16 – Red Moon Carp

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The sudden bite on the hook caught Lu Qing somewhat off guard.

Luckily, with his many years of fishing experience, he always reacted well.

In an instant, he gripped the fishing rod tightly, stabilized himself, and avoided being pulled into the water along with the rod.

This pull was surprisingly not much weaker than the previous Green Armored Fish!

“Goodness, do all the fish in this alternate world like sneak attacks?”

Feeling the force coming from the rod, Lu Qing was a bit amused and frustrated.

As an experienced angler, he had almost been overturned twice today and had nearly become bait.

The big fish in this alternate world don’t play by the rules; they don’t give any prelude before biting the hook and often go for sneak attacks.

If he hadn’t been so experienced, they really might have succeeded.

However, since the first sneak attack didn’t work, you all have to come up!

Lu Qing gripped the fishing rod with both hands, constantly sensing the changes in the force on the rod and responding promptly, beginning a new round of contest with the fish underwater.

After fighting for a while, Lu Qing noticed something was off.

Originally, he thought the newly hooked fish would be as large as the Green Armored Fish.

After all, the initial tug was quite strong.

But now, he felt a difference.

Unlike the Green Armored Fish’s heavy and relentless strength, this fish’s force, although strong, lacked endurance.

As long as Lu Qing could withstand the initial sprint, its strength would quickly decline.

It was the type that had explosive power but couldn’t sustain it.

Based on his experience, Lu Qing guessed that the fish underwater wasn’t as large as he imagined.

It was likely a fast-swimming, quick-bursting fish but not large in size.

Understanding this, Lu Qing felt more confident.

A speed-bursting fish was easier to handle than a beast like the Green Armored Fish.

Fish like the Green Armored Fish were so strong that any random force might require cautious handling.

They also had good endurance, leading to a contest of patience.

For a sprint-bursting fish, as long as he could withstand the initial struggle, its strength would gradually diminish, making escape impossible.

Things went just as Lu Qing anticipated.

After steadying the force from the unknown fish a few more times, he clearly felt its explosive strength start to decrease.

Then, after a period of tugging, Lu Qing saw the fish’s outline.

“A red fish?”

When he saw the fish float to the surface, Lu Qing was stunned.

Because he saw that this fish was actually a vibrant fiery red.

A strange fish, definitely a strange fish!

Seeing such a bright and vivid red color, Lu Qing’s heart instantly filled with excitement.

He also noticed that the red fish wasn’t large, only about twenty to thirty centimeters long.

With this assurance, handling the fish became even easier for Lu Qing.

Before long, the fish was exhausted and he lifted it out directly.

“Brother, this fish is so beautiful!”

Xiao Yan’s eyes lit up as she looked at the fish on the grass.

“It is beautiful.”

After getting a clear look at the fish, Lu Qing couldn’t help but praise.

The newly caught fish was about a foot long, slender in shape, resembling a carp from his previous world.

It had two long, flowing whiskers at the corners of its mouth, and its tail was like a blooming flower.

Coupled with its flame-like red scales, the whole fish looked extremely beautiful.

After watching for a while, the fish’s information began to appear before Lu Qing.

【Red Moon Carp: A strange fish, covered in red scale armor with extremely fast swimming speed.】

【Because it contains a trace of spiritual energy, its flesh is extremely nourishing and delicious, and its scales can be used in medicine.】

【It is said that if the Red Moon Carp is properly cultivated, it has a chance to evolve into a spiritual fish.】

Accompanied by a few notes, there was also a light emitting from its body, white with a hint of red.

“Red glow?”

At first, Lu Qing thought he might be seeing things.

The red glow was refracted from the scales of the Red Moon Carp.

But after careful observation, he confirmed it wasn’t a refraction from the scales. Instead, it was indeed a glow that only his special ability could see, representing the grade of the item.

In other words, this Red Moon Carp wasn’t just of the white light grade.

It was a rare fish graded between white light and red light.

No wonder… He had wondered why there were three notes.

Normal white light items typically only have two descriptions.

His attention immediately focused on the third note.

“Has a chance to evolve into a spiritual fish…” Lu Qing pondered over the third note, looking thoughtful, “Could this spiritual fish be a higher grade existence than rare fish?”

Suddenly, he remembered the Snow Silkworm Thread given by Old Doctor Chen.

The Snow Silkworm Thread was already a red light grade treasure. The snow silkworm that produced such a treasure might actually be a spiritual silkworm.

Unfortunately, this speculation was destined to be unresolved for now.

Even Old Doctor Chen didn’t know the origin of the Snow Silkworm Thread. Even if he wanted to ask, there was no one he could consult.

Therefore, compared to the third note, the second description seemed more useful to him.

“Extremely nourishing and delicious flesh…”

Lu Qing couldn’t help but smile as he looked at the information on the note.

He finally had a gift for Old Doctor Chen tomorrow.

He had initially planned, if he didn’t catch anything else, to bring the Green Scale Fish to Old Doctor Chen.

But now, it was obvious that this Red Moon Carp was more precious.

Additionally, its size wasn’t too large, making it more suitable as a gift.

With this thought, Lu Qing quickly took out the Green Scale Fish and placed the Red Moon Carp into the bucket.

Since it was meant as a gift, he couldn’t let it die.

Fortunately, the Red Moon Carp was indeed a rare fish. Although it had been exhausted by Lu Qing and had stayed on the grass for a while,

after it touched the water in the bucket, it immediately started swimming again.

Its vitality was quite tenacious.

After obtaining the Red Moon Carp, Lu Qing no longer had any intention of continuing to fish.

Having engaged in a battle of wits and strength with two big fish consecutively, his energy was almost depleted.

Even if he kept fishing, he wouldn’t have the strength to handle another fish.

It was best to quit while ahead.

“Xiao Yan, let’s prepare to head back.”

Lu Qing made use of local materials to twist a grass rope, tying up the Green Scale Fish and carrying it on his back.

With one hand holding the bucket and the other holding the machete and fishing rod, he then spoke to Xiao Yan.

“Big Brother, let me help you carry some things.”

Xiao Yan felt bad seeing her brother carrying so much alone.

“Alright then.”

Lu Qing tried walking a bit and found it really difficult to move with so many things.

After thinking for a moment, he hung the bamboo tube containing earthworms around Xiao Yan’s neck.

He then placed the fishing rod on her shoulder.

“Xiao Yan, carry this fishing rod carefully. Don’t fall.”

“Yes, Xiao Yan will be careful!” The little girl nodded earnestly.

Thus, the brother and sister, one carrying the fish, the other the fishing rod, made their somewhat difficult way back.

As they passed by the smaller fishing spot, the villagers saw the sight of the big and small figures and were dumbfounded.