The starting point is auspicious; the fiancée will not call off the engagement.

Pride didn't sleep yesterday, or rather, it never slept at all.

Xiaoxue stayed up with Him for half the night, but couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep.

Arrogance stopped eating and watched Xiaoxue sleep without moving.

Until now...

"Open the door, arrogance, we're here."

Before dawn, Fang Zhou knocked on the door of the bamboo grove courtyard.

Arrogance paused for a moment, looked at the still dark sky, and after a while stood up to open the door.

"Oh, is Xiaoxue still sleeping?"

Fang Zhou, holding Xiao Yue, glanced at the courtyard where Xiao Xue was casually lying on the ground, fast asleep.

"But it's gotten so fat! It wasn't this fat yesterday."

Looking at the snow, which was heavier than yesterday's, Fang Zhou fell into deep thought.

Ye Ninghan then walked towards the arrogant one who was staring blankly at them, led him back to the stone table to sit down, untied the ribbon from the arrogant one's hair, and combed it again.

"alright,"

Ye Ninghan looked at her work, smiled with satisfaction, and explained to the arrogant woman,

"We need to get there early today. When we were registering for the competition last night, we realized there were quite a lot of people. If we go late, we might not get any good spots."

Arrogance tilted his head, his golden pupils fixed on Fang Zhou.

"it is good."

Fang Zhou also raised his head, no longer looking at the sleeping Xiao Xue, and smiled at Ao Man.

"Then let's get ready to leave. Should we bring Xiaoxue along?"

"want."

Arrogance immediately replied.

Fang Zhou paused for a moment, then waved his hand, and the group appeared in front of a vast lake.

Xiaoxue was enveloped in spiritual energy and floated about a foot off the ground.

Pride first looked down to make sure his pet was still there before gazing at the beautiful lake.

At this moment, a few wisps of mist still lingered on the lake surface, and the sun had climbed over the mountain peaks, turning the lake surface golden.

A number of disciples had already arrived at the lakeside in twos and threes, queuing up at the competition registration desk.

Fang Zhou led the group toward the registration office, and soon they received a token.

The rules of the competition are simple: whoever catches the heaviest fish within the competition time wins, and cheating with spiritual power is not allowed.

The rewards are simple: the top prize is 1,000 contribution points and an honor token, the second prize is 500 contribution points, and the third prize is 300 contribution points.

There's a reward for every fish caught, so the contribution is relatively low.

The rules are simple and straightforward, but this is normal since it's an entertainment event of the Wansheng Sect.

It's worth mentioning that the old deacon also participated in the competition and made some harsh remarks.

He said he'd been fishing for so long without catching anything, and if anyone could catch more fish than him today, he'd give them 100 contribution points for each extra fish.

Then, the number of people signing up surged.

"Ninghan, here."

Xiao Li sat on a large boat, floating in the middle of the lake. She yawned and waved to Ye Ninghan.

Ye Ninghan paused for a moment, then took Fang Zhou's hand and flew towards the large ship.

"You're still so extravagant, you even brought a boat just to go fishing."

Seats were already prepared on the side of the boat, and even soft cushions for pets were provided. Exquisite fishing rods, bait, and fish baskets were also placed nearby.

Little Li wagged her tail smugly and let out a soft hum.

"I'd like to."

She looked at the group and waved her hand.

"Please sit wherever you like."

Fang Zhou and the others sat down in the seats by the boat, and Xiao Yue and Xiao Xue were placed on the cushions.

"Use any fishing rod and bait you like, they're all the same as mine. Whoever loses treats everyone to dinner."

As Xiao Li was talking, she caught a ten-pound fish.

She frowned, then suddenly opened her mouth wide and swallowed the fish whole.

"It's just okay, a bit too small."

Fang Zhou was stunned for a moment, while Ao Man's eyes lit up as if he saw a familiar face.

Ye Ninghan smiled and explained to the two of them:

"Xiao Li is often like this. She also won first place in the last eating contest held within the sect."

Fang Zhou's lips twitched. He suddenly thought of introducing Gluttony to her; the two of them would definitely have a lot in common.

"What's wrong? I'm a dragon, isn't it normal for me to eat a little?"

Xiao Li pursed her lips, skillfully baited the hook, and cast the line again.

"You guys hurry up and fish too, I don't want to win too easily."

Fang Zhou smiled, not caring at all, while Ye Ninghan went straight to teach Arrogance how to fish.

Xiao Li's lips twitched, she didn't say anything, and turned her head away to sulk.

Xiaoyue walked to Fang Zhou's side, gently patted Fang Zhou's leg, called out urgingly a few times, her eyes full of expectation.

"I understand, I haven't forgotten."

Fang Zhou patted Xiao Yue's head helplessly, picked up the fishing rod, baited it, and casually cast it out.

Not long after, Fang Zhou lifted his rod and caught a carp weighing over 20 pounds.

Xiaoyue looked at Fang Zhou with eyes full of admiration.

Xiao Li, who was standing nearby, saw this and let out a soft snort.

"You've got some skill, but I'm not going to lose."

"Really? I'll wait for you to treat me."

Fang Zhou smiled and replied to her.

Xiao Li didn't reply, and her expression became more serious.

Fang Zhou slapped the fish to death to prevent Xiao Yue from being killed by a single fish.

Arrogance, under Ye Ninghan's guidance, cast his line and caught a five-pound fish.

He hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth to swallow the fish.

Ye Ninghan stopped her in time, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"This can't be eaten raw. If you want to eat it, I'll cook it for you when we get back."

Arrogance's golden eyes looked at Xiao Li, not understanding why Xiao Li could eat while He couldn't.

But He still obediently nodded and put the fish into the fish basket.

After a while, a commotion suddenly broke out on the shore.

Fang Zhou looked up.

The old deacon, holding a fishing rod, slowly walked to the shore, shaking his head as he went.

"This position isn't good, that position isn't good either..."

"Hey, stop fighting over this spot! Didn't you hear the butler say it's a bad location?"

"It's alright, I'll take the loss and occupy the worse seats, leaving the better ones for you."

"Screw you, everyone knows what you're thinking!"

The disciples scrambled to get a spot where the old deacon could shake his head, and the old deacon couldn't help but smile at their unity and camaraderie.

Suddenly, he seemed to spot a place that pleased him, his eyes lit up, and he walked over.

But a disciple was already sitting there, looking at the empty fish basket with a worried expression and letting out a sigh.

The disciple sensed something, looked to the side, and saw the old deacon walking straight towards him. He inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought my skills had declined, but it turns out it was just my positioning that was the problem."

The disciple muttered something under his breath, then stood up with a smile.

"Come here, steward, this way. My skills aren't up to par, it would be a waste for me to take this position. Only you can handle it, so this position is for you."

The old deacon was taken aback, then patted the disciple on the shoulder and smiled broadly.

"Alright, I didn't expect you to be so kind. Well then, I can't let you suffer a loss. I'll transfer 100 contribution points to you."

The disciple was taken aback, then pleasantly surprised, and excitedly took out his disciple token.

"Thank you, Steward. You are very generous. I wish you a great catch today and that you win the grand prize."

The old deacon smiled even more broadly and transferred an extra two hundred contribution points to the disciple.

The disciple bowed to the steward, then turned and ran away.

Fang Zhou watched the whole thing and shook his head with amusement.

"Brother Su really is... I don't know how to put it."

That disciple was none other than Su Yan, who was now happily finding another place to sit and fish.

"I've earned another contribution."