“You mean Little Yu and the others?” Ye Shuang looked around and, sure enough, didn't see An Shiyu or Anshi Yi anywhere. He also glanced at his phone and noticed his messages to the two “fish” hadn't been replied to either.
“It's fine, let's head out first,” Ye Shuang said.
“Huh, are you sure it's okay not to wait for Little Yu and them?”
Ye Shuang said, “Don't worry, they'll just randomly spawn nearby.”
“Damn, what if they spawn in the water when we head out to sea?”
“No worries, fish return to the sea, that's all.”
As Ye Shuang and the others got into the car, they were momentarily stunned—because An Shiyu and Anshi Yi were sitting in the very back seats, legs crossed, playing games with headphones on, looking completely at ease.
When she saw Ye Shuang, Anshi Yi lifted her head slightly. “Oh?”
That counted as a greeting.
Ye Shuang was used to it by now, but Chen Hai wasn't. “Wait, you two were already here? Why didn't you wait outside?” he asked.
Hearing Chen Hai's voice, An Shiyu took off her cat-ear headphone, showing her wide bean-shaped eyes.
“It's summer, the car has AC—why would we wait outside?”
“Huh... damn, that actually makes sense?” Chen Hai realized she had a point.
“See? You'll get used to it.” Ye Shuang wasn't surprised at all that the two “fish” had popped up out of nowhere. Seeing everyone was here, he called out toward the driver's seat, “Alright, we're all here.”
The driver nodded. “Got it, Mr. Ye. We'll head out now. Please take your seats.”
“Mm.”
How long would it take to get to the seaside from here?
Eight minutes.
After all, it was a coastal city, so getting to the dock wasn't far, especially with several new routes opened up—much more convenient than before.
“When are we getting a subway in this city?”
“The buses are too good; they just tore up the tram lines recently.”
“True. One yuan gets you anywhere. I heard some cities charge by the section.”
“No idea.”
The girls chattered away, and soon enough they arrived at their destination and got out.
After parking in the lot, Ye Shuang and the others stepped out. Nearby was a dock, and at a glance, rows of neatly lined-up yachts stretched out, in all sorts of sizes.
Tang Keke looked around curiously. “Which one is ours?”
They all looked expensive.
“Just ask him,” Ye Shuang said, patting Chen Hai on the shoulder with a smile.
“Come on, ladies, follow big brother!” Chen Hai led the way with confidence. The harbor paperwork had already been handled by Ye Shuang's side, and the driving duty could be left to Chen Hai, since he had a license.
“Here it is, this one.”
Soon, a two-story yacht appeared before them. It was spacious, with a sofa, living room, and a big TV. On both sides, fishing rods were set up for convenient sea fishing, and a ladder led up to an open-air deck on the second floor with a sea view.
Keke and Yu You were fine, but actually, the members of the Light Music Club, despite living in Haizhu City, were taking their first yacht ride ever. They looked around with wide-eyed curiosity.
“Click click click.” Zhixia and Linlin were already taking selfies.
Peach, on the other hand, looked quite calm—she wasn't the small-town girl visiting the city for the first time anymore. She'd actually been on yachts at sea with Fugui plenty of times, mostly to talk about sacred robes. As for Keke and the others, they were used to it too, since Chen Qin often took them to private island vacations.
Soon, Ye Shuang's group set out to sea.
Sunlight broke through the clouds, scattering golden ripples across the vast, endless ocean. The ripples leaped and danced, shimmering with a mesmerizing glow.
The grayish seawater gradually clear turned blue, and the lighthouse behind them grew smaller and smaller.
“It's three-something—time to fish!” At that moment, Chen Hai called out to Ye Shuang to join him.
“Huh? Who's driving the boat?” Seeing Chen Hai come over to him, Ye Shuang was a bit taken aback.
“Don't worry, your little secretary's got the wheel,” Chen Hai said nonchalantly.
“You're pretty comfortable letting Little Yu and Xiaoyi drive,” Ye Shuang remarked.
“What's the big deal? If there were a dog that knew how to drive a boat, I'd let it take a shot. Go get 'em, Bruce!” Chen Hai said cheerfully.
Ye Shuang didn't argue with that.
It would take about two hours to reach their destination, so Ye Shuang and Chen Hai got right down to fishing.
“Big brother, we want to play too!” Keke and Bai Yuyou came over.
“There are auto-reel rods over there. Go ahead and try those,” Ye Shuang said, pointing at the electric reel rods not far away. Sea fishing carried a bit of risk—if a fish pulled too hard, it could yank Keke or Bai Yuyou right into the water.
“There are rods that reel automatically?”
“Electric reels. Give them a try, it's not complicated.” Ye Shuang smiled. “Just don't let Yezi and Duoduo touch them; let them watch from the side.”
“Ooh——”
Bai Yuyou and Keke went off to fiddle with the rods. To prep for the sea fishing, Chen Hai had brought plenty of bait—mostly small fish and shrimp meat.
But perhaps Ye Shuang and Chen Hai were just unlucky, because after casting their lines, nothing bit for a while.
“Could it be because the boat's moving too fast?” Ye Shuang asked Chen Hai.
“Wouldn't surprise me. Let's just wait until we get to the spot,” Chen Hai said. He didn't really know much about sea fishing anyway—he was more of a casual angler, though he'd spent no small fortune on chum.
No wonder the fishing ban didn't stop the fishermen.
“Big brother, big brother! Got one!” Keke's voice called out.
Ye Shuang and Chen Hai froze for a moment, then hurried over to check. Bai Yuyou's rod was indeed bowing down, the line taut. “Reel it in.”
Bai Yuyou nodded and operated the electric reel. Soon, with the mechanical pull, a red fish was hoisted up.
“Whoa, that's a big one?”
Together, Ye Shuang and Chen Hai pulled the fish up and found it was no small catch—at least a few dozen pounds.
“What kind of fish is this?” Keke asked curiously, since she didn't know much about saltwater fish.
“A sea fish,” Bai Yuyou said.
“I know it's a sea fish!”
Chen Hai rubbed his chin. “This is... some kind of red fish?” He then looked at Ye Shuang. “Forget it, if I don't know, you definitely don't either.”
Ye Shuang twitched his mouth. What did he mean, “you definitely don't know”?
He then called up a status window.
[Item: Deep-Sea Red Gem Fish — Delicious]
“Deep-Sea Red Gem,” Ye Shuang said directly.
“No way, let me see.” Chen Hai took a photo and sent it to his sea-fishing buddy, and it turned out Ye Shuang was right.
“This big one could sell for like seven or eight thousand,” Chen Hai said.
“How much?!” Keke's eyes went wide.
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
