I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 329: Fishing Rod

Chapter 329: Chapter 329: Fishing Rod

Seeing this, Ye Chen couldn’t help but frown and said, "Grandpa Zhao, what’s wrong with you?"

"Uh... It’s nothing, I’m just worried my stomach can’t handle it!"

Old Zhao chuckled a few times, then picked up a piece of fish belly and put it into his mouth.

Instantly, his eyes bulged and his face was filled with disbelief!

"Delicious!"

He couldn’t help but shout out, and then he devoured the fish like a wolf.

While eating, he kept praising, "Ye Chen, your cooking skills are really amazing, definitely top-notch chef material!"

"That’s natural."

Ye Chen replied with a smiley face.

Old Zhao had a straightforward and generous nature, loved making friends, and since he was close to Ye Chen, he naturally wouldn’t hide his eagerness.

"Ye Chen, hurry and get my fishing rod for me." At this time, Old Liu suddenly called out, as he could no longer hold on.

His fishing rod hadn’t caught anything, and because of frequent shaking, the fishing float trembled violently. His fish had long since fled, and another moment later he thought he might die of frustration.

"Alrighty!"

Ye Chen chuckled and quickly took down the fishing rod for him.

"Thanks for the fish, Ye Chen!" Old Liu hurriedly took the fishing rod and gave Ye Chen a grin.

"Don’t mention it, you eat first."

Ye Chen said with a smile, then sat down and began to fish seriously.

Seeing this, Old Liu’s mood was much soothed, and he couldn’t help but mutter to himself: "It seems this kid is really capable; maybe I should really consider taking Ye Chen as my apprentice."

"Old Li, your fishing rod is broken!"

Just as Old Liu was lost in thought, Old Sun suddenly spoke up.

"What’s broken? This is new, I spent five hundred yuan on it!" Old Li said angrily.

But Old Zhao snorted coldly, "That’s impossible!"

"Look, didn’t my fishing rod just break?"

Old Liu pointed at the fishing rod, and saw that the hook was dangling, with nothing on it.

"Old Liu, you wouldn’t be trying to get back at me for what I said earlier, would you?" Old Zhao looked at him suspiciously.

"Nonsense, would I be petty with someone like you?"

Old Liu glared at him fiercely, then lowered his head to look at the hook, his eyes flickering as he fell into deep thought.

After a while, Old Liu looked up at Ye Chen and asked, "Young man, do you know what could have caused the fishing rod to break?"

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and said, "I think it’s because it was too fat."

Old Liu’s mouth twitched, and he was speechless for a moment.

His fishing rod was made of special materials; there was no way it could be broken by the fishing line.

"Forget it, since this fishing bait was taken from the Golden Armored Turtle, let’s change the bait and try again." Old Liu shook his head, ready to change to a new fish.

It has to be said, he was a bit skillful, for after he changed the bait, the fishing rod was indeed much steadier.

However, after fishing for half an hour, he still hadn’t caught a single fish.

Seeing this, Old Li became impatient as well: "Hey, Old Liu, let’s make a bet!"

"What bet do you want to make?" Old Liu glanced at him sidelong.

"If you continue not to catch a single fish, you’ll drink as an apology tonight!" Old Li said with a grunt.

Hearing this, Old Liu scoffed and mocked, "Old Li, you think I’m a three-year-old child, huh? If I win tonight, you drink as an apology; but if I lose, what, am I supposed to kneel on a washboard?"

Old Li said unconvinced, "Then just wait and see!"

Old Zhao glanced at the two of them and said indifferently, "Quit blabbering, you two. Since the stakes are so high, let’s not dawdle."

"Okay!" Old Li nodded.

He took a deep breath, focused all his attention, adjusted his condition, and then began fishing.

No sooner had he put his hook in the water than a huge pulling force instantly spread throughout his body, as if a terrifying attraction was about to drag him under!

Old Li’s eyes suddenly snapped open to find his fishing line hanging in mid-air!

"Damn, how could this happen?" Old Li’s face was filled with shock.

Old Zhao, however, seemed to take pleasure in his misfortune, "Old Li, your hook must have broken."

"Humph, I don’t believe it. I want to see if my hook is broken or if the fish got away!"

With a cold snort, Old Li pulled his fishing rod up to shore.

This time, he didn’t rush to cast it back into the river but carefully observed it instead.

Ye Chen watched the three old men bicker and smiled softly, continuing to bait his line and cast.

However, to his disappointment, he did not catch any fish.

With a light sigh, Ye Chen reeled in his fishing rod.

Old Liu also looked utterly disheartened, having gone through so much trouble to find a fishing line, only for it to have broken.

What’s more, both Old Li and Old Liu had caught a fish, while Ye Chen caught nothing at all.

For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

"Ye Chen, how about we try a different approach?" Old Liu suggested.

But Ye Chen shook his head, "No need, I’ve already caught thirty fish, that’s enough."

"Oh? You’ve caught thirty?" Old Liu asked incredulously.

The other elders were also very curious.

"Yes, I caught thirty-seven," Ye Chen affirmed.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him strangely; they all thought Ye Chen was lying, as it seemed impossible.

But Old Zhao suddenly had a look of realization.

Ye Chen had mentioned before he had x-ray vision, and just yesterday in the woods, he had seen through the tree bark to spot cicada shells and a pheasant’s wings with just one glance.

He believed that this guy must possess some extraordinary ability, which was why he could catch fish and shrimp so precisely.

Old Zhao couldn’t help but get excited; with such a skill, Ye Chen was simply a treasure!

However, this matter needed to be kept secret for now; he didn’t want to bring trouble upon himself.

So, Old Zhao walked over to Ye Chen with a chuckle, patted his shoulder, and encouraged, "Good, young man, you’ve got potential, keep it up."

Ye Chen nodded at Old Zhao and resumed fishing.

This time, he was smarter, wrapping the fishing line around a branch and then quietly waited for the fish to bite.

Sure enough, about two minutes later, a crucian carp darted out from the weeds at his feet!

"Yay!"

Ye Chen was overjoyed, quickly swinging his rod and flinging the crucian carp into the lake.

"Haha, Old Zhao, I won! We can drink tonight."

Seeing Ye Chen hook a fish, Old Liu laughed out loud, then picked up his fishing gear and moved to another spot, seemingly in search of bigger fish.

Old Zhao, on the other hand, had a gloomy expression, looking particularly morose.

"This guy is truly a born fisherman, not even catching a single fish," Old Li said with a sneer, full of mockery.

"Heh, if you don’t catch anything, you don’t catch anything, what’s all the blather about!"

Not showing any weakness, Old Liu retorted, "If you can’t catch anything, does that make you a pig?"

A flash of resentment crossed Old Li’s face, but it quickly faded away.

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