By linking my account to the check-in system, I became a leisurely traveler.

Chapter 160 Angler's Paradise [First Update!]

Shengzhong Lake is located in the northwestern mountains of southern Sichuan, surrounded by a ring of low hills, with its waters stretching far into the distance.

When the wind blows, the waves shatter the sunlight into a white expanse.

This place is famous as "China's Fishing City," and you can fish here anytime.

The lake is teeming with fish, including grass carp, crucian carp, and mandarin fish. You can use either a hand rod or a sea rod as you like, and in most places there are no restrictions on the number of rods you can use.

Find a rock by the lake, sit down, cast your line, and stare at the float for ages, while the mountains remain motionless in the distance.

When Li Younan arrived, there were already some anglers fishing in groups on the shore.

This time, Li Younan didn't come alone, but it wasn't with her mother—not that she didn't want to bring her mother, but that her mother really couldn't get time off during this period.

The current economic situation is not very optimistic, and the financial industry feels it most acutely. While income is decreasing, the workload seems to be gradually increasing.

My mom has been incredibly busy lately.

The college student who asked to meet him lived in the south.

After arriving, Li Younan did not go directly to find the college student named Lu Shihua. Instead, he drove to Shengzhong Lake and planned to play there for a while.

However, out of politeness, I told Lu Shihua after arriving in the south.

His car drove directly to the shore of Shengzhong Lake, and besides Li Younan, another tall and slender figure got out of the car.

Liu Yu.

Liu Yu took off his sunglasses, a strange smile appearing on his lips.

This place is even better than I imagined.

Although it was her first time here, Liu Yu had already fallen in love with the place.

This is definitely a great place for fishing.

Not to mention the vast, open fishing spots where you can cast your line anywhere, there are even boats and yachts available for rent, allowing you to fish on the lake.

Shengzhong Lake is also a reservoir, so there are no restrictions on fishing.

This was the first time he and Li Younan had traveled together.

My leg injury had almost completely healed, so I decided to take a short break and relax for a few days.

He hadn't originally planned to go with Li Younan—his original plan was to find a suitable place to fish for several days in a row.

Liu Yu is an extremely passionate fishing enthusiast, something Li Younan knew a little about before... but he still underestimated him.

In order to give herself a few days to completely relax, Liu Yu and Li Younan informed each other in advance that they would not be able to help him with voice acting for the next few days.

After informing Li Younan about this, Li Younan said, "I'm going to the south in the next few days, so I probably won't have much material to shoot for videos."

This statement puzzled Liu Yu, as he was also planning to go to the south—but his goal was very clear: to fish at Shengzhong Lake.

After exchanging a few words, Li Younan explained that he went to the south because a college student who claimed to be a protector of intangible cultural heritage had contacted him.

After thinking about it, Liu Yu decided to hitch a ride with Li Younan.

The two people in the car weren't particularly awkward, since they had interacted with each other several times before.

But it's unrealistic to say that they have a lot to talk about.

Their life trajectories are generally quite different, with their main intersection being in video calls, or more specifically, their only connection is Liu Yu's younger sister, Liu Li.

When they drove over, Li Younan took the initiative to start a conversation in order to liven up the atmosphere.

After thinking it over, I decided to start with Liu Li and asked her about her recent situation, such as how her illness was.

At first, Liu Yu answered Li Younan normally, but later, the two got sidetracked and Liu Yu said with a sigh, "She's a very cute girl. If she were living a normal school life, she would probably be pursued by many boys by now. I would be worried... But looking at it this way, it's not all bad."

Li Younan chuckled and said, "I remember you said last time that she was a girl who was 150 centimeters tall and weighed 150 kilograms."

Liu Yu then realized that she had let something slip.

Li Younan continued to ask, "How cute is she?"

Liu Yu coldly changed the subject.

Li Younan rubbed his nose, somewhat bored, and said, "To be honest, I'm not interested in what JK Long looks like at all. You two siblings are really making this all mysterious. But actually, I'm not curious at all, really—I never judge people by their appearance." After saying this, Li Younan focused on driving.

After a while, Liu Yu seemed to realize that his behavior had been a bit too extreme, so he took the initiative to start a conversation again.

However, instead of continuing on the topic of Liu Li, they started talking about some information about the south, asking Li Younan, "Do you know about Shengzhong Lake, the fishing paradise?"

Li Younan certainly knew, since the place he visited in the south was Shengzhong Lake, so he casually nodded: "I know a little."

Liu Yu said, "I don't know much about Shengzhong Lake. I only know that it's very famous, but I'm not really sure what it's like. Do you know how to fish?"

Although Li Younan knew that Liu Yu had asked this casually to start a conversation, he still felt a strange sensation.

