A glittering golden fish flopped about on the ground, trying to leap from the shore back into the lake. It jumped quite high-a full meter.
Dongfang Minghui stared in astonishment. She had thought Seventh Sister would haul up a whole string of little fish, but there was only one, and its coloring was exceptionally eye-catching. Her clear black-and-white eyes followed that golden blur back and forth. Just as the little golden fish was about to return to the lake's embrace, she lunged forward, pinning both it and the net beneath her.
Do not ask why she had acted before her brain caught up. All she had thought was that they had finally caught a little fish-how could they simply let it return to the lake's embrace?
"Seventh Sister, what kind of fish is this?"
A crack appeared even in Qian Wanyu's frost-cold expression. She had scooped up an entire netful of fish, yet only one remained. This level of performance was simply unacceptable.
"Seventh Sister, hurry and help me hold this fish down." She could barely keep her arms around it. Clearly, she was holding a fish, yet it felt like a heavy rock thrashing in her embrace. Any longer, and this mysterious little golden fish might knock her into internal bleeding.
Seeing Ninth Sister being knocked about and rolling on the ground, Qian Wanyu hurriedly stepped on the net as it edged toward the lake on its own. She lifted it with one hand while grabbing Dongfang Minghui with the other, pulling her to her feet.
The little golden fish seized its chance, intending to leap through the Dragon Gate-no, leap into the lake. Unfortunately, halfway through its flight, the net dragged it backward. With a flop, it crashed heavily to the ground, stars filling both its fish eyes.