Chapter 345: The Willing One Takes the Bait

It seemed as if Jiang Shang didn't hear the old woman's curses and shouts at all.

He picked up the fishing rod, grabbed the golden carp, looked at it, and laughed, "I'm stupid, and so are you. But we're destined to be together. Since we're destined to be together, I'll let you live. Don't treat everything as bait in the future."

After saying that, he waved his hand and threw the big golden carp back into the river.

"Hey, hey! You're such a spendthrift! This carp may be stupid, but it looks pretty good. Why did you just throw it away? What have you been doing these past two months? Amusing yourself? Oh my God! How could I marry such an idiot!"

The old woman saw a red-gold carp that Jiang Ziya had spent nearly two months to catch.

But he let her go. She was heartbroken for a moment and immediately started cursing.

If this red-gold carp is sold to a rich family as a koi, it can be sold for a few hundred dollars, which is much more cost-effective than eating it.

But this old guy was let go!

What will I do with the rest of my life if I marry such a fool?

Jiang Ziya turned to look at the old woman and said slowly, "Madam Ma, you and I are husband and wife. You should be understanding of my actions and thoughts. However, you are so vulgar and ignorant that you don't know my aspirations. You are short-sighted and can't see the bright future. You are truly difficult to educate. Today, I only ask you, do you really not want to continue to be my husband and wife?"

When Ma heard this, she was stunned at first, and then her whole face turned red!

Of course she was not ashamed, but angry!

Suddenly, she pointed at Jiang Ziya and cursed, "You son of a bitch! Since you came to Xiqi, you've owned nothing and have no talents! My father took pity on you, and I saw you were pretty, so I decided to marry you! You said that for the past two months, all your food, clothing, and expenses have been spent on my money! You've been doing nothing all day, and you were so stupid as to go fishing with a straight hook, and I've tolerated you for two whole months! These two months! I washed and cooked for you! I bought you books and clothes! I took care of your food and clothing! And now, you son of a bitch, you're saying I'm short-sighted!? I'm short-sighted because I married you, a son of a bitch! Husband and wife! Husband to your mother's wife! I'm not going to live with you anymore! Jiang Shang, remember this! It's me who's not going to live with you anymore! You son of a bitch! No! You're worse than a dog! Even a dog knows how to be grateful!"

Jiang Ziya's face trembled as he listened, and he could only shout loudly: "Don't regret it!"

Upon hearing this, Ma screamed, "I will never regret it! I only hope you won't regret it someday! Come back and ask me to be your disciple!"

After Ma finished speaking, her eyes turned red and tears streamed down her face.

Seeing people pointing and talking around her, she immediately raised her finger and pointed and cursed: "You filthy things! What are you looking at! Go home and see your mother!"

Then, without caring about Jiang Ziya's pale face, he turned around and left.

The people around were scolded for no reason, but they could do nothing about it.

However, the looks they gave Jiang Ziya were all filled with contempt.

If you said you were a fool before, everyone would just laugh at you.

But you are a gigolo, and you act so self-righteously about it, but in the end you end up having to live with her.

It's rare to find someone so shameless.

After murmuring to each other, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Only after Jiang Ziya's face turned pale for a while did it return to normal. He said slowly, "You are being ungrateful. It's not that I don't want to give you a chance. If I become successful in the future, you won't get any benefit from it."

After saying that, he suppressed his irritation, turned around, threw the hook into the river and continued fishing.

This time, he wants to hook the king and the prince!

He had been fishing for half an incense stick of time when suddenly a ceremonial procession appeared at the end of the ferry road.

When the common people and boatmen saw this, they were all shocked and fell to their knees on the spot, not daring to get up.

This is the ceremonial guard of Marquis Xibo! The Marquis is actually here?

Jiang Ziya remained motionless, staring at the floating objects in the river, as if he was completely unaware that Ji Chang had arrived.

"Father, we're here."

Hundreds of meters away, the ceremonial procession stopped, and Jifa spoke softly to the carriage window.

"Um."

Ji Chang responded indifferently, then the curtain of the carriage was lifted and he stepped down.

"It's this person..."

Ji Fa pointed at Jiang Ziya from a distance and said with joy in his eyes.

"Father knows."

Ji Chang also looked at Jiang Ziya, who was wearing tattered clothes but washed spotlessly clean.

After nodding, he let out a breath, a smile appeared on his face, and he walked towards Jiang Ziya.

Ji Fa naturally followed Ji Chang, while the rest of the soldiers and attendants stopped where they were and no longer moved forward at his gesture.

Ji Chang strolled over to Jiang Ziya's side, looked at him, and said with a smile, "I've heard there's a strange man fishing with a straight needle, and I'm very curious, but I don't know what your intention is, sir."

Jiang Ziya didn't even look at Ji Chang, but said calmly, "When I fish, I don't do it to deceive, cheat, lure, or profit."

"Oh? How do I fish then?"

When Ji Chang heard this, he burst out laughing and asked in confusion.

"When I fish, whoever is willing, takes the bait."

Shen Gongbao turned his head, looked at Ji Chang, stroked his beard, smiled lightly, and said lightly.

Ji Chang was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned slightly red!

Are you your fish? Or are you just licking your face and willingly taking the bait?!

What a jerk! What a jerk!

Ji Chang growled in his heart.

But then he suppressed his anger, smiled and said, "Sir, this is indeed in accordance with the laws of nature. The laws of nature say that fate cannot be reversed. Once a fish is hooked, it cannot escape."

Jiang Ziya burst into laughter and said, "Sir, you are also a sage. Your mind is clear and you know the great Dao very well!"

"Sir, you are too kind. I wonder what your opinion is on the current situation?"

Ji Chang smiled, and then casually started discussing the current situation in the world.

Jiang Ziya was well-versed in the classics, so he smiled and said, "As I look at the world..."

Ji Chang and Jiang Ziya were seen asking and answering questions, or answering and asking questions, or laughing at each other, having a very pleasant conversation.

Before I knew it, four hours had passed.

It was afternoon, the sun was setting, and was about to fall behind the distant mountains.

"Sir, you are truly a man of great talent!"

Seeing that it was getting dark, Ji Chang bowed to Jiang Ziya and said, "To be honest, sir, I am the ruler of Xiqi, Xibo Hou Ji Chang."

'Oh? You are the Marquis.'

Jiang Ziya was shocked when he heard this. He then stood up and bowed perfunctorily, saying, "My humble servant Jiang Shang greets the Marquis."

After saying that, he sat down again and continued fishing.

Ji Chang was not angry, but simply smiled and said, "Mr. Gu Guan, you are truly a man of great talent! Now that I am in the Western Zhou Dynasty, I want to overthrow the tyrannical Shang Emperor and restore peace and order to the world. Now is the time to employ people. Would you be willing to serve me and contribute to the people of this world?"