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Chapter 398 - Chapter 398 Chapter 394 Upheaval Again

Chapter 398: Chapter 394 Upheaval Again Chapter 398: Chapter 394 Upheaval Again Speaking of which, Taotie raised the twin blades in his hand, with the tips aimed at the belly of the Giant Scorpion.

Click–

At that moment, the sound of a gun being loaded came from behind Fang Xiaocao.

Fang Xiaocao was startled.

She reacted immediately.

She dodged to one side with a flash, and at the same time, her hands quickly swiped around her waist. She grasped several Hidden Weapons in her hand. Just as she was about to fling out the Hidden Weapons, she caught sight of the person loading the gun behind her–it was actually Liu Yishou.

And the gun in Liu Yishou’s hand wasn’t aimed at Fang Xiaocao, but towards the Giant Scorpion.

“Phew…”

Seeing this, Fang Xiaocao breathed a sigh of relief.

Her hand clutching the Flying Dagger unconsciously pounded down.

But the next second!

Fang Xiaocao suddenly realized something was wrong.

The muzzle of Liu Yishou’s gun seemed to be aimed too low, not like it was aiming at the Giant Scorpion.

With this thought, Fang Xiaocao turned her head again to look at the muzzle of Liu Yishou’s gun.

Sure enough, the muzzle was aimed very low.

This was not targeting the Giant Scorpion at all.

The angle of Liu Yishou’s gun was either targeting Brainless and Unhappy, or Taotie beneath the Giant Scorpion.

“Damn ox and horse, are you betraying us?”

Fang Xiaocao cursed silently, her hand pounding on her side, her wrist flicked sharply, and without hesitation, she threw the Hidden Weapons she was holding at Liu Yishou.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh–

A series of sharp sounds of breaking the air ensued.

“Uh…”

Liu Yishou grunted.

At the same time, Liu Yishou’s hand trembled.

Bang–

Liu Yishou’s gun misfired.

A gunshot abruptly sounded.

Fang Xiaocao was shocked. She couldn’t care to see who the bullet had hit. The priority was to get control of Liu Yishou and take the gun from his hand to prevent this snitch from causing more trouble.

Fang Xiaocao dashed toward Liu Yishou with a flash. At the same time, Liu Yishou, who seemed to have gone mad, ignored the blood flowing from his hand and tried to aim the gun again, but the muzzle stubbornly pointed towards the Giant Scorpion.

As Fang Xiaocao got close to Liu Yishou, she saw his eyes at that moment.

Those weren’t human eyes.

They were sheep’s eyes.

The pupils weren’t round, but elongated.

“It wasn’t my imagination.”

Fang Xiaocao muttered softly, but her movements were quick. She seized Liu Yishou’s gun and forcefully pressed down on the muzzle to prevent Liu Yishou from randomly pulling the trigger and injuring Taotie and the others. In her other hand, she stabbed the Hidden Weapon at Liu Yishou’s trigger finger.

The Hidden Weapon was as sharp as a scalpel.

Smoothly following the finger joints, it severed Liu Yishou’s index finger, while Fang Xiaocao raised her leg and fiercely kicked Liu Yishou’s abdomen.

The pain from his severed finger, combined with the heavy blow to his abdomen, caused Liu Yishou to bend over in pain, curling into a large shrimp.

Fang Xiaocao reached out to remove the magazine from the rifle, and with a strong tug, she snatched the gun away.

Click, click–

Fang Xiaocao pulled the bolt several times, removing the bullet that had been loaded, and holding the rifle upside-down like a club, she fiercely smashed it down on Liu Yishou’s head.

Crack–

The butt of the gun smashed onto Liu Yishou’s head, clearing his eyes significantly. Those goat-like pupils flickered a few times before settling into a more human-like appearance.

“Hehe…”

Fang Xiaocao sneered coldly and swung several hefty slaps, noting Liu Yishou’s stubborn resilience as he still hadn’t passed out. Without hesitation, Fang Xiaocao lifted the rifle again and smashed the butt onto Liu Yishou’s forehead.

The force was just right, dazing without damaging the brain.

Liu Yishou’s head instantly cracked open.

His eyes rolled back, and he lay stiffly on the ground.

Fang Xiaocao tossed aside the rifle, clapped her hands, and remarked, “Youth is great, down for a nap just like that.”

“Thousand Faces, tie up Liu Yishou.”

Fang Xiaocao gestured to Thousand Faces, who was peeping through a gap in the tent.

Catching himself spotted, Thousand Faces immediately lifted the tent’s flap, beaming at Fang Xiaocao, “Right away, Princess Your Highness. Just give me a moment to get some rope.”

Saying so, Thousand Faces scurried back into the tent and soon returned with a rope, binding Liu Yishou into an artistic fixture.

“Princess Your Highness, are you satisfied?”

Thousand Faces asked with a sycophantic smile.

Fang Xiaocao nodded, “Very good. Drag him back into the tent for now, stop the bleeding, and bandage him up. Don’t let him die; this man still has his uses.”

Thousand Faces nodded repeatedly, “Certainly, you can rely on me.”

Thousand Faces dragged Liu Yishou toward the tent like one would drag a dead dog.

Watching his retreating figure, Fang Xiaocao smiled, “This Thousand Faces is clever as a monkey when he grasps onto something. Though he’s a bit of a mess in combat, he’s clever, and with his enigmatic Face-changing Technique, he’s quite useful.”

Fang Xiaocao had previously disdained Thousand Faces.

She felt that aside from his Face-changing Technique, he was good for nothing. Now it seemed he was not as useless as she had thought. Paired with a strong bodyguard, he could hold his own.

Having dealt with the unstable element of Liu Yishou, Fang Xiaocao turned her gaze towards the Taotie.

Her eyes swiftly scanned the three figures of the Taotie, and she sighed in relief.

Liu Yishou’s accidental shot hadn’t hit any of the Taoties, but a piece of the Giant Scorpion’s pincer was shattered, likely by the bullet.

Brainless and Unhappy continued teasing the Giant Scorpion, while Taotie crawled under the Giant Scorpion, moved to its mouthparts, and thrust his double swords fiercely into the soft flesh beneath.

Splurch–

The sharp blades pierced through the scorpion’s belly, spilling viscous liquid and foul-smelling juices over Taotie.

The Giant Scorpion, severely hurt, went berserk.

Ignoring Brainless and Unhappy.

Its long legs flailing rapidly, it charged forward.

Taotie, anchoring himself firmly, jabbed the blades deeper, leveraging the scorpion’s momentum to deliver a devastating blow.

As internal organs gushed out through the gaping abdomen, the Giant Scorpion’s pace slowed, and it finally collapsed with a thud.

Though its tail and legs still moved, anyone could tell that this massive creature was merely a hollow shell now, barely clinging to life.

“Ptooey ptooey ptooey…”

Taotie climbed out from the pile of stinking viscera, continuously spitting.

Fang Xiaocao walked a few steps towards them, intending to praise Taotie and the others, but upon smelling the overwhelmingly nauseating odor in the air, she decisively turned and ran, putting distance between herself and Taotie like she was fleeing.

“Man, that stinks.”

“This Taotie, even cleaned and marinated, should just be thrown out.”

Fang Xiaocao kept her distance, taking deep breaths and looking at Taotie with undisguised disgust.

“Ptooey ptooey ptooey…”

“Deep-fried scorpion tastes pretty good. How can it be so stinking raw? Damn, I even took a sip.”

Taotie grumbled dejectedly.