Little Tiger got up from the ground with a wronged look on his face.
"Brother, people are saying that you must have used some kind of evil magic to get so much stuff from beachcombing, and now the Dragon King of the Sea knows about it, so he sent down that fever you had yesterday."
Hearing these words from Xiao Hu's mouth, Ye Cheng was so speechless he almost laughed.
"No, I have a fever because I offended the Dragon King of the Sea?"
"What kind of bullshit is this? You actually believe this? I just have a cold. You weren't here the day before yesterday."
Xiao Hu glared at him defiantly. "It's not just you. Uncle Yuan also fell ill after coming back from setting the fish traps with us last time. They said that Uncle Yuan was punished by the Dragon King along with you because of that."
"Then they said Duan Yong's family boat was also because of you."
Ye Cheng, thank you so much! Is everything related to me? Am I a god?
"No, you just believed what people were saying?" Ye Cheng looked at Xiao Hu.
"It wasn't someone else who said it, it was the old man in the village who said it," Xiao Hu said softly.
"Old Master? That one from the Chen family?"
"Yes, it's him. He said he dreamed about the Dragon King."
Ye Cheng frowned; this was a bit troublesome.
The old man Xiaohu mentioned belongs to the Chen family, including Chen Jinhai. He should be over 90 years old this year and has a very high seniority. Everyone has forgotten his name.
It is said that when this old man was young, he went to sea to fish and met the Dragon King of the Sea, who taught him how to fish, so he caught more fish than others.
As he got older, he gained considerable prestige in the village, and many people would consult him before setting sail.
Now that he claims he has offended the Dragon King of the Sea, the villagers will certainly believe him.
Just then, Ye Guowei walked in from outside.
"Brother, what brings you here? Don't you have to work today?"
Ye Guowei shook his head, then looked at Xiao Hu, and roughly understood from their expressions.
"Did Xiaohu tell you everything?" Ye Guowei asked.
"Ah, I told my brother, and I think we should postpone our beachcombing trip for now," Xiao Hu said hesitantly.
“Ah Cheng, that’s what I think too. Old Master Chen’s words are quite credible; he knows a lot about things at sea.”
Don't say there's no such thing as a Dragon King of the Sea. We fishermen rely on the sea for our livelihood. Even if there's no Dragon King of the Sea, there must be other gods protecting us.
Why don't you take a break for a while?
Ye Guowei knew Ye Cheng's personality; how could the Sea Dragon King possibly exist?
However, since ancient times, because the sea conditions are complex and ever-changing, fishermen have prayed to gods for protection, such as Mazu.
Compared to inland areas, coastal areas have a more devout faith in deities.
So now that Old Master Chen has gotten involved with the Dragon King of the Sea, things are getting complicated.
Judging from the villagers' level of trust in Old Master Chen, 80% of them would believe him.
Clearly, Ye Cheng belongs to that 20%.
"Brother, Xiaohu, I'll just say this: we grew up in the new era and live in the spring breeze. As for ghosts and gods, you can use them to put your mind at ease, but if you actually believe in that nonsense about offending the gods, that's just too fake."
"Does catching a few fish offend the gods? What about people catching fish net after net and the gods don't care?"
Ye Cheng was speechless. Sometimes, the words of a charlatan can be exposed upon careful analysis, but everyone is used to self-hypnosis and chooses to believe.
"Ah Cheng, you have to trust the old man's judgment. He's very accurate. Otherwise, you wouldn't have gotten a fever." Ye Guowei looked worried after hearing Ye Cheng's words.
Xiao Hu sat there silently.
"I believe him?" Ye Cheng snorted. "He's from the Chen family. Chen Jinhai, the village chief, has always disliked me. He saw us having a barbecue the night before last, and then when I got a fever, his grandfather, Old Master Chen, spoke up. Where was he before?"
After finishing with Ye Guowei, Ye Cheng turned to Ye Cheng and said, "And you, Xiao Hu, it's one thing for my older brother to believe in this, but you're only in your early twenties and you actually believe in this too?"
Why don't you believe that necromancers can actually summon skeletons?
Little Tiger pouted and whispered, "Brother, that's a game."
"You know the game isn't real? You believe everything they say? Have you ever met the Dragon King or chatted with him on QQ?"
After being scolded by Ye Cheng, Xiao Hu was speechless and sat there with his head down.
Seeing that Xiao Hu had been scolded, Ye Guowei quickly interjected, "Acheng, the older generation has their own experience, you have to trust them."
"Believe my ass, I only believe in science," Ye Cheng said bluntly. "Humans have already explored more than 10,000 meters into the ocean, and there's no sea dragon king, let alone any monsters."
"I still need to collect the fish traps I set the day before yesterday today. I'll check if the Sea Dragon King left me any message while I'm collecting them, and then I'll let you know, okay?"
Ye Cheng didn't want to talk to them anymore; there was no point in trying.
They think they can offend the Dragon King of the Sea just by going to the beach? And they believe it?
"Oh? You're going to go into the sea again today? You've only just recovered, you can't take it." Ye Guowei immediately became anxious when he heard that Ye Cheng was going into the sea again.
"Brother, I know what I'm doing. I've bought a wetsuit. That way, I can keep my body temperature as much as possible and prevent dirt from coming into contact with my skin."
Also, I bought a harpoon, just in case there's any danger.
I've even bought professional diving mask lights, so what's there to be afraid of?
Ye Cheng took out the items one by one and showed them to Ye Guowei.
Seeing all the things Ye Cheng had prepared, Ye Guowei felt much relieved, but he still started grumbling.
"You have been invaded by evil spirits; going to sea will ultimately be dangerous."
Ye Cheng gestured towards Xiao Hu with his chin, "Then how about we let him go down?"
Xiao Hu was startled. "No, I can only stay underwater for a little over a minute at most. There definitely won't be enough time to get down there."
"Then you can help pull the cage up there, right?"
"Oh, I can do that." Xiao Hu nodded earnestly.
"Alright then, I'll go down, you pull the rope, it's settled then, let's go."
"oh."
Xiao Hu subconsciously stood up and was about to walk out when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He turned back to Ye Cheng and said, "Wait a minute, brother, why did I agree to go? We were saying we wouldn't let you go beachcombing."
Ye Cheng shrugged and said seriously, "Because you still have a sense of justice in your heart, kid. Let's go, grab your things, and let's set off!"
After saying that, he walked up to Ye Guowei and said, "Brother, don't worry. What era are we living in? Why are you still talking about gods and ghosts? Customs can be preserved, and lucky draws are fine, but we can't believe in everything."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade them otherwise, Ye Guowei gave up, told the two to be careful, and then went to work at the dock.
"Take these, these, just in case the cages overflow today," Ye Cheng said, pointing to the water tank and the snakeskin bags.
Xiao Hu was still confused, not understanding why he had agreed so readily.
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