Chapter 444: Chapter 440: Entrust Tom with an Important Task Chapter 444: Chapter 440: Entrust Tom with an Important Task Fang Xiaocao, accompanied by Oxhead and Horseface, stepped out of the reception hall, looking at the bloodied river, the corpses littering the ground, and the chaotic manor that resembled a messed-up pot of porridge. Xiaocao frowned slightly, glanced at Taotie and Nannan in the reception hall, and spoke, “You two, guard the door. If anyone from the Pawnshop dares to approach, kill them without hesitation.”

Oxhead and Horseface, with their vacant gazes, nodded their heads.

Like door gods, they took their positions on either side.

Standing vigilantly to the left and right of the reception hall’s entrance.

Xiaocao nodded in satisfaction.

She walked slowly toward the courtyard, her wrist flicking continuously.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh–
A few Hidden Weapons shot out with precision.

Striking several Shopkeepers dead on target.

As Xiaocao advanced, Hidden Weapons soared.

Invariably, people from the Pawnshop met their demise under these Hidden Weapons.

When she encountered a Store Manager who dared to approach and try to kill her, Xiaocao would use the Blood Jade Ring to control them, having the Store Manager shield her and follow her through the battlefield.

Ten minutes later!

Five Store Managers had gathered around Xiaocao.

Together with Oxhead and Horseface, Xiaocao had successfully controlled seven Store Managers.

Added to those who had been taken out by Tom, Unhappy, Hei Ta, and other top-level killers, there weren’t many Pawnshop Store Managers left.

With only a few ‘Big Cats’ and ‘Little Cats’ remaining, the Pawnshop already showed signs of irrecoverable defeat.

Xiaocao strode through the battlefield with casual grace, as if she were merely strolling through the streets.

Encountering a Shopkeeper from the Pawnshop, she either dispatched Hidden Weapons to kill them
or let the encircling Store Managers easily cut them down on the spot.

If she came across a Store Manager, the ones around her would swarm forward to subdue the opponent, allowing Xiaocao to step in and take control.

Half an hour later!

The combat drew near its end.

The remaining Pawnshop forces had been cornered by Tom and his people.

And the Store Managers surrounding Xiaocao had increased from the initial five to ten. Following this battle, Xiaocao had directly controlled twelve Pawnshop Store Managers.

The rest had all been slain by Tom and the others.

“Princess Your Highness, how should we deal with these people?”

Tom came over and asked in a low voice.

Xiaocao glanced over at those men.

Now, there were only about a dozen Shopkeepers trapped.

Xiaocao pondered for a moment and said, “Leave them to me.”

With that, Xiaocao walked over.

She placed the Blood Jade Ring on her forehead.

And triggered the hypnotism.

“Look at me!”

Xiaocao’s voice boomed like a large bell.

All Shopkeepers’ instinctively raised their heads.

Focusing their gaze on Xiaocao.

Her eyes were like the abyss.

The Blood Jade Wheel on her forehead emitted a faint red glow, shining upon these Shopkeepers.

A few seconds later!

All of the Pawnshop Shopkeepers had a dazed and foolish expression on their faces.

Xiaocao retracted the Blood Jade Ring and smiled slightly, “Alright, let’s clean up the battlefield.”

“Turn these men into Dead Servants.”

“Hmm…”

Saying this, Xiaocao mused.

Her gaze swept over Tom and the others.

In the end, she fixed her eyes on Tom and spoke, “Tom, starting from today, establish the Phoenix Clan, under your command, and be specially responsible for defending key locations, protecting the families of important members under my command.”

“The Phoenix Clan is composed of these twelve Store Managers and eighteen Shopkeepers, with plans for future expansion.”

“Top-tier masters are named after the phoenix, with numbers ranging from one to a hundred, while First-Class experts are named after the character ‘huang,’ with numbers the same.”

Fang Xiaocao ultimately decided to hand over the command of the newly assembled strongest lineup under her to Tom, the one she trusted most.

