Su Mu was surprised.
"You fish too?"
Bibi Dong smiled and nodded. "Yes. We've had nothing to do these past few days, so we came to fish for fun. The two empires won't reach Spirit Hall for several more days. We might as well fish while we wait."
Su Mu was taken aback. He looked at the shimmering lake. It did seem like a pleasant idea.
So Su Mu joined them.
Su Mu, Bibi Dong, Ah Yin, Hu Liena, Xie An, Dugu Xin, and Tian Yue each found a suitable spot and sat down. One fishing rod after another dipped into the still lake.
Bibi Dong had a knack for fishing. Before long, her line trembled. She flicked her wrist, hauling a plump lake fish out of the water. It flopped wildly, much to her delight.
Ah Yin remained unhurried and occasionally caught a few small fish herself.
Hu Liena, Xie An, and Dugu Xin had little to show for their efforts, but at least they got the occasional bite.
Only Tian Yue sat there for ages with her rod perfectly still. Not a ripple stirred the water around her line.
Half an hour passed. The other six had all caught something, more or less. She alone had nothing.
That made her what fishermen called a "skunked angler."
Bibi Dong couldn't resist teasing her. "Little Crocodile, would you object if I called you a skunked angler through and through?"
That instantly set Tian Yue off. She sprang to her feet and stamped in place, her cheeks blazing red. "Who are you calling skunked? Keep talking and I'll use Martial Soul Possession and whip you to death with my tail!"
Ah Yin joined in the teasing. Flushed with embarrassment and anger, Tian Yue gripped her rod and hurled her line back