Chapter 11: Ox-horned Pomfret
It was quiet under the water, and the sunlight was scattered into fine bright lines.
The fat catfish lay motionless in the mud, its bluish-brown skin almost completely blending in with the surrounding environment.
If Liang Qu hadn't been able to sense it, it would have been almost impossible to tell that there was a ferocious carnivorous beast lying here.
Seeing Liang Qu coming, the fat catfish swung its tail, raising a small area of dust, opened its mouth and blew out a bubble. Following its instructions, Liang Qu looked in the direction.
Under a rock covered with algae, two pomfret, one big and one small, snuggled together, but the strange thing was that both fish had a pair of small horns on their heads!
It’s definitely a treasure fish!
They look like pomfret but have two horns on their heads. A normal person can tell that they are extraordinary with just one glance.
As a low-level fisherman, Liang Qu had only often heard of people catching precious fish, but had rarely seen it. This was not only true for him, but for most of the fishermen in Yixing City.
But fishermen also have a unique method of judging the treasure fish, that is, the treasure fish must have a strange appearance!
It is a bit like the 72 black moles on the thigh of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty and the double pupils of Xiang Yu. The tiger-head grouper in Lianshuibu next door has mysterious patterns on its body and looks like tiger stripes. The fishermen who caught it identified it as a precious fish, and it was finally proved to be so.
Looking at the two fish, one big and one small, Liang Qu was excited. He never expected that he would encounter two of these precious fish that he had not found for several days today!
Ah Fei is really a lucky star.
The two bullhead pomfret had no idea that they were being targeted and continued to play under the rocks.
Behind the rock, the man and two beasts crouched quietly, not attacking rashly.
Liang Qu observed for a long time and found that there was a cave under the rock where the two fish were playing, which might be their nest.
In order to prevent there from being other exits in the nest, we must wait until they come out before capturing them.
Liang Qu asked the fat catfish to take a detour and ambush on the other side. He tied one end of the fishing net to the pig dragon's tail. The man and the beast separated and slowly spread the fishing net.
Fishing nets are actually very valuable resources. He originally didn't have any fishing nets, and he borrowed this one after inviting Li Libo to dinner.
The next step was to wait quietly. If he could not hold on any longer, Liang Qu would take out the pig bladder filled with air and cover his mouth with it to breathe.
The gas inside smells very bad, but it's all worth it for the treasure fish.
After waiting for half an hour, the pig's bladders deflated and the bullhead pomfret under the boulder began to move. The two fish gradually moved away from the cave, as if they were going out to find food.
When the two fish were several meters away from the cave entrance, Liang Qu realized the opportunity and quickly notified the fat catfish to attack!
The fat catfish received the order, and it, lurking under the mud, shook its body, bent it into a curve, and suddenly shot out, stirring up a large amount of mud in the water with a really huge momentum.
The two-meter-long six-barbel catfish rushed forward with an astonishing momentum, scaring the bullfish. However, they were too far away from the cave, and the fat catfish rushed in from behind a rock. It was too late for them to go back, so they could only flee in the opposite direction in panic, which was exactly what Liang Qu wanted!
It's now!
Liang Qu jumped up, the pig dragon shook its body and tail, the man and the beast pulled up the fishing net and swam upstream. The fishing net was pulled up like a curtain, just enough to catch the fleeing bullfish!
A huge force came from the rope pulling the fishing net.
Hiss, what great strength!
One pound of fish equals ten pounds of strength, so this fish might triple in size!
Liang Qu immediately used his water control ability to stop its momentum. The fish had two horns on its head, and the fishing net was made of coarse cloth and linen, which was far less strong than the nylon fibers of later generations. It would be a disaster if the net was torn. Losing money would be a small matter, but the fish would escape.
Controlling the momentum of the ox-horned pomfret, Liang Qu quickly sank down to gather the fishing net. The man and the beast crossed and circled around, surrounding the treasure fish, reducing the range of movement of the two fish, making them unable to move and their struggling power less.
After the net was completely caught, Liang Qu grabbed the ball of fishing net and quickly swam upstream, climbed onto the fishing boat, found the exit of the net, and poured both bighead pomfret into the fish basket.
This horned fish was very ferocious. It rushed around in the waterless fish basket, causing the basket to tilt left and right, and people had to use their hands to hold it up.
