I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 324 - 320 Severed Finger
Chapter 324: Chapter 320 Severed Finger
Chapter 324: Chapter 320 Severed Finger
Seeing the timing was just about right, Fang Xiaocao’s intention to intimidate Ye Lingchen had also been achieved.
Fang Xiaocao gave a faint smile and spoke up, “But after all, you’re a member of the Ye Family, Ye Lingchen’s personal guard, and you once taught me the Hidden Weapons Technique. Out of respect for the Ye Family, for Ye Lingchen, and for you, today I can spare you from death!”
Upon hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words, both Ye Lingchen and Qian Xia were stunned, looking up at her in surprise.
“I have such a big face?”
Ye Lingchen muttered secretly in his heart.
“Thank you…”
“Wait!”
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“Don’t be hasty with your thanks, I haven’t finished speaking yet.”
Qian Xia’s words of gratitude had barely left his mouth when they were interrupted by Fang Xiaocao.
“Is a simple thank you supposed to be enough to get through?”
Fang Xiaocao thought to herself with a cold sneer.
“Indeed, I just knew it couldn’t be that simple!”
Ye Lingchen grumbled to himself.
Qian Xia also stiffened and closed his mouth.
“The death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment is inescapable!”
“You shall leave behind one finger as a warning to others!”
Fang Xiaocao sat on the back of a non-Kasaya-stealing horse, saying this with a smile.
The tone of Fang Xiaocao’s voice was light, as if the finger she wanted to leave behind was not that of Qian Xia’s, but rather, her casualness was as if she was simply deciding on where Qian Xia should dine.
At this moment, Fang Xiaocao was no longer the pure and kind-hearted university student, innocent and saintly, but had grown into a female lead who was decisive in killing and, in the Dark World, could determine life and death with a single word.
Hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words, Tom showed a relieved expression; his Princess Your Highness had grown yet again.
What a masterstroke of mercy coupled with severity!
She had given face to the Ye Family and the Ye Family Crown Prince, established rules, and managed not to tarnish her own dignity.
And in passing, also repaid Qian Xia’s debt of instruction.
To sacrifice one of Qian Xia’s fingers, the Ye Family and Ye Lingchen, including Qian Xia himself, would still have to thank their Princess Your Highness.
Upon hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words, Qian Xia inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. It was only one finger, lighter than what he had imagined; he had been prepared to sacrifice an entire arm. Compared to severing his own arm, losing just one finger was indeed a stroke of luck.
“Tom, do it!”
Fang Xiaocao said cheerfully.
“Yes!”
Tom replied and holstered his gun.
Clang—
He casually drew the black dagger from his waist.
“There’s no need to trouble Brother Tom!”
“This finger, I will handle myself!”
Qian Xia said in a deep voice.
Upon hearing this, Tom looked at Fang Xiaocao.
Fang Xiaocao smiled and said nothing,
merely nodding her head.
Tom released his grip on Qian Xia’s hand and stepped back two paces, standing between Qian Xia and Fang Xiaocao to prevent Qian Xia from seizing the opportunity of severing his own finger to suddenly attack Fang Xiaocao.
Qian Xia naturally understood what Tom meant.
He had already broken the rules once and naturally would not be foolish enough to do it another time.
Qian Xia knew that if he dared to transgress again, Fang Xiaocao would surely kill him, maybe even Ye Lingchen.
Even if Fang Xiaocao didn’t kill him, the Ye Family would no longer keep him, either by executing him or casting him out.
Over the years, serving as Ye Lingchen’s guard in the Ye Family, he had offended many, both openly and in secret.
Once he lost the protection of the Ye Family, his family and himself would face total annihilation.
Qian Xia wouldn’t be so impulsive.
Nor would he implicate his own family.
Qian Xia didn’t rush to act but first took off the dagger bag filled with Flying Daggers from his waist, holding it in both hands, and declared, “Ye Family guard Qian Xia disarms!”
The gesture took Fang Xiaocao by surprise.
