《Fishing Gives Me Ten Thousand Times Return: I Got The National Beauty On The First Day》 Chapter 1 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Late at night. The riverbank of Jiang City was especially lively. On both sides of the river, the light of a flashlight could be seen every few meters. Who else could it be other than the fishing buddies from night fishing who had gathered there so late at night? Among the many fishermen, there was a handsome young man who looked to be in his twenties. Occupying a spot with good geomancy, he had all kinds of fishing gear. Compared to his equipment, the other fishermen¡¯s equipment paled in comparison. The difference was as big as day and night. The young man had prepared more than 10 fishing rods of various sizes, but most of them were hand rods for fishing while sitting. At the same time, there were all kinds of fishing floats, hooks, fishing lines, and bait. The young man even had things often used in geomancy, including a geomantic compass, a Peach Wood Sword, and incense paper beside him. He could be considered a professional among fishing pros. The young man sat on a small stool, holding a fishing rod and looking at the river. There was a phone stand beside him, and the phone was broadcasting. Presently, the young man was fluently explaining the fishing tips to those in the live broadcast room. ¡°It¡¯s good to fish after a strong wind passes. Don¡¯t miss the opportunity when it comes. The wind causes the fish to start moving, so leave your rod be, and it¡¯ll arch before long. If there¡¯s no wind, find a spot where there¡¯s constant water flow.¡± Looking at the young man¡¯s professional appearance, those who didn¡¯t know better would mistake him for the reincarnation of an ancient fishing legend. Just then, an old man who had just arrived at the fishing area with gear came over. ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t this the Skunked King Ye Chen? Did you get skunked again today?¡± Facing the mockery, Ye Chen remained calm and said nonchalantly, ¡°Mr. Liao, I¡¯m not getting skunked tonight!¡± In an instant, the comments section in the live broadcast room exploded. ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m dying of laughter. Looking at Mr. Ye¡¯s serious expression. It¡¯s really funny!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, I bet that you¡¯ll get skunked tonight like always!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect Mr. Ye to be famous for returning empty-handed locally!¡± ¡­ In fishing terms, ¡°skunked¡± meant that a fisherman returned without a single catch, and Ye Chen was a streamer well-known as the Skunked King among the fishing pros. Freshly registering his live stream account a month ago, Ye Chen had not once caught a fish on camera. However, he did catch quite a few ridiculous things including stinky toe caps, dog cages, and garbage bags. He had even caught a few water snakes in the water, but he had never caught any fish! However, Ye Chen did not believe that it would continue that way. He was a stubborn loser. Except for going home to catch up on sleep when he hit his limit, Ye Chen would be fishing. Not long after, he gained infamy in Jiang City. In the live stream world, he was even jokingly known as the Skunked King. That was why nobody refuted the old man¡¯s bold words to Ye Chen. Just as the old man was about to return to his fishing spot and settle down, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed something amiss about the old fishing bait box next to Ye Chen. Although the fish bait box was made of mahogany, it gave off a creepy feeling. The real killer was the 3 letters written on the mahogany box. ¡°What the h*ll!¡± After a miserable scream, the old man almost fell into the river. Fortunately, the old man had lived long enough to not be as surprised by unusual happenings. After wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, the old man asked in a trembling voice, ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡­ What¡¯s with that fishing bait box? Why does it look so strange?¡± Ye Chen laughed bitterly and turned to the old man. ¡°Mr. Liao, this is not a fishing bait box. It¡¯s an urn.¡± ¡°What? An urn?¡± Mr. Liao clutched his chest, his face pale. Taking a closer look at the old mahogany box beside Ye Chen, Mr. Liao realized that the 3 letters written were ¡°R. I. P¡±. Weakheartedly, Mr. Liao uttered in a trembling voice, ¡°Mr. Ye, if not for my restlessness, I really wouldn¡¯t dare to come night fishing.¡± Night fishing was indeed a test of one¡¯s courage. After all, anything could happen at night. ¡°I have heart disease. Can you stop?¡± Looking at Mr. Liao close to tearing up, the viewers in the live broadcast room burst into laughter. Although Ye Chen could not catch any fish, he attracted so many fans because of his quirkiness and daringness. Except for fish, he could catch literally anything in the waters. That afternoon, Ye Chen realized that his fishing bait box was leaking. And just as he was at a loss, the fishing float moved. Ye Chen grew excited at the weight of the fishing rod, thinking that he finally had a catch. However, when he pulled the fishing rod up, he was dumbfounded. He had actually caught an urn. If it were any other fisherman, they would probably feel unlucky and run away with their buckets. However, Ye Chen was braver than any other. Not only was he not afraid, but he also transferred his fishing bait into the box. At that time, there were viewers in the live broadcast room who warned him that using the urn would bring bad luck, but Ye Chen did not believe them and expressed that he would not be skunked for the day. Even when the sky grew dark, Ye Chen paid no notice. While scared to the point of almost peeing his pants, Mr. Liao was still particularly addicted to fishing. The desire to fish eventually overcame his fear. ¡°That¡­ Mr. Ye, can you change to another fishing bait box? That thing is unlucky.¡± Ye Chen clicked his tongue and glanced at Mr. Liao. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that he saw Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter who looked like a fairy when he was fishing a few days ago, Ye Chen could not be bothered to pay attention to the talkative old man. At that thought, Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. ¡°Mr. Liao, it¡¯s already so late. Are you sure about fishing by yourself? If you¡¯re afraid, why don¡¯t you ask your granddaughter to come along?¡± Mr. Liao scoffed in annoyance and glanced at Ye Chen. ¡°Stop thinking about my precious granddaughter, you brat.¡± Then, realizing that Ye Chen had diverted the topic, Mr. Liao pointed at the urn at Ye Chen¡¯s feet and said, ¡°Mr. Ye, it¡¯s bad luck for you to use an urn as a fishing bait box so late at night!¡± ¡°Bad luck?¡± Ye Chen was stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter. He kicked the urn beside his feet. ¡°This thing is used to store the ashes of the dead. If it¡¯s unlucky, would anyone still put the ashes in here? I don¡¯t think it¡¯s bad luck. It¡¯s more like it¡¯s auspicious!¡± With such an auspicious thing at his feet, he couldn¡¯t be worried about returning home empty-handed. Chapter 2 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Come, Mr. Liao, I¡¯ll bring this urn closer to you so that you can get some added auspicious energy.¡± ¡°Cough, cough.¡± Ye Chen¡¯s words made Mr. Liao cough. ¡°Forget it. I haven¡¯t lived long enough to do this!¡± He waved his hand. Ye Chen clicked his tongue and said in a regretful tone, ¡°Sigh, then forget it. Mr. Liao, look at those old men over there. They¡¯ve been eyeing my fishing bait box since this afternoon.¡± The next second, a wave of curses came from all around. ¡°What do you mean by ¡®eyeing¡¯? We think it¡¯s bad luck, but we weren¡¯t sure whether to say it!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. You¡¯ve always been skunked, so we thought there¡¯d be no use in asking you to keep it away.¡± While it was commonly said that one¡¯s senses deteriorated with age, that didn¡¯t seem to apply to the group of fishermen. Ye Chen, who was originally grinning, was immediately disgruntled when he heard them comment on his fruitless fishing. ¡°What Skunked King? I¡¯m not what you¡¯re calling me!¡± Hearing Ye Chen¡¯s words, the old men around him spared him his last shred of dignity. ¡°Ah, yes, yes, yes. Skunked King is a mismatched nickname for Mr. Ye!¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t Mr. Ye catch a boot from the river yesterday?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that. Mr. Ye has fished for living creatures before. I personally saw Mr. Ye catch one in the river last week. A toad, that is!¡± ¡­ The old men on the shore teased Ye Chen with all their might. Although Ye Chen could not catch any fish, he could always catch some strange things. Ye Chen pursed his lips, then said to the old men, ¡°Just watch. I¡¯m going to get a huge catch tonight!¡± With that, Ye Chen retracted his fishing rod. The bait was gone again. After hanging up the bait, Ye Chen cast the rod. As for the urn at his feet, Ye Chen counted on it to help him change his luck for the day. In Ye Chen¡¯s eyes, fishing was like metaphysics. Although Ye Chen was proficient in the theory and practice of fishing, he still couldn¡¯t catch any fish. In truth, Ye Chen was a transmigrator. Two months ago, he had somehow transmigrated to this parallel world. In his previous life, Ye Chen could be said to be a fishing fanatic and a fishing pro. After coming to this world, he found out that he was an orphan, and at the same time, he had a lot of savings. The carefree Ye Chen would not give up on his hobby. Ye Chen used his own savings to buy a few sets of professional fishing gear and began to prepare to become a happy fishing pro. What Ye Chen could not figure out was that in the days after that, he did not catch a single fish. However, he did catch a lot of outrageous things. At the side, Mr. Liao had already settled down. He sat on a folding stool and set up his fishing rod. Turning to look at the urn at Ye Chen¡¯s feet, Mr. Liao leaned forward and said in a deep voice, ¡°Mr. Ye, why don¡¯t you just give up? I heard that someone jumped into the river from the bridge a few days ago.¡± He continued, ¡°It¡¯s so late at night, and you¡¯re messing around with an urn. No matter how I look at it, it doesn¡¯t feel right.¡± Ye Chen scratched his head and slapped his thigh in realization. ¡°Mr. Liao, don¡¯t you think the urn belongs to that person?¡± The corner of Mr. Liao¡¯s eyes twitched. ¡°That¡­ How is that possible?¡± ¡°It¡¯s been a few days, and the salvage team hasn¡¯t managed to find the body. The family has a monetary reward of 200,000!¡± As a cold wind blew through the night, Mr. Liao shivered and said, ¡°I¡¯ve lived my whole life and I¡¯ve been fishing a lot. Night fishing is very risky. After a long time of doing it, who can guarantee that we won¡¯t encounter anything non-human?¡± He continued, ¡°Besides, why do you have to be so inauspicious in the middle of the night? It¡¯s so unlucky to have a urn by your feet. Hurry up and put it away!¡± Ye Chen rolled his eyes at Mr. Liao. In fact, he did not care whether the old man accepted it or not. Ye Chen thought, ¡°I can bear even your constant teasing about me being skunked. What else can¡¯t I tolerate?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t keep it away!¡± Ye Chen¡¯s mouth twitched. He made up his mind to place the urn, which he thought was lucky, by his feet until dawn. Mr. Liao sighed. Just as he was about to continue to persuade Ye Chen, he heard someone shout from the side. ¡°F*ck, Mr. Liao, you¡¯ve got a big bite! D*ng, that¡¯s awesome!¡± Mr. Liao, who was still trying to persuade Ye Chen a second ago, immediately became excited and ran back to his fishing spot. At that moment, Ye Chen looked at his still fishing float and then at Mr. Liao¡¯s pole. He could not help but feel bitter. A big bite referred to a fish sucking the hook into its mouth and eating the bait while swimming. Generally, such fish were bigger or more aggressive, for example, carps, catfish, black carp, grass carp, and so on. Simply put, with a big bite, the fishing float would completely submerge underwater. For the fishermen, there was nothing more exciting than a big bite. Despite his ripe old age of over 70 years, Mr. Liao could still contend against a big fish. With the crisp sound of a fishing line being pulled, the fishing rod in Mr. Liao¡¯s hand seemed to have turned into a divine weapon. ¡°Snap the rod, snap the rod!¡± Ye Chen¡¯s face turned green with anger. In fishing terminology, snapping a rod meant that a fishing rod breaking in the process of fishing. At that moment, Ye Chen could only hope that the old man¡¯s fishing rod broke. Unfortunately, Ye Chen did not get what he wanted. After contesting the giant in the water for 3 minutes, Mr. Liao pulled a pitch-black grass carp out of the river. ¡°Weigh it, weigh it!¡± ¡°F*ck, it¡¯s 2.82 kilograms!¡± ¡°Awesome!¡± thought Mr. Liao. He had thought of catching a few carps to make soup, but he wasn¡¯t expecting a giant grass carp. When his wife came back tomorrow, he¡¯d ask her to whip up a spicy dish out of the carp. ¡°Hahaha! Hahaha!¡± At the moment, Mr. Liao was as happy as a child as he looked at the grass carp in the keepnet. Then, he turned to look at Ye Chen, who had a bitter expression on his face. Patting Ye Chen¡¯s shoulder in excitement, Mr. Liao smiled. ¡°Chen, this thing that you¡¯ve placed here is really quite useful!¡± He continued, ¡°To express my gratitude, I¡¯ll catch a few crucian carps for you later. That way, you won¡¯t have to be skunked today. Hahahahaha!¡± ¡°F*ck you!¡± Ye Chen internally cursed, almost exploding in anger. ¡°You used to treat me as an equal and call me Mr. Ye, but now you¡¯re calling me Chen.¡± Ye Chen placed the fishing rod in his hand on the rod holder and walked toward Mr. Liao. At that moment, the viewers in the live stream room thought that Ye Chen was going to reason with Mr. Liao. But who knew¡­ ¡°Mr. Liao, what bait did you use?¡± Ye Chen asked friendlily. ¡°Can you share some with me and let me try?¡± Chapter 3 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Tsk, tsk. Chen, I¡¯ve been fishing my entire life. Do you know what my nickname is?¡± ¡°Angry Iron Hand!¡± ¡°Listen, I don¡¯t rely on bait. I rely on excellent techniques, wrist strength, and arm strength. It doesn¡¯t matter what bait you use. Hahaha.¡± Ye Chen returned to his hideout with a bitter expression. Ten thousand ¡°f*ck you¡±s were running wildly in his mind. Helplessly, Ye Chen could only complain to the viewers in the live stream room about his grievances. ¡°What does Mr. Liao mean by relying on skills? There was already a big bite and all he did was pull the rod up, yet he still said so much to me. That miser obviously doesn¡¯t want to give me the bait.¡± The viewers in the live stream room laughed so hard that they couldn¡¯t close their mouths. For a while, the comments section was rowdy. ¡°This is hilarious. Mr. Ye has been fishing here for an entire day and hasn¡¯t caught a single fish. Mr. Liao just arrived and he already caught a giant grass carp!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, are you going to have no fate with fish in this life?¡± ¡°Angry Iron Hand, hahahaha. This nickname is killing me. It¡¯s ridiculous!¡± ¡°Streamer, the day you catch a fish will be the day I unsubscribe to your channel.¡± ¡°I wanna say that the streamer is the Skunked King, but he just happens to be able to catch something every time. Still, it¡¯s never a fish, so it¡¯s inaccurate to say he isn¡¯t skunked either!¡± ¡°It¡¯s ridiculous that he didn¡¯t catch a single fish, but the streamer is still trying very hard to catch. This spirit is worth learning.¡± ¡°Hahahaha, it¡¯s f*cking ridiculous. Today is another day of Mr. Ye getting skunked.¡± ¡­ ¡°I don¡¯t believe it. If I don¡¯t catch a giant creature today, I¡¯m not going home!¡± Ye Chen pursed his lips. Those words were not only meant for the viewers in the live stream but also for Mr. Liao who was far away. An hour later, the fishing pros around Ye Chen had caught some fish. That especially included Mr. Liao, who was raking in lots of catches. Meanwhile, the poor Ye Chen had not even caught small shrimp or crabs, let alone fish. Compared to having no catch at all, Ye Chen was even more furious at Mr. Liao¡¯s outburst whenever he got a catch, be it small or big. ¡°F*ck, it¡¯s another fish! Watch me furiously empty out the river tonight! Hehehe, I¡¯m unbeatable! F ** k, it¡¯s another bite!¡± As Mr. Liao spoke, he did not forget to look at Ye Chen beside him with a teasing look, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. If not for his desire to get together with Mr. Liao¡¯s fairy-like granddaughter, Ye Chen would have kicked Mr. Liao into the river long ago. In any case, for a fisherman, only catching the ¡°giant¡± in the river would deem them skilled. And obviously, Ye Chen didn¡¯t prove himself capable of that. Naturally, he could not lift his head in front of the many fishing pros. At that moment, there was a beeping sound. ¡°Detected that the host is a super skunked being that only appears once in a hundred years. The King of Fishing System has been activated,¡± a mechanical voice rang out in Ye Chen¡¯s mind. ¡°F*ck, the system really appeared!¡± mused Ye Chen. For transmigrators, it was natural to be granted some sort of system. Ye Chen¡¯s face was brimming with a smile that was close to madness. ¡°From now on, I¡¯m going to make a comeback!¡± thought Ye Chen. Not only would he make a comeback, but he would also become the King of Fishing in the world. Then, he would give those fisherman pros who once laughed at him a hard slap in the face! Curbing his excitement, Ye Chen quickly began to understand the King of Fishing System he had obtained. Simply put, it was a system that could make him the King of Fishing. There was a hologram that only Ye Chen could see. Through fishing, Ye Chen could obtain experience to level up and unlock achievements. In turn, he could obtain some abilities or rewards. Name: Ye Chen Level: level 1 Skills: none Achievements: none Looking at the hologram that only he could see, Ye Chen was quickly dumbfounded by the list of achievements attainable. There were things like Military Arms Salvager, River Rescue, Floating Corpse Night Encounter, Venomous Tongue Encounter, Acupoint Sealing, Good Samaritan, Ghostly Encounter, and Cultural Relic Protection. What did they have to do with fishing? What surprised Ye Chen the most was the achievements involving the identification of various biology, minerals, chemistry, and antiques. Additionally, there were achievements that included collecting various weapons and ammunition, as well as fishing for giant objects that weighed a few tons or tens of tons. Ye Chen couldn¡¯t think of any other fitting description than a whale. However, more importantly, there was an eye-catching prompt on the holographic interface. ¡°By continuing to fish by the riverbank of Jiang City for five minutes, the host will obtain fish x1. Weight: 2.22 kilograms. Value: ?¡± Skunked King Ye Chen excitedly raised a brow. The system would not lie to him. In other words, as long as he continued to fish there for five minutes, he would get a fish weighing 2 kilograms. Although such a fish was not considered giant, it would be Ye Chen¡¯s first catch ever since transmigrating to this parallel world. If one wasn¡¯t a fishing pro, it would be difficult to understand his excitement. It was like discovering an oasis after a long drought. Moreover, that fish was only the beginning of Ye Chen¡¯s journey. With the system, the geomancy compass, incense paper, Peach Wood Sword, and all the things Ye Chen had prepared to bring him luck were no longer needed. Ye Chen even began to imagine what it would look like when he caught a giant creature. He would definitely carry the fish and strut around the streets to show off. That was the pride of a fishing pro. People who drove to fishing sites were not really big shots. The real fishing pros were those who rode motorcycles or bicycles. That was because one wouldn¡¯t be able to show off their catches in a car. Ye Chen glanced at the live stream room and laughed strangely. ¡°Kekeke. I¡¯ll definitely catch a fish in 5 minutes!¡± Ye Chen was not only talking to the live stream but also to Mr. Liao. Meanwhile, the comments section in the live stream room was full of ridicule for Ye Chen. ¡°Hahaha, the streamer says that every time, but when did he ever catch a fish?¡± ¡°He¡¯s never caught any fish and always getting skunked. Wait no, it can¡¯t be considered getting skunked. After all, he always catches something!¡± ¡°If you can catch a fish, I¡¯ll gift you a Carnival.¡± ¡°Hahaha, is it time for us to unsubscribe once the Skunked King catches a fish?¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, if you catch a fish, we won¡¯t subscribe to your channel anymore!¡± Chapter 4 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°I¡¯m dying of laughter. What 5 minutes? I¡¯ll give you 5 months!¡± ¡­ The live stream room was filled with ridicule and mockery of Ye Chen. Mr. Liao, who was sitting next to Ye Chen, laughed and picked up a small carp. He also joined in the mockery. ¡°What? You said you¡¯re going to catch a fish? If you can catch a fish, I can fish out the entire river. Do you believe me?¡± Normally, Ye Chen would not continue the conversation with Mr. Liao. After all, he did have the title of Angry Iron Hand. However, now that Ye Chen had the system¡¯s support, he naturally had nothing to fear. ¡°Mr. Liao, if I do catch a fish in 5 minutes, what will you do?¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll give you my title of Angry Iron Hand!¡± Mr. Liao clicked his tongue. Ye Chen was speechless. ¡°Who cares for that?¡± Mr. Liao chuckled and asked, ¡°Then what do you think we should do?¡± The corners of Ye Chen¡¯s mouth curled up, and a smirk appeared on his face. ¡°If I can catch a fish in 5 minutes, introduce your granddaughter to me!¡± ¡°Get lost!¡± Mr. Liao cursed. However, not long after, Mr. Liao rolled his eyes and said, ¡°Eh. It¡¯s not impossible! If you don¡¯t catch a fish in 5 minutes, you¡¯ll have to give me your 5.2-meter-long carbon fiber fishing rod.¡± ¡°F*ck! This old man is really evil. This 5.2-meter carbon fiber fishing rod cost more than 2,000!¡± Ye Chen thought. ¡°But¡­¡± Ye Chen suppressed his excitement and pretended to be hesitant. ¡°That¡­¡± ¡°What are you hesitating for?¡± Mr. Liao noticed Ye Chen¡¯s hesitation and quickly said, ¡°My granddaughter is the campus belle at her university! There are countless people in line to pursue her. I just think that you would make a better choice.¡± Ye Chen rolled his eyes. ¡°I think you¡¯re just interested in my carbon fiber fishing rod, right? Deal! We¡¯ll have the people in the live stream room serve as witnesses.¡± In any case, with the King of Fishing System, Ye Chen was not afraid at all. ¡°There are only 2 minutes left. I¡¯ve been looking at my watch the entire time. Everyone, do help witness the outcome!¡± Mr. Liao had a smug look on his face. He was carefully examining Ye Chen¡¯s pile of fishing gear. It was obvious that he was looking at the carbon fiber fishing rod. For a fisherman, a fishing rod was like a weapon in their hand. The fact that Mr. Liao was able to state the length of the fishing rod so clearly meant that he had been eyeing it for a long time. If it was before, even if Ye Chen had been given 5 hours, he was not confident that he could catch a fish, let alone in 5 minutes. But now¡­ Ye Chen chuckled. Looking at the fishing float on the river, Ye Chen imagined the peerless beauty of Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter. Of course, Ye Chen did not have much interest in Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter. It was mainly because the old man would show off his granddaughter to the fishing pros from time to time and be protective of her against interested young men, especially Ye Chen. Mr. Liao had once said that Ye Chen¡¯s fishing skills were too lousy and that Ye Chen was unworthy of his granddaughter, especially when he was termed the Angry Iron Hand.¡± Therefore, Ye Chen made up his mind to hold Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter¡¯s hand and show her affection in front of him. When the time came, what kind of expression would the bad old man have? Not only that, but Ye Chen also wanted Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter to personally set his bait for him and anger the bad old man to death. To Ye Chen, time passed too slowly. There were only 90 seconds left until the system notification that the fish had taken the bait. Ye Chen especially did not like to wait, so he could only whistle on the small folding stool to pass the time. The viewers in the live stream naturally did not believe that Ye Chen could catch a fish and mocked him in the comments section. ¡°No way. The streamer is really brave. Where did he get the courage to bet with Angry Iron Hand?¡± ¡°Hahaha, is the streamer doing charity? I think Mr. Liao will be taking the streamer¡¯s carbon fiber fishing rod!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve seen Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter during the live stream. She¡¯s really pretty!¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the streamer to get serious. Don¡¯t be impulsive. If you lose the fishing rod, you won¡¯t be able to fish anymore!¡± ¡°Yeah, I still want to see you get skunked every day!¡± ¡°Guys, 4 minutes have passed, but the fishing float hasn¡¯t moved at all!¡± ¡°I guess the streamer will have to give up his 5.2-meter carbon fiber fishing rod. From what I know, this fishing rod is worth at least 2,000!¡± ¡°Oh my god, 2,000. Streamer, I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll be losing money!¡± ¡°Unless there¡¯s a water ghost at the bottom of the water that hooks a fish to Ye Chen¡¯s line, I don¡¯t think Ye Chen will be able to catch a fish!¡± ¡°Stop arguing. We¡¯ll see for ourselves soon. I¡¯m getting nervous.¡± ¡­ At that moment, the fishing pros at the riverbank of Jiang City also cast Ye Chen curious looks. To that group of fishermen, whether it was Ye Chen or Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter, they were both popular people in their fishing circles. The bet between Ye Chen and Mr. Liao was treated as a form of entertainment for everyone. Mr. Liao, who was at the side, simply stopped fishing. He counted the time with one hand and stared at Ye Chen at the same time. It was clear that he was ready to put the carbon fiber fishing rod into his bag. With only 1 minute left, Mr. Liao was so excited that he was about to shout that he had won. However, the fluorescent fishing float suddenly sank into the water and disappeared. ¡°Mr. Ye, you got a big bite! A big bite!¡± the fishing pros around them exclaimed. At the same time, the fishing rod in Ye Chen¡¯s hand was suddenly lifted. ¡°Whoosh!¡± The fishing rod bent into a crescent under the force, and the fishing line made a sharp sound as it was stretched taut. On the quiet riverbank, the sharp sound was particularly ear-piercing. ¡°There¡¯s a bite!¡± Ye Chen could not help but exclaim. However, in the eyes of a fishing pro, even when a fish took the bait, it was not a 100% guarantee that Ye Chen would catch the fish. It was important to pull the fishing rod and hang the hook in the fish¡¯s mouth the moment the fish ate the bait, then pull the fish up from the shore. That was what it really meant to get a catch. When everyone saw Ye Chen¡¯s posture, they could feel that the fish was huge. For a moment, the surrounding fishing pros and those in the live stream room sighed. ¡°D*ng! Have I lived long enough to see Mr. Ye catch a fish?¡± ¡°Did you catch something weird this time?¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible. Look at the angle of the hook. It¡¯s obviously a fish, and it¡¯s a big one!¡± ¡°It¡¯s at least 1.8 kilograms. Is he bottom fishing or float fishing? If it¡¯s bottom fishing, it might be a grass carp!¡± Chapter 5 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Tsk tsk. I think Mr. Ye can¡¯t even tell if it¡¯s bottom fishing or float fishing!¡± ¡°Although I know it¡¯s not easy for Mr. Ye to catch fish, I still hope from the bottom of my heart that he can¡­ snap the rod!¡± ¡­ However, the one who hoped that Ye Chen would snap the rod at the moment was Mr. Liao. Perhaps it was because he was too excited, but he couldn¡¯t help but shout out. ¡°Snap the rod!¡± Mr. Liao covered his mouth subconsciously as it made him seem a little stingy. However, the next second, a scene that made Mr. Liao dumbfounded flashed. The other fishing pros who had gone fishing with them also shouted in unison. ¡°Snap the rod!¡± ¡°Snap the rod!¡± ¡­ The entire riverbank of Jiang City reverberated with the words ¡°snap the rod¡±. It seemed that Mr. Liao was not the only one who hoped that Ye Chen would snap his rod. At that moment, as the person in question, Ye Chen focused all his attention on the fish that had taken the bait. He was exhausting the fish. ¡°Exhausting the fish¡± was a technique that fishermen used to make struggling big fish unable to break free from the hook. After depleting the fish¡¯s energy to a low, the fisherman would pull up the fishing rod. However, Ye Chen soon noticed that something was wrong. According to the system, the fish he would catch was around 2.82 kilograms. However, judging from his grip on the fishing rod, Ye Chen judged that the fish was over 3 kilograms. After all, it was impossible for a fish that weighed under 3 kilograms to have such strength. Although Ye Chen was confused, he still exerted more strength. The effect of a good fishing rod was revealed at that moment; the fishing rod did not snap as everyone had expected, and Ye Chen caught the fish. The moment the fish came ashore, all the fishermen, including Mr. Liao, were dumbfounded. It was indeed a small fish. However, it was a small fish that had been dead for who knew how long and had already rotted. But the small fish actually managed to get hooked, and it was a direct bite. ¡°A rotten fish?¡± someone in the crowd said. For a moment, the surrounding people suddenly had goosebumps all over their bodies. Rotten fish. Literally rotten. As for ¡°direct bite¡±, it meant that the fish was hooked right in the middle of its mouth. If the bait was just enough for the fish to swallow in one bite, as long as the fisherman pulls up the fishing rod the instant the fishing float moved, a direct bite would be guaranteed. However, that usually applied to live fish who could voluntarily bite the bait, not a fish that had rotted for god knows how long. It was obviously not normal and was an ominous sign. Among the fishing circle, there was a unanimous understanding to stop fishing if one caught a rotten fish. As the crowd broke out in murmurs, several fishing pros persuaded Ye Chen to leave the area. ¡°A rotten fish taking a direct bite? This is the first time I¡¯ve encountered something like this. Mr. Ye, you should hurry along!¡± ¡°This young man is really too reckless. I already said that having an urn by your feet is bad luck. You should leave quickly!¡± ¡°Can a rotten fish still bite the hook? I¡¯m afraid that a water ghost hung it up for you. It¡¯s probably a warning that if you don¡¯t leave now, you¡¯ll be in trouble!¡± ¡°No wonder. I felt something amiss when Mr. Ye was exhausting the fish earlier. It should have been a big fish, but who knew it would be so small?¡± ¡­ Listening to the discussion around him, Mr. Liao put his bet with Ye Chen at the back of his mind. He shivered as he felt the cold wind blowing from the river. ¡°F*ck, what¡¯s this? I¡¯ve been catching fish my entire life, but I¡¯ve never seen a rotten fish! I just told Chen that some time ago, someone jumped into the river and drowned. I don¡¯t think we can continue fishing here!¡± Hearing Mr. Liao¡¯s words, the surrounding people had goosebumps all over. ¡°Mr. Liao, is that true?¡± ¡°If that¡¯s the case, I wouldn¡¯t dare to continue fishing here at night!¡± ¡°Yeah, this is too f*cking horrifying!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, it¡¯s fine if you¡¯re just skunked, but this is outrageously scary and creeping everyone out!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡­ What¡¯s the matter with you? Say something!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye? F*ck! Has Mr. Ye been possessed by a ghost?¡± ¡­ Everyone was talking at once, and soon, someone noticed Ye Chen weighing the fish on a scale. It was the rotten fish that made everyone tremble in fear. At the moment, Ye Chen was like a wooden man, frozen in place. Seeing Ye Chen¡¯s strange appearance, the fishing pros were so frightened that their faces turned pale. ¡°This¡­¡± Ye Chen suddenly spoke. ¡°It really is 2.82 kilograms.¡± When Ye Chen spoke, the people around him heaved a sigh of relief. In fact, Ye Chen was not possessed by a ghost earlier. He was checking the system and had to admit that the system was really accurate. However, to Ye Chen¡¯s dismay, the fish he caught was a rotten and smelly fish. ¡°Forget it. A rotten fish is still a fish.¡± At that moment, Ye Chen called out the system interface that only he could see. Name: Ye Chen Level: level 1 Experience points: 76/200 Skill: Evil Warder Achievement: Rotten Fish¡¯s Direct Bite Fishing prediction: continue fishing for 2 hours and 45 minutes until your next catch. Reward: ? Weight: 76 kilograms Value: 200,000 Ye Chen did not immediately study his newly acquired skill, Evil Warder. He focused his attention on the fishing prediction. A 76 kilograms heavy object worth 200,000? Ye Chen¡¯s mouth twitched at the thought. For such a heavy fish with such value, perhaps only black carp that were decades old fit the description. With that thought, how could Ye Chen bear to leave? Ye Chen waved his hand dismissively and said to the fishing pros around him, ¡°What¡¯s the big deal about a rotten fish? Everyone, don¡¯t leave! Watch me catch a giant creature that¡¯ll render you speechless tonight.¡± Not only did Ye Chen not want to leave, but he also wanted to make the surrounding group of fishing pros stay. If the group of fishermen left just like that, who would cheer for him when he really caught a black carp? However, it was obvious that the people in the area did not want to listen to Ye Chen. For a while, the fishing pros began to discuss in low voices. ¡°Mr. Ye, I thought you¡¯d be able to catch a live fish. Who knew you¡¯d actually catch a rotten fish?