I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: New Rod, New Fishing Spot (Two-in-One)

After examining the silk thread for a moment, a faint red glow emerged.

[Snow Silkworm Silk: Silk thread spun by the spiritual insect, the snow silkworm, is extremely tough.

] [Immortal to water and fire, unbreakable by swords and knives, it seems to be a valuable treasure.]

[The main material for making snow silk clothing.]

…

When Lu Qing used his supernatural powers to detect the information about the silk thread sent by Doctor Chen, he couldn’t help but look surprised.

This mysterious silk thread was actually a red-light-level item.

Having awakened his supernatural powers for so long, Lu Qing had learned that the glow emitted by an item under his supernatural power often indicated its value.

He had detected three types of glow: gray, white, and red.

He had only seen the red glow on Doctor Chen before.

The information his supernatural powers revealed revealed that the old doctor was a hidden cultivator.

Now, he had discovered another red-light item.

And this item was also given by the old doctor.

“I didn’t expect this to be a red-glowing treasure.”

Lu Qing had imagined this thread was no ordinary item, but he hadn’t imagined it would be so precious.

For his supernatural powers to even consider it a treasure, it must be truly extraordinary.

Just look at the description on the message.

Impervious to water and fire, indestructible to swords and knives!

What kind of thread could possess such properties? If it wasn’t a treasure, what could it be?

“I wonder if Old Doctor Chen knows how miraculous this thread is.”

Lu Qing’s emotions were mixed.

In just a few days, he and Xiaoyan had received so many favors from Old Doctor Chen.

Now, even such a precious thread had been gifted to him.

This truly touched him, yet he felt ashamed.

After all, he knew his motives in approaching Old Doctor Chen weren’t so pure.

“Guess I can only seriously catch some goodies and give them to Grandpa Chen.”

Lu Qing longed to repay Old Doctor Chen’s kindness.

But his family was now so broke they couldn’t even afford anything decent.

And with Old Doctor Chen’s taste, money wasn’t necessarily something he’d value.

After all, he had even given away such a treasure as snow silk.

Lu Qing’s only option was to tap into his hobby.

The old doctor had previously told him that he seemed quite fond of fish.

Fishing, incidentally, was Lu Qing’s forte.

“It seems you’re destined to be my fishing line.”

Lu Qing picked up the small bundle of snow silk and felt a soft, cool sensation.

The thickness of the silk thread was similar to the river fishing lines he’d used in his previous life. He wondered what kind of magical creature the snow silkworm was, capable of producing such thick silk.

The bundle didn’t look like much, but Lu Qing examined it carefully and realized that if it were fully unrolled, it would be a hundred meters long.

Clearly, such a large amount of silk wouldn’t be enough for a fishing line.

Lu Qing pulled out a hatchet from the kitchen, ready to cut a length of silk to make a line.

However, when he placed the silk on a block of wood and cut it, the blade sank into the wood, leaving it intact. Only

then did Lu Qing remember the description of silk in his supernatural power.

Fire and water cannot penetrate it, swords and knives cannot cut it.

He had originally thought this might be a figure of speech describing the silk’s toughness.

Unexpectedly, it actually meant what it said.

At least, for now, the not-so-sharp hatchet at home wouldn’t be able to easily cut the snow silk.

Now, Lu Qing was no longer anxious.

To verify whether the snow silk was truly fire and water resistant, he found a tinderbox from the kitchen, lit it, and placed a small section of the silk on top to calcine it.

The snow silk didn’t break, holding out for a full five minutes before finally burning through.

“It seems that fire and water are just resistant, not invulnerable,”

Lu Qing thought, looking at the small section of silk that had fallen to the ground.

Of course, being able to hold out for five minutes on fire was impressive enough.

After all, it was silk, not wire.

However, the fact that the snow silk could be burned through was good news for Lu Qing.

If even fire can’t do anything to it, and such a long silk cannot be cut, he will make it into a casting rod.

But the production of a casting rod is much more complicated than a hand rod.

Moreover, when he made casting rods before, many parts were bought directly, but he had never tried to make everything from scratch.

Under the current conditions, it is not realistic for him to make a good casting rod.

Fortunately, snow silk can now be burned by fire, which saves a lot of trouble.

Next, Lu Qing began to devote himself to the production of fishing rods.