“This is the token that commands the Phoenix Clan, the Phoenix Gall. From today onward, it is officially entrusted to your care.”

Saying so, Fang Xiaocao took out the Phoenix Gall and handed it to Tom.

Tom’s expression became solemn, and he stepped forward two paces.

Thump–
He kneeled straight down in front of Fang Xiaocao.

“Tom swears to defend Princess Your Highness to the death.”

Tom held the Phoenix Gall high over his head and accepted it solemnly.

Fang Xiaocao smiled slightly, “Rise.”

“Yes!”

Tom responded in a deep voice.

The members of the Phoenix Clan were all hypnotized by Fang Xiaocao using the Blood Jade Ring. So long as Fang Xiaocao was present, she could control them at will, but in the event she was absent, to enable Tom to freely command the Phoenix Clan, it was necessary to give him a token.

The Phoenix Gall, as a replica of the Blood Jade Ring, inherited part of the abilities of the Blood Jade Ring and could command those controlled by the Blood Jade Ring.

Furthermore, with the special abilities of the Phoenix Gall, Fang Xiaocao had intended to let Tom use it, and now naturally it fell into place that she entrusted the Phoenix Gall to Tom.

It was a clear case of blatant favoritism.

“Tom, I’m issuing the first order to the Phoenix Clan.”

After pondering for a moment, Fang Xiaocao spoke.

“Please give your command, Princess Your Highness.”

Tom kneeled on one knee, looking up at Fang Xiaocao.

“Escort Ye Lingchen and the Yu Family siblings back to Beijing, and recover all the debts along the way. While you’re at it, make a trip to the Helan family as well. If they can be subdued, then subdue them; if not, destroy them.”

Fang Xiaocao said in a grave voice.

The Helan family, the family of Helan Xiaoyue.

Fang Xiaocao had killed Helan Xiaoyue.

An unending feud was thus formed between the two sides.

Fang Xiaocao already had enough enemies.

Naturally, she preferred to eliminate as many as she could.

If the Helan family found out that Helan Xiaoyue had been killed by her, they would definitely organize an attack against her, and Fang Xiaocao found it bothersome. She preferred to take the initiative and eliminate the Helan family first.

Of course, compared to the Helan family.

Fang Xiaocao was more eager to destroy the Pawnshop, the Blacklist, and the Goddess of Vengeance, but unfortunately, these three forces were like rabbits with three burrows, elusive to even Taotie. Fang Xiaocao had no choice but to give up and settle for second best by first eliminating the Helan family, an enemy with a known location.

“Rest assured, Princess Your Highness, Tom guarantees the completion of the mission.”

Tom spoke earnestly with a determined face.

“Rise!”

Fang Xiaocao said in a deep voice.

Following her orders, Tom stood up.

Holding the Phoenix Gall, he gathered all the members of the Phoenix Clan.

The members of the Phoenix Clan, unlike Tom and Taotie, were different. Although Tom and others like Taotie were also hypnotized, they retained independent thought and emotion, linked to Fang Xiaocao by a spiritual bond. However, the Phoenix Clan’s members were puppets without thought or emotion.

They acted on commands like machines, not even flinching at the prospect of suicide.

Of course, they shared the same spiritual bond with Fang Xiaocao, but even if they died or the hypnosis was removed, the backlash on Fang Xiaocao wouldn’t be too significant. In contrast, Fang Xiaocao’s hypnotization of the puppets also consumed less spiritual power.

Hypnotizing five top-level masters into puppets didn’t consume as much spiritual power as it did for Fang Xiaocao to hypnotize one Tom.

The next morning!

Tom led the Phoenix Clan’s members from Feng Yi to Feng Shi to escort Ye Lingchen and the Yu Family siblings on the earliest flight to Beijing.

Feng Yishi and Feng Shier, along with all the members denoted by the Huang Character, stayed behind to guard the gold.

At the same time!

In the midst of the desert!

A troop of Lizardmen quietly emerged from the sands.