"What did you go to do?"
Nan Er looked at Xia Zhichan who came back from outside covered in night cover.
"fishing."
Xia Zhichan put down the bamboo basket used to hold the fish and the green bamboo fishing rod that was broken into two parts, and he blinked his eyes in embarrassment.
There were already fish biting the hook, and he tried hard to pull up the fishing rod, but for some reason the force in the water was so strong that he couldn't even lift the fish until he broke the overwhelmed fishing rod in half.
After thinking about it later, I realized that most likely the small stone on the fishing line was stuck somewhere under the water, so it couldn't be pulled up.
It's impossible for some stupid fish to eat rocks.
"Where's the fish?"
Nan Er has been recovering well these days. He is indoctrinated with Buddhist scriptures by Zen Master Fu Kong every day, and he wants to escape into Buddhism.
He didn't want to save face for Xia Zhichan, so he picked up the fish basket from the ground and shook it vigorously. The empty bamboo basket was only full of air.
Xia Zhichan didn't want to talk to him, and he didn't know whether it was because he had avenged a great revenge, or because he was damaged by evil spirits. He felt that Nan Er now no longer had the same guardedness and indifference towards others that he had when they first met.
For example, it probably feels like changing from a lone wolf from the north to a silly dog that eats, sleeps, and lies flat.
"If nothing's wrong, just take a shower and go to sleep."
Xia Zhichan went back to her room without waiting for a reply.
"Eh? No, if you want to eat fish, you can actually... buy it."
Nan Er threw the bamboo basket aside, then picked up half of the fishing rod on the ground and looked at it for a few times. Judging from the appearance and shape, Xia Zhichan should have made this himself.
And the craftsmanship is not very good.
After all, Xia Zhichan grew up on Kunlong Mountain deep in the forest. Although there were streams and rivers in the mountains, he had never caught fish. At most, he fished in the river with bare feet.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I don't know why I'm having a fit, I suddenly want to go fishing..."
Nan Er looked at the closed door and sighed several times.
He threw away the broken fishing rod and was about to go back to his room. He walked to his door and turned back as if he suddenly remembered something.
Tall green bamboos are planted all over the courtyard. Although it is late autumn, they are still as green as ever.
Nan Er carefully looked at it for a long time, selected a more suitable one from a pile of bamboos, and then broke the bamboo with force.
His current physical fitness is much better than before, and he doesn't know why.
Click, click.
"Well, I remember doing this..."
Nan Er scratched his head. He had only done this kind of thing when he was a child, so he couldn't remember it clearly for a while.
I remember that at that time, he cut off his father’s favorite Junzi bamboo and made it into a fishing rod for fishing. He ran to the lake in Jiangcheng to learn fishing in a decent manner with the fishermen. .
Of course, when I got home later, I was spanked hard by my elder brother...
…
Xia Zhichan didn't sleep in the room. He stood in front of the clothes rack and looked at the tattered black and white robe. Every tear on it was left by an attack that could have killed him.
On the low table nearby, gold crowns and emeralds were neatly placed.
Xia Zhichan only glanced at it for a few times, then sat behind the desk filled with case files. He pulled out a piece of rice paper from a gap.
Stare at the words written above.
The word "mysterious" that was originally written was crossed out with force, and then two more words were written at the back:
"Catfish" and "Water Ghost".
The catfish comes from the story of the snake demon and the big fish that swallowed everyone in Linjiang Pavilion.
Regarding the water ghost, Xia Zhichan had deduced it together with Zen Master Fu Kong based on what happened in Jiangcheng.
Catfish has more information, but it doesn’t fit with what’s happening now.
According to what the snake demon said, if the catfish doing evil now is the catfish spirit that failed to escape the tribulation a hundred years ago, then the other party should be a powerful demon with terrifying strength, but what it is doing now...
Eating people is very consistent with the characteristics of a monster, but it does not fit with its strength as a great monster.
To give a simple example, just like Prince Le, there is no doubt about his identity and strength. But if one day he is hungry and goes to the roadside to beg for food.
This is absolutely impossible.
If the big demon who knows the sky with half a step really wants to eat people, it can just fly into the air in Jiangcheng, then open its mouth and suck in, and it can eat all the people in Jiangcheng into its mouth.
The current behavior is very unreasonable.
But the snake demon should not deceive herself. After all, she has no reason to lie. If she doesn't know or doesn't want Xia Zhichan to know, she can just pretend to be ignorant. There is no need to tell a lie that cannot withstand scrutiny.
Could it be because the catfish spirit doing evil now is not the terrifying big monster in the mouth of the snake monster?
It shouldn't be possible, each demon has its own territory. Just like on the grassland, when a group of wolves appears, other wolves will deliberately avoid the former and will not easily turn against each other.
