Chapter 48: Great Tonic
[Golden loach: a strange fish, golden in color, good at digging holes. ]
[It contains spiritual charm, the meat is delicious and nourishing, it can nourish yin and yang, and is a great tonic. ]
[According to rumors, golden loaches always appear in pairs, male and female, inseparable, and never wandering alone. ]
Lu Qing was surprised when he saw the loach-like creature with a white and red glow emerging from the bucket.
Sure enough, this guy is a strange fish.
And it is a strange fish of the same level as the Red Moon Carp.
What surprised Lu Qing even more was the information on the third note.
This golden loach always appears in pairs and never alone.
So, there is a golden loach under the water!
Although he didn't know whether the other golden loach was scared away after all the trouble just now, Lu Qing still wanted to give it a try.
He hung another blood apricot fruit on the fishhook and sank it to the bottom of the water.
I thought I would have to wait for a long time this time, or even in vain.
However, what Lu Qing did not expect was that not long after the fish hook was put down, he saw the float suddenly sink into the water.
“So fast?!”
Lu Qing was caught off guard, but he reacted quickly and grabbed the fishing rod immediately.
After that, there is no suspense.
After another round of fighting, he caught another golden loach.
Looking at the two golden loaches in the bucket, Lu Qing fell silent.
It seems that he still underestimated the attraction of blood apricots to the strange fish.
The fruit that can be called an exotic fruit by supernatural powers is indeed extraordinary.
I don’t know what is so special about it that can attract these strange fish to come and eat it.
Lu Qing collected a few blood apricots and planned to find time to ask his master if he knew about this strange fruit.
Lu Qing hung another blood apricot and continued fishing.
But this time, luck was not so good.
He waited for a long time, but no fish took the bait.
Not to mention strange fish, even ordinary fish were not seen.
"Strange, could it be that these strange fish have a sense of territory? Why does only one kind appear each time?" Lu Qing was a little surprised.
He thought about it, lifted the fishhook and replaced it with a worm.
I sank the hook into the water again, and this time, a fish took the bait quickly.
With a beautiful cast of the hook, a small white fish floats in the air, swinging its tail continuously.
Looking at the little white fish on the hook, Lu Qing fell silent.
"You really are everywhere."
Feeling that there were no more strange fish underneath, Lu Qing did not replace them with blood apricots.
Instead, he continued fishing with earthworms.
After a while, he caught dozens of small white fish by pulling the rod continuously.
With so many small white fish, plus the rest at home, it should be enough for the little black beast to have a good meal.
After catching enough food for the black beast, Lu Qing prepared to put away his fishing rod.
It was a pity, as he had wanted to catch one or two big fish today to feed the little black beast a good meal.
But I don’t know if it’s because of the existence of the golden loach, the big fish today disappeared without a trace.
Even if he changed the corn hanging in the middle, there was no movement.
There is nothing you can do if you can’t catch any fish. You can only let the black beast down and continue eating the small fish. Small fish taste good anyway.
"Xiaoyan, let's go back."
After packing up, Lu Qing picked up the bucket and shouted to Xiaoyan who was lying on the grass not far away, playing something.
"Come on, brother."
The little guy ran back happily, holding a small bunch of wild flowers in his hand.
It turned out that she had gone to pick wild flowers just now.
"Brother, look, these are the flowers I just picked. Are they pretty?"
Xiaoyan held up the bouquet in her hand to show off to Lu Qing.
"nice."
Lu Qing nodded, and seeing some grass leaves on the little guy's head, he picked them off.
"Hehe, I knew that my brother would like it."
Xiaoyan felt very happy when she received the praise.
When Lu Qing saw the little guy's happy expression, his heart suddenly moved.
"Xiaoyan, do you feel bored accompanying your brother to go fishing every day?"
"What is boredom?" The little guy tilted his head and asked puzzledly.
"Um...will you feel unhappy?" Lu Qing changed the way he put it.
"No, as long as I'm with my brother, Xiaoyan won't be unhappy." The little girl said seriously, "There are flowers to pick here, and there are butterflies, it's so fun!"
"……All right."
Lu Qing had nothing to say.
He originally thought that if Xiaoyan felt bored, he should leave her in the village to play with other children next time they went out fishing.
Anyway, after dinner, she often ran out to play with her friends in the village.
Now that she doesn't think so, let's talk about it later.
After returning home, Lu Qing poured out the small fish, leaving only two golden loaches in the bucket, and fell into deep thought.
He was thinking about what to do with the two golden loaches.
Should I sell it or keep it and eat it myself?
In fact, Lu Qing was more inclined to eat it.
First of all, if we sell them, my master has not had much time to go into the city recently, and I don’t know how long these two golden loaches can survive if they leave the river.
If he died in two days, that would be a huge loss.
Secondly, he is not as short of money as before.
Rare fish are hard to come by, and if you sell them, you always feel like you're losing out.
The last one is that he is very excited about the efficacy of golden loach.
According to the introduction of supernatural powers, this golden loach is a very nutritious food.
Now, he has already mastered the art of health-preserving boxing, and entering the Qi and Blood realm is a sure thing for him.
The only shortcoming was that due to the serious illness he had suffered previously, his body had always been weak and his foundation was not very good.
These two golden loaches may be able to help him make up for this shortcoming.
After thinking for a while, Lu Qing finally decided to keep both golden loaches and eat them.
However, although he decided to eat it, Lu Qing did not intend to enjoy it alone.
Instead, he planned to take it to the small courtyard halfway up the mountain tomorrow and enjoy it with his master.
Last time, I wanted to give the Red Moon Carp to my master, but in the end I sold it for money.
After becoming a disciple, Lu Qing has never been able to repay his master in any way, and just blindly accepted the favor.
This time I caught a rare and wonderful fish, so I can let my master taste it.
Lu Qing's plan was very good, however, something unexpected happened in the evening.
After Xiaoyan fell asleep, the black beast came to scratch the door again.
As usual, Lu Qing brought out a basin of fish and placed it on the ground.
What he didn't expect was that the little black beast, which would rush over to eat the fish as soon as he put it down, did not come forward this time.
Instead, his nose twitched a few times, and then his eyes lit up, as if he had discovered something, and he circled around Lu Qing.
After turning around a few times, she sat there and looked at him quietly.
"What's wrong? Don't you want to eat? I specially added some more fish for you today." Lu Qing said in surprise.
This little thing has changed its nature and is not even interested in fish anymore?
“Ouch!”
The little black beast suddenly let out a soft cry, which scared Lu Qing.
It was the first time he heard this guy scream.
He had heard it before, in those first few nights.
But at that time it made a warning growl, which was very different from the sound it makes now.
Now it sounds a bit like a cat's meow, childish and cute, and quite nice to hear.
But Lu Qing couldn't care less about whether the black beast's voice was pleasant or not.
Because he found that after the little thing finished calling, it looked straight into the room behind him.
To be precise, it is the direction of the kitchen in the house.
Thinking of the way the little black beast smelled him just now, an idea suddenly came to Lu Qing's mind.
"This little thing won't..."
(End of this chapter)
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