His current fishing skills are basically top-notch in the country—in fact, he has two skills that can be combined: zoologist and fishing.

Although fishing skills include a lot of knowledge about fish habits, it is not comprehensive in general.

The integration of his zoologist skills allowed him to gain a more comprehensive understanding of fish habits: What kinds of fish are there in Shengzhong Lake? Which fish species are active in which areas and at which water layers? What conditions are needed to catch different kinds of fish? Li Younan was basically familiar with all of these things.

But now Liu Yu is asking him if he knows how to fish, so Li Younan certainly can't say that his fishing skills are that good. That would seem too strange, and it's not appropriate to boast about yourself.

He replied casually, "I know a little bit."

But compared to Li Younan's humility and modesty, Liu Yu, after a moment's thought, said seriously, "To be honest, I'm quite good at fishing."

His tone was rather calm, as if he had no intention of showing off at all, and was simply narrating calmly.

Li Younan blinked but didn't say anything.

Liu Yu continued calmly, "I know you might think I'm being a bit arrogant, but actually I'm not... that's just how it is. Fishing is a sport that requires a broad range of knowledge. You need to understand hydrology, fish habits, and even have some knowledge of nutrition in order to prepare suitable bait. So learning to fish isn't easy... it takes a lot of time, and I just happen to have spent a lot of time on that."

He says he's not arrogant.

Li Younan nodded and asked, "It seems you have a deep understanding of this sport."

Liu Yu shook his head, his face expressionless. "I wouldn't call it deep study; I've just read a few books. I'll demonstrate for you later." He smiled. "Fishing is a very interesting sport. I don't know what level of understanding you have of it. If you're already enjoying fishing, then I think our trip will be very pleasant. If you're still at the level of catching fish by luck, that's okay too; I'll gradually let you experience the joy of fishing."

Li Younan remained silent.

In fact, he only had an inexpensive beginner fishing rod in his trunk, because the main purpose of his trip was to visit Shengzhong Lake, and fishing was secondary; he could buy the equipment in the county town.

However, the vehicle was still fully equipped with other gear; the equipment from the previous hike was still in the vehicle and hadn't been moved.

When Liu Yu got into his car, he brought seven or eight fishing rods, as well as the kind of professional fishing box that anglers often use, which allows them to sit on it and open it to retrieve bait.

Upon arriving at Shengzhong Lake, Liu Yu took out a video camera and said to Li Younan, "Since we're already here, let's shoot some footage, whether we use it or not. We'll keep it for now."

Actually, he paused for a moment, a strange smile appearing on his lips, and said, "A top streamer with 300 million followers learning to fish, whether he comes home empty-handed or gets lucky and catches a few fish, it should be quite interesting."

Li Younan said with a hint of helplessness, "Are you so sure I can't fish?"

Liu Yu thought for a moment and said, "A person's energy is always limited. If you're also a very good fisherman, then frankly, that's a little strange."

Li Younan asked, amused, "What's so strange about that?"

Liu Yu said earnestly, "I can now guarantee that wherever there are fish, there won't be any empty-handed fish—do you know how long it took me to reach this level?"

Liu Yu said seriously, "It's been about five or six years in total. In the beginning, I spent more than 20,000 yuan just on equipment. I went from a beginner rod to a custom rod, and I have a whole drawer full of floats. I even filled three notebooks just by trying different flavors of bait."

"Back then, every weekend I'd head to different reservoirs, setting off before dawn and fishing until the wee hours of the morning, getting tanned like charcoal, my hands covered in marks from the fishing lines. Once, to secure a good fishing spot, I even camped out by the lake for three days."

Li Younan seemed to be thinking about something, and after a moment he said, "So your basis is that I probably can't spend as much time as you... So, the technique should be relatively basic, is that what you mean?"

Liu Yu didn't say anything, but opened the trunk and took out his fishing box and fishing rod.

At this moment, he suddenly noticed the beginner fishing rod in Li Younan's trunk, and his expression was somewhat amused—indeed, Li Younan was just a beginner.

At this moment, Li Younan didn't pay much attention to what Liu Yu said, because he had already received the system's check-in task.

This time, the check-in task is a bit outrageous: Shengzhong Lake is a fishing paradise, and the check-in task is also related to fishing, but the task requires you to catch a fish without using a fishing rod.

Li Younan was having a bit of a headache: How could he catch fish without a fishing rod? Should he use a fishing net? Or should he swim to catch fish?

My amateur swimming skills...

Just as he was frowning, he suddenly remembered the bow and arrow he had brought with him when he went mountain climbing last time, which was also in the car at that moment.

(End of this chapter)