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.