431: Fishing for alligator gar again

"Zhengyang Green" is a high-end color in jade, referring to a bright, pure, and uniform green, similar to the color of tender leaves in the sunlight.

This kind of green usually doesn't lean towards yellow or blue; it has high saturation and good transparency, making it one of the most popular colors in jade.

The value of Zhengyang Green jade depends on factors such as its color, transparency, texture, and craftsmanship. The purer and more uniform the color, the higher the value.

Unlike Yang Qi, who felt nothing, Bai Xue seemed to quite like it:

"Honey, I'll find a professional master later to see if we can make a bracelet, and turn the rest into pendants, ring faces, or something."

"Sure, do whatever you want! I'll find time to get a bigger piece later, and then you can squander it however you like."

Yang Qi said dismissively.

As the two were chatting and eating, they suddenly received a call from Zhang Jun again.

"Really? Just as I expected!"

Yang Qi hung up the phone and started muttering to himself.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

Bai Xue asked with some curiosity.

"Didn't I go to the neighboring city with Brother Jun to fish for Alligator Gar the other day? It turns out they discovered Alligator Gar there again today."

"So, they called Brother Jun again, wanting me to go over tomorrow to fish for Alligator Gar."

Yang Qi explained.

"So there's more than one!"

"Yeah, that Artificial Lake is connected to a Reservoir, and I suspect there are more in that Reservoir."

Yang Qi voiced the guess he had made that day.

The next morning, after eating, the two drove towards the highway entrance to meet up with Zhang Jun and head towards their destination.

A few hours later, the three arrived at the Artificial Lake. Seeing that President Ding hadn't arrived yet, they assembled their fishing gear and dispersed to start looking for Alligator Gar.

If you ask how Bai Xue and Zhang Jun find fish without X-ray vision? They just do what other Anglers do—cast a line here, cast a line there, relying purely on luck.

Yang Qi soon spotted a koi carp with half its body bitten off, bobbing up and down on the water's surface.

He then began to use his Supernatural Ability to check underwater, but after circling half the Artificial Lake, he still hadn't found any Alligator Gar.

Unknowingly, he arrived at the edge of the artificial river and suddenly saw an Alligator Gar lying on the bottom near the bridge opening, about forty or fifty centimeters long.

By eye, this Alligator Gar was much smaller than the last one, weighing only about ten-plus jin.

It looked like the offspring of that big fish, so Yang Qi immediately cast his line with bait towards the target.

This time it went smoothly; as soon as he pulled the bait near the Alligator Gar, it was swallowed in one gulp.

No matter how much that Alligator Gar struggled, it only served to muddy the river water.

Yang Qi didn't give it any chance to escape, and he pulled it out of the water in four or five minutes.

At this moment, a staff member, likely having received instructions from President Ding, came over dragging a large fishing box.

"Boss, it's you guys again! That's amazing, you caught another one. Put it here! I'll register it for you."

The young man said this and then reached out to grab the fish with his hands.

"Wait a moment, brother, aren't you wearing gloves? If you get scratched by the Alligator Gar's teeth, you'll definitely get hurt."

"Let me do it!"

Yang Qi said this while crouching down to unhook the fish, then threw the Alligator Gar into the man's fishing box.

"Boss, you're too amazing! So many people have fished here, and you're the only one who has caught two."

The man praised him with a thumbs up.

"Hehehe, you flatter me! I just have good luck! Here, brother, have a cigarette!"

Yang Qi took out a cigarette and offered one to the man. Then he crossed the small bridge and started walking along the shore of the Artificial Lake.

Suddenly, he saw that Bai Xue and Zhang Jun in front had both hooked fish. They were currently reeling in their lines.

"Damn, are these two really that lucky?"

The staff member muttered, then ran quickly towards them while dragging the fishing box.

"Is this Artificial Lake infested with Alligator Gar?"

Yang Qi was also a bit curious, and then discovered through his Supernatural Ability that it was actually two large snakehead fish, weighing six or seven jin, that had bitten their hooks.

Snakehead fish are also overlords in freshwater, and it's normal for them to feed aggressively when provoked.

"We've got the ingredients for pickled fish tonight!"

Yang Qi grinned.

"Hahaha, it's a big black one! Not bad, not bad."

At this time, Zhang Jun's laughter came from not far away. It seemed he had already discovered that it was a snakehead fish on the hook.

Such a small fish was easily handled by both Bai Xue and Zhang Jun, so Yang Qi didn't go up to help. He just smiled and walked straight ahead.

"Honey, look, I caught a big snakehead fish."

Bai Xue showed off when she saw Yang Qi coming over.

"Take it home and make pickled fish tonight! I really didn't expect there to be such big snakehead fish in this lake!"

Yang Qi said this while checking the situation underwater.

Suddenly, he discovered an Alligator Gar lying in the middle of the lake, no smaller than the one he caught that day.

After confirming it repeatedly, he realized it was indeed not a big piece of wood, but a large Alligator Gar, and immediately cast his line towards that spot.

The bait landed precisely behind the Alligator Gar. Yang Qi slowly turned the reel, pulling the bait with the fishing line towards the Alligator Gar's head.

Yang Qi's heart tightened as he stared intently at the Alligator Gar, observing its movements.

Time seemed to have stopped. The Alligator Gar lay motionless in the mud, with only a Mackerel slowly approaching its mouth as it was pulled by the fishing line.

Yang Qi paused his hands for a moment, hoping the Alligator Gar would bite, but finding it still didn't move, he had to twitch the fishing rod again.

With the twitch of the rod, the line made the Mackerel on the hook jump on the Alligator Gar's long snout.

At that very moment, the Alligator Gar moved.

It shook its head and, right under Yang Qi's gaze, turned and swam to the other side.

"Damn, what does this mean? Is this refusing food offered in a demeaning way?"

Yang Qi muttered inwardly. His hands didn't stop, and he began to reel in quickly, preparing to cast again.

Just as he was pulling the bait out of the water, a crisp, loud shout reached his ears:

"Fish on, big catch!"

Yang Qi subconsciously turned his head to look. It turned out that Bai Xue had hooked a fish again, and her fishing rod was bent into a large arc.

"Damn, it's that Alligator Gar from just now. It wouldn't eat the bait I delivered to its mouth, but now it's actually biting Bai Xue's hook!"

"That is absolutely ridiculous! Does this count as looking down on me?"

"What happened to having some backbone?"

Yang Qi felt indignant, but there was nothing he could do.

Bai Xue held the rod with one arm, supported the reel with her other hand, and leaned her body forcefully backward.

The fishing line on the water surface whipped left and right, cutting through the water with a "whooshing" sound.

Even though the drag switch was locked, the fishing line was still being pulled out with a "zzzz" sound. Bai Xue was now very experienced in fishing for big fish.

She loosened the drag a little, held the rod tightly with both hands, and let the Alligator Gar pull the line as it swam towards the middle of the Artificial Lake.