Chapter 511: Chapter 501: Transparent Fish, Something Extraordinary Reeled In

Su Mu quietly sat on the green stone, his gaze fixed on the water’s surface.

Beside him, Elder Bai Mei appeared somewhat tense and a bit restless.

At this moment, Su Mu also noticed something amiss with Elder Bai Mei, observing his rapid breathing as he alternated between staring intently at the water, taking deep breaths, and standing up to stretch, constantly on the move.

"Brother Yang, what’s wrong?"

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Su Mu inquired.

Upon hearing this, Elder Bai Mei realized his demeanor was off, and with a smile said, "No, no, I’m just a bit sleepy."

"Why don’t you go rest first?"

"I can fish here by myself."

"No, no, I can’t leave Brother Su here alone. It’s just that I haven’t rested well recently." Elder Bai Mei dared not leave, keeping his eyes on Su Mu’s float the entire time, really fearing that Su Mu might reel in something unexpected...

...

A few breaths later, Su Mu’s float wobbled slightly—there was a fish testing the bait.

At this point, one shouldn’t be in a hurry to lift the rod. This is the fish’s way of testing small bites; one must wait until it bites hard to catch it correctly. Otherwise, hooking the wrong spot makes it hard to reel in. This was Su Mu’s experience from years of fishing.

Seeing that there was indeed a fish testing the bait, Elder Bai Mei grew nervous.

He wasn’t afraid of Su Mu reeling in some precious Treasure Fish and giving some to Su Mu; that was okay. What worried him was that Su Mu might catch something he shouldn’t.

Unexpectedly, the creatures he had been raising were actually testing the bait!

It seemed his training wasn’t thorough enough!

...

Suddenly, the float made a big dive and instantly sank to the bottom.

Seeing this, Su Mu lifted it with one hand!

The whole rod bent instantly into an inverted U shape, a fish had definitely taken the bait!

The next second, the fish on the hook began frantically thrashing in the water, and Su Mu felt an immense force trying to break free from his hold.

So heavy!

Holding the rod with one hand, Su Mu actually found it a bit challenging.

This must be a big one!

Su Mu began the art of playing the fish. He wasn’t worried about not having enough strength to reel it in; he was worried the fishing rod might not withstand the force and might break.

Playing a fish properly requires technique; one must adjust the tension appropriately without being reckless, varying the force from deep to shallow and the frequency from fast to slow, to wear the fish out completely.

During Su Mu’s process of playing the fish, a miraculous scene unfolded.

The Treasure Fish in the pond surfaced one by one and then splashed back down heavily. Wherever the fish Su Mu was playing went, fish would jump out of the water in a frenzy.

The fish jumping out seemed frightened but couldn’t escape; they could only leap out of the water, turning the entire surface into a boiling chaos as though dumplings were being dropped in.

It seemed he had caught a big one. Su Mu’s face lit up with excitement.

But Elder Bai Mei couldn’t sit still. Beads of sweat continuously formed on his forehead; could it be he really caught "that"?!

No, please!

Elder Bai Mei began to panic.

He stepped beside Su Mu and said, "Brother Su, do you need a hand?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mu smiled and said, "No need, I can reel it in myself."

In the fishing world, there’s a truth that when catching a big one, you should never trust any other angler, never hand your rod to someone else, or it may lead to catastrophe!

If your fish gets reeled in, only you are happy, but if your fish gets away, everyone is happy!

Once, while fishing at a reservoir, his cousin helped with the landing net, and although it was a simple task, his cousin let the fish escape right before Su Mu’s eyes, so much so that Su Mu couldn’t eat for two days.

That fish weighed twenty pounds, twenty pounds!

Afterward, for an entire year, Su Mu didn’t speak a word to his cousin!

In such situations, even closest family members would keep their distance!

....

Seeing Su Mu really about to reel it in, Elder Bai Mei anxiously paced back and forth.

In his heart, he continuously prayed, hoping any fish was fine as long as it wasn’t "that one" being caught, please not "that one"!

After playing the fish for about ten minutes, Su Mu clearly felt the fish had tired and lost its fight.

He seized the moment, holding the rod with both hands, and lifted with force!

Whoosh——

The fish was pulled out of the water.

Why is it so small?

The first sight of it caused Su Mu to furrow his brows; the force exhibited earlier didn’t match its size at all!

When Elder Bai Mei saw this small fish, he almost fainted from the shock.

The more you fear something, the more it happens!

.....

Su Mu grabbed the small fish, his eyes lighting up.

This small fish, only the size of a palm, was completely transparent, soft like jelly, and its entire fishbone could be seen inside.

The flesh appeared like transparent amber, the fishbone like clear white jade, emitting a faint glow without any hint of blood. If it weren’t for the vitality it emitted, Su Mu might have thought it was an art piece.

He had struggled painstakingly, executing a textbook-level fish-playing operation, only to reel in such an oddity??

Su Mu was quite disappointed, having hoped to catch a big one to bring home and nurture.

This tiny Transparent Fish, let alone being worth raising, wouldn’t even make a decent meal....

At this very moment, the previously blacked-out Elder Bai Mei finally regained clarity, taking deep breaths to calm himself down.

He then turned to Su Mu, looked at the Transparent Fish in Su Mu’s palm, and said in a calm tone, "So it’s just a little guy."

Upon hearing Elder Bai Mei’s calm and slightly regretful tone, Su Mu also sensed this fish might not be of much value.

Continuing to fish seemed like a waste of time.

"Sigh, after all this fishing, I only caught this peculiar thing."

Upon hearing this, Elder Bai Mei pretended to be calm and said, "Brother Su, perhaps today’s luck was just not with you."

"How about this, take a few of these Treasure Fish with you."

Saying this, Elder Bai Mei pointed to the big catches they had just reeled in earlier.

"This little one is too young, perhaps let it grow a few more years..." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Elder Bai Mei hinted for Su Mu to release the Transparent Fish back into the pond.

Outwardly calm, inside, he was extremely anxious.

Shouting in his mind: Release it, quickly release it!

He wasn’t a petty person.

Any other fish could be taken, even if it meant taking a dozen or twenty at once; he could accept that!

But this one, it absolutely couldn’t be taken away, he couldn’t accept even a little!

He made great efforts to appear calm, ensuring Su Mu wouldn’t detect anything unusual.