He achieved the pinnacle of martial arts starting with breaking through the limits of Tiger Fist.

Jiang Lin left the old house and walked straight home, feeling inexplicably indignant.

They had only walked less than half a mile when they suddenly heard footsteps approaching from behind.

Turning around, I saw Jiang Ping jogging after me.

Jiang Lin frowned, about to speak, when a fist struck him squarely in the chest. He had no time to react before being knocked down and slumped to the ground.

Jiang Ping was, after all, someone who had practiced martial arts and passed the tests, so his punch was quite powerful. Jiang Lin felt a tightness in his chest and a bloody taste rose up from his throat.

Jiang Lin gritted his teeth and was about to get up when he was kicked over and rolled into the mud by the roadside.

Still not satisfied, Jiang Ping stomped on his cousin's face, burying his face deep into the mud.

Jiang Lin struggled and resisted with all his might, but the difference in strength was too great, and he couldn't even get up.

Jiang Ping looked at his cousin, who was covered in mud at his feet, and a twisted, ferocious smile spread across his face. He felt incredibly pleased.

"I'll teach you to insult my father! I'll teach you to insult my father!"

"Do you submit or not? I'm asking you, do you submit or not?"

"Stop! Ping-ge, what are you doing?"

A shout came from the side, and a burly figure rushed up, reaching out to stop him.

Jiang Ping looked closely and exclaimed, "You idiot Liu, you dare to meddle in my business!"

Just as he was about to lose his temper, he suddenly noticed that a large crowd had gathered around him, pointing and whispering in the distance.

The brothers made such a commotion in the village that the surrounding residents all came out to see what was going on. Although they didn't come up to us, it was inevitable that they would point fingers and gossip.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Ping had no choice but to back down, uttering a harsh threat: "I'll teach you a lesson today. If there's a next time, I'll break your legs." With that, he ignored everyone's stares and strode away.

Seeing Jiang Ping leave, Liu Hanzi, disregarding Jiang Lin's muddy body, reached out and pulled him out of the mud.

Jiang Lin stood up, wiped the mud off his face and body, and stared in the direction his cousin had left, his chest heaving.

Even with his refined manners from both his previous lives, he was so angry he couldn't stop trembling. He'd seen plenty of scoundrels, but this was truly the first time he'd ever seen one this despicable.

"Lin-ge'er, are you alright?"

Jiang Lin suppressed his emotions and looked at Liu Hanzi. This idiot, everyone else just watched from afar, but he dared to come closer. He almost got a beating.

"It's nothing, thanks, Hanzi." Jiang Lin patted Hanzi on the shoulder. Anyway, his clothes were already dirty, so he didn't care about a couple more handprints.

"Go home! I'll treat you to fish another day."

Jiang Lin smiled broadly, revealing a set of bright white teeth, and turned to head back home.

Liu Hanzi stood there, scratching his head. How could Lin Ge'er still be laughing?

Jiang Lin returned home, took out two wheat cakes from a bag next to the stove, and ate them one bite at a time with cold water.

There was rice in the rice bin, but he wasn't in the mood to cook today.

After finishing the wheat cake, he went to the corner and laboriously moved the water vat that was more than half full, and took out a bag from the hole at the bottom of the vat.

This was his savings from the past two years, a total of thirteen taels of silver, eight of which were from his savings this year. But it still wasn't enough, as the martial arts school he was going to charge twenty taels for tuition.

"I'm still seven taels short... Starting tomorrow, I'll have to work my butt off fishing and save up enough money to become an apprentice as soon as possible."

By then, relying on my own skills, I will definitely be able to stand out from the crowd.

Putting the silver back, Jiang Lin took a few deep breaths to suppress his agitation and forced himself to sleep.

As dawn broke, a figure was already busy on the cool, clear water.

One network, two networks, three networks...

Jiang Lin didn't find a fish nest early in the morning, only catching a few scattered grass carp, totaling no more than seven or eight pounds.

[Skill]: Fishing (Mastery 772/1000)

[Effects]: It can help you identify undercurrents, locate fish nests, cast nets, set traps, and catch fish five or six times out of ten.

