Chapter 218: Hypnotizing Wan Xiaozhou
Seeing Fang Xiaocao’s puzzled expression, Tom chuckled and looked at Taotie. “Taotie, I wasn’t there, so I’m not too sure about the details. Why don’t you explain it yourself?”
Noticing Tom’s playful smirk, Taotie rolled his eyes and laughed carelessly. “It’s nothing much. This woman was being uncooperative, so I had to use some harsh methods while interrogating her about the treasure map’s whereabouts.”
Taotie spoke lightly, but Fang Xiaocao wasn’t so easily fooled. If even Taotie admitted to using extreme methods, she could only imagine how inhumane his means must have been.
For a trained elite assassin like Wan Xiaozhou to develop such a deep psychological trauma, it was evident how severe the experience had been.
Fang Xiaocao shot Taotie a glance. “Tom, wake her up. I’ll handle this myself.”
“As you wish, Your Highness!”
Tom nodded and pressed on Wan Xiaozhou’s neck, kneading it skillfully. Under his touch, the unconscious woman began to wake up.
Fang Xiaocao was slightly surprised.
She hadn’t expected Tom to have such a technique. Could he also be skilled in medicine?
But now wasn’t the time to dwell on that. The priority was dealing with Wan Xiaozhou.
There would be plenty of time to uncover Tom’s secrets and abilities later.
Fang Xiaocao walked over and stood before Wan Xiaozhou.
Before the woman could fully regain consciousness, Fang Xiaocao had already prepared her hypnosis technique.
The moment Wan Xiaozhou opened her eyes, Fang Xiaocao would immediately cast the spell, seizing control of her mind and planting a mental seed to ensure her absolute obedience.
“Hiss—”
“It hurts…”
Wan Xiaozhou groaned softly, her eyes fluttering open.
But the instant she did, she was met with an overwhelming darkness.
The entire world seemed to vanish, leaving only a pair of eyes as dazzling as the stars, staring at her without blinking.
Wan Xiaozhou’s heart trembled in fear.
She instinctively wanted to struggle but quickly realized that her entire body felt paralyzed, as if a binding spell had been cast on her.
Even moving a single finger was impossible.
Realizing something was wrong, she attempted to shut her eyes to avoid looking at those star-like pupils.
But—
She soon fell into despair.
She couldn’t close her eyes.
She couldn’t even move her gaze away.
Her vision was completely dominated by those hypnotic eyes in the darkness.
Wan Xiaozhou panicked!
She had heard of hypnosis before!
She knew there existed a profession even more terrifying than assassins—one that could kill without leaving a trace…
Hypnotists!
There were even rumors that powerful hypnotists could control their targets with a single glance, making them do whatever they wished.
For those unaware of hypnotists, the phrase “a glare that could kill” sounded like a mere joke.
But for those who understood hypnosis—
“A glare that could kill” was not just a saying.
It was an ability.
Not only could they “glare you to death,” but they could also make you crawl on the ground like a dog in public, utterly humiliating you before finally taking your life.
Wan Xiaozhou was terrified!
She didn’t want to be humiliated before dying!
She wanted to beg for mercy, but she couldn’t even shift her gaze—how could she possibly speak?
Meanwhile, Fang Xiaocao stood in front of her, intensifying her hypnotic influence, continuously bombarding Wan Xiaozhou’s consciousness.
However, Fang Xiaocao could sense that Wan Xiaozhou’s mind was fiercely resisting, desperately trying to expel her psychic energy.
But—
Compared to Fang Xiaocao’s strength, Wan Xiaozhou’s mental power was laughably weak.
It was true that Wan Xiaozhou had undergone special training.
Fang Xiaocao could tell.
Her mental strength was indeed greater than an average person’s.
But in front of Fang Xiaocao, a hypnotist who could refine and strengthen her own psychic energy, Wan Xiaozhou’s resistance was utterly insignificant.
Fang Xiaocao condensed her psychic energy into a drill and began penetrating Wan Xiaozhou’s mental defenses, searching for a way in.
Under her relentless attack, Wan Xiaozhou’s mind started to crumble.
She wanted to fight back.
But she couldn’t.
The more she resisted, the more exhilarated Fang Xiaocao became.
Soon enough, Wan Xiaozhou’s defenses collapsed entirely.
Fang Xiaocao’s psychic energy flooded her mind, embedding her will into Wan Xiaozhou’s consciousness.
A mental seed was planted!
It was effortless.
Compared to the struggle she had with Taotie, this was a breeze—like heaven and earth.
“Phew…”
Fang Xiaocao exhaled and withdrew her psychic energy, flashing a satisfied grin at Wan Xiaozhou.
She finally realized that having an overwhelmingly strong psychic force wasn’t always a good thing.
Just now, she had to be extra cautious, afraid that too much pressure would crush Wan Xiaozhou’s brain and turn her into a complete idiot.
“Done!”
“Tom, she’s all yours.”
“I need to recover my energy.”
With that, Fang Xiaocao returned to the sofa and began meditating.
Meditation was the best way to restore mental energy.
It was far more effective than simply sleeping.
She had learned this particular meditation technique from Hot Noodles recently.
Seeing Fang Xiaocao close her eyes, Taotie blinked in surprise.
He got up from the sofa and curiously approached Wan Xiaozhou.
“Hey, Tom, is that it?”
“I didn’t see Her Highness do anything.”
“She just stared at her for a while, and it was over?”
Taotie, intrigued, reached out and poked the still-unconscious Wan Xiaozhou.
Tom rolled his eyes, smacking Taotie’s hand away.
“Don’t touch her recklessly. If you mess something up and turn her into an idiot, you’ll have to deal with Her Highness.”
“Uh…”
Hearing that, Taotie’s hand froze midair.
Awkwardly, he withdrew it and looked at Tom.
“Is it really that mystical?”
“It almost seems like witchcraft!”
Taotie, like a curious child, kept questioning Tom.
Tom smirked but didn’t respond.
He was silently thinking to himself:
“Back when Her Highness hypnotized you, I didn’t believe it either. But seeing how dumb you act now, I’m a believer.”
Tom sat back on the sofa, waiting for Wan Xiaozhou to wake up.
He was curious—would she still have a trauma response when she saw Taotie again?
Taotie, also intrigued, squatted in front of Wan Xiaozhou and stared at her.
Just like Tom, he wanted to see her reaction once she woke up.
Would she still panic at the sight of him?
(End of Chapter 218)
