Chapter 323
Fortunately, the snake girl didn't seem to have any intention of involving them, so...
Implicated by the snake woman, all the people in the courtyard were arrested by Bai Yujing's men.
Fortunately, the snake woman didn't seem to have any intention of involving them, and she explained in a very straightforward manner that the matter had nothing to do with them, so they were released.
But no matter how they released them, the dead companions could never be resurrected. Except for those who were stabbed to death on the spot, Zhou Yong was replaced by the snake woman's accomplices long ago.
The man was a quiet person to begin with, and in recent days he had been using the excuse of quarreling with others and had said almost nothing, so his companions hadn't noticed anything.
Cheng Hui stood by the window on the second floor, watching the wandering cultivators leave Baiyujing with lost expressions. He looked around blankly, not knowing where they were going.
He sighed inwardly.
The life of a wandering cultivator is really miserable. Fortunately, he was picked up by Master Wuyouzi as soon as he came back to life, otherwise, who knows what his life would have been like.
"What are you thinking about?" Lin Qingyang asked curiously.
"Nothing, I just suddenly felt that I am so lucky to have met you."
Cheng Hui looked at Lin Qingyang and smiled faintly.
Lin Qingyang didn't reply, but his narrowed eyes and raised corners of his mouth proved his good mood.
The two of them would not interfere in Bai Yujing's investigation.
I took this opportunity to get to know the alchemist.
Although this alchemist had a bad temper and foul mouth, he was a good person. When he learned that his savior wanted him to make the elixir, he immediately promised not only not to charge any money but also to provide the materials.
Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang did not intend to take advantage of this, so they still took out the prepared materials. After being rejected several times by the alchemist, the materials were reduced by half, and both parties were finally happy.
After delivering the materials, the alchemist assured them that there would be absolutely no problems and that they would get the pills they needed in just three months.
The two parties agreed to hand over the elixir and then separated.
The alchemist went back to his shop, while Cheng Hui and the others went... fishing.
In the blink of an eye, a month had passed, and Cheng Hui and his companions had been hiding on a small island on the coast of the East China Sea for seven days.
This small island was off the route, so Cheng Hui and his team had to ask Luo Beidou for help and use his connections to buy a nautical chart and successfully find this place.
There is only a small fishing village on the island, which goes to Donghai City every month to buy necessary daily necessities. Cheng Hui and his friends took this opportunity to follow the boat that bought daily necessities to this island.
The fishermen on the island were not inexperienced. Although they were a little excited to see the two immortal masters, they also knew the seriousness of the matter and did not dare to disturb them casually, allowing Cheng Hui and the others to have some peace and quiet.
"Ah... Another fruitless day." Cheng Hui lay on the bed, rolling around in his arms while hugging a large pillow.
Cultivating immortality is about convenience. All your furniture can be packed into a storage ring and taken anywhere with you. You won’t have to worry about being stuck in your own bed or suffering from insomnia.
Lin Qingyang rubbed his head with amusement, "If moonfish are so easy to catch, how can they be so priceless?"
Cheng Hui said sullenly, "I know, I just couldn't help but complain."
Actually, they had not been here long, but they had already seen moonfish twice. Whenever the moon was at its highest point in the sky, standing on the cliff on one side of the island, they could see the sea water below boiling and rolling constantly, and countless slender moonfish chased the moonlight and leaped on the sea.
These moonlight fish are only the size of a palm, live in groups, are very weak in aggression, and usually feed on moonlight.
Once in danger, he can transform into moonlight and escape.
Cheng Hui had chased the school of fish with Lin Qingyang before, but unfortunately no matter what means he used, he couldn't catch the moonlight fish.
It is said that the moonfish will only stop moonlighting when it feeds, so fishing is the only viable way to catch it.
However, the moonlight fish does not eat everything. First of all, it must be spiritual fruits and herbs related to the essence of the moon; secondly, it must be fed at a specific time, otherwise the moonlight fish will not eat.
And this specific time is just before the moonfish sheds its skin.
Yes, this kind of fish will shed its skin, and after its skin falls off, it can be collected by people. It is also a good water-attribute material.
However, once the fish skin was separated from the fish body, it seemed to have lost its effect in suppressing the inner demons, so the fish skin was unable to assist in breaking through the Nascent Soul stage.
Before a fish sheds its skin, it needs a lot of energy, so it cannot resist its resistance to spiritual fruits and herbs. Only at this time will there be a chance to catch them.
Because moonfish do not appear every day, and even if they appear they may not shed their skin, Cheng Hui and his team have been waiting for five days without any results.
The fish didn't even have any intention of stopping and swam straight past them. Some of the small fish even circled around their bait mischievously, as if mocking them.
Cheng Hui wasn't supposed to be so impatient, and it just so happened that both times he encountered a school of fish, there was a moonfish with a red dot on its tail circling around his bait.
You turned, but what did it mean when you blew bubbles at Cheng Hui after turning?
It was clearly just a fish face, but Cheng Hui could see a lot of mockery in it, mocking his wild idea of fishing...
Cheng Hui: ...
If I could catch him, I would definitely catch him and eat eighteen of his meals!
Inspired by Lin Qingyang's lover's way, Cheng Hui went fishing again with full energy.
