"Quack?"
Two dopey Yangtze crocodiles lay in the bucket, making strange noises when Ansheng approached before staying motionless inside the bucket.
"Whose farm pond has burst? Why are there so many Yangtze crocodiles here at Changping Mountain?"
Seeing the two non-aggressive dopey crocs, Ansheng's expression turned dark, and he blurted out a complaint instinctively.
Counting these two, Ah Qing had already caught nearly ten Yangtze crocodiles here at Changping Mountain.
For such a number of Yangtze crocodiles, it's already unlikely they escaped from a farm; they might have been dumped in the river after a farm closed down, or a pond burst, leading to such an overflow of crocodiles.
"Don't know if these dopes can be put in a fishing scenic area to act cute...."
Ansheng scratched his head and looked at the two "quacking" dopey Yangtze crocodiles in the red bucket.
"Fuck your mother!"
While Ansheng was pondering, the anglers by the riverbank had already boiled over.
As expected, another angler's rod got snapped by a big fish in the river.
But they had all watched Ah Qing's live stream and knew that the fish in the Changle River section at Changping Village had a guaranteed mechanism.
When a big fish breaks a rod, it won't just wander back to the riverbed but will float to the surface, look at the anglers on the bank, and blow bubbles. If you seize the right moment to knock them out, you can take the fish away.
The angler whose rod snapped wasn't frustrated; he was overjoyed as soon as he saw the big fish surface.
An exclamation erupted from the angler's mouth, and he picked up the landing net, leaping and elbowing with vigor.
The big fish in the river, watching the muscle-bound angler who looked like a martial arts instructor with Nine Dragon Body Protection, its pupils suddenly contracted in shock, disbelief written all over its face.
But it was too late for the fish to think further.
The angler struck from mid-air, landing an iron elbow to knock out the river catfish, which was the size of a piglet.
"Splash——"
Executing a smooth combo, the martial arts instructor angler flicked his landing net, dragging the catfish towards the shore.
"......."
Two employees of Pet Paradise, looking perplexed at the muscle-bound hulk, nonetheless dutifully helped pull the big fish ashore, for weighing and measuring.
"Big-mouthed catfish, local river catfish with two whiskers, body length 1.83 meters, weight...113 pounds! Buy-back price....."
After helping with the measurements, the employee announced the fish's stats loudly to the other anglers on the riverbank.
With one elbow, the angler not only brought in a 1.8-meter-long big fish but also earned a nearly three thousand buy-back price with that elbow strike, as well as the joy of hearing the staff loudly announce the data in celebration.
"What a pity..."
The staff looked at the angler and said, "Right now, it's the peak season for river catfish; if it were the off-season, this catfish could have at least fetched four or five thousand...."
"I'm not selling it; the fun of fishing is enough," said the muscle-bound angler with a peculiar smile, hefting the unconscious catfish and running off.
He jogged to the riverbank.
Parading in front of other anglers, especially his fishing team partners, he chuckled oddly.
Yes, my fishing skills might not be as good as yours.
But I can beat the fish in the river!
Look, isn't the fish on my shoulder both wide and long, like a champion's gold belt, shiny and bright?
"Bastard...." his fishing team mates muttered faintly in their hearts as they watched him catch the fish.
They've tried all sorts of fishing—stagnant ponds, designated fishing areas, sea fishing.
But they'd never seen anything like the human-fish competition at Changle River.
The damn thing is, even if your fishing skills suck, you can still make up for it with physical prowess; who the hell has ever heard of that!
"Wow! A big fish! Can I have a look?"
Seeing someone catch a fish, Ah Qing set aside the lightweight carbon fiber fishing rod and grabbed her phone for an interview.
"Huh? Are you streaming? Is there a big crowd?"
"Uh...not many, just around thirty thousand real-time viewers," replied Ah Qing honestly after checking the livestream backend data.
"What!? Thirty thousand viewers?"
Then, the martial arts angler's nostrils flared like Pinocchio's, and he stood with his hands on his hips, ready to share.
At that moment.
His angler's life reached its peak.
Who says learning martial arts is useless? Look at how useful it is!
In the following two days, Ah Qing and Mo Yiqing focused their livestreams on the Changle River fishing spot.
Some couldn't catch fish but were physically strong, directly issuing a real-life combat invitation to the big fish.
Some managed to catch fish, representing their country at a national level, holding their certificates with bewildered expressions, taking pictures with forestry bureau leaders, and receiving prize money ranging from thousands to tens of thousands.
Some couldn't catch fish and couldn't fight them either, ending up getting counter-killed by the big fish, floating on the river in disbelief and resentment, gritting their teeth, and immediately buying gym equipment and enrolling in a martial arts fishing crash course once they reached the shore.
"The Love-Hate Story Between Anglers and Fish" was broadcasted live by Ah Qing, and the audience thoroughly enjoyed it.
For those who don't fish, they could still experience the joy of fishing.
......
After ending the second day's live stream and returning home.
"Ah Qing, I'm going out to play for a bit, so remember to leave the door open for me tonight!"
Just back home, Ansheng turned his head, looking at Ah Qing and Mo Yiqing lying on the sofa, and said.
"Go on, go on... I'll order takeout later, and I'll get you some white-cut duck on the table. Remember to come home for dinner after playing, don't pick up random stuff outside to eat," said the exhausted Ah Qing, waving a hand to signal Xiaolan to be cautious while playing in the village, and to remember to eat properly at home in the evening.
"Can I be back around two or three o'clock?"
Ansheng responded to Ah Qing, and with a few quick steps, leaped off the wall and headed towards Lin Ying's house.
This time, Ansheng arrived at Lin Ying's door but didn't climb the gatepost into the house as before.
"Welcome home."
A path specifically opened on the grass beside the double doors for Master Fox's use greeted him as he approached, and a welcoming voice sounded, opening the petite double doors slowly.
Ansheng flicked his tail, lifted his head, and walked inside.
Once inside, he immediately saw two men and four women with foreign faces, sitting by the swimming pool, holding toy fishing rods to cast lines into the pool with utterly bored expressions.
Seeing the little fox passing by, the boredom on their cheeks gradually turned into wistfulness.
"Master Fox.... Are you joining the class?"
A gentleman in a tailcoat, full of melancholy, asked Master Fox, "Your equestrian... no, rather your information technology class, has been stopped for four days."
"What class? I'm not attending; don't the most authentic English gentlemen eat French cuisine when dining?"
Ansheng walked past them, raised his hand, waved, and continued walking inside.
The foreign-faced two men and four women.
Among the two men, one is an equestrian coach, and the other is a protocol teacher.
Of the four women, there are two playmate maids and two English teachers; they pair up and take care of the homeowner's child early and late, respectively.
They were originally teachers for Lin Ying's daughter, all on extended vacation.
But with the return of Lin Bingyun's Chief Steward, Lin Ying's original entourage gradually returned as well.
Some manage trivial daily matters, some handle banquet networking, and others take care of family finances.
However, the interest-development teachers faced a significant problem upon their return.
They might lose their jobs.
Lin Bingyun arranged their work to teach Master Fox urban living essentials.
But Master Fox could use Steam, could utilize their red-blue payment apps, and even use coupons to order from KFC and McDonald's during free time... more proficiently than those who have lived in Xia Country for years.
"......."
Watching Master Fox entering the house, the six foreign-faced home tutors were full of melancholy.
Difficult to handle...
They went to work daily without knowing what to do.
If this continued, they might have to return home for farming.