This way, he would not have to worry about finding the entrance to the underground cave at the bottom of the sinkhole!
Wasn't this wonderful?
However, although he had found the entrance, Lu Chen was not in a hurry to get to the point. After all, he had not finished looking at this small sinkhole forest.
He had been staring at the pink forest on the slope for a long time.
The drone that followed the Purple Howling Thrush to find the cave entrance was left near the cave entrance by Lu Chen. Lu Chen himself walked towards the pink-white forest on the hillside.
As he got closer, Lu Chen also saw the true appearance of those "pinkish-white" flowers-
it turned out to be a large peach forest in full bloom.
Lu Chen slowly stepped into it.
A slight mountain breeze blew past, and the petals fell on Lu Chen's body like snow.
After the two Purple Whistling Thrushes left, the two sisters had already come out and sat on Lu Chen's shoulders as usual.
When the petals fell, the sisters nimbly opened their mouths and caught one of the petals.
The flowers fell like rain, and the two little Flashing Scaled Python sisters with the petals in their mouths were like exquisite works of art.
It was hard not to like him.
[Oh my god, what a huge peach blossom forest!】
[I suddenly feel like I'm on a peach blossom island...]
[The two little flash-scaled python sisters are so cute with petals in their mouths. Hahahaha]
[That's not right. It's already summer. Why are there peach blossoms?] Don't peach blossoms bloom in spring?]
"This isn't a rare thing, and the ancients once described such a scene.”
Lu Chen smiled,
"The peach blossoms in the mountain temple will bloom when the fragrance of April in the human world is over."
The bottom of this small sinkhole was connected to a large karst cave group. The temperature was relatively low, and the light was not very sufficient, which was the reason why the peach blossoms had bloomed late.
Such a beautiful scenery, but it's a pity that I'm wearing such a bloated protective suit.”
Lu Chen lowered his head and patted the protective suit he was wearing
.”
[Hahahahaha, it's okay. Brother Lu is already more handsome than 80% of the men in the country in this!】
[Be bold. Brother Lu's looks are in the top 1% no matter what.】
[Who said that Brother Lu's protective suit doesn't look good? I'm angry! This was the most handsome outfit for science!】
"Good fellow, are all the netizens this year so good at talking? If you know how to talk, then say more. I like it.”
Lu Chen laughed out loud.
After a period of live broadcast, he had become more and more familiar with the audience in the live broadcast room. Lu Chen was no longer as restrained as he was at the beginning, and he would occasionally joke with them.
Just as Lu Chen was laughing with everyone, he suddenly saw something moving slightly among the fallen leaves not far away from him.
……？
Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat. He took a few steps forward and squatted down beside the place that had moved.
It was an ordinary pile of fallen leaves that were not completely covered by petals.
Lu Chen stared at the pile of "fallen leaves" for a long time and suddenly smiled
.”
As he spoke, Lu Chen pulled the drone's camera closer to the pile of fallen leaves.
What good stuff?
Generally speaking, the "interesting little thing" that Lu Chen mentioned was usually very rare.
Everyone's interest was immediately piqued, and they began to examine it carefully.
"Let me give you a hint. There are two little guys in the camera range.”
？？？
Two?
Everyone was stunned.
I've been looking for them for a long time, but I haven't seen one. Two?？
Just as they could not help but want to send a bullet screen to ask Lu Chen to reveal the answer, they saw something moving slightly in the middle of the pile of dead leaves.
There was no wind at the moment, so it couldn't be the wind blowing the leaves. There was only one answer.
A brown curled "dead leaf" slowly straightened its body, stretched its limbs and neck, and slowly crawled forward a few steps.
It was actually a mantis!
Its carapace looked like a spinning, twisted leaf, and even its feet were made of 'broken leaves' of different sizes.
If it hadn't started moving by itself, it would have been hard to find it even if they looked at it for a while.
[F * ck, isn't this mimicry too awesome?】
[I'm impressed. I admit that I'm blind. If it didn't move by itself, I really wouldn't have noticed it at all.】
[xdm, let's talk about something even scarier. Brother Lu said that there's another one in the camera…
] F * ck, I almost forgot. Why is there another one! Is it also a mimicry mantis?]
"Yes, the remaining one is also a mimicry mantis.”
