"Who was that?"
Lian Youming hurried along, but his mind was still dwelling on the mysterious woman he had just fought.
"Gu Chan?"
A female Foresight master here on Mount Lu-it could only be her.
She really was extraordinary.
They had both been underwater, where their movements were restricted and many of their methods were difficult to employ, but he had clearly fallen slightly short in their exchange of blows.
Her method of using Inner Strength to control the water's momentum was truly masterful.
Moreover, she had already been meditating on the bottom for some time before he entered the water. There was a gap in their martial attainment as well.
She would be difficult to deal with.
Though Lian Youming had his pride, he was certainly not someone incapable of recognizing his own limitations.
And there was Xue Hen, too.
He furrowed his thick brows. With a slight shift of his intent, his sodden clothes immediately billowed, ridges and furrows crisscrossing their surface as they alternately swelled and tightened. Thin streams of water promptly trickled from their hems.
"And when those two were chasing me just now, Gu Chan should have noticed long ago, but she didn't call out to them. Could they not be on the same side?" The more Lian Youming thought, the deeper his frown became, until he simply stopped thinking about it.
His most pressing task was to consolidate his strength as quickly as possible and try every means to connect the Three Energies. Nothing else mattered.
It was now mid-April, with another month or two until the Battle Date. He had to return before Lingyun gave birth.
Only after running beneath the stars for a while did Lian Youming finally stop.
All around him was silent, and the stars shone brilliantly.
He nimbly climbed