But Hong Gu's words had cut off every avenue of retreat, leaving not the slightest room to maneuver!
Sure enough, Fang Yuan smiled the next instant.
Under the moonlight, that smile carried a chilling coldness that made hearts tremble.
His figure flickered, and like a weightless fallen leaf, he drifted lightly over the courtyard wall.
He took the initiative to move to the more open alley entrance, clearly unwilling to fight at his own doorstep and endanger those inside the courtyard.
Seeing this, Hong Gu thought he was afraid and looking for somewhere to flee. She immediately pursued him with a savage grin, moving as swiftly as a crimson ghostly shadow:
"Now you know fear? Trying to run? Too late!"
"Run?" Fang Yuan stood with his saber in hand, the Ghost Head Saber gleaming faintly beneath the moonlight. "I could have spared you, but you insisted on... courting death."
Before his words had faded, Fang Yuan moved!
The bluestone slabs beneath his feet cracked softly as he shot forth like a tiger that had been gathering strength for ages!
His speed did not fall in the least behind Hong Gu's, despite her being known for her agility!
"What?!" Hong Gu's pupils suddenly constricted, alarm bells ringing wildly in her heart.
"Bzz—!"
The long saber tore through the air with a vicious gale as it cleaved straight down!
Simple, tyrannical, without a shred of flourish—it was the opening stance of the Five Tiger Severing Gate Saber Technique—Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain!
Yet the speed and power of this strike far surpassed anything Hong Gu had ever seen!
Terrified, Hong Gu instantly drew the two slender Willow Leaf Sabers at her waist and crossed them above her head, trying to block!
She still had confidence in her sabers and her own strength.