Liang Qu supported his hands in front of the fish basket, looking at the two pomfret with small horns on their heads, and was so excited that he couldn't control himself.
"Ah Fei, you did a great job, you did a great job!"
In this way, his planning time can be shortened by most of half, but I don’t know how much these two precious fish are worth?
At least a few taels of silver would be needed. Even if it was not enough to learn martial arts, there would be no need to worry about the autumn tax. "What a pity. It looks delicious."
Liang Qu didn't feel them when they were at the bottom of the water, but when they were caught in the fish basket, he immediately felt the strong attraction of the two fish, just like a hungry man seeing fragrant white rice.
He was obviously not that hungry, but this abnormal behavior was undoubtedly another proof of the treasure fish.
How about eating one?
The temptation of the treasure fish was incredible, and a bold idea came to Liang Qu's mind.
He asked Bujiedong and Ah Fei and found that the fish did not have much appeal to them. Well, if this fish was born to easily attract other aquatic animals, how could it survive?
The first person Liang Qu thought of was Ze Ding. Perhaps this thing was useful to Ze Ding, and the treasure fish also had water essence?
As soon as the thought came to his mind, Liang Qu could no longer control himself. After thinking for a long time, he decided to try his hand on the slightly smaller pomfret.
The tripod that controls all the waters in the world sounds like it's worth a try.
Liang Qu carefully took out the smaller bull horn pomfret. This fish was as big as a human face and weighed almost one pound. The big fish weighed about three pounds and was several times larger.
The horns on the fish's head were extremely hard, as hard as fine steel, and very sharp. The decision to pull in the net in time was indeed the right one, otherwise if I had to tear it a few times, they would have really escaped.
There was no knife on the boat, so Liang Qu used a stone to cut open the fish's stomach. The smell of blood overflowed, and the two beasts guarding the sampan suddenly became happy. At this moment, they felt the strong attraction.
It took a lot of effort to catch the precious fish, the pig dragon, and the fat catfish. Liang Qu was not stingy and threw all the fish intestines and scraps into the mouths of the two animals.
The two beasts swallowed it down without any disgust.
I don’t know if there will be any changes in the two animals after eating the precious fish.
Liang Qu withdrew his gaze, took some firewood, lit it, put it on the pottery basin, and put the fish fillets in after the water boiled.
Bald-headed Zhang did have the idea of coming out to recuperate. There was a small stove on the sampan that he could take out and use.
Fearing that a murder might happen, Liang Qu had prepared some supplies on the boat, including a fire starter, so that he could escape at any time.
Not sure whether the effect of the treasure fish would be lost due to stewing, Liang Qu blanched it slightly and took a bite after finding that there were no parasites.
Fresh and sweet!
Unprecedented sweetness fills your mouth, with a chewy and refreshing taste.
There is no onion, ginger or garlic, but it is not fishy at all. It is completely different from ordinary river fish and has no bones!
It was so delicious that Liang Qu ate it all up in one gulp, including the soup. In the end, he crushed the skull and ate most of it. Only the spine was left, which was too thick and hard, so he sucked out the marrow and threw it to the motionless and fat catfish.
The only evidence that this fish ever existed is a pair of hard little horns the length of finger bones.
[Water Essence +]
The Ze Ding in his mind once again emitted a blue-green light. Liang Qu, who saw the information, almost ate the three-pound fish.
water essence!
The profit is comparable to eighteen pieces of refined lotus roots!
If this is the case for small fish, then the number of big fish must be three times that. Perhaps it is the water essence?
The fusion degree is now , and with the addition of large and small fish, it can directly break through to 10!
But Liang Qu held back, knowing that the treasure fish could increase the essence of the water enough, and the most urgent task was still the path of martial arts and the nearby Zhao Mansion.
Become a martial artist, make a lot of money, live in a mansion, and keep beautiful maids!
After silently reciting the three-word formula, Liang Qu used all the essence of the water to increase the degree of fusion with the spirit.
As the fish is digested, it begins to work.
The warmth spread from the stomach to the whole body. Liang Qu lay on the side of the boat. His face became visibly red on the water. His whole body was slightly hot. The blood was rushing in his veins like an icy river. Every cell was cheering and breathing wildly and with all his might.
(End of this chapter)
