Chapter 2479: Seeing a Ghost in Broad Daylight

At the new lakeside, Ye Zhangqing and the three others started getting busy again, even Ah Huang went around looking for some "firewood".

But they were completely unusable; first, there is no firewood to be found at Dazehu, it's too damp.

But the thought was still received.

And their actions naturally drew the attention of the other people by the lake.

Watching them start to build a grill, the surrounding people all wore strange expressions.

"Are they going to grill fish?"

"Grills are commonplace, obviously recognizable, but there's no fish—what's the point of building a grill?"

"These marsh fish are hard to catch, something everyone knows; you think we're out in the wild where you can just catch a few fish?"

"These marsh fish, without putting in effort, you simply can't catch any."

Someone even wore a look of disdain and said.

"Hah, just putting on a show."

"I've never seen them before—where did they come from?"

"Isn't that He Muxin? Her friends?"

As for Ye Zhangqing, Tianlin, and Miao Qianqian, everyone felt they were strangers; the only person they knew was He Muxin.

But how could He Muxin be with these three? And she looks extremely fawning.

For a moment, many people felt doubtful, but there was one point on which everyone agreed.

That they were putting on a show, busy building a grill before even catching any marsh fish.

However, that wasn't the end—just as He Muxin finished setting up the grill, Miao Qianqian over there had already started a fire.

Hmm???

This just made people even more confused—overdoing the act, with no ingredients, what's the point of all this fuss?

Someone couldn't help but curse, but the next second, as Tianlin moved, everyone was stunned, standing there with mouths agape.

Only see Tianlin still using his old method—he threw a fierce punch, the huge force shaking the lake surface, after which marsh fish leapt out of the water one after another.

Indeed, there were more than in the previous lake, and Tianlin seized the opportunity, immediately striking to capture those marsh fish that hadn't yet entered the water, one after another, tossing them onto the shore.

He didn't catch them all at once, but after this wave he still got over twenty marsh fish.

There were big and small; the small ones under a meter, not yet adult, while a large one was over four meters long, an old fish among old fish.

Seeing the good haul, Tianlin grinned, paid no mind to the others, gathered himself, and happily ran over to Ye Zhangqing with the twenty-plus marsh fish.

"Brother Ye, I'll prepare these first; if it's not enough I'll get more later."

"Good."

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing also smiled and nodded, then proceeded to process the fish together with Tianlin.

Only after the two had finished processing this batch of marsh fish and placed them on the grill did the surrounding people come to their senses.

Each one was dazed, wondering what just happened.

"Did I see a ghost in broad daylight?"

"Was that just marsh fish? Can you really do that?"

"Is catching fish that simple?"

"We……………………"

In the aftermath of the shock, everyone stared at the grill before them, falling into silence, thinking they must have caught the same kind of fish, right?

But why did they have to work so hard?

Not only did they need to rely on the power of formations, they also needed patience, to endure, and then exert all their strength to get even a single marsh fish.

As for size, it's even more a matter of luck—good luck yields bigger fish, bad luck might just give you a fry, which is completely normal.

But look at them—one punch, one grab, and over twenty marsh fish?

It just made our scalps tingle, our worldview seemed to crack—no, our marsh fish aren't caught like that.

After the shock, everyone fell into contemplation, and then someone's eyes flashed with light, as if hesitating about something.

Having just seen Tianlin catch fish so easily, some people refused to believe it—if he can do it, why can't we?

We're all the same; maybe I could do it too?

This idea, once it arose, uncontrollably grew in their minds.

If they could catch marsh fish that easily, what are they still doing here suffering, wasting time on a stupid formation?

With the idea in mind, someone immediately began to put it into practice.

Following Tianlin's earlier motion, they first threw a fierce punch, but the fist's energy striking the lake surface merely stirred up layers of ripples.

It was nothing like Tianlin's earlier punch that shook the whole lake.

Let alone the marsh fish in the lake leaping up.

The ripples faded, the lake surface returned to calm, and as for the marsh fish, not even a shadow was seen.

This result left the youth who threw the punch with a blackened face.

Tianlin even muttered strangely.

"With so little strength, what does he think he's doing?"

The reason is simple—this youth's punch just now had too little force, insufficient.

The water of Dazehu is somewhat different; Tianlin had noticed that earlier.

It's more viscous than ordinary lake water; likewise, to shake it requires greater force.

So Tianlin's previous strike was a full-force blow with no reservation, which is why it shook the entire lake surface, startling the marsh fish in the water to leap up.

And this youth's attack completely failed to meet that condition, so naturally there was no reaction.

But the youth didn't hear those words; watching his punch land without even a bubble, he felt embarrassed for a moment and couldn't help cursing.

Damn it, why? I didn't do anything wrong!

He was just doing exactly what Tianlin had done a moment ago—there was nothing wrong with it—so why did the outcome differ?

Where are the fish in this lake? Are you messing with me?

His face flushed with anger, and he instinctively glanced toward Tianlin—just in time to see Tianlin looking back.

Their eyes met, and the youth, flushed with shame and anger, glared hard at Tianlin.

Huh?? I fucking—

He was inexplicably given a look, and Tianlin immediately grew annoyed.

You don't have the strength to do it, yet you blame me? Why glare at me?

Tianlin wasn't about to take that lying down; he started to rise, but Ye Zhangqing beside him promptly called out to stop him.

Don't worry about it.

Oh.

He might ignore others, but he still tends to listen to Ye Zhangqing; he pursed his lips and replied reluctantly.

He didn't pursue the matter further.

Afterward, the youth didn't dare to act, and could only spout boastful words.

It's fake—an illusion technique. That person must have used some illusion method just now; there's no way this method could catch ze-fish.

It's just sour grapes, though someone also noticed the clue and remarked lightly.

Could it be that your strength is lacking, your attack power insufficient, so you failed to produce the effect and couldn't shake the ze-fish from the lake?

Huh???

Bullshit—how could I possibly lack strength?