She turned her head to look at Hummingbird beside her, seeking advice with her eyes on what she should do.
Hummingbird smiled slightly, stepped forward a few paces to Qian Xia, and took the dagger bag from his hands.
Seeing the dagger bag accepted by Hummingbird, Qian Xia also took out a gun from his ribs and removed a dagger from his leg, holding them in his palm to offer to Hummingbird.
One by one, Hummingbird took Qian Xia’s weapons. After waiting a moment and seeing Qian Xia had no more weapons to pull out, she stepped back two paces and said, “Ye Family guard Qian Xia, one dagger bag, several Flying Daggers, one gun, and one dagger, all placed in the Disarming Pool!”
With that, Hummingbird moved next to Tom.
Tom glanced over, turned, and patted a flowerpot next to him. The grass on either side of the flowerpot parted, and a weapons cabinet over one meter tall rose from the ground.
Tom opened the weapon cabinet, took Qian Xia’s weapons from Hummingbird, and placed them one by one into the cabinet.
Seeing this scene, Fang Xiaocao was astonished.
She herself didn’t know when her family mansion’s courtyard underground had gotten so many hidden mechanisms.
“Got it!”
“Please remember to collect it when you leave, Guard Qian!”
Tom closed the door of the weapon cabinet and said in a deep voice.
Qian Xia glanced at Ye Lingchen beside him.
Seeing that Ye Lingchen made no move, he said helplessly, “Young Master, according to the rules of Jianghu, you need to disarm as well. Please take out the dagger on you.”
Hearing Qian Xia’s words, Ye Lingchen was startled.
He immediately exclaimed, “Damn, I actually have a dagger on me! How could I forget? I even picked up a broken tree branch as a weapon at the abandoned steel mill…”
Ye Lingchen was almost moved to tears by his own stupidity.
Without Qian Xia’s reminder, he had forgotten about the existence of the dagger.
Hearing Ye Lingchen shout, Fang Xiaocao almost burst into laughter but managed to restrain herself just in time.
“Young Master Ye doesn’t need to do so.”
Just as Ye Lingchen was about to take out his dagger, Fang Xiaocao spoke up in a timely manner.
You can’t be too absolute when doing things.
It was proper to give the Ye Family some face.
Moreover, given Ye Lingchen’s pitifully weak abilities.
Leaving him with a dagger wasn’t a cause for concern for Fang Xiaocao, not to mention she was not afraid even if he had a gun; Ye Lingchen couldn’t even beat her, let alone when Tom and Hummingbird were with her.
If worst came to worst, there was always Kasaya.
This silly bear was also a force to be reckoned with.
He could easily handle Ye Lingchen, the weakling.
“Ah?”
“Thank you!”
Ye Lingchen put the dagger back.
“Brother Tom, may I borrow that knife?”
After disarming, Qian Xia looked towards Tom.
Tom didn’t answer, instead, he looked at Fang Xiaocao.
“This blasted ceremony of Tom’s!”
Fang Xiaocao complained inwardly.
But she still nodded with a smile.
With Fang Xiaocao’s consent.
Clang—
Tom’s black dagger was unsheathed once again.
“Take it!”
Tom handed the black dagger to Qian Xia.
“Thank you!”
Qian Xia took the dagger and thanked Tom.
The next second!
A flash of the blade!
In an instant, blood splattered everywhere.
A bloody hand fell to the ground.
Qian Xia immediately broke out in a cold sweat from the pain.
Qian Xia tore a strip of cloth from his clothes, covered his amputated finger, and handed the black dagger back to Tom.
Tom received the black dagger, flicked his wrist, and the blood on the blade shook off instantly.
“Hummingbird, treat Qian Xia’s wound.”
Fang Xiaocao said in a stern voice.
“Yes!”
Hummingbird responded and took out a medical kit.
“Thank you, Miss Fang…”
Qian Xia thanked her in a low voice.
“Alright, the matter is resolved.”
“Everyone, please come in!”
Fang Xiaocao jumped off Kasaya’s back and made a welcoming gesture.
