Chapter 9

The Ze Ding bloomed with spiritual light. The blood dissipated in the water gathered under some magical power and slowly carved onto the smooth back of the six-bearded catfish.

The "Chuan" character water talisman bloomed with blood light in the dark water area, and the six-bearded catfish, which was struggling desperately, instantly became sluggish.

A powerful mental force blasted into his brain, and Liang Qu only felt that the back of his head was hit by a heavy hammer, dizzy.

His nasal cavity felt hot, and he noticed blood surging out. This subjugation of the six-bearded catfish was more dangerous than the pig-dragon!

Although the two were similar in size, the pig-dragon in a semi-hibernating state had nowhere near the resistance of the six-bearded catfish!

Finally, after a dozen breaths of stalemate, the mental will in his mind declined rapidly.

The "Chuan" character talisman hid under the catfish's skin and disappeared, and another completely different mental link appeared in Liang Qu's mind.

Done!

Liang Qu, who felt exhausted, was pleasantly surprised, and at the same time, a trace of lingering fear flashed.

The resistance of the six-bearded catfish was so strong. It was really lucky that the pig-dragon succeeded last time.

Fortunately, success is success. Once the mental link is established, life and death are under control, and there is no possibility of betrayal.

Luck is also a part of strength.

The Ze Ding radiated brilliance.

【Six-bearded catfish has been subdued, can be evolved】

【Can consume 80 points of Water-Marsh Essence to evolve the six-bearded catfish into a Tiger-Head Catfish.】

The same evolution prompt, but unfortunately Liang Qu still didn't have that much Water-Marsh Essence, so he could only wait until later.

After a struggle, he was exhausted. He hurriedly summoned the two beasts, grabbed one tail with each hand, and let them take him to the surface to catch his breath.

Splash.

"Hoo!"

Liang Qu wiped the water off his face and breathed heavily. His painful and dizzy brain quickly regained clarity, just like drinking a sip of ice soda on a midsummer day.

It was still early. With the sunlight, Liang Qu, who had regained his strength, observed the huge and terrifying bodies of the two beasts, and a sense of pride and security arose spontaneously.

With the help of the two beasts, even if a tall and big person like Zhang the Scabby hadn't been injured, he would be wantonly manipulated by him if he fell into the water.

It's just that...

Liang Qu looked at the torn wound on the six-bearded catfish's tail and couldn't help but feel distressed. Now they are all his own cubs!

Earlier, "Can't Move" and the six-bearded catfish fought. "Can't Move" was thick-skinned and fleshy and nothing happened, but the six-bearded catfish was bitten with a big scar. This is also the advantage of "Can't Move." The pig-dragon's flexibility and endurance are much worse than ordinary fish, but it can't stand the high attack and thick blood!

"Since you are so fat, I'll call you Fat Catfish, A-Fei!"

Liang Qu took the opportunity to name the six-bearded catfish. After receiving the joyful emotion transmission, he took the two beasts back to the lotus root water area and broke off a piece of lotus root to feed the six-bearded catfish.

This piece of lotus root did not contain Water-Marsh Essence, but it also had a healing effect, just much weaker.

After the Fat Catfish ate it, the wound on its tail healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the speed was much slower.

A-Fei rolled in the water and began to circle around Liang Qu.

Estimating that one piece was enough, Liang Qu returned to the boat and fed "Can't Move" a few fish, let it continue to watch the house, and then let the Fat Catfish help him catch fish with the lotus root water area as the center after its wounds healed.

The six-bearded catfish has a strong predatory ability. A big mouth can catch many small fish at once without leaving obvious wounds to make people suspect the origin of the fish. This is also the reason why Liang Qu wanted to subdue the six-bearded catfish.

"If you catch fish, spit them in here. Be careful not to let people see."

Liang Qu lifted the board at the stern of the boat and pointed to the gap inside.

Although Zhang the Scabby's sampan was simple, it was complete. It was more than three meters long, and the structure was the same as a normal fishing boat. There were two waterproof compartments at the bow and stern, which could be used to put fish.

The Fat Catfish rose and fell in the water, shaking its head.

The mental link is not without benefits for water beasts. At least from Liang Qu's observation, the water beasts after establishing the link are obviously smarter and have a certain ability to think,

no longer just simple wild beasts.

