novelraw Chapter 99 Patiently Waiting, the Cunning Fish Demon
Chapter 99 Patiently Waiting, the Cunning Fish Demon
Chapter 99: Patiently Waiting, the Cunning Fish Demon
Splash, splash~
0.1 kg of Golden Wine was poured in.
The previously mirror-like surface of the pool instantly rippled with waves.
This also marked the official start of the fishing competition among the three.
Jiang Chen placed the Giant Leaf in front of him. Whichever leaf trembled would indicate which fishing line had a bite.
He then pulled out a wooden chair from his storage bag. Plonking himself down on it, he picked up a black-skinned watermelon. And so, he waited patiently while happily munching away.
The other two, Mo Yu and Jin Fugui, were no less prepared. As seasoned anglers, they certainly didn't bring just fishing rods. Chairs, stools, fishing nets—they had everything covered.
"Remember last time, we waited for about an hour?"
"Be careful, the fish demon might appear too!"
"There are three of us this time, so it should be fine, right?"
Jin Fugui recalled his last visit here to fish for Dragon Carp; the scene back then had been perilous. While grateful to have survived, he felt a bit nervous now.
After all, no one knew if that fish demon would show up again, or even what its true strength was.
This time, although there was one more person than last time, Jiang Chen was only at the late stage of Qi Condensation.
And so, time ticked by second by second.
At first, the entire Black Pool was eerily quiet.
Suddenly, bubbles began to rise in the distance. At first, there were only a few, with long intervals between each. But as the aroma of the Golden Wine diffused through the water, the frequency of the bubbles gradually increased.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen and the other two quickly exchanged glances and braced themselves for action. So focused that they even forgot to breathe.
Bubble after bubble approached from the distance, moving steadily toward them. Just as they reached where the hooks were placed, they abruptly stopped.
No more movement. No more bubbles.
As if everything just now had been an illusion.
Jiang Chen took a deep breath and thought to himself, This Black Pool is really sinister.
Jin Fugui was the first to lose patience and whispered, "Old Jiang, Old Mo... what's going on?"
Mo Yu waved a hand dismissively and said quite calmly, "Just a little trick of the fish. Let's not rush. And definitely don't check the hooks; we might scare them away."
Jiang Chen remained silent.
After all, this was his first time fishing at Black Pool. And this time, their target was the Grandmaster Dragon Carp said to carry a trace of demon dragon bloodline. He felt that no matter what happened, he could accept it.
After that, such strange occurrences didn't happen again; not even bubbles appeared.
However, the three remained calm. They had come prepared to spend an entire day fishing. Food and drink were all fully stocked. They could even sleep here if needed.
Jin Fugui, having drunk some wine earlier, was now drowsy.
As for Mo Yu—truly a dedicated angler—he still kept his eyes wide open, looking very alert.
Jiang Chen had finished his watermelon and pulled out a premium sweet potato. Since it wasn't roasted, its texture was quite firm. Fortunately, the white flesh inside was crisp and juicy. One bite produced a satisfying crunch.
After finishing it, Jiang Chen took out two eggs laid by his Pearl Chicken. They were already boiled; peeling them allowed immediate eating.
"Seriously... can't you focus on fishing?" Mo Yu finally couldn't hold back anymore.
He himself was concentrating intently. Jin Fugui sleeping on the other side was one thing, but this guy was even more outrageous—his mouth never stopped moving; he kept eating nonstop.
Jiang Chen blinked. "Want some?"
"I..." Mo Yu was about to refuse but swallowed hard upon sensing the Spirit Qi contained within the eggs.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen grinned and tossed over the boiled egg from his left hand.
Mo Yu caught it and examined it carefully. "Strange, what kind of egg is this exactly?"
Smaller than a chicken egg, yet containing denser Spirit Qi than a chicken egg. A bit of an oddity.
Jiang Chen shrugged. "It's an egg laid yesterday by a Pearl Chicken I keep."
Moreover, it used to lay one egg at a time; now it lays two each time.
Mo Yu peeled off the shell. Looking at the tender egg white suddenly whetted his appetite. He popped it straight into his mouth.
As soon as he chewed, the Spirit Qi within the egg surged violently in his mouth.
His eyes widened instantly.
What in the world? This is an egg from a Pearl Chicken?
He'd eaten Pearl Chicken eggs before—they were tiny with very low Spirit Qi content. But this Pearl Chicken egg from Jiang Chen wasn't just larger; even after boiling, its Spirit Qi content was noticeably denser than normal.
Wow. This guy isn't just talented at cultivation; he's got talent in raising spirit beasts too?
Just as the two were eating their eggs, the sound of splashing water came again from Black Pool.
This was underground—extremely quiet. Apart from sounds from three people eating, breathing, and heartbeats, almost no other noise existed here.
Faced with this sudden development, Jiang Chen and Mo Yu reacted first, hurriedly looking toward Black Pool's surface.
Drowsy Jin Fugui lagged half a beat behind, only just opening his eyes now—and then saw ripples spreading across the originally calm water surface!
Simultaneously, bubbles emerged one after another continuously!
It seemed something might be approaching Jiang Chen's hook!
Faced with this situation, Mo Yu decisively put down his own fishing rod and immediately moved closer!
Jin Fugui finally woke up fully and asked nervously, "What's happening?"
Mo Yu called out, "Come help quickly! Old Jiang might catch his first fish!"
Soon all three gathered together, watching intently with tension!
The underwater creature kept circling around Jiang Chen's hook! It looked like it might be stealing bait—or perhaps deliberately playing around!
In any case, it didn't bite immediately!
This scene felt familiar to Jin Fugui. "Old Mo... don't you think this looks very similar to when we came here last time to fish for Dragon Carp?"
Hearing this, Mo Yu paused briefly before saying incredulously, "No way... could the first one be..."
"Dragon Carp?" Jiang Chen felt quite surprised; he hadn't expected such good luck!
However, Jin Fugui shook his head and whispered even more softly, "It's a fish demon!"
Mo Yu added, "Last time we also thought a Dragon Carp had bitten the hook—turned out it was a fish demon's trick, deliberately luring us! If we pulled the hook, we definitely would've been dragged into the water!"
Jiang Chen drew a sharp breath and said disbelievingly, "That cunning?"
Splash, splash~
The water surface began churning continuously!
Soon, one leaf on the Giant Leaf started shaking violently! At first glance, it seemed like a big fish had bitten the hook!
Yet because of the lesson from last experience—this time under reminders from both Mo Yu and Jin Fugui—Jiang Chen not only didn't pull the line but pretended not to see anything at all.
He remained completely motionless throughout—just wouldn't fall for this fish demon's trap!
Splash, splash~
Splash, splash~
The sound of flowing water grew increasingly intense—even a huge fishtail broke the surface!!!