305: Different Bluestone Spots

"Hubby, aren't you fishing anymore?"

Bai Xue, who was tossing an eight-jin Mahi-Mahi into the fish basket, saw Yang Qi reel in his boat rod, lean against the side, and start smoking.

"I'm done fishing. It's boring. You guys should stop too!"

"Oh, alright!"

"Sit down, I'll go get you some iced watermelon."

Yao Shanshan went to the fridge and took out the watermelon. She remembered Bai Xue saying that Yang Qi didn't like cutting the flesh off and eating it with a toothpick, claiming it ruined the feeling of eating watermelon.

So she cut it into chunks, placed them on a plate, and brought them over. The three sat side-by-side in their chairs, munching on watermelon and chatting.

It was lively on the vast sea, where they didn't care if the fish they caught were valuable or not; as long as the fish were biting well and the fishing was enjoyable, that was enough.

That's just how society is: some people fish for the fish (profit), and some people fish for the fishing (sport).

That's inevitable. While these people are enjoying themselves, there's a group of people helping them earn money. For some of them, money is merely a string of numbers.

Watching the vast sea crew chumming the water with fish chunks as if they were free, Yang Qi chuckled, "Hehehe."

Yao Shanshan was a little confused why he was laughing, but seeing that Bai Xue didn't ask, she suppressed her curiosity.

After finishing the watermelon, the three rested for over half an hour before Yang Qi finally got up and looked out at the sea.

Just as he expected, the surface fish near the setting sail were basically all drawn away by the chum used on the vast sea.

What remained were some bottom-dwelling fish, like plenty of Grouper, darting in and out among the seabed reefs, scavenging the fish chunks that had just fallen to the bottom.

"Let's start. We're bottom fishing."

Bai Xue seemed to understand why Yang Qi had laughed earlier and nodded in response.

"Okay!"

This time, Yang Qi hooked the first fish

A Sesame Grouper weighing about four jin. It took him five minutes to reel it onto the deck.

If he hadn't been thinking about keeping it alive, Yang Qi wouldn't have needed even two minutes to land it.

But for a Sesame Grouper, it was worth the effort.

In this manner, the three of them successively caught over a dozen Grouper. Although they didn't catch many, their value was quite high.

Yang Qi accidentally noticed a very strange fish: a six or seven jin Green Grouper.

Why was it strange? Because this Green Grouper was unlike other Grouper that hid in reef crevices, only swimming out to take bait when they saw it appear.

This Green Grouper, however, was roaming recklessly outside the reefs, like a leisurely tourist.

That's right, roaming!

It was like a Street Loafer, wandering above the reefs.

It completely lacked the caution expected of a Grouper, behaving like it didn't care what happened. It was remarkably different.

"Holy crap, are you that arrogant? Is it because you haven't been beaten up by society yet?"

Yang Qi silently grumbled, deciding to teach it a profound lesson.

He re-baited with a Shrimp and cast it toward the fish. The bait landed precisely in front of the Grouper.

But the next sight stunned Yang Qi. The Green Grouper was completely uninterested in the Shrimp and swam past it, shaking its head.

"Holy crap, how much do you hate eating Shrimp?"

Having no choice, Yang Qi retrieved the bait.

"Again! I refuse to believe there's a cat that won't steal fish."

This cast was even more accurate; the bait landed right by the Green Grouper's mouth.

Unexpectedly, the Green Grouper still ignored the writhing Shrimp.

"Ugh! This short temper of mine!"

Yang Qi failed repeatedly but kept trying. He switched to a jig and cast it towards the Green Grouper again.

This time was even more accurate; the jig almost touched its face, but still, the Green Grouper remained unresponsive.

"Holy crap, you're that calm? You completely disregard people... no, disregard shrimp!"

This incident completely ignited Yang Qi's curiosity. It felt as uncomfortable as watching a mystery film reach the end without knowing who the murderer was.

Yang Qi even wanted to dive straight into the sea and teach this Street Loafer a bloody lesson.

But he glanced around and saw Yao Shanshan, as well as the people on the vast sea a nautical mile away.

It was inconvenient, truly inconvenient!

Yang Qi cast the jig towards the fish again, this time deliberately throwing it past the other side of the Green Grouper.

Since the fish wouldn't bite, he decided to try and snag the Green Grouper instead.

After tightening the line, Yang Qi locked the reel's drag and yanked hard. He clearly felt resistance in his hand, which briefly stalled.

"Hooked it!"

Yang Qi was delighted, but the next moment the resistance vanished. The hook, following the pull of the rod, missed the Green Grouper.

"Looks like it didn't pierce it!"

He quickly reeled in the line, wanting to try again, wondering if he still had a chance.

That last attempt definitely hit the fish's body; he hoped the Green Grouper wouldn't swim too far after feeling the pain.

But what happened next left him utterly astonished.

The Green Grouper did not change its pace at all; it continued to swim leisurely, looking exactly like a Street Loafer.

It was as if the hook hadn't struck it at all.

"Ugh! What the hell is going on? Does it not feel pain?"

Yang Qi felt an unbearable itch in his heart, certain that if he didn't catch this fish and figure out what was happening, he wouldn't be able to sleep that night.

He slowly leaned toward Bai Xue's ear and whispered a few words.

Bai Xue looked at him, then nodded subtly.

A minute later, Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan climbed up to the flybridge, carrying fruit.

Yang Qi ran to grab a speargun and a landing net. After changing into his swim trunks, he avoided the sightline of the vast sea.

After slipping off the stern deck into the sea, he quickly approached the mysterious Green Grouper.

Unexpectedly, this Green Grouper was incredibly bold; it didn't panic and flee like other fish when Yang Qi approached.

It continued to swim independently, leisurely flicking its tail.

"Holy crap, are you looking down on me that much?"

Yang Qi lightly poked it with the speargun, but the Grouper completely ignored him. It was clearly dismissing his provocation!

Yang Qi immediately became even more interested. He swam in front of the fish. Unexpectedly, the fish merely turned its head and swam around him.

It didn't even increase its swimming speed.

"Holy crap, so I really am being ignored. Don't blame me then."

Yang Qi took out the landing net, opened the mouth, chased the Green Grouper, and netted it from head to tail.

Fearing the Green Grouper would struggle and escape, he immediately tightened the net opening. What Yang Qi didn't expect was that he didn't feel the force of a normal live fish struggling.

The Street Loafer Grouper inside the net continued to leisurely flick its tail... PS: Please hit like, comment, request more chapters, give five-star reviews, and use the free "Powering with Love" feature.

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