"Elder Yan Xiao, your expression looks a little off."
The group looked at Xiao Yan with bewilderment. In their eyes, he had always been unfathomable, yet today, in the Fishing Tackle Shop, they had glimpsed a side of the elder no one knew about.
"Nothing!"
The strange smile at the corners of Xiao Yan's mouth deepened. He then smiled at the students and said, "Since everyone's going fishing, let's go and properly unwind."
As he spoke, he tossed out another Purple Gold Card with a limit of five million gold coins and told the shopkeeper, "Boss, a few more sets. One for everyone!"
Finally, amid the students' cheers, Xiao Yan and his group set off toward Spring Lake. They were puzzled, however, as to why he kept reminding them to quietly conceal their auras the closer they got.
But when they reached a low-lying spot, shock appeared on every face.
A golden full moon hung in the deep blue night sky, with the boundless waters of Spring Lake stretching beneath it.
The lake shimmered, scattering the moonlight into flecks of silver.
There, in the shallows, stood a silver-haired woman in a silver robe. She had removed her usual boots, revealing translucent, jade-like feet.
Moonlight fell upon her, coating her silver figure in a crystalline, hazy glow, making her look like a goddess.
The goddess was tall and slender. Holding a sharp steel fork, she thrust it forcefully at a zha-no, at a fish.
Wrapped in powerful Dou Qi, the steel fork had a long, thin rope tied behind it. It sent up a spray of lake water before seemingly piercing flesh.
Hearing that sound, the goddess's lips curved into a smile more exquisite than the moonlight. Her delicate hands then moved swiftly, hauling in the rope.
Moments later, she dragged