"Actually, many of us in the village know how to do this," Ye Zi’an said, "Like my third uncle, fourth uncle, and even my eldest uncle, they all know how to do it. It’s really nothing special."
Well, Yang Chuxia really didn’t know that.
"Wait here for me, I’ll go over there and get two wooden sticks." Yang Chuxia ran towards the mountain.
Using the dagger she carried with her, she cut two wooden sticks and sharpened one end of each.
"Let’s take one each and see who can spear more fish." Yang Chuxia smiled and handed a stick to Ye Zi’an.
"Xiaxia, since it’s a competition, there should be a wager." Ye Zi’an’s eyes twinkled, and Yang Chuxia could tell he was plotting something.
However, spearing fish was her strong suit, and she might not necessarily lose.
"Alright, let’s have a bet—just say what you want as the wager."
At her words, Ye Zi’an grinned like a fox, his smile resembling Yang Chuxia’s at times.
"If you lose, you have to kiss me three times a day."
"You little brat, can’t you have a little more decency? Have some shame!" Yang Chuxia exclaimed in disbelief, thinking he had calculated quite well.
However, contrary to her expectation, Ye Zi’an didn’t blush. Instead, he said seriously, "Isn’t it women who should have shame and be reserved? Besides, I’m just looking out for my own interests. It’s perfectly normal."
"Pah!" Yang Chuxia took the opportunity to pinch him. "I think you’ve gone bad! Anyway, we’ll see if I lose. But if you lose!" Yang Chuxia looked at Ye Zi’an with malicious intent.
Ye Zi’an suddenly felt a chill.
"If you lose, you have to run three laps around our village, shouting ’I will listen to Xiaxia from now on’ as you go."
Upon hearing that, Ye Zi’an’s face was filled with black lines!
Yang Chuxia chuckled to herself, thinking that if it wasn’t for fear of attracting too much attention, she wouldn’t have let him off so easily.
"So, are we competing or not?" Yang Chuxia asked smugly.
Ye Zi’an hesitated for a moment, then snorted, "Of course we’re competing! Why wouldn’t we?"
So as soon as they finished speaking, Yang Chuxia and Ye Zi’an took their wooden sticks, got ready, and started on the count of three.
Oh boy, the speed! Yang Chuxia glanced at Ye Zi’an, who was extremely accurate with his spearing. My goodness, he was really giving it his all to win!
Unconsciously influenced by Ye Zi’an, Yang Chuxia also sped up her movements.
For a moment, big and small fish were flying all over the bank of the river, and those not speared were also fleeing in panic.
The ominate red shadow that had been sleeping at the bottom of the water finally awakened!
It slowly opened its eyes, which would clearly reveal an angry expression if someone were to see them at this moment.
Looking up at the wooden sticks constantly coming into the water, it bit one of them.
"Brother An, Brother An!" Yang Chuxia couldn’t pull the stick and called Ye Zi’an for help.
"I can’t pull my stick out. I don’t know if it’s tangled in some water plants or stuck in something." As she said this, Yang Chuxia couldn’t help but think of the red shadow.
"Let’s try pulling it together."
However, even with the two of them working together, they couldn’t move it.
In the end, it was the creature itself that surfaced on the water, staring at Yang Chuxia through the clear water with its small eyes, showing a faint red color beneath the water.
"Holy shit! What is this?" Yang Chuxia saw the size of the creature, even if it hadn’t emerged fully from the water. It was about a meter long, and its shape and weight resembled a fat pig with a hard shell on its back.
"Xiaxia, this looks like a red sea turtle!" Ye Zi’an said.