Zhao Yuan had already made up his mind. At the very least, he would cripple you in this battle, then drag you back to Yangyao Gate.
Words would not get through, and you could not win in a fight. You had only one road left: run!
This was also your greatest advantage as a youth!
Adults had larger builds, relatively more Force Qi, and relatively greater strength, but they also weighed more.
Though youths were a little weaker and had a little less Force Qi, they weighed less. Moreover, among those of the same level, your muscle strength and Force Qi strength would not be inferior!
Thus, when you employed your Lightness Skill, you were noticeably faster than you had been in an adult body. Seizing an opportunity to flee, you even left Zhao Yuan behind.
The distance between you did not shrink with time, instead maintaining a certain balance. In mere moments, you had been chased all the way to Green Lake.
Find a boat and row away? Too slow! First-Rate Martial Artists could run across water. Your feet struck the lake surface in rapid succession as if walking on solid ground, while Zhao Yuan followed closely two hundred meters behind.
Waves exploded around you. One before and one behind, the two of you seemed poised to cross the entirety of Green Lake.
Ten li, twenty li, thirty li... You ventured more than eighty li deep into Green Lake!
You began weaving back and forth repeatedly, with no intention of crossing Green Lake to return to land, because you knew that only on the lake did you possess even a sliver of hope for survival... The two Martial Masters chased and fled across several hundred li of Green Lake, alarming who knew how many fishermen!
At last, Zhao Yuan