This hundred cave valley stretches for hundreds of miles vertically and horizontally, among which there are more than a dozen large and small peaks, and there are underground caves connected between the peaks, and the terrain is quite complex and precipitous. The location where Zhao Zheng and Zihuan are located is a main peak in the mountains, with the highest altitude and the widest depth, and it is also the place where the Hundred Caves School rests.

Zhao Zheng followed the memories before the crossing, and took Zihuan all the way forward, away from the place where the Hundred Caves Sect set up a martial arts competition, and walked towards the bottom of the mountain.

It's early spring, and everything on the mountain is revived, and the new wildflowers and weeds are everywhere, and many trees are dressed in green, swaggering in the spring breeze.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Zhao Zheng began to speed up his feet, as if he was advancing against the wind, and walked forward quickly. Zihuan followed closely behind, always keeping a distance of one zhang from Zhao Zheng, and this speed was as easy for her as a walk.

The two of them walked faster and faster, until they walked from the mountainside to the position near the foot of the mountain, Zhao Zheng suddenly stopped, pointed forward, and said, "We have arrived at the place, and the entrance to the cave is under that stone." ”

Zihuan also stopped, paused, and looked in the direction Zhao Zheng pointed.

On the opposite side is a rugged hillside, the bare rocks are exposed*, without any vegetation, a little less verdant than the hillside just now, and a little more depressed. There are a lot of stones on the hillside, and one of them is the most massive, a little deformed, lying on the hillside.

Zihuan's beautiful eyes wandered, and she glanced around the hillside, but found nothing, and wondered, "Where is the entrance?" How I didn't see it. ”

"Far away, close at hand." Zhao Zheng walked up to the boulder and raised his hand to pat it on it. "The entrance is right down here. It was originally a natural entrance. After the Hundred Caves Sect occupied this place, in order to prevent outsiders from entering, this entrance was sealed with a large stone. This stone resembles a cow lying on its stomach, so it is named 'Lying Cow Stone'. Move this 'Lying Cow Stone' out of the way, and we will be able to enter the cave below. ”

"This stone is not small, at least more than 2,000 pounds, even if I have to move it, it will take a lot of effort. I kind of understand, you pulled me here just to find a hard fight. Zihuan looked at the lying cow stone. Rolled his eyes.

"There is no such beautiful hard work in this world as you."

"No matter how nice your words are, this stone will not turn into cotton."

"Okay. I see what you mean. Zhao Zheng smiled helplessly and stretched out a finger, "You move this Lying Cow Stone, and I will give you an extra hundred taels of hard work." ”

"You are embarrassed to say a mere hundred taels of silver, I will give you two hundred taels of silver, you move this big stone away and show me."

"Alas, a hundred taels is not too little, and it seems that my money bag is about to die again." Zhao Zheng smiled and sighed, and replaced it with five fingers. "Five hundred taels, it's always okay to add five hundred taels, right?"

"Yes. That's pretty much it. Zihuan nodded with satisfaction, dusted the palm of her jade hand, and flicked it lightly, "You step aside, this girl is going to work." ”

Zhao Zheng smiled and stepped aside, making a gesture of please at Wo Niu Shi.

Zihuan stepped forward, opened her arms, and pressed her hand on the Lying Cow Stone. She took a few deep breaths, mobilized the internal force of the dantian, and led it from the dantian to the central acupoint, from which it was sent to all parts of the body. She restrained her smile, her face was solemn, and she brewed for a while before she started to move the stone.

I saw her ten fingers glow, forming an eagle claw, piercing deeply into the surface of the Lying Niu Stone, and clasping it tightly. With more force, the huge lying cow stone shook violently, and then lifted it up a little. The weight of more than 2,000 catties of Woniu Stone pressed on her small body, causing her feet to sink into the ground, and she shook slightly.

Martial artists have their own strengths, some martial artists specialize in hard martial arts, and some martial artists specialize in boiling strength, Zihuan has been focusing on cultivating light skills and changes in moves since he practiced martial arts, and he is inferior to martial artists in the same realm in terms of strength. If it were replaced by a martial artist like Wei Dali, who focused on gravity and hard skills, it would be much easier to move this Lying Niu Stone.

Zhao Zheng saw that fine sweat broke out on Zihuan's nose and sideburns, and he seemed to be struggling, so he asked, "Do you want me to help you?" ”

"No, you don't." Zihuan's lips opened slightly, she refused, and her small body exerted her strength again, twisted her waist, and moved the Lying Niu Stone to one side.

The Lying Cow Stone moved away, and the entrance to a black hole was immediately revealed underneath, but it was not fully revealed, only a half-moon-shaped edge was exposed, barely enough for one person to go up and down.

As Zihuan moved, the entrance became larger and larger, and when it was large enough, Zhao Zheng tore off a rope that had been prepared from his shoulder, and threw one of them under the Lying Cow Stone.

"The entrance is enough, put it down." Zhao Zheng reminded.

Zihuan slowly lowered the Lying Cow Stone as she said, and firmly pressed the rope below. She took a step back, breathed a long sigh of relief, and a pair of snow-white jade hands swept across her chest, retracting her internal force.