¡± ¡°Who knows what we might encounter while fishing at night? Let¡¯s quickly retreat!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, I¡¯m feeling goosebumps all over my body now. A rotten fish¡¯s direct bite? That¡¯s too inauspicious of a sign!¡± Chapter 6 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Seeing that the group of people was about to leave, Ye Chen immediately stepped forward and grabbed one of them. ¡°I didn¡¯t want to say it at first. But now, it seems that I have no choice.¡± He sighed and shook his head. ¡°All right, I won¡¯t put up a pretense anymore. Actually, I learned some magic arts when I was young, such as subduing demons, geomancy, exorcism, and suppressing evil spirits. Do you know what my nickname is? People call me the Magic Arts Expert of the Fishing World!¡± The netizens in the live stream room were stunned. Under Ye Chen¡¯s influence, the originally terrifying atmosphere had turned into a joking one. For a time, the comments section in the live stream room kept refreshing. ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m dying of laughter. I thought the streamer was finally going to catch a fish, but who knew he¡¯d catch a rotten fish!¡± ¡°I¡¯m even suspecting that the streamer¡¯s fishing rod just scraped the seaweed in the river and then brought the rotten fish out!¡± ¡°Oh my god, I was so shocked just now that I broke out in a cold sweat. I thought the streamer was going to catch a fish. I almost unsubscribed to the channel, but I didn¡¯t expect the fish not to be alive!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye actually threw that rotten fish into his keepnet. This is so funny. It¡¯s really true that he¡¯s never gone without a catch!¡± ¡°Vanquish demons? He even knows geomancy. Mr. Ye¡¯s really throwing out a load of baloney.¡± ¡°My heart aches for that group of elderly men. How did they end up meeting a clown like the streamer? Hahahaha!¡± ¡­ At the side, many of the old men were dumbfounded and stared at Ye Chen suspiciously. Mr. Liao, who had previously made a bet with Ye Chen, looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot. ¡°Tsk, tsk, you even know these?¡± He pouted. ¡°You brat, you¡¯d better figure out where you can catch fish first!¡± Ye Chen rolled his eyes at Mr. Liao, his heart filled with disdain. ¡°The bet isn¡¯t over yet. After I¡¯ve settled this group of old men, I¡¯ll look for you to settle the bet we just made,¡± thought Ye Chen. Seeing that the old men around him did not move for a while, Ye Chen immediately rummaged through his pocket and took out some small things. ¡°What are you worried about? What¡¯s there to be afraid of? Isn¡¯t it just a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite?¡± When the audience in the live stream room saw what Ye Chen took out of his pocket, they were stunned. There was incense paper, rooster blood, Peach Wood Sword, and glutinous rice, among others. The most shocking thing was the magic arts robe that Ye Chen pulled out and donned. ¡°I¡¯ll put glutinous rice in the bait container later, use a peach wood fishing rod that has been blessed, and use rooster blood as live bait!¡± thought Ye Chen. ¡°Who cares if it¡¯s a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite? As soon as there¡¯s a big bite, I¡¯ll immediately whip out the Peach Wood Sword. Did you think I¡¯d be unprepared when I go fishing at night all the time? I know there¡¯s been a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite, but no one should think about leaving!¡± ¡­ At the moment, the popularity of Ye Chen¡¯s live stream was high. To be more precise, ever since Ye Chen¡¯s rotten fish direct bite, countless viewers had entered his live stream room. After all, it was an inexplicable situation for the majority of the fishing pros. Having seen Ye Chen take out so many professional misfortune-dispelling objects, the audience in the live stream room had broadened their horizons about the objects. ¡°Just now, I thought the streamer finally caught a fish. Who would¡¯ve thought it was a rotten fish!¡± ¡°A rotten fish isn¡¯t scary. What¡¯s scary is that the fisherman actually knows magic arts!¡± ¡°D*ng! Can this still be considered fishing? I¡¯m afraid he¡¯s fishing for a ghost.¡± ¡°This is ridiculous. Is there a need for such competitiveness when fishing? Can¡¯t one fish without knowing magic arts?¡± ¡°Ghosts out there, beware of the the magic arts priest by the river tonight! You have to take a detour.¡± ¡°A peach wood fishing rod? D*ng, that¡¯s really scary. That isn¡¯t a fishing rod. It¡¯s probably a weapon!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, don¡¯t forget about the bet you made with Mr. Liao!¡± ¡­ Meanwhile, at the river bank of Jiang City. Ye Chen¡¯s tricks did have some effect. At the very least, it calmed down the old men who came out to fish in the middle of the night. Regardless of whether they believed Ye Chen¡¯s nonsense, no one was making a fuss about leaving. That was good. Ye Chen was still waiting to show those old men how he would catch a 76-kilogram giant. Thinking of that, Ye Chen took advantage of the group of old men¡¯s hesitation and immediately took out his new 7.2-meter fishing rod from his backpack. He would use that fishing rod when he fished for a giant creature later. Mr. Liao, who was standing at the side, was hesitating to stay because of the disturbing rotten fish incident. After all, there were people who drowned in the river some time ago, and generally, people who were older were still somewhat superstitious about such things. However, Mr. Liao was unwilling to just take his bucket and run along. He was on a roll that night with several direct bites by the fish in the waters, so he couldn¡¯t bear to just leave like that. Mr. Liao gritted his teeth and stomped his feet. He wanted to see what Ye Chen was up to. Putting everything else aside, Ye Chen¡¯s navy blue magic arts robe looked quite decent. Upon placing his fishing rod on the ground, Ye Chen lit 3 incense sticks and stuck them in the ground. Then, like legitimate magic arts priests, Ye Chen burned incense paper and looked at the geomantic compass. After waving the lit incense paper over the peach wood fishing rod for a while, he raised the fishing rod, closed his eyes, and said as if he was chanting a spell, ¡°Earth to the holy spirits! The fishing rod will be blessed tonight! I thank the heavens and earth for this auspicious day. Preparing the firecrackers!¡± Ye Chen then took out a small firecracker from his pocket, lit it with a lighter, and threw it at his feet. Accompanied by the piercing sound of firecrackers, Ye Chen walked around in a circle and raised the fishing rod high. ¡°Earth to the holy spirits. Tonight¡¯s a lucky night with no chances of getting skunked! Bring forth the good luck, and let there be direct bites from all fish, big or small.¡± Mr. Liao¡¯s jaw almost dropped when he witnessed Ye Chen¡¯s actions. Ye Chen had actually blessed his fishing rod? Meanwhile, the audience in the live stream room laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt. Ye Chen looked quite the part of a magic arts priest until his chants. It was then that the viewers noticed something amiss. ¡°F*ck, you¡¯re not trying to catch ghosts at all. You¡¯re just trying to bless your fishing rod, aren¡¯t you?¡± At the scene, some of the old men also smelled something fishy. After all, they had seen a lot in life, and evil warders didn¡¯t usually act the way Ye Chen did. On the side, someone looked at Ye Chen doubtfully and suggested, ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡­ don¡¯t seem very professional!¡± Ye Chen coughed and said seriously, ¡°Dear fellow fishing enthusiasts, you don¡¯t know yet, do you?¡± Chapter 7 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°As we all know, each profession has a pioneer. Who do you think our fishing pioneer is?¡± That question stumped the group of old men around. But very quickly, someone regained their senses. ¡°I know. If we¡¯re talking about the Grandmaster of Fishing, isn¡¯t it the famous duke from the 12th century?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right.¡± Ye Chen nodded deeply and said slowly, ¡°The pioneer of our fishing world is naturally him. I¡¯ll burn incense sticks and send paper money to him so that he can bless my fishing rod. Even a demon wouldn¡¯t dare to approach me, let alone a ghost.¡± He continued, ¡°The grandmaster didn¡¯t even need bait to catch fish. If I get his blessing, wouldn¡¯t I be on a roll?¡± The old men who were still hesitating before suddenly came to a realization after hearing that. Indeed, what was there to be afraid of when Mr. Ye had directly summoned the grandmaster¡¯s protection? They decided to continued fishing. But at the end of the day, it was owing to the old men¡¯s addiction to fishing that they decided to continue. Otherwise, why would they be called fishing pros? Normally, only fellow fishermen could relate to such passion, and Ye Chen¡¯s words earlier were just an excuse for those old men to stay. Very quickly, the river bank of Jiang City became quiet again. As for Ye Chen, he took out glutinous rice from his pocket and made a bait container with it. In fact, Ye Chen didn¡¯t know any so-called magic arts. He believed that his bad luck with fishing had to do with metaphysics, such as geomancy. Therefore, Ye Chen thought of blessing his fishing rod and then cast a simple spell to change his luck. After he caught a rotten fish just now, the system gave him some experience points, although they weren¡¯t sufficient for leveling up. Nevertheless, it had given Ye Chen the achievement of ¡°Rotten Fish¡¯s Direct Bite¡±, which gave him the ability to expel evil spirits. In other words, he could help boost others¡¯ luck. It could turn bad into good. However, there was a limit to this ability. It could only be used once a day, and Ye Chen had used that ability when he cast the spell earlier. Though, Ye Chen was more concerned about the system¡¯s fishing prediction than the ability limit. ¡°Fish for another 1 hour and 5 minutes to get a reward.¡± Weight: 74 kilograms Value: 200,000 Although the system did not pinpoint what Ye Chen would get, it was worth 200,000 and bound to be a rare giant. Ye Chen might even break the fishing record with the catch. Thinking that, Ye Chen used the glutinous rice to make a bait container. He then unhurriedly set up the 7.2-meter-long fishing rod. In an instant, Ye Chen¡¯s live stream had gained a lot of popularity and the comments section was refreshing quickly. ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡¯d better use less bait to build the bait container. That big bag of glutinous rice is probably enough for a family of three to eat for a year.¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, with what you¡¯re doing, the river is probably going to flood!¡± ¡°I think Mr. Ye is no longer the Skunked King. After all, he just caught a fish.¡± ¡°Is that considered a fish? It was clearly a rotten fish, okay? Mr. Ye still hasn¡¯t been able to catch a live fish.¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t Mr. Ye Chen bless his fishing rod this time? I¡¯m sure Mr. Ye will be on a roll soon enough.¡± ¡°This is a lot of effort put in. He actually blessed his own fishing rod. I believe that Mr. Ye will definitely be able to defeat that Angry Iron Hand!¡± ¡°Streamer, did you forget about your bet with Angry Iron Hand? ¡± ¡­ It was only when Ye Chen saw the comments section on his phone that he remembered the bet he had with Mr. Liao. After making the new bait with the rooster blood, Ye Chen turned to Mr. Liao and said, ¡°Mr. Liao.¡± Mr. Liao rolled his eyes at Ye Chen and made a ¡°shush¡± gesture. He whispered, ¡°Keep your voice down. Don¡¯t scare my fish away.¡± When Ye Chen heard that, he almost laughed out loud. That d*rn old man was still putting on airs! ¡°Mr. Liao, don¡¯t change the subject. What about the bet between us?¡± Mr. Liao¡¯s expression changed when Ye Chen asked him directly. ¡°Is what you caught considered a fish? I¡¯m talking about a live fish, a fish that¡¯s alive and kicking!¡± Ye Chen scratched his head. Then, he took out a plastic bag and wrapped the rotten fish that he had just caught. With a thud sound, the rotten fish was thrown to Mr. Liao¡¯s feet. ¡°Mr. Liao, you can¡¯t go back on your word. Take a good look yourself.¡± ¡°F*ck!¡± Mr. Liao lowered his head and looked at the rotten fish. He could not help but have goosebumps all over. At the moment, there was still some time before the giant creature would take the bait, so Ye Chen began to chat with Mr. Liao unhurriedly. He calculated with both hands and smiled at Mr. Liao mysteriously, ¡°Mr. Liao, I¡¯ve calculated it with my fingers. This fish is abundant with evil energy. A magic arts priest like me can barely handle it, but with you¡­¡± Hearing that, Mr. Liao immediately shivered and was about to throw the unlucky fish back. Ye Chen saw through him and said, ¡°Don¡¯t touch it. If you touch it, the evil aura will enter your body, and you¡¯ll be seriously ill! Mr. Liao, your face looks pretty dark.¡± Mr. Liao was on the verge of tears when he heard that. ¡°F*ck! Mr. Ye, I beg you, subdue this evil being! I¡¯ll admit my loss to you. Will that do?¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk.¡± Ye Chen pursed his lips. Forgiveness comes to those who repent. I¡¯m sure the grandmaster will be very satisfied with your behavior.¡± After saying that, Ye Chen staggered back and threw the plastic bag containing the rotten fish on the ground where he was. Just as he was about to ask Mr. Liao to give him his granddaughter¡¯s contact information, a system notification appeared in his mind. Ye Chen thought of a plan, and a sly smile appeared on his face. ¡°Mr. Liao, I know you like my carbon fiber fishing rod. How about this? I¡¯ll give you another chance to get it. Dare to bet with me again?¡± ¡°Bet on what?¡± Mr. Liao looked at Ye Chen, puzzled. Chapter 8 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°In 2 hours, I¡¯ll be able to catch a giant creature that weighs more than 60 kilograms,¡± Ye Chen said after some thought. ¡°If I don¡¯t manage to catch one, not only will our previous bet be void, but I¡¯ll also give you the carbon fiber fishing rod. What do you think?¡± ¡°F*ck! A giant that weighs more than 60 kilograms? You must be joking.¡± Mr. Liao¡¯s eyes were burning. Licking his lips, Mr. Liao asked, ¡°What if you manage to catch one?¡± Ye Chen scratched his head and said, ¡°Let me think¡­ Every time I fish, I have to make a bait container, unpack my fishing gear, and prepare live bait. It¡¯s quite tiring. If I manage to catch it, you¡¯ll have your granddaughter be my assistant for a week.¡± ¡°That¡­¡± Mr. Liao was hesitating. ¡°F*ck!¡± After recovering from his initial shock, Mr. Liao grew furious. ¡°I¡¯ve long seen through your little scheme!¡± He continued, ¡°You¡¯re really insatiable! It¡¯s fine if you want my granddaughter¡¯s number, but now you want her to be your assistant? Even I don¡¯t get that treatment. You can dream on!¡± Ye Chen looked at the indignant Mr. Liao and did not know what to say for a moment. However, the next second, Mr. Liao waved his hand. ¡°Add more money to the bet!¡± Seeing Ye Chen¡¯s confused face, Mr. Liao coughed awkwardly and explained, ¡°No, I mean¡­ You have to add another fishing rod! In addition to the carbon fiber fishing rod, you¡¯ll bet your peach wood fishing rod that you¡¯ve blessed!¡± The corner of Ye Chen¡¯s eyes twitched. He pretended to hesitate and finally nodded. ¡°All right!¡± Standing up, Mr. Liao laughed so hard that he could not close his mouth. ¡°Hahaha. Ye Chen, you¡¯re going to fail this time!¡± He continued, ¡°Did you all hear that? Mr. Ye wants to bet with me again. He said that he can fish up a giant creature that weighs more than 60 kilograms in 2 hours!¡± It was as if with the Skunked King Ye Chen around, the fishing site would always be eventful. The group of fishing pros around them immediately burst into laughter, completely throwing their previous fear to the back of their heads. ¡°As the saying goes, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Mr. Liao, you¡¯re willing to risk your granddaughter for the fishing rod?¡± ¡°Mr. Liao, you have to be careful. Didn¡¯t Mr. Ye¡¯s fishing rod just get consecrated? He might be able to catch a black carp that weighs over 60 kilograms!¡± ¡°Haha, Mr. Liao, if you end up having to give your granddaughter up to him, I¡¯m afraid your intestines will turn green with regret.¡± ¡­ Ye Chen scoffed at the crowd¡¯s ridicule. Despite their words, no one in the crowd believed that Ye Chen could catch a giant creature that weighed more than 60 kilograms. ¡°We¡¯ll see what happens in 2 hours!¡± mused Ye Chen. ¡°I¡¯ll definitely leave them dumbfounded then.¡± In order to fish a giant over 60 kilograms, Ye Chen had especially used a 7.2-meter-long fishing rod. At the same time, he had matched it with the no. 3 fishing line, which was extremely resistant to pressure, and the no. 12 ultra-big fishing hook. Of course, Ye Chen did not forget to use rooster blood as fishing bait. After preparing everything, he hung up the bait and threw the rod under the watch of the fishing pros by the river and the viewers in the live stream room. ¡°Let¡¯s get it!¡± Although the system notification said that it would take 1 hour and 50 minutes to catch a giant creature, with the system, his ability to ward off evil spirits, and his blessed fishing rod, Ye Chen believed that he would be able to reap a rich harvest. At the very least, he should be able to catch 7 or 8 fish before he caught a giant creature. While he was staring at the screen, Ye Chen glanced at his phone and saw that almost all the comments in the comments section in the live stream room were ridiculing him. However, Ye Chen noticed that the number of people on his live stream had increased from around 100 to 600 or 700. ¡°I heard that the streamer just got a direct bite by a rotten fish. Why didn¡¯t he hurry up and run away with the bucket? He¡¯s simply too reckless!¡± ¡°How is he a fisherman? I¡¯m afraid he¡¯s a magic arts priest! ¡°Mr. Ye, the video of you casting a spell by the river will definitely go viral tomorrow. Hahaha!¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think the footage will be popular if we just do it by the river. But if Mr. Ye can really catch a giant over 60 kilograms, it¡¯ll definitely be popular!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡¯re too arrogant. You haven¡¯t even caught a fry before, and you¡¯re challenging to catch a giant that weighs over 60 kilograms this time? ¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, there¡¯s a fishing competition. Won¡¯t a big shot like you participate in it?¡± ¡°I think Mr. Ye must go. After all, there are many famous fishing enthusiasts in this wild fishing competition. If Mr. Ye goes, he¡¯ll definitely crush them.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t stand it anymore. Mr. Ye just didn¡¯t catch any fish today and was always skunked before, right? Even if you don¡¯t like the stream content, don¡¯t leave. Flame him and it¡¯ll be over!¡± ¡­ Ye Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry when he saw the comments section in the live stream room. He pouted and said sternly, ¡°Who¡¯s Skunked King? I¡¯m not one. Didn¡¯t I just catch a fish?¡± The viewers in the live stream room were speechless. ¡°What fish? That was rotten fish. Stinky, dead fish, okay?¡± ¡°How is a rotten fish considered a catch? If a rotten fish is considered a fish, you might as well buy two dried salted fish and hang them on your fishing rod!¡± ¡°Give me a live fish, Mr. Ye Chen.¡± ¡°All right, that rotten fish doesn¡¯t count!¡± Ye Chen pursed his lips. ¡°In 2 hours, open your eyes wide. I¡¯ll show you what a real giant is. Not only will it weigh more than 60 kilograms, but its value is also immense.¡± After saying that, Ye Chen gestured a 6 to the phone¡¯s camera. ¡°It¡¯s worth more than 6?¡± ¡°6? The commenter above, you¡¯re overestimating Mr. Ye. It¡¯s more like 0.1 times of that!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye is really getting smug. Hahaha!¡± Ye Chen rolled his eyes at the camera and said in disdain, ¡°You guys are really ignorant. I meant the value is at least 6 figures!¡± Mr. Liao fell into deep thought after hearing Ye Chen¡¯s words. It was a giant catch that weighed more than 60 kilograms, and its value was actually more than 6 figures. If it was a 6-figure sum, the minimum value would be 100,000. What kind of giant creature was that? How could its value be counted in the hundreds of thousands? Mr. Liao felt a chill in his heart when he saw the urn at Ye Chen¡¯s feet. But soon, his fishing float in the distance moved. Mr. Liao shouted dizzily, ¡°There¡¯s a bite!¡± After that, he focused his attention on his fishing rod. ¡­ Mr. Liao did not know if it was an illusion or if it really had something to do with Ye Chen¡¯s way of doing things. But that night, the fish harvest by the river in Jiang City was especially good. The old men, who usually could only catch a few small carps, occasionally caught grass carps that weighed several kilograms. They enjoyed the excitement of putting great effort into reeling in the fish. Chapter 9 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°There¡¯s a bite!¡± the excited fishing pros shouted from time to time. This group of people had long forgotten the inauspicious feeling of having a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite. However, among the group of night fishers, there was one person who still looked bitter. That was because he hadn¡¯t caught a single fish since he came in the morning, and it was none other than Ye Chen. At the moment, Ye Chen was extremely depressed. Although the system told him that he was about to fish up a giant creature, he still wanted to catch a few small fish prior to that to feel good about himself. From using several kilograms of glutinous rice to make a bait container to adjusting the fishing float multiple times, Ye Chen had prepared everything necessary. Yet, it had been more than an hour since he made the bet with Mr. Liao, and the fishing float on the river¡¯s surface hadn¡¯t moved at all. According to common sense, if an online fishing streamer couldn¡¯t catch a fish, the viewers would become uninterested. However, those in Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room were excited and happy. Even when they saw that Ye Chen could not catch any fish, there were people who sent him gifts so that he would not be discouraged. ¡°Mr. Ye, I¡¯m begging you. Please put in some effort and catch a fish ¨C a live one!¡± ¡°I think the hook you used this time is too big. I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll end up hitting a turtle in the water.¡± ¡°It¡¯s so funny. It¡¯s been more than an hour, but Mr. Ye¡¯s rod still hasn¡¯t moved. The spell was for naught.¡± ¡°I think it must have something to do with the rotten fish from before. That¡¯s why no fish is taking the bait.¡± ¡°Previous commenter, come on. You don¡¯t understand the streamer at all. It¡¯s common for this streamer to have no bites at all!¡± ¡°A giant object weighing over 60 kilograms and worth more than 6 figures. Mr. Ye, aren¡¯t you just blowing your own trumpet?¡± ¡­ As Ye Chen looked at the comments section on his phone, his face was full of disdain. ¡°I¡¯ll show you ignorant people what a real King of Fishing is!¡± Ye Chen mused. Naturally, Ye Chen had no doubts about the system. The system had previously notified him in advance before he caught his first fish. Although it was a rotten fish, the system wasn¡¯t to blame. After all, the system had not told Ye Chen whether the fish was dead or alive, and it had accurately predicted the weight of that rotten fish. Moreover, with the rotten fish, Ye Chen made a small profit; a viewer in his live stream room had previously promised to give Ye Chen a Rocket ¨C a live stream room gift ¨C to him if he caught a fish, and he did exactly that. Thanks to that viewer, others also gave him gifts, and Ye Chen earned a couple of hundred. Time passed by slowly. Ye Chen glanced at his watch. There were about 10 minutes left until the time stated by the system. Although it was nearing dawn, none of the old fishing pros, including Ye Chen, were sleepy. They were all busy fishing. Even though Ye Chen did not catch a single fish, he was not inferior to the others in terms of seriousness. Every few minutes, he would lift the rod to check. Whenever the bait on the hook was all eaten up, he would quickly replace it. Ye Chen had tried several brands of bait but no fish took the bait. When the audience in the live stream room saw that, they could not help but comment that Ye Chen was doing what he did to better supplement the fish in the river with nutrition. While others were fishing, he was feeding the fish. At the same time, perhaps because the bet duration was getting shorter, Mr. Liao would turn his head to look at Ye Chen almost every few minutes. It was uncertain whether Mr. Liao was eyeing Ye Chen¡¯s 2 fishing rods or if he was worried that Ye Chen could really catch a giant creature. After an unknown amount of time, dark clouds covered the moon, and the river bank of Jiang City was not as bright as before. At the same time, mist rose from the river surface of Jiang City. The fishing floats could not be seen clearly, and the fishing pros sitting by the river of Jiang City felt a chill. As it was almost time for the system¡¯s prompt, Ye Chen did not pick up the rod to replenish the bait, nor did he interact with the audience in the live stream room. He sat on the folding stool and stared at the fishing float with all his might. At the same time, he clenched his fishing rod with both hands. Without Ye Chen¡¯s interaction, many of the viewers in the live stream room were starting to feel sleepy. Even the gifts and comments were not as many as before. Just then, the fishing float that had been still for more than an hour suddenly sank. ¡°There¡¯s a bite!¡± Ye Chen raised his eyebrows and shouted excitedly, instantly waking the drowsy viewers in the live stream room. With a whoosh sound, Ye Chen stood up and raised the fishing rod above his head. The 7.2-meter long pole bent into an arch due to Ye Chen¡¯s strong pull. Ye Chen clenched the fishing rod tightly. Using his own weight, he pulled the fishing rod back with all his strength. Even so, Ye Chen still felt that it was unusually difficult to reel the catch in. Helpless, he could only call for the people beside him to help. ¡°F*ck, it¡¯s a black carp that¡¯s at least 60 kilograms. Hurry and give me a hand!¡± Instantaneously, the viewers in the live stream room were in high spirits. At the same time, the fishing pros who were night fishing by the river in Jiang City heard Ye Chen¡¯s excited voice and were all stunned. Mr. Liao, in particular, was dumbfounded. He was only 10 minutes away from winning. Could it be that the brat had really caught a giant creature? As an experienced fisherman, Mr. Liao knew that a 7.2-meter fishing rod was especially tough. Although the fishing rod wasn¡¯t very thick, it was still very easy for it to bear the weight of a 60-kilogram black carp. Moreover, Ye Chen was not using a small hook but the ultra-big no. 12 fish hook. Mr. Liao thought, ¡°What this kid caught is definitely not a small fish. It¡¯s probably a giant as he said!¡± Looking at Ye Chen in the distance pulling the fishing rod back with all his might, Mr. Liao could not help but be surprised. He mused, ¡°Doesn¡¯t everything have to be done one step at a time? As the saying goes, don¡¯t bite off more than one can chew. When I first started fishing, I fished for crucian carp as practice, then moved on to more difficult catches after gaining enough experience.¡± Mr. Liao had known Ye Chen for almost 20 days, and he had a rough idea of Ye Chen¡¯s standard. Other than catching a rotten fish, he had not caught any fish at all. With his experience, how could he catch a giant? Arriving at a conclusion, Mr. Liao uttered, ¡°Chen, don¡¯t try to bluff. Your hook got snagged, didn¡¯t it?¡± A hook getting snagged meant a fish hook getting caught in something underwater, such as a rock. Chapter 10 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio When Ye Chen, who was not far away, heard that, he could not help but say angrily, ¡°Stop bullsh*tting. Do you think I can¡¯t tell if my hook got snagged or not? It¡¯s definitely a bite!¡± Although Ye Chen¡¯s fishing skills were not that good, he could still tell if his hook got snagged or not. After all, he had experienced a snagged hook multiple times before. When that happened, the fishing rod wouldn¡¯t move no matter what he did. This time, although Ye Chen was struggling to pull the fishing rod, he could clearly feel the fishing rod could be pulled back. Ye Chen knew that if he were to rely on himself, he would be pulled into the water by the ferocious big fish. When the group of fishing pros saw Ye Chen struggling with his first catch earlier, they jeered at Ye Chen to snap his fishing rod. However, now they saw that Ye Chen had really caught a giant creature, and 6 or 7 of them instantly ran over. 2 of them hugged Ye Chen¡¯s thighs to support him while another person hugged Ye Chen¡¯s waist from behind. Others were helping Ye Chen hold onto the fishing rod. Soon, the people who helped Ye Chen pull the rod felt something strange and quickly shouted, ¡°F*ck, it¡¯s not a snagged hook. Mr. Ye has really caught a big fish. I can feel it!¡± Hearing that, Mr. Liao could no longer sit still. He threw aside the fishing rod in his hand and ran over. Grabbing the net from the ground, Mr. Liao ¨C not a sore loser ¨C was on standby to help scoop up the fish after Ye Chen had tired out the giant creature enough. Mr. Liao was always bickering with Ye Chen. However, if Ye Chen really caught a giant creature with his own strength, and Mr. Liao played a part in it, he would be able to get some glory, too. ¡°Although it feels heavy, it¡¯s not strenuous. As expected of Mr. Ye¡¯s blessed rod!¡± ¡°What kind of fish is this? Why is it so heavy?¡± ¡°I guess it can only be a wild big black carp. After all, only black carp can have such a weight.¡± ¡°D*mn, Mr. Ye got a big one this time. This black carp is at least 30 to 40 kilograms, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°30 to 40 kilograms is considered a small black carp. Mr. Ye¡¯s fish is probably at least 60 kilograms!¡± ¡°F*ck! Wouldn¡¯t that break the fishing record at the river bank in Jiang City?¡± ¡°Mr. Ye¡¯s really a dark horse. Once he makes a move, he goes all out. It¡¯s going to be a godly moment!¡± ¡°Move, move. Don¡¯t block my camera. I want to record this exciting moment!¡± ¡°As expected of a blessed fishing rod. I¡¯m here to share the joy!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll get an urn as a bait box tomorrow!¡± ¡°Harder, hurry up and exert more strength. See if we can catch a glimpse of the fish.¡± ¡­ All of a sudden, the fishing pros by the river bank of Jiang City were busy. Some people helped Ye Chen pull the fish, some sighed by the side, and some videoed the process. Not long after, with the help of everyone, a white outline appeared on the surface of the river. Although there was a layer of white mist on the water¡¯s surface that made it hard to see clearly, the people on the shore could still vaguely tell that the fish was really big. ¡°The big fish is about to come out!¡± ¡°Why is the fish not moving?¡± ¡°After being pulled around by Mr. Ye and us for so long, it must be tired.¡± ¡°Mr. Ye is really awesome. He actually managed to catch such a huge creature!¡± ¡°F*ck, I think this fish is at least 1.6 meters long!¡± ¡°I think so too. This fish isn¡¯t small, but it doesn¡¯t have much strength left. Come on, everyone, pull hard!¡± ¡­ It was early in the morning by the river in Jiang City, and it was extremely lively. Now that the fish had been exhausted, the next thing to do was to pull it up. The viewers in the live stream room had thought that Ye Chen was going to snap the rod. However, when they heard the fishing pros exclaim that the fish had already surfaced, they flooded the comments section in the live stream room. ¡°F*ck, I think I saw it on the camera. There¡¯s indeed something on the river, and it doesn¡¯t look small!¡± ¡°Sigh, an era is coming to an end. Skunked King Ye Chen is really going to rise this time!¡± ¡°The streamer is a god. He himself predicted that he was going to catch a giant fish that¡¯s more than 60 kilograms and worth 6 figures.¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk. Now that you mention it, it¡¯s true. And it hasn¡¯t even been 2 hours!¡± ¡°But what kind of giant fish is worth more than 6 figures? It¡¯s definitely a record-breaking big fish!¡± ¡°Awesome! It seems like Mr. Ye¡¯s spell by the river was effective!¡± ¡°Next time, before I go fishing, I¡¯ll first bless my fishing rod!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye¡¯s going to be famous this time with such a brilliant feat!¡± ¡­ Although the viewers in the live stream room previously teased Ye Chen about unsubscribing if he caught a fish, now that Ye Chen was about to catch a giant one, they were as excited as the fishing pros on the scene. They wanted to witness the moment when the record was broken. At the same time, all sorts of gifts kept appearing in the live stream room. Everyone grew curious about how Mr. Liao, who was always arrogant in front of Ye Chen, would act when he saw his beautiful granddaughter being Ye Chen¡¯s assistant. Moreover, they were curious about what kind of creature would be worth over 6 figures as Ye Chen had said before. ¡­ On the river bank of Jiang City, the fishing rod in Ye Chen¡¯s hand was gradually stretched to its limit. With everyone¡¯s efforts, the giant creature was gradually approaching the river. The fishing pros were all excited; it was an honor to witness the birth of a record. ¡°Mr. Ye, if we weren¡¯t here, you wouldn¡¯t have been able to catch this giant creature!¡± ¡°Yeah, you have to let me take a photo later. I¡¯ll show it off to those guys!¡± ¡°If I can catch such a giant creature like Mr. Ye, my wife will definitely not stop me from fishing!