Chapter 838: Chapter 834: Turning the Tables

"You dare to so wantonly insult my intelligence on my turf?!"

Tao Zhenghao glared angrily, then with a single thought, he triggered his Divine Sense Realm, and in the blink of an eye, the scenery changed.

Xiao Tian looked around and saw the sky above suddenly obscured by dark clouds, with thunder hidden within them, rolling continuously, the rumbling echoing through the heavens.

Knowing that at this moment he was in Tao Zhenghao’s Divine Sense Realm, where the latter held the absolute advantage as the host, Xiao Tian immediately resolved and shouted angrily, "Do you want to kill Sun Miaohan?!"

For someone like Tao Zhenghao, whom medicine cannot cure, Xiao Tian decided to adopt a strategy of quick resolution, solving things with the fastest efficiency in the shortest time.

Furthermore, from the start, Xiao Tian had no intention of correcting his thinking or changing his mind.

The main reason for taking this approach was that Tao Zhenghao had helped him before; this is something Xiao Tian had to acknowledge regardless, and according to his style, he couldn’t ignore this debt.

Another point is that Tao Zhenghao plays a crucial role in breaking out of the present impasse, and if his profound strength isn’t properly utilized, it would be a real waste!

So, whether from the perspective of repaying a favor or from the overall interest, rescuing Tao Zhenghao was reasonable for Xiao Tian.

Upon hearing Xiao Tian mention Sun Miaohan, Tao Zhenghao immediately showed a tooth-gnashing expression, laughing angrily, "You say I want to harm Hanhan?! Ha, what a joke. I love her too much as it is; how could I harm her?!"

At this point, Tao Zhenghao suddenly erupted, his gaze filled with murderous intent, "Or are you saying you want to use Hanhan to threaten me? Wait, no, you have no reason to do that!"

After self-negating, Tao Zhenghao’s brows knitted tightly together, clutching his head in apparent anguish, mumbling, "It’s still not right, you’re just an illusion, not a person from the real world; how could you threaten Hanhan..."

Watching Tao Zhenghao near madness, on the verge of collapse, Xiao Tian knew he couldn’t allow him to continue guessing wildly, otherwise, before he could save anyone, the other might immediately collapse mentally and become a lunatic.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tian spoke again, "Every word I’m about to say is the truth. I hope you can listen seriously and calmly think it over."

"First, I must clarify that I’m not something you imagined..."

At this point, Xiao Tian paused, then waved his hand and said, "Forget it. It doesn’t matter what you think of me, but if you don’t want to harm Sun Miaohan, you better listen to what I have to say."

Hearing the name Sun Miaohan, which seemed to have a magical power over Tao Zhenghao, he was about to lose his temper but held back, earnestly waiting for Xiao Tian to continue.

Xiao Tian nodded in satisfaction and continued, "You should understand that if you shut down your consciousness now, it’s equivalent to you being in a state of suspended animation in the real world; have you considered the consequences of doing this?!"

"Consequences?!"

Tao Zhenghao sneered, "That’s because you don’t understand the pain of losing a loved one. If Hanhan stood by me now, you would probably act even more radically than me!"

Xiao Tian sighed helplessly, then shook his head with a wry smile. He wanted to explain to Tao Zhenghao that even if Sun Miaohan stood with him, it wouldn’t cause any significant emotional upheaval.

But after thinking it over, he realized saying that would likely provoke Tao Zhenghao, possibly leading him to do something irrational, which would truly be nonsense.

So, he decided to let him think whatever he wanted. A misunderstanding was a misunderstanding, rescuing him from here was the priority now.

Putting aside all irrelevant details, Xiao Tian began seriously engaging with Tao Zhenghao.

"According to Sun Miaohan, your father is the Grand Sect Leader, and you previously had a falling out with him over Sun Miaohan’s matter, so if something happens to you now, and Sun Miaohan happens to be present, who would be the prime suspect?"

Hearing Xiao Tian’s step-by-step persuasion, Tao Zhenghao instinctively retorted, "The gap between my sect and Hanhan’s sect is already wide, so long as Hanhan is under her sect’s protection, no one can harm her!"

Xiao Tian remained expressionless, but he knew that Tao Zhenghao had regained basic rationality, something evidenced by his not blurting out the sect’s name out of habit.

Since Tao Zhenghao had regained his rationality, the matter would be much easier to handle.

"Even if you are certain that your father wouldn’t disregard the bigger picture because of you, can you guarantee that Sun Miaohan will never leave her sect for her entire life?!"

Xiao Tian said righteously, "Just because of you, Sun Miaohan would spend her life in anxiety and fear, never daring to step outside her sect. Is this how you claim to love her?!"

This set of questions struck Tao Zhenghao with a bang, and by the time he reacted, he was already drenched in cold sweat.

However, before Tao Zhenghao could speak, Xiao Tian mocked, "You say you love her, yet you use your actions to indicate your intention to harm her. This way of loving is really peculiar."

Tao Zhenghao opened his mouth, wanting to refute Xiao Tian’s words again, but unfortunately, what the latter said made too much sense, leaving him speechless, and he had no choice but to remain silent.

"Now I finally understand why Sun Miaohan doesn’t accept you." Xiao Tian said coldly, "Once someone accepts your love, they have to constantly face threats to their own safety, only a fool would do that."

Tao Zhenghao still said nothing, his face reddened to a purplish hue, unable to release the pressure building up inside, almost leading to his self-explosion.

Even so, Xiao Tian’s mocking did not cease; instead, it became even harsher, pushing his emotions to the brink of collapse bit by bit. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

This was not because Xiao Tian really wanted to push his luck; he just understood that if he opened up to Tao Zhenghao now.

Due to his hostility, Tao Zhenghao would undoubtedly act in the opposite manner, even realizing there are issues with his behavior, he would still insist on opposing, even if just to prove a point.

This, Xiao Tian understood very well as a fellow man!

So, he might as well go against common sense; poison against poison might yield surprising effects!

Of course, this was just Xiao Tian’s gamble, though he had full confidence in his approach and a fair amount of assurance, the final decision lay with Tao Zhenghao.

If the opponent did go to extremes, determined to perish together with Xiao Tian, then it could only be called extremely unfortunate.

As he continued to mock, Xiao Tian also carefully observed Tao Zhenghao’s reactions, inferring his general thoughts and subsequent actions from subtle cues.

However, the more he observed, the greater Xiao Tian’s unease, yet there was no retreat...