The first thing is to choose bamboo poles.

Lu Qing took a hatchet and picked in the bamboo forest behind the village for a whole day before picking a few small old bamboos and cutting them back home.

After the bamboo poles are selected, the next step is to trim and roast the bamboo, do insect-proofing treatment, etc.

These also take a lot of time.

However, Lu Qing couldn’t wait that long, so he picked out an old bamboo, roasted it a little, and used it directly to make a fishing rod.

The remaining bamboos were left to be carefully roasted.

After the bamboo rods were selected, the rest was simple.

Without much effort, Lu Qing made a new fishing rod.

“Dangdang! Xiaoyan, look, what do you think of my new fishing rod? Does it look good?”

That morning, Lu Qing put the newly made fishing rod on his shoulder and asked Xiaoyan.

“It looks good!”

The cute and well-behaved Xiaoyan immediately turned into a flatterer and nodded repeatedly.

“I think it looks good too!”

Lu Qing shook the fishing rod, looking very proud.

Although it was made in a hurry this time, the quality of this new fishing rod is not bad.

Because at this moment, the new fishing rod is emitting a rich white light in Lu Qing’s eyes.

[Snow silk fishing rod: a fishing rod made of snow silk as the fishing line.

The fishing line is strong, the rod is sturdy, and it can withstand a hundred kilograms of tension without breaking. With this rod, perhaps we can catch a big fish. When

Lu Qing first read the two notes, he was shocked.

This new fishing rod he had crafted could actually withstand over a hundred kilograms of tension.

Snow silk was a treasure, and while being able to withstand a hundred kilograms of tension was impressive, it was still acceptable.

But the fact that the old bamboo growing freely on the hills behind this village was also so resilient was beyond his expectations.

He could only say that this was truly an alien world, not only producing such a wonder as snow silk, but also such exceptional bamboo.

If his old fishing friends from his past life knew about this, their eyes would probably light up.

“Brother, the rod is done. Should we go fishing?” Xiaoyan asked.

“Yes, of course!”

Lu Qing beamed with pride, his new rod in hand.

It had taken him two full days to make it.

They had already eaten most of the fish at home in those two days.

More importantly, in just one day, it would be time for the acupuncture appointment with Dr. Chen.

This time, he couldn’t go empty-handed.

“Great! I can go fishing again!” Xiaoyan beamed with joy. “Brother, I’ll help you dig some earthworms,”

she said, and ran outside.

Lu Qing shook his head.

The little girl didn’t know what was wrong. Most children, especially girls, would be a little scared of earthworms.

But she wasn’t afraid at all. Instead, she wanted to help him catch them, showing far more courage than the average little girl.

“I wonder if Xiaoyan will become the lady she wants to be. Will she turn into a tomboy?” Lu Qing felt a flicker of worry.

While there was nothing wrong with being a tomboy, if possible, he still hoped his sister would be a gentle and virtuous woman.

Shaking his head, he pushed this distant thought out of his mind and headed out, fishing rod in hand.

When he got outside, Xiaoyan was already waiting for him, holding a bamboo tube filled with earthworms.

“Brother, hurry up!” Xiaoyan urged.

“I’m coming,”

Lu Qing picked up the shovel outside and walked over.

After digging up the earthworms, Lu Qing took out a small cloth bag from home and stuffed it into his pocket.

“Brother, what is this?” the little one asked curiously.

“This is our secret weapon. Whether we can catch a big fish today depends on it,” Lu Qing said mysteriously.

“Big fish, fish!” The little one’s eyes lit up.

She didn’t know how big the big fish Lu Qing was talking about was, but it sounded impressive!

After packing the secret weapon, Lu Qing retrieved the wooden barrel he’d used to hold fish a few days ago, picked up his new fishing rod, and headed forward.

“Let’s go, let’s go!”

“Let’s go!” the little one cried out in a sweet voice.

…

Before long, the brother and sister arrived at the village entrance.

The little one, clutching the bamboo tube filled with earthworms, skipped ahead.

She kept muttering, “Big fish, fish, big fish, fish…”

A passing villager couldn’t help but laugh when they saw her like this.

“Xiaoyan, where are you going with your brother?”

“Uncle Zhao, I’m going fishing with you in the river. Big fish, fish!” the little girl replied politely.