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, let¡¯s reach an agreement. Lend me this giant thing for half an hour. I¡¯ll carry it around.¡± ¡°God, you¡¯re really obsessed with showing it off, aren¡¯t you?¡± Meanwhile, Mr. Liao, who was so excited that he had completely forgotten about the bet, said with a smile, ¡°F*ck! Mr. Ye, you¡¯ve given me an eye-opener today. Watch me. Once the fish is pulled to the river, I¡¯ll cast the net and make sure it has no way to escape!¡± When the fishermen who were watching the fun heard that, one of them joked, ¡°Mr. Liao, are you for real? You still have an ongoing bet with Ye Chen, don¡¯t you? Don¡¯t purposely let the giant creature go when the time comes! If you do that, it won¡¯t be fair.¡± ¡°I second that!¡± someone echoed from the side. ¡°If you deliberately let the giant creature escape, I¡¯m afraid Mr. Ye will hold a grudge against you for life. Why don¡¯t I do it instead?¡± Chapter 11 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Mr. Liao stared at the river intently. He looked at the giant creature that was gradually approaching the river and said, ¡°F*ck! I have lived my whole life. How could I do such a despicable thing?¡± Mr. Liao continued, ¡°Although the giant creature is very big, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s more than 60 kilograms as Mr. Ye said. Even if it¡¯s more than 60 kilograms, I¡¯m willing to accept my loss. But when I pick up this giant thing, I must take a group photo with it!¡± ¡°If it¡¯s more than 60 kilograms, I¡¯m afraid one person can¡¯t carry it,¡± someone next to him said. ¡°But Mr. Liao, I¡¯m still a little worried!¡± I¡¯ll put it this way,¡± Mr. Liao said unhappily. If this fish gets away because of me, I¡¯ll get it back even if I have to jump into the river.¡± Since Mr. Liao had already said so, no one said anything. Ye Chen was very familiar with those fishing pros. Although everyone usually cursed each other to get skunked and snap their rods, they still fished together, signaling they didn¡¯t really mean their words. After all, an occasional joke was needed to liven the atmosphere. While they were talking, the giant creature was getting closer and closer to the shore. Just then, a dark cloud in the sky blocked the hazy moonlight. That also made the originally dark water surface even darker. Now, everyone could only rely on Ye Chen¡¯s flashlight on the shore to identify the outline of the giant. ¡°Mr. Liao, get the net ready!¡± ¡°It¡¯s not a big problem. Don¡¯t be nervous. This fish has been tired out by us.¡± ¡°Why does this fish look so white?¡± ¡°The fish got so tired that it turned its stomach over, revealing its white belly. There¡¯s nothing strange about it.¡± ¡°Coming, Mr. Liao. It¡¯s all up to you now. This is the last step!¡± ¡­ All of a sudden, the fishing pros on the shore focused their gazes on Mr. Liao. After all, Ye Chen had already pulled the giant creature to the shore. Next, it was Mr. Liao¡¯s turn. As long as he caught the fish in the net, it would be done and dusted. Many fishing pros who had been watching the fun ran to Mr. Liao¡¯s side to help. Who knew that Mr. Liao would actually wave his hand and refuse them? ¡°Get out of the way. You¡¯re underestimating my strength. Leave this giant thing to me!¡± Meanwhile, someone from the side exclaimed, ¡°Put in more effort. You¡¯re almost there!¡± Ye Chen and the others pulled the fishing rod hard, and the giant creature was finally pulled to the shallow shore. Mr. Liao, on the other hand, seemed to want to prove that he wasn¡¯t a sore loser. He picked up the net and immediately rushed to catch the fish. With the help of the faint flashlight on the shore, Mr. Liao directly scooped up the giant with a net. After that, Mr. Liao laughed complacently as he dragged it back to the shore. ¡°Haha, see? I already said that I would never do such a shameless thing like letting the fish go on purpose.¡± At the same time, the fishing pros on the shore all held their flashlights and shone them on the giant object that everyone was looking at. However, Mr. Liao soon noticed that something was wrong. Why did the lively shore suddenly become so quiet? It was as if the surrounding air had frozen. Moreover, the expressions of the people on the shore were particularly complicated. Mr. Liao scratched his head, then turned around in confusion. With the dozens of strong flashlights on the shore, Mr. Liao saw a scene that he would never forget for the rest of his life. It was more terrifying than a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite incident from earlier. ¡°F*ck!¡± Mr. Liao cursed with a pale face. Then, an old man¡¯s miserable cry echoed back and forth on the riverbank of Jiang City. Rather than a big black carp, Ye Chen caught a corpse in the water. Mr. Liao didn¡¯t get a good look at it as he didn¡¯t dare to continue watching. Mr. Liao thought about how he had just used the net to catch that thing, and his face turned pale. He quickly dropped the net and his legs went soft, almost falling into the water. With his heart beating wildly, Mr. Liao finally came ashore in a sorry state. At the same time. The group of fishing pros on the shore were also completely dumbfounded. Everyone looked at each other, their expressions full of shock and fear. Then, a scream came from the crowd. ¡°Oh god!¡± The old man who screamed turned around and ran. Immediately after, the group of old men was like birds startled by the mere twang of a bow, and they began to flee frantically. In the blink of an eye, only Ye Chen, who was still holding his fishing rod, and the still-frightened Mr. Liao were left by the river. Ye Chen was not afraid. At the moment, there was more bitterness in his heart than fear. Ye Chen thought, ¡°What kind of f*cking stupid system is this? Some giant object more than 60 kilograms.¡± However, strictly speaking, it was indeed a giant object that weighed more than 60 kilograms. Previously, Ye Chen did catch a fish, although it was dead. But now, he had actually caught a dead person. Ye Chen was speechless as he looked at the fleeing old men and shouted, ¡°Why are you guys running? Isn¡¯t it just a dead person?¡± The group of fishing pros ignored Ye Chen. They ran away and looked at Ye Chen as if they had seen a ghost. Ye Chen noticed Mr. Liao still standing at the side after he had finished shouting. ¡°Look at Mr. Liao. He¡¯s the one who pulled the dead man out, but he¡¯s not afraid!¡± At that moment, Mr. Liao wanted to cry but had no tears. ¡°F*ck you! I told you not to do inauspicious things, but you just had to keep an urn by your feet! If I wasn¡¯t so scared that my legs turned to jelly, I wouldn¡¯t still be standing here!¡± Compared to the fishing pros who were still in shock, the audience in the live stream room was not as scared because they were behind the screen. However, they were still shocked by what had just happened. ¡°F*ck, did he catch a dead person?¡± ¡°God, please bless us.¡± ¡°I¡¯m afraid that Mr. Liao will be traumatized for the rest of his life.¡± ¡°That¡¯s too scary. Why does the streamer look fine?¡± ¡°It seems that the words left behind by the fishing ancestors are wise. If one gets a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite in the future, one must flee the scene with their buckets.¡± ¡°I should be afraid now, but why do I feel an inexplicable sense of joy?¡± ¡°I¡¯m not desecrating the dead, but Mr. Ye¡¯s fishing skills are really eye-opening.¡± ¡°D*ng, man. This is crazy. But the streamer himself said that he would catch a giant creature that weighs roughly 60 kilograms, and it really came true!¡± ¡°F*ck. This matter will definitely be a hot topic tomorrow!¡± ¡­ The comments section in the live stream room refreshed quickly. At the same time, the number of people in Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room was also soaring. The popularity of the live stream room did not drop but increased instead. In less than a minute, the number of people online in the live stream room had reached more than 10,000. Chapter 12 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°My friend shared the news just now, and I thought it was a joke. I didn¡¯t expect it to really be a dead person.¡± ¡°F*ck, there¡¯s really nothing a fishing pro can¡¯t catch!¡± ¡°Why is this streamer wearing a magic arts robe so late at night? Is he fishing or casting spells?¡± ¡°Streamer, aren¡¯t you a little too calm? You¡¯re so bold!¡± ¡­ Not long after, possibly out of curiosity or braveness from having many other people around, a fishing pro walked over. From a few meters away, he was sizing up the corpse. Soon, the frightened fishing pros came back to their senses and walked over. Many people began to discuss Ye Chen and the dead person on the shore. Some of the more courageous ones even began to observe the dead man up close. ¡°Mr. Ye, I¡¯ve told you before that it¡¯s too inauspicious to get a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite. You didn¡¯t listen, and now, you¡¯ve caught a corpse.¡± ¡°God, please bless us. We didn¡¯t mean to disturb you.¡± ¡°F*ck, I knew something was wrong about the color earlier. I was wondering why the fish was so white, and you guys told me it was a fish¡¯s belly?¡± ¡°Just now, so many people helped Mr. Ye pull the rod, and in the end, he caught such a thing. Amazing. Just amazing.¡± ¡°F*ck, I¡¯ll never come here to fish at night again.¡± ¡­ Compared to the fishing pros who were discussing on the side, Mr. Liao was undoubtedly having it the worst. With great difficulty, Mr. Liao moved his legs, which seemed to be filled with lead, away from that thing. Although Ye Chen was the one who had caught the corpse, the one closest to it was Mr. Liao, who was in charge of scooping it up. His mind was filled with the scene just now. Mr. Liao wanted to cry but had no tears. He shouted bitterly, ¡°F*ck!¡± ¡°Before my husband went to my daughter¡¯s house today, he specifically told me not to go fishing at night. F*ck. If I knew this would happen, I wouldn¡¯t have come!¡± ¡°Do you guys know how much that catch frightened my weak heart earlier?¡± Compared to Mr. Liao, who was still in shock, Ye Chen looked as if nothing had happened. On the contrary, Ye Chen seemed quite happy. He waved the fishing rod in his hand. ¡°Hehe, wasn¡¯t it just a corpse? What¡¯s there to be afraid of? I already performed the ritual just now!¡± The reason Ye Chen was like this was because of the system. Not only had he leveled up, but he had also unlocked new abilities and achievements. ¡°What the hell are you doing!¡± Mr. Liao shuddered. ¡°Other people do rituals to ward off evil spirits and get some good luck. But you do rituals and still managed to catch such a thing!¡± ¡°Say no more. Hurry up and call the police over!¡± Mr. Liao¡¯s words were acknowledged by the people around him. ¡°That¡¯s right. Mr. Liao is right. Let¡¯s get the police to handle this!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes, hurry up and get the police over here! With this thing here, I¡¯m afraid I won¡¯t dare to come here to fish in my life!¡± ¡­ At the same time, the audience in the live stream room had the same thought. ¡°F*ck! It really is a corpse!¡± ¡°I¡¯m thinking the same thing as these fishing pros. I¡¯ll never go out at night to fish again!¡± ¡°Earlier, there were some haters who said the streamer was just putting on a fake show. Streamer, I think you¡¯d better call the police over to prove yourself.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. The best solution now is to ask the police to deal with it!¡± ¡­ Ye Chen, who had fished up the corpse, was frowning at this moment. He lowered his head and muttered, ¡°As everyone has seen, I didn¡¯t skimp on making the bait container. It¡¯s better not to look for the police. What if they come over and disrupt my bait container? Up until now, I haven¡¯t caught a single living fish!¡± When the fishing pros who were talking heard that, they suddenly became quiet. The way they looked at Ye Chen was filled with fear. It was as if the current Ye Chen was more terrifying than the corpse floating on the shore. ¡°Mr. Ye, at a time like this, why are you still worried about your bait container?¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡¯re really formidable. It¡¯s like you¡¯re unperturbed by a mountain collapsing in front of you. I¡¯ll admire you for a lifetime, Mr. Ye!¡± ¡°What¡¯s the point of fishing? Hurry up and go home to take a shower. Tomorrow, go soak yourself in some holy water.¡± ¡­ Meanwhile, the audience watching the live stream sent huge gifts. ¡°D*ng. Streamer, why are you still worried about your bait container at this time? I can only say that you¡¯re too awesome!¡± ¡°He¡¯s really the King of Fishing! I¡¯ve finally witnessed a King of Fishing¡¯s prowess! Although Mr. Ye is the Skunked King, he still insists on fishing, and that¡¯s even after fishing up a corpse. Just based on this spirit, Mr. Ye is worthy of our admiration!¡± ¡°Streamer, let¡¯s go home! You won¡¯t be able to catch any fish!¡± ¡°Streamer, your luck is insanely bad.¡± ¡­ As Ye Chen¡¯s stream became more and more popular, there were some haters in the stream. Among them, there was a guy called ¡°East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing¡± who liked to stir up the live stream chat. ¡°He doesn¡¯t want anyone to look for the police? Don¡¯t you think there¡¯s something strange about this? Today¡¯s incident is a little too exaggerated. This streamer has an urn, wears a magic arts robe, and even fished up with some rotten fish. In the end, he caught a corpse, and he still won¡¯t call for the police?¡± The East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing continued, ¡°Besides, this streamer has always been able to guess what he would catch. Didn¡¯t the steamer say that he could catch a fish in 5 minutes the last time? In the end, the streamer really caught a dead fish. Then, he said that he would be able to catch a giant creature in 2 hours, and that turned out to be the corpse. I think this streamer has gone crazy from wanting to become famous. He¡¯s using unscrupulous means to direct and act out his own show, isn¡¯t he?¡± The East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing went on, ¡°Don¡¯t you guys know that some fishing streamers come up with all sorts of tricks to gain popularity? I can already guess what¡¯s going to happen next. This isn¡¯t a f*cking corpse at all. It¡¯s just a blanket or something. I bet the streamer doesn¡¯t dare to call the police over because he¡¯ll be found out and charged for disrupting public order. Yet, you bunch of idiots are still sending gifts to the streamer. I think you¡¯ve lost your minds!¡± The user named ¡°East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing¡± was actually a fishing streamer. Although his fishing skills were not as good as those of the top fishing pros locally, East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing was definitely an expert. Whether it was night fishing or fishing within a time limit, he would end up with a good harvest. In the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing¡¯s live stream room, the number of viewers had been stable at around 1,000, and that number was already enough to bring him quite high profits. Chapter 13 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio However, those working in the same field would never be satisfied with what they have and try to sabotage their counterparts. The East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing saw that Ye Chen¡¯s live stream had suddenly become popular and began to feel jealous. That was why he had been stirring up Ye Chen¡¯s comments section in the live stream. If he was right, Ye Chen would be banned from the internet. Even if the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing was wrong, he wouldn¡¯t suffer any losses. Regardless of whether the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing was right or wrong, he could still attract attention and gain popularity in Ye Chen¡¯s live stream. The words of the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing made the audience in the live stream room a little suspicious. Indeed, the day¡¯s incident was a little too dramatic from the beginning to the end. In this day and age, no one was that superstitious. How could a rotten fish cause Ye Chen¡¯s fishing rod to move so much? Soon, the number of gifts in the live stream room was reduced by more than half. At the same time, some of the new viewers who had just joined the live stream began to question Ye Chen as they had been influenced by the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing¡¯s comments. ¡°I also think it¡¯s a little strange. As a fishing streamer, why couldn¡¯t he catch any fish all this while? And today, he caught rotten fish and a corpse. Isn¡¯t this a little too dramatic?¡± ¡°Some people are just too easily led by the nose. No matter what, I won¡¯t send gifts to people who resort to petty tricks.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t the fishing level of the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing 10,000 times better than this guy? I think what the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing said is reasonable.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. People these days are unscrupulous in order to attract attention and gain popularity. It¡¯s really disdainful!¡± ¡°No wonder this streamer didn¡¯t ask the police to deal with it. It¡¯s scripted. I guess Mr. Liao and the others are also actors. They¡¯re really a bunch of clowns!¡± ¡­ Under the influence of the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing, many people began to question Ye Chen. However, most of them were new viewers who had just joined the live stream room. As for Ye Chen¡¯s old fans, they naturally could not stand it. ¡°Aren¡¯t you going a little too far by saying this? Do you know how hard the streamer has worked to fish?¡± ¡°Yeah. Although Mr. Ye¡¯s fishing skills are a little bad, I can guarantee his character. Besides, he¡¯s never asked us for gifts from the audience!¡± ¡°So many people on the shore said that it was a dead person. You guys are watching it from the screen, yet claiming it¡¯s not?¡± ¡°Mr. Ye¡¯s fishing skills are definitely bad, all right? You anti-fans only know how to run your mouth. Just shut up!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes. If you enjoy watching, then watch. If not, then get lost!¡± ¡­ Soon, the audience in the live stream room was divided into two groups, and they were arguing non-stop. There was no longer any joy from before. But very quickly, the viewers who were still arguing in the live stream room stopped arguing. They heard the faint sound of police sirens in the distance. It seemed that the police had really come over. Alongside the sound of police sirens, several police cars stopped by the shore. From the police car, several officers in uniform with serious expressions got out. On the shore, other than Ye Chen, the other fishing pros heaved a sigh of relief when they saw the scene. Among the crowd, a middle-aged man who looked skinny sneered at Ye Chen. ¡°Mr. Ye, I¡¯m sorry. I called the police just now. After all, it¡¯s better to ask the police to deal with this kind of thing.¡± Ye Chen pursed his lips but did not say anything. Now that the police were here, he couldn¡¯t fish anymore. Nevertheless, the corpse ultimately needed to be dealt with, so Ye Chen didn¡¯t mind the police coming. Soon, a middle-aged officer, who was the captain, came over and asked the fishing pros directly. ¡°Hello, may I ask which one of you called the police? And where is the dead person?¡± The middle-aged officer who stepped forward was Zhou Tao, the branch captain of Jiang City¡¯s police station. After all, the discovery of a dead person was not a small case. As soon as Zhou Tao received the call, he rushed over with his men. After that, he began to inspect the scene based on his experience. After that, Zhou Tao set his gaze on the young man by the river. The young man was eye-catching because while the others were all gathered at the shore far away, he was standing there stupidly, wearing a navy blue magic arts robe. At the same time, there was a mahogany urn by his feet. It was difficult not to notice him. There were a few fishing rods beside the young man, and the thing in the net by the river not far away seemed to be the corpse in question. At this moment, an old man ran over shakily. He pointed at the young man in the magic arts robe and said, ¡°Sir, I was the one who called the police, and the body is over there.¡± The captain, Zhou Tao, nodded, then gave a look to the colleague who was responsible for footage collection and continued to speak to the old man. ¡°Old man, don¡¯t be afraid. Where is the corpse? Did you guys find this body? When did you find out?¡± Seeing that the old man was a little nervous, Zhou Tao slowed down his speech and put on a kind expression. However, it was not the old man who answered this time, but a few of the fishing pros around him. ¡°Sir, the body is still by the water.¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s on the shore, right beside Mr. Ye.¡± ¡°The body was caught by Mr. Ye. Just now, Mr. Ye even told us not to call the police, afraid that you would scare away the fish.¡± ¡­ The fishing pros on the shore were talking one after another, and the officers quickly figured out the situation. After Zhou Tao analyzed the situation, he looked at his colleagues around him with an expression of not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Zhou Tao thought, ¡°God! The corpse was actually fished up!¡± Moreover, that person called Mr. Ye didn¡¯t even think about calling the police when he caught the body, worried that the officers would scare the fish away. Zhou Tao laughed bitterly, then waved his hand. As he walked toward the corpse, he asked the surrounding fishing pros, ¡°Who is Mr. Ye? ¡± With the police at the scene, the fishing pros were emboldened. As they followed the police officers and approached the body, they answered Zhou Tao¡¯s question. ¡°It¡¯s the young man in the magic arts robe on the shore.¡± ¡°Sir, I can testify that it was Mr. Ye who found the body, but he is definitely not the murderer!¡± ¡°The discovery of a corpse is such a big deal. No matter how addicted you are to fishing, you can¡¯t not call the police. Isn¡¯t that right?¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes, Sir, you¡¯re right. You should talk some sense into Mr. Ye, but don¡¯t criticize him too much.¡± Zhou Tao revealed a bitter smile when he heard that, thinking, ¡°This group of fishermen are really a group of clowns.¡± Chapter 14 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio At the same time, the anti-fans in the live stream room were speechless when they saw the officers coming over. Prior to this, Zhou Tao had really thought that the corpse might have been a false alarm, especially when he heard that it had been fished up by a young man. Zhou Tao glanced at the young man and then went to the river. Even as the captain, he couldn¡¯t help but be surprised and serious at the moment. ¡°It¡¯s indeed a corpse!¡± Zhou Tao squatted down. He hadn¡¯t brought the forensic doctor over as he couldn¡¯t be sure if it really was a corpse. After hearing the captain¡¯s words, the officers around him were stunned. Even though Zhou Tao was a little surprised, he still went forward to carry out his work. They were all busy with their own work, taking photos and recording videos. At the same time, there were people taking notes at the side. Zhou Tao asked in surprise as he observed the corpse. ¡°This¡­ What¡¯s going on? Why is the corpse in a net?¡± Mr. Liao, who was relieved to see the police officer, suddenly became nervous when he heard that. ¡°I¡¯m the king.¡± Just as Mr. Liao was about to say his catchphrase, he suddenly realized that it was inappropriate to do so in front of the police officer, and hushed himself. ¡°Sir, I couldn¡¯t see clearly in the dark and thought Mr. Ye had caught a big fish, so I used a fishing net to catch it.¡± At the mention of that, Mr. Liao thought of the first moment he saw the body. The next second, Mr. Liao shivered again. ¡°You thought this was a fish?¡± Zhou Tao was speechless and did not know what to say for a moment. ¡°Liu,¡± Zhou Tao said, waving his hand. ¡°Come over and help drag the body to the shore!¡± The body shouldn¡¯t be left in the water. Fortunately, there was a net, so it didn¡¯t take much effort for the officers and the others to pull the body to the shore. Crouching on the ground, Zhou Tao observed the corpse more closely as he stated his conclusion, ¡°The deceased is a male of about 50 years old. Judging from the degree of decay, he has been in the water for at least 4 days. The specific cause of death. I can¡¯t be sure at the moment, and there are no obvious wounds on his body.¡± ¡°This¡­¡± Zhou Tao looked at the young man in a magic arts robe in the distance in surprise and muttered, ¡°But there¡¯s a fishhook on his chin.¡± Upon hearing that, the young man in a magic arts robe in the distance coughed awkwardly. After all, the hook was still attached to the fishing line. Seeing this scene, the few fishing pros in the area immediately became anxious. ¡°Sir, although the body was fished up by Mr. Ye, he is definitely not the murderer!¡± ¡°Yes, Sir. Although this young man goes fishing every day, he¡¯s very kind. He doesn¡¯t even want to catch the fish in the river!¡± ¡°I can testify for him, Sir. This body was caught by Mr. Ye by accident.¡± ¡°This fish¡­ Uh, I mean, I was the one who fished up this corpse. I can also testify for Mr. Ye.¡± ¡­ Upon noticing Zhou Tao¡¯s gaze on Ye Chen, the group of fishing pros spoke up for Ye Chen one by one. Zhou Tao stood up with a speechless expression. Just as he was about to say something, another officer beside him walked forward and whispered in Zhou Tao¡¯s ear, ¡°Captain Zhou, we received a case 4 days ago. You were on a business trip then. The surveillance footage upstream of Jiang City¡¯s river shows that a middle-aged man accidentally fell into the river from the bridge. The middle-aged man struggled for a while before he disappeared. His body has not been found yet. Moreover, their family has put up a reward of 200,000 for finding his body. The characteristics you mentioned seem to be very similar to the middle-aged man who accidentally fell into the water.¡± Hearing that, for a moment, everyone, including Mr. Liao, looked at Ye Chen. Returning to his senses, Mr. Liao recalled that he had personally told Ye Chen about the body earlier in the day. At the same time, Mr. Liao also remembered his bet with Ye Chen. Ye Chen had said that he would catch a giant creature of more than 60 kilograms, and the corpse fulfilled the criteria. Moreover, Ye Chen said at the time that the giant object was worth more than 100,000, which corresponded to the reward of 200,000. Normally, fishing up a corpse would be considered an extremely unlucky thing, but not if a reward was tagged to finding the corpse. It was no different from winning the lottery. ¡°F*ck! Could this be the effect of doing rituals by the river?¡± thought Mr. Liao. At the same time, there was a moment of silence in the live stream room. After a short silence, the live stream room was once again in an uproar. At first, a fellow streamer called ¡°East Sea¡¯s King of FIshing¡± suspected that Ye Chen was acting out a self-directed show. Now that the police had confirmed that it was a corpse, it was obviously a tight slap to his face. A viewer commented, ¡°East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing, get out of here. Didn¡¯t you just suspect that our Mr. Ye was acting?¡± ¡°Bet these haters didn¡¯t expect Mr. Ye to take all things seriously.¡± ¡°Actually, Mr. Ye is also very helpless. He just wanted to fish, but who knew he would accidentally catch a corpse? What¡¯s there to slander him about?¡± ¡°East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing or whatever, you¡¯re not going to say that there were professional divers down there who deliberately hung the body on Mr. Ye¡¯s hook, are you?¡± ¡°It¡¯s purely for the sake of slandering. I guess he¡¯ll even say that the police are in cahoots with the streamer. What a brainless guy!¡± ¡­ In the face of the criticism of the viewers in the live streaming room, the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing was still as stubborn as an ox. ¡°Even if the corpse is real, how do you explain the rotten fish? I just want to say that you¡¯re all too naive. Do you know why Ye Chen has been unable to catch any fish? It¡¯s because his bait is a special kind of bait. After the fish in the river smell it, they won¡¯t bite the hook at all! The corpse is purely a coincidence!¡± Chapter 15 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°Even if there¡¯s no body, there must be Ye Chen¡¯s accomplices underwater who attached something else to his hook! If you guys don¡¯t believe me, I¡¯ll prove it to you guys tomorrow!¡± Of course, in the live stream room, there were still some netizens who felt that what East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing said was very reasonable. However, most of the viewers fell into shock after hearing the officers¡¯ words. Other than the fact that the corpse was real, what shocked them even more was Ye Chen winning the bet he had made with Mr. Liao. Ye Chen had sworn that he would catch a huge object that was worth more than 6 figures and more than 60 kilograms, and the corpse was probably more than 60 kilograms. What made people¡¯s hair stand on end was that according to the young officer, the family of the deceased would pay 200,000 as the reward for finding the body. The locals strongly believed in identifying the corpse, even if they had to offer a reward, and it was customary for the other party to accept the reward. That was why the audience in the live stream room was so excited. ¡°Say no more. I¡¯ve spammed Carnivals. The rituals done before fishing really worked!¡± ¡°I used to think that the streamer was unlucky for catching a corpse. Who knew that it would get him 200,000 in one fell swoop? If finding a corpse can earn me 200,000, I wouldn¡¯t be afraid of it.¡± ¡°It¡¯s really terrifying. The fishing pro is really omnipotent. He knows his stuff!¡± ¡°Although I¡¯m not very superstitious, it¡¯s indeed a little inauspicious to have a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite. Who would¡¯ve thought that after the streamer did a ritual by the river, his luck would turn for the better?¡± ¡°I believe that this matter will definitely make it to the top of the search rankings tomorrow!¡± ¡°Pfft, haha. I really feel bad for the streamer. Although fishing 200,000 is something to be happy about, think about it. The streamer lived up to his title of Skunked King today!¡± ¡°Strictly speaking, this can¡¯t be considered getting skunked. After all, he caught a rotten fish and a corpse. As for a live fish¡­ Mr. Ye still can¡¯t catch one!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. He still can¡¯t catch a live fish. Mr. Ye is indeed the Skunked King!¡± ¡°I think the streamer is the most miserable one at this moment. So many people waited with bated breaths for a long time. They thought it would be a big fish, but in the end, they caught a corpse.¡± ¡°My heart aches, but I have a stronger urge to laugh. It¡¯s definitely not intended as blasphemy against the dead, though!¡± The audience in the live stream room expressed their opinions one after another. At this moment, Ye Chen¡¯s heart was filled with mixed feelings. Ye Chen wasn¡¯t exactly happy. After all, he had thought that it would really be a big black carp. Now that Ye Chen thought about it, he had actually struggled with catching a corpse for so long. Moreover, the police were already there, so Ye Chen could no longer fish at night. As a result, Ye Chen had not caught a single fish today. Still, Ye Chen wasn¡¯t exactly sad. After all, 200,000 was not a small sum. Previously, when Ye Chen bought his professional top-grade fishing gear, he had already spent almost all of his savings. With 200,000, even though Ye Chen couldn¡¯t do anything big, he could at least upgrade his fishing gear. Ye Chen could also buy a small car and go to more places to fish. Of course, Ye Chen did not forget the bet he had with Mr. Liao. Although he had fished up a corpse, it was indeed a giant object, and it was a giant object worth 200,000. The thought of Mr. Liao¡¯s beautiful granddaughter helping him make a bait container and carry his bucket around made Ye Chen¡¯s heart fill with joy. At the same time, Ye Chen¡¯s system had also undergone new changes. Name: Ye Chen Level: 2 Experience points: 15/500 Ability: Evil Warder Achievements: Rotten Fish¡¯s Direct Bite, Floating Corpse Night Encounter Level up reward: mysterious treasure chest x1 Achievement reward: Floating Corpse Night Encounter treasure chest x1 Unlike previously where Ye Chen automatically got the Evil Warder ability recorded in the system, this time, Ye Chen got his rewards in the form of treasure chests. Ye Chen had to manually open the treasure chest. However, as there were many officers around, Ye Chen didn¡¯t do so immediately. After all, the rewards inside would not run away. Ye Chen planned to open it after he had dealt with the corpse. When he thought of this, Ye Chen was filled with anticipation. Since the system¡¯s name was King of Fishing, the rewards inside were probably inseparable from fishing. With the additional 200,000 he was about to receive, Ye Chen would be able to buy some higher-grade fishing gear. Ye Chen could not help but look forward to his future fishing life. But right now, he still needed to deal with the corpse. ¡­ At this moment, the young police officer speculated the possible identity of the deceased. Captain Zhou Tao looked at Ye Chen in surprise, then asked the young officer, ¡°Let me have a look at the photos and information of the deceased.¡± The young police officer nodded, took out his mobile phone and fiddled with it for a while, then handed it to Zhou Tao. Zhou Tao looked at his phone while sizing up the body on the ground. After a few minutes, he returned the phone to the young officer and said, ¡°You¡¯re right. The middle-aged man who fell into the water 4 days ago matches this body in many aspects. Call the family and ask them to come and claim the body.