102 Heading to Death Canyon
After lunch break.The bell rang on time, and the students gathered in the college classrooms or playground.
The afternoon class is mimicry practice, and the class is held at the top of the mountain.
After Mr. Shi Gao's resistance and mountain climbing training in the morning, Lu Buliang felt severe soreness all over his body. It seems that the magic grass only improves people's qualifications and physical fitness, allowing the user to have a physical fitness different from that of ordinary people, but it does not mean invincibility.
The training effect of resistance plus mountain climbing is very significant. After only one day, after a nap, Lu Buliang's sore body felt that his meridians were unblocked and he felt stronger. If he does this kind of training frequently, his body may soon be able to withstand the energy impact brought by the burning ring.
Arriving at the mimicry training ground on the top of the mountain, Yu Tianheng, Oslo and others rushed to the venue that suited them.
Lu Buliang and Ye Lingling walked together towards the grass mimicry field near the dean's building.
While walking, Lu Buliang was also paying attention to the expression on Ye Lingling's face. During the resistance climbing training, he led Dugu Yan to climb halfway up the mountain under the gaze of everyone. Other students might think that it is normal for teammates to help each other, but only the members of the Royal Fighting Team know that the relationship between Lu Buliang and Dugu Yan is definitely not ordinary.
During the lunch break, Yu Tianheng confessed a lot to Lu Buliang in the dormitory and said that he would not object to Dugu Yan's affairs, and he had no right to object.
Osro, Yufeng, Shimoshimo also knew about this.
Therefore, Lu Buliang felt that Ye Lingling should also know it.
Ye Lingling's delicate face is obviously very beautiful, but she always doesn't show much expression.
She is still the same today, but Lu Buliang always feels that there is something wrong with the atmosphere between them, and it seems not as harmonious as before.
Just as Lü Buliang fell silent, Ye Lingling's voice suddenly rang out, "Did you and Yanyan start dating a year ago?"
"Not really." Lu Buliang answered truthfully, "Recently. Since I met Yanzi's grandfather, I often go to her grandfather's house to play, and occasionally I will run into Yanzi at home. Gradually, our feelings have deepened."
"So that's how it is." Ye Lingling recalled the time when she brought Lv Buliang to the Tiandou Auction House, and asked curiously, "Did you and Yanyan's grandfather meet at the auction house that day?"
Lu Buliang nodded and wanted to explain something, but he didn't open his mouth. He felt there was no need to explain.
You should be brave enough to take responsibility for what you do. Wouldn't explaining mean denying your relationship with Dugu Yan?
"Congratulations." Ye Lingling congratulated, "Yanyan is very stubborn, and the same is true in terms of feelings. She will never give up easily on anyone she likes. Don't let her down."
Seeing Ye Lingling speaking with a calm face and gentle tone, still as calm as usual, Lu Buliang didn't know whether he was happy or sad.
The two came to the grass mimicry field.
Ye Lingling looked into Lu Buliang's eyes, wanting to say something but stopping herself. What she and Lu Buliang had experienced a year ago was still vivid in her mind.
At the beginning, when Lv Buliang joined the team, he showed excellent auxiliary ability, which caused Ye Lingling to fall into confusion and ushered in the first frustration and anxiety in her life. Finally, she cheered up under the guidance of Lv Buliang.
When teaming up with Yu Tianheng and engaging in a double spirit battle with Lü Buliang and Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling's limited assisting ability caused Yu Tianheng's first defeat. This made Ye Lingling doubt her assisting ability again, and she fell into confusion and self-blame. In the end, it was Lü Buliang's encouragement that made her completely relieved.
Then there was the experience of accompanying Lu Buliang to the Tiandou Auction House to buy soul guides, and the trust that the souls in the Great Fighting Soul Arena had in him.
Over time, Ye Lingling developed a special feeling for Lu Buliang. She couldn't describe what the feeling was, but she only knew that she was willing to follow Lu Buliang wherever he was, she chose to believe what Lu Buliang said, and she would execute the orders he gave during battle without hesitation.
Every time she is with Lu Buliang, she, who usually doesn't like to talk, will take the initiative to find some topics to talk about so as not to make the atmosphere too cold.
Lu Buliang is also the only one who knows that her apparent strength and indifference are mostly pretended. In fact, when she is hit or has various negative emotions, she also needs others to comfort and encourage her, and she also needs others to heal her.
During the morning mountain climbing training, the person who was willing to heal her was holding the hands of other girls and walking together. Seeing this scene, Ye Lingling felt empty in her heart, as if she had lost something and was extremely depressed.