Lu Chen smiled and nodded,
"But these two mimicry mantises are not the same. It's really rare for them to appear together and be captured by the camera at such a close distance."
However, this other mimicry mantis is also very well-hidden. I reckon that you won't be able to see it if it doesn't move, so I'll help you point it out.”
As Lu Chen spoke, he casually picked up a dead leaf from the ground and gently swept it towards an inconspicuous "falling peach blossom" in the pile of flowers.
Feeling the stimulation from the outside world, the 'peach blossom' slowly raised its head.
Only then did everyone see that the "peach blossom" was actually the head of this praying mantis!
On its neck, there were even a few green petals that were used to simulate the petals of peach blossoms!
As it moved its body with small steps, not only its head, but its pink body and abdomen were also exposed.
If such a mantis were to climb on a flower branch, even an immortal would not be able to see it.
[F * ck, I announce that this mantis is the goddess of my dreams today!】
[It's so beautiful…Why can bugs be so beautiful? No, I don't want to like bugs, wuwuwu…]
】
[…Although I really want to say that people can't and shouldn't, I actually want to try…]
”
Lu Chen's lips curled into a subtle smile,
"After the female mantis is taught, it will eat up the male mantis until there is nothing left. It will be used as nutrients to breed its offspring."
Have you…really thought it through?”
Everyone
shuddered as they imagined that scene.
"
These two mantises should have been blown down by the wind from the tree earlier. It's better to send them back.”
Lu Chen used the leaves to cushion his hands and carefully lured the two mimicking mantises to his hands before placing them back on the peach tree.
"The two types of mantises we saw just now are actually the rarer Dry Leaf Mantis and Peach Blossom Mantis.
There are many insect lovers who want to buy and raise them, but they are all priceless. It's hard to find a single insect, so our luck is really good.”
Lu Chen smiled,
"Since there are such rare mimicry mantises nearby, I reckon there are also the more common leaf mantises. I'll look around. If I can find them, I'll show them to everyone."
Those mantises were usually more common and not rare. If one observed carefully, they could catch them.”
After circling around the area a few times, Lu Chen found something.
"Everyone, look. This is the commonly seen leaf mantis.”
Lu Chen pointed at a mantis lying on a tree trunk and said with a smile.
Everyone focused their eyes. Indeed.
Probably because it was lying on the brown tree trunk, this emerald green mantis looked particularly eye-catching.
There were two pieces of armor on its back, shaped like real leaves. Even the leaves could be seen clearly.
If it wasn't for the pair of big eyes on its head that were stuck out and it was lying on the tree trunk, it might not have been able to see it when it was hiding in the branches and leaves.
In order to let everyone see the body structure under its carapace, Lu Chen carefully reached out and pinched its carapace, picking it up from the tree bark.
The two Mimicry Mantises just now were both rare species. Lu Chen did not dare to casually attack them, but this one was fine.
After turning it over, its emerald green feet, a pair of blade-like forelimbs, and a bulging belly were revealed to everyone.
[Wow, this mantis's stomach is so big!】
[Brother Lu, Brother Lu, is this a female praying mantis? The kind that wants to get a little mantis?]
[Really? If it's a female praying mantis, Brother Lu, you should put it back. We don't have to look at it. Let it give birth to a young praying mantis!】
Lu
Chen didn't say anything. He just narrowed his eyes and observed carefully for a while.
This leaf-shaped praying mantis had a really big belly.
Lu Chen was not a professional entomology expert, but he had still dabbled in it. He had also seen a real "pregnant" female praying mantis.
It was impossible for her stomach to be so exaggerated.
Moreover, upon closer inspection, one could faintly see the black shadows that looked like threads on its round, almost transparent lower abdomen.
In addition, when he grabbed the mantis just now, he didn't feel too strong of a grip or resistance...
Lu Chen had a rough idea.
"Although it's a pity, I still have to tell you that this mantis isn't pregnant. Moreover, it's estimated that it will die in the next two days.”
Lu Chen spread his hands and said,
"But everyone will definitely be very puzzled as to why I'm so sure. I thought about it just now. Although it's a little cruel, I still want everyone to see the process of its death with their own eyes. At the same time, it's also good to understand what kind of existence the killer who took the life of this mantis is."”
[The pictures attached to this chapter are all kinds of mimicry mantises ~]
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