Not long after entering the river valley, Yang Tao and Xia Huai found their favorite messengers.
So among the three, only Lu Jing was left with nothing to gain.
However, it was still early at this time, so the three of them were not in a hurry and continued to move forward.
But none of the three people expected that they would be gone for two full hours.
It's not that Lu Jing has too high a vision and doesn't like the nightingales along the way. In fact, Lu Jing doesn't have many requirements for the messenger, as long as he looks low-key and flies fast.
And as there were fewer and fewer dried beetles in the bag, Lu Jing, like an older young man who had failed to date dozens of times, relaxed his standards appropriately.
From flying fast to above average, he is not holding back, but there is still no nightingale willing to swallow the pill in his hand.
Seeing that the beetle was about to bottom out, Lu Jing couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Could it be that there is no chance today and he can only come back tomorrow?
Xia Huai and Yang Tao on the side also became anxious for him when they saw this. They didn't bother to enjoy the scenery in the valley and kept looking around, looking for a suitable messenger for Lu Jing.
At this time, the three of them had reached a very deep part of the river valley, and there were almost no other freshmen nearby.
Moreover, the number of nightingales is also becoming scarce at a speed visible to the naked eye. Further ahead is another scene of the Eight Scenes of the Academy - a special cave.
Different from the two scenes that Lu Jing had seen before, the fish hanging in the sky and the dyed forest, this special cave was a forbidden place that the academy teachers prohibited freshmen from entering.
It is said to be the oldest and mysterious scene among the Eight Scenic Spots. Everyone who has been in it is tight-lipped about their experiences inside after coming out.
Although the three of them were a little curious, they had no intention of going against the rules of the academy and going deeper.
Just as he was about to turn back, he suddenly heard a bird chirping from ahead.
That sound was very different from the calls of other nightingales in the river valley. It didn't sound ethereal at all, but sounded rather sharp and harsh.
It reminded Lu Jing of the noise made by chalk scratching across the blackboard when he was in school, which made those who just listened feel irritated.
"Are there other birds in the Nightingale Valley?" Yang Tao asked in surprise.
"Anyway, we haven't encountered them along the way." Xia Huai replied.
Later, the two also noticed that the two couriers they had just collected, Hongdou and Chicken Leg, also showed varying degrees of agitation after hearing the strange cry.
Among them, Hongdou was slightly better, just looking left and right on Yang Tao's shoulder, shaking his feathers from time to time, and pacing back and forth. Chicken Legs hesitated for a moment, but suddenly spread its wings and flew out, ignoring Xia Huai's call, and rushed towards the voice. The place to come.
Xia Huai was worried that it was in danger, so when he saw it, he immediately used Qinggong to chase after it.
Seeing her leaving, Lu Jing and Yang Tao quickly followed her.
The movements of the three people were clearly visible at this moment.
Among them, Xia Huai's Qinggong followed a flexible and elegant path. I didn't see how hard she exerted her strength. With just a tap of her toes, she jumped several feet away. She even jumped onto the treetops and walked through the forest on the branches. jump.
But it reminded Lu Jing of the scene when the two first met.
In contrast, what surprised Lu Jing even more was Yang Tao. Seeing that his marksmanship was particularly important, he didn't expect that his light skills were also quite good.
In terms of speed alone, he is not inferior to Xia Huai, but he is much worse in flexibility. However, he also has his own solution. Whenever he needs to change his appearance in a big way or respond quickly, he only needs to use his long spear. If you move it to the opposite place, you can use the force to move.
It was also the first time for Lu Jing to encounter such a strange light skill, which could be combined with marksmanship.
If we look at the levels alone, his Qinggong might be on the seventh or eighth level. However, after incorporating the marksmanship, it immediately becomes comparable to the fourth or fifth level Qinggong.
And you must know that the Qinggong of the seventh and eighth grades is much easier to practice than the Qinggong of the fourth and fifth grades. The only drawback is that Yang Tao's Qinggong is used with both hands and feet, and it is easy to get confused when encountering an enemy.
However, Xia Huai and Yang Tao were more surprised.
As Lu Jing raised his feet, they heard the sound of turbulent waves crashing on the shore, which suppressed the previous strange cries. Then Lu Jing only took one step, and he was already at Xia Xia. Behind Huai, he took another step and directly surpassed Xia Huai.
Is this the power of Qinggong in the Dacheng realm? !
Xia Huai and Yang Tao looked at each other in shock.
But Lu Jing kept walking and took three more steps, leaving behind the chicken leg that flew out first. Then he turned around, grabbed the chicken leg, and threw the dizzy bird back to Xia Huai.
At this point, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xia Huai reached out and gently stroked the drumstick in his palm, trying to calm it down. At the same time, he asked Lu Jingdao, "Are we still going forward?"
Lu Jing was about to answer when he glanced at Yang Tao aside, but was suddenly startled, and then asked, "Where are your red beans?"
Yang Tao was shocked when he heard this. Everyone was busy chasing chicken legs just now, so he didn't pay attention to the red beans on his shoulders, subconsciously thinking that the bird was still following him.
But now, where can I still see the shadow of Hongdou?
"Don't worry, it's just like the chicken leg. It must have flown towards the previous sound." Lu Jing said, "Let's continue chasing it."
Now the three of them had no other choice but to continue moving forward.
After passing through a narrow and undulating river channel, the three people's eyes finally suddenly opened up again, but soon their eyes were attracted by the huge cave with a diameter of a hundred feet in the middle of the rock wall in front of them.
Without anyone reminding him, Lu Jing knew that it must be one of the eight scenic spots in the academy - a special cave!
Just standing in the distance and looking inside is enough to make people feel shocked!
The huge and incredible hole is like a giant beast with its mouth open, and even the sunlight falling into it is swallowed up cleanly.
Except for the first two to three hundred feet, the inside of the cave is completely dark, deep and mysterious, as if it is connected to the other side of the universe.
In comparison, the three people standing outside the cave entrance were as small as ants.
The vines all over the entrance of the cave have grown for who knows how many years. Each one is thicker than Lu Jing's thigh. They look like giant green pythons, coiling around each other.
"This hole... is too big!" Yang Tao was stunned. He originally wanted to find some suitable words to describe the scene in front of him, but in the end, he couldn't think of any other description other than "too big."
But at this moment, these three words are indeed the most intuitive feeling in the hearts of the three of them.
"There is a forbidden area ahead, we can't go any further." Xia Huai on the side said worriedly.
And just after she finished speaking, Lu Jing, who had the best eyesight, had already found the red bean that he had lost before. It was about ten feet away in the cave.
There was another nightingale next to Hong Dou. That nightingale looked very inconspicuous. It was only half the size of Hong Dou and its feathers were gray. However, he didn't know if it was Lu Jing's imagination.
Hongdou, who had always been proud, was actually quite respectful to her sibling who looked like a small sparrow. At this moment, two nightingales were gathering together to guard a bird's nest.
