At that moment, the Fifth Princess turned with a smile and called to one of the demon beasts behind her. "Niu Xiao, come over here quickly and identify how deep that Su Chen has gone!"
The Niu Xiao the Fifth Princess had called was an Ox Demon who had reached the Life Cultivator realm!
"Understood, Princess!" Niu Xiao nodded, then hurried forward.
He reached the mouth of the huge hole, crouched down, and carefully probed it with his spiritual sense. Then he slowly raised his head.
"Princess," he said to the Fifth Princess, "there's no one in there. We've already searched it."
Su Chen immediately spoke to Niu Xiao. "Don't go making things up! I sensed that Su Chen was in there!"
"Heh. Yang Xin, don't try to make excuses. I just checked, and there's no one in there," Niu Xiao said with a scoff.
"Hmph! Believe it or not, I can feel that Su Chen is in there," Su Chen said with a cold snort.
Then Su Chen turned to the Fifth Princess. "If even you don't believe me, then if Su Chen escapes—or gets caught by another Lineage—and the Gourd Vine falls into someone else's hands, don't turn around and blame me later!"
The Fifth Princess frowned at his words. She, too, found it hard to believe.
But if they gave up just like that, the Gourd Vine would end up in another Lineage's hands!
She would take a huge loss this time!
She couldn't let the Gourd Vine fall into someone else's hands!
So she looked at Niu Xiao beside her and asked, "Niu Xiao, did you sense his aura?"
Niu Xiao nodded. "Well... I don't think so!"
As soon as Niu Xiao finished speaking, a noise came from not far away.
The Fifth Princess frowned when