The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#272 - Flying Wings and Hanging Lake

Lu Jing was very doubtful whether there really was a method in this world to improve one's cultivation aptitude.

Because the academy was a place to study mystic power, the professors here were researching subjects related to mystic power all day long. If such a method really existed, it would be impossible not to have heard any news about it.

People are always used to having high expectations for things that appear mysterious, but most of the time, this expectation is only because they don't understand enough, so there is more room for imagination.

The paper figures are the same. In the end, they are just a group of ordinary people. It's just that some of their origins are untraceable. According to Wu Han, many people had not even cultivated mystic power before entering the academy.

Thinking of this, Lu Jing suddenly felt a lot more at ease, and the matter of delivering food didn't make him so headache-inducing anymore.

Forget it, just let it be to make Ye Gongmei and the others give up. Moreover, it can also complete the punishment from Xuetian's side. In any case, running errands should be much easier than working in the fields, and Xia Huai's share can also be completed along the way.

Speaking of which, Xia Huai and Yang Tao were punished because of him.

Now that Yang Tao's punishment has been completed, Lu Jing naturally cannot ignore Xia Huai's punishment.

Seeing that Lu Jing no longer continued to refuse, Wu Han knew that he had been persuaded by him, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face, "Very good, this matter should be done sooner rather than later. I think you have nothing to do now, so why not start from today?

"Don't worry, I won't assign you too many tasks at once. This time, you only need to deliver food to three people. After you finish delivering, I will consider you to have completed one day of work at Xuetian.

"If you are fast enough, maybe it won't even take an hour. After that, you can do whatever you want," Wu Han said, "But there is one thing you must remember, never try to find out the details of those paper figures at any time.

"They have their own reasons for choosing to hide their identities, but one thing is the same, that is, they have all cut ties with the past. If so, even if you know their past, it is actually meaningless. Don't anger them for your own curiosity."

"I know, I don't want to be punished by Supervisor Huang again," Lu Jing nodded.

"It's not Supervisor Huang who punishes you," Wu Han shook his head, "but you may encounter danger."

"Huh?"

"Whether it's Senior Ye that you saw before, or Chi, they are the same as the instructors of the academy, they are all people from my Si Tian Jian, that is, our own people, so even if you make them angry, they won't be as knowledgeable as you. At most, they will only give you a slight punishment.

"But paper figures are different. The situation of paper figures is much more complicated. Of course, since they live in the academy, they will not harm the students of the academy unless necessary.

"But there are always exceptions. You don't know the details and methods of the paper figures, so when facing them, be polite but also keep a bit of vigilance. Don't accept their requests immediately, think more about it, and think twice before acting."

After Wu Han gave some more instructions, he took Lu Jing to the edge of his field, gave Lu Jing three baskets of fresh fruits and vegetables, and told him a place and three names.

However, Lu Jing's expression was a little strange after hearing this, because he searched in his mind and was very sure that he had never heard of Jinghu Valley.

"Is there a valley named Jinghu in the academy?"

"Yes, most of the paper figures live there, but Jinghu Valley is not allowed to enter by outsiders most of the time. You kid is lucky. If it weren't for being punished to work in Xuetian, I really couldn't find an excuse to send you to Jinghu Valley," Wu Han said.

Lu Jing didn't feel that he was lucky at all, but what's done is done, and he didn't argue with Wu Han about this issue. He just continued to ask, "How should I enter Jinghu Valley?"

"It's very simple, the entrance to Jinghu Valley is at Xuantian Guanyu, one of the Eight Views."

"Xuantian Guanyu?" Lu Jing had a deep impression of the first scene he saw when he first entered the academy. He remembered that the big lake hanging in the sky was thirty feet above the ground. Even someone with the best lightness skill would find it difficult to jump to such a height.

Unless a high platform is built below, but it would be too troublesome to do so. Wu Han has been in and out of there, so he should have a better way.

And the latter did not disappoint him. He took out a pebble from his arms and handed it to Lu Jing.

"You take this pebble, go to the bottom of Xuantian Guanyu, and then stand upside down, looking at the hanging lake. But there is a problem."

"What's the problem?"

"You haven't cultivated mystic power, so naturally you won't have any lightness skills."

Lu Jing quickly realized what Wu Han was referring to, and said nonchalantly, "Oh, at a height of thirty feet, if I fall into the water, my body should be fine."

Thirty feet is about one hundred meters. For ordinary people, it doesn't matter whether there is water or cement ground below when jumping from this height. Basically, it's a dead end.

However, with Lu Jing's current body strength after cultivating the Fire Scale Armor, it shouldn't be a big problem to withstand this damage.

Wu Han had originally planned to return to the house, but stopped when he heard this, and said suspiciously, "Are you sure? I asked Chi to refine a pair of flying wings for you. Although they are not as useful as those lightness spells, they can effectively slow down your falling speed."

"I'll see when I come back," Lu Jing was also quite curious about the things refined by Chi. Even if he couldn't use them this time, he might be able to use them sometime in the future.

The sunlight was refracted by the clear lake water onto the grass, leaving sparkling light and shadows, and occasionally clouds slowly floated by. Lu Jing couldn't help but stop for a long time for the beautiful scenery in front of him.

Then he looked up and glanced at the big lake above his head, and recalculated the distance between himself and the lake to be within a safe range. Then, according to what Wu Han said, he grabbed the carrying pole with one hand and supported the grass with the other, and stood upside down on the grass.

In the next moment, Lu Jing felt the pebble in his arms suddenly become lighter, and then his own body also became lighter.

But this lightness did not last long. Lu Jing only felt his hand empty, and when he looked up again, he saw that the grass was rapidly moving away from him.

No, more accurately, his body was falling into the hanging lake under his feet.