Six hours passed in a flash.
The sun sank in the west.
Night fell.
On the island in the middle of the lake, Cao Jinxing stared at the fish baring their white bellies beside his float, brazenly swimming circles on their backs without ever taking the bait. He was utterly defeated!
"Damn it! It's even mocking me!"
Not only was it swimming on its back, it was blowing bubbles at him!
For the first time, Cao Jinxing felt on the verge of a breakdown.
Beside him, Qin Xuanji looked both amused and sympathetic.
If she had not witnessed these past six hours herself, she would never have believed such a thing could happen!
Given the density of fish in the middle of West Lake and the excellent bait Cao Jinxing had brought, the chances of catching nothing in six hours were far, far lower than the chances of catching something!
Yet he had failed to catch a single fish.
Not even a shrimp...
Absolutely nothing!
"Well... um..."
Qin Xuanji hesitated. "Maybe fishing just isn't for you. It's not that your technique is bad. It's... your luck really isn't very good..."
"I'm done fishing!"
Throwing all restraint aside, Cao Jinxing flung away his rod and resolved never to touch the damned thing again. Then he did his best to steady his breathing and changed the subject. "There are fewer fishermen around now. We can go into the lake."
"..."
That was one seriously clumsy change of subject...
Qin Xuanji laughed inwardly, but the game she had spent so long anticipating drew her attention too. Gazing at the clear surface of the lake, she said excitedly:
"All right! Let's see if there's any treasure at the bottom!"
It was getting dark, and few people remained nearby, so the two of them would