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Chapter 371: Chapter 367 Cang Luan Chapter 371: Chapter 367 Cang Luan Taotie stared blankly at the metallic necklace and pendant that had slipped out from the animal skin clothing around the Wild Man’s neck.

“Cang Luan?”

Taotie exclaimed in surprise.

Hearing Taotie’s exclamation, Fang Xiaocao was startled and exchanged a glance with Drilling Mouse before they both hurried over.

“Did Taotie run into an acquaintance?”

Fang Xiaocao’s mind was filled with doubts.

Taotie tried to take the necklace from the Wild Man’s neck, but the Wild Man struggled violently, not giving Taotie a chance to touch the pendant.

Taotie was so anxious that sweat appeared on his forehead, and he kept repeating, “Cang Luan, it’s me, Taotie, please calm down…”

Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao felt that this Wild Man must be someone Taotie knew.

Moreover, their previous relationship must have been good; otherwise, Taotie wouldn’t be so upset.

With that in mind, Fang Xiaocao stepped forward quickly, “Taotie, pick him up, let me try using hypnotism!”

If it weren’t for the fact that this Wild Man named Cang Luan seemed very important to Taotie, Fang Xiaocao would not have taken the risk voluntarily.

Because everything about this person in front of her was indistinguishable from a wild beast, Fang Xiaocao wasn’t sure she could hypnotize him.

If she failed, Fang Xiaocao would suffer from the backlash of hypnotism, and it was inevitable that she would get hurt.

But seeing how anxious Taotie was, Fang Xiaocao decided to take the risk and help him, challenging her own limits.

Hearing Fang Xiaocao’s words, Taotie immediately did as told, using brute force to restrain Cang Luan, lifting Cang Luan off the ground, and wrapping his arms around Cang Luan’s still struggling body.

“Ah ha?”

“A female?”

It was only now that Fang Xiaocao realized that this Wild Man named Cang Luan had breasts.

Fang Xiaocao looked at Taotie with an odd expression, “Taotie, come clean, this female Wild Man called Cang Luan, she wouldn’t happen to be your lover, would she?”

“You can’t do wrong by Xinyan!”

Fang Xiaocao spoke earnestly and lectured him.

Taotie shook his head, “No!”

“Princess Your Highness, you misunderstand.”

“She’s called Cang Luan, she was the former Hall Master of the Vermilion Bird Hall of the Tomb Raider Sect, she supposedly died in a tomb with Xinyan’s father a few years ago, should have been bitten to death by the sticky rice dumplings long ago, I don’t know how she ended up here, let alone in this ghastly state.”

“Princess Your Highness, ever since I followed you, I’ve never asked you for anything, today I beg you, you must cure Cang Luan for me, I need to ask her what actually happened back then, whether Xinyan’s father is also still alive.”

By the end of it, the always stoic Taotie was practically begging Fang Xiaocao.

All these years, Taotie had been haunted by the fact that he didn’t manage to bring Jiang Xinyan’s father out of the tomb with him.

After severing ties with the Tomb Raider Sect, he had even tried to come back to look for them.

But by that time, the tomb entrance had already been buried by sand, and since he wasn’t adept at digging for tombs, after a few attempts he gave up, heartbroken he went far away to live in other lands, never daring to see Jiang Xinyan again.

If it weren’t for the guilt he felt towards Jiang Xinyan, how could he have not dared to meet his beloved for so many years, missing out on his daughter’s birth and growth.

Now, upon suddenly seeing Cang Luan, the issues that had been buried deep in his heart burst forth; without clarifying what happened back then, Taotie was restless.

Fang Xiaocao nodded, “Don’t worry, for you, for Xinyan, I will give it my all!”

Fang Xiaocao took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

A moment later, she opened them again.

Fang Xiaocao’s pupils were as profound as the abyss, her gaze as brilliant as a sea of stars.

“Cang Luan!”

Fang Xiaocao called out to Cang Luan in a calm tone.

But to Cang Luan, her voice was like a bell and a drum, instantly causing Cang Luan to stop struggling, staring blankly at Fang Xiaocao.

Amidst the chaos, with eyes that reflected the madness of a beast, Cang Luan instinctively met Fang Xiaocao’s gaze.

It’s said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, but looking into Cang Luan’s violent eyes, Fang Xiaocao couldn’t sense a shred of human intelligence–only the panic and threat of an animal’s instincts.

Fang Xiaocao furrowed her brows, trying to communicate with Cang Luan through her eyes, hypnotizing her.

Yet, after several attempts, although she managed to control Cang Luan, she could never wake her up.

Cang Luan seemed to lack even a hint of the spirit that humans are supposed to have.

What kind of person was this?

Clearly, she was nothing more than an ignorant beast.

“Cang Luan!”

Fang Xiaocao called Cang Luan’s name.

She used hypnotism in her tone.

Fang Xiaocao said nothing more.

She just kept calling Cang Luan’s name, over and over, trying to awaken her dormant humanity.

With each call from Fang Xiaocao, Cang Luan’s pupils quivered, her body trembled, and the chaos and brutality in her eyes began to fade; the wariness and apprehension of a wild animal were now tinged with emotional fluctuations that belonged to a human.

Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief; this meant there was still hope for Cang Luan!

As Fang Xiaocao’s persistent efforts went on, Cang Luan’s gaze slowly regained a glimmer of clarity.

But in the next second!

Cang Luan’s lips moved, uttering two words: “Run fast…”

Before Fang Xiaocao could react, Cang Luan rolled her eyes back and fainted.

Pfft–

Fang Xiaocao’s head throbbed with pain, and her chest felt heavy; she spat out a mouthful of blood.

She staggered two steps back, touching the blood at the corner of her mouth, her expression one of shock.

She had actually failed?

She was so close to success!

Yet as Cang Luan uttered the words “run fast,” Fang Xiaocao suddenly felt resistance from her, and before she could respond, the psychic bond she had established with Cang Luan through hypnotism was forcefully severed.

This was an unexpected turn of events for Fang Xiaocao.

It was also the first time her attempt at hypnotism had failed.

“Princess Your Highness, what’s wrong with you?”

Taotie no longer cared about Cang Luan.

Leaving Cang Luan on the ground, he dashed over and supported Fang Xiaocao.

Fang Xiaocao shook her head: “I’m fine!”

“Just need to rest for a while.”

“Go check on Cang Luan and see how she’s doing.”

Cang Luan’s condition was very bad.

Although she had fainted,

she was bleeding from every orifice, exuding an aura of brutality, even more violent than Taotie in his full fury.

Taotie did not move, but gave Drilling Mouse a look.

Drilling Mouse caught on, ran to Cang Luan’s side, and checked her breathing: “Her breath seems steady, no danger to her life.”

Relieved by this, Fang Xiaocao breathed easier.

“I clearly succeeded just now. Cang Luan had regained her senses, but it seemed as if she suddenly suffered some kind of mental attack that forcefully cut off the bond between her and me. I don’t know whether Cang Luan has regained her senses now or if she is still in a state of wild beastly spiritual confusion.”

“When she just woke up, she said ‘run fast.’ She must have been warning us, alerting us to danger.”

“I suspect her animalistic behavior might be due to hypnotism.”

“Her mind is clear, but her spirit is controlled, unable to freely govern her body. She can only follow the hypnotic commands, acting like a beast that feeds on raw flesh and blood…”

Fang Xiaocao voiced her speculation.