[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls":3,"chapter-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-245":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1202555,1553,"Chapter 245: An Attack?","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-245",245,"\u003Cp>The puddle of water wasn’t too big around a width of five meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in the middle of it the dark shadow was swimming aimlessly trying to get out but couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tide that had retreated caused the rocks to form the small puddle and it got trapped in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the tide came back would it be able to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that Lin Xuan Qi was looking at it with his eyes gleaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had no chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a brown-marbled grouper.\" He said excitedly to Zhi Yong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grouper was like the one they just had in the inn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the grouper right in front of him wasn’t as big as it was, only at an arm’s length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi felt that luck was on his side for the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly got into the puddle of water and waded towards the grouper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the grouper sensed that someone was approaching it swam away from where it was quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a moment, it had swum to the side of Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when Lin Xuan Qi turned around and tried to get near it, it swam to his other side again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi wouldn’t give up and said, \"Zhi Yong try and approach it from that side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to a spot that was not too far away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he was lucky, the grouper would come swimming his way after it sensed Zhi Yong approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi Yong nodded his head and got into the puddle of water and slowly approached the grouper that was now trying to hide among the stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the grouper sensed Zhi Yong that was incoming, it swam away from where it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And miraculously, it headed straight towards Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come to me you little...\" He squatted down, put down the pail he had and within a crucial moment, he scooped the grouper out of the water with both his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grouper thrashed around, flicking water all over his face but he didn’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength was much more than an average adult and even for a grouper that was an arm’s length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the struggle was futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grouper couldn’t escape but Lin Xuan Qi couldn’t put it into the pail either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its tremendous strength, it would knock the pail over and escape at any moment once he put it in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi decided to give it a punch on its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his fist landed onto the head of the grouper, the impact knocked it out, and it became motionless after being unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin, me so happy. Big fish!\" Zhi Yong was glad to see such a big catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was able to appreciate the joy of having a catch like Lin Xuan Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi was glad that he liked it and said, \"If we have the chance, it’s much more fun to be out in the sea fishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fishes out in the sea can be much larger than this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said while trying to put the grouper into his pail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the grouper was too big for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless he poured out his other catch of the day, it wouldn’t fit into the pail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Lin, me help carry.\" Zhi Yong volunteered to help and he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi passed the grouper over to Zhi Yong and Zhi Yong raised it up high and shouted in the direction of Xue Cong and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mistress Xue Cong, look what Master Lin caught.\" He held the grouper up high and ran towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xuan Qi shook his head but let him be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked slowly towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she heard Zhi Yong’s voice, Xue Cong lifted her head and was surprised to see him holding a big fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie, Yue Xin and Liu Shi Shi were also surprised by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You caught it?\" Yue Xin asked and glanced at the grouper excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhi Yong shook his head and said with a grin, \"No, Master Lin caught.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like the fish we had earlier.\" She exclaimed when she recognized the grouper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I’m the best there is when it comes to this.\" Lin Xuan Qi interjected with his hands stretched out, ready for their praises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong shook her head and said, \"I’m sure Master Lin is the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was always like this when it came to things he liked. Proclaiming that he was the best and waiting to be praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some things never changed, she thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie also nodded her head and said, \"Me too. I also think that Master Lin is the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi rolled her eyes at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are not husband and wives yet and you are already on his side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Cong and Yue Jie lowered their heads and blushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is your catch so far?\" Lin Xuan Qi asked and glanced at their pails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Shi Shi frowned when she saw the meager amount of clams she had in her pail compared to the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was taking a break and relaxing.\" She protested and he shrugged his shoulders at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, can we eat the grouper and the clams we got...what’s this?\" Yue Xin said when she saw the stone crab and banded prawns he had inside his pail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, nothing much.\" Lin Xuan Qi said with a sheepish smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced over in the direction of the town and said, \"We can get the innkeeper to cook everything for us if you want to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, we should catch more.\" Yue Xin thought that it would be enough for everyone and she ran to the waters where Lin Xuan Qi and Zhi Yong were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Jie quickly stood up and shouted, \"Be careful, you don’t know how to swim!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will get her back here.\" Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and walked towards the direction of where Yue Xin was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yue Xin suddenly froze and glanced over at him with her smile gone, replaced with a look of anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" He asked and hastened his pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s something grabbing onto my legs.\" Yue Xin said and pointed at her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>",1033,"2026-06-03T13:58:56.971Z",1,"novelbin.me","b1b54d17db0a15f49bd4a548c36532d059d0e7fee15be566c64eab8a290ccfa6","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-246","clan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-chapter-244",469,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fclan-prosperity-starting-with-my-servant-girls-cover.jpg"]