I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 373 - Chapter 373 Chapter 369 Crisis After Crisis

Chapter 373: Chapter 369 Crisis After Crisis Chapter 373: Chapter 369 Crisis After Crisis A sudden turn of events had startled Fang Xiaocao.

She quickly dodged and threw the hidden weapon she had been clutching in her hand towards the dark shadow.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh–

The hidden weapon tore through the air, emitting a sharp piercing sound.

Thud thud thud–

The sound of the weapon entering flesh reached her ears.

Fang Xiaocao felt liquid splatter onto her face, a fishy stench unique to fish, instantly spreading through her nostrils, making her head swell and nearly vomit.

Taotie watched this scene, his expression dark as if water could drip from it, teeth clenched tightly, he suddenly went full firepower, his blood-red eyes glaring, he charged over, holding his long sword.

Fang Xiaocao only felt a strong force at her waist, and before she could react, she lost balance and fell to the ground.

She tried to get up, but a massive force was dragging her. Shocked, Fang Xiaocao pulled out the dagger from her left arm with her right hand and, without any care, stabbed fiercely behind her. The sound of the blade puncturing flesh was ceaseless, and the fishy stench by her side grew stronger.

Fang Xiaocao knew she must have been attacked by the monster fish in the underground river that Taotie mentioned attacked people proactively.

Fang Xiaocao kept waving her dagger, chipping away at the monster fish.

But no matter how she attacked, the monster fish bit down harder, persistently dragging her towards the underground river. Had it not been for the tactical vest full of hidden weapons acting as soft armor, Fang Xiaocao doubted whether the fish’s teeth could tear her apart.

Even with the tactical vest, Fang Xiaocao still felt the pain in her waist and abdomen.

Fang Xiaocao struggled to turn her head to get a clear view of the monster fish’s appearance, but the human angle of view was limited. She could only see a dark, mucus-covered head, unable to make out what it was.

“Bastard, die for me!”

Just as Fang Xiaocao was about to despair, a roar came. Like a divine weapon descending, Taotie swung his sword towards the monster fish.

She knew she must have been saved.

Plunk–

A muffled sound. Taotie cleaved the monster fish’s slender body in half, its guts spilling all over the ground.

An even stronger fishy smell quickly filled the air.

The dragging force at her waist also disappeared.

“Phew…”

Fang Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief.

She really was saved!

Just now she thought she was a goner.

Taotie put away his sword and reached out to help Fang Xiaocao up: “Princess Your Highness, are you alright?”

“I…”

The word “I” had just left her mouth when suddenly an immense force struck her waist again.

The next second!

Fang Xiaocao felt herself being flung into the air.

In shock, she looked down at her body.

The monster fish, with its big head and slender body, had somehow sprung up.

She had been forcefully flung by the dying struggles of the monster fish.

Not only that, but as the monster fish’s half body sprang up, it also knocked Taotie away.

Fang Xiaocao watched in horror as Taotie hit the ground and bounced around like a ball.

Taotie performed a carp flip, instantly standing up. Seeing Fang Xiaocao falling into the underground river, he was both shocked and angry and immediately rushed over to rescue Fang Xiaocao.

But, coincidentally, the monster fish’s half-dead body blocked between Fang Xiaocao and Taotie. As soon as Taotie approached, the monster fish snapped at him with its mouth.

Burning with rage, Taotie, whose long sword had flown who knows where, grabbed the monster fish’s mouth, which was big enough to be half a meter wide, letting its sharp teeth pierce his palm without even frowning: “Die for me!”

Taotie roared, his arms forcefully opening left and right.

Crack–

A crisp sound!

Taotie, with brute force, twisted the monster fish’s mouth into a strange arc.

Splash–

Water splashed everywhere!

Before Fang Xiaocao could react, she was suddenly engulfed by the icy and bone-chilling river water. The seemingly calm underground river had surging undercurrents, dragging her away into the distance.

By the time Fang Xiaocao struggled to the surface, she was already over a hundred meters away from her point of immersion.

“Damn bastard!”

Taotie roared as he slammed the monster fish viciously onto the ground, his body quickly bounced up to the edge of the dark river, but by then, there was no sign of Fang Xiaocao in the river.

“Ah…”

Taotie let out a furious roar!

Its roar was like thunder, akin to a tiger’s howl.

With a fit of pique, Taotie slammed its fist onto the ground.

“Damn it all!”

Taotie raised its head, its eyes awash with crimson fury, a brutal and savage aura emanating from its being like a tiger choosing its prey.

Quietly getting to its feet, Taotie retrieved its long blade and dashed along the subterranean river, searching for a glimpse of Fang Xiaocao.

A bizarre fish leaped out of the water towards Taotie, which swung its sword and decapitated the fish, not looking back as it continued its search for Fang Xiaocao, leaving behind the not quite dead creature, writhing on the ground.

Xiaocao struggled ceaselessly in the icy river, trying to break free from the dark currents, but no matter how hard she fought, it seemed to be in vain.

Soon, Xiaocao began to run out of strength.

Long submerged in the cold water, her lips turned purple, her body unable to stop shivering.

Gradually, her consciousness began to blur…

—

Above the thief’s tunnel!

Drilling Mouse, smoking a cigarette, groomed a camel’s fur, oblivious to a figure that darted past behind a sand dune.

At the same time, Cang Luan on the back of another camel suddenly opened its eyes.

Cang Luan looked up towards Drilling Mouse’s back, where a tall shadow silently stood behind Drilling Mouse.

Black fur, matted together.

A pair of eyes roiling with brutality, resembling a wild beast.

Its fierce appearance was strikingly similar to Cang Luan’s.

Drilling Mouse froze mid-motion.

His body rigid in place.

A drop of cold sweat slowly slid down his forehead.

Gulp–

Drilling Mouse swallowed hard.

His eyes clung tightly to the camel’s eyes.

In the camel’s gaze, he could distinctly see the silhouettes of two people.

But he didn’t realize at all that someone was behind him…

“Is this a person or a ghost?”

Drilling Mouse’s expression kept changing.

The next second!

Drilling Mouse violently pulled out his shovels, swinging them furiously behind him.

“No one?”

Drilling Mouse was stunned.

There was absolutely nothing behind him!

Could he have been seeing things just now?

Drilling Mouse muttered to himself, about to sheathe his weapons, when his gaze instinctively scanned the sand beneath.

“Something’s not right!”

“There’s someone!”

Drilling Mouse’s hair stood on end in an instant.

He saw footprints on the sand!

His pupils shook, horror filling his heart. Suddenly, he realized something and looked back at the camel carrying Cang Luan.

To his surprise, he discovered that the ropes binding Cang Luan had somehow been untied!

Cang Luan, now squatting on the camel’s back, tilted its head staring at him, as if looking at a lamb ready for slaughter.

“Was it Cang Luan just now?”

No sooner had the thought crossed his mind, Drilling Mouse dismissed it.

Certainly, the figure from before was not Cang Luan.

It was impossible for Cang Luan to have untied itself.

There must be another person here…

Suddenly!

Drilling Mouse realized something!

He spun around…