County Town Chapter 56: Fishing for Stones

  Two people got on the car and headed towards the provincial city. Along the way, Yi Tianxing sat in the passenger seat with a solemn expression, his left hand clenched into a fist, his right hand stroking his chest, secretly gazing in the direction of that dark and evil aura. He could feel that the other party's realm was only slightly lower than his own. Thinking that even a scout like Zou Huai had such abilities, if he were surrounded by people from Jixiangtian, he feared that there would be no choice but to surrender.

  Fortunately, as the car drove further and further away, that ominous aura also gradually weakened, until it was faint and elusive, finally disappearing somewhere behind the car.

  Yi Tian's heart and mind relaxed, he let out a sigh, glanced at Yuan Ye's calm expression from the side, and suddenly thought: "If I bring these ordinary people into the struggle of the cultivators' world, will there be any problems?"

  Before long, the car got on the second ring road. Yi Tianxing gazed far away at the lights of the provincial capital in the night and sighed softly: "I haven't been a student for long, but I have to run away, I don't want to."

  He's a very persistent person, even in the face of the mysterious Tian Xiang, he is unwilling to change his life trajectory. At this time, looking at the lights of thousands of families, a lively atmosphere, secretly making up his mind, he must get rid of this meaningless struggle in his eyes.

  Yuan Ye stepped on the gas, and the car sped up on the empty Second Ring Road at night. He took out a pack of cigarettes from his shirt pocket, lit one for Yi Tianxing, and then lit one himself. After blowing out a mouthful of thick smoke against the windshield, he asked: "Young Master, who is it that makes you so afraid? Once this is all over, we'll head back to the provincial city."

  Yi Tianxing lit his first cigarette, the car's electronic lighter was not working properly. He pretended to light it with the lighter, but actually used his finger to light it. With a slight burning sound, he took a puff and smiled, imitating his classmates' mannerisms as he blew out smoke rings and said: "I won't go back to the provincial city for nothing. After figuring out what the other person is thinking, I'll sneak back."

  Yuan Ye heard him say that, a strange expression floated on his face, and after a long time, he said sincerely: "Young master, just like I said the other day, you really need to strive for self-improvement."

  Yi Tianxing suddenly spat out the cigarette butt in his mouth and burst into loud laughter.

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  Yuan Ye's hiding place chosen for Yi Tianxing was indeed a good choice, it was a fish pond in the mountains on the west side of the provincial city. The car turned countless corners and drove over countless stones before arriving at the farmhouse by the fish pond, where the people inside came out to look upon hearing the sound of the car.

  An elderly couple lives in the farmhouse.

  "Yuan Ge, how did you come?" The elderly couple was surprised to see Yuan Ye driving.

  Yuan Ye stretched out his hand to Zheng, who was slowly walking out of the train carriage: "Uncle Xu and Auntie Xu, this is our...". Yi Tianxing gave him a signal with his eyes, "...this is our company's... Little Yi, who will be in charge of the agricultural trade section from now on. I brought him here today to take a look around."

  The elderly couple with the surname Xu hastily led them into the house.

  Yi Tianxing sat in the house, looking at the simple rural layout around him, and said with joy: "Uncle Yuan, do you often come to this fish pond to fish?"

  "I couldn't bear the boredom of fishing, it was what Old Master liked." Yuan Ye replied: "Young Master, this fish pond is a company asset, originally I secretly bought it, preparing for Old Master's retirement. Unexpectedly, Old Master still only wanted to return to Gao Yang County Town in the end."

  Yi Tian Xing smiled slightly, thinking that this person was indeed loyal and devoted to the old fox spirit.

  Yuan Ye saw him dressed like a country bumpkin, frowned, and thought of the clothes he had in his car from hunting a few days ago, so he quickly went out to get them from the car and gave them to Yi Tian Xing to change into.

  Yi Tianxing didn't feel that his current attire was uncomfortable, as long as it was clean. After all, he also came from a humble background of collecting scraps. Seeing how eager he was, naturally, they couldn't bear to disappoint him. As they changed clothes, they asked: "What kind of fish does this pond raise?"