After fishing for more than half a month, one night, Cheng Hui found a fish skin floating on the sea. He knew - the opportunity had come!
Lin Qingyang threw the specially made fishing bait without hesitation, and the moonlight on the sea in the distance began to slowly approach them.
One after another, small silver fish emerged from the seabed, and a large number of them began to frantically swallow the scattered bait.
"It works!" Cheng Hui was surprised.
Lin Qingyang was also beaming. He had stumbled upon the bait recipe by accident, having already reached divine enlightenment at the time, so naturally, he hadn't had the chance to verify it. Having never caught a fish before, he had remained calm on the surface, feeling somewhat uncertain. Now, he was finally relieved.
"Come on, come on, catch a few more. It's not that the more the better, but catching three or five will also have a better effect." Cheng Hui laughed and threw the hook down.
Schools of fish were swimming nearby, and from time to time a few moonfish would hover near the bait, testing it out.
Cheng Hui was not in a hurry either. He held his fishing rod and crossed his legs, looking relaxed.
Lin Qingyang, who was standing by, fed him food from time to time, which was really enviable.
After some testing, a small fish, unable to contain itself, soon came forward to take the bait. Cheng Hui's eyes lit up, and he immediately raised his rod. Unexpectedly, the small fish spat out the bait and turned into a ray of moonlight, escaping...
Cheng Hui: ...
I'm so...
The little fish quickly came back around and circled the boat, as if mocking him.
Cheng Hui looked at the familiar red-dot fish tail and his face twitched constantly.
Hey, this little fish is fighting with him, right? I don’t believe it!
He took a deep breath, calmed himself, then threw down another handful of fish and cast his rod again.
This time, he was very calm. He left the fishing rod there and focused on studying his formation. The little fish with a red dot on the tail tried several times, but Cheng Hui still didn't respond.
The little red fish seemed a little hesitant, circling back and forth around the bait.
This bait has an unparalleled temptation for it during the molting period. Although it has a high IQ, it finds it difficult to resist.
Cheng Hui appeared indifferent, but he was actually observing the moonfish in the sea out of the corner of his eye.
Many moonfish were wandering around nearby, and from time to time a small fish wanted to bite the bait, but was knocked away by the red-dot fish.
Cheng Hui was speechless at the clever little fish. Forget it, just let it go. If this group doesn't work, there are another group. It's impossible that all moonfish are so smart.
Fortunately, no matter how smart this little fish was, it could not escape its nature. In the end, he could not resist the temptation of this huge energy and was caught by Cheng Hui.
"Haha, why don't you run again!" Cheng Hui held the tail of the red-dotted fish and looked at him with a smile.
The little red-dot fish looked disheartened, but its mouth was still swallowing.
"Oh, no wonder they say people die for money and birds die for food."
Looking at Xiaoyu's appearance, Cheng Hui felt emotional.
But unexpectedly, the next second, the little fish moved its mouth and turned into moonlight again and slipped away from his hand.
Cheng Hui was stunned, and even Lin Qingyang was very surprised.
After escaping from the danger, the red-spotted fish did not leave immediately, but circled around the boat.
It took Cheng Hui a while to understand, wow, is this guy waiting to eat the next wave?
"No! Don't even think about it!"
Although he didn't know how this guy could moonlight, Cheng Hui was not stupid. If it could moonlight once, it could do it a second time. He came here to fish, not to bring warmth, so how could he let this little fish cheat him of food and drink?
I don’t know if the fish understood Cheng Hui’s complaints, but it actually stopped circling the boat and instead hid far away, watching coldly.
Cheng Hui was stunned again. Why didn't the red-spotted fish save its fellow fish this time? Did it give up?
With this doubtful mood, Cheng Hui cast his rod again. This time, without the obstruction of the red-dot fish, the moonlight fish soon took the bait.
But this time, after one moonlight fish was caught, the other moonlight fish scattered, and no matter how Cheng Hui spread the bait, no fish took the bait.
Cheng Hui was stunned. What was going on? Had these fish suddenly become smarter?
Could it be...
He looked up at the little fish with a red dot and was shocked to find that the little fish had also run away at some point.
Cheng Hui smacked his lips, looking at the only moonlight fish he had caught... emmm, okay, it's not a loss to have just one.
Cheng Hui didn't know that it was not only a good thing, but if others knew that he could catch a moonlight fish in one night, they would be shocked.
However, at this time, neither Lin Qingyang nor Cheng Hui thought that there were other factors that led to their success, so they just took the moonlight fish back and planned to try again tomorrow.
The next night, Cheng Hui returned to the boat again. Today, the moonfish did not appear. He waited for several hours regretfully, but finally returned empty-handed.
The third day, the fourth day, time passed quickly, and it was not until the evening of the fifth day that he saw the school of fish again.
I also saw the little fish with a red dot.
The little fish stayed beside the boat and looked at him across the water.
Cheng Hui looked at the little fish's lively eyes and couldn't help but have an idea: Could this little fish have become a spirit?
This moonlight fish can have such miraculous effects, so it can naturally be regarded as a first-class spiritual beast. Unfortunately, this fish does not seem to be very smart. In any case, I have never heard of a moonlight fish being able to transform into a human.
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