As it turned out, the cave entrance was one-way: they could enter, but they could not leave.
Meanwhile, inside the thatched shack outside, the remaining five exchanged looks, their expressions varied.
When Lei Xiaosan had stepped into the red opening just now, he had merely disturbed a few wisps of mist over it.
The mist had then quickly settled, and the two entrances, one black and one red, returned to exactly their previous state, without the slightest difference, as though nothing had happened.
Hu Seventeen, however, closed his eyes and concentrated on sensing the faint trace of aura that had escaped from the red opening when Lei Xiaosan stepped through.
A moment later, he opened his eyes, a somewhat delighted smile appearing on his face.
"There should be no mistake!" Hu Seventeen said firmly. "The wisps of mist Young Hero Lei disturbed when he entered the red entrance contained a trace of an aura unique to my Hu family's secret arts. If my guess is correct, Fule City should undoubtedly lie beyond this red entrance!"
Before the others could react to his words, Old Daoist Yuan responded first.
He laughed heartily and turned toward the Ox Demon beside him, saying with a hint of mockery, "Old Ox, Young Hero Lei has finally blazed a trail for us! Surely you can't stay out of it and hide in your shell like you did just now? People would laugh at you!"
"With your iron hide, steel bones, and boundless strength, you're just the one to shoulder things up front for us. Don't refuse. Young Hero Lei has earned credit for scouting ahead, so naturally you should do your part by supporting and protecting him!"
At that, the Ox Demon reluctantly stood, glared fiercely at Old Daoist Yuan, and said in a rumbling