Chapter 820: Chapter 816: Who Was the Target?
From these details, Xiao Tian could easily imagine what the consequences would be if Sun Miaohan were really an expectant mother.
She definitely wouldn’t have been killed instantly, but rather given some rescue time. However, with the blade energy in her body, he could only watch helplessly as she died, unable to do anything.
Upon reaching this conclusion, Xiao Tian’s face turned a shade of dark green, his eyes filled with apathy born from extreme anger.
This time, it was fortunate that Sun Miaohan only pretended on a whim, narrowly escaping a calamity. What if she hadn’t been disguised?
What if it wasn’t Sun Miaohan by his side, but Lin Bingxuan, Yu Ningxue, or Melinda?!
Xiao Tian didn’t dare to think further, feeling as though a blazing fire was burning within him, capable of reducing everything in front of him to ashes with just a thought.
Sun Miaohan sensed Xiao Tian’s abnormality. The aura emanating from him made her shiver involuntarily.
Feeling the increasingly sharp aura beside her, Sun Miaohan’s expression became stern, her eyes filled with incredulity.
Knowing that if this continued, Xiao Tian’s situation would spiral out of control, Sun Miaohan dared not be careless at all. She instantly acted, channeling the True Qi she had accumulated over time to her palm.
As Sun Miaohan’s hand touched Xiao Tian’s forehead, he felt a spring of refreshing energy pouring down from the top of his head, as if doused with cold water, gradually extinguishing the fire in his heart.
After a while, Xiao Tian’s gaze slowly regained clarity. He turned his head to look at Sun Miaohan, whose forehead was beaded with sweat but appeared relieved. A hint of gratitude surfaced in his eyes: "Thank you!"
Sun Miaohan gently wiped the sweat from her forehead and waved her hand, saying, "You’re welcome. After all, we’re partners!"
However, as she spoke, her clothing snagged, and the final connection at her abdomen snapped, causing two pieces of clothing to fall onto the cold ground.
Seeing this, Sun Miaohan casually picked up the clothes without a hint of seriousness on her face. Then, she smugly said, "See, I told you pretending a little couldn’t be wrong, right?!"
As for Sun Miaohan’s nerve, Xiao Tian had long become accustomed over the past few days, seeing nothing strange about it.
However, he couldn’t help but start speculating about the identity of the person just now assumed to be an assassin, and who might have sent them.
...
About a hundred meters away from where Xiao Tian and Sun Miaohan set up camp, a man dressed in pitch-black clothing, wrapped tightly all over, stood in the shadows. Only his eyes, glinting with a fierce light, were noticeable under the night sky.
This man was the one who had attacked Sun Miaohan earlier, an expert sent by Kojima Minako targeting Xiao Tian—Qiantai.
Perhaps in Huaxia, this expert wasn’t very well-known, and his name didn’t appear on the Dark List, but in Japan’s Ninja Realm, he was like a mythical existence.
Qiantai emerged ten years ago, rising as a dazzling new star in the Jianghu, causing his contemporaries to look up to him!
This man seemed born to be a ninja. Even without using True Qi to hide his presence, his sense of existence was shockingly low, to the point where those with lesser abilities couldn’t even lock onto his position with Perception Power.
Even back then, experienced predecessors made the assertion that Qiantai’s future achievements were limitless, and in time, he would achieve the ninja’s highest glory and power.
And indeed, Qiantai didn’t disappoint, amplifying fears as his strength increased, while memories of him subtly faded from people’s minds.
Eventually, it seemed as though everyone’s memories had been altered overnight, with only a few retaining some recollection of Qiantai due to their extraordinary abilities.
Three years after his debut, Qiantai vanished from the public eye just as quickly as he had risen, akin to a meteor blazing through the night sky.
Many people sighed, lamenting the fall of this rising star, unaware that he had long been recruited by the royal family as the head of security.
Qiantai’s situation differed from that of the Hidden Needle, who innately possessed supernatural abilities that awakened later. From birth, it seemed Qiantai had no presence.
This innate talent strengthened as he grew, to the point where this top-tier expert remained somewhat obscure.
Gazing at the barely visible tents in the distance, a hint of amusement appeared in Qiantai’s eyes, devoid of any emotional fluctuations expected after a failed attempt.
Sun Miaohan’s misguided gamble not only let her escape harm but also piqued the interest of the top expert.
"It’s been so long since I’ve encountered such an interesting opponent!" Qiantai murmured softly.
However, recalling the overwhelming killing intent behind him before leaving, his brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.
Even someone as proud as Qiantai couldn’t afford to be complacent because his keen intuition warned that carelessness would lead to eternal silence—death!
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On the other hand, Xiao Tian and Sun Miaohan were engaged in intense discussions.
Xiao Tian took a deep breath, rearranged his thoughts, and said, "First, regardless of whether that person is an assassin or ninja, judging by the way he struck, he didn’t intend to kill in one blow."
After Sun Miaohan agreed, she continued, "Since it’s not a one-hit kill and rescue is impossible, the purpose seems quite like... revenge?"
With that, the two of them exchanged a significant look, feeling that the likelihood of the attacker being a personal enemy was high.
Xiao Tian’s reasoning came from observing that Sun Miaohan’s personality seemed to have extreme dualities, being sometimes good, sometimes bad.
When good, it was endearing, but when bad, one would want nothing more than to beat her with a stick.
Moreover, her usual behavior suggested she very likely had enemies.
"Think carefully, did you ruin someone’s family before, or steal some expert’s boyfriend, prompting them to seek revenge?" Xiao Tian asked Sun Miaohan.
"Ha..." Sun Miaohan was momentarily stunned, then retorted in displeasure, "Is that truly how you see me?!"
"Besides, don’t you have an idea which countries ninjas come from? Considering how you stirred things up there before, being targeted for revenge now is quite likely, isn’t it?" Sun Miaohan shot back angrily.
Her words left Xiao Tian momentarily speechless, so he could only respond with silence.
Frankly, although unwilling to admit it, Xiao Tian inwardly agreed with Sun Miaohan’s reasoning.
Of course, other possibilities couldn’t be ruled out.