¡± Zhou Tao heaved a sigh of relief as it was a case of accidental death by drowning. After all, as an officer, Zhou Tao hoped more than anyone that Jiang City would be safe and did not wish to receive any murder cases. ¡°Captain Zhou, I¡¯ve already informed the deceased¡¯s family members.¡± Now, all Zhou Tao had to do was wait for the deceased¡¯s family to come and claim the corpse. Taking advantage of this free time, Zhou Tao began to size up the young man in front of him, who had caught a dead person while fishing. The young man was in his early 20s and had a dark complexion. It was obvious that he had been fishing outside often under the sun. Logically speaking, the locals preferred men with fairer skin. Nevertheless, the young man¡¯s skin color was a healthy bronze color and added to his handsomeness. At the same time, the young man¡¯s aura was very special. In addition, the young man was wearing a magic arts robe, which made him look like the heir to a mountain sect master. Logically speaking, if an ordinary person caught a corpse while fishing, they would probably be as petrified as the fishing pros in the area. Chapter 16 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio However, ever since the police arrived at the scene, the young guy who fished the corpse had been expressionless. At the thought of that, Zhou Tao could not help but ask with interest, ¡°Young man, how did you find this body? Why do you seem unhappy? Just tell me the truth. You heard it just now. If the victim was really the one who drowned 4 days ago, then you might be able to get 200,000. Zhou Tao continued, ¡°In that case, since it¡¯s not a criminal case, you don¡¯t have to come back with us to record your statement. Sigh. The reward of 200,000 is almost as much as my annual salary.¡± Ye Chen pursed his lips. Ye Chen found Zhou Tao to be a good person. Not only did Zhou Tao not put on airs, but he was also a special professional in handling cases. Ye Chen looked at Zhou Tao and said seriously, ¡°Sir, you wouldn¡¯t know. As a man who aspires to be the King of Fishing, I¡¯d rather catch a big fish than receive 200,000.¡± After that, Ye Chen changed the topic and said, ¡°But there¡¯s nothing bad about fishing up corpses. The 200,000 aside, the family of the deceased can reclaim the body.I think that¡¯s the most important thing.¡± Ye Chen enunciated each word clearly. Zhou Tao could not help but admire Ye Chen for having such a high level of social awareness. He turned around and said to the young officers behind him, ¡°Did you guys hear that? Such a young man has such a high level of awareness. It¡¯s really worth learning. If everyone in Jiang City was like this, I¡¯m afraid there wouldn¡¯t be a need for officers like us. There are too few people who can take money lightly.¡± After Zhou Tao had finished speaking, the young man whom he had just praised rubbed his hands together and smiled flatteringly. ¡°By the way, officer. Is the 200,000 via cash or bank transfer? Will you guys give it to me? Or will it be the family of the deceased? When can you give it to me? Now?¡± Zhou Tao¡¯s face, which had been full of admiration, changed instantly. As a veteran in the police station, Zhou Tao had come across countless types of people, but who knew that he would judge the young man wrongly? Zhou Tao said awkwardly as he looked at his colleagues who were trying their best to hold back their laughter. ¡°Eh. That¡­ Since the reward was issued by the family of the deceased, it¡¯s only natural that the deceased¡¯s family will give you the reward. You don¡¯t have to worry. You are Ye¡­?¡± When Ye Chen heard that, he quickly said, ¡°I¡¯m Ye Chen.¡± ¡°Yes, Ye Chen.¡± Zhou Tao nodded. ¡°Tell me in detail about how you fished up this corpse. Don¡¯t leave out any details.¡± With that, Zhou Tao looked at the urn at Ye Chen¡¯s feet. ¡°And what¡¯s this urn about? Plus, why are you dressed like this?¡± Ye Chen nodded. The incident of him fishing up a corpse had been broadcasted live, and there was no need to hide it. In any case, a dead man was involved. Therefore, Ye Chen explained in detail how he had fished up the body to Captain Zhou. Of course, Ye Chen did not tell anyone about the system. It was his biggest secret and he would not tell anyone about it no matter what. From thinking of using the urn as a fishing bait box to later fishing up the corpse, Ye Chen explained everything to Zhou Tao in detail. After hearing Ye Chen¡¯s story, Zhou Tao, like the other officers around him, was dumbfounded. ¡°You said you caught a rotten fish at the beginning, then performed a ritual by the river and fished up the body?¡± ¡°Yes, that is indeed the case.¡± Ye Chen nodded. ¡°Is what he said true?¡± Zhou Tao did not question Ye Chen this time. Instead, he set his sights on the group of fishing pros around him. As an officer, Zhou Tao handled many bizarre cases. But what Ye Chen said was a little too unbelievable. The rotten fish directly biting the hook aside, after performing a ritual by the river, a corpse also bit the hook? If it was an ordinary person, it would indeed be particularly unlucky to encounter such a thing. However, because Ye Chen had performed a ritual by the river, he had turned the situation around and was to obtain a reward of 200,000. Meanwhile, just as everyone was about to call the police, Ye Chen actually expressed that he was not frightened. Just how addicted was he to fishing? Just then, the fishing pros at the side came up to support Ye Chen¡¯s statement. ¡°Sir, it¡¯s true. We were there the whole time. Mr. Ye didn¡¯t lie.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. When Mr. Ye caught a dead fish, we were ready to leave, but Mr. Ye said that he would perform a ritual by the river and that we didn¡¯t have to worry so much.¡± ¡°Sir, please don¡¯t misunderstand. Mr. Ye¡¯s sword is made of peach wood; it¡¯s not a real weapon. Mr. Ye is a magic arts master, and he¡¯s very powerful!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Other than being a little bad at fishing, a little narrow-minded, and a little greedy, Mr. Ye is actually a good person. He didn¡¯t lie.¡± ¡°Sir, Mr. Ye is still live streaming. If you don¡¯t believe us, you can ask the viewers in the live stream room.¡± ¡­ After hearing so much from the crowd, Zhou Tao had no choice but to believe Ye Chen¡¯s narrative. After thinking about it carefully, Zhou Tao sighed helplessly and spoke to the crowd in a heavy tone. ¡°Everyone, don¡¯t be superstitious. There are no such things as supernatural creatures. The rotten fish that you guys were talking about is nothing more than a dead fish in the river that just happened to be caught by a fish hook. As for the big fish, it¡¯s probably that a big live fish bit the hook then swam away, and a dead fish got hooked instead. It¡¯s likely just a coincidence.¡± After listening to Zhou Tao¡¯s explanation, everyone found that it helped the bizarre incidents make more sense. There was no way a dead fish could have the strength to pull the fishing line. It was clear that a live fish had bitten the hook, but when Mr. Ye pulled back the rod, the live fish swam away, and a dead fish ended up getting hooked instead. Seeing everyone¡¯s expression of sudden realization, Zhou Tao continued to explain, ¡°As for this corpse¡­ Generally speaking, when a person is alive, their lungs will be filled with gas, which produces buoyancy and causes most people to be able to float on the water. But after a person dies, there¡¯s no air in their lungs. In that case, they¡¯ll lose their buoyancy and sink into the water. That¡¯s why this body wasn¡¯t found after so long. After the body is submerged in water for a while, it will start to rot. The fungus in the body will produce gas, causing the body to expand. And some of the organs will be filled with gas, which will cause the body to float on the water again.¡± Chapter 17 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Zhou Tao continued, ¡°Since it was too dark, you unknowingly threw the rod toward the corpse. In short, these few incidents are a complete coincidence.¡± At this point, Zhou Tao sighed and glanced at Ye Chen. ¡°I don¡¯t know if you¡¯re lucky or not. There aren¡¯t many corpses in the water. If you can even catch a corpse, why can¡¯t you catch a fish?¡± While Ye Chen had learned science facts from Zhou Tao, upon hearing Zhou Tao¡¯s last line, Ye Chen could not help but feel depressed. Zhou Tao was satisfied when he saw Ye Chen¡¯s bitter expression, so he spoke to him earnestly. ¡°Also, I¡¯ll have to criticize you for not calling the police immediately after discovering the corpse, you brat. Actually not doing it because you were afraid that we¡¯d disrupt your bait container, why are you so addicted to fishing? Even with your strong addiction, you still haven¡¯t caught a single fish, have you? But you did catch a lot of other things, like rotten fish and corpses. That¡¯s why, young man, you should find a job. That way, you won¡¯t waste your youth.¡± Looking at the young man¡¯s twitching mouth, Zhou Tao was overjoyed at having made Ye Chen reflect on himself. After all, earlier, Zhou Tao had barely praised Ye Chen for not being materialistic and for having a high level of social awareness, yet the young man asked him about the reward the next second. However, Zhou Tao meant well; he had a good impression of Ye Chen. After all, among the group of fishing pros, Ye Chen was the most special and was also the youngest; the other fishing pros were all old men in their fifties. Zhou Tao simply thought that Ye Chen needed to keep his fishing addiction in check. There was nothing wrong with Ye Chen and the other fishing pros fishing to pass time, but Ye Chen didn¡¯t contact the police after finding a corpse out of fear of disrupting his bait container. That implied an over-addiction to fishing. When the group of people beside them heard Zhou Tao lecturing Ye Chen, their nervous expressions eased a lot. It was normal for the discovery of a corpse to be a big deal. However, the process in which the corpse was discovered was too outrageous. Nevertheless, the identity of the deceased was confirmed, and the possibility of a criminal offense was eliminated. The surrounding atmosphere became much less tense than it had been at the beginning. As for Ye Chen, he didn¡¯t think much of the situation. Firstly, Ye Chen had always been very thick-skinned. After all, despite being known as a fishing streamer who hadn¡¯t caught any fish for more than a month, Ye Chen didn¡¯t log out of his account and didn¡¯t stop live streaming. Secondly, Zhou Tao was a police officer and had a kind disposition. As long as Ye Chen received the promised 200,000, all was good. About 15 minutes after Zhou Tao made a phone call, the family members who came to identify the body came over. In the end, Zhou Tao¡¯s deduction was correct. The body that Ye Chen found was indeed the middle-aged man who had accidentally fallen into the water and drowned 4 days ago. Upon ascertaining the identity of the deceased, the bereaved family members cried their hearts out. With the crying of the family members, the atmosphere by the river in Jiang City became sad. The family members of the deceased were all immersed in sorrow and did not ask how the body had been found. They had no doubts about the fact that their loved one had fallen into the water by accident. When they heard that Ye Chen was the one who had found the corpse, the deceased¡¯s family members thanked him profusely. At the same time, they gave Ye Chen a reward of 200,000 as promised. Although Ye Chen had received the 200,000, Ye Chen couldn¡¯t feel happy when he saw the deceased being covered with a white cloth and carried into the car. If the corpse hadn¡¯t been found, the bereaved family members might have still held a glimmer of hope that their loved one was still alive. However, now that they had identified the corpse, their glimmer of hope was destroyed. Zhou Tao, the branch captain of Jiang City¡¯s police station, noticed Ye Chen¡¯s feelings and stepped forward to pat Ye Chen on the shoulder. ¡°I thought you only cared about money. I didn¡¯t expect you to have a heart of sympathy. Try to get over it. This is something we have to experience in life. You¡¯re still so young, and you still have a long way ahead of you. If you have time to fish, why don¡¯t you find a job? It¡¯s better than you getting skunked every day. ¡°Sir, you even know the meaning of ¡®getting skunked¡¯?¡± Ye Chen was stunned. In fact, ¡°getting skunked¡± was a term commonly used by fishing pros. It meant not getting any catches and returning home empty-handed. Ye Chen did not expect Captain Zhou to know the terminology that fishing pros used. To Ye Chen¡¯s surprise, Zhou Tao¡¯s expression turned inexplicably sad. Zhou Tao sighed. ¡°I didn¡¯t spend my time wisely when I was young, and now, I can¡¯t get the lost time back. Back in the day, I was also one of the many fishing pros, and I often got skunked.¡± Ye Chen¡¯s eyes twitched. There were many ways to fish, and according to the different methods they chose to fish with, fishing pros were grouped into various categories. Those who fished by attaching bait to a hand rod, like Ye Chen, were known as hand rod fishing pros; those who used lure fishing rods to imitate small fish swimming in the water to lure big fish were known as lure fishing pros. It was evident that Zhou Tao knew his stuff. ¡°Officer, you think too much,¡± Ye Chen clicked his tongue and said. ¡°What depressed me was the hook hanging on the victim¡¯s chin. I¡¯m also quite regretful that I won¡¯t be able to continue fishing tonight.¡± In any case, a corpse had been found at the river bank of Jiang City. It was already past 2 in the morning. Ye Chen was still in the mood to continue fishing at night, but the other fishing pros on the shore had already begun to pack up their fishing gear and were ready to go home with their buckets. Ye Chen naturally would not continue fishing alone, so he could only pack up and prepare to go home. It was clear that Zhou Tao did not believe Ye Chen¡¯s words. Zhou Tian sneered, ¡°You little brat, you¡¯re so stubborn. All right, give me your personal particulars.¡± ¡°No way¡­ Sir, are you saying it¡¯s illegal for me to fish?¡± Ye Chen pouted. Chapter 18 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°You¡¯re not even afraid of fishing up a corpse. Why are you afraid of giving me your personal particulars?¡± Zhou Tao teased. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m just following the normal procedure. After all, you were the one who found the body.¡± When he heard that, Ye Chen had no choice but to give his personal particulars to Zhou Tao¡¯s colleagues. At that moment, Zhou Tao¡¯s cell phone suddenly rang. A few seconds after Zhou Tao picked up the call, his expression became complicated. ¡°Buddies, I think we¡¯ll have to work overtime tonight.¡± Zhou Tao waved his hand. ¡°The night duty security guard of Jinbao District found an anaconda near the artificial lake. The people in the neighborhood are scared out of their wits. Let¡¯s hurry over there and take a look.¡± At this moment, Zhou Tao¡¯s professionalism was evident. Including Zhou Tao, the police officers immediately put on a stern expression again and began to run toward the police car not far away. Zhou Tao did not forget to turn his head and wave at Ye Chen before he got into the car. ¡°Young man, listen to my advice. Fishing is a bottomless pit. Find a good job, earn some money, and strive to make some contributions to society!¡± After that, the officers turned on the police car¡¯s strobe lights and left. The river bank of Jiang City gradually quieted down. The other fishing pros had already packed up their fishing gear and gathered around. On the surface, everyone was celebrating Ye Chen¡¯s success in obtaining the 200,000 reward. However, in reality, this group of people just wanted Ye Chen to treat them to a late-night snack. Ye Chen did not refuse them. After all, he had known this group of fishing pros for a while. It was nothing to treat them to a meal to celebrate. Just then, Ye Chen noticed Mr. Liao trying to sneak away. ¡°Mr. Liao, why are you running away? Our bet hasn¡¯t been settled yet!¡± Ye Chen shouted behind Mr. Liao¡¯s back. ¡°You¡¯re not trying to back out now, are you?¡± Mr. Liao stopped in his tracks, turned around, and said with a smile, ¡°Haha¡­ Mr. Ye, look at my memory. I almost forgot about the bet!¡± Ye Chen looked at Mr. Liao¡¯s sly smile. How could Ye Chen believe Mr. Liao said? Ye Chen immediately shouted, ¡°Everyone, you all heard about my bet with Mr. Liao, didn¡¯t you?¡± Hearing that, Mr. Liao immediately became anxious and quickly said, ¡°Mr. Ye, what are you saying? We made a bet on whether or not you¡¯ll catch a big fish that¡¯s more than 60 kilograms. But, where¡¯s the fish? If you didn¡¯t mention it, I would have forgotten. According to our bet conditions, you have to give me your two fishing rods!¡± Ye Chen pursed his lips and patted Mr. Liao¡¯s shoulder. He said with a smile, ¡°Mr. Liao, you¡¯re really thick-skinned. That wasn¡¯t what we agreed on when we made the bet. I clearly said that I would catch a giant object weighing more than 60 kilograms! Everyone heard it.¡± Since the corpse incident had more or less ended without any mishaps, the fishing pros were not as afraid as before. In addition, Ye Chen had already agreed to treat them to a late-night snack, so they would naturally speak up for Ye Chen. Most importantly, when Ye Chen had made the bet, he had indeed said that he would catch a giant creature of more than 60 kilograms, not a fish specifically. Moreover, everyone wanted to see Mr. Liao¡¯s face when he lost the bet. ¡°That¡¯s right, Mr. Liao, that¡¯s not very kind of you. If you¡¯re willing to bet, you should be willing to accept your loss. Mr. Ye didn¡¯t say that he would definitely catch a fish!¡± ¡°A fishing pro must be willing to accept their loss. You¡¯re not worthy of your identity as a fishing pro like this, Mr. Liao. I¡¯m looking down on you.¡± ¡°I still remember what Mr. Ye said before. He said that he would catch a giant object that weighed more than 60 kilograms in 2 hours. He didn¡¯t say it would be a fish!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Mr. Liao, although we¡¯re on good terms, I¡¯m on the side of justice this time. You have to accept your loss!¡± ¡­ The crowd was chatting leisurely at the side. Everyone at the scene thought that Mr. Liao had lost the bet. And that was the truth. After retirement, Mr. Liao had nothing to do, so he picked up his old hobby of fishing. Although the bet with Ye Chen this time concerned his own granddaughter, Mr. Liao didn¡¯t want to break his promise in front of his friends. In other words, the group of fishing pros by the river bank of Jiang City, With that thought, Mr. Liao gritted his teeth and made up his mind. ¡°F*ck! Fine, I¡¯m willing to accept my loss. I, Angry Iron Hand, am not someone who goes back on his word. From tomorrow onwards, I¡¯ll have my granddaughter assist Mr. Ye in fishing and help him carry his bucket. But I¡¯m telling you, Chen, if you dare to think about pursuing my granddaughter, don¡¯t blame me for cutting off ties with you!¡± The fishing pros at the side said jokingly, ¡°Haha, Mr. Liao, look at what you¡¯re saying. While your granddaughter is an outstanding beauty, Mr. Ye is also a distinguished and elegant man.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. I feel that other than fishing, Mr. Ye isn¡¯t bad at anything else!¡± ¡°If he gets together with your granddaughter, you might be able to hold a great-grandson next year!¡± ¡°Yeah, Mr. Liao, you¡¯ll probably be grinning from ear to ear then, right?¡± When Mr. Liao heard the words ¡°great-grandson¡± and looked at Ye Chen¡¯s smirk in the distance, he immediately flew into a rage. Mr. Liao shouted at the old man who had just spoken, ¡°F*ck, f*ck, f*ck!¡± The crowd burst into laughter at Mr. Liao¡¯s curses. The laughter rose and fell by the river bank of Jiang city, washing away the terrifying atmosphere. Ye Chen liked this kind of atmosphere very much. For a moment, he was in a good mood. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s do it as per usual,¡± Ye Chen said, waving his hand. ¡°Let¡¯s put our fishing gear back home first, and then meet at the usual place. Let¡¯s eat skewers today. It¡¯s my treat!¡± After saying that, Ye Chen raised his eyebrows at Mr. Liao and smiled. ¡°Mr. Liao, do you want to come along?¡± ¡°I¡¯m going to eat until you go bankrupt!¡± Seeing Ye Chen¡¯s smug expression, Mr. Liao snorted and could not help but roll his eyes at him. When he returned to his fishing spot, Mr. Liao showed Ye Chen his harvest for the night and did not forget to tease him. ¡°Chen, don¡¯t be too proud. After all, didn¡¯t you get skunked again tonight?¡± Ye Chen¡¯s smile froze. Meanwhile, the fishing pros at the side began to defend Ye Chen, the man who was treating them to a meal. ¡°Hey, hey, hey, Mr. Liao, you can¡¯t say that. Mr. Ye didn¡¯t get skunked today! After all¡­¡± Chapter 19 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°He fished a rotten fish and a corpse!¡± In the face of such flattery, Ye Chen was full of admiration. However, in the end, he still didn¡¯t manage to catch a real fish, which made him feel a little uncomfortable. Ye Chen had always dreamed of catching a real fish. Nevertheless, since he had the King of Fishing System, he was not far from catching a real fish. With the 200,000, Ye Chen could get a set of top-grade fishing gear. Once he bought the gear and fished, Ye Chen would probably be famous in the world, let alone the river bank of Jiang City. While packing up his fishing gear, Ye Chen took a look at his live stream room. Ever since the police came, Ye Chen had not paid attention to his live stream. Ye Chen relied entirely on live streaming for income. Previously, the money he used to buy fishing gear was all earned from live streaming. While Ye Chen couldn¡¯t afford to stop the live stream, he did not need always be looking at the screen. But the moment he did, Ye Chen was shocked. At this moment, the number of people in the live stream room had already reached 60,000. Although Ye Chen had been live streaming for more than a month, the number of people in the live stream room was always at most 180, and they were mostly Ye Chen¡¯s loyal fans. Ye Chen still remembered that the popularity of his live stream room started rising when he caught the rotten fish. By the time he fished up the corpse, the number of people in the live stream room had already exceeded 10,000. And now, the number of people actually increased to 60,000. At the same time, the number of people was still increasing. Previously, Ye Chen could earn about 150 a day from the gifts his 180 fans gave daily. With popularity came more money to be earned. When Ye Chen thought about it this way, rather than the 200,000 he received, Ye Chen¡¯s greatest reward was the high popularity of the live stream that night. Or to be more accurate, his greatest reward was the system. Ye Chen picked up his phone and looked at the statistics. He did not expect that the revenue from the night¡¯s live stream would reach 4,000. Although 4,000 was much less than 200,000, and as Zhou Tao said, fishing broke the bank, it was still money. Just the fact that Ye Chen could earn money by fishing was enough for him to make up his mind to become a fishing pro. Heart filled with joy, Ye Chen withdrew the money from his live stream platform. After that, he glanced at the comments section in the live stream room. ¡°I¡¯ll be d*mned. After Mr. Ye fished up the body, not only did he not encounter any bad luck, but he also got a 200,000 reward?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t this too awesome? Could this be the effect of Mr. Ye¡¯s ritual by the shore?¡± ¡°The streamer is really amazing. If this program was on the Science channel, it would probably be broadcasted for several episodes!¡± ¡°What surprised me the most was that the streamer could predict the weight of the thing he caught in advance. He even predicted the value of the item.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Although I think what the officer said made sense, this is too outrageous!¡± ¡°Why isn¡¯t the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing talking? The family members of the deceased have already come to claim the body. What other problems do you have?¡± ¡°What other problems can there be? Needless to say, this will definitely be the hot search tomorrow. Just based on what happened tonight, this streamer¡¯s name will definitely be remembered in the fishing world for a long time!¡± ¡°F*ck, that¡¯s really amazing ¨C using an urn as the fishing bait box, doing a ritual by the river, making a bait container with glutinous rice, and even fishing a corpse?¡± ¡°This world of fishing pros is really tough. Without having some sort of special skill, I¡¯d be embarrassed to go fishing.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no match for a fishing pro that knows magic arts. Although Mr. Ye is still the Skunked King today, he¡¯s a winner!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right! Not only did he earn 200,000, but he also gained a lot of popularity in his live stream room. The most important thing is that Mr. Liao¡¯s beautiful granddaughter is about to be Mr. Ye¡¯s assistant!¡± ¡°You¡¯re really awesome!¡± ¡°But the key point is that Mr. Ye still didn¡¯t catch any fish today!¡± ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m dying of laughter. The commentator above, don¡¯t poke at Mr. Ye¡¯s heart!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye didn¡¯t let us down today. He still didn¡¯t catch a single fish!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, where are we going to go fishing tomorrow?¡± ¡°The commentator above, you shouldn¡¯t be asking that. You should be asking Mr. Ye if he catches something tomorrow.¡± ¡°The streamer will definitely upgrade his equipment after receiving the money. I¡¯m so envious!¡± ¡°Streamer, don¡¯t forget to bless your new fishing gear after you buy it. Hahaha!¡± ¡°Are we going to continue fishing tonight? Streamer, you put a lot of bait into your bait container today!¡± ¡°Streamer: Well, I can catch anything for you guys except fish!¡± ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m dying of laughter. When will the streamer catch a real fish?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been watching this streamer¡¯s live stream for more than a month. I¡¯m already used to this scene!¡± ¡°This matter will definitely make it to the top of the search rankings tomorrow!¡± With more popularity, the comments section became more lively, and the number of gifts also increased. Ye Chen had just returned to the live stream room when the comments section blew up. Ye Chen looked at the camera on his phone and smiled bitterly. ¡°I won¡¯t be fishing today. And, I didn¡¯t get skunked. How could a fishing pro get skunked? As usual, let me report my rewards today. One urn, one rotten fish, and one corpse!¡± Ye Chen continued, ¡°I¡¯ll have some skewers and beer with the other fishing pros later. I¡¯ll go to the fishing equipment store tomorrow morning and upgrade my fishing equipment. Also, my electric scooter is too inconvenient. It¡¯s time to change to a small car. And there¡¯s a good saying that goes, good things come to those who wait. I¡¯ll definitely be able to catch a fish tomorrow! I¡¯ll continue streaming tomorrow. After I¡¯ve updated my equipment, I¡¯ll definitely catch a big fish!¡± Ye Chen¡¯s spit flew all over the place as he spoke. Suddenly, Ye Chen felt someone kick his butt. ¡°You¡¯re too good at talking, kid!¡± Ye Chen turned around and saw Mr. Liao. With a helpless look, Mr. Liao said unhappily, ¡°Hurry up and pack up. Everyone¡¯s waiting for you!¡± Everyone could see that Mr. Liao was in an extremely bad mood. However, after thinking about it, it made sense. Mr. Liao had made a bet with Ye Chen. Not only did Mr. Liao not win the fishing rods, but he also made his granddaughter Ye Chen¡¯s assistant. When he thought of that, Ye Chen was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, ¡°All right, dear old man!¡± ¡°Shut your trap!¡± Mr. Liao was so angry that his face turned dark. If someone else had called him endearingly, Mr. Liao would have been happy and smiled. However, it was Ye Chen who called him ¡°dear old man¡±. Mr. Liao didn¡¯t feel good about it at all. Chapter 20 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Knowing that rising to fame in live streaming took time, Ye Chen bade farewell to the viewers in the live stream room for the day. ¡°All right, today¡¯s live stream is over. See you tomorrow!¡± Ye Chen turned off the livestream and started to pack up his fishing gear. Compared to the other fishing pros, Ye Chen was much more relaxed. After all, just like what the viewers in the live stream room had said, Ye Chen was once again empty-handed that night. Ten minutes later, on a road beside the river in Jiang City, a group of fishing pros were riding electric scooters with fishing gear on their backs and buckets on their pedals. At the very front, a young man on an electric scooter was smiling. There was a big red box of urn on his handle. The young man was none other than the Skunked King, Ye Chen. It was only then that Ye Chen remembered that the system had given him two blind boxes. One of the two boxes was Ye Chen¡¯s reward for leveling up. At this moment, Ye Chen did not know if it was the placebo effect in play, but after obtaining the King of Fishing system, he could clearly feel that his physical fitness was much better than before. If it was any other day, fishing from 7 a.m. to 2.a.m. of the next day would definitely make him feel sleepy. However, now, Ye Chen did not feel sleepy at all. Instead, he felt much more energetic. At the same time, he could also feel that his physical strength was much better. The other blind box was Ye Chen¡¯s reward for unlocking his new Floating Corpse Night Encounter achievement. As he enjoyed the late autumn night wind, Ye Chen opened the level blind box rewarded by the system. ¡°Beep! Congratulations to the host for unlocking the new skill, ¡®Never Get Skunked¡¯!¡± ¡°Heck!¡± Ye Chen cried out in surprise and almost let go of his electric scooter handle. The old men behind him could not help but be shocked. ¡°Hey, Mr. Ye, be careful!¡± ¡°I know you just won 200,000, but you don¡¯t have to be so excited!¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes, Mr. Ye. Calm down!¡± ¡­ Ye Chen waved his hand without looking back and said, ¡°Haha, I¡¯m fine. I was just distracted!¡± As a veteran fishing pro who wanted to make a name for himself, what was he most worried about? Getting skunked, of course! As expected, the King of Fishing System was named such for a reason. It gave such a good skill as a level reward from level 1 to level 2. Ye Chen had confidence in the greatness of the new skill as he had experienced the effects of the system¡¯s Evil Warder skill before. Thanks to using the Evil Warder skill, Ye Chen actually received a reward of 200,000 and at the same time, gained such high popularity for his live stream room. With this skill called ¡°Never Get Skunked¡±, wouldn¡¯t he be busy catching fish until his hands were tired? In his excitement, Ye Chen took a quick look at the effect of the new skill. As he had guessed, ¡°Never Get Skunked¡± was a passive skill. ¡°Never Get Skunked: every time you fish for more than half an hour, you will be guaranteed to catch something. With increased fishing yield, you will never get skunked.¡± ¡°What? ¡®Something¡¯?¡± When Ye Chen saw the description, he felt a little dizzy for a moment. Why would the skill guarantee that he would catch something ¨C not necessarily a fish ¨C every time? Ye Chen was not trying to be demanding, but it was just that he had just fished a corpse earlier. The system previously warned Ye Chen that he would catch a huge creature, but when he caught it, it was not a fish, but an actual dead person. Ye Chen felt that the Never Get Skunked skill was not very reliable. Forget it. It didn¡¯t matter if it worked or not. Ye Chen would try it tomorrow. No matter what, it was better to have the skill than not having it. Fortunately, Ye Chen still had another blind box. He hoped that the reward this time would not be something strange. Ye Chen let out a long breath. While riding his electric scooter, Ye Chen opened the system interface that only he could see and activated the other blind box reward from the Floating Corpse Night Encounter blind box. ¡°Beep! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill ¡®Corpse Harvest¡¯!¡± Ye Chen¡¯s eyes twitched violently. Looking at the new skill, Ye Chen cursed in his heart. The skill was literally what it meant. It could increase the probability of catching dead bodies in the water, including but not limited to human corpses. For a moment, Ye Chen did not know whether to laugh or cry. His heart was extremely complicated. He was suffering. If Ye Chen could earn 200,000 from fishing up a dead person every day, wouldn¡¯t that be great? But Ye Chen could not bring himself to be happy about that. ¡°I want to catch fish! Fish!! What the f*ck! At this rate, I might as well stop fishing and become a corpse recovery specialist,¡± thought Ye Chen. Ye Chen wouldn¡¯t even need to go into the water to look for the corpse. He could just casually swing his fishing rod and wait on the shore for the corpse to be hooked.¡± While other fishermen went fishing, they would only get fish and show it off to everyone they met, saying ¡°Do you see this? I got a huge catch today!¡±. Meanwhile, Ye Chen would only get corpses and shout to everyone, ¡°Paging for the deceased¡¯s family members¡­¡± Ye Chen would probably be chased down and beaten if he did that. I¡¯m a fishing pro, not a professional corpse recovery personnel. Just then, the helpless Ye Chen¡¯s King of Fishing System¡¯s system interface updated. Name: Ye Chen Level: level 2 Experience points: 15/500 Skills: Evil Warderl, Never Get Skunked, Corpse Harvest Locked achievements: ¡­ Unlocked achievements: Rotten Fish¡¯s Direct Bite, Floating Corpse Night Encounter. ¡°The prediction function will be activated after the next time you go fishing.