Chapter 818: Chapter 814: Foreboding Sensation
"Wait, wait, wait!"
Xiao Tian quickly interrupted Sun Miaohan, who was listing her victories, and asked curiously, "According to what you’re saying, there are a few things I don’t quite understand."
"What?" The smile on Sun Miaohan’s pretty face slightly faded.
"As you described, Ji Dantong serves you food, fetches you foot wash, and even hands you tissue paper while standing outside the restroom."
Xiao Tian looked puzzled and said, "Under such attentive care, even a normal person would have become paralyzed by now, right?"
Sun Miaohan responded sarcastically, "Next time, could you please separate eating from the following items? Also, do I look paralyzed to you now? Or are you hoping I become paralyzed?!"
Being repeatedly questioned, Xiao Tian had no choice but to let go of this point temporarily and instead asked, "During this period, has Ji Dantong ever shown any signs of frustration or breaking any promises?"
"That’s one of the few shining points about my junior sister!"
Sun Miaohan’s eyes lit up as if she discovered a new continent, "She belongs to the type that gets braver with every battle and accepts the losses willingly, which is why she ended up losing to me so many times later on."
Xiao Tian listened, feeling utterly helpless and entirely unable to comprehend the strange relationship between these two junior sisters, so he simply shook his head and refrained from speaking further.
After a while, Sun Miaohan suddenly flashed a mischievous smile and leaned closer to Xiao Tian, asking, "So, after hearing what I said, are you feeling much better?"
"Building your happiness on someone else’s pain, I think such behavior is quite unethical!" Xiao Tian replied without any gratitude.
After a brief pause, Xiao Tian added, "Moreover, when you mentioned the incidents where Ji Dantong lost to you just now, you seemed noticeably happier."
Sun Miaohan snorted lightly and then said, "Think whatever you like, but aren’t you curious why I remember each bet so clearly?"
"I actually intended to ask, but after listening to what you just said, I decided it’s better not to." Xiao Tian said honestly.
"Are you really not going to ask?" Sun Miaohan said a bit regretfully, and then put on a mysterious expression, "Maybe it could deepen your understanding of me!"
"Not interested!"
Xiao Tian bluntly refused, and the more Sun Miaohan acted like this, the more he felt there were plots inside, so he decisively chose to ignore her temptation.
"Huh..." Seeing her inducement fail, Sun Miaohan stretched lazily and asked Xiao Tian beside her, "Can I borrow your shoulder to lean on?"
"No!" Xiao Tian immediately stood up, leaving Sun Miaohan, who showed displeasure, sitting alone in her original spot.
"Hey!"
Seeing Xiao Tian walking off just like that, Sun Miaohan hurriedly called out, "Are you just going to leave me here alone?"
"What do you think?" Xiao Tian stopped and turned around to ask.
"At the very least, you should help me up first, right?" As she spoke, Sun Miaohan pointed to her bulging abdomen, reminding him, "Don’t forget my current identity!"
Xiao Tian’s mouth twitched, and after a while, he said coldly, "If you can’t get up, then sit here for the night!"
With that, Xiao Tian turned and entered his tent, no longer paying attention to Sun Miaohan’s calls from behind.
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In front of the luxurious and splendid palace, a slightly full-figured yet maturely attractive woman stood quietly at the same place.
"Qiantai!" The woman’s full red lips trembled slightly, and her voice was melodious and pleasing to the ear, like the sound of heaven.
As soon as the woman uttered a word, the scene in front of her ten meters away suddenly became misty and uncertain, like air ignited by a raging fire, causing the light to twist briefly.
After a moment, a figure dressed in pitch-black clothing emerged slowly.
The man carried a long sword on his back and wore a thin black mask like cicada wings, leaving only a pair of striking black and white eyes exposed, appearing particularly eerie.
Moreover, although the man was standing still, the impression he gave was as inconspicuous as a pebble by the roadside, seemingly inherently lacking presence.
"You are to go to Kunlun Mountain immediately, find a Dark List Expert named Hunter, and eliminate him!"
The woman ordered coldly, and upon mentioning the Hunter, her beautiful eyes revealed a complex mix of shame, anger, and resentment.
"Yes!"
The man, Qiantai, knelt on one knee, agreed, and his figure started to shift and flicker, akin to a wandering ghost, seemingly capable of fading away at any moment.
"Wait!"
Just as Qiantai’s figure was about to disappear, the woman suddenly seemed to recall something and added, "If there happens to be a woman with the Hunter, kill them all without exception!"
"Yes!"
Qiantai responded once more, and his figure vanished like evaporation, leaving behind the beautiful woman standing at the same place.
"Han Yan, since you refuse to believe what I say, then let me rid you of that bastard!" The woman murmured to herself, her voice deep yet laced with icy killing intent, making anyone who heard shiver with cold!
If Xiao Tian were here, he would instantly recognize the woman as Kojima Minako, the one who fought him and ultimately faced a humiliating defeat.
After a long while, Kojima Minako finally lifted her head, gazing up at the enormous palace before her, and then stepped inside...
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It’s been a week, and during this time, Sun Miaohan has indeed exhausted all her methods, circling around Xiao Tian daily, trying to slowly increase her favorability in his heart.
However, the situation was not very optimistic.
In Sun Miaohan’s view, Xiao Tian’s behavior was incredibly measured, neither too distant from her nor very intimate, which made her somewhat anxious.
With the time until the emergence of the Shaking Light Disc halfway gone, she feared that at this rate, she might not be able to convince him to hand it over to her.
Thinking of this, Sun Miaohan gritted her teeth and, under the cover of darkness, stepped out of her tent, looking at Xiao Tian’s spot not far away.
Little did she know, Xiao Tian wasn’t concerned with Sun Miaohan’s so-called favorability at all. With major adversaries ahead, Thunder King Salon and Hidden Needle were like fish bones stuck in his throat, keeping him uneasy every moment.
Of course, Xiao Tian did feel grateful to Sun Miaohan to some extent; having such a peculiar and cheerful companion added a touch of joy to the somber situation!
However, Xiao Tian had no intention of relaxing a bit, even though he already devised specific plans targeting both adversaries, for he couldn’t guarantee no mistakes would occur during execution.
Thus, for several continuous days, Xiao Tian kept running simulations in his mind to ensure he had enough measures for contingency during real combat.
At this moment, while Xiao Tian was sitting in the tent with his eyes half-closed, he suddenly heard faint footsteps approaching, his perception power instantly locking onto the visitor’s position.
Judging by the footsteps, it was undoubtedly Sun Miaohan, but Xiao Tian couldn’t shake off a sense of foreboding...
