Meanwhile, Tang Wutong's beautiful pink-blue eyes, gleaming with golden light, swept over every inch of ground beneath the waterfall. A moment later, she gently shook her head, regret filling her lovely face. "There are no powerful life-forms here, only an enormous fluctuation of life force that hasn't completely dispersed. The person... left a long time ago."
"Huh? How could that be?" Disappointment covered Jiang Nannan's and Xiao Xiao's faces.
Bai Qinchen showed no surprise at all. He released Xiao Wu and Tang Wutong from his arms and slowly walked to the pool beneath the waterfall, where several stalks of Blue Silver Grass grew much more vigorously than elsewhere, swaying gently.
He extended a hand, his fingertips moving slightly as he carefully sensed the regal presence in the air. Though dispersing, it still possessed the tenderness and majesty of an empress presiding over the world.
A moment later, an amused smile curled his lips. "Ran away? Heh, interesting."
He turned around, looked at the women's disappointed expressions, and explained with a smile, "Tang Hao isn't quite that stupid. How could he still dare leave Ah Yin somewhere hidden but not absolutely safe?"
"This was probably just a temporary place he chose earlier for Ah Yin to recuperate. Judging by the timing, that brat Tang San should be heading out to sea soon. Tang Hao must have been worried and moved Ah Yin ahead of time."
"Then didn't we come all this way for nothing?" Xiao Wu pouted, shaking Bai Qinchen's arm somewhat reluctantly.
"How could it be for nothing?" Bai Qinchen smiled and pulled her back into his arms, giving her pert bottom a slap along the way and drawing an indignant little cry.
"We certainly didn't come for nothing." Bai Qinchen's gaze swept over the women before finally settling on