be given to Lier. Consider it a small gesture from Second Madam."
Landis walked towards the fainted Xiaoqing and kicked her awake.
"Don't play dead. From now on, follow my mother. If there's the slightest negligence in serving her, the kiln in the south of the city will be your fate for the rest of your life!"
With these words, the surrounding maids in the West Chamber felt a chill.
Just awakened, Xiaoqing, upon hearing Landis's words, fainted again.
The kiln in the south of the city was even more despicable than the brothels in the city. Women there would be tortured to death. The men who frequented the brothels were from wealthy families, while those who went to the kiln were laborers.
"Don't pretend to be dead!"
Although Landis's voice was not loud, Xiaoqing quickly got up.
"In the future, Xiaoqing will take good care of Young Master's mother, never daring to be negligent!"
Leaving the West Chamber, Landis happened to see Lo Xiaozhao being stopped outside the courtyard.
"Xiaozhao, go home!"
Once back in his own courtyard, Lo Xiaozhao was about to prepare hot water.
"Xiaozhao, you don't need to do these tasks from now on!"
"Ah, does Young Master not want me anymore?"
Lo Xiaozhao instantly shed tears. Seeing her like this, Landis knew she had misunderstood and quickly reached out to wipe away her tears.
"What do you mean 'not want you'? I mean, from now on, someone will take care of the miscellaneous tasks in the courtyard. Both my mother and I have always regarded you as family. You can enjoy a comfortable life here! Right, mother?"
Landis's mother nodded naturally. She truly treated Lo Xiaozhao as her daughter-in-law.
Although he had been in this world for less than a day, Landis knew that some people were genuinely good to him. He might not have many good qualities, but he wouldn't let those who were good to him suffer.
"Yes, if there's anything, just ask Xiaozhao to do it!"
Xiaoqing quickly spoke, not wanting to be sold to the kiln in the south of the city. The thought of serving those coarse people made her shudder.
At this moment, Xiaoqing didn't dare to look Landis in the eye. In her eyes, Landis was truly ruthless, a big devil!
"Well..."
"Xiaozhao, if there's anything, tell her to do it. If you feel uncomfortable, you can scold her. Even if you beat her to death, it doesn't matter!"
Xiaoqing was on the verge of tears. This, what she regretted most now was offending Landis. Even if she were beaten to death, it didn't matter!
In the West Chamber, Second Madam was soaking her feet, attended by an old maid. She had come from the Lin family to the Land family with the young miss, so her position in the West Chamber was quite high. The personal maid of Second Madam, when she was young, had even served Land Tianxiong a few times. Of course, now that she wanted to serve Land Tianxiong, he wouldn't look at her.
"Madam, this servant is a bit confused. Why does Madam want to win over Landis and his mother? Landis can only practice martial arts!"
"Having one more helper is always better than having one more adversary. Landis was almost beaten to death by Land Yan before, and today, he even killed Li Lai, one of Land Yan's men. Madam's intention is to assist him. Landis might not be much, but my son, Xiong, only has one opponent in the Land family, and that is his elder brother, Land Yan."
"Madam means to have them compete, but how can Landis contend with Land Yan?"
"So, we assist him! Landis might not be much, but my son, Xiong, has only one opponent in the Land family, and that is his elder brother, Land Yan."
"Instruct them to send some of the things from my natal family to Landis from now on! Starting today, the Third Young Master is the Third Young Master. If anyone in the West Chamber dares to overstep, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Yes, Madam. I will do it!"
"However, Madam, haven't you noticed that the Third Young Master has changed?"
"How could I not notice? He used to be a weakling, unable to stand up for himself even against servants. Today, he acted like a man, almost killing Li Lai, and even disciplining the maid in my West Chamber. Perhaps the incident with Land Yan almost getting him killed has changed his temperament!"
"Aren't you afraid of raising a tiger?"
"A mere Landis, what is he!?"
In the courtyard of Landis, at this moment, Landis finally had the opportunity to be alone for a while. He examined that system and realized that he had reached the second stage of the Pulse Connecting Realm. Now, he should be able to utilize some functionalities of that system.
Indeed, as Landis checked, he observed that the system, which originally only displayed the lottery icon, now had another icon illuminated.
Boutique!