Starting with fishing, I've traversed a chaotic world of demons and martial arts.

Early the next morning.

The rooster crowed.

A ray of blazing morning light shone on the ground, dispelling the cold, lonely night.

Li Tianxing opened his eyes and glanced at the warm, soft body sleeping in his arms!

The little mandarin duck still had a lingering hickey on her neck.

She was hugging her arms tightly, and there were still happy tears in the corners of her eyes.

She seems quite attached to me...

Li Tianxing pulled his arm out and stretched:

"After a good night's rest, I feel refreshed!"

Although Xiao Yuan is not tall, she has an excellent figure, truly a case of slender branches bearing abundant fruit...

"Did I use too much force last night?"

Xiao Yuan seems a little tired.

I tried it so many times last night, but why didn't the panel pop up?

Could it be that this kind of thing isn't recorded in the panel...?

I thought there would be something like a dual-repair panel.

It seems I was overthinking it...

Li Tianxing mentally complained with some disappointment.

He quietly got out of bed and carefully pulled the blanket up for Xiaoyuan.

"I have now broken through to the first stage of tendon refining."

Moreover, I've almost reached the maximum level in fishing.

Go upgrade your fishing skill to the next level first!

However, I still need to be careful.

If you find anything unusual in the river, row the boat ashore immediately!

Li Tianxing decided to continue going to Qinghe Wharf this morning...

……

Li Tianxing no longer needs to rent boats or fishing gear from fish shops.

He went directly to Qinghe Wharf.

I found my own little boat.

Li Tianxing jumped onto his small sampan.

After boarding the ship, he looked around.

"Strange, why do I feel like someone is watching me?"

Wu Xu, who had a grudge against me, is already dead. Who else could it be?

It can't be so melodramatic...

Is Wu Xu the illegitimate son of the Black Dragon Gang leader?

Li Tianxing looked around but found nothing unusual.

Fine, whoever you are.

On the Qinghe River, I have no fear of you. Come on, if you dare...

……

Li Tianxing rowed the famous boat.

We're heading towards the deeper water.

Just as Li Tianxing left.

Inside a cabin not far from Li Tianxing.

The two Black Dragon Gang underlings looked somewhat flustered.

They were talking in hushed tones:

"Why is this person so strange?"

I only glanced at him twice, and he immediately looked around warily.

"Who knows? Anyway, the young master told us to keep an eye on him, so we'll just stay here and keep an eye on him."

Don't go looking for trouble with him. I heard that Wu Xu's death seems to be related to him...

"The young master is so good to Wu Xu! Is he trying to avenge Wu Xu?"

"Maybe. We'll report back to the young master after he leaves."

"Speaking of which, it seems the young leader's strength has improved by leaps and bounds recently."

"The young leader should be close to breaking through to the level of combined strength. It is truly rare for someone of this age to break through to the Great Perfection of the First Realm!"

Outsiders all thought Hongmeng was the strongest among his peers, but who could have imagined that the young leader would surpass him later?

"That's right, especially in the latter half of the year, the young leader's strength has improved at an incredible speed."

"Huh? It seems Wu Xu also broke through to the Tendon Refining stage within the last six months?"

"It seems that's true. Wu Xu was only at the level of forging skin half a year ago."

Within six months, he not only broke through the barriers of skin and muscle forging, but also reached the level of tendon forging!

"The young master has finally seen the light. I remember he used to practice martial arts with the leader."

But he'd been scolded by the gang leader countless times, who said he lacked comprehension and talent!

"..."

……

Li Tianxing rowed very slowly, barely moving at all.

He twitched his ears slightly and heard their conversation clearly!

These two were unaware that Li Tianxing's hearing had improved after practicing the Wave Chasing Technique.

He gained the ability to hear the waves.

Therefore, hearing ability is already improved.

Now we are on the Qinghe River again, taking advantage of the sound of the water.

Li Tianxing overheard their entire conversation!

Li Tianxing thought to himself.

"Zhang Zhengqi, the young leader of the Black Dragon Gang?"

Did I offend him? Why is he staring at me?

Even if he suspects that Wu Xu's death is related to me, would he kill me because of a gang member who is already dead?

Besides, Wu Xu isn't the only Red Pole in the Black Dragon Gang...

And what is the reason for his rapid progress in martial arts over the past six months?

Could it be that he and Wu Xu share a secret...?

Now he suspects that Wu Xu died at my hands, and I know his secret.

So you want to kill me to silence me?

Li Tianxing analyzed the situation in his mind.

"Zhang Zhengqi? When I search the Puji Sect, I'll investigate you as well."

Since you harbor ill intentions towards me, I can't just sit here and wait to die!

Li Tianxing was a little annoyed. He thought he had solved the problem and could now fish in peace.

Perhaps we can even form a fishing team then...

I want to be my own boss and focus on developing my business.

But I never expected that trouble would come one after another, and problems would pile up on top of problems!

Looking at the boundless Qinghe River, Li Tianxing could only sigh softly:

"Sigh... living life is just one problem after another."

All I can do is face these problems.

And successfully resolve them!

……

Li Tianxing rowed his small sampan to the deep waters of the Qinghe River.

"My current fishing progress is 216, which is 84 points away from being complete. I need to work harder!"

I haven't been able to catch up on my reading progress either.

I haven't had time to read lately.

I have been learning martial arts.

However, for better development in the future.

I definitely need to improve these two basic techniques to move on to the next stage!

Li Tianxing took off his clothes and looked at the black Ma brand pistol in his arms.

"I've never had a chance to use this..."

Li Tianxing placed the clothes he had taken off on the boat.

He jumped into the water with a "plop".

"Today, whether they are treasure fish or not, if I encounter them, I will take them all away!"

"To keep the fishing progress going, I won't let even a tiny shrimp like you get away!"

Li Tianxing remained submerged in the river, occasionally popping his head up.

They pop their heads out to get air.

Secondly, it's to put the caught fish into the fish basket!

"Luckily, the new fish basket someone gave me is quite big..."

……

Two hours later, Li Tianxing glanced at the fish basket, which was already overflowing.

Some of the fish even jumped onto the deck.

"It has to be deep water, the fish there are fat and big."

Unfortunately... treasure fish are a rare find!

My proficiency increased by 10 points this morning, and my fishing progress is now at 226.

Sigh, if these were all treasure fish, I would have leveled up by now!

"How about we go a little further in and check out Soul-Swallowing Bay..."

Soul-Swallowing Bay is the most dangerous area in Qinghe, and also the innermost part of the deep water zone...

Under normal circumstances, very few people go fishing in Danghun Bay.

Only a few foremen from the fish market, along with a group of skilled fishermen, would dare to go there!

However, that would only be in the summer when the temperature is relatively high.

With winter fast approaching, no one dares to go fishing in Danghun Bay anymore!

However, Li Tianxing then recalled the scene of the day he killed Wu Xu...

He shook his head again:

"Soul-Slaying Bay is still too dangerous."

I'll go check out Soul-Shaking Bay again when I've upgraded both my fishing and wave-chasing skills.

The river god of Qinghe River may very well be living in Danghun Bay!

But what exactly is it...?

Is it a giant fish demon? A water monkey? Or a giant snake?