Zhao Zheng squatted down, threw the remaining rope into the dark entrance below, and then pulled it with his hand, the rope was strong enough to bear the weight of two people. He reached for the entrance and felt it through his skin, there was a faint surge of air underneath, it should be ventilated. In this way, there will be no worries, and you can rest assured.

Zihuan adjusted the internal force, leaned over, and smacked her tongue: "There is really an entrance under this big stone." ”

"Of course there is an entrance, how can I let your efforts be in vain." Zhao Zheng rolled up his sleeves, revealing two strong arms, and tightened his belt and the rope on his chest, ready to go down. Since it was inconvenient to move around the cave with his sword hanging, he had already crossed a pair of swords behind him, the Zichu Sword obliquely to the right, and the Tiger Roaring Sword diagonally to the left.

"This cave is mysterious, it looks very interesting, I don't know if there will be other treasures besides stalactite jade liquid." Zihuan said with great interest.

"That drunken Hundred Cave Sect only mentioned stalactite jade liquid, not any treasures, so it is estimated that there should be none." Zhao Zheng grabbed the rope as he said and crawled down, "I'm a man, so I should take the lead in front at this time, so you should follow behind." ”

"It's natural, and this girl doesn't want to take the lead at all." Zihuan said as a matter of course.

Zhao Zheng clung to the rope, turned his head to the side, and looked down, and through the sunlight projected by the entrance, he could vaguely see the situation below. He sighed secretly again in his heart, if he reached the realm of "Clear Ears and Clear Eyes" of the Fifth Heaven, his eyesight would be improved several times, and he could see at night, and it would be much easier to explore the cave with that kind of vision.

This entrance slopes downward, and when it goes down to three feet, the rope falls to the ground. Zhao Zheng let go of the rope, jumped to the ground, took a few steps in the direction of the extension of the cave, and then stopped, took out the fire fold and candle from the treasure bag wrapped in cowhide, and ignited a bean-sized fire.

Since there is a small section of waterway in front of him, Zhao Zheng had already prepared a cowhide for water discharge before coming here, and wrapped the treasure bag and money bag, and Zihuan was the same.

Although the candlelight is only the size of a bean and the halo is only a zhangxu, it is enough for Zhao Zheng, and even more so for Zihuan.

Zhao Zheng led the way with a candle in hand, stepping on the potholed road, advancing along the slope of the cave, all the way deep into the ground.

There was the wind howling in the cavern, but there was no more sound than that, and it was relatively quiet.

The ground and its surroundings are full of misshapen stones, some of which are so sharp that they can be scratched if you are not careful, and they are not easy to walk.

After moving forward cautiously for about a few dozen kilometers, the dry ground became damp and the air became more humid. The further you go, the wetter the ground becomes, and the water gradually rises to the ground, extending forward into a groundwater pool.

By candlelight, the waterhole could not be seen at a glance, but extended to the end of the rock, and the sides were no longer narrow passages, but became much wider. There are many sharp stones hanging down from above, like a spear with an upside-down handle, and the water must not be flat, but it is covered by the water, and it is not clear to see.

The most dangerous thing under the water is not the sharp stones, but another ferocious creature.

"The underground caves of the Valley of the Hundred Caves extend in all directions, just like a natural labyrinth. There are many caves that lead to the location of the stalactite liquid, but most of the caves are blocked, but this one is not blocked. It's not that the Hundred Caves Sect is lazy and doesn't want to block, but there is no need to block. Zhao Zheng pointed to the water under his feet, "This underground lake and the things in the lake are enough to hold this cave, and people who don't know the truth will never jump into here stupidly." ”

"But I'm going to be stupid here with you today. If I'm not mistaken, you seem to have said that there is a kind of crocodile living in this underground lake. Zihuan squatted down and stared at the calm water, looking for clues underwater.

"That's right, the Hundred Caves Sect has raised several 'Black Water Crocodiles' here, this kind of crocodile lives in cold water, has a very fierce temperament, and feeds exclusively on flesh and blood. If we want to swim through this underground lake, we have to pass the 'Black Water Crocodile' level first, and it is best to slaughter all the 'Black Water Crocodiles' at the bottom of the lake, leaving no one behind. Zhao Zheng looked at Zihuan with a smile and opened five fingers, "This burden has to be handed over to you again, it's still the old rule, five hundred taels." ”

"Slaughtering crocodiles under such cold water is much more difficult than moving stones, how can five hundred taels be, we have to count the money according to the head, one hundred taels per head."

"Okay, in order to get stalactite liquid, I gave up. Just do as you say, one hundred taels per head. Zhao Zheng readily agreed.

"Hehe, if I have money, I will have strength. You can ask for it first. I then entered the water. When you get into the water, you just have to swim on the surface of the water, you don't have to do anything else, I will kill the crocodile underwater to protect you by the way. Zihuan admonished.

Zhao Zheng broke the candle and put the rest into a cowhide bag, and tied the inner and outer three layers tightly.

Without the candlelight, the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness, which made the place much more depressing.

With the Seven Heavenly Warriors as bodyguards, this trip was very safe, Zhao Zheng had the courage to walk into the water, and when the water submerged to the root of his thighs, he rushed forward and began to swim forward. Not long after he swam away, there was a pop behind him, presumably Zihuan had already jumped into the water. (To be continued......)