Such a depressed mood can never be cured.
She couldn't express this helplessness and pain, so she used a calm face, calm emotions, and a peaceful tone to cover it up.
At this moment, Ye Lingling had only one thought, which was not to let Lu Buliang see her true feelings anymore and not to ask him for anything anymore.
Because he already belongs to someone else, I have to keep my distance from him.
"I have always envied Yanyan because she is very bold. She will do whatever she wants to do regardless of whether she can do it or not. You are the same, so I am not surprised that you two can be together."
Ye Lingling looked into Lu Buliang's eyes and said firmly, "I don't like to talk, but if I meet someone I like one day, I will say it out loud and not hide it like you do."
"Really?" Lu Buliang smiled, "I'm looking forward to that day."
"It's time to practice, you should go too." After saying that, Ye Lingling walked to a bush of flowers and sat down, closing her eyes and meditating.
Watching Ye Lingling using the scent of the surrounding plants to assist in her cultivation, Lu Buliang sighed dejectedly. Although Ye Lingling seemed to be getting along very friendly with him on the surface, that was just a superficial act. In fact, a gap had already formed between them.
After all, Ye Lingling is not a game character or NPC.
I traveled to this world, and everything in this world is real. Ye Lingling is also a flesh-and-blood person with her own views on love. Without any special conditions, if she saw me getting along with another girl, her first reaction would definitely be to try to distance herself from her.
If you want to reconcile with her, explanations are useless and you can only hope for some opportunity to come.
When that opportunity comes, perhaps I can break down the barriers between me and Ye Lingling and allow our relationship to develop further.
"Lü Buliang." A familiar voice came from behind. Lu Buliang turned around and saw that the person calling him was Xue Qinghe who had just walked out of the door of the dean's building.
"Your Highness, is there something wrong?" Lu Buliang thought to himself that Xue Qinghe was looking for him because he must have captured a soul beast like the Shadow Lord.
Xue Qinghe smiled faintly and said nothing, but her eyes gave Lu Buliang an answer that satisfied him.
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The next day, morning.
At the gate of Tiandou City.
Lu Buliang and Xue Qinghe took an express car at the city gate and headed southwest.
A horse-drawn carriage was speeding on the spacious official road.
Lu Buliang and Xue Qinghe sat in the carriage, facing each other, without saying a word.
Yesterday Xue Qinghe told him that he had captured the Shadow Lord, and the place they were heading to now was the habitat of soul beasts like the Shadow Lord, a dangerous area called Death Canyon.
According to the news sent back by Thorny Porpoise Douluo, the Shadow Lord was born from a gloomy forest full of darkness and evil deep in the Death Canyon. The Shadow Lord's lower body is tightly connected to the ground. Once its body is forcibly separated from the ground, it will die.
If a soul master wants to absorb the soul ring of a soul beast, he must kill the soul beast himself.
Therefore, in order to avoid accidentally killing the only Shadow Lord, Thorny Porpoise Douluo simply crippled it and used Thorny Porpoise poison to control it, making it unconscious and unable to resist.
If Lu Buliang wants to kill it with his own hands, he must go to the dark place in the Death Canyon.
Therefore, Xue Qinghe decided to personally take Lu Buliang to the Death Canyon to absorb the soul ring. Light and darkness restrain each other, while holiness and evil are opposites. The six-winged angel martial spirit possesses the attributes of light and holiness. With her by his side, there is no need to worry about being attacked by the group of dark and evil soul beasts in the Death Canyon.
After applying to Emperor Xue Ye for permission to go out and visit major cities to inquire about the people's sentiments, Xue Qinghe did not bring the imperial palace guards with him, but instead asked Lu Buliang from Tiandou Royal Academy to accompany him.
Emperor Xue Ye learned from Prince Xue Xing that Lv Buliang was a powerful soul master, so he approved all of Xue Qinghe's applications and gave him several months to visit major cities to understand the people's sentiments, share their worries, and solve their problems.
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In the carriage.
Lü Buliang couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere of sitting and reading faces but not saying a word, so he decided to speak up: "Your Highness, how should I address you from now on?"
Xue Qinghe knew that Lu Buliang was asking: What should he call her after he turns back into Qian Renxue.
"It's still Your Highness the Crown Prince. Are you going to call me by my name?"
Hearing this, Lu Buliang also knew what Xue Qinghe was saying: From now on, no matter whether she is Xue Qinghe or Qian Renxue, he should call her Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Xue Qinghe in front of me is very talkative, and his conversation gives people a feeling of calmness and grandeur.
