Chapter 1007 - 1003: Speed Beyond Reason
Since arriving in Japan, or rather for a long time before coming again, Xiao Tian had to more or less consider the safety of those around him, so when facing many things, it was impossible to truly act freely.
But in the current scenario, Xiao Tian was all alone, and you could say he no longer needed to hold back. This might be somewhat irresponsible towards his family and people like Lin Bingxuan and Yu Ningxue, because if something happened to him, those who would be most hurt would still be his closest people.
Yet Xiao Tian felt that he couldn’t betray Ozawa Miwa’s deep affection!
If he really didn’t know, it would be fine, but the reality was that he was present, and just a short distance away. If this time he couldn’t stand out, even if the subsequent developments were smooth, and he could achieve his goals using many covert means, it would still become an insurmountable chasm in his heart, difficult to cross for a lifetime!
Xiao Tian had a certain degree of understanding of Ozawa Miwa’s personality and knew well that she wasn’t the kind of willful and rebellious person. But when her fate was manipulated by others, she resisted even at the cost of her life. This stubbornness and persistence indeed made him deeply moved!
For a moment, from the first time he met Ozawa Miwa to the difficult moment she risked great danger to inform him, and when they met again, the liveliness in the girl’s eyes was no longer there. These images flashed through Xiao Tian’s mind; while he felt love and pity, he also couldn’t bear to disappoint her.
After hearing Ozawa Miwa’s resolute words, the middle-aged man and Mizuno Pengyu both frowned and began calculating their next move...
Indeed, Mizuno Pengyu very much wished for the royal family to be struck, but not the kind of blow that hurt yet wasn’t lethal. Otherwise, there would be no intact egg under a toppled nest?
Once forced to the extreme, the rebounding power of the royal family was far beyond what the current Mizuno Clan could bear!
The original plan of gradual encroachment, and then delivering a fatal blow when the time was ripe, seemed on the verge of collapse. Mizuno Pengyu put on a rather awkward smile and said, "I understand Her Highness’s meaning, but we can’t ruin our reputation just to resist a wedding!"
"It’s better not to speak in anger, after all, your words spoken in spite might be perceived differently by others."
This sentence confused everyone. Wasn’t the Mizuno Clan always at odds with the royal family? Why were they now trying to smooth things over?
Some people thought Mizuno Pengyu was treating them like fools. How could Ozawa Miwa’s earlier behavior and attitude have any hint of being fake?
Angry words?
Could we not distinguish between false words and angry words?
However, the middle-aged man saw Mizuno Pengyu’s thinking, but at such a moment, he couldn’t oppose it, so he could only follow the cue and say, "Don’t act like a child, it’s more important to quickly cure the poison of the Heart-Breaking Fruit."
Xiao Tian inwardly sneered; only now did you remember your daughter was poisoned, what an admirable father indeed!
However, Ozawa Miwa did not cooperate. Already about to collapse, her delicate body seemed to gain a new strength upon hearing Mizuno Pengyu and the middle-aged man’s words, and she shouted, "I’m not joking. Every word I just said, every single one, came from my heart!"
After speaking, all her strength suddenly dissipated, and the scene in front of her began to shake. She could no longer control her body’s balance and stability.
Ozawa Miwa felt a bit annoyed that her heartfelt words were dismissed as angry words. If Brother Tian knew about this, he would surely misunderstand, right?
Feeling her limbs growing increasingly weak, Ozawa Miwa gave a sorrowful smile... Would Brother Tian take her words as angry words?
Maybe it’s good to take them as angry words...
In that instant, Ozawa Miwa suddenly felt inexplicably regretful, regretting why she had just said those words. Even though they were from the heart, if Brother Tian heard them... would he be sad?
Thinking of this, Ozawa Miwa felt even more regretful. She was already someone about to leave this world, why give Brother Tian more trouble?
She liked him, it was enough to keep it in her heart; what was the point of saying it out loud?
But she couldn’t think any further, as her thoughts began to get confused. Under the intense dizziness, there was a feeling of falling, and this feeling of falling was unbearably long, accompanied by endless panic.
Ozawa Miwa only felt herself continuously falling, not knowing how long it took before the feeling stopped, yet she felt as if she had fallen into a labyrinth, unable to find a way out no matter how she tried...
...
At the moment when Ozawa Miwa was about to collapse, Xiao Tian almost instantly reached out to support her, moving as if transcending the constraints of time and space, astonishing all the experts present. Then, without pause, he took out a silver needle and, in the blink of an eye, pierced it into the strands of her hair.
The middle-aged man frowned, his eyes filled with doubt, but he didn’t interrupt.
In fact, most of the people present felt similarly; the time from Xiao Tian’s movement to the appearance of the silver needle on Ozawa Miwa’s head didn’t even exceed a second.
What shocked the experts present even more was that in that instant, Xiao Tian disappeared from everyone’s perception power without warning, and the brief moment he disappeared was when he supported Ozawa Miwa.
This indicated that the speed Xiao Tian burst out at that moment was definitely beyond the perceivable range, even exceeding this dimension; although it was only for a brief moment, those in the know could count on one hand how many could accomplish it.
Additionally, Xiao Tian’s movements seemed too casual, without identifying acupuncture points, appearing as though he randomly inserted the needle into Ozawa Miwa’s head, leaving many wondering if it would cause any mistakes.
Little did they know, in that moment when Xiao Tian’s speed went beyond reason, it was as if the world in his eyes slowed down like a movie played at double speed, allowing ample time to identify acupuncture points, but to others, it seemed like he acted without thinking.
That feeling was like a top master fighting an ordinary person; in the master’s eyes, the ordinary person’s movements were naturally slower than a turtle’s crawl, giving them plenty of time and means to predict.
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Moments later, the middle-aged man and Mizuno Pengyu reacted successively, roughly understanding Xiao Tian’s method, with the former relying on profound strength and the latter on superior insight and vision.
But after understanding Xiao Tian’s intention, both couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.
Xiao Tian had just inserted the silver needle into an acupuncture point called "Dream Spirit," which governs a person’s dreams. If stimulated by external force, it could cause hallucinations, making it hard to distinguish whether one is in reality or a dream.