Ocean Fishing Master

e had he seen him before?

While he was pondering this, the group had already arrived in front of him.
The two kids were barefoot and jumping around on the sandy beach.

The little boy pulled the woman beside him and said, “Auntie, I want ice cream.”

The other woman raised her eyebrows and scolded him, “You naughty boy, do you want a spanking?”

The little boy was frightened and moved away.
The woman in the red dress picked him up and said, “Shirley, what are you doing? Let’s go and buy ice cream.”

The little girl timidly raised her hand and said, “Auntie, I want some too.”

“Okay, let’s all go together.”

“You spoil them too much.
I’ll wait for you here.
Little Donkey, What do you want to eat?”

“Maybe some crispy fried rolls.
I’ll wait for you here.”

Yang Xiaolong suddenly remembered who the man was.
It was Lu Xiaolü, the most beautiful fisherman who had been on TV, donated to many schools, and was selected as one of the top ten outstanding young people.
There was also a documentary about him and his wife’s fishing life, which was like poetry and a distant land, and it had captured the hearts of many young people.
Now, he finally got to meet him in person.

As he was thinking about this, Lu Xiaolü came over and crouched down next to him to watch him fish.

Yang Xiaolong asked first, “Hello, you’re Lu Xiaolü, right?”

“Yes, and you are?”

“I’m Yang Xiaolong.
I saw you on TV and I’m a fan of yours.
I didn’t expect to meet you in person today.”

Lu Xiaolü smiled, “Thank you.
You like fishing too?”

“Yeah.”

“Are you here to fish?”

“No, I’m here to travel.
We’re leaving tomorrow.”

“Oh.”

Between two straight men, there wasn’t much to talk about, and it quickly became awkward.
Finally, Lu Xiaolu broke the silence and said, “Well, I’m going ahead.
Goodbye.”

“Okay, see you.”

As the happy chatter and laughter of the family of five

As the family of five left, laughing and chatting, Yang Xiaolong’s mood was lifted, and he smiled to himself as he began fishing.
He quickly set up his rod with bait and settled into his fishing spot.

He watched as the family disappeared into the distance, then refocused on his fishing.
He had brought only one rod and one lure with him today, in a hurry to get out on the water.

After setting up his rod, he sat down on his small folding chair and focused on controlling the blue ring that was sleeping in a crevice between two rocks.

This little creature was good at finding hiding spots; even with a flashlight, it was hard to spot in the crevices and seaweed that surrounded it.
The waters in this area were mostly developed and polluted, with little to discover beyond some shells and garbage.

As Yang Xiaolong continued to control the blue ring and explore the deeper waters, he encountered more seaweed and rocks, and the water became clear and transparent.
Although he hadn’t found any big catches yet, he spotted plenty of small shrimp and crabs crawling around the crevices of the rocks.

Suddenly, he noticed something moving in the water.
A red shadow flashed by as the blue ring passed a clump of seaweed.
Yang Xiaolong followed the creature, which was about half an arm’s length in size, with a red body and small black spots.
Its mouth was large, and it had protruding teeth like a snaggletooth.

Yang Xiaolong recognized it as a grouper, having seen it on television before.
As the grouper sped up, the blue ring chased after it, blocking its path with a blue aura.
The grouper had to change direction, and Yang Xiaolong took advantage of this to attach a prepared octopus lure to his line.
The distance between him and the grouper was about forty meters, a perfect distance for casting.

Standing up and stretching, he made his cast, but the lure fell crookedly into the water.
Embarrassed, Yang Xiaolong reeled the lure back in, adjusted his aim, and cast again, this time with better accuracy.