¡± Evil Warder: help the host change his fate. Improves the host¡¯s luck by converting bad things into good things. Never get skunked: every time you fish for more than half an hour, you will be guaranteed to catch something and your fishing yield will increase, which will help you to never be be empty-handed. Corpse Harvest: dead bodies include but is not limited to human corpses. Increases the host¡¯s chances of catching corpses. ¡­ Ye Chen looked at the system¡¯s interface and sighed bitterly. It seemed that he had used up all his good luck today. D*mn it! If Ye Chen only relied on this stupid system, he would probably never be able to catch any live fish in his life. As expected, one had to rely on themselves to survive. The group of fishing pros were still on their electric scooters, though several had broken off from the main group for their private affairs. Ye Chen, Mr. Liao, and the other fishing pros lived pretty nearby each other. According to the plans, each would go home first to bring back their fishing gear and the fish they had caught. Then, everyone would go to the roadside stall where they often went to eat skewers and drink beer.¡± When the group reached a fork in the road, Ye Chen greeted everyone and prepared to head home and pack. Chapter 21 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Of course, Ye Chen didn¡¯t go home to bring the fish back, but to put his fishing gear. If passersby saw a fishing pro only brought his fishing gear home at night without any catches in his bucket, he would have to go home, they would most likely look down on the fishing pro. ¡­ Meanwhile, in Jinbao District of Jiang City, a few police officers were in the surveillance room of the residential area, looking at the surveillance footage with a few security guards. On the surveillance footage, there was indeed a huge anaconda captured near the man-made lake in Jinbao District. To be more precise, it was an anaconda with half of its head on the shore. Although they could not see the length of the anaconda, just looking at half of its head was very scary. Through the camera, one could see that the giant snake¡¯s head was pure black with dark red patterns on it. The next second, the anaconda slithered into the artificial lake and disappeared without a trace. Leading the investigation was the branch captain of Jiang City¡¯s police station, Zhou Tao. He clicked his tongue with a complicated expression and muttered, ¡°Why are all the cases I¡¯m encountering lately related to water?¡± After all, Zhou Tao had just seen a corpse by the river bank in Jiang City, and now an anaconda had appeared in the artificial lake in the residential area. At this moment, Zhou Tao had a rough understanding of the situation. Jinbao District was the most high-end residential area in Jiang City. It was the largest and also the most expensive one. Similarly, the area of the man-made lake in the residential area was also very large. Given that there were more than 10,000 people living in the residential area, one could imagine how dangerous it was for a giant snake to appear in such a densely populated place. According to the security guard, other than the security guards themselves, a few residents of the residential area also knew about the anaconda¡¯s appearance. If the matter wasn¡¯t handled properly, it could cause panic, or a vicious incident of the giant snake attacking people. At the moment, they needed to catch the giant snake and hand it over to the relevant departments to deal with it. However, in order to make the residential area green, the developer had built the entire man-made lake to be very large, and the terrain was very complicated. Trying to catch an anaconda in such a lake was no different from finding a needle in a haystack. In addition, it was already past two in the morning, so the police could not contact the relevant personnel for information on an anadconda¡¯s habits. After much thought, Zhou Tao came up with his own plan and said to the estate manager, ¡°Immediately inform the residents of the residential area to stay away from the man-made lake. Also, send someone to help us set up an isolation belt. If this giant snake does attack humans, then the situation is serious.¡± Zhou Tao continued, ¡°At the moment, we don¡¯t know much about the snake¡¯s habits. Is it poisonous? Will it attack people or animals? What method is suitable for capturing it? And how did it appear here? We need to investigate these problems. At the same time, we will give feedback to the relevant departments, and then find professionals to catch this anaconda.¡± The estate manager was sweating profusely. He said nervously, ¡°Sir, can you not make this a big deal? As you know, the appearance of this thing in Jinbao District has caused a lot of panic. There are still many properties in our residential area waiting to be sold!¡± As Zhou Tao heard that, his gaze turned sharp, and he slammed the table. ¡°What did you just say? Don¡¯t make this a big deal? Are you saying you want to cover up such a big matter? If something goes wrong, can you bear the responsibility?¡± Zhou Tao continued, ¡°If you really have this residential area at heart, then you should eliminate all possible dangers! We¡¯ll contact the relevant departments as soon as possible and capture this giant snake. But before that, you have to send someone to cooperate with us!¡± After being reprimanded by Zhou Tao, the estate manager had a bitter look on his face. He nodded vigorously at the side. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Sir. You¡¯re right. We¡¯ll do our best to cooperate. Please hurry up and catch this thing!¡± Seeing that the other party was reflecting on himself, Zhou Tao also eased up on him. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Although we¡¯re not professionals when it comes to catching snakes, we¡¯ll do our best to assist the relevant departments in capturing the anaconda. We¡¯ll also need to identify the anaconda species, as well as whether it¡¯s endangered or not.¡± Zhou Tao continued, ¡°I can promise you that I will give you an explanation by tomorrow afternoon at the latest. But first, I hope that you can do what I just tasked you with.¡± ¡°Yes, yes, yes, we will definitely assist you in your work!¡± The estate manager nodded repeatedly under Zhou Tao¡¯s overbearing attitude. Even though it was late at night, one after another, the residents in Jinbao District received news that an anaconda had appeared in the artificial lake. In addition to reminding the owners to stay away from the man-made lake, the estate management also comforted the owners. The estate management expressed that the police were already onto the matter and would catch the anaconda soon, so there was no need to panic. At the same time, with the help of Zhou Tao¡¯s colleagues and the residential area¡¯s security guards, the area around the artificial lake had been cordoned off with warning signs. ¡­ Meanwhile, a roadside barbecue stall not far from the river bank of Jiang City was particularly lively. As Jiang City was a city with a relatively small population and it was late autumn, there were very few barbecue stalls open at this time. Because of that, this particular barbecue stall became the regular place for the fishing pros to have dinner after night fishing. A few small square tables were put together to form a big table. Ye Chen was currently discussing the day¡¯s fishing experience with the other fishing pros. At this moment, the lady boss, who was already familiar with everyone, was serving them cold dishes while smiling at them. ¡°I¡¯m telling you, you guys better not go fishing at night! My husband said that he saw a news article on the internet. A young man went fishing at night, but he didn¡¯t catch a fish. Instead, he caught a corpse, and even the police got involved!¡± The fishing pros who had been talking loudly suddenly fell silent. In the next second, everyone¡¯s eyes were on Ye Chen. The lady boss put the side dishes on the table. When she saw the fear on everyone¡¯s faces, she quickly waved her hand. ¡°Haha, you guys don¡¯t have to be afraid. The video footage of the process was actually pretty funny. The young man I mentioned was wearing a navy-blue magic arts robe and was burning joss paper and offering incense by the river. Initially, when the young man caught the body, the fishing pros on the shore thought it was a fish!¡± Chapter 22 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The lady boss continued, ¡°An old man in particular scooped up the body using a net. But when the old man turned around to look at the catch, he was so scared that he almost fell into the water. Then, the old man ran back to the shore in fear. How silly.¡± ¡°Hahahaha.¡± When the lady boss finished speaking, the crowd could no longer hold it in and burst out laughing. However, Mr. Liao, who was sitting at the side, had an ugly expression. He felt extremely bitter in his heart. After a long silence, Mr. Liao snorted coldly at the lady boss. ¡°F*ck! Who wouldn¡¯t be afraid to suddenly see a corpse? That was a normal reaction, right? If you were to encounter this, you would probably be paralyzed with fear!¡± Mr. Liao continued, ¡°Also, why did you call him silly? How rude!¡± ¡°Tsk.¡± The lady boss clicked her tongue. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare to look at the body. The video was edited, and the body had been censored. Besides, it¡¯s not like I called you silly. Mr. Liao, did you get skunked today or something? You seem to be in a bad mood.¡± At this point, the lady boss was stunned for a moment. Then, she suddenly came to her senses. ¡°What the f*ck! Could it be that the people on the news were you guys?¡± The crowd burst into laughter again. ¡°Of course it was us! Lady boss, the silly old man that was scared witless was Mr. Liao. Hahaha!¡± ¡°Come on, Mr. Liao, show the lady boss your scared expression in real time. Hahaha!¡± ¡°Who else could have fished up the body other than Mr. Ye?¡± ¡°Although it¡¯s the age of the internet, isn¡¯t the spread of the news a little too fast?¡± ¡­ The lady boss was dumbfounded. She covered her mouth with a look of disbelief and exclaimed, ¡°D*mn! It was really Mr. Ye who fished up the corpse? I was wondering why the place in the video looked so familiar, but my husband said that I was overthinking it. Now that you mention it, I remember that someone drowned upstream of the river in Jiang City some time ago. This is too much of a coincidence!¡± Hearing the lady boss¡¯ shout, the boss, who was still barbecuing at the back, immediately ran up. He looked at this group of people as if they were his idols. ¡°Was it really Mr. Ye who fished up the corpse? There are tons of articles and footage about it circulating now, and even my friends are forwarding them. It¡¯s a hot topic. Look!¡± With that said, the boss of the barbecue stall took out his phone from his pocket. After pressing a few buttons, he handed it to Ye Chen. At the same time, a few of the other fishing pros also came forward and stared at the phone. The few fishing pros who couldn¡¯t get a look at the phone screen took out their phones and started to search for the incident. Ye Chen watched a video on the incident. The voiceover, which was modified to sound like a cartoon character, read, ¡°Simply horrifying! A fishing streamer live who streamed late at night put on a magic arts robe for better luck and ended up catching a corpse, earning 200,000!¡± This video footage was a recording of Ye Chen¡¯s live stream. Probably out of consideration for personal privacy, Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room name and the faces of those captured on screen had been censored. Although the video clip was short at about 5 minutes, the sequence of events was quite clear. Ye Chen could tell that it was produced by a professional media company; the voiceover lines were exaggerated, and the video footage scenes were attention-grabbing. It was this kind of exaggeration that caused the video views to reach astounding numbers. Ye Chen curiously clicked into the comments section. ¡°That¡¯s too much of an exaggeration. They¡¯re probably filming a movie, right? How could there be such a ridiculous thing in reality?¡± ¡°Doing a ritual by the river? I¡¯m dying of laughter. Do you think you¡¯re the main character of a novel?¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Do you really think you¡¯re a fishing god that¡¯s capable of catching anything and everything?¡± ¡°These days, unscrupulous media companies will do anything to attract attention. I¡¯ve already reported them!¡± ¡°Everyone, take a closer look at the video. I don¡¯t think this is a movie. This is obviously a live stream from some platform. And didn¡¯t you see how even the police came at the end?¡± ¡°Begging for the complete version. Does anyone have the original video?¡± ¡°Is there anyone who can verify if this is true or not? If it¡¯s true, then this fishing streamer is the bomb, right?¡± ¡°Perhaps the police officers were photoshopped in. Unscrupulous media companies nowadays have no limit when it comes to gathering views.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. It¡¯s too much of a coincidence. It¡¯s impossible for so many coincidences to happen, okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already heard about this. It¡¯s true. Go search on the live stream platform QuickStream for a fishing pro called Mr. Ye. ¡°There really is a fishing streamer called Mr. Ye on QuickStream. I think his full name is Ye Chen.¡± ¡°I have a screen recording playback of the live stream¡­¡± ¡­ Meanwhile, the fishing pros who used their phones to search the buzz sighed. ¡°D*mn, Mr. Ye, you¡¯ve become an internet celebrity now!¡± ¡°You¡¯re currently the 5th most searched result, and your ranking¡¯s still steadily rising!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. Every platform is filled with videos of you, Mr. Ye. It¡¯s amazing!¡± ¡°You¡¯ve gone viral on the internet. Mr. Ye, you¡¯re too awesome!¡± ¡­ Ye Chen could not help but roll his eyes. No wonder it was the age of the internet. No matter what happened, the whole country would know about it within a few minutes. While the news of Ye Chen getting skunked remained largely unknown, the news of his corpse-catching incident spread like wildfire. Seeing the boss standing beside Ye Chen in a daze, the lady boss at the side finally reacted. ¡°Hey, watch the skewers. I say, you should learn from Mr. Ye. He actually managed to fish up a corpse and is going viral all over the internet now. Mr. Ye¡¯s popularity is almost comparable to a celebrity while you¡¯re just a measly barbecue stall owner. I can¡¯t understand how there can be such a huge difference between people.¡± Ye Chen was already used to seeing the stall owner get henpecked by his wife. After receiving the lady boss¡¯ reprimand, the boss didn¡¯t get angry. Instead, he was all smiles. The boss first took the phone from Ye Chen¡¯s hand, then spread out his hands to the crowd. ¡°Welp. The tiger at home is baring its fangs again. I¡¯ll go get the skewers for you guys!¡± Then, the boss walked to the grill at the back and complained, ¡°You only know how to find fault with me every day. If you continue to find fault with me, I¡¯ll roast the corpse for you to eat.¡± Of course, the boss only dared to complain in a low voice. Since the food wasn¡¯t served yet, the fishing pros were all on their mobile phones. Each and every one of them had their heads down and were focused on playing with their mobile phones. Chapter 23 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Ye Chen, the main person involved, was no exception. He took out his phone and briefly looked at the news about him on the internet. Then, Ye Chen came to a conclusion ¨C he had really become popular because of the corpse-catching incident. At the same time, curious netizens had dug up the details of the incident. After all, Ye Chen had streamed the entire incident live. Even if Ye Chen wanted to hide it, he could not. When the full footage of Ye Chen¡¯s live stream was circulated, countless netizens were shocked. Reports, gossip, and videos about Ye Chen were all over the internet. ¡°I can¡¯t believe this is the result of a rotten fish¡¯s direct bite. This fishing streamer¡¯s sick!¡± ¡°Despite catching a corpse at night, this fishing streamer actually asked everyone not to call the police in fear of scaring the fish away.¡± ¡°Horrifying! The young magic arts priest did a ritual by the river late at night and really caught a corpse!¡± ¡­ After Ye Chen¡¯s identity was exposed, the curious netizens on the internet followed Ye Chen on the QuickStream live streaming platform. Upon learning how much buzz his live stream footage was generating, Ye Chen opened the QuickStream platform and entered his account page. As soon as Ye Chen entered, numerous background notifications came one after another. He had 999+ new fans, 999+ new likes, and 999+ new comments. Meanwhile, the number of fans was a staggering 1.035 million. In just one hour, Ye Chen had become a fishing streamer with a million followers. One had to know that there were a few famous fishing streamers on the QuickStream platform. The top streamers had tens of millions of fans, and middle-ranked streamers had millions of fans. While Ye Chen could not compare to them, with his current number of fans, Ye Chen was definitely ranked among the top among fishing streamers. For instance, East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing, who entered Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room that day, only had 400,000 fans. Once East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing found out about Ye Chen¡¯s follower count, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood. When the live stream had just started today, Ye Chen could still clearly remember that there were 70 to 80 people in the live stream room, and his follower count was roughly 400,000. After all, not every follower watched all of Ye Chen¡¯s live streams. At the same time, for Ye Chen¡¯s latest video, the comments had reached tens of thousands, and most of the comments were posted just recently. ¡°F*ck, is the streamer really a magic arts priest-cum-fishing pro?¡± ¡°God d*mn! This is the first time I¡¯ve seen someone use an urn a fishing bait box!¡± ¡°Praying for this streamer¡¯s good luck rub off me. Bless me luck to win the lottery so that I won¡¯t be a miserable 9-6 office worker anymore!¡± ¡°Streamer, when do you usually live stream?¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, when will the live stream start? It doesn¡¯t matter if you can¡¯t catch a fish. I enjoy watching you catch something other than fish.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve seen a few videos of Mr. Ye. It seems like he¡¯s never caught a fish. Hahaha. This is hilarious!¡± ¡°What fishing pro can¡¯t catch a fish? He¡¯s probably trolling, right?¡± ¡­ Just as everyone had said, Ye Chen was indeed gaining popularity. But Ye Chen only had mixed feelings. Just then, the barbecue stall owner brought out sizzling skewers and said to Ye Chen with a smile, ¡°You¡¯ve become famous all over the internet, Mr. Ye. Everyone knows you. But at the same time, everyone now knows you¡¯ve never managed to catch a fish. Hahaha!¡± ¡°F*ck! Exactly!¡± thought Ye Chen. He finally realized why he didn¡¯t feel all that happy about having gone viral. The other fishing pros also came to their senses and started discussing. ¡°Ah, the boss is right! If that¡¯s the case, wouldn¡¯t the entire internet know that Mr. Ye is the Skunked King?¡± ¡°What Skunked King? Didn¡¯t Mr. Ye say it before? He fishes for inner peace.¡± ¡°Bulls*it! Isn¡¯t that just for the fans to hear? If Mr. Ye could really catch a fish, he wouldn¡¯t be saying such philosophical words!¡± ¡°That¡¯s true. But for real, Mr. Ye, you can¡¯t be like this. You have to catch a fish quickly, even if it¡¯s just a baby fish. You can¡¯t embarrass Jiang City¡¯s fishing pros!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. You must press on!¡± ¡°We can¡¯t go to the river bank of Jiang City for now. It might become a popular place for those influencers to film at. Plus, I don¡¯t feel comfortable to fish there after such an incident.¡± ¡°Yes, but¡­ Then where are we going to fish? We have to help Mr. Ye wash away the bad luck of fishing up a corpse!¡± ¡°I know a place. Seyves Reservoir!¡± ¡°Seyves Reservoir? I¡¯ve heard of that place before. Some years ago, people even dug up some relics there.¡± ¡°That¡¯s good for warding off evil! And most importantly, Seyves Reservoir has abundant fish. Be it a silver carp or a common carp, you have a chance of catching them all!¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go there tomorrow. Mr. Ye, what do you think?¡± Ye Chen thought for a moment and nodded. ¡°No problem at all. We¡¯ll go there after daybreak! Let¡¯s gather at 9 a.m.!¡± No one had any objections to Ye Chen¡¯s proposed timing. However, someone deliberately teased Mr. Liao, ¡°Mr. Liao, don¡¯t forget the bet you made with Mr. Ye today! We¡¯re all waiting to attend your granddaughter¡¯s and Mr. Ye¡¯s wedding!¡± Mr. Liao, who was gorging himself, frowned and said, ¡°Shut your trap!¡± Mr. Liao found the group of fishing pros unkind for not sympathizing with his worries about how to tell his granddaughter about the bet. Timing-wise, Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter would be available ¨C it was Saturday the next day, which meant no lessons at university. Moreover, Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter attended a university in Jiang City itself. However, the problem was with explaining the bet to her. Mr. Liao wondered, ¡°Dear, I lost a bet with someone, and you¡¯ll have to be his fishing assistant for a week ¨C carrying buckets, scooping up fish, and so on¡­? No. It¡¯s too humiliating, though she¡¯ll probably agree to it. And if my wife and son found out about this¡­ I can¡¯t imagine the embarrassment.¡± However, Mr. Liao already gave his word. If he didn¡¯t keep his promise, how would his old friends see him? Mr. Liao was extremely depressed as he could not think of a good solution. Was he really going to let his granddaughter be Ye Chen¡¯s assistant? For a moment, Mr. Liao felt as if he had fallen into Ye Chen¡¯s trap. As for what the fishing pros had said about pairing Ye Chen and his granddaughter together, Mr. Liao found it ridiculous. Ye Chen¡¯s family background, appearance, and personality aside, Ye Chen¡¯s fishing skills were terrible. Chapter 24 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio How could Ye Chen be worthy of his granddaughter? Thinking of that, Mr. Liao helplessly vented his emotions on the skewers on the table. Ye Chen could not help but find it funny when he saw Mr. Liao gobbling down the food. ¡°Mr. Liao, have you starved for the past few days?¡± Mr. Liao snorted coldly and glanced at Ye Chen in annoyance. ¡°Are you distressed at the thought of having to pay for the skewers? Aren¡¯t you being too stingy?¡± Ye Chen pursed his lips and did not say anything. Meanwhile, the fishing pros around them were talking about the incident that happened that night. As the weather was slightly cold, they had some liquor to warm up. Contrary to fishing, the fishing pros weren¡¯t addicted to alcohol. They only drank to a tipsy state and conversed casually while eating skewers. At the same time, everyone shared their gains from fishing, though the conversation still mainly revolved around the rotten fish and corpse that Ye Chen had caught. Everyone was especially in awe when talking about the 200,000 reward that Ye Chen had received. ¡°When Mr. Ye made a bet with Mr. Liao, I remember Mr. Ye said that he would definitely be able to catch a huge object with a value of more than six figures. In the end, Mr. Ye really did get a 200,000 monetary reward!¡± ¡°Yeah. At the end of the day, Mr. Ye did a good deed. He helped a family find the body of their loved one.¡± ¡°If I hadn¡¯t been by Mr. Ye¡¯s side watching the entire time tonight, I wouldn¡¯t have believed that such a bizarre thing could happen. It¡¯s really too ridiculous!¡± ¡°Sigh. I¡¯ve been fishing my entire life, but I don¡¯t even have 10,000 to my name!¡± ¡°In my opinion, Mr. Ye¡¯s luck is probably from the urn he picked up at the beginning. Maybe this incident will make Mr. Ye ultra-famous in the fishing world.¡± ¡°Tomorrow, I¡¯ll also get an urn to use as a fishing bait box!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, tomorrow, before you go fishing, you should do a ritual again and let the good luck rub off us!¡± ¡°Actually, Mr. Ye can be said to be quite successful today, aside from not catching a live fish.¡± ¡°Hahahaha!¡± ¡­ Soon, everyone started asking Ye Chen how he was going to spend the 200,000. Although the old men addressed Ye Chen formally as ¡°Mr. Ye¡±, they all treated Ye Chen as a junior. And that was why most of them offered Ye Chen life advice about what to do with the money. A chubby old man lit a cigarette. After puffing out a cloud of smoke, he said to Ye Chen, ¡°Mr. Ye, I think you should save the money. You¡¯re already at that age where it¡¯s time you think about your future.¡± Another old man who had helped Ye Chen pull the rod on the shore earlier echoed, ¡°That¡¯s right, Mr. Ye. There¡¯s a common saying that money is the root of all evil. Don¡¯t let wealth cloud your rationality.¡± ¡°200,000 is not a lot, but not little either. But you¡¯re now famous online, so you¡¯ll earn more and more money in the future. Still, you shouldn¡¯t squander it all!¡± Ye Chen smiled. ¡°I really have no plans on saving the money. I¡¯m planning to use this 200,000 to upgrade my fishing gear. Also, I¡¯ll buy a means of transportation for traveling to fishing spots.¡± Hearing that, a skinny old man agreed, ¡°That¡¯s right. A young man shouldn¡¯t focus all his energy on saving money. You can leave that to the future. Buying fishing gear is the most important thing. If you don¡¯t buy fishing gear when you have the money, what should you buy?¡± An old man wearing presbyopic glasses stood up and nodded. ¡°Mr. Wang is right. Fishing gear is the weapon of fishing pros. How can we do without a good weapon? I saw a carbon fiber reinforced fishing rod that costs 30,000 the other day. I can¡¯t afford it, but Mr. Ye, I think you can consider that fishing rod.¡± ¡°I think you should buy an imported fishing rod. That stuff¡¯s worth the money. A month ago, I spent 3,000 on an imported fishing rod, and the grip is simply unrivaled. Even though I got beaten up by my wife for it, I don¡¯t regret buying it!¡± Ye Chen¡¯s eyes twitched slightly at the fishing pro¡¯s double standards. To them, spending lots on things other than fishing gear was considered a waste of money, but spending lots on fishing gear was justified. Ye Chen nodded and smiled at the group of adorable old men. ¡°Well, what you guys said makes sense. I think my failure to catch any fish has a lot to do with my equipment! Let¡¯s go take a look at cars tomorrow to use for fishing trips!¡± Mr. Liao couldn¡¯t help but want to join in the discussion when he saw everyone discussing the matter. When Mr. Liao heard that Ye Chen wanted to buy a car, he immediately perked up. ¡°I have a lot to say about cars. I have a car at home, but I don¡¯t drive it when I go fishing. I just like riding electric scooters. Why, you ask? Obviously, it¡¯s because nobody will be able to see your catches if you bring them home in the car.¡± Mr. Liao continued, ¡°Although it was already midnight when I went back today, I rode my electric scooter and carried my catches home, going a few rounds around the residential area before heading back. If it was daytime, I¡¯d have driven a few more rounds around the neighborhood before heading home.¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk. If that¡¯s the case, how about I just buy a tractor?¡± Ye Chen clicked his tongue. When everyone heard that, they looked at Ye Chen in confusion. Ye Chen explained, ¡°That¡¯s all I can afford with my budget. In fact, a pickup truck is more suitable for us fishing pros. But if I buy a pickup truck, I won¡¯t have much money left.¡± Ye Chen continued, ¡°An agricultural tractor meant for farming is only priced at 10,000 to 20,000. Plus, there¡¯s a container at the back, so it can hold a lot of things. Not only is it sturdy, but the sound is deafening too. How impressive would it be when you drive it out? If you catch something huge, just leave it at the back of the tractor. Other than not being able to run at high speed, the vehicle has almost no shortcomings!¡± Ye Chen¡¯s words left everyone dumbfounded. Driving an agricultural tractor to go fishing? Why was imagining such a scene a little blinding to the eyes? However, on second thought, Ye Chen¡¯s words did make sense. If Ye Chen were to upgrade his fishing gear the next day, the electric scooter would obviously not be able to fit it. If Ye Chen caught a fish and put it in the car, no one would be able to see it, and that would be sort of unsatisfying. So, Ye Chen would not consider a car. As for the pickup truck with a container, it was indeed too expensive. Weighing all options, an agricultural tractor seemed to be the best choice. ¡°Mr. Ye is indeed smart!¡± ¡°Yeah, young people have so many ideas! An agricultural tractor is really good; it¡¯s cheap, sturdy, and durable!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, you have so many ideas!¡± ¡­ While singing Ye Chen¡¯s praises, everyone ate barbecue and drank wine. Chapter 25 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio An hour later, everyone was done with the delicious meal. It was already early in the morning. Other than Ye Chen, the rest of the fishing pros were all old men. Although they lived nearby, they didn¡¯t drink too much for safety reasons. But even so, everyone was very happy. Of course, Mr. Liao was not in a good mood. Everyone said that they would have Ye Chen treat them to a big meal, but the meal only cost 30 for more than a dozen people. In the end, everyone agreed to meet at Seyves Reservoir at 9 a.m. the next day. When Mr. Liao left, many of the fishing pros even teased him and asked him to keep his promise and bring his granddaughter over to be Mr. Ye¡¯s assistant. ¡°F*ck!¡± Mr. Liao rode his electric scooter and disappeared on the street with hatred. Ye Chen lived on the outskirts of Jiang City, in an urban village near the river bank. His house was a one-story house. Although the area of the house was not that small, there were not many things inside. Moreover, Ye Chen had tidied up the house very well. After returning home, Ye Chen washed up and went to sleep. ¡­ At 6 a.m., Ye Chen had already packed up and left on his electric scooter. He didn¡¯t bring any fishing gear. The agreed meeting time with the fishing pros was 9 a.m. Before heading over to the meeting place, Ye Chen was prepared to buy an agricultural tractor and new fishing gear. However, Ye Chen didn¡¯t know that alongside his fishing incident, a piece of shocking news had spread throughout Jiang City where he lived. An anaconda, the largest snake among all the living snakes, was found near the luxurious Jinbao District in Jiang City. The length of an adult anaconda ranged from five to ten meters, and its maximum weight could reach 240 to 300 kilograms. Their main prey were land animals, such as rats and birds. Moreover, anacondas that lived in tropical rainforests tended to be more aggressive. Although it wasn¡¯t known why an anaconda would appear in Jiang City, since it had already appeared, it needed to be kept under control. Through working together with the estate management of the residential area, the police set up a cordon near the artificial lake overnight and pasted all kinds of warning signs around it. At first, the people in the residential area thought that their reaction was too strong. However, in the morning, a puppy owned by a resident in the neighborhood was attacked by the anaconda. The owner had gone out to walk the dog in the morning without a leash. The small poodle had run to the lake and was swallowed by the giant snake that was dormant in the water. After that, the anaconda dived to the bottom of the lake again and disappeared, and thescene happened to be captured on camera by one of the owners. Instantly, let alone Jinbao District, even the residents living near Jinbao District were in fear. The matter had also attracted the attention of the higher-ups in Jiang City. In the morning, the higher-ups of Jiang City sent out a professional fishing fleet to catch the anaconda. However, even after the fishing fleet sent three or four boats to patrol the artificial lake for nearly two to three hours and a few brave divers going directly into the lake to explore, they couldn¡¯t even traces of the anaconda, let alone catch it. Helpless, the fishing fleet could only send more manpower and set up a tighter isolation zone near the artificial lake. ¡­ Meanwhile, in the naturally formed Seyves Reservoir in Jiang City, it was especially lively. An innocent-looking girl wearing a fisherman¡¯s hat looked at the fishing pros with urns at their feet with a shocked expression. Her beautiful face was filled with confusion and astonishment. What were they doing fishing with an urn? It felt too inauspicious. When the girl first appeared here, she had already attracted the attention of many fishing pros on the shore. Usually, the people who came to Seyves Reservoir to fish were either old men or middle-aged men. There were no young people at all. Therefore, countless people¡¯s gazes were attracted to the devastatingly beautiful girl who had suddenly appeared. The girl was wearing a white dress, and her long black hair fell on her back like a waterfall. Her tender-looking skin was fair and beautiful. The girl¡¯s name was Liao Xuexue. She was a second-year history major at Jiang University. At university, many people called her the campus belle, but she didn¡¯t like it. The reason Xuexue came here was entirely because of her grandfather who loved fishing. Mr. Liao, her grandfather, said that there was a fishing pro who needed an assistant. Moreover, the assistant was paid 200 a day for very simple tasks: helping to make a bait container, carry fishing buckets, do odd jobs, and so on. According to Mr. Liao, he thought that the job would be a good opportunity for Xuexue to simultaneously earn money and have quality time together with him. Therefore, Mr. Liao recommended Xuexue to the fishing pro. Even though 200 a day was a lot, Liao Xuexue¡¯s family was not short of money. Besides, her family always argued with Mr. Liao over his addiction to fishing. Even if she was a filial granddaughter, Xuexue was a little turned off by fishing. While Xuexue had decided to reject the offer, her grandfather told her that he had already promised the fishing pro and that it would only last for a week. If Xuexue didn¡¯t go, then Mr. Liao would be going back on his word. The filial Xuexue had no choice but to agree to her grandfather¡¯s request. That was why she had appeared at Seyves Reservoir today. Because of Mr. Liao, although Xuexue didn¡¯t like fishing, she still had some understanding of it. However, the scene before Xuexue had clearly stunned her. At present, there were about 20 people fishing on the shore of Seyves Reservoir. While others were sitting atop their fishing boxes or small stools, the dozen or so people around Xuexue¡¯s grandfather and Xuexue¡¯s grandfather himself all had eerie-looking urns at their feet. There were also incense papers, incense sticks, and even a few flower wreaths around them. The scene had completely blown Xuexue¡¯s mind. Chapter 26 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Just as Liao Xuexue was in shock, a familiar voice suddenly rang out. ¡°Xuexue, over here.