“Oh, big fish, fish, how did you know you could catch big fish?” Uncle Zhao teased her.

“Of course I know, because my brother told me he’s the best at fishing!” the little girl beamed with pride.

“Haha, yes, yes, your brother is the best.”

Seeing her proud little look, Uncle Zhao was even more amused and agreed.

“Children’s words are innocent, don’t take it personally, Uncle Zhao,” Lu Qing said apologetically.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Xiaoyan is so adorable like this. The way she cried when you were sick the other day was heartbreaking,” Uncle Zhao said cheerfully.

“But while you’re fishing, make sure you keep an eye on Xiaoyan and don’t let her play in the water.”

“I understand,” Lu Qing replied seriously.

“Xiaoyan, did you hear me? Listen to your brother. When you get to the river, don’t go to play in the water secretly.” Uncle Zhao reminded Xiaoyan again.

“I know.” The little girl answered obediently, “I’m very good.”

“Yes, Xiaoyan is the best.”

Uncle Zhao rubbed her hair, his tone a little sad.

After saying goodbye to Uncle Zhao, the brother and sister continued to head to the river.

However, when they arrived at the river, they were both dumbfounded.

Because they found that the place where Lu Qing fished last time had already been occupied.

It wasn’t just one or two people, but seven or eight people, all squeezed into a small space.

And the brother and sister knew these people, they were all villagers.

“Lu Qing, you are here to fish too, why don’t you come and squeeze in?”

A villager saw Lu Qing and his sister and greeted them.

“Well, we have eaten all the fish at home, so I wanted to come here to fish a little.” Lu Qing said with a smile.

Randomly and curiously, he asked, “Why are you all huddled together fishing? Aren’t you afraid of getting your lines tangled?”

“Stop it, we don’t want to either,” the villager said with a bitter face. “It’s too hard to catch fish in other spots. You have to wait forever to catch one. Only here is it easier to catch fish. Oh, and I heard from Hu Zi and the others that this is the spot you fished last time?”

Because it’s easier to catch fish, so you’re huddled together?

Lu Qing was speechless.

But he still nodded. “Yes, that’s right, I fished here last time.”

“Then you’re really good!” the villager gave him a thumbs-up. “You picked a great spot right away. We’ve caught the most fish here the past two days, but today, I don’t know what happened, the fish aren’t biting as much.”

Of course they’re not biting!

With so many of you huddled together, no matter how many fish

you catch, they’ll all be gone. Even if they don’t, the remaining ones will probably be scared.

Lu Qing shook his head.

This fishing spot is probably doomed.

It will be difficult to restore it to its original state for a long time.

“You guys keep fishing. I’ll try my luck somewhere else.”

Lu Qing, speechless, pulled Xiaoyan in another direction.

The villagers didn’t try to stop them; instead, they seemed relieved.

It was already crowded here; if one more person showed up, there really wouldn’t be room.

As for Lu Qing’s suggestion to try his luck elsewhere, they didn’t care.

They’d fished in other sections of the river over the past few days, but their luck hadn’t been great.

After fishing, they found this spot was still the easiest to catch fish.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have crowded here in such large numbers.

After leaving the small fish spot, Lu Qing and Xiaoyan continued on their way.

The villagers’ actions left him speechless, but he couldn’t say anything.

After all, the river belonged to everyone, and everyone had the right to fish there.

Just because someone fished in a certain spot didn’t mean it belonged to them.

Therefore, Lu Qing didn’t mind the villagers occupying the small fish spot. After all,

he had supernatural powers, so if his spot was taken, he could just find another one.

The river was so long, there were countless fishing spots, and there was no need to worry about running out of places.

With this in mind, Lu Qing walked forward with Xiaoyan.

He didn’t even go to the other two fishing spots he found last time.

Because those two fishing spots were also within the sight of other villagers.

What if he caught a fish later and everyone rushed to the fishing spots, what should he do?

So he might as well go farther away and fish in a place where no one can see him, so as to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Anyway, he was well prepared this time. Not only did he bring a fishing rod and a bucket, he also brought a hatchet from home, so that he could open a fishing spot at any time.

Lu Qing walked slowly along the river with Xiaoyan, and used his supernatural powers to search the river surface.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)