Chapter 52: Chapter 52: White Dragon Loach
Chao Hongjie and Chao Bao are on completely different levels.
Chao Bao’s arrogance is written all over his face, his emotions are always evident, and you can tell what kind of person he is at a glance.
Chao Hongjie is completely the opposite, cunning and deceitful, sweet-talking but with hidden daggers, a master of performance...
If Zhang Yuan were a teenager, he would have been completely manipulated by him.
Surely, he’d fall into the trap obediently.
But having lived two lives, how could he not see Chao Hongjie’s treacherous motives hidden beneath his gentle mask!
It’s just that Zhang Yuan is still very weak now, so he played along with the uncle and nephew’s act.
But Zhang Yuan did not co away empty-handed.
First, he understood Chao Bao’s motive to dominate the River Bay District.
As for the talk about Mother Chao having a serious illness and needing the White Dragon Loach as a dicinal guide to save her life.
Zhang Yuan didn’t believe a single word!
But what is certain is that the White Dragon Loach is extrely important to Chao Hongjie, enough for him to resort to various ans.
The uncle and nephew definitely weren’t apologizing only to Zhang Yuan today.
There were not only Zhang Yuan among those fishing in the River Bay District; Chao Hongjie used such a grand excuse to quell public opinion and to erect a moral fa??ade for his acquisition activities.
In such circumstances, who would catch a White Dragon Loach and not be willing to sell it to him?
If there are any, they are heartless and unjust!
Zhang Yuan speculated that this was all planned by Chao Hongjie.
The target is solely the White Dragon Loach!
This also sparked Zhang Yuan’s great interest in the White Dragon Loach because he suspected this rare fish might be the extraordinary life form he needed!
And Zhang Yuan’s suspicion wasn’t without basis.
The White Dragon Loach is very rare, matching the characteristics of extraordinary life forms.
Previously, when he was practicing swimming in the bay, Divine Nest alerted him to a shelterable genetic body.
It’s just that he only saw a white shadow underwater then.
Could that white shadow be the White Dragon Loach?
The possibility is indeed very high!
The problem is, Zhang Yuan doesn’t know how to catch it.
Creatures in water are different from those on mountain wildernesses; catching them is much more difficult.
Especially this rare kind of fish, he would probably co up empty-handed even if he spread nets across the entire River Bay District.
Ordinary loaches are slippery, adept at hiding in mud and grass.
This White Dragon Loach must be even harder to catch.
However, concerning this problem, Zhang Yuan can consult a dictionary.
A living dictionary.
And while Zhang Yuan was pondering how to capture the White Dragon Loach, Chao Hongjie and Chao Bao were just walking out of the Wharf Castle.
Slap!
Chao Hongjie gave his nephew a hard slap.
His face full of hostility, he cursed, "Useless thing, didn’t I tell you?"
"I told you to talk nicely with others, gave you reasons to use, but you insisted on causing trouble, making
have to smile and speak good words to several juniors, you’ve completely embarrassed !"
Chao Bao, covering his face, cried out, "Uncle, I know I was wrong, I just wanted to save so money."
"Save money?"
Chao Hongjie slapped him again: "Save whose money, yours? Don’t think I don’t know your little sches, you just wanted to pocket so yourself, useless idiot!"
Chao Bao, with head down, muttered: "You just swindle ..."
Slap!
"Shut up!"
Chao Hongjie, losing all patience, knocked Chao Bao to the ground with a palm strike, kicking him several tis: "Good for nothing!"
Chao Bao hurriedly clung to his thigh: "Dad... Uncle, I truly was wrong, please forgive !"
Chao Hongjie took a deep breath, then reached a hand to pull him up.
This Outer Hall Incense Master stowed away his anger, and solemnly asked: "Bao’er, do you know why I need the White Dragon Loach?"
Chao Bao shook his head blankly — how would he know!
Chao Hongjie lowered his voice: "A Celestial Being in Nanxun Prefecture recently said that anyone who can find him a White Dragon Loach will be rewarded with a Qi Storage Pill."
"A Qi Storage Pill is a Spirit Pill for breaking through Entering Force into Qi Entry, worth a fortune, and you can’t find it on the market!"
"If I can get a Qi Storage Pill, there’s a seventy percent chance I can condense True Qi."
"Once I enter Qi Entry, forget being a Hall Master, even a Squad Leader position could be mine!"
"Now do you understand?"
Chao Bao suddenly realized, exclaid excitedly: "Understood, nephew fully understands!"
If Chao Hongjie really becos a Squad Leader, wouldn’t he be able to do whatever he wants in the Sub-Branch?
Lesser folks like Zhang Yuan could be crushed with a re finger!
"Currently, very few people know about this matter."
Chao Hongjie continued: "So we still have a chance, once it gets out, the odds will be slim."
Chao Bao couldn’t help swallowing: "Nephew knows what to do now!"
"Good."
Chao Hongjie patted his shoulder, scaring Chao Bao into an involuntary tremble.
Chao Hongjie cursed him internally but still said with a kindly face: "Don’t be afraid to spend money, if it ans getting the White Dragon Loach, it’s all worth it."
"You were arguing with Zhang Yuan earlier, weren’t you being foolish?"
Chao Bao shafully lowered his head again.
Chao Hongjie withdrew his hand, gazing forward at the river bay.
His eyes were obscure and inscrutable.
For so reason, an image of Zhang Yuan erged in his mind, and his heart suddenly sank.
By afternoon, Zhang Yuan had ended his training early for the day.
He navigated the boat back to the dock.
Upon reaching the shore, Zhang Yuan went to Elder Sun’s house in a nearby slum area.
There are hundreds of fishern in Linhe County, many of whom have relied on fishing for generations, and most of them live near the docks for convenience in their work.
Zhang Yuan had visited Elder Sun’s house once before.
So he rembered the location.
Upon arriving, the old fisherman was nding nets in front of his house.
"Brother Zhang?"
Elder Sun was quite surprised to see Zhang Yuan and quickly set down his tools to stand up: "Why are you here?"
"I have sothing I’d like to ask."
Zhang Yuan got straight to the point: "Do you know about the White Dragon Loach?"
"White Dragon Loach?"
Elder Sun paused for a mont, then an expression of recollection appeared: "Of course, this old man knows and has seen it twice."
He suddenly appeared nervous: "Brother Zhang, the White Dragon Loach is a descendant of the Dragon God, we fishern must not offend it, or calamity will co!"
Is there really such a saying?
Zhang Yuan didn’t take it seriously.
He’s not a real fisherman, so there’s no need to believe in such legends.
Zhang Yuan asked, "If I wanted to catch a White Dragon Loach, do you have any good thods?"
This question left Elder Sun silent.
The old fisherman remained quiet for a long ti before finally smiling wryly: "Brother Zhang, you’ve really posed a difficult question for this old man!"
Zhang Yuan smiled wordlessly.
Clearly, he found the right person.
And Zhang Yuan didn’t think the old fisherman before him would refuse him.
The fisherman’s youngest son, whom he adored most, was working under Chen Zhize.
With just one word from Zhang Yuan, he could change the boy’s life from heaven to earth!
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