I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 180

Chapter 180: Strange Fish, Lurker

“It’s actually a Red Moon Carp?”

Lu Qing was surprised to see the beautiful red shape on the hook.

It was the first strange fish he had ever caught, a Red Moon Carp.

And it was even larger than the first one he caught, weighing at least three or four pounds.

No wonder he’d thought this fish was even more powerful than the previous ones; it turned out to be such a giant.

“Ah~ah~ah~”

Xiao Li was thrilled to see the Red Moon Carp floating in the air.

It paced back and forth along the shore, its tail wagging, its expression impatient.

If it weren’t for its intense dislike of water, Lu Qing suspected the little creature would have pounced on it long ago.

“Don’t worry, I’ll take it down for you right now.”

Lu Qing comforted Xiao Li, then took the fish off his hook and tossed it over.

Swish!

Before the fish even touched the ground, Xiao Li snatched it up and ran to the nearby grass to devour it.

As he ate, he moved his ears, appearing to be enjoying his meal immensely.

Seeing the little guy devouring the fish so heartily, Lu Qing shook his head and continued to cast his line.

He was actually eager to try the red moon carp, after all, it was one of the world’s ten delicacies. He

had once tasted the golden loach, also one of the ten delicacies, and the taste was still fresh in his mind.

However, Lu Qing knew that trying to snatch food from Xiao Li’s mouth was impossible.

If he did, the little guy would stare at him with those pitiful eyes all day.

So, he decided to continue fishing, hoping to catch another one.

Perhaps hearing Lu Qing’s anticipation, not long after, when Xiao Li had only eaten half of his catch, another fish took a bite from the bottom of the water.

“Could it be that after not fishing for half a month, the strange fish have gathered here?”

Lu Qing was surprised to feel the force on the rod.

This kind of pulling force was something only a strange fish could possess.

More importantly, he felt that the force was very familiar!

After pulling for a while and reeling in the fish, Lu Qing was even more surprised.

“Another Red Moon Carp! Could it be a school of Red Moon Carp?”

Lu Qing couldn’t help but wonder, looking at the slightly smaller Red Moon Carp hanging from his hook.

He quickly removed the fish and placed it in the bucket, then attached two more blood apricots and cast the hook.

Then, a quarter of an hour later, the float sank again.

“A school of Red Moon Carp?”

Lu Qing was delighted by the third Red Moon Carp he had caught, but also felt something was amiss.

Even if he hadn’t been fishing for two weeks, there shouldn’t be so many strange fish all

at once. There had to be a reason.

Lu Qing decided it might be worth taking some time to investigate.

Despite his doubts, he saw a rare opportunity, so he continued fishing.

Finally, after catching two more Red Moon Carp, the float stopped moving.

He couldn’t tell if the remaining Red Moon Carp had been taken, or if the successive captures of their kind had scared the others away.

But Lu Qing was already quite satisfied.

This time, they actually caught five red moon carp.

Excluding the one Xiaoli ate, there were still four left, enough for him, Xiaoyan, and their master to try.

“Xiaoli, you’ve already eaten the biggest one, and you’re full enough. I can only give you two more, and you have to save them for tonight,”

Lu Qing said quickly, noticing Xiaoli’s greedy look.

Xiaoli was a little disappointed when he heard this.

But he rubbed his stomach and felt that he was full now, so saving them for tonight seemed possible.

The most important thing was that he could eat two at once at night!

The thought suddenly cheered him up.

Excited, the man and the beast began to walk home.

As for Xiaoyan, the little one now knew more words and her schoolwork was a bit heavier.

Now, every morning, she would go to the small courtyard halfway up the mountain to receive instruction from the old doctor.

So if Lu Qing went fishing in the morning, Xiaoyan couldn’t come along.

Standing on Lu Qing’s shoulder, Xiaoli’s tail swayed leisurely.

However, as they returned to the village entrance, its ears twitched, and it suddenly stretched out its claws to tug at Lu Qing’s hair.

“What’s wrong, Xiaoli?”

Lu Qing asked.

The little creature gestured, and Lu Qing was slightly startled, but his expression remained calm.

“It’s okay, let’s go home first.”

Quickening his pace slightly, Lu Qing returned home, put down his belongings, and looked at Xiaoli.

“Xiaoli, you said you sensed a strange presence lurking nearby. It’s not from our village, and it’s quite powerful?”

Xiaoli nodded.

Lu Qing’s expression suddenly grew more serious.

Ever since he learned of Xiaoli’s special sensing ability, he had Xiaoli memorize the auras of all the villagers.

That way, if a stranger approached, it would be immediately aware of him.

Now, with a strange martial arts expert lurking nearby, he felt something was amiss.

His first thought was the assassin from the Seven Killings Tower.

Truth be told, Lu Qing had been deeply upset ever since he learned the Seven Killings Tower had issued the Seven Killings Order against him.

To have his assassination publicly announced, and to have been treated as if he should be honored by

the act, brought Lu Qing’s dislike for the Seven Killings Tower to a peak.

“I hope it’s not what I suspected, otherwise…”

A hint of coldness crossed Lu Qing’s face.

“Xiao Li, let’s go and meet this scoundrel.”

According to Xiao Li’s location, the man was lurking on a hill north of the village, observing the village.

Following Xiao Li’s instructions, Lu Qing climbed out the back of the house and entered the bamboo forest behind the mountain. He circled around, out of sight, and then quickly dived in that direction.

Possessing the power of the soul and having condensed a trace of the soul talisman framework, Lu Qing, if he truly concealed his presence, would be undetectable even to ordinary Xiantian Realm experts. Even the

commoner, possessing a rare treasure, could not see through his disguise.

As for Xiao Li, possessing a gift for invisibility, he could conceal his movements even more discreetly.

Therefore, the mysterious figure lurking near the village, out of sight, was completely unaware of Lu Qing and Xiao Li’s approach.

He remained lurking, safe in the shadows, perched atop a large tree, quietly observing Jiuli Village not far below.

He was incredibly confident in his concealment skills.

As long as he didn’t reveal himself, no one would be able to detect him.

Once, he attempted to assassinate a certain county prince, hiding under the prince’s bed for a whole day and night, undetected by his personal guard, a martial arts master.

Finally, he found his opportunity, not only killing the prince but also escaping capture.

If even a martial arts master couldn’t detect him, how much less would Lu Qing be able to detect his whereabouts?

After all, according to the Hidden Dragon List, he was only at the Beginning Stage of the Internal Viscera.

For someone at the Beginning Stage of the Internal Viscera to make the list was truly astonishing.

But everyone knows that the ranking on the Hidden Dragon List only represents the probability of breaking through to the Xiantian Realm in the future, not the combat power.

The people ranked in the top ten of the Hidden Dragon List are not necessarily able to defeat the people behind them.

The reason why this kid was able to enter the Hidden Dragon List should be because of his unparalleled talent for cultivation.

After all, the potential of a seventeen-year-old in the Internal Viscera Realm is really terrifying.

But potential is potential, it does not represent strength.

The seventeen-year-old in the Internal Viscera Realm is indeed amazing and has a bright future.

But as long as it has not fully grown up, it is just a genius.

No matter how powerful this kid is, he can’t have a stronger intuition than a martial arts master to discover his whereabouts.

Just when the mysterious man was full of confidence, suddenly, he heard a voice from below.

“My friend, do you want to come down by yourself, or do you want me to pull you down myself?”

(End of this chapter)