The great lake outside Huashan County Town was several miles wide. The surface shimmered with golden light, and water birds skimmed across it, leaving spreading ripples in their wake.
A lone skiff floated quietly on the water's surface. A middle-aged man in a green robe with a small goatee sat at the bow, fishing. His line was cast into the water, the bobber perfectly still. A long time passed without a single fish taking the bait.
"I hear there's an Independent Cultivator in San Yuanli with extraordinary fishing skills. He catches a fish every time he casts his line, and he even caught a Dragon Blood Carp once?"
The middle-aged man had a short beard and handsome features, but his eyes were slightly narrow, adding a hint of sinister cunning to his appearance.
A young man waited upon him at his side.
"I know of him, Grandfather. That Dragon Blood Carp caused quite a stir, and Qiu Feihua even died because of it."