The fishing skill increased by three points, but that's not as much as the increase from yesterday's catch of fish. Yesterday's catch increased by six points, but there's nothing we can do about it.

Although the skill allowed Jiang Lin to identify fish nests, there still had to be fish nests for him to do so.

After casting two more nets, Jiang Lin only caught some small fish and shrimp, and he couldn't help but become a little impatient.

Looking up into the depths of the water, shrouded in mist, the entire Yunmeng Marsh resembled a monstrous beast ready to devour anyone. It would be easy to lose one's way if one ventured into it, not to mention the various terrifying rumors that made people hesitate to go there.

In the depths of this great swamp, apart from seasoned fishermen, ordinary people dare not venture in. Jiang Lin usually only dares to fish on the edge.

"Shall we go in?"

Jiang Lin asked himself a question, and the scene from last night flashed through his mind, the humiliation of having his head trampled into the mud welling up in his heart.

With a determined heart, Jiang Lin abruptly turned the boat around and plunged straight into the steaming water.

In the depths of the water, visibility was limited, and the path the boat had come from gradually blurred. Only the sound of oars echoed in my ears. The water vapor no longer floated, but felt heavy and oppressive on my body, stuffy and damp.

Just as the path they had come from was about to disappear completely, Jiang Lin stopped the ship. Although he was driven by anger, he did not lose his way.

One network, two networks...

Still no fish nests. Today's luck wasn't great, but it wasn't a complete loss either, because the type of fish I caught had changed.

After a few more casts, his fishing skills improved by two points, and two mandarin fish and a river eel were caught in the net.

Mandarin fish has tender flesh, and river eel has thick fat and delicious flavor; both are river delicacies that can fetch a good price.

Mandarin fish cost 15 coins per catty, and the two that Jiang Lin caught weighed about six or seven catties. The river eel was worth 30 coins per catty and weighed more than two catties.

These two nets alone are almost worth as much as yesterday's fish nest. It's true that fortune favors the bold.

After two more days of air raids, the sun was already high in the sky. Under the blazing sun, the temperature suddenly rose, and the surrounding moisture became increasingly humid, making people feel as if they were in a sauna.

Jiang Lin was not skilled in martial arts and his physique was only that of an ordinary person. He could not stay in such an environment for long, so although he was reluctant, he had no choice but to leave temporarily.

As soon as the oars left the deep water, Jiang Lin heard a splashing sound behind him. He turned around and saw two snakeheads leaping out of the water, seemingly being chased by something.

Jiang Lin looked closely and saw a dark shadow swimming rapidly in the water, chasing after the snakehead, getting closer and closer to his awning boat.

Back in his familiar waters, Jiang Lin grew bolder, and naturally, he couldn't miss such a good opportunity.

With the fishing net in hand, Jiang Lin calmly focused on the water's surface as three fish chased after him, getting closer and closer to the boat.

About ten feet away from the awning boat, the dark figure accelerated and suddenly approached the two fleeing snakeheads.

Jiang Lin's eyes lit up. "Now!"

With a twist of his waist and a kick, he cast the large net, instantly catching three fish. He then tightened the net in his hand, a strong force pulling Jiang Lin forward, almost causing him to fall off the boat.

He quickly steadied himself, braced his feet against the edge of the boat, and leaned backward, using his hands to hold on tightly.

"What kind of fish is this? It's even stronger than the fish we caught yesterday."

With a "whoosh," the net was torn open, and two snakeheads darted out one after the other.

Before he could even regret it, Jiang Lin suddenly felt the force in his hands lessen. Knowing that the opportunity was too good to pass up, he quickly strained his arms and pulled hard to get the fishing net onto the boat.

A strange fish, shaped like a fan or a disc, was caught in the tear in the fishing net.

"Metal ray".

Jiang Lin's breath hitched, and he immediately became excited.

The iron ray, a type of ray, is not a rare fish, but its value far exceeds that of ordinary fish.

Yesterday, on Long Jiabao's boat, he saw the skin of this kind of fish. Just one of these fish would be worth several taels of silver.