After getting A-Fei's confirmation, Liang Qu didn't close the stern cover, just lay down, covered with a layer of coir raincoat, and fell into a deep sleep.

The consumption of establishing a mental link was really too great. He was in urgent need of rest, and let's see what the harvest would be like when he woke up.

The sky gradually darkened, the river breeze blew, and the water surface rippled with red light.

Liang Qu opened his eyes in a daze, looking at the sun like a burning fire in the west, and found that he had actually slept until dusk, and was not woken up naturally, but was slapped on the face by a fish jumping up.

Liang Qu was a bit confused, touching the wet and slippery mucus on his face. He sat up and stared at the big fish jumping in the boat, dumbfounded.

The waterproof compartment at the stern of the boat was actually filled with fish!

From time to time, fish jumped out of the narrow gap, either escaping into the water or jumping into the boat body. The fish that slapped Liang Qu awake came to his head like this.

Liang Qu was hit by a huge surprise. Even if so many fish were ordinary fish, they were probably worth a hundred wen!

Was it all A-Fei's harvest for most of the day?

Just at this time, A-Fei surfaced, opened its big mouth, and spat out three more big fish, water and foam included.

Liang Qu asked: "Did you catch them all?"

A-Fei shook its body and floated its head again.

"Is it cooperation with 'Can't Move', and these are not the full harvest, and a few fish jumped out?"

Liang Qu felt the information in the mental link and suddenly realized.

"Can't Move" is not flexible and moves slowly, but it can play a role in blocking the road. Working with the Fat Catfish, they complemented each other. They caught nearly fifty big fish just near the lotus root water area, including a tiger-head spot worth thirty wen!

The fish harvest of the whole boat is worth one hundred and thirty wen!

Although "Can't Move" following to catch fish has the suspicion of dereliction of duty, it is not worth mentioning in the face of a huge amount of fish harvest.

"Good, you guys did a good job!"

Liang Qu praised several times in a row, then hurriedly picked up the fish in the boat, stuffed them into the compartment, covered the partition, and took the opportunity to dive into the water to break off two pieces of lotus root to reward the two beasts. There were hundreds of pieces of lotus root without Water-Marsh Essence, and he didn't feel distressed at all.

He also checked the Fat Catfish's wounds, which had basically healed, leaving only a scar.

The two beasts that received the reward rolled and circled in the water, setting off a large amount of white foam. It took a while before they dived away, formed a nest together near the lotus root, and jointly guarded the treasure plant.

Liang Qu held the oar and rowed toward the port. By the time he arrived, it was already dark. Lanterns were hung on the port, and many fishermen returned to the boat in twos and threes, preparing to go back to eat and wait for the early morning to go out on the boat.

There were too many fish, at least a hundred jin. He couldn't move them all at once, so he called the fishing barrier clerk to bring a fish basket to help.

Clerk Lin Songbao smiled: "A-Shui, here to sell fish again today?"

Lin Songbao, the second son of Lin Di, the master of the fishing barrier, worked as a clerk part-time.

"Otherwise, how dare I use your fish basket? Don't you have to peel my skin off?"

"A-Shui, what you said..." Lin Songbao played his business game, but Liang Qu didn't buy it and told him to get the fish quickly.

"It seems the harvest is not small today, need three fish baskets." Lin Songbao carried the fish basket to the boat. Just after opening the cover, looking at the crowded fish, he was a little surprised, "Did you catch all these?"

"Uh-huh."

Lin Songbao scanned it. He estimated that the value of the fish harvest in front of him was over a hundred wen. Only a very few good hands on the port could stably catch this amount, let alone Liang Qu was not yet an adult. Even if it was just good luck to run into a fish school, it was quite remarkable.

"It seems that there will be another good fisherman on our port."

Lin Songbao put away his joking thoughts and complimented him.

A while ago, Liang Qu's father, Liang Dajiang, passed away, and in the blink of an eye, the covered boat was sold by others. He thought an orphan could only wait for death quietly, but he didn't expect to survive on a sampan, and today the harvest was not small.

There are many orphans in Yixing City, either sold or begging. Liang Qu is the first one to live out something.

When Lin Songbao appeared on the port carrying three full fish baskets, many fishermen stopped.