Chapter 438: Chapter 434 Finally Seeing Tom Chapter 438: Chapter 434 Finally Seeing Tom Brainless delivered a powerful headbutt that sent Helan Xiaoyue staggering backward. Seizing the opportunity, Unhappy launched a surprise attack, grabbed Helan Xiaoyue’s hand, spun rapidly, and swung Helan Xiaoyue into the air.

Meow–
Amid Helan Xiaoyue’s piercing scream,
Unhappy suddenly let go of her hand.

Helan Xiaoyue whooshed skywards.

Thud–
She crashed through the ceiling and slammed viciously against the beam before plummeting straight down.

Splurt–
Landing on the floor, Helan Xiaoyue spat out a mouthful of blood. Before she could even attempt to rise, Unhappy pounced on her again.

Crack Crack–
A series of bone-breaking snaps echoed.

Helan Xiaoyue’s limbs were violently twisted and snapped by Unhappy, contorting her features so intensely that her face twisted into a gruesome snarl.

Being a top enforcer, Unhappy naturally had no concept of pity or cherishing the fairer sex. Gripping Helan Xiaoyue’s hair, Unhappy hoisted her up and brought her beside Fang Xiaocao, awaiting further instructions.

Seeing Fang Xiaocao, Helan Xiaoyue opened her mouth to speak but coughed up another mouthful of blood instead.

Fang Xiaocao frowned and stepped back.

“Finish her.”

“Don’t torture her any further.”

Fang Xiaocao waved dismissively.

Unhappy nodded.

Crack–
In the presence of Fang Xiaocao, Unhappy forcefully twisted Helan Xiaoyue’s neck, ending her life.

Without a hint of closure in her eyes, Helan Xiaoyue’s lifeless body lay before Fang Xiaocao, who remained utterly indifferent.

She was no longer the Virgin Mary Grass.

She felt no sadness or compassion for the unworthy.

After all, the link between Fang Xiaocao and Helan Xiaoyue was practically non-existent.

They were mere acquaintances at best, and though they had collaborated, there was no trace of sentiment between them.

Helan Xiaoyue had harbored malice towards Fang Xiaocao more than once. For Fang Xiaocao to leave Helan Xiaoyue’s body intact, lessening her suffering, was an act of mercy in itself.

“Take her out and deal with this.”

Fang Xiaocao ordered sternly.

Immediately two guards from the Tomb Raider Sect entered the room and removed Helan Xiaoyue’s corpse.

Fang Xiaocao turned to Yu Tianqi and Yu Linger, speaking indifferently, “Saving both of your lives will cost an additional billion, no objections, right?”

Fang Xiaocao didn’t bother with niceties and directly demanded Yu Tianqi to pay more.

Gulp–
Yu Tianqi swallowed nervously and quickly nodded, “No problem, it’s only right to pay.”

He dared not provoke Fang Xiaocao now.

The Helan family’s Helan Xiaoyue had been executed on a whim. The Yu family held no better standing than the Helan family. If they failed to pay the sum, angering Fang Xiaocao could simply result in their disappearance, which was a matter of a single word from Fang Xiaocao.

“Go make him sign an IOU and press his fingerprint.”

Fang Xiaocao instructed Jiang Xinyan.

Jiang Xinyan nodded but didn’t reach for an IOU. Instead, she turned to direct her subordinate to fetch a few contracts from the office.

Upon hearing Jiang Xinyan’s words, Fang Xiaocao looked at her in surprise.

Jiang Xinyan simply smiled, “An IOU isn’t secure, a contract is different.”

Fang Xiaocao raised an eyebrow, giving Jiang Xinyan a thumbs up, “Handling the sibling’s life-debt contract is up to you. I’ll deal with Thousand Faces.”

Jiang Xinyan nodded, “Princess Your Highness, rest assured, I’ll make sure we don’t end up on the losing end.”

Fang Xiaocao gave Jiang Xinyan an affirmative look and turned to leave the room.

Brainless and Unhappy immediately followed.

Like the Humph and Ha Generals, they remained inseparable, protecting Fang Xiaocao every step of the way.

Just then, Hummingbird returned.

Dragging a whining Thousand Faces along.

Fang Xiaocao looked at Thousand Faces and nearly burst into laughter; the poor guy had been beaten to a pulp by Hummingbird.

His face was swollen like a pig’s head.

Fang Xiaocao squatted in front of Thousand Faces, grabbed his ear, and said with a sinister smile, “You’re getting pretty bold, huh? Daring to turn against me?”

Thousand Faces hissed like a snake, tongue flicking in and out.

Clearly, he was still under control.

Fang Xiaocao searched Thousand Faces’ body and found two bottles of gray elixir.

After examining them for a moment and cautiously stowing them away, she stood up, and said to Feng Nan, “I don’t have time to deal with him now. Break his legs and lock him up; we’ll sort him out after I get Tom back.”

With that, Fang Xiaocao turned and left.

Crack, crack–
Behind her came the sound of two sharp snaps, followed by Thousand Faces’ screams.

She left Brainless behind and followed Jiang Xinyan.

Fang Xiaocao boarded the helicopter with Unhappy.

They had just received news from the desert that the rescue team responsible for clearing the ruins had successfully unearthed the entire vault.

They were waiting for Fang Xiaocao to return, to attempt opening the vault door.

Eager to rescue Tom, Fang Xiaocao naturally didn’t care to bother with Thousand Faces.

The helicopter slowly took off, carrying Fang Xiaocao and Unhappy straight to the desert.

Half an hour later!

The helicopter landed in the desert.

Fang Xiaocao, accompanied by Unhappy, hurried towards the vault.

“Princess Your Highness, we just checked–the outer surface of the vault door doesn’t seem to be deformed,” said the commander of the rescue team seriously. “I think we can try to open it. Even if we can’t fully open the door, as long as we can create a small opening, it will allow air to circulate. We can also try to provide water through the gap, giving those inside a better chance of surviving.”

Fang Xiaocao nodded, “Open the door!”

She didn’t hesitate at all.

It didn’t matter to her whether the vault door was deformed or not–if there was a chance it could be opened, she would have the rescue team try. Even if it meant prying, they had to make an opening.

“Yes!”

The rescue team leader responded and immediately began organizing people to start opening the door.

The rescue team was ready for the possibility that the door could only be pried open a crack, not fully swung open.

After all, Tom inside knew the combination to the vault, and though he wasn’t in the best condition, he was still lucid enough.

He could communicate with the outside using Morse code, so the rescue team directly asked for the secret of the vault door.

As they entered the combination of the vault door,
Click–
the sound of the locks turning came from it.

The vault door opened.

But only a crack.

A gap as wide as a palm.

Tom couldn’t possibly get out.

“Princess Your Highness, the inside of the door is deformed; we can only open it this much,” the rescue team leader reported to Fang Xiaocao.

Fang Xiaocao nodded, “Get people ready to pry the door open, and send Tom some water first.”

This outcome was something Fang Xiaocao had anticipated, so she was not surprised at all.

Fang Xiaocao approached the vault door and called through the opening, “Tom, don’t panic. I’m arranging for someone to pry the door open. Have some water first.”

Hearing Fang Xiaocao’s voice, Tom, who was using the Golden Scepter as a crutch, limped over to the opening and smiled at Fang Xiaocao, “I knew Princess Your Highness would rescue me.”

Looking at Tom through the gap, a flicker of distress crossed Fang Xiaocao’s eyes.

Tom was in bad shape.

His hair was a complete mess like a bird’s nest.

His face was pale, his lips chapped and cracked.

There were even faint traces of blood on his clothes.