His mind made up, Chu Fan slowly backed away.
On the cliff above, Princess Zhaohua gave Ye Chang'an a slight nod.
Her cold gaze then fell upon Chu Fan in the valley. Her voice, crisp as falling jade, carried an unyielding resolve:
"I will strike only once. Whether you can withstand it is your own affair."
Heh!
'So she's one of those princesses who likes to act all high and mighty!'
As the thought crossed his mind, Chu Fan was already in motion, spinning around and bolting for the valley's exit without a moment's hesitation.
Meanwhile, Ye Chang'an and his two guards were in an even greater panic. Like startled birds, they scrambled toward the valley's entrance!
Though Chu Fan didn't look back, he could sense everything in the valley. He "saw" Ye Chang'an and the other two fleeing for their lives, and his heart skipped a beat. He pushed himself to run even faster, moving like a bolt of lightning!
