Long Bai's True Spirit stood at the cave entrance.
She had planned to go straight in, but when she recalled Su Yuan's ugly behavior ten days ago, the Ice-Haired Loli ultimately stopped short and impatiently called out.
A faint splashing sound immediately came from inside the cave.
Only after quite a while did Chen Nuoyi's voice come from within, trembling slightly:
"Um, could you give us a little more time? We still have a few things to wrap up. About an hour... an hour and a half, maybe."
"What could possibly take that long? You're already awake, aren't you?"
The Ice-Haired Loli sounded displeased.
Chen Nuoyi answered cautiously:
"Um... mainly, Su Yuan isn't ready yet. I have to wait for him."
Long Bai snorted.
"He's just a male human. What a useless creature. Even his cultivation is so much slower than the examinee's."
"Doesn't he know the Dragon Venerable's Inheritance Assessment is urgent? Examinee, let me speak to Su Yuan. I'll give him a proper reminder about his duties as your guardian."
Chen Nuoyi said, "...Su Yuan's busy right now."
"Busy? What do you mean, busy?"
The Ice-Haired Loli's brows knit slightly. Could Su Yuan be at a critical juncture in a breakthrough?
Long Bai instinctively probed the cave with her spiritual sense.
Then she sensed only Chen Nuoyi's presence.
"What's going on... Why is the examinee the only one here? Where's Su Yuan?"
Confusion filled the Ice-Haired Loli's heart.
Had Su Yuan run off?
But he didn't know the place. Where could he go?
As Long Bai puzzled over it, a new suspicion suddenly surfaced in her mind:
"Perhaps there's another possibility... Su Yuan didn't run away. He's hiding underwater."
"If he's been down at the bottom of the pool the whole time, and his aura overlaps with Chen