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

The old deacon looked at the struggling dragon and suddenly smiled. He simply used the strength he had gained from years of fishing for snakes to grab the fishing rod and flick it hard.

The entire dragon beast soared into the air from the lake, was pulled by the fishing line, and flung to the shore, smashing a group of trees.

"Steward, let me make this clear beforehand: this dragon beast is not considered a fish."

The demon disciple in charge of managing the competition glanced casually at the dragon and gave a timely reminder.

This snake had already been noticed when it transformed into a dragon beast, and was originally intended to be dealt with, otherwise it would have eaten all the fish.

But the old deacon always fed it until it was full, and it wouldn't even eat fish anymore. It just waited for the old deacon to feed it, so the demon disciples just let it live.

The fact that the old deacon was able to catch it this time was beyond the expectations of the demon disciples, since it had always only eaten meat and never bit the hook before.

The old deacon smiled with relief and nodded to the demon disciple.

The demon disciple, seeing the unfortunate old deacon, stopped provoking him, bowed, and walked to the side to wait for the old deacon to deal with the dragon beast.

Su Yan appeared beside the old deacon at some point, his face beaming with smiles.

"Steward, since this dragon beast isn't considered a fish, I'll kill it for you, saving you the trouble of doing it yourself."

"Be quick and efficient."

The old deacon looked up at him, sighed, and waved to Su Yan.

He trembled his hand holding the fishing rod, and the hook slipped from the dragon beast's mouth, reeling in the fishing line.

The old deacon slowly turned to look at the lake, then sighed.

Oh, heavens, how cruel you are to me!

But not long after, he took out another piece of dragon meat and looked at the lake.

"I don't believe it, this lake is full of snakes."

Su Yan's expression was cold as he summoned a longsword with dragon scale patterns.

"Today, I will let you taste the blood of this dragon beast."

He walked step by step toward the dragon beast, and the aura of his perfected Xuan Dan began to rise.

Apart from the old deacon and Arrogance, who were fishing intently, everyone else curiously turned their gazes toward Su Yan.

The dragon beast shook its head and came to its senses. It looked at Su Yan warily. Although it had no intelligence, it instinctively sensed a deadly danger from Su Yan.

As Su Yan walked towards it step by step, the dragon beast's vertical pupils shrank, and an astonishing ferocity erupted in its eyes.

The dragon beast suddenly soared into the air, opened its blood-red maw, and lunged at Su Yan.

Su Yan stared expressionlessly at the dragon beast, then gently raised his sword.

A stunning sword light flashed across the dragon beast, causing its forward-charging body to freeze, instantly splitting in two and falling from the sky.

Su Yan twirled his sword, looked up to the sky and roared, raising his longsword high.

"Today, I slay the dragon here, drink its blood, and proclaim the might of the sword cultivators."

The disciples on the shore glanced at Xiao Li, whose veins were bulging in the middle of the lake, exchanged a knowing look, and smiled knowingly.

"Senior Brother Su is mighty! This mere little dragon is no match for a single sword cultivator."

"Senior Brother Su is so domineering; the power of a sword cultivator is terrifying."

As Su Yan listened to his disciples' unanimous flattery, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.

Normally, shouldn't these guys immediately jump up and say that he only killed a dragon beast?

Why are they praising him so tacitly now? No, something must be wrong.

"Oh, so you want to slay the dragon and show off your swordsmanship?"

Xiao Li floated in mid-air, looking down at Su Yan.

She wasn't tall, but even under the midday sun, her bright golden eyes were still dazzling.

Feeling a cold gaze lock onto him, and seeing the disciples around him watching the show with amusement, Su Yan secretly groaned.

He sheathed his longsword, turned around stiffly, looked at the petite figure, and swallowed hard.

"Senior Sister Xiao Li, what a coincidence, you're here fishing too?"

Fang Zhou couldn't help but laugh when he saw Xiao Li staring at Su Yan. He nudged Ye Ninghan next to him.

"Ninghan, what's Xiaoli usually like? Why is Brother Su so frightened?"

Ye Ninghan also smiled and looked up at Xiao Li in the sky above the shore.

"Actually, Xiao Li is usually quite easygoing, but she holds grudges. Back when Senior Brother Su was still young, he said in front of her that he would kill her. Ever since Senior Brother Su grew up, Xiao Li would 'spar' with him every time she saw him, and they've both become famous in the sect."

"I see. It seems Brother Su didn't suffer a beating for nothing."

Fang Zhou smiled and continued to look at Su Yan and the other person.

"Didn't you say you were going to slay the dragon? I'm waiting for you here."

Xiao Li's eyes flashed with a fierce light. She could tell from Su Yan's expression just now that there was something else in that sword strike.

What is it? It's so hard to guess.

Su Yan gave a wry smile.

"Senior Sister Li, could you please not slap me in the face?"

What do you think?

Su Yan turned around and disappeared in a streak of sword light.

"Where can you run to?"

Xiao Li snorted coldly and transformed back into her original form.

Xiao Li's true form was tens of feet long, covered with fine silver-white scales that shone with a cool light in the sunlight. Her golden eyes shone like two small suns, and her dragon whiskers fluttered in the wind, radiating an aura of power.

The disciples by the lake took a few steps back, their eyes filled with excitement.

With a flick of its tail, Xiao Li disappeared from the spot.

"Wow, it looks like Senior Brother Su is going to get a really bad beating this time."

"No, I have to follow them and see."

"Let's go together."

The disciples threw down their fishing rods and chased after the two who had disappeared.

"These young people nowadays, can't they just enjoy fishing?"

The old deacon sighed again, and when he lifted the fishing rod, he found that the dragon meat had been eaten, but there was no fish on the hook.

He numbly hung the dragon meat on the hook and cast his line again.

"It seems Brother Su is in for a tough time this time."

Fang Zhou looked into the distance and smiled.

Xiao Li followed behind Su Yan. Whenever Su Yan slowed down, Xiao Li would lash out with her tail, making Su Yan howl.

Suddenly, the fishing rod in his hand bent sharply.

Wow, the big one is here.

Fortunately, the fishing rods that Xiao Li prepared for them were not ordinary, otherwise they would have broken just now.

Fang Zhou's face lit up with joy. He could sense that this was different from the snake the old deacon had caught; it was definitely a big fish.

Fang Zhou casually tugged at the fishing rod and line for a while to test their strength.

That's enough. I don't want to play any games with you.

He suddenly reeled in the line and lifted the rod, and a huge black shadow appeared on the water.

The old deacon on the shore stared wide-eyed. He was certain it was a huge fish; if it wasn't, he'd never catch a fish again in his life.

Heaven didn't really intend for the old deacon to never catch a fish in his entire life, as Fang Zhou lifted his rod.

A golden dragon carp appeared on the lake surface.

The old deacon and the disciple who was still fishing on the shore immediately stood up. Such a large dragon carp must weigh at least several thousand pounds.

Xiao Li returned at this time, with a relaxed smile on her face.

But as soon as she saw the dragon carp, the smile on her face vanished. Oh no, she was going to lose.

Fang Zhou suddenly lifted the nearly ten-meter-long fish, easily pulling it to the shore.

The boat was still not big enough. Fang Zhou smiled easily and looked at Xiao Li.

"Hey, you're back."

On the shore, the old deacon stared in shock at the golden dragon carp leaping about on the ground beside him.

After a while, he looked up and sighed.

Oh, heavens, how cruel you are to me!