I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 200: Discovering the Tomb’s Roof Structure

Chapter 200: Chapter 200: Discovering the Tomb’s Roof Structure

"I’m saying, old Liao, making sarcastic remarks about Teacher Ye is where you’re wrong. Without Teacher Ye feeding the fish over there, where else could we catch such big and plump fish?"

"Ha ha ha, I’m telling you, old Zhang, you’re right. I just love fishing with Teacher Ye, not for anything else, just to see the expression of our fellow air force guy. I must say, Teacher Ye’s expression right now is really enjoyable to watch!"

"Don’t mention it, I really do feel the water level rising under my feet. Teacher Ye, how many tons of bait have you thrown in? Are you trying to make the fish in the water burst from overfeeding and float to the surface?"

Although the old guys from the Jiang City River squad often took advantage of Ye Chen, they spared no mercy in teasing him.

Listening to this group of old coots making comments about him, Ye Chen waved his hand impatiently and said to them.

"Go on, what do you know? To fish, you need to lay a good bait bed. Don’t rush, I spent the morning preparing the bait bed, I’ll surely have a bursting keepnet in the afternoon, alright?"

"Teacher Ye, when you talk about bursting the keepnet, you’re not saying you’re going to catch a Hand Grenade and blow up your own keepnet, are you?"

"Ha ha ha..."

By the riverbank, a burst of laughter and jovial chatter ensued, and Ye Chen didn’t take any of the teasing to heart.

After all, he and this group of old guys shared quite a good camaraderie.

And thinking about it carefully, although these old guys were relentless in teasing him, when encountering real incidents, they indeed showed true courage.

Like the other day when fishing for the giant python, didn’t they all clamor to go with him?

And the day before that, at the Seyves Reservoir, they also stuck by him to help when he caught the giant python.

But what pissed him off was...

Some fishing dude across the river, who knows which fool, had shouted across the water.

"Teacher Ye and the air force!!!"

At this, Liao Xuexue, the old guys from the Jiang City River squad, and the viewers in the live stream room couldn’t stop laughing.

Ye Chen looked at the opposite bank with grievances in his eyes and said fiercely, "Believe it or not, I’ll catch you!"

Sure enough...

After Ye Chen said this, the opposite bank immediately quieted down.

Even a few faint-hearted fishermen there, fearing they’d get caught up in the dispute, just grabbed their buckets and ran away...

Ye Chen’s words did have a powerful impact.

After all, nobody wanted to be fished out into the water in full view of everyone by a guy from the opposite bank...

If it were anyone else, such a statement might be considered just bragging.

But the one who said it was none other than the foremost person in Mystical Fishing, Teacher Ye!

Seeing that he had scared off the crowd, a smug look immediately appeared on Ye Chen’s face.

Damn it, if I can’t catch fish, can’t I catch people?

...

Elsewhere.

Within the Haina Baichuan Fish Pond.

An archaeologist suddenly felt something hard struck by his hammer.

Overjoyed, he immediately began to dig away with his hands at the clumps of earth beside him.

A decayed redwood board soon became visible beneath the soil.

He exclaimed, "Mr. Jin Tie!"

"It seems like the top of a tomb. I’ve found the top of a tomb!"

Everyone immediately gathered around upon hearing the news, and with the collective effort, the heavily eroded mahogany surface finally saw the light of day again.

Upon seeing this scene, old Master Jin Tie began to tremble all over.

Because what lay before him was very likely the top structure of the tomb.

During the Tang dynasty, most of the top structures of tombs were made of wood unless they belonged to high-ranking officials or members of the imperial palace.

People of status would use solid natural stone materials for the top structure of their tombs, such as marble, or other mineral structures.

However, some ordinary citizens at the time would still use wood for their tomb’s top structure.

Excited, Jin Tie shouted to everyone, "Quick, intensify the excavation in this area!"

"It seems my judgment is right. There is a tomb from the early Tang dynasty hidden here, as for whether it’s a cluster of tombs, that remains to be seen until we excavate further!"

The crowd of archaeologists on site got excited upon hearing Master Jin Tie’s words.

Because the presence of a tomb here was now an irrefutable fact.

What they needed to do next was to bring this tomb back into the daylight and see if there were any historical traces left inside.

If it was indeed an early Tang dynasty tomb as Master Jin Tie suggested, they might well rewrite history!

...

On the other side, by the bank of Jiang City River.

The sun was already setting.

The Jiang City River bank team reaped a full harvest, of course, with the exception of Ye Chen.

Ever since he cast his line at noon, the fishing float was as if welded to the surface of the water, utterly still.

Ye Chen’s patience was gradually wearing thin.

How odd indeed, why couldn’t he catch even a single fish?

He’d be content even with a small crucian carp!

At the same time, the popularity of his live stream room also declined.

In the morning, when he caught a person, the live stream room had a maximum of 1.45 million viewers.

But now, there were only 1.3 million left.

Of course, this number still made many streamers envious.

After all, for an air force veteran [empty-handed fisherman] to have 1.3 million people sticking around to watch was truly miraculous.

And the viewers in the live stream room were now buzzing with comments.

"Damn, I glanced at it this morning, then got busy with work, and after a whole day, Teacher Ye still hasn’t caught a fish?"

"No, besides catching a person earlier, he hasn’t caught anything else, it’s kind of boring today. If I were not at work, I probably couldn’t have stayed from 7 AM to 4 PM with Teacher Ye."

"I’m just taking this seriously, I don’t believe Teacher Ye will come up empty-handed today, I’ve been watching continuously, and I think before dark, Teacher Ye should catch something, right?"

"Hahaha, too real, catch something, not necessarily a fish..."

"It shouldn’t be, usually even if Teacher Ye doesn’t catch fish, he would catch some odd things."

"That’s right, today has indeed been calm, but only for Teacher Ye. If you look at those old men around, each one is more active than the next, but on the other hand, Teacher Ye seems somewhat silent."

"Is that silence? He’s practically doubting his life! Actually, it makes sense, if anyone faced not being able to catch fish all the time, they would probably doubt their life too."

"Is Teacher Ye fishing for fish? He’s fishing for life, living is a kind of state for him. Regardless of whether or not he catches fish, Teacher Ye maintains a calm demeanor, hahaha!"

"Tsk tsk, I think Teacher Ye must be feeling particularly complicated right now. If it were me, and I couldn’t catch a single fish, I’d definitely be too ashamed to continue sitting here..."