Chapter 105 Let's keep it here for now
"Hurry, save him!"
Fatty Wang and his two companions, who were nearby, were about to swim over to help when suddenly a large amount of blood surged in the water and there was no movement.
The turbid water made it impossible to see what was happening below, but since it could kill the prey so quickly, the thing below must be quite large.
Realizing that they were not able to handle it, Fatty Wang and his companions quickly turned around and swam back.
During the return journey, Fatty Wang saw that everyone was staring at the position behind him. Zhang Qiling slowly pulled out the black gold ancient knife from behind and looked back with some curiosity.
Fatty Wang widened his eyes with a shocked expression on his face. He took a deep breath and blurted out "Fuck!" in a strong voice.
Behind him, an ugly bronze fish was swimming towards him with its mouth wide open. The mouth was round like a small arch, and the countless sharp teeth slanting inward showed that it was an extremely ferocious predator. At least it would have no problem killing Fatty Wang with one bite!
Fatty Wang was so frightened that he turned his head quickly, and then he felt someone stepping hard on his shoulder and he fell headfirst into the water.
Just now, after Zhang Qiling pulled out the knife, he borrowed the strength from Zhang Moyu, stood up and leaped, quickly passing by the others and landing here.
Afterwards, he borrowed support from Fatty Wang and rose into the air again, holding high the ancient black gold knife and chopped down the fish's head.
This fish was not only large in size, but its skin was also incredibly hard. Zhang Qiling felt a numbness from his hand to his forearm caused by the shock of the knife. He did not pay attention to releasing the force for a moment, and the black gold ancient knife was almost knocked out of his hand by the recoil.
However, the ugly big fish's head was also hit so hard that it felt buzzing. It was shaking its head and seemed a little dazed.
Only after Zhang Qiling inserted the second knife into the gap between his cheek bones did it recover. It slapped its tail, and huge splashes of water flew everywhere, drenching everyone who was swimming out.
Zhang Moyu asked the others to go forward first, and he leaned against the stone wall and observed. On the one hand, he didn't want his child to fight alone.
On the other hand, he wanted to see how strong the fish was. If Zhang Qiling was at risk of injury, he would immediately join the battle in his place without hesitation.
Now he has the head of the family by his side to rely on, so it is not his turn to risk his life alone.
Although Zhang Qiling's fighting ability is showing a tendency to surpass his after his careful care and recuperation, daily teaching and training at all costs, at this stage the two are evenly matched when practicing fighting.
But this is not the case in a real combat situation. Zhang Moyu has poison, mental attacks, and some strange techniques. Any one of them can easily kill the fish.
After a few moves, Zhang Moyu felt relieved.
He was overthinking it. Given their current combat power, how could it be so easy for them to encounter something that could threaten them?
It was all Black Blind Man and his ghost bride, and the blood-dead Hanba Xiaoguan had encountered a while ago. He had encountered so many threatening things during this period, and because he had made the wrong comparison, he almost thought the Zhang family's current combat power had dropped to that of an ordinary person.
The fish only looked intimidating, and it had thick skin, a sharp mouth and fangs, making it look ferocious.
In fact, his body was bulky and his movements were relatively slow. Although each of his tail swings was powerful and heavy, they could not hit the agile Zhang Qiling at all.
"Stop playing. If you think it's fun, you can knock it out and keep it here. Come back and play when you remember.
They should be waiting ahead, we have to hurry."
Zhang Moyu noticed that Zhang Qiling's fight was played with some playful intent, and was somewhat helpless about his sudden interest, but indulgently took out a sealed medicine bottle from the Qilin bracelet and threw it towards Zhang Qiling.
The bottle contained a powerful anesthetic that had been prepared in advance. Even the Zhang family members with their Qilin physique could not withstand it. It was enough to make the fish sleep for a whole day and night.
Although the Qilin bracelet passed down by the Zhang family has the magical function of mustard seed space, the space inside is not large, only about one cubic meter. This time, Zhang Moyu filled it with various medicines and emergency food, which is expected to be enough to deal with various situations.
It just so happened that we had a powerful anesthetic. Otherwise, for their safety and to avoid any trouble, we would have had to kill the fish with great pain.
After catching the medicine bottle, Zhang Qiling seized an opportunity, opened the bottle and threw it into the fish's mouth.
In just a few seconds, the big fish stopped flapping and floated stiffly on the water.
From head to tail, the whole fish is nearly ten meters long, which can be called a behemoth. It is a little hard to understand how it can grow so big as a freshwater fish.
Zhang Qiling looked at it from head to tail, and saw a strange color scheme that gradually changed from bronze to orange-red. There were tiny black spots on the dense scales, and the skull was wide, with part of it exposed. The sharp teeth in its mouth looked crooked upon closer inspection.
If you look at it for a long time, you will find that the whole fish gives people the feeling of being ugly and cute.
The lifeless big eyes after being anesthetized seemed to flash with a strange light, giving people a feeling that he was not very smart.
Even though it had swallowed a human not long ago, Zhang Qiling really thought this fish was interesting and wanted to raise it...
When Zhang Qiling saw it, he couldn't help but think of the time when the Zhang family was at its peak. This kind of ferocious and somewhat silly fish should have been kept as a pet, right?
If it is easy to raise, it would be a good idea to put it in the lake to guard the house.
He heard from Zhang Moyu that the Zhang family's land used to be built in the style of yin and yang houses, with attics and houses on the ground interspersed and intertwined as residences.
The underground maze has various functions such as physical training and mechanical training, cultivating voodoo and poisonous creatures, raising rare and exotic objects, sealing evil spirits, and storing the corpses of tribesmen.
Large underground palaces like those have drainage systems, which are not easy to look after. Keeping this kind of fish in the drainage system not only allows you to play with it when you are free, but also because of its thick skin and flesh, it can be used as a sparring partner, and it can also prevent outsiders from invading by taking advantage of the situation.
Unfortunately, they don't have the conditions to raise them now, nor do they have the need to...
Zhang Qiling felt a little regretful and patted the sturdy fish head with his hands. When he heard the bang bang bang sound, a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes.
Seeing that he seemed reluctant to leave, Zhang Moyu remembered what he had once told him about the prosperity of the Zhang family a thousand years ago.
I had a vague idea of what he was thinking, and thinking about the current situation of the two Qilins, I felt a little uncomfortable, but I still spoke to comfort him.
"Just foster him here for now. There will always be a place to foster him in the future."
Although they are now starting from scratch, they should not be extravagant. It is not realistic to spend money to build an underground palace specifically for raising fish.
But there are always more solutions than problems. If it really doesn't work, you can also look for the underground palace built by your family in the past. Your family's construction technology is absolutely impeccable. Even if it has been abandoned for a long time, it should still be usable after some repairs.
"Um."
Zhang Qiling just nodded calmly without saying anything more, but Zhang Moyu keenly noticed that his mood suddenly improved.
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