Lu Ye gathered Spiritual Power in his legs, and his pursuit immediately became much faster.
This was a little trick he had discovered by accident during his trips in and out of Green Cloud Mountain. A cultivator's Spiritual Power had many wondrous uses. Gathered in the eyes, it could reveal things normally unseen; concentrated in the legs, it could make one run faster; infused into blades and swords, it could make weapons more lethal.
The mountain forest terrain was complicated, with massive trees requiring several people to encircle them everywhere. The fleeing person ahead was naturally far less familiar with the terrain than Lu Ye, and the distance between them steadily closed.
Once Lu Ye clearly saw the person's back, all his doubts were suddenly swept away.
He knew who had been plotting all this from behind the scenes. The answer surprised him, because as far as he knew, he held no grudge against this person. They had only met once!
"Roar!" A snow-white figure suddenly darted out from ahead and blocked the person's path. It was Big Tiger!
Big Tiger frightened the person out of her wits. With a startled cry, she hurled out a Spirit Talisman she had been clutching in advance without a second thought. Midair, the talisman transformed into a crescent-shaped slash that shot straight toward Big Tiger.
Big Tiger hurriedly dodged. The crescent slash nearly grazed its body as it flew past, slicing through the trunk of a large tree behind it. Its penetrating power was plain to see.
Having failed to land the blow, the woman grew even more panicked and fumbled through her Storage Bag for something.
A small figure had already silently climbed onto her back and let out a piercing shriek.
Lu Ye saw the woman's body sink, as though some