It was very comfortable to chat with him. Not only did he not look like Qian Renxue, but his approachable manner was very easy to accept.
Lu Buliang was thinking that when facing Qian Renxue, he could treat her with a very unfriendly attitude, but when facing Xue Qinghe, he became polite for no apparent reason. This feeling was too weird.
"After Teacher Qin Ming was replaced by Teacher Shi Gao, the morning combat classes of your Tiandou Class 1 seem to be different from before." Xue Qinghe suddenly said, "How is it, are you still accepting Teacher Shi Gao's training methods?"
Lu Buliang nodded, "It's acceptable. I am a little tired, but the training effect is very significant."
"Climbing mountains under strong resistance is Teacher Shi Gao's unique teaching method." Xue Qinghe said, "If you can stick to it for a few months, you will definitely thank him. This morning, after I finished dealing with the affairs of the academy, when I walked out of the Dean's Building, I happened to run into your Tiandou Class 1 doing physical training halfway up the mountain."
"On the first day of training under this kind of resistance limit, you were able to complete Teacher Shi Gao's requirements, which is enough to show that your physical strength is far beyond that of ordinary people. Lu Buliang, you are right. You should be able to absorb the fifth spirit ring for 50,000 years. I underestimated you."
Lu Buliang smiled.
"I remember that besides you, Duguyan also climbed halfway up the mountain under the influence of resistance, right?"
Xue Qinghe looked into Lv Buliang's eyes and asked curiously, "When you were holding Duguyan's hand and walking towards the middle of the mountain against all odds, I happened to be watching with the other students. It seems like you and Duguyan have an unusual relationship."
Hearing this, Lu Buliang was stunned. It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. The atmosphere became even more awkward.
"By the way, Your Highness, last time I lent you 300,000 gold soul coins, I said I would pay you back a hundredfold. Here is a card with a limit of 30 million gold soul coins. I'm returning it to you now, and we're even."
As he spoke, Lu Buliang took out a gold card from his ring soul guide and handed it to Xue Qinghe.
Looking at the gold card handed to her, Xue Qinghe's gaze fell on Lu Buliang again. She knew, of course, that Lu Buliang suddenly returned the money in order to change the topic related to Dugu Yan. She didn't want to say it and was too lazy to ask. After taking the gold card, Xue Qinghe stopped talking.
The carriage sped all the way, and after half a day's journey, it left the official road and arrived in the territory of the Kingdom of Silves.
After getting off the bus, Lu Buliang and Xue Qinghe arrived at the capital of the Kingdom of Silvester, Silvester City.
The reason why she did not go directly to the Death Canyon was to hide her whereabouts. When she was outside and far away from the territory of the Tiandou Empire, Qian Renxue had to ensure that she would not be noticed before she could remove her disguise.
Qian Renxue changed from Xue Qinghe's appearance back to a woman's attire, and even her way of speaking returned to her usual cold and aloof tone, "Let's go, after we reach Death Canyon, someone from the Spirit Hall will pick us up."
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A few days later.
One hundred kilometers away from Wuhun City, there is a gloomy and mysterious valley called Death Valley.
This canyon belongs to the Spirit Hall, and any spirit master from the Spirit Hall is qualified to come in and hunt spirit beasts. Spirit masters who are not from the Spirit Hall need to hold a certificate of development by the Spirit Hall, and once they enter the canyon, life and death are at the mercy of fate. Even if the crown prince of the empire dies in the canyon, the Spirit Hall will not be responsible.
So under normal circumstances, only spirit masters from the Spirit Hall can be found in the Death Canyon, while spirit masters from other forces basically hunt spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest.
The Death Canyon has also become a training resource provided by the Spirit Hall to soul masters. Not only does it contain powerful wild soul beasts that can be used as soul rings, but it can also provide soul masters with the best and most realistic mimicry training environment.
Lu Buliang and Qian Renxue had been traveling for more than ten days and now they finally arrived at the Death Canyon.
Led by the Spirit Master of the Spirit Hall who was in charge of guarding the canyon, the two soon arrived at a dark forest deep in the canyon.
What is revealed before your eyes is an endless expanse of black, a translucent black that allows you to see the surrounding darkness clearly with your naked eyes even without the need for lights.
Walking forward in the dark forest, Lu Buliang felt a surge of emotion. This was not the excitement in his heart, but the shadow martial soul felt the strong breath of darkness, and thus became extremely active.
Lu Buliang was certain that practicing in this canyon filled with darkness, evil, and death would be several times better than any simulated training ground in the Tiandou Royal Academy.
(End of this chapter)