Dihuazhou, located three miles north of Qingliuxu, is an island in the middle of the Lishui River.
The soil here is not very fertile, but there are large tracts of Diwali flowers growing there. Therefore, when the Dili flowers are in full bloom in autumn, it can be considered a beautiful scene, and every time this time it attracts a large number of tourists to watch.
But it is early spring now, and all the Dihua flowers have no leaves but no flowers. Naturally, there are not many people on Dihua Continent.
On this day, Lu Zhong came here driving a small sampan that was about to sink.
Although the sampan was rotten, he borrowed it after a lot of effort.
There was also a small clay pot placed on the sampan, and there was a faint sound of water splashing inside. It was the secret weapon he had specially prepared for this trip.
The clay pots are filled with live bait, which is a small loach called Dragon Beard Loach. It is named because its long and slender snout resembles the legendary dragon's beard. Dragon Beard Loach was brought to Jiang Wei by Lu Zhong using a cleaning charm.
I heard from the chef at the pavilion that every time they cut open the belly of the peach blossom mandarin fish, they could see the remains of this small loach, which shows how much it loves to eat.
What he has to do now is to rock the boat to a reef at the head of Dihua Island.
Lu Zhong didn't know where Yanliu's peach blossom mandarin fish was caught in Dihuazhou, but in his opinion, it was near Dihuazhou and was the most likely place to hide peach blossom mandarin fish.
"Unexpectedly, I ended up living in the most disgusting way in the past!"
Lu Zhong had no reason to sigh before pushing the heavy anchor stone tied with hemp rope into the river, so that the small sampan could be fixed in the rapids.
The rotten little sampan made a creaking sound, and the bow of the boat was pulled slightly by the hemp rope. The planks everywhere were creaking, and the whole thing looked like it was about to fall apart.
Fortunately, it held up after all.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Lu Zhong took out a roll of fishing line with a small silver hook on it.
There is also a knot above the small hook, with a small stone tied to it to serve as a temporary lead sinker.
Take out a dragon-bearded loach from the clay pot, wrap its slippery body in rags, and then hook the hook to the loach's body. The fishing rig is now considered complete.
Next, is the most important step.
Taking a deep breath, he let out the fishing line in his hand little by little.
In the absence of a suitable fishing rod, Lu Zhong could only choose hand-wire fishing.
A subtle feeling of falling to the bottom came, and he knew that the bait had reached the bottom.
The next step is to wait for the possible peach blossom mandarin fish to take the initiative to bite the bait.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Lu Zhong became thirsty due to the strong sun, so he took off the bamboo tube tied around his waist and drank the cold water in the tube.
Suddenly, his left hand wrapped around the fishing line tightened!
A violent feeling of struggle immediately came along the fishing line, strangling Lu Zhong's hand until it hurt.
"coming!"
Lu Zhong's eyes lit up, he hurriedly threw the bamboo tube in his hand and began to reel in the thread.
The fish that was hooked was not big, but the pulling force was frighteningly strong. He didn't know what kind of fish he caught, but he just kept pulling hard, trying to pull the fish out of the water as quickly as possible.
If you let the fish get into the crevices of the reef, all your efforts will be in vain.
After a long struggle, with his hands being strangled and bleeding, Lu Zhong finally pulled the hooked fish out of the water.
"Wow!"
It's a pity that it's just a touch of silvery white.
Lu Zhong was full of disappointment, but he still pulled the fish weighing three to two kilograms into the boat.
The eyes of this fish are big and round, and the neck is obviously tilted up, making it look quite funny.
Although it was not the target fish he wanted to catch, and the fish body did not seem to have spiritual energy leaking out, it was still enough to satisfy his hunger. He just didn't know whether the fish meat was fishy or not, and whether there were many small thorns in the meat.
Thread a straw rope through the fish's gills and tie it up to prevent it from jumping out of the boat.
Lu Zhong took out another dragon-bearded loach and threaded it on the fishhook again.
This time he learned the lesson and wrapped the piece of rag around his hand to prevent it from being strangled again.
After another long wait, there was movement from the fishing line again.
But once you pull it, it feels surprisingly easy.
When I pulled it up and took a look, I found that it was the same strange fish as before.
This little fish is barely three or two, and you can tell at a glance that it is a little milk fish that has just been born. Who knows how it dares to swallow a dragon-bearded loach that is as thick as a finger, and it is not afraid that it will choke to death.
Rolling his eyes, Lu Zhong took it off the hook, threw it into the water with a backhand.
Looking again at the dragon-whiskered loach in the clay pot, there are not many left, only the last three are left.
Grumbling for a while, he hung the bait on the hook again and put it into the river like the previous two times.
But this time, not long after the bait was put down, a huge force came from the fishing line.
Even though it was covered with a layer of rags, Lu Zhong still felt the pain in his hand from being strangled, and his fingertips soon turned purple-black.
Even so, he still didn't give up.
"What kind of fish is so strong?" Lu Zhong gritted his teeth and pulled wildly, starting a tug of war with the big fish in the water.
For a time, they were evenly matched.
Whoever wins or loses depends on whether Lu Zhong can't hold on and let go first, or whether the fish underneath has exhausted its strength and is unable to resist.
As for whether the fishing line will break? Will the fishhook deform?
Neither of these situations will occur.
The fishing line is braided with "angry cow". Although this weed has the disadvantage of being easy to rot, the pulling force when it is fresh is terrifying, and it is estimated that even a large fish weighing hundreds of kilograms will not be able to break it.
As for the fishhook, Lu Zhong used the rotten sword to replace it.
Although it is small and inconspicuous, it is made from scraps of the magic weapon.
Even though it is extremely hard, its toughness is also very good.
The only possibility now is that during the crazy struggle, the big fish will tear apart the fishhook with part of its flesh and blood, thereby getting rid of the control of the fishhook. This is the only way for it to get rid of the fishhook.
I don't know how long it took, but Lu Zhong's clothes were already wet with sweat.
The fierce mermaid battle finally ended with him winning.
He pulled the big fish that had lost the ability to resist to the surface of the water, but it turned out to be a fish he had never seen before.
Lu Zhong was dumbfounded and said blankly: "What kind of fish is this? Why is it weirder than the previous two?"
I saw that the big fish with its belly turned upside down was about five feet long, and its whole body was covered with fine black scales. The lines on its body did not look like a fish, but were more similar to those of long snakes, including the fish head, which looked almost the same as a snake head.
He was about to cry but had no tears. After working on it for a long time, he actually managed to pull up such a fish.
Seeing that the sun was about to set over the mountains in the distance, Lu Zhong, who was of low cultivation, did not dare to stay in the wild anymore. He quickly loosened the straw rope tied to the bow of the boat and let the small sampan drift down the river towards Qingliu Ruins.
Those evil cultivators dare not approach the market during the day, but with the cover of night, they may not.
He has been fishing here for so long, maybe he has been targeted by some evil cultivator.
To be on the safe side, it’s better to run away quickly!
He hurriedly and slowly hurried all the way, and by the time Lu Zhong rowed his boat back to Qingliu Ruins, it was already the time when the lanterns were first lit.
After docking the small sampan on the shore, he wrapped the big fish in cloth and carried it towards Jiangwei Pavilion.
Although Jiangweige may not accept it, it is still good to try your luck.