¡± ¡°Grandpa!¡± Liao Xuexue jogged to Mr. Liao¡¯s side by the shore. Mr. Liao quickly brought Xuexue a small folding stool, a bottle of drinks, and snacks. At the same time, he handed her a parasol. Pointing to the empty space at the side, Mr. Liao laughed. ¡°Sit down first. The sun here is very strong. Don¡¯t get tanned. That d*rn¡ª Uh, I mean Mr. Ye, hasn¡¯t come yet. You just have to help him out with this and that. If anything happens, I¡¯ll be beside you.¡± Mr. Liao then said in a low voice, ¡°Xuexue, be careful of him.¡± Upon hearing that, Liao Xuexue was dumbfounded. ¡°Grandpa, since he¡¯s not a good person, why did you have me be his assistant?¡± Mr. Liao was stunned. ¡°Urgh¡­ Well, I mean, Mr. Ye is a good person, but he¡¯s not suitable for you. You¡¯re still studying, so don¡¯t be in a hurry to date. You get what I mean?¡± ¡°Grandpa, what are you talking about?¡± Liao Xuexue was even more confused. ¡°I¡¯ve never thought of dating. Besides, isn¡¯t the Mr. Ye you¡¯re talking about also pretty old?¡± Mr. Liao scratched his head and said guiltily, ¡°Mr. Ye is a young man. Just remember what my words. Try not to talk to him. Just do whatever he tells you to do. I¡¯ll be right next to you. If he dares to try anything funny with you, I¡¯ll kick him into the reservoir!¡± Liao Xuexue thought about it for a long time before she slowly nodded. ¡°Got it, Grandpa. Mr. Ye¡¯s very good at fishing, right? Is he a professional fishing athlete? You had me be his assistant because he often catches too many fish to handle them himself, and you¡¯re on good terms with him, right? But, his personality is a little unpleasant. Is that what you¡¯re saying?¡± Mr. Liao scratched his head and nodded awkwardly. ¡°Hmmmm. I guess so.¡± Liao Xuexue clicked her tongue in disdain and waved her fist. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Grandpa. I won¡¯t talk to him! Also, if he dares to take advantage of me, I¡¯ll beat him up!¡± ¡°Good.¡± Mr. Liao heaved a sigh of relief, but then he suddenly thought of something. ¡°By the way, don¡¯t mention money. He¡¯s very prideful and has already given me your salary. I¡¯ll transfer the money to you later.¡± Liao Xuexue blinked her watery eyes. Although she felt that her grandfather¡¯s words were a little illogical, she still nodded obediently. ¡°Okay, Grandpa. Just keep the money. I¡¯m not short of money. Also, I promise to just focus on the job and ignore him. But¡­ When is this Mr. Ye coming over?¡± Mr. Liao frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, ¡°He should be here soon. I called him just now, and he said he¡¯s already on his way.¡± At that moment, Liao Xuexue looked at the urn by her grandfather¡¯s feet and asked in confusion, ¡°Oh right, Grandpa. Why do you all have an urn by your feet? How unlucky is that?¡± A mysterious smile appeared on Mr. Liao¡¯s face. ¡°You don¡¯t understand. There¡¯s metaphysics involved in fishing! Do you see the letters ¡®R. I. P¡¯ on the urn? It signifies how all the fish will rest in peace in our hands.¡± Just as Mr. Liao finished speaking, the rumbling noise of an engine came from the shore. A brand-new agricultural tractor appeared in front of everyone. There was a roll of waterproof cloth on the back of the tractor, which was obviously used to block rainwater. At the same time, there were all kinds of fishing gear in the back container. However, the most eye-catching item was the urn that looked similar to that of the few fishing pros on the shore. A tanned young man was sitting in the tractor¡¯s driver seat. At this moment, the young man was excitedly waving at the group of people on the shore. It was Ye Chen. Ye Chen had arrived later than the agreed time as he had to settle the administrative procedures required for riding an agricultural tractor and also get new fishing gear. Ye Chen was excited at the number of people turning their heads to his tractor. It was much more than he had imagined. It was no exaggeration to say that the agricultural tractor turned more heads than a sports car would. In addition to the loud noise and eye-catching catching appearance of the vehicle, the various kinds of fishing gear placed in the rear compartment of the tractor captured everyone¡¯s attention. Now, Ye Chen only lacked a big fish at the rear compartment to complete his fishing pro look. At that time, Ye Chen would drive his agricultural tractor around Jiang City no matter what. After parking the tractor, Ye Chen noticed a sweet-looking girl in the distance. As Ye Chen had met her before, he could recognize at a glance that that girl was Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter. When Ye Chen saw Mr. Liao¡¯s bitter face, he was overjoyed. Since the bet was won fair and square, Ye Chen naturally would not hold back on ordering Xuexue around. ¡°Silly girl, come over and help!¡± Ye Chen shouted at the top of his voice. Liao Xuexue was stunned when she heard that. Silly girl? There were no other females around Seyves Reservoir except for Liao Xuexue, so it was obvious that the young man was addressing her. It was the first time in her life that Liao Xuexue had heard a stranger call her ¡°silly girl¡±. Liao Xuexue felt that Ye Chen was being too disrespectful. For a moment, Liao Xuexue was embarrassed and angry, and her small face was slightly red. ¡°This¡­ He¡¯s your employer.¡± Mr. Liao gritted his teeth and finally sighed helplessly. ¡°Xuexue, go and help him.¡± Although Liao Xuexue was unwilling, her grandfather had already made an agreement with Ye Chen. Liao Xuexue could only walk over indignantly. Before she did, she didn¡¯t forget to say to her grandfather, ¡°Grandpa, you¡¯re right. This guy is not a good person!¡± When the poor Liao Xuexue walked over, she realized that her ¡°employer¡± had already gotten out of the tractor. At the moment, Ye Chen was moving things from the back of the tractor. Liao Xuexue was stunned when she saw the familiar face. He was indeed her grandfather¡¯s fishing buddy. Chapter 27 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio It was half a month ago that Liao Xuexue had probably met Ye Chen. When her grandfather was still not home even though it was very late, Liao Xuexue had no choice but to call her grandfather, who was fishing outside, to come home. The reason why Liao Xuexue had an impression of Ye Chen was that her grandfather¡¯s fishing friends were mostly old men or middle-aged men, and Ye Chen was the only young man in her grandfather¡¯s fishing circle. But thinking about it, it made sense. After all, Ye Chen was a professional fishing athlete, unlike her grandfather and the group of old men who fished for leisure. Even so, Liao Xuexue did not have a good impression of Ye Chen. After all, on top of her grandfather¡¯s warning, Liao Xuexue was called ¡°silly girl¡± by Ye Chen. While Liao Xuexue was deep in thought, the young man standing by the tractor had already unloaded all the things in it. There were relatively more fishing gear and two big bags of what looked like feed. Other than those, there were also incense sticks, incense papers, an urn, and so on. Even though Ye Chen was a little frivolous, he still had the demeanor of a gentleman. Ye Chen didn¡¯t ask Liao Xuexue to carry any heavy items, but only asked her to help carry some lighter items. For example, Ye Chen had carried the bags of food to the shore by himself. Nevertheless, Liao Xuexue was determined to just focus on the job. Whenever Ye Chen called her ¡°silly girl¡±, Liao Xuexue only glared at him and did not say anything. Just like that, Ye Chen made a few trips back and forth the tractor and the shore. The two of them moved the things from the back of the tractor to the fishing spot on the shore, which was beside Liao Xuexue¡¯s grandfather. Next, it was time for Ye Chen to start fishing. Liao Xuexue hoped that this ¡°Mr. Ye¡±, who allegedly had a problematic lifestyle, could behave decently while fishing. Meanwhile, Ye Chen was simply using ¡°silly girl¡± as a form of address and didn¡¯t attach any underlying meaning to it. Of course, it was partly to anger Mr. Liao. Presently, Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter was sitting on the stool next to Ye Chen. Mr. Liao¡¯s attention was not on the fishing float in the distance at all. Instead, he was constantly watching Ye Chen. As soon as Ye Chen sat down, his fishing buddies began to greet him. ¡°You¡¯re here, Mr. Ye!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, your newly bought agricultural tractor is really domineering!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, we¡¯ve all learned from you and put the bait in an urn. You don¡¯t say, this thing is really lucky. There are obviously more catches today!¡± ¡°Good for you, Mr. Ye. Today, you have an assistant to help carry your fishing bucket, make a bait container, and set up bait. Mr. Ye will surely be on a roll today!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, hurry up and start. I saw you on the internet again this morning. If you turn on your live stream, there will definitely be a lot of people watching!¡± ¡°You¡¯re very popular now, Mr. Ye. You¡¯ll probably be a celebrity in the future! ¡­ Ye Chen only remembered about live streaming when he heard the words of the fishing pros around him. So, he quickly found his phone stand, put his phone on it, connected his phone to a power bank, and started live streaming. ¡°D*mn!¡± As soon as Ye Chen started his live stream, the number of viewers in the stream room crossed 10,000, and the number of people was still rising. Ye Chen checked his profile and found that his follower count had reached more than three million. Ye Chen could not help but be shocked by the number. Ye Chen still remembered that when he had just woken up in the morning, his follower count had just broken through a million, which was already shocking. Who would have thought that in just a few hours, his follower count would increase by more than two million? The group of fishing pros was indeed right. After the incident at the river bank of Jiang City the previous night, he had become incredibly famous. Ye Chen adjusted the camera angle and looked at the comments section in the live stream room. It seemed that the netizens had been waiting for him. ¡°D*mn, the Skunked King is finally live streaming!¡± ¡°F*ck, just last night, East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing was spouting nonsense about how this streamer would stop streaming about fishing and think about how to scam money instead.¡± ¡°Is it really the person himself? D*ng!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡¯re so popular now. Don¡¯t forget us old fans!¡± ¡°Actually, I don¡¯t like fishing, but I enjoy seeing strange incidents. I came to this live stream room just to watch strange things happen to the streamer live!¡± ¡°Streamer, do you know that you¡¯re still on trending on the search engine? And you¡¯re ranked third!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, did Mr. Liao bring his granddaughter along today in accordance with the bet?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you to start live streaming since I saw the news last night.¡± ¡°I saw the incident when I was scrolling through recommended short videos. It was such a shocker!¡± ¡°Today, I¡¯ll make a bold guess. Mr. Ye will definitely get skunked again as usual!¡± ¡­ In the live stream room, the comments section refreshed quickly, dazzling Ye Chen. At the same time, there were all kinds of gifts that accompanied the comments. Other than a small number of Ye Chen¡¯s old fans who had been following him from the start, most of the viewers had come because of the corpse-catching incident the previous day. Faced with so many questions, Ye Chen had no way of answering them all. Thus, Ye Chen picked a few questions that everyone was curious about and answered, ¡°Thank you for everyone¡¯s attention. Fishing is my hobby and the career I¡¯m pursuing. I won¡¯t give up on fishing no matter what. Today, I¡¯ve come to Seyves Reservoir for wild fishing. In other words, fishing in natural rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and the like.¡± Ye Chen continued, ¡°Of course, wild fishing demands quite a lot of skill. But success doesn¡¯t come without risks. Now, we¡¯re going to start fishing. ¡®Making a bait container¡¯ refers to placing bait into the target fishing area. This is an important step in fishing. All right, let¡¯s start making a bait container.¡± The corner of Mr. Liao¡¯s mouth twitched as he listened. If one were close enough to Mr. Liao, they would have heard Mr. Liao cursing Ye Chen out. ¡°You can¡¯t even catch a single living fish, and you¡¯re still teaching others?¡± As for Ye Chen, he carried five sacks filled with bait over. Each sack weighed 60 kilograms, which translated to five sacks weighing 300 kilograms. The viewers in the live stream room were all dumbfounded. The sweet girl sitting on the folding stool at the side ¨C Liao Xuexue ¨C took the opportunity to glance at the number of viewers in Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room, and she was shocked. As expected of Mr. Ye. He had high viewership. Chapter 28 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Moreover, be it in terms of his fishing equipment or explaining basic fishing theories, Ye Chen was extremely professional. While Ye Chen was like a professional athlete, Liao Xuexue felt like her grandfather was more of a cheerleader. ¡°I¡¯m probably going to be very busy today¡­¡± thought Liao Xuexue. As time passed, the news of Ye Chen¡¯s live stream attracted countless netizens, who then poured into Ye Chen¡¯s live stream. At this moment, most of the viewers in the live stream room were new followers who only knew that Ye Chen had caught a corpse the day before, unlike Ye Chen¡¯s old fans who knew about his fishing skills. After seeing Ye Chen¡¯s actions and his words, the viewers were all shocked. ¡°D*mn, this streamer talks like a professional fishing athlete.¡± ¡°Yeah, I feel that what he said was quite professional. It¡¯s really practical!¡± ¡°Take notes, take notes. I¡¯ve already recorded down what the streamer just explained.¡± ¡°Look at the old man beside him. Compared to the streamer, he looks average.Is this the difference between a professional and an amateur?¡± ¡°Streamer, you have to restrain yourself. It¡¯s not easy for those old men to fish. Don¡¯t outshine them too much!¡± ¡­ Some of Ye Chen¡¯s old fans laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt when they saw the contents of the comments section. After all, Ye Chen had always been unrivaled in theory explanations since he started streaming. All the technical terms he used were fairly on point, but when they were put into practice, Ye Chen could not catch a single living fish. ¡°That¡¯s hilarious. Pfft, haha. Someone actually said that the streamer seems like a professional fishing athlete?¡± ¡°Actually, the host is indeed a professional, but he¡¯s a professional at getting skunked, also known as Skunked King!¡± ¡°I think Mr. Ye should join a fishing fleet. After all, he¡¯s guaranteed to catch rotten fish and corpses!¡± ¡°300 kilograms? So much bait? You have to be careful when setting up a bait container downstream. Don¡¯t accidentally flood the area. Hahaha!¡± ¡°I really can¡¯t hold in my laughter anymore. Don¡¯t these people know that Mr. Ye can¡¯t catch any fish?¡± ¡­ Ye Chen did not mind the ridicule of the people in the live stream room. He began to prepare the bait. The process of preparing the bait was fairly cumbersome. Ye Chen needed to adjust the bait first, then make the bait, and then set up the bait. To put it simply, Ye Chen had to prepare the amount of water that he had previously determined appropriate and put the prepared bait into the water. Then, he had to knead the bait into a ball using various techniques. Different types of bait had different flavors and different effects. At this time, the live stream viewers and Liao Xuexue were once again amazed. Ye Chen took out an iron basin with a diameter of half a meter and asked Liao Xuexue to pour a few buckets of water into it. After that, he took out all kinds of bait of different colors and brands and poured them in. Liao Xuexue counted on the side and found that Mr. Ye had poured more than 20 bags of bait into the iron basin, and it seemed like he had adjusted each type of bait¡¯s amount according to its weight. Liao Xuexue found that simply too professional. In the end, the 20-odd bags of bait had turned into a brown, sticky substance under Ye Chen¡¯s vigorous stirring. At this time, one of Ye Chen¡¯s fishing buddies reminded him, ¡°Mr. Ye, why aren¡¯t you performing the ritual today?¡± The main reason Ye Chen had become popular the previous night was the leaked video of him preforming a ritual by the shore. Many people thought that the ritual that blessed Ye Chen¡¯s fishing rod was why Ye Chen was able to catch the corpse. Liao Xuexue sat quietly at the side and looked at the ¡°fishing expert¡± with curiosity. Meanwhile, Ye Chen coughed awkwardly. ¡°Ahem, ahem. What do you mean, ritual¡­? In any case, I¡¯ll be blessing my newly bought fishing gear. I¡¯ve made up my mind to catch a giant creature today.¡± When the fishing pros heard Ye Chen¡¯s words, they all looked at him. Ye Chen was holding a brand new fishing rod that he had just bought. He first lit the incense paper at the side, then lit a few incense sticks. Holding the incense sticks in his hand, Ye Chen began to walk around in a strange manner. At the same time, Ye Chen mumbled to himself, ¡°O heavens, bring only the big fish to Seyves Reservoir over. Fish in the water, respond to my will. Today, I will only fish up a heavy creature.¡± With that, Ye Chen put his hands together and bowed to the water surface with an exaggerated expression. ¡°The auspicious time has arrived. Today is a good day for fishing. Cast the rod and start fishing!¡± At the same time, all the fishing pros who had placed an urn by their feet followed Ye Chen¡¯s example. They lit the incense paper and incense sticks beside them and prayed to the water surface of the reservoir with a pious expression. ¡°The auspicious time has arrived. Today is a good day for fishing. Cast the rod and start fishing!¡± ¡­ Liao Xuexue was dumbfounded. Was this the metaphysics involved in fishing that her grandfather talked about? As a history major, Liao Xuexue admired traditional cultures and practices to some extent. In the past, things that couldn¡¯t be explained by men were called metaphysics until science was popularized. For a mere fishing pro to actually know such things, he was too professional! The viewers in the live stream room could not help but admire Ye Chen. Shortly after, Ye Chen took out his newly blessed fishing rod and began to tie the fishing line while adjusting the fishing float. While he was busy, Ye Chen didn¡¯t forget to shout to the side, ¡°Hey, silly girl, do you know how to make a bait container?¡± The pitiful Liao Xuexue rolled her eyes at him and nodded. But the next second, she shook her head. In the past, if Liao Xuexue was asked if she knew how to make one, she would definitely say that she knew. After all, wasn¡¯t it just holding the bait and throwing it into the water in the distance? So, she nodded at first. However, seeing that Mr. Ye was too professional for her, Liao Xuexue judged that perhaps Mr. Ye¡¯s fishing style was different from what she knew about making a bait container. So, she shook her head again. Seeing that, Ye Chen immediately took out a few large ladles. Each of them was bigger than Liao Xuexue¡¯s palm. After passing the steel ladles to Liao Xuexue, Ye Chen opened the bags of bait that were specially used for making bait containers and placed them in front of her. ¡°Scoop a ladle and throw the bait out to about 30 meters in front. You just need to throw it once every half a minute. If you¡¯re tired, you can take a break.¡± Ye Chen continued, ¡°In addition. I¡¯m going to catch a big fish today. Do you see the net at the side? When I a big fish bites later, just be on standby to scoop it up with the net. Do you understand?¡± Liao Xuexue was just about to reply when she remembered her grandfather¡¯s warning not to talk to Ye Chen. Chapter 29 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Thus, Liao Xuexue quickly covered her mouth and nodded. Seeing that, Ye Chen could not help but feel confused. The girl before him looked sweet and was indeed a beauty, but why did she not like to talk? Fortunately, the work that Ye Chen had assigned to her was not very laborious. Liao Xuexue put on her fisherman¡¯s hat, put on sunblock, and sat obediently next to Ye Chen. After that, she kept doing the repetitive motion of throwing the bait out into the water using the steel ladles. The scene dumbfounded the few fishing pros in the distance who were not familiar with Ye Chen¡¯s fishing group. It was common for guys to have their girlfriend or wife nag at them for being overly invested into a hobby, such as fishing. There were even some hot-tempered women who would run to the river and break their husband¡¯s fishing rod, and some of the fishing pros around had had such experiences. In particular, a middle-aged man in a mask and sunglasses in the distance was completely dumbfounded when he saw the scene. The reason why he was fully disguised was due to his wife¡¯s discontent with his fishing hobby. His wife would always complain that he barely brought back any income and did not take care of their children, and refused to let him go fishing. But as a fishing pro, the man obviously did not yield and immediately picked up his fishing gear and went fishing. The man¡¯s tiger-like wife at home didn¡¯t back down and chased him directly to the river. Not only did she destroy his fishing rod, but she also gave him a beating. Now, his face was full of scratch marks, and even his eyes were swollen. The man had no choice but to put on a mask and sunglasses to cover the wounds on his face whenever he went out. After resting for a few days, the man really couldn¡¯t help but want to go fishing. That day, he couldn¡¯t help but secretly borrow fishing gear from a fishing friend behind his wife¡¯s back and go to Seyves Reservoir to have a fun time fishing. The whole time, the man had to be on tenterhooks while fishing. However, the guy in the distance not only had a beautiful girlfriend, but his girlfriend didn¡¯t mind him fishing. She even helped him make a bait container. The fully disguised middle-aged man sighed and mumbled, ¡°Aish! How infuriating to compare myself with him!¡± As for the fishing pros who often appeared by the river bank of Jiang City, they knew the backstory of such a scene. The group of fishermen covered their mouths and laughed while secretly observing Mr. Liao¡¯s expression, which looked like he was ready to stab someone. At the same time, they were also curious about what Mr. Liao was mumbling while staring at Ye Chen. What else could Mr. Liao be mumbling about? He constantly muttered, ¡°F*ck! I¡¯m getting dizzy¡­¡± It was indeed dizzying. All this while, Mr. Liao couldn¡¯t bear to have his precious granddaughter come to the river to help him make a bait container. Meanwhile, that brat actually treated his granddaughter like a servant and ordered her around. ¡°Why¡¯s Xuexue so obediently following his orders like a real employee? Sheesh,¡± Mr. Liao thought. However, Liao Xuexue was not to blame for acting so subservient as she didn¡¯t know the real story. After all, Liao Xuexue felt that since she was getting a salary from Ye Chen, she should do her job well. Moreover, it was her grandfather who had recommended her for the job. Liao Xuexue flashed a sweet smile at her grandfather, signaling to him him not to worry about her. Mr. Liao was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood at the thought that this situation would continue for another week. In the future, no matter what, Mr. Liao was determined not to make a bet with Ye Chen again. He only ended up with a huge loss this time. As time passed, the number of viewers in the live stream room crossed 100,000. The viewers burst into an uproar at the appearance of a sweet-looking girl on screen, although only her side profile was captured. Unlike Ye Chen¡¯s old fans, the new viewers did not know that the sweet-looking girl was Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter. They simply considered Ye Chen to be going overboard for making such a beautiful girl make a bait container for him. What was even more surprising was that the sweet and beautiful girl actually cooperated with Ye Chen. For awhile, the comments section was filled with comments such as ¡°beast¡±, ¡°devil¡±, ¡°jealous¡±, and so on. Meanwhile, Ye Chen had finished adjusting his fishing float and tied fishing line to the fishing hook. After hanging bait on the hook, Ye Chen shouted, ¡°Let¡¯s get it!¡± Then, the line drew a beautiful arc and landed steadily at the spot where Liao Xuexue had made a bait container Liao Xuexue¡¯s eyes were sparkling as she thought, ¡°As expected of a fishing expert. That fishing rod swing was simply too cool.¡± However, just as the hook fell into the water, before the fishing float could stabilize on the surface of the water, a scene that shocked everyone occured. The fishing float sank into the water and disappeared! Ye Chen would not miss such a rare opportunity. In an instant, Ye Chen lifted the fishing rod in his hand. With a whoosh sound, the fishing rod bent into an unbelievable arc, and the hook was not lifted out of the water. It was as if the hook had been bitten by something underwater. There was only one possibility ¨C a fish had bitten the hook! Whether it was the fishing pros at the side who was familiar with Ye Chen or the group of unacquainted fishing pros in the distance, they all stared at the water in front of Ye Chen in disbelief. Even Liao Xuexue, who was sitting beside Ye Chen, was shocked. She thought, ¡°He just threw my fishing rod and the fish immediately took the bait? This is outrageously unbelievable.¡± It was actually very common for fishing pros to get a bite as soon as they cast their rod into the water, but that was provided they had already been fishing in the area for some time. The principle was very simple. The bait used for fishing would emit a smell after it was soaked in water. That way, the schools of fish would be gathered together over time. That was also the reason why all the fishing pros would swing their rods in the same direction. However, Ye Chen got a bite on his first swing, which was extremely rare. Aside from having done ample preparations beforehand, such as blessing his rod and doing a ritual, Ye Chen had just fished up a corpse the day before. At that moment, everyone in Seyves Reservoir had their eyes on him. The surrounding fishing pros no longer cared about their own fishing floats. One by one, they stood up and looked in Ye Chen¡¯s direction. As for the live stream room, it was even more lively. Countless viewers started to exclaim in the comments. Liao Xuexue, who was at the side, also stopped her robotic actions and looked at the water in the distance with a stunned expression. However, no one was more excited than Ye Chen. What he had done just now was to use the system skill ¡°Evil Warder¡±, which could only be used once a day. As for the so-called incantation, it was completely made up by him. In any case, didn¡¯t fishing depend on luck? But even so, Ye Chen didn¡¯t expect there to be a bite so quickly. After all, the system hadn¡¯t given him a clear prompt yet. Nevertheless, Ye Chen was certain of one thing. The fish he caught this time was definitely not some rotten fish, nor was it a corpse, much less any other insignificant thing. Chapter 30 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio It was a living fish! Ye Chen could clearly feel that the fish in the water was trying to break free from the hook. He glanced at the young girl beside him. The young girl¡¯s expression was the same as everyone else¡¯s ¨C a look of shock. However, Ye Chen¡¯s sharp senses caught a trace of envy and admiration from the young girl¡¯s shocked expression. Of course, Ye Chen felt like he had a real bite because he was holding onto the fishing rod, but others thought otherwise. After a brief moment of shock, the fishing pros who were familiar with Ye Chen came to their senses and noticed that something was wrong. They all shouted, ¡°Mr. Ye, you couldn¡¯t possibly have another problem, right?¡± ¡°Yeah, you haven¡¯t caught a live fish for more than a month. Why would a fish suddenly come to you?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me he caught another corpse this time?¡± ¡°What corpse?¡± Liao Xuexue wondered, her face turning pale. She seemed to have heard her roommate mention it that morning that someone went fishing the previous night and caught a corpse. But soon, Liao Xuexue patted her forehead. The probability of that happening was even lower than winning the lottery. If one could catch a corpse so easily, who would dare to go fishing? ¡°F*ck. Chen, don¡¯t waste your energy. Do you really think you¡¯ll catch a fish this time?¡± Liao Xuexue turned around in surprise and realized that it was her grandfather who had spoken. ¡°¡®F*ck¡¯?¡± thought Liao Xuexue, who didn¡¯t expect Mr. Liao to have such a pet phrase. But very quickly, Liao Xuexue was in a daze again. Wasn¡¯t Ye Chen a professional fishing expert? Why would anyone say that he had not caught any live fish for more than a month? Meanwhile, some of the old fans in the live stream room began got to typing. ¡°F*ck, don¡¯t get excited so fast, everyone. After all, has Mr. Ye ever caught a fish? Well I guess he did last night ¨C a dead one.¡± ¡°Can a dead fish be considered a fish? Other than the rotten fish, what other fish has he caught before? Or rather, other than the dead fish last night, what other fish has Mr. Ye caught in his life?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think Mr. Ye caught a fish this time. He definitely won¡¯t let us down. Take a guess at what he caught this time.¡± ¡°Maybe it really is a fish this time! Mr. Ye has been fishing for so long. It¡¯s about time he caught a live fish!¡± ¡­ Compared to the old fans in the live stream room, the new viewers were all dumbfounded. Many new viewers were sending comments in the comments section of the live stream room, asking the questions in their hearts. ¡°What are you guys talking about?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it normal for a fishing pro to catch a fish? It¡¯s rare to catch a corpse, right?¡± Not long after, someone answered them. ¡°Did you guys see the video from last night? Think about it. Did the streamer catch any live fish that night? You new fans are too naive. It¡¯s normal for other fishing pros to catch fish, but the streamer isn¡¯t just a simple fishing pro. He¡¯s the Skunked King. It¡¯s normal for him not to be able to catch any fish!¡± ¡­ Soon, the new viewers in the live stream room more or less understood the situation. Nevertheless, the viewers in Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room were quickly divided into two factions. One group was made up of the new viewers in the live stream room. They thought that regardless of the streamer¡¯s past fishing records, it was about time he caught a live fish. The other group of people believed that since Ye Chen was the Skunked King, he would definitely not catch a fish this time. Instead, he would catch something else. As a result, countless people were even more curious about what Ye Chen would catch. On the shore, Ye Chen clenched his fishing rod tightly, wearing a confident smile on his face. ¡°To those who say that what I caught isn¡¯t a fish, watch how I¡¯m going to make you eat your own words.¡± Ye Chen continued, ¡°I can clearly feel that what I caught this time is definitely a living thing, and it¡¯s definitely a fish. Although it¡¯s not very big, it¡¯s very strong!¡± As soon as Ye Chen¡¯s voice fell, a splash appeared on the water surface not far away. That splash was caused by the thing Ye Chen had caught. Although the splash was small, it was still noticeable. As Ye Chen had said, he seemed to have caught a living fish this time. Ye Chen was not in a hurry to reel in the line. Instead, he smiled at Mr. Liao and said, ¡°Mr. Liao, why don¡¯t we have another bet? Let¡¯s bet on whether I¡¯ve caught a live fish this time!¡± Mr. Liao glanced at Ye Chen speechlessly, then at his granddaughter who was standing next to him with a dumbfounded expression. He said to Ye Chen fiercely, ¡°Shut your trap!¡± Liao Xuexue was a little confused because she could feel that there was a secret between her grandfather and Ye Chen. Just as Liao Xuexue was in a daze, Ye Chen, who was beside her, suddenly spoke to her. ¡°Silly girl, don¡¯t just stand there. Hurry up and get the net. Get ready to catch the fish!¡± When Liao Xuexue heard her ¡°employer¡± speak, she hurriedly put down the steel ladle in her hand and found a large net nearby. Liao Xuexue at least knew how to bring a fish in with a net. After all, her grandfather was a fishing pro. The reason why fishing pros prepared a net when the fish was nearing the shore was because they were worried that the fish would be too big to reel in with a rod, or that the fish would escape. Not long after, Liao Xuexue came to the shore with a net in both hands. She waited for Ye Chen to reel in the line so that she could catch the fish. Mr. Liao found the scene extremely familiar. ¡°F*ck!