I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 655 - 651: How much did you hear?

Taotie can sacrifice himself for his brothers.

But Ying Gou can’t do that.

He just joined recently and although he knows everything about Tom,

he doesn’t actually know him.

So there’s no feelings involved.

Seeing Taotie ignoring Fang Xiaocao’s orders and relentlessly attacking Jiang Chen’s face,

Ying Gou opted out of the battle to avoid being implicated by Taotie.

Decisively choosing to retreat, trying to prove to Fang Xiaocao he had no part in beating up Jiang Chen.

As well as doing plastic surgery on Jiang Chen’s face.

Fang Xiaocao naturally saw Taotie’s behavior, like a wild dog off the leash.

After a brief thought, she understood the situation.

Fang Xiaocao shook her head with a bitter smile.

What kind of mess is this?

Though she and Tom occasionally had a bit of ambiguity,

they never crossed the line.

Certainly not the relationship Taotie imagined.

"This stupid Taotie, messing with love stories."

Fang Xiaocao cursed silently in her heart.

Her face slightly flushed.

"I must admit, Tom is quite handsome."

"If he were to be a boyfriend, it might not be a bad idea."

Fang Xiaocao secretly added this thought in her heart.

Thinking of this, her face grew even redder.

Even her heart started to beat wildly like "thump thump."

It felt like a young deer in chaos.

At this moment, she glanced over at the handsome Jiang Chen again.

Fang Xiaocao suddenly felt that although Jiang Chen was very suave and entirely fit her aesthetic taste,

comparing him to golden-furred Tom, he didn’t seem as appealing.

Fang Xiaocao nodded, "Yeah, Tom is more alluring."

"Let them fight, whatever the outcome."

"Getting knocked out is fine, if his face gets ruined, try the plastic surgery hospital when we go back."

"If it can be repaired, then keep him at home for eye candy."

"If it can’t be fixed, then send him to the Phoenix Nest to guard the gate."

The suddenly less appealing Jiang Chen was just like that, abandoned by the sparkling Fang Xiaocao.

On the side, Vermilion Bird was listening intently to Fang Xiaocao’s mutterings.

After hearing Fang Xiaocao’s soliloquy, Vermilion Bird suddenly felt himself becoming unwell.

He was torn between marveling at Princess Your Highness’s loyalty, never liking the new and loathing the old?

Or should he lament that Princess Your Highness’s ability to switch affections is faster than a high-speed train?

"Really so conflicted!"

Vermilion Bird wailed silently in his heart, not daring to show a hint of it.

Afraid Fang Xiaocao might notice and catch him by a hair.

He certainly didn’t want Princess Your Highness to keep a note on him.

Everyone knows Princess Your Highness holds grudges.

Just because back in Shu Di, when Princess Your Highness was unconscious, Taotie suggested Tom kiss Princess Your Highness once.

To see if like in fairy tales, the Prince would awaken the Princess with a kiss.

Tom refused repeatedly, which Princess Your Highness overheard.

To this day, Princess Your Highness still holds a grudge over it.

The revenge against Tom never ended and he was constantly targeted.

Tom’s plight is almost like an old Lady with bound feet from the old society.

Yet, Princess Your Highness has no intention of letting Tom go.

That’s with Tom being the one Princess Your Highness trusts the most.

Vermilion Bird can’t imagine, if it were him, how dire the consequences would be.

"Would I be directly ousted?"

Vermilion Bird internally questioned himself, believing it highly possible.

While Vermilion Bird was lost in thoughts, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

As if there were two sharp and malicious gazes sweeping around his neck.

Vermilion Bird was startled inside, quickly turned his head to look.

He just saw Fang Xiaocao staring at him with a smile that wasn’t a smile.

"Oh crap!"

"I’m screwed!"

Seeing Fang Xiaocao’s expression, Vermilion Bird’s heart sounded alarm bells.

He defined Fang Xiaocao’s expression as the smile of a demon.

Whenever Princess Your Highness shows this expression, nothing good comes out.

She must be up to some mischief.

"Princess Your Highness, is there something you need?"

Vermilion Bird faked composure and asked.

Simultaneously pondering if he inadvertently blurted out his inner monologue.

It can’t be!

He clearly was thinking silently!

Could it be that Princess Your Highness’s hypnotism and spiritual power are strong enough to penetrate the soul?

To peek into his true inner thoughts?

Thinking this, Vermilion Bird shuddered.

That’s way too terrifying.

In that instant, Vermilion Bird imagined a series of scenarios in his mind.

Of course Fang Xiaocao didn’t have the terrifying ability Vermilion Bird imagined.

She was entirely bluffing Vermilion Bird.

Because she suddenly realized she might have accidentally murmured out loud.

Trying to bluff Vermilion Bird with this expression, to see how much he actually heard.

But seeing Vermilion Bird’s guilty and shocked appearance, Fang Xiaocao couldn’t quite gauge how much he overheard.

Was it everything?

Or did he hear quite a lot?

If he really heard a lot, should she silence him?

If these words spread, her carefully crafted Princess Your Highness persona would be utterly ruined.

"Did you hear everything?"

Unable to decipher Vermilion Bird’s micro-expressions to determine what he absorbed,

Fang Xiaocao decided not to dwell on it and simply asked directly.

Listening to Fang Xiaocao’s eerie voice, Vermilion Bird almost hit his breaking point.

Perhaps feeling guilty, Vermilion Bird suddenly found Princess Your Highness terrifying.

"No, didn’t hear anything at all—"

Vermilion Bird didn’t even notice how guilty his voice sounded.

He was trembling in fear.

Originally Fang Xiaocao wasn’t sure how much Vermilion Bird heard.

Now hearing Vermilion Bird’s stammering tone, Fang Xiaocao understood.

This Vermilion Bird heard everything.

Not missing a single bit.

This is a must-silence situation.

Fang Xiaocao decided to use Vermilion Bird as a guinea pig when they return.

If it failed, he would be silenced permanently.

If successful—

Then Fang Xiaocao would erase Vermilion Bird’s memories.

After all, this matter, and the words she spoke, absolutely must not leak out.

Before this, Fang Xiaocao had resolved.

She definitely wouldn’t let Vermilion Bird leave her sight.

Once away, she would promptly detonate the Spirit Crystal in Vermilion Bird’s mind.

To preserve her reputation, Fang Xiaocao would go to any lengths.

She definitely didn’t want to die socially in front of her subordinates.

If this social death happened and an infiltrator from some faction spread it, she wouldn’t be able to survive in Jianghu.

While Fang Xiaocao and Vermilion Bird, master and servant, were lost in their own schemes,

Meanwhile, the battle between Taotie and Jiang Chen had also reached its climax.

The prowess of Taotie and Jiang Chen were both at the pinnacle of today’s society.

Neither would back down to the other.

The fight was intense and unwavering.

But neither could have the upper hand.

The battle was extremely tense. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Both of them bore the wounds inflicted by the other.

Although there were no fatal injuries, there was quite a lot of blood.

Taotie’s combat attire and soft armor had turned into rags after repeated clashes.

And Jiang Chen’s expensive custom-made stylish combat attire was slashed into a holey open cardigan by Taotie’s dagger.