  "Freshwater shark." Yuan Ye replied, "It's just for fun to relieve the old man's boredom, so there's no fixed contract with the provincial city's restaurants. In short, every month, a bill is sent to Xu Bo and Xu Ma, and after paying for feed and labor, it's fine. When the pond is full and needs to be divided, they will send a car to transport some to the city. Every year, the company relies on this fish pond for not a small amount of agricultural products."

  "Oh, how's the fish selling?" Yi Tianxing couldn't believe that the underworld actually ran a company.

  "The freshwater shark has few thorns, and the big hotels in the city all like it. Every year, they can earn tens of millions. " Yuan Ye saw his expression, thinking he was worried that with economic exchanges with the provincial capital, there would be many mouths talking, so he quickly said: "Don't worry, young master, very few people know about this fish pond."

  "I'm not worried." Yi Tianxing smiled and said, "I was thinking that since we'll be hiding here for a few days, we need to find something to pass the time. Since there's a fish pond right here, of course, I won't miss the opportunity to practice my fishing skills."

  Yuan Ye smiled and said: "Since young master wants to play this, then I'll accompany you for the next few days and have a good time."

  Yi Tianxing thought for a moment and said, "There are so many things in the company, you'd better go back. Besides, you're not often in the company, if someone with ulterior motives sees you, it's inevitable that they'll have another idea." He paused and continued, "Besides, I don't know how capable those enemies of mine are, what if they find out where you've gone from here, it wouldn't be good."

  "Master, you've never been willing to say who your opponent is, and I didn't dare ask too much. But just now, you said you were slightly injured and wouldn't let me call a doctor. What if that opponent shows up?" He patted his waist and laughed heroically: "Not to mention anything else, back in the day when I followed Old Master on the Jianghu battlefield, this Browning pistol is something I've used before! Although it's been several years since I last used it, if someone wants to take your life, they'll have to get past me first!"

  Yi Tian Xing smiled and shook his head, saying: "No need to be too careful, actually I think that guy doesn't necessarily want my life, it's just that for now I still can't figure out what the other party is thinking, so I'll temporarily borrow this place to hide."

  Yuan Yedao: "Should I call some people to take a look?"

  Yi Tian Xing thought for a moment, and finally decided not to let these worldly people get involved in this matter. He smiled and refused, saying: "If the other party really comes to kill us, I can probably take care of myself more easily alone. You're not much use here either."

  He looked at Yuan Ye's face with a hint of disdain and quickly smiled: "Didn't the old master say? I've practiced too."

  Yuan Ye thought that as a rich young master, he couldn't possibly have any real skills. He was a straightforward person, and although he didn't say anything, his face couldn't help but reveal a slightly disdainful expression.

  Yi Tian Xing smiled secretly in his heart and led him out of the door, facing the dark fish pond, he turned to Yuan Ye and said: "Can you see the fish inside?"

  Yuan Ye shook his head.

  Yi Tianxing picked up a stone from the ground and threw it into the water with great force. The stone broke through the surface of the water, making a loud splashing sound, and a large and fat freshwater shark sprayed blood flowers as it jumped out of the water, struggling desperately.

  He looked at Yuan Ye's stunned expression and smiled: "Please let Mr. Xu come up, after a while we'll eat, and then you can go back." Before returning to the house, he faced the white shark corpse floating in the fish pond and whispered: "Fish brothers, don't blame me for being crippled, blame this Yuan guy for not believing me, Amitabha, may you ascend to paradise early."

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  After finishing the steamed fish, he also finished the fish noodle soup made by Mrs. Xu, and Yuan Ye finally left with some reluctance under the command of Yi Tianxing. Yi Tianxing praised Mrs. Xu's cooking skills a few times, then took advantage of the two preparing his bed to slip out of the farmhouse and come to the woods by the fish pond.

  At night, it's cold and windy, and a faint smell of waterweed wafts from the pond.

  Yitian Xing