Chapter 136 The Fish with Spiritual Energy

Gu Qingshan saw his son's little scheme and was both surprised and amused. He hadn't expected that his son would get along so well with the two children from the Chen family in just over a month.

It seems that the decision to bring my son with me was the right one; I no longer have to worry about being scolded by his father when I go back home for the New Year.

Ten minutes later, the group of people finally arrived at the reservoir safely.

Amidst the joyous atmosphere, Captain Zhao Mancang shouted at the top of his lungs, "Open the reservoir and start catching fish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the young men, who were already of school age, excitedly shouted, "Let's catch fish! Let's catch fish!"

Helian Jiao was also extremely excited and ran towards the reservoir with her short legs, so fast that Gu Tingyun didn't even have time to react.

According to my second brother, the fish in this reservoir are taller than her!

She hadn't run more than a few steps when a pair of large hands reached out from the side and picked her up. "You can't go now. You have to wait until the water in the reservoir is lowered."

This is a naturally formed reservoir, so large and deep that even adults who can float don't dare to go down to catch fish; they can only wait for the water to be released twice a year.

Helian Jiao stared blankly at the kind-faced woman: "...Fifth Aunt."

"Oh~" Aunt Wu responded with a smile, grabbing a handful of red wild berries from her pocket and giving them to her. "My dear, are you thirsty? Aunt Wu picked some wild berries on the way, they're so refreshing."

"Thank you, Fifth Aunt."

After taking the wild fruit, Helian Jiao grabbed a few White Rabbit milk candies from her pocket. "Fifth Aunt, have some candy."

Aunt Wu smiled and said, "Aunt Wu doesn't like sweets, my dear, you can eat them yourself, okay?"

Although she had never eaten White Rabbit milk candy, she knew that all candy was valuable these days, and she couldn't let a child take advantage of her ignorance and eat her candy.

Helian Jiao patted her pocket and said in a sweet, childlike voice with a touch of pride, "I still have plenty!"

After saying that, he grabbed her rough, dry, and yellow hand, put a few milk candies into her palm, and then earnestly recommended, "These candies are delicious."

Looking at the stubbornness and seriousness on her little face, Aunt Wu felt her heart melting.

Those gossipy, blind people secretly mocked Ma Xiulian, saying she must be possessed to treat a worthless, money-losing woman like her precious darling.

But Aunt Wu was very envious of Ma Xiulian for having such a well-behaved and sensible granddaughter.

If Guabao were her granddaughter, she would cherish Guabao like the apple of her eye!

So she said, "Fifth Aunt will take you there to see."

She can just stand a little further away while holding the child.

As soon as they approached the shore, Helian Jiao's eyes lit up: there was something with sentience in the water!

Then a hint of disgust appeared on his face, because sentient beings cannot be eaten.

Wait, something's not right.

That thing couldn't communicate clearly with her; it only seemed to generate spiritual energy, but hadn't truly developed intelligence.

It's edible!!

Moreover, animals with spiritual energy taste a hundred times or a thousand times better than those without!

Thinking of this, the little princess couldn't help but swallow, her beautiful, clear eyes fixed eagerly on the water.

That thing must be huge; she can fry it, braise it, steam it, or make soup with it—she can do it all.

At the very bottom of the reservoir, a giant catfish that had lived for nearly a hundred years received the message from the king of the aquatic creatures. Instantly, the entire fish froze, and it almost floated to the surface belly up.

Waaaaah, it doesn't want to be eaten by the king!

It's frustrating. I've only managed two thousand words in over three hours. I'll write another thousand, and I'll update five chapters tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)