¡± Recalling the previous night¡¯s events, Mr. Liao mused, ¡°Last night, didn¡¯t I catch fish for Ye Chen with a net and almost wet my pants?¡± Mr. Liao was about to stop his granddaughter, but it was too late. As Ye Chen gave the rod a pull, Mr. Liao¡¯s adorable granddaughter seized the opportunity and fished the ¡°fish¡± out of the water. When Liao Xuexue saw what was in the net, the poor little girl threw it to the side. Soon after, an ear-piercing shriek reverberated throughout Seyves Reservoir. It was not a rotten fish or a corpse that was in the net Liao Xuexue had thrown on the shore. It was indeed a living thing. However, it was a water snake. Its entire body was a frightening dark green color. Although the water snake was coiled up in the net, judging from its size, it was at least three meters long! Liao Xuexue was a girl and had been afraid of such creatures since she was young. Moreover, she had caught the water snake herself. Chapter 31 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio However, an even more shocking scene occurred. Following the ear-piercing scream, Liao Xuexue, frightened, tried to avoid the snake by reflex. However, she lost her balance and was about to fall into the water. Although the water by the shore wasn¡¯t deep, it would indeed be too embarrassing for Liao Xuexue to bear. Thinking of that, Mr. Liao exclaimed, ¡°Xuexue, be careful!¡± Meanwhile, Ye Chen was feeling depressed. Ye Chen had thought that with the equipment upgrade, the system upgrade, and the ritual at the shore, he would finally catch a live fish. Who knew that Ye Chen would actually catch such a thing even after putting in so much effort into preparation? As Ye Chen heard Mr. Liao¡¯s exclamation, he raised his head and saw Liao Xuexue¡¯s pale face and her body leaning backward. Ye Chen immediately rushed forward and grabbed her hand. Liao Xuexue, who was in a state of shock, did not think much about it. At that moment, it was as if she had grabbed onto a life-saving support. At present, Liao Xuexue¡¯s mind was blank. Even after Ye Chen pulled her up, Liao Xuexue was still in a daze. Ye Chen, who was standing opposite Liao Xuexue, held her hand and looked at her with interest. Meanwhile, Liao Xuexue, who was particularly afraid of snakes, looked at Ye Chen dazedly with tear-filled eyes. Looking at the weak Liao Xuexue, one could not help but feel heartache. However, to others, the way the two of them were holding hands seemed to be more than just a simple gesture of help. That was especially so for the fishing pros who didn¡¯t know about their relationship. Face contorting, the group of people only had one thought in their minds. ¡°D*mn it, this is so painful to watch. Just kill me. Forget it if my wife¡¯s against me fishing, but why do I have to watch others¡¯ public display of affection here? F*ck!¡± However, Mr. Liao had the most obvious change in his mood. What he was afraid of really happened. Mr. Liao had already warned his granddaughter countless times to stay away from Ye Chen. Mr. Liao didn¡¯t expect that even though he had been prepared, that brat still managed to seize an opportunity and hold his granddaughter¡¯s hand. And with both hands, no less. He¡¯s actually holding his own granddaughter¡¯s hand? And it was with two hands! At once, Mr. Liao was flustered and exasperated. He shouted, ¡°B*stard, let go of her!¡± Ye Chen was stunned. Turned around to a furious Mr. Liao, he immediately let go. At the same time, Ye Chen raised both his hands to show that he was innocent. Meanwhile, Liao Xuexue, who had yet to completely get steady on her feet, lost her balance again. As her body lurched forward, Liao Xuexue subconsciously tried to grab Ye Chen¡¯s hand. However, since Ye Chen had his hands raised, Liao Xuexue could only helplessly try to grab onto Ye Chen¡¯s body. The entire process happened in an instant, and Liao Xuexue reacted purely out of reflex. It was just like how a person would subconsciously grab anything around them before they fell. The next second, Liao Xuexue, who had escaped the fall, was seen hugging Ye Chen¡¯s waist with a face full of fear. As Liao Xuexue leaned on Ye Chen¡¯s chest and tried to compose herself, she did not realize how her actions would look like in the eyes of others. Liao Xuexue heard a familiar voice that was close to despair. ¡°F*ck! F*ck!¡± Liao Xuexue turned around and saw her grandfather¡¯s dumbfounded expression. His entire face had turned green. At the same time, her ears heard a heartbeat that suddenly accelerated. When Liao Xuexue raised her head, she saw her ¡°employer¡± similarly dumbfounded. Quickly letting go of Ye Chen, Liao Xuexue steadied herself and took a few steps back away from both the water snake in the net and Ye Chen. Even so, Liao Xuexue¡¯s cheeks were still burning hot. It was the first time in her life that she had been so intimate with someone of the opposite sex. While Ye Chen raised his hands like a gentleman, Liao Xuexue had essentially pounced forward and hugged him. Liao Xuexue was so embarrassed that she could wanted to dig a hole to hide in. Her face was burning hot, and it was red all the way to her ears. At such an awkward moment, Ye Chen, whether on purpose or not, actually mumbled, ¡°Hmmmm. Smells so good!¡± In the next second, Liao Xuexue¡¯s face turned as red as the setting sun. Mr. Liao, who noticed his granddaughter¡¯s expression, mused, ¡°Isn¡¯t that a shy expression? F*ck! What I worried about really happened. This Ye Chen brat really knows how to fish for anything other than live fish. Xuexue and Ye Chen only met once, and she¡¯s already entranced by him? F*ck! This b*stard not only got my granddaughter hooked, but he also got me hooked. From the moment I made the bet with him yesterday, I¡¯ve already taken the bait.¡± As for the bait for Mr. Liao, it was naturally the two expensive fishing rods. The more Mr. Liao thought about it, the angrier he became. It must¡¯ve been Ye Chen¡¯s grand scheme. Mr. Liao looked at his shy granddaughter, and he repeatedly cursed Ye Chen in his heart, ¡°Ye Chen, this b*stard. Seriously, f*ck!¡± Most importantly, it was only the first day of the agreed week. If Mr. Liao really let his granddaughter stay with Ye Chen for seven days, he would probably end up with a great-grandson by the end of the week. At the thought of that, Mr. Liao had his heart filled with regret. However, it was too late; he had already fallen into Ye Chen¡¯s trap. Mr. Liao was in a dilemma. Although he had fulfilled his promise, he had lied to his granddaughter. Despite having lived for so long, Mr. Liao, the Angry Iron Hand, ended up falling for Ye Chen¡¯s scheme. Mr. Liao couldn¡¯t help but be impressed by Ye Chen. ¡­ In fact, Mr. Liao was overthinking it because he was too determined to be on guard against Ye Chen. When he proposed the bet, Ye Chen merely wanted to tease Mr. Liao because of Mr. Liao¡¯s nasty words the previous night. Chapter 32 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio As for Liao Xuexue hugging him, Ye Chen knew very well that Liao Xuexue had done it out of reflex. Liao Xuexue¡¯s face was as red as a ripe apple. At the same time, there were still tears at the corner of her eyes from the shock just now. She looked so delicate and lovely. Even so, Ye Chen did not have any thoughts about getting together with Liao Xuexue. For all the male fishing pros in the world, the biggest obstacle they encountered on the road of fishing was their wives at home. In the worst case, a male fishing pro would be threatened by his wife to have his fishing rod or fishing gear broken, or forced to choose between her and fishing. Many male fishing pros couldn¡¯t withstand the pressure and eventually gave up fishing. As a man whose goal was to become the King of Fishing, Ye Chen would naturally not dig a hole for himself. However, Liao Xuexue did smell nice. Moreover, it was not the smell of cheap perfume. If Liao Xuexue assisted him in fishing every day, Ye Chen could accept it. After all, who would reject a sweet-looking and tender girl? The only disadvantage was that he would become a family with Mr. Liao and obliged to address him as ¡°Grandpa¡±. At that thought, Ye Chen turned to look at Mr. Liao and couldn¡¯t help but shiver. Meanwhile, Mr. Liao was standing in the same place angrily, staring at Ye Chen with an unfriendly expression. The veins on his neck were about to pop out, and his eyes were as wide as saucers. Mr. Liao had a strong urge to rip Ye Chen into pieces. To make things worse, the fishing pros by the river bank of Jiang City were chattering about Ye Chen and Liao Xuexue. Knowing about the bet between Ye Chen and Mr. Liao, they really hoped that Ye Chen could win over Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter. Aside from taking Mr. Liao down from his high horse, they would probably get to enjoy a free banquet meal if that happened. In an instant, from mocking Ye Chen, everyone began mocking Mr. Liao. Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter was standing there, holding the corners of her clothes helplessly. In Mr. Liao¡¯s eyes, that was the shy look of an obedient wife. Mr. Liao was so angry that his face turned purple. ¡°F*ck!¡± At the same time, the live stream room was very lively. ¡°As expected of Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter. This situation is exactly the same as what Mr. Liao went through last night!¡± ¡°Hahaha, the commentor above, I was in the live stream room yesterday too. I almost laughed to death watching it. The only difference is that Mr. Liao was so scared yesterday that he fell into the water, while Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter was so scared that she rushed into Mr. Ye¡¯s arms!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, awesome!¡± ¡°This is killing two birds with one stone! Not only did he catch a water snake, but he also caught a young lady!¡± ¡°Oh! So this girl is the granddaughter of the Mr. Liao in the video!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye is indeed amazing. Although he still didn¡¯t catch any fish, he can be considered a winner. Hahaha!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye had such an innocent expression on his face, and he actually raised his hands. How adorable!¡± ¡°This young lady is really beautiful, and her skin is so fair. She¡¯s a perfect match with the bronze-skinned Mr. Ye!¡± ¡­ Obviously, the people who were sending the comments in the comments section were those who had watched the entire live stream last night or those who had watched the entire recording. As for the bystanders who didn¡¯t know what happened the previous day, they were all dumbfounded. They had thought that Liao Xuexue was Ye Chen¡¯s girlfriend. From the scene just now, they had thought that the girl had caught a snake and was frightened, and the young couple was showing off their affection. Therefore, the focus of this group of people was still on the snake. ¡°My god, he actually caught a water snake?¡± ¡°This water snake looks quite big. I think it¡¯s at least 12 kilograms.¡± ¡°It¡¯s really terrifying. This streamer can really catch anything except fish!¡± ¡°Not to mention girls, even men would be scared by the snake!¡± ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m dying of laughter. I thought this streamer¡¯s already displayed the full extent of his fishing skills, but he actually caught a water snake?¡± ¡°This¡­ Is this still considered getting skunked? At least the streamer caught something, even though it¡¯s a snake.¡± ¡­ The topic had been diverted by the viewers who didn¡¯t know the truth about Ye Chen and Liao Xuexue¡¯s relationship. The viewers believed that other than fish, there was nothing Ye Chen could not catch; as soon as Ye Chen cast his rod, he got a bite, though it wasn¡¯t a fish. Of course, Ye Chen had the same thoughts as his old fans. It was purely an accident that he had hugged Liao Xuexue and touched her hand. In fact, as a fishing pro, all Ye Chen thought about was fishing. Therefore, Ye Chen was rather frustrated at the moment. What made him even more speechless was that even though the system had not been upgraded, he had unlocked new achievements. ¡°Snake Fisher: acquire the ability to fish for water snakes; increases the chance of catching water snakes.¡± If the system materialized in front of him, Ye Chen would definitely beat it up without a second thought. Nevertheless, it was not like the system was completely useless. Ye Chen felt that he got a bite so quickly thanks to the system, though it was a snake that got hooked. After all, it was proof that the skill ¡°Never Get Skunked¡± was working. In fact, Ye Chen felt that the reason he was able to enjoy Liao Xuexue¡¯s embrace was probably due to the system skill ¡°Evil Warder¡±. However, Ye Chen was bitter about the new skill ¡°Snake Fisher¡±. The skill was too useless; it was not even as good as the Corpse Harvest skill. After all, there was at least a chance of getting some reward for fishing up a corpse. However, snakes were different. Ordinary water snakes were not valuable at all, and some of the more precious snakes were protected animals. If one was not careful, one could get themselves into the police station for catching protected snakes. Ye Chen knew that he could not rely too much on external help like the system when it came to fishing. Nevertheless, the system was slowly progressing. Fishing up a corpse granted Ye Chen the Corpse Harvest skill, and fishing up a water snake granted Ye Chen the Snake FIsher skill. At this rate, if Ye Chen caught a live fish later, wouldn¡¯t he be able to become the King of Fishing? Chapter 33 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Thinking of that, Ye Chen pulled himself together and continued fishing. However, when Ye Chen saw the water snake in the net, he was in a dilemma. Seeing that Ye Chen was staring at the water snake in the net, the fishermen also looked at the water snake. For a moment, many people around them were whispering. Aside from Liao Xuexue, the others also avoided the snake as if it was the plague. After all, most people were still afraid of snakes. ¡°I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s poisonous or not. If I catch such a terrifying thing, I¡¯ll throw my fishing rod away!¡± ¡°Tsk tsk, if that thing is poisonous, you¡¯ll be dead after one bite.¡± ¡°That thing is much harder to catch than fish in the water. Mr. Ye is really awesome!¡± ¡°If we¡¯re talking about fishing for fish, Mr. Ye is indeed not good. But if we¡¯re talking about fishing for other things, Mr. Ye is definitely the best!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, I think you should cut off the hook. It¡¯s not easy to get it out from the snake¡¯s mouth. Don¡¯t get bitten by the snake!¡± ¡­ Ye Chen scratched his head and bent down to examine the net. ¡°It¡¯s not poisonous. It¡¯s probably an amphibious snake.¡± After Ye Chen had finished speaking, he reached out and put his hand into the net under the exclamations of the crowd. Liao Xuexue, who was standing in the distance, covered her mouth with her small hand, looking shocked. After that, Ye Chen used two fingers to press down on the snake¡¯s head. Then, with some force, he pried open the snake¡¯s mouth and took out the fishing hook inside. In the end, Ye Chen threw the water snake into his keepnet. ¡°I didn¡¯t get skunked today. I¡¯ll throw a snake into the keepnet for luck. Luckily, the snake¡¯s big enough, or it might slip out through the gaps in the net. Hmm? Why are you all looking at me?¡± Ye Chen turned around and saw that the group of people looked as if they had seen a ghost in broad daylight. Everyone¡¯s expression was filled with fear. There were indeed people who weren¡¯t afraid of snakes, but only a few. There were indeed people who dared to pry open the snake¡¯s mouth directly, but only a few. Nevertheless, those factors weren¡¯t what made the fishing pros present show such shocked expressions. Ye Chen¡¯s courage was the main reason why the fishing pros were shocked. Most importantly, in order to prevent others from saying that he got skunked, Ye Chen had actually put the water snake into his keepnet. At the same time, in the live stream room, whether it was old fans or new viewers, they were all mindblown by Ye Chen¡¯s actions. ¡°F*ck! Before, I didn¡¯t believe that this streamer didn¡¯t call the police after fishing up a corpse because he was worried about his bait container being disrupted. Now, I believe it!¡± ¡°F*ck, but this is within my expectations. This streamer was so calm when he caught a corpse last night. It¡¯s just a water snake today. Why would he be afraid?¡± ¡°I¡¯m guessing that the only thing that can make the host excited is catching a fish!¡± ¡°Indeed, the streamer can¡¯t be considered to have gotten skunked with this.¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡¯re awesome. A fishing pro never gets skunked. Today, Mr. Ye is not considered to have gotten skunked!¡± ¡°It¡¯s really strange. I¡¯ve been watching Mr. Ye fish for almost two months, but he hasn¡¯t caught a single fish.¡± ¡°It¡¯s actually quite fun to catch snakes. They¡¯re still alive. When I was young, I caught water snakes in the reservoir with my friends!¡± ¡°When you put it like that, it¡¯s a good thing for Mr. Ye to have caught a snake!¡± ¡­ At the bank of Seyves Reservoir, the fishing pros returned to their fishing positions one after another, cast their rods again, and prepared to fish. Ye Chen was also preparing to fish. However, when he raised his head, he saw a pitiful and aggrieved small face. Only then did he remember about Liao Xuexue. Indeed, the water snake that she had just caught had given her quite a scare. Although Mr. Liao was hateful, at least his granddaughter was innocent. However, Ye Chen felt that he would lose out too much if he let Liao Xuexue leave just like that. Furthermore, Mr. Liao was still staring at him. If he nullified the bet, Mr. Liao would probably mock him again. Just as Ye Chen stood in place, not knowing what to say, to his surprise, Liao Xuexue used her small hand to wipe away the tears that had flowed out from the shock. Then, she obediently sat back on the chair, took the steel ladle, and continued to help Ye Chen make a bait container. ¡­ Ye Chen was a little dumbfounded. After dealing with the bait and swinging the rod, he asked, ¡°You¡­ Aren¡¯t you afraid?¡± The young girl nodded, but soon shook her head. Then, just like before, she stared at the float on the water surface in the distance as if unwilling to interact with Ye Chen. Although Liao Xuexue was as cold as an ice mountain, her red ears betrayed her. Logically speaking, after getting startled by such a large water snake and almost falling into the water, young girls like Liao Xuexue wouldn¡¯t continue sitting there. However, Liao Xuexue still stayed there obediently and made a bait container for Ye hen. Ye Chen could not help but feel puzzled. However, Ye Chen was not one to get to the bottom of things. He quickly turned his attention back to the fishing float on the water. The most outrageous thing for a fishing pro was not being able to catch a single fish. Ye Chen sat on the stool and let out a long breath. He believed that he could catch a live fish even without the system¡¯s help. Just when Ye Chen focused his attention on the fishing float, he suddenly heard a clear and melodious voice. ¡°Thank you.¡± The voice was as soft as a mosquito¡¯s. Ye Chen turned around and looked at Liao Xuexue in surprise. ¡°You¡­ You can speak?¡± Liao Xuexue seemed to be a little afraid of Ye Chen and said weakly, ¡°I¡­ I¡¯m not a mute. Why can¡¯t I speak?¡± Ye Chen almost burst out laughing when he heard that. Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter was quite humorous. ¡°What are you thanking me for?¡± Ye Chen asked. Liao Xuexue turned her head. When she saw Ye Chen¡¯s eyes meeting hers, she quickly lowered her head. Then, Liao Xuexue continued making a bait container. ¡°Thank you for saving me.¡± When Ye Chen heard that, he immediately understood. So, Liao Xuexue was thanking him for pulling her up when she almost fell into the water. Ye Chen thought, ¡°Not bad. Liao Xuexue has a conscience, unlike her grandfather.¡± Ye Chen had saved Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter, but not only did Mr. Liao not thank Ye Chen, Mr. Liao even looked like he wanted to cut Ye Chen into pieces. Since Liao Xuexue had initiated a conversation, Ye Chen asked, ¡°Are you afraid of snakes?¡± At the mention of the snake, Liao Xuexue had a look of lingering fear on her face. She nodded in horror. ¡°I¡¯m afraid.¡± Chapter 34 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio ¡°If you¡¯re afraid, why are you still here?¡± Ye Chen asked with a smile. With that, Ye Chen lifted the keepnet in front of him. In the next second, the water snake in the keepnet started to writhe. ¡°Ah!¡± Liao Xuexue exclaimed as her face turned pale. She subconsciously wanted to distance herself from the keepnet. ¡°Well, it seems that you¡¯re really afraid.¡± Ye Chen quickly put the keepnet into the water. Liao Xuexue mumbled as she sat on the folding stool, trembling, after the snake disappeared from her sight, ¡°I¡¯m here to work. Since my grandfather has accepted your money, I have no choice but to assist you all the way. I can¡¯t just leave halfway through, right?¡± ¡°Your grandfather took my money?¡± Ye Chen was confused. ¡°Yup.¡± Liao Xuexue raised her head and looked at Ye Chen. She blinked her watery eyes and asked, ¡°Didn¡¯t you ask my grandfather to find you a fishing assistant? 200 a day, and 7 days in total.¡± As Liao Xuexue said that, she suddenly realized something and quickly covered her mouth. Her grandfather had reminded her before that Ye Chen valued his reputation and didn¡¯t like any mention of the money. Just as Liao Xuexue was worried that Ye Chen would be angry, she suddenly realized that Ye Chen had burst out laughing. While laughing, Ye Chen said, ¡°Hahaha, f*ck! Mr. Liao, you¡¯re so mean. You even lied to your own granddaughter!¡± After hearing Liao Xuexue¡¯s words, Ye Chen finally came to a complete realization. It was probably because Mr. Liao was too embarrassed to tell his granddaughter that he had lost the bet. Therefore, he decided to pay out of his own pocket and lied to his granddaughter that it was a fishing assistant job paying 200 a day. With a flash of inspiration, Ye Chen suddenly had a bad idea. He moved closer to Liao Xuexue and said to her with a mysterious look, ¡°You did well just now, so I¡¯m going to give you a raise. 2,000 a day. I¡¯ll give the money to your grandfather in a while.¡± At that moment, Liao Xuexue¡¯s expression suddenly became guarded. Ye Chen noticed Liao Xuexue¡¯s expression and quickly explained, ¡°Think about it. You were almost scared into the water by that snake just now. It¡¯s not an easy job. Besides, you should know that I¡¯m an expert at fishing. I don¡¯t lack money at all. You¡¯ve also seen my live stream account. I have millions of fans. You deserve the raise. If you feel guilty, then just work harder.¡± With that, Ye Chen pretentiously took out his phone and fiddled with it a few times before saying, ¡°All right, you don¡¯t have to say anymore. I¡¯ve already transferred the rest of the money to your grandfather. You can just ask him for it later.¡± However, Liao Xuexue shook her head. ¡°2,000 is too much.¡± Ye Chen glared at her and pretended to be angry. ¡°What are you saying? Are you looking down on me? I¡¯m a fishing pro. 2,000 is peanuts to me! All right, let¡¯s drop the topic. I¡¯ve already transferred the money. You can ask your grandfather for it later.¡± Liao Xuexue shook her head again. ¡°Nah¡­ I don¡¯t lack the money, so just let my grandpa have the money.¡± When Ye Chen heard that, he could not help but feel a little anxious. ¡°How can we do that?¡± Then, he leaned forward and whispered into Liao Xuexue¡¯s ear, ¡°Have you ever heard of the saying that men turn bad when they have money? Mr. Liao is the same. Think about it. Doesn¡¯t your grandfather usually give his money to your grandmother? Now that he has an extra 14,000, what if he finds a mistress? Then wouldn¡¯t I feel bad for the rest of my life?¡± After listening to Ye Chen¡¯s persuasion, the girl thought about it seriously for a long time before finally nodding slowly. ¡°Yes, I think you¡¯re right. Sure, I¡¯ll ask my grandfather for it in a while. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll work harder. Thank you, Mr. Ye.¡± Ye Chen held back his laughter and waved his hand. ¡°All right, no need to thank me. You can go and ask your grandfather for it now. You don¡¯t have to make a bait container for now. Come back when you¡¯re done. I have a premonition that a big fish is coming!¡± Liao Xuexue nodded and ran to Mr. Liao¡¯s side. At the same time, the audience in the live stream room laughed so hard that they were almost out of breath. That was especially true for some of Ye Chen¡¯s old fans, who knew him well. For a moment, countless people were convulsing with laughter. ¡°Hahaha. Streamer, aren¡¯t you being too mean? This is going to deal a huge blow to Mr. Liao.¡± ¡°Mr. Liao didn¡¯t even buy that fishing rod that cost more than 2,000. How can he afford to take out 14,000?¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, this move of yours can be said to be a killer move. If Mr. Liao were to know about this, I¡¯m sure his head would be filled with ¡®f*ck you¡¯s!¡± ¡°Hahaha, this is too funny. This streamer¡¯s taking advantage of Mr. Liao¡¯s lie.¡± ¡°Streamer, you¡¯re essentially making others fork out money to get a young lady to work for you!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, you¡¯re too mean!¡± ¡­ In fact, Liao Xuexue was not as naturally stupid as she looked. On the contrary, she was very smart. There were two main reasons why Ye Chen had managed to trick Liao Xuexue. One reason was that Liao Xuexue had been frightened just now, and she could not think rationally at the moment. Secondly, Liao Xuexue would never expect her grandfather would lie to her! Therefore, without thinking, Liao Xuexue went directly to Mr. Liao¡¯s side and said happily, ¡°Grandpa, I think Mr. Ye is a good person. Not only did he save me just now, but he also said that my performance was not bad. He even raised my salary to 2,000 a day! He¡¯s transferred the money to you. Since Grandma usually gives you pocket money, I think you can transfer the money to me.¡± Mr. Liao was almost petrified when he heard that. 2,000 a day meant 14,000 for the entire week. Mr. Liao had Ye Chen, that little rascal, whispering something to his granddaughter earlier. In the beginning, Mr. Liao was satisfied with his granddaughter¡¯s behavior. After all, Mr. Liao had said before that she must not talk to that kid Ye Chen, and she heeded his advice. However, not long after, his granddaughter started to whisper to Ye Chen. Nevertheless, Mr. Liao did not dare to threaten Ye Chen at that time, since it was Liao Xuexue who first pounced into Ye Chen¡¯s embrace. Mr. Liao was also curious about what Ye Chen was whispering to his granddaughter then, but now, he finally understood. His granddaughter must have let the cat out of the bag. That was why he had once again been played by that little brat, Ye Chen! ¡°F*ck!¡± Mr. Liao exclaimed internally. Chapter 35 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Mr. Liao saw his granddaughter as a usually intelligent young girl. Moreover, Liao Xuexue¡¯s academic results at university were among the best. How could Liao Xuexue be so easily fooled by that brat Ye Chen? As expected, one lost their rationality when in love. Mr. Liao thought that his granddaughter was probably smitten by Ye Chen. But, in any case, Mr. Liao was still the one who had lied to his granddaughter. At this juncture, Mr. Liao realized that he had dug a grave for himself. However, things had already come to this point. What else could he do? It was not that Mr. Liao was reluctant to give the money to his granddaughter. The problem was that he only had 2,000 in his bank account. Mr. Liao had secretly saved up the 2,000. Where could he get the remaining 12,000 for Liao Xuexue? However, if Mr. Liao didn¡¯t give the money to Liao Xuexue, his lie would be exposed. At the thought of that, Mr. Liao could not help but glare at Ye Chen in the distance in anger, thinking, ¡°That little rascal. I¡¯m the one who paid the money, but he made himself look kind in front of Xuexue.¡± However, Mr. Liao had no choice. Since he had already lied to her, if he told his granddaughter the truth now, how would he be able to keep his dignity? After thinking for a long time, Mr. Liao took out his phone and transferred his granddaughter 2,000 for now. Liao Xuexue, who had only received 2,000, frowned and looked at her grandfather with a suspicious expression. Mr. Liao had no choice but to scratch his head with an awkward smile. ¡°Uh¡­ Xuexue, Mr. Ye did give me 14,000, but the 12,000¡­ An old classmate of mine borrowed the 12,000. I¡¯ll get it back from him now!¡± Liao Xuexue was even more confused and surprised. Fortunately, Mr. Liao managed to borrow 12,000 from his old classmate and transferred it to his granddaughter. After receiving the money, Liao Xuexue was overjoyed and said while jumping up and down, ¡°Grandpa, I¡¯ll keep this money for now. This is also the first bucket of gold I¡¯ve earned from working. I¡¯ll buy you something to eat when I get back!¡± Liao Xuexue had no idea that the money was from her grandfather¡¯s own pocket. Therefore, after receiving the money, she left happily, leaving Mr. Liao sighing with a bitter face. ¡°F*ck!¡± Mr. Liao muttered. He had lost his granddaughter to Ye Chen, and now he was losing money! Ye Chen was really inhumane! ¡­ Soon, Ye Chen saw Liao Xuexue return. Hence, he quickly asked, ¡°That¡­ Did your grandfather give you the money?¡± Liao Xuexue nodded. ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve already received it. Thank you, Mr. Ye!¡± Ye Chen almost burst out laughing. He held back his laughter and said, ¡°All right, then you should work hard. After seven days, if you still want to come work for me, feel free to do so. If you do well, I¡¯ll even raise your salary!¡± Mr. Liao, who was about to cast his rod, almost choked on his saliva when he heard that. As time passed by, the fishing pros in the area were deeply concentrated on fishing. As the fishing pros from earlier had said, the catch rate at Seyves Reservoir was really good today. Every fishing pro had a lot of gains in their keepnets. Even Mr. Liao, who was standing at the side, had forgotten about his previous suffering. As he kept catching fish, he shouted, ¡°F*ck!¡± After an hour, Mr. Liao had caught three silver carps that weighed 4.2 to 4.8 kilograms. As for crucian carps, there were countless of them. Feeling bored, Mr. Liao picked up his keepnet and looked at the countless fish swimming inside. Meanwhile, after catching a water snake, Mr. Ye saw no movement from his fishing float. Liao Xuexue, who was sitting at the side, was also surprised. She had already thrown out more than half of bag of 300 kilograms of bait, so why couldn¡¯t Mr. Ye catch a single fish? Didn¡¯t the others say that Mr. Ye was a fishing pro? And he was a professional fishing athlete, too. Although her temperament and appearance looked particularly natural and dull, it did not mean that Liao Xuexue was not smart. Liao Xuexue¡¯s IQ and EQ were extremely high. Therefore, Liao Xuexue didn¡¯t ask Mr. Ye why he hadn¡¯t caught any fish. After all, everyone could see that Mr. Ye was not only anxious, but also depressed. The audience in the live stream room was also divided into two groups. One group was the new audience in the live stream room. The audience had the same thoughts as Liao Xuexue. Everyone was bewildered, puzzled, and at a loss. ¡°What¡¯s this streamer doing? Why isn¡¯t he reeling his line in at all? ¡± ¡°How does he reel the line in if he doesn¡¯t catch any fish?¡± ¡°It¡¯s been an hour. I saw that the old men around have caught more than ten fish. What¡¯s the situation with this streamer?¡± ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s ridiculous. What¡¯s this fishing streamer doing if not fishing?¡± ¡°Is this streamer doing charity by feeding the fish?¡± ¡°This streamer¡¯s fishing skills should be pretty good, based on how he cast a spell on the shore and taught us the terminology of fishing¡­¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. Besides, the streamer is very professional in making bait. He mixed so much bait together, so how could there be no fish?¡± ¡­ The other group was naturally the old fans who knew Ye Chen well. Of course, the audience who had watched Ye Chen¡¯s live stream the previous night were now considered old fans. This group of people was not as confused as the new viewers in the live stream room. For a moment, the comments section was full of ridicule for Ye Chen and explanations for the new audience. ¡°Who told you that the streamer knows how to fish? Do you know what Mr. Ye¡¯s nickname is? The Skunked King!¡± ¡°That¡¯s right. There are so many fishing streamers, but we don¡¯t like to watch them. We like to see Mr. Ye¡¯s face when he can¡¯t catch any fish!¡± ¡°New viewers, let me report to you about Mr. Ye¡¯s results yesterday. Yesterday, Mr. Ye fished from seven in the morning to one in the morning by the riverbank of Jiang City. He spent a total of more than ten hours and only caught a stinky shoe, an urn, a rotten fish, and a corpse. In short, we old fans are telling you that this streamer can catch anything except fish! Just like that snake just now!¡± ¡°We¡¯ve been waiting for the streamer to catch a fish for a month and a half. How long have you guys been waiting? Don¡¯t rush!¡± ¡°Hahaha, are you shocked? I¡¯m telling you, being skunked is Mr. Ye¡¯s normal state. When Mr. Ye catches a fish, I¡¯ll unsubscribe to this channel!¡± ¡­ Liao Xuexue was at a loss as the viewers continued to tease Ye Chen. Suddenly, Ye Chen, who was initially distressed, suddenly smirked. Then, he revealed a confident expression. Ye Chen said to the camera, ¡°I¡¯m telling you, six minutes! I will definitely catch a fish within six minutes!