Hide in The Immortal Cultivation World, Strike Hard in the Martial World
Chapter 95 - 91: First Battle with the Fish King

"Seal off the area?"

How would you seal off such a vast body of water? Am I to believe that it's done with just this shoddy net? I could get through at any time. Are you simply intimidating the regular mortal fishermen?

At that moment, one of the other officials from the 32nd Island Security Team explained:

"Young man, we're doing this for your own good.

Recently, there have been evil cultivators coming to our mortal realm, specifically to steal the large, nourishing fish from our lakes.

This water area is the territory of the Fish King, and several major families have already lost their spoils to these evil cultivators.

For an ordinary person like you, encountering an evil cultivator in there would mean certain death.

Therefore, it is best to avoid this place for the time being."

Listening to the explanation, Chen Yi felt somewhat reassured. This felt more like the expected attitude of officialdom towards the common man.

"So, when can we come here to fish again?"

"It's hard to say, we have to wait until our island leader captures the evil cultivator," came the response.

Just as Chen Yi was preparing to leave,

a large ship quickly approached from the side.

The two guards saw this, hurriedly moved the barricade to allow the large ship in, and watched it pass with respectful salutes.

"Why can that ship go in?" Chen Yi asked.

"Boy, don't you have eyes? Look, who's on that ship? That's the Lin Family's fishing boat, summoned by our island leader to assist in trapping and capturing the evil cultivator,

the Lin Family Head is a First Layer Body Cultivator, of course he can go in!"

Chen Yi squinted his eyes and silently turned to leave.

If he remembered correctly, didn't the Lin Family advertise around the island for experienced fishermen to join their fishing team?

Now I wonder, did you really seal off this area to capture evil cultivators, or is it just a ploy to monopolize the Fish King?!

32nd Island, Lin Family fishermen recruitment:

"Name?"

"Yunhu."

"Do you have fishing experience?"

"I once caught a 30-pound black fish by myself."

"Oh? Good. The daily wage is two pieces of silver, here is a contract of self-risk, understand it and then sign it if you're going onboard. Here's today's wage."

The recruiting supervisor delivered a sheet of paper and some money to Chen Yi,

Ordinary fishermen who see the money usually just accept and sign without a second thought,

Chen Yi watched the document for a while, which said that from now on, he would be the lowest level servant of the Lin Family and his life would be controlled by them. He contemplated for a moment, didn't sign with his handprint, but signed the name "Yunhu" with a brush.

In the Martial World, signing just about anything is fine, but in this Immortal Cultivation World, one must be very cautious about contracts and oaths.

As for the name I signed being Yunhu, what does that have to do with me, Chen Yi?

The supervisor, seeing that Chen Yi actually could read and write, hesitated a bit, realizing that his little scam had been exposed.

However, as Chen Yi did not object, neither did he say anything more. He took a deep look at Chen Yi and continued to call,

"Next!"

...

After a while,

down in the hold, a mixture of fishy, bloody, and sweaty smells wafted in the air. Amidst a group of older fishermen, Chen Yi found a corner and quietly sat down to observe.

Among the fishermen, some of the young ones showed great excitement. They were thrilled to be earning two pieces of silver a day, which was even more than what they would normally make from fishing. They felt grateful to the Lin Family for such a blessing.

However, the older, more experienced fishermen struggled to smile. Many sucked restlessly on their pipes, their faces filled with worry.

Next to Chen Yi was a sturdy-looking young man, probably in his twenties, with bright, shining eyes.

Despite the silence between the two in the corner, the young man began to speak:

"Kid, do you know how to read and write?"

"Huh?" Chen Yi turned to look at the young man.

"You're Yunhu, right? I was behind you when you signed up and saw you sign your name.

I signed my name too. I'm Liu Huo."

"Oh..." Chen Yi was noncommittal. He wasn't here to make friends. After the incidents with Pillar and Er Gou, his interest in making friends had significantly lessened.

"Brother Yunhu, I believe you also know that this outing presents a great danger.

But as they say, one must take risks for wealth and riches, hehe, I believe the Lin Family is not just looking for ordinary fishermen. If I perform well, I would surely be able to join the Lin Family's professional fishing team.

Brother Yunhu, I see you are so young and in good health, would you be interested in joining me? Once I join the Lin Family, I'll take care of you!"

Chen Yi thoughtfully considered, it appears Brother Liu Huo was a dreamer with a certain amount of ability,

but he has no interest in joining the Lin Family,

He shook his head: "Thank you, Brother Liu, but no need."

...

Humming, the big boat left the pier and gradually entered the deep lake.

After about six hours, Chen Yi felt a sudden increase in the wind and waves inside the cabin,

Outside, the manager knocked on the cabin door and shouted:

"Everyone, get on the deck!"

People filed out in line.

"See this net? When I give the order to drop it, you all jump on it!"

Upon hearing this, the once cheerful youths instantly paled:

"What, we have to jump in? Didn't we just have to collectively pull the net? Won't the Body Cultivators be dealing with the Fish King personally?!"

"That's right, I'm not jumping. If I accidentally get hit by the Fish King, it's either death or injury!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

With two swift strokes from the manager, the heads of the two young men flew off, with blood gushing out from their necks.

The deck became instantly quiet.

"Does anyone else have an objection?"

The manager's voice was icy cold, not one of the dozens of newcomers dared to speak a word.

Liu Huo quietly pulled on Chen Yi's clothes, indicating that he should not stand out at this time,

Chen Yi was non-committal, he wasn't stupid enough to step forward at this point.

Then, the atmosphere on the deck became more and more tense, and those who were excited earlier did not dare to speak anymore, some even wet their pants in fear.

The Lin Family, of course, did not care about these. Those who will be used to obstruct the Fish King after getting into the water might die. After this round, at least a few would die. Therefore, those who survive this trip, which will last at least half a month, could be considered something of a personality, and the Lin Family might consider recruiting them as servants.

As the iron net was lowered into the water, the Lin family used some specialized form of bait,

Before long, large fishes of various kinds were attracted,

Arrowfish, knifefish, and ferocious blackfish with sharp teeth all rushed towards it,

As Chen Yi watched closely he guessed that if they continued this way,

It might just be possible that the Red Blood Carp King would show up!

Suddenly, a large wave sprang up in the distance, and a red flash passed by.

"Get in the water! Everyone, get into the water now!!"

The manager suddenly yelled, several of the Lin family's servants began violently whipping the fishermen,

Even those on the edge of the boat hesitated to jump, but under the whip, they all leapt into the water.

In the end, Liu Huo jumped into the water with Chen Yi.

Splash! Splash! Over 30 people were bobbing up and down near the net. Fortunately, they all had good swimming skills, so there was no risk of drowning.

But what lay before them were a dozen ferocious fishes, rarely seen on ordinary days, vying for the bait, and violent fishes continuing to swarm from afar,

This gave the fishermen an unprecedented sense of the dangers of fishing.

As soon as Chen Yi hit the water, he sunk straight down, he kept his distance from the bait and the direction from which he had seen the Red Fish King coming.

Suddenly,

A red line flashed through the water,

Suddenly, a man screamed,

The Fish King pierced through his stomach and rushed into the school of fish, snapping a black fish's cheek and snatching a piece of bait from its mouth,

Then with a flash of red and a wave of its tail, it was about to break free from the crowd and fish, and leave freely!

"Anybody that catches the Fish King wins a reward of 500 taels of silver!!"

At this, some who considered themselves able and were eager to find a way out, charged towards the school of fish.

Chen Yi saw that Liu Huo, who had come with him, was quietly swimming behind these people,

An unknown metal ring had appeared in his hand.

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