There is a big catfish monster here, and other monsters will deliberately avoid this place, and they will not easily do evil in other people's territory, and do whatever they want on other people's territory. This is a naked provocation.
The snake demon was originally only in the waters near Jiangcheng. It was only because of Xia Zhichan that she quietly followed her. After entering Jiangcheng, she completely hid her tail, even if she saw a few young people who were easily bewitched. Man, she also endured and did not take action.
"The most urgent priority is..."
Xia Zhichan picked up the brush on the side and placed the tip of the brush on the rice paper where "catfish" was written, like a knife hanging on her head and neck.
"Fishing."
The brush came down, and the rich black ink smeared all the two written words cleanly.
No matter what, this catfish has now started to do evil around Jiangcheng.
In addition to the charlatans who had eaten a lot at Linjiang Pavilion before, I heard that a merchant ship capsized in the past few days. Those who were lucky enough to survive said that a huge fish head capsized the ship.
If we sit back and do nothing, more people will be killed.
Xia Zhichan can only be regarded as a mortal now, but she is also a mortal who likes to meddle in other people's business, and she is also a mortal who once said she would conquer demons.
…
Early the next morning.
It's foggy today, and the sky is covered with thick clouds. The rising sun can only hide in the gray-white clouds and release its light.
No matter how hot the sun was, it dimmed, leaving only a faint brilliance.
Xia Zhichan opened the door and saw that the weather was not very good. It was likely to rain today, and the moist mist had already been covered with white gauze on everyone.
"Huh? This is..."
Next to the door is a bamboo basket that was thrown away yesterday, and next to it is a brand new fishing rod. It looks like it was made by someone. The workmanship is a bit rough, but it is still much better than Xia Zhichan.
"I'm afraid it's going to rain today. Do you still want to go out?"
Xia Zhichan raised his head when he heard the words, and the lazy Nan Er came over with a yawn. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, pointed to the fishing rod in the former's hand and asked:
"How's it going? Is your craft okay?"
"What you did...I really can't tell you still have this skill."
Xia Zhichan took the bamboo basket and fishing rod in his hands. He took out a gold ingot from his arms and threw it casually to Nan Er, who was still confused.
"What for? Is my craft so good?"
Nan Er was knocked awake by Jin Yuanbao. He tried his best to keep his eyes wide open and looked up and down.
"Shit! It's not even worth the price to sell you..."
"Xia Zhichan, you ride on the horse..."
Although Nan Er was cursing, he still put the gold ingot close to his body like a thief.
"This is the consultation fee for Zen Master Fukong. You can go find him yourself today."
After Xia Zhichan finished speaking, she put the fishing rod on her shoulder coolly and strode outside. But my heart still hurts a little, because it was the last gold ingot in my sleeve.
"Hey, otherwise these bald donkeys are still ruthless in making money. They just recite a jittery Buddhist scripture to me every day, but they actually need such a big piece of gold..."
…
The clouds deposited in the sky became thicker and thicker, and the surrounding light also dimmed.
Xia Zhichan, who was still sitting on the bow of the boat and focused on fishing with stones, didn't notice. He was staring at the calm lake surface as if he were looking at a smooth mirror.
Tick.
The first drop of rain falls from the sky.
It suddenly hit the lake, causing a small circle to appear on the originally calm, mirror-like surface of the lake.
The small circle spread to all directions and gradually became silent. Finally, when it reached a critical point, it completely disappeared.
But everything is not over, on the contrary it should be said that it has just begun.
Tick-tock - that is the sound of raindrops falling on your shoulders, and it is also a greeting or warning from the rain to you.
Tell you softly, the rain is coming. At the same time, I remind you that if you don’t quickly hold up an umbrella or put on a raincoat, you will definitely become a drowned rat.
Xia Zhichan did not put down the fishing rod in her hand, but continued to choose to maintain the status quo.
When he came, the postman at Jiangcheng Station specially found him an oil-paper umbrella, which he now placed in a corner of the boat.
Wow——
Since you have chosen to stand in the rain, don't blame the coldness and ruthlessness of the raindrops.
Raindrops the size of rice grains fell, creating a sudden event on the originally smooth lake surface.
Xia Zhichan's clothes quickly got wet, and the fishing rod in his hand was also covered with rainwater. The slender fishing line kept swinging from side to side under the dual devastation of the autumn wind and falling rain.
If it weren't for the stone hanging at the bottom of the fishing line, it would have been blown away by the wind.
boom!
An oil-paper umbrella opened and gently covered Xia Zhichan's head.
The light rain hit the umbrella surface, making a rustling sound, which made people couldn't help but raise their heads to look at the person holding the oil-paper umbrella.
Xia Zhichan is no exception.
He turned his head and saw the woman dressed in white as before.
"Oh, what a coincidence."