¡± Chapter 36 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio The reason why Ye Chen was so confident was naturally because the system¡¯s notification had come. The moment Ye Chen made his declaration, he immediately attracted the attention of the group of fishing pros on the shore and the fans in the live stream room. One had to know that Ye Chen¡¯s prediction from the previous night had been perfect. As long as Ye Chen said when he would catch something, he would definitely catch it when the time was due. And this time, it would probably be no exception. For a moment, many onlookers were already counting the time, ready to watch a good show. As for the live stream room, it was even more lively. At this moment, the number of viewers in Ye Chen¡¯s live stream had reached more than 300,000. Initially, there were already quite a number of comments on the screen. After Ye Chen¡¯s bold declaration, the comments section became even more densely filled with comments and flickered quickly on the screen. ¡°It¡¯s starting, it¡¯s starting. The streamer is finally going to show his skills. Everyone, watch closely how the streamer uses metaphysics to fish.¡± ¡°The streamer is indeed something. His predictions always come true. Last night, the streamer said that he would fish up a giant creature worth at least six figures in two hours. In the end, he caught a corpse, and the family of the deceased offered a reward of 200,000, which is six figures!¡± ¡°I was there last night too. The streamer even talked about the weight. He said that he would catch a huge thing that weighed more than 60 kilograms. Needless to say, the corpse of an adult man is probably more than 60 kilograms!¡± ¡°To the new viewers in the live stream room, didn¡¯t someone ask the streamer and this group of old men why the fish bait box next to their feet is an urn? This is all part of metaphysics! On the surface, the streamer is a fishing pro who can¡¯t catch any fish, but he¡¯s really a magic arts priest who knows magic arts. Now, everyone, please open your eyes and watch the streamer¡¯s performance!¡± ¡°It¡¯s only six minutes. Everyone, look carefully. It¡¯ll definitely shock you!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, tell me quickly. What will you catch this time? How heavy is it?¡± ¡­ Before Ye Chen could say anything, the old fans in the live stream room were already bragging on Ye Chen¡¯s behalf. Meanwhile, the new viewers in the live stream room were extremely excited. After all, most of the people currently watching the stream had visited after hearing the news of Ye Chen fishing a corpse by the river in Jiang City the previous night. Nearing ten o¡¯clock, the popularity of Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room continued to rise. At the same time, more and more people had watched Ye Chen¡¯s live stream from the previous night. If Ye Chen¡¯s fishing of the corpse was a coincidence, science could not explain it. After all, Ye Chen had predicted in advance that he was about to catch a giant creature, calculated that the value would be at least six figures, and also estimated that it would weigh over 60 kilograms. Furthermore, nobody expected the giant creature to turn out to be a corpse. With the horrifying surprise, Ye Chen¡¯s outrageously accurate predictive abilities, and Ye Chen¡¯s weird knack for fishing anything but a fish, Ye Chen¡¯s live stream footage that showed him catching a corpse was super viral. However, a recorded stream was still a recorded stream, and it was far less exciting and real than a live stream. So, the audience in the live stream room couldn¡¯t wait to start timing six minutes. In the comments section, most of the people were counting down. ¡°5 minutes and 1 second.¡± ¡°4 minutes and 59 seconds.¡± ¡°4 minutes and 58 seconds.¡± ¡­ Soon, the comments section started counting down the final seconds, waiting to witness a miracle just like what countless old fans had said they would. Meanwhile, on the shore, Liao Xuexue¡¯s sweet face was filled with disbelief. Normally, when it came to fishing, wasn¡¯t the kind of fish one could catch completely random? How could there be someone who would predict in advance what fish he would catch? What was even more ridiculous was that she seemed to be the only surprised one. The fishing pros around seemed used to Mr. Ye¡¯s ability to predict his catches. Not only did no one question him, but quite a few people were asking him about his prediction. ¡°Mr. Ye, how heavy will the thing you catch this time be?¡± ¡°Tsk, tsk, Mr. Ye, why are you doing it again? You will probably catch a fish this time, right?¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s a fish or not. I just want to know how much the thing Mr. Ye caught is worth. If it¡¯s like before, then we can get Mr. Ye to treat us again!¡± ¡­ Even Liao Xuexue¡¯s grandfather, Mr. Liao, snorted. ¡°Hehe, it¡¯s already been more than an hour, and you¡¯re just only about to get your first catch. What¡¯s there to be proud of? Besides, it¡¯s hard to say if you can catch a fish!¡± ¡°Tsk tsk. At the end of the day, fishing is fishing. How can he catch a fish after six minutes just because he says so?¡± thought Mr. Liao. For a moment. Liao Xuexue suddenly noticed a pile of ashes on the shore. She suddenly thought of the scene of Mr. Ye burning incense sticks and papers by the shore. Could that be the metaphysics her grandfather was referring to? The next second, Ye Chen, indignant at Mr. Liao¡¯s provocation, said, ¡°Tsk, tsk, I really have nothing to be proud of. But I¡¯m about to catch a big carp that¡¯s at least 20 centimeters long and weighs 1.92 kilograms! This kind of big carp is not ordinary. It can definitely be considered a giant!¡± Indeed, such a body length and weight were definitely considered a giant among carps at Seyves Reservoir. Meanwhile, Liao Xuexue was even more surprised. Could it be that Ye Chen could even predict the length and weight of the fish? Moreover, Ye Chen seemed to be full of confidence in his foresight. Ye Chen said to Mr. Liao provocatively, ¡°Mr. Liao, do you want to make another bet?¡± ¡°Get lost!¡± Mr. Liao seemed to be very resistant to the bet and directly cursed. ¡°If you don¡¯t want to bet, then don¡¯t.¡± Ye Chen pursed his lips, then turned to Liao Xuexue. ¡°Why don¡¯t you make a bet with me?¡± Liao Xuexue blinked her watery eyes and asked in confusion, ¡°Eh? What bet?¡± Ye Chen smiled brightly. ¡°I¡¯ll bet that I¡¯ll catch¡­ something within six minutes. Let¡¯s see if the thing I¡¯ve caught is 20 centimeters long and as heavy as 1.92 kilograms.¡± Just as Ye Chen finished speaking, Mr. Liao seemed to have gone crazy as he shouted without caring about his image, ¡°F*ck! Xuexue, you¡­ Don¡¯t you bet with him!¡± Chapter 37 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Liao Xuexue was confused. It was the first time she had seen her grandfather lose his composure like that. Out of filial piety, Liao Xuexue still had to listen to her grandfather although she did not believe him. Liao Xuexue shook her head and rejected the bet with Ye Chen. Ye Chen clicked his tongue and sighed with regret. A few minutes ago, he suddenly received a system prompt in his mind. Predictive Ability activated: fish for another six minutes and you will get ??? x1 Weight: 1.92 kilograms Length: 20 centimeters Value: ??? As a fishing pro, Ye Chen had not been able to catch any fish. However, even if one had never eaten pork, one would have seen a pig run. In addition, Ye Chen¡¯s theoretical knowledge could be considered expert level. It was too easy for him to determine the type of fish. 1.92 kilograms and 20 centimeters long was the weight and length of a carp. Other than a carp, Ye Chen could not think of anything else that could have such weight and length. At the same time, carp was also one of the best fish to catch. Many new fishing pros would catch a carp first. The length of a carp was usually between 3 to 30 centimeters. Small carps were common, but carps that weighed 1.92 kilograms were rare at Seyves Reservoir. Therefore, Ye Chen believed that he would be able to catch a big living carp this time! If Mr. Liao or Liao Xuexue were to bet with Ye Chen, Ye Chen would definitely win the bet. However, Mr. Liao was probably traumatized. It was fine if he didn¡¯t want to bet, but he didn¡¯t even let his granddaughter bet. What a pity. Just as Ye Chen was sighing, a crisp lark-like voice came from beside him, ¡°Mr. Ye, I really don¡¯t believe it. Why don¡¯t we have a bet?¡± When Ye Chen heard that, he could not help but be stunned. Liao Xuexue actually ¡°took the bait¡± herself? Ye Chen was overjoyed. With the system, Ye Chen was able to win every bet he made. Three minutes had passed since the system¡¯s notification. Hence, Ye Chen quickly lowered his voice and said, ¡°All right, I¡¯ll tell you how we¡¯re going to bet. After six minutes¡­ No, it¡¯s three minutes later. I¡¯ll catch a fish- No, I mean I¡¯ll catch something that¡¯s 20 centimeters long and 1.92 kilograms. The margin of error won¡¯t exceed 1 centimeter and 1 kilogram respectively.¡± Initially, Ye Chen wanted to say that he would catch a fish, but he felt that something was not right. Although he felt that there was a high chance of catching a big carp this time, it was only a feeling. Ye Chen could only blame the system for always making him fish up outrageous things. Moreover, Ye Chen was betting with Liao Xuexue, so it was better to play it safe. Liao Xuexue, who was sitting on the side, was once again shocked by Ye Chen. This time, Ye Chen actually added that the error would not exceed 1 centimeter and 1 kilogram respectively. Originally, Liao Xuexue had felt that Ye Chen¡¯s ability to predict the future was too outrageous. Of course, Liao Xuexue didn¡¯t even sense it herself, even though her grandfather had warned her countless times, that Ye Chen wasn¡¯t a good person. Liao Xuexue felt that Ye Chen¡¯s character was quite good. As a fishing pro, Ye Chen was not only young but handsome. Most importantly, he had a good personality and did not put on airs. That was why Liao Xuexue had made a bet with Ye Chen. ¡°What if it¡¯s not caught, or there¡¯s a difference in weight and length?¡± Liao Xuexue asked quietly. Ye Chen revealed a sneaky smile. This time, he had decided to make Mr. Liao suffer a huge blow. ¡°If I win, you¡¯ll return your salary to me. How about it?¡± Ye Chen knew that Liao Xuexue was still kept in the dark by Mr. Liao. She really thought that she was an assistant that Ye Chen had hired. However, this lie would not last for long. After all, Ye Chen was too popular on the internet. If Liao Xuexue had seen the entire video from the previous night, she would have learned the truth. At that time, Liao Xuexue would definitely return Mr. Liao¡¯s 14,000. Hence, Ye Chen, who had always valued money, naturally thought of this bet. However, Liao Xuexue hesitated. ¡°Ah, I see. Then wouldn¡¯t that be gambling?¡± The corner of Ye Chen¡¯s eyes twitched, then he explained, ¡°How does this count as gambling? Think about it. If I win, you¡¯ll return the money to me and you¡¯ll be working for me for free.¡± Liao Xuexue rolled her eyes. ¡°Are you treating me as an idiot? Isn¡¯t that gambling? But¡­ Since the money was originally yours, it doesn¡¯t matter if I lose it to you. What if you lose?¡± Ye Chen furrowed his brows and pondered for a moment. Then, he pointed to the agricultural tractor behind him. ¡°If I lose, I¡¯ll give you this tractor. I bought it this morning. It¡¯s a one-handed tricycle, and it cost me 20,000.¡± Liao Xuexue burst out laughing. ¡°I¡­ I don¡¯t want your tractor! How about this? If you lose, you¡¯ll lend me your fishing gear, and you¡¯ll be in charge of making a bait container and carrying the fishing bucket. I¡­ I also want to try fishing.¡± Liao Xuexue seemed to be a little shy at the end of her sentence, and her voice was especially soft. But she was not as reserved as before. After Liao Xuexue spoke, she even made a face at Ye Chen. Ye Chen had to admit that she was quite cute. However, no matter how cute Liao Xuexue was, money was a more practical choice. Ye Chen turned to look at Mr. Liao who was staring at him warily from a distance. He smiled at Liao Xuexue and said, ¡°Sure, no problem!¡± ¡°You¡¯re not allowed to go back on your word!¡± Liao Xuexue seemed to be very confident in herself as she waved her pink fist and said excitedly. ¡°Don¡¯t go back on your word when the time comes. I¡¯m afraid you won¡¯t admit your loss.¡± Ye Chen¡¯s lips curled up. ¡°I won¡¯t. Pinky promise!¡± Liao Xuexue extended her cute little finger. ¡°Tsk.¡± Although Ye Chen looked disgusted, he still hooked his pinky with Liao Xuexue¡¯s pinky. After completing the ritualistic bet, Ye Chen¡¯s heart was already bursting with joy. How long would it take for Mr. Liao to save up 14,000? Ye Chen thought that if Mr. Liao were to find out, he would cry till his eyes reddened. Not far away, Mr. Liao, who had finally shifted his gaze from Ye Chen to the fishing float, could not help but sneeze. Then, Mr. Liao suddenly turned his head and looked in Ye Chen¡¯s direction, his face full of anger. That little b*stard must be talking about him behind his back again. At the same time, he glanced at his watch. ¡°Hmmm¡­¡± There were less than 30 seconds left until the deadline for Ye Chen to catch a big carp. Chapter 38 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio This time, he did not bother looking at his fishing float. Instead, he just stared at Ye Chen¡¯s fishing float. Mr. Liao did the same. Whether it was the fishing pros who knew Ye Chen from the riverbank of Jiang City, the stranger fishing pros sitting in the distance, Liao Xuexue who was next to Ye Chen, or the live stream¡¯s audience that had already soared to three hundred thousand people, everyone was counting the time in their hearts as they stared at Ye Chen¡¯s fishing float in the water. Suddenly, Ye Chen¡¯s eyes turned sharp as he stood up abruptly and pulled up the fishing rod. Ye Chen shouted excitedly as he felt the weight of the fishing rod. ¡°Fish!¡± As Ye Chen raised the fishing rod and the sound of the string becoming taut could be heard, everyone on the shore, including Liao Xuexue, stood up. In the mobile live stream room, the fans were counting down in the comments section. The countdown punctually reached ¡°0¡±. Not a second off! What Ye Chen had said six minutes ago had actually come true! What the f*ck! Could whatever he said come true? Everyone stood up straight and paid their respects to Mr. Ye! The comments section in the live stream room was being spammed crazily. ¡°F*ck, other fishing streamers catch a fish every once in a while or wait for a giant to take the bait. Compared to Mr. Ye, those people are so weak! ¡°This streamer is really something. He indeed managed to catch a fish when he said that he would!¡± ¡°What the f*ck? Is there some kind of metaphysics involved? To think he can pinpoint the time so accurately!¡± ¡°I think the streamer is not only accurate in predicting time, but also in the fish¡¯s weight and length!¡± ¡°So he has really gotten a big carp?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve only ever managed to catch small carps that are less than 10 centimeters long.¡± ¡°Respect!!!¡± ¡­ However, the comments were only hot-blooded for a while before some fans began to pour cold water on the excited ones. ¡°What¡¯s there to pay respects to? Isn¡¯t this just normal for Mr. Ye?¡± ¡°Yeah, did you guys watch yesterday¡¯s live broadcast? What¡¯s the big deal with today¡¯s fishing?¡± ¡°Have you all forgotten about Mr. Ye¡¯s fishing characteristics? Other than fish, he can catch anything. I think he won¡¯t let us down this time!¡± ¡°Yeah¡­ It¡¯s been more than a month. I think Mr. Ye can be called a philanthropist of the fish pond. He makes a bait contained full of confidence every time and claims that he has caught a fish, but in the end, the things he catches are never f*cking fish!¡± ¡°Mr. Ye has never caught a live fish before. I think it¡¯s because his fishing skills are too superb!¡± ¡°That¡¯s true. However, although Mr. Ye has never managed to catch a fish, he has also never said that he¡¯ll give up on fishing, no matter rain or shine.¡± ¡°This time, I hope that Mr. Ye¡¯s efforts will not disappoint. Hopefully, he can catch a living fish!¡± ¡°Even so, I still feel that it¡¯s not a fish this time¡­¡± ¡­ Ye Chen was not paying attention to the comments section in the live stream room. Even if he saw it, he would only laugh it off. In short, fishing was just for the fun of it and for life. As for whether he could catch any fish, it was simply¡­ Yes, it was very important! At this moment, Ye Chen, who was holding the fishing rod tightly, had already paid his respects to all the gods he knew. It was just as the system had said. Ye Chen could feel that the fish was not big, so it was easy to pull the rod. The conclusion he had reached from the system¡¯s prompt was that it was most likely a carp, which was why he used the bottom fishing technique. Bottom fishing was done by adjusting the fishing float so that the hook and bait were at the bottom of the water. The adjustments varied according to the living habits of different fish. Different fish would live in different water layers. Generally speaking, crucians and carp lived at the bottom of the water. This was also why Ye Chen had used the bottom fishing method earlier. Although Ye Chen did not need to exert much effort to pull the fish this time and he did not feel much force from the fish, he did notice one thing that seemed off: This ¡°fish¡± did not seem to be exerting any force in the water. The fishing pros who were familiar with Ye Chen got up from their fishing spots and came to the latter¡¯s side. For a moment, many looked at the¡­ that Ye Chen was about to catch. God knows if it was a fish. It had not been a day or two since Ye Chen had failed to catch any fish. Rather, it had been more than a month. In the past, when Ye Chen caught something, it would not attract so much attention at all. That was because although he had not caught a fish before, the things he had caught were more normal, like stinky shoes, waterweeds, plastic bags, and so on. However, after last night, the things that Mr. Ye caught were getting increasingly outrageous. Things like rotten fish, corpses, and even water snakes had been caught. Therefore, everyone wanted to see what Ye Chen could catch this time. However, in most people¡¯s opinions, no matter what Ye Chen had caught, it would not be more surprising than if he caught a fish. After all, the news that Mr. Ye was a Skunked King had already spread all over the internet. Of course, Liao Xuexue was the one who was watching the show the most seriously. Just now, she had misunderstood Mr. Ye and even questioned his fishing skills in her heart. After all, Mr. Ye¡¯s fishing float had been motionless ever since he caught the water snake. But now, to think she was wrong! It wasn¡¯t impressive to be able to catch a fish, but Mr. Ye was definitely the first person to be able to accurately predict when he would be able to catch a fish! Moreover, if Mr. Ye did catch a fish, and the fish¡¯s length and weight were the same as what he had said, Liao Xuexue would not feel any heartache even if she lost the bet in the end. Compared to losing money, she would rather see something more ridiculous than magic! And this time, she did not forget what she should do. Even though she was apprehensive, she still picked up the net. As she had said before, since she had accepted the job, she had to be responsible to the end. Besides, with the experience of being frightened by the water snake just now, she was much more cautious this time. She wanted to wait for the ¡°fish¡± to surface before she made her move. At this point, with a ¡°creak¡±, Ye Chen jerked the fishing rod backward. The fish in the water was pulled up. Due to the speed, Liao Xuexue could not see what it was clearly. She only saw a blurry, dark shadow. The black shadow drew a parabola in the air. With a muffled ¡°thump¡±, it was thrown into the grass behind her. Then, everything was silent. With this, Liao Xuexue did not even need to use the net. She was stunned. Shouldn¡¯t the sound of a fish landing on the ground be something like a slapping sound? Why was it a muffled ¡°thump¡± instead? It sounded like some kind of metal item¡­ Soon, Mr. Ye pulled up the fishing rod again, and the ¡°fish¡± on the hook was finally revealed. Chapter 39 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio How was this a f*cking fish? It was clearly a piece of iron! To be exact, it was a gun! At the same time, Ye Chen¡¯s face turned red with anger when he saw the item hanging on the hook. No wonder it was so heavy. So it was a pistol¡­ The system was so f*cking useless! Upon seeing this, the audience in the live stream room was still divided into two groups. The group consisting of Ye Chen¡¯s old fans was laughing so hard that their muscles were about to cramp. ¡°I told you that with Mr. Ye¡¯s superb skills, what he caught can¡¯t possibly be a fish!¡± ¡°Did you guys see Mr. Ye¡¯s expression just now? When he pulled the rod, he had been all smiles, but when he saw that it was a toy gun, his face turned black. Hahaha!¡± ¡°Hahaha, I¡¯m dying of laughter. He was even saying that it¡¯s a big carp. So this is his big carp?¡± ¡°His performance is as ever. Mr. Ye is indeed amazing.¡± ¡­ In contrast, some of the audience found it boring. How should they put it? It was indeed not very interesting for a fishing streamer to fish a toy gun out of the water. If he was that good, he should catch a real fish! Ye Chen¡¯s mood was similar to everyone else¡¯s. He thought that he had finally caught a real fish, but unexpectedly, the fish hook would catch a pistol under the water and he would pull it up. Ye Chen was depressed because he had not caught any fish. As for the group of fishing pros, they were already used to it. This time, no one cared about Ye Chen¡¯s feelings. The group of people gathered around, and one of the more courageous ones even took the gun off the hook and played with it in his hand. The minute the man picked up the gun, he panicked. ¡°This¡­ This, this, this seems to be a real thing!¡± ¡°The real thing??¡± When he said this, everyone present instantly lost their calm. Ye Chen was the same. He quickly put down the fishing rod and took the pistol that he had caught. As soon as he held it in his hand, Ye Chen could clearly feel that the gun was indeed very heavy. That being said, he had already felt the weight when he pulled the rod just now. The weight didn¡¯t mean anything. Maybe it was a model gun made of metal? Besides, the shape of the gun was very strange. It didn¡¯t look like a modern gun. On the contrary, it looked like the pistols used during the Anti-Japanese War seen in TV dramas. Of course, the most important thing was that although the gun looked very old and was quite rusty, it was not to the point of being covered in rust. At this thought, Ye Chen clicked his tongue, ¡°This¡­ It can¡¯t be real, right? I remember this pistol. It¡¯s from the anti-Japanese era. What¡¯s it called¡­¡± An old man at the side immediately recognized the gun, ¡°I think this pistol is called the bastard box. Because it was used by the bastard Japanese, it got the nickname of the bastard box. The quality of this gun was very poor, so it was eliminated not long after. Seyves Reservoir was indeed a base during the Anti-Japanese War in history. It¡¯s possible that such a gun appeared here.¡± ¡°Something¡¯s wrong¡­¡± Ye Chen shook his head and rejected that explanation. ¡°According to the time, it should¡¯ve almost been a hundred years by now. If the gun was soaked in water, I¡¯m afraid it would have long decayed beyond recognition.¡± ¡°Yet, this gun doesn¡¯t look like it has stayed in the water for that long. Looking at the rust on it, I guess it has only been in the water for a few years. Looking at its fully metal model¡­ After all, a gun isn¡¯t like other things. Hey, do you only know that it¡¯s called a bastard box? Does anyone know the full name of this gun?¡± For a moment, even Ye Chen could not be sure if the gun was real or not. After all, he didn¡¯t understand such things! At the same time, the few old men around him were all talking at the same time, but none of them fully understood the item either. At this moment, a pair of small, fair hands reached over and took the gun from Ye Chen¡¯s hands. With a crisp ¡°click¡±, the sleeve was pulled. ¡°This is the Japanese¡¯s type 16 pistol. The caliber is 9.9mm. The gun is 20 centimeters long and weighs about 1 kg. It can release nine rounds and has an effective range of 70 meters. It was developed by Japan in the 16th year of the Emperor then and was named the Nambu Pistol.¡± ¡°Because this gun model was modified from the old generation of bastard boxes, it¡¯s very rare and not commonly seen. The large caliber of the Nambu Pistol also gave it the nickname of the hand-smash cannon. Since Seyves Reservoir had been a base of the Anti-Japanese War, it is only normal for this hand-cannon cannon to be here. This is indeed a real gun. It¡¯s loaded and can still be used!¡± This time, Ye Chen could not help but be dumbfounded. Not only had he just heard that the gun was real, but the most important thing was that the person who explained it to everyone was¡­ Liao Xuexue! That¡¯s right! It was Liao Xuexue, Mr. Liao¡¯s granddaughter, who was holding the gun! To think a sweet and cute girl understood weapons so well. Not only did she understand the gun, but she even smoothly pulled the barrel of the gun. Ye Chen suspected that if she was given a bullet, she could even kill him! This contrast made Ye Chen very surprised. Ye Chen was not the only one surprised. The old men around him were also looking at this sweet little girl in shock. Perhaps she noticed everyone¡¯s surprised gazes. Liao Xuexue quickly returned the gun in her hand to Ye Chen. The expression on her face had changed from full of confidence to a hint of shyness. She lowered her head and pinched the corner of her clothes, then said in a low voice, ¡°Umm¡­ I study history, so I¡¯m quite interested in some of the historical items. Weapons are one of them.¡± The corners of Ye Chen¡¯s eyes twitched. He looked at Liao Xuexue and said, ¡°You¡­ Have you ever touched a real gun?¡± ¡°Yes, a little.¡± Liao Xuexue nodded slowly. The smile on Ye Chen¡¯s face suddenly froze. He could tell from Liao Xuexue¡¯s gun-holding posture that this girl hadn¡¯t just touched a real gun ¡°a little¡±. She was obviously very familiar with it, okay? She probably went to the shooting range a lot. Moreover, if she didn¡¯t have a certain level of understanding of the structure of a gun, she definitely wouldn¡¯t have pulled the barrel of the pistol as familiarly as she had just done. After figuring this out, Ye Chen only felt that the gun in his hand was a little troublesome. ¡°Well¡­ Is it a real gun?¡± ¡°Yes, it¡¯s a real gun.¡± Liao Xuexue nodded. The corner of Ye Chen¡¯s eyes twitched. He asked in confusion, ¡°If it¡¯s a real gun, it must have a long history. But since it¡¯s been in the water for so long, it should be pretty much corroded. Why doesn¡¯t this gun look like it?¡± Chapter 40 Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio Liao Xuexue thought about it and said, ¡°It was probably buried somewhere before, then was somehow washed into the reservoir. Coincidentally, you caught it today¡­¡± In truth, Liao Xuexue was as surprised as Ye Chen. She had never expected that what Mr. Ye had caught was not a fish, but a pistol with a history of 70 to 80 years. Pistols were not like other things. It was illegal to carry guns in China! Yet, Mr. Ye had caught such a gun. As for why the pistol hadn¡¯t been completely corroded by the water, Liao Xuexue felt that it could only be as she had said. At that moment, Liao Xuexue didn¡¯t know if she should admire Mr. Ye¡¯s fishing skills or pity him. He had pulled his fishing rod for the second time today, and what he caught was not even a fish¡­ The fishing pros who had been watching from the side heard the conversation between Liao Xuexue and Ye Chen and became interested in the gun. They fought to see the gun, and at the same time, they were discussing it. ¡°It does look like a real pistol. Mr. Ye, try and see if you can catch some more bullets with your rod. If there are bullets, I¡¯ll shoot down that bird¡¯s nest for you!¡± ¡°Let me take a look too. I¡¯ve never seen a real gun in my life. Mr. Ye is really good at fishing such strange things. I didn¡¯t dare to look at the corpse last night, but I must study the gun today.¡± ¡°Mr. Ye, you don¡¯t have to worry even if you go night fishing in the future. Take this pistol and shoot whoever provokes you!¡± ¡°Oh no, that won¡¯t do. You can¡¯t carry this without a license. It¡¯s better to hand it over to the police.¡± ¡°That¡¯s right, Mr. Ye. You¡¯d better hand this gun over to the police.¡± .. At this time, the audience in the live stream room also came to a realization. It turned out that what Mr. Ye had caught wasn¡¯t a toy gun or a replica gun, nor was it the big carp that everyone thought it was! It was a real pistol! The scene shown through the camera completely shocked the fans. This was especially true for the new viewers of the live stream room. All of a sudden, the comments section was flooded and gifts were sent to the live stream room. ¡°Damn, the streamer actually caught a real thing?¡± ¡°Seeing everyone¡¯s reaction, that should be the case. That girl is right. This pistol is indeed a small cannon pistol from the anti-Japanese era!¡± ¡°F*ck, if this is true, won¡¯t the streamer be on the trendings list again tomorrow?¡± ¡°How can it be fake? Even if an ordinary person were to hand in a gun to the police, it would make the news. If you were in his shoes, would you believe that this live streamer had fished up a gun? I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not just going to be on the news, it¡¯s really going to be on the trendings list!¡± ¡°Can this streamer really not catch a single fish? Hahaha, it should be much easier to catch a fish than a gun!¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I like following this streamer. It¡¯s easy for others to catch fish, but the streamer can¡¯t at all. On the other hand, he often catches strange things like this!¡± ¡°It¡¯s so funny. Mr. Ye is still looking depressed over there. What big carp? It¡¯s clearly a hand-smash cannon!¡± ¡°I support handing it over. It¡¯s too dangerous for this kind of thing to exist in our ordinary society. It should indeed be handed over!¡± ¡°Yeah, friend, you can¡¯t keep this kind of thing!¡± ¡­ At this moment, Ye Chen, who had a bitter face and a gloomy heart, heard everyone¡¯s discussion. He suddenly thought of what the branch captain had said to him last night. ¡°Young man, you¡¯re still so young, why are you so obsessed with fishing? Even if you¡¯re addicted to fishing, you didn¡¯t catch a single fish, did you? Instead, you caught a lot of messy things, like rotten fish and a corpse. Since you¡¯re so good at fishing, why don¡¯t you catch an aircraft carrier or a plane instead? You should find a job, a steady job, and contribute to our country¡­¡± Ye Chen had always been petty. Although he knew that the branch captain said this for his own good, he still wanted to be a little more mischievous. This time, he had fished up a pistol and would hand it over to the country. This could be considered a contribution to society, right? When he sent the gun to the police station, he would definitely ask for a silk banner. He wouldn¡¯t ask for anything else to be written on the banner except ¡°Great Fishing God, fishing for the people¡±! Just as gifts and comments were flooding Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room, another familiar figure appeared. The ¡°East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing¡±! Ye Chen¡¯s old fans were very familiar with this username. Yesterday, when Ye Chen had caught the rotten fish and corpse, it was this guy who had incited the others in the live stream to attack Ye Chen. The netizen kept saying that there was a diver hired by Ye Chen in the water and that the rotten fish had been hooked onto Ye Chen¡¯s hook by the diver. Similarly, the corpse in the rolled-up quilt was the same story. That was just Ye Chen¡¯s script, a way to attract attention. He even said that Ye Chen would not call the police in the end. As the saying goes, gossip is a fearful thing. Last night, under the influence of the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing, many brainless viewers were incited. As the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing had only said a few words in the live stream room, Ye Chen naturally could not hold him responsible. In the end, an officer did come and confirmed that the corpse was indeed one of a middle-aged man. Yet, even though the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing had been forcefully proven wrong, he was still shamelessly active in Ye Chen¡¯s live stream today. Not only that, but it was also because he had doubted Ye Chen yesterday that he had gained thousands of fans. After obtaining the benefits, he was ready to do the same again. Therefore, the East Sea¡¯s King of Fishing began to send comments in Ye Chen¡¯s live stream room. ¡°I say, people, don¡¯t tell me you think this is really some kind of metaphysics, right? There must be Ye Chen¡¯s accomplices in the reservoir. Who can really catch a gun? And this gun is obviously fake, okay?¡± ¡°Besides, that girl is obviously Ye Chen¡¯s accomplice. This is just a script that was made up in advance.¡± ¡°If Ye Chen really has the ability to predict the future, why doesn¡¯t he predict the lottery? No one would think that he¡¯s really fishing for fun, right?¡± ¡°He can¡¯t even catch a single fish, yet he¡¯s still doing live stream fishing here every day. If it wasn¡¯t for the sake of making money, would he still do this?¡± ¡°How does Ye Chen earn money? It¡¯s through you brainless fans who sent the gifts!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t believe this is fake, then follow me. This afternoon, I¡¯ll reveal Ye Chen¡¯s scam!¡± ¡°Who can¡¯t make an accurate prediction? As long as the money is paid, I can even fish up a plane for you. Do you believe me?¡± ¡°Besides, Ye Chen said that he caught a real gun. Believe it or not, he would never dare to call the police and hand the gun to the officers!¡± ¡°If you don¡¯t believe me, just wait and see. After the fishing is over, Ye Chen will say that he will hand the pistol over to the officers. As for whether he really will hand it over or not, we won¡¯t know.¡±