I Received Messages From Future Self!
Chapter 561 - 557: The Swan Goose Undergoes Change

Chapter 561: Chapter 557: The Swan Goose Undergoes Change

Hearing Tom’s words, Ye Lingchen hesitated for a moment. Not daring to make a decision on his own, he turned his head to look at Long Lie and asked for his opinion.

Long Lie smiled and nodded, signaling to Ye Lingchen that he could agree. A mere pawnshop and Blacklist were not a big issue and posed no threat.

Seeing Long Lie nod, Ye Lingchen smiled.

"No problem, Butler Tom."

"Give me some time, and I’ll get Ye Family members to investigate. Once we have information, I’ll send it to you."

Ye Lingchen said cheerfully.

The Ye Family had collected some information on various Jianghu forces.

However, Ye Lingchen couldn’t say this explicitly and could only claim he would immediately arrange someone to investigate.

Everyone understood the underlying truth in such matters, but if you were to openly admit that you possessed information on every faction, you would invoke widespread anger.

Tom naturally understood this and did not demand Ye Lingchen hand over the information right away.

Ye Lingchen agreeing was enough.

When the information would be delivered didn’t matter.

After all, Tom was not in a hurry.

Even if revenge is sought on the pawnshop and Blacklist, it would have to wait until Fang Xiaocao woke up.

After seeing Ye Lingchen and Long Lie off, Tom let out a deep breath, dragged his exhausted body back to the hospital bed, and began pondering the next steps.

Now, Princess Your Highness was in a deep slumber and couldn’t wake.

Should they continue treatment in Shu, or ask the Ye Family for help in transporting Fang Xiaocao back to Tang City?

Although Tang City was Fang Xiaocao’s main base, it wasn’t necessarily safe now.

Because when they came to Shu, Fang Xiaocao had already set up an elaborate scheme, trying to capitalize on the situation to resolve the internal instability in Phoenix Nest and Swan Goose. Combined with the layouts of Blacklist and the pawnshop, Tang City was bound to be tumultuous.

Right now, the chaos there might be unimaginable.

At present, all of them were heavily injured, leaving only Taotie intact. Transporting Fang Xiaocao back under such circumstances wouldn’t ensure safety.

No matter how strong Taotie was, he was ultimately just one person.

He couldn’t grow three heads and six arms, and splitting his focus was impossible.

As the saying goes, "An open spear is easier to dodge, but a hidden arrow is harder to guard against."

If someone truly wanted to take advantage of the chaos to claim Fang Xiaocao’s life...

Pawnshop and Blacklist could both mobilize top-tier assassins revered as their ancestral treasures, and even Taotie might not manage to stop them.

While Shu was not Fang Xiaocao’s territory but rather Tang Sect’s domain, having Tang Sect around didn’t necessarily mean danger.

Everyone might want Fang Xiaocao dead, but Tang Sect wouldn’t. At least, Tang Sect wouldn’t want Fang Xiaocao to die in Shu, their own territory.

If Fang Xiaocao were to die on Tang Sect’s land, Taotie would never let Tang Sect off the hook.

Being targeted by a super master on their own turf would lead to foreseeable consequences.

Tang Sect industries were spread everywhere in Shu.

Taotie could cause rampant destruction as he pleased.

But Tang Sect wouldn’t necessarily be able to capture Taotie.

Even if they caught him—

They wouldn’t necessarily be able to defeat him.

Considering all this, Tom made up his mind.

If Fang Xiaocao didn’t wake, they absolutely wouldn’t leave Shu even for a step. They’d cling to Tang Sect.

——

Tang City!

Swan Goose Headquarters.

"Hummingbird, take Miss Jiang and leave quickly!"

Xuanwu punched one person into the air and shouted.

The next moment!

Six or seven people charged forward with blades in hand, their swords glinting coldly as they simultaneously slashed toward Xuanwu.

Xuanwu took a deep breath, raised both arms high above his head, and voluntarily faced the incoming blades.

Clang—

Several steel blades struck his arms.

They emitted metallic collision noises.

Though a few white marks appeared on the skin of Xuanwu’s arms, they failed to harm him in the slightest.

Xuanwu’s arms shook with vehemence, veins bulging.

Crack—

Using raw strength alone, he shattered the steel blades.

Xuanwu’s eyes flashed with cold determination.

He swung both fists repeatedly, hitting one attacker in the stomach with each punch.

The blows left several blood-spitting assassins staggering back.

Since Fang Xiaocao had discovered Xuanwu’s inadequacy during the Harbor Pawnshop branch incident, Thousand Faces had specially designed targeted training for him in response.

Though Thousand Faces himself was as weak as a kitten in combat, lacking even the skill to match ordinary second-rate experts, his knowledge was abundant.

After undergoing targeted training for some time, Xuanwu’s strength improved significantly, giving him moderate battle capabilities.

At least when handling ordinary first-class experts, he faced no pressure and could make them spit blood with a single punch.

As for fighting someone of equal level, whether his attacks would prove effective remained to be tested.

Even if his strikes failed to inflict harm, Xuanwu’s endurance was formidable.

Taking a beating for a while wouldn’t kill him.

"Go quickly!"

Xuanwu shouted again.

Seeing an increasing number of assassins charging with their weapons, including not only first-class assassins but even several top-tier experts, Xuanwu thought of Fang Xiaocao’s orders. Glancing at Hummingbird fleeing with Jiang Xinyan, Xuanwu gritted his teeth and plunged into the throng of assassins without hesitation.

Before leaving, Fang Xiaocao had specifically instructed Xuanwu that no matter what happened, the priority was to protect Jiang Xinyan’s life at any cost.

"Princess Your Highness, Xuanwu will fulfill his loyalty today."

Xuanwu roared, his muscles swelling.

He seemed to grow two sizes larger.

Like a enraged wild boar, he dove into the crowd.

Clang, clang, clang—

The assassins swung their weapons at Xuanwu, their strikes making continuous muffled metallic sounds upon impact.

White marks formed on Xuanwu’s skin as blades pierced him, causing waves of stinging pain despite leaving no serious injuries.

The sheer number of attacks he endured simultaneously was overwhelming.

Even with his rough and durable physique, Xuanwu struggled to withstand such dense assaults.

"Roar!"

Xuanwu let out a beastly bellow.

He swept his arms sideways, smashing several swords and sabers.

Crash—

A series of metallic clattering sounds echoed.

The assassins’ weapons shattered one after another under Xuanwu’s forceful blows.

Xuanwu didn’t care about form and swung his fists chaotically at the attackers, smashing into the crowd indiscriminately.

The assassins were far too numerous.

Hundreds packed the space, giving Xuanwu no need to aim—random strikes guaranteed that he would hit someone.

Within seconds, Xuanwu knocked nearly a dozen unconscious.

Squelch—

Suddenly, Xuanwu felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

Lowering his head, he spotted a dagger embedded deep into his gut.

Xuanwu turned pale with shock, following the blade’s trajectory upward.

He saw a man with a goatee smirking coldly at him.

Xuanwu’s alarm bells rang, recognizing the man with the goatee was no ordinary assassin.

He was a top-tier expert from the Blacklist, codenamed Green Sheep.

His trademark weapons were a pair of specially crafted sheep horn blades made from unique alloys.

Among those capable of breaching Xuanwu’s famed defenses, Green Sheep was one of the few, rivaled only by Taotie.

Gritting his teeth, Xuanwu grabbed Green Sheep’s arm with one hand, raising his other fist toward his enemy’s face.

Green Sheep’s eyes glinted with malice and guile as he twisted the dagger lodged in Xuanwu’s abdomen.

Pain exploded in Xuanwu’s stomach.

His punched-out fist faltered, losing force, and Green Sheep easily dodged.

Xuanwu clutched his belly as he stumbled backward.

Momentarily, he escaped Green Sheep’s range of attack.

But the assassins promptly swarmed him again.

Injured, Xuanwu’s defense faltered, and the assassins relentlessly targeted his wounded abdomen, causing unbearable agony.

While fending off the relentless assassins, he also had to keep an eye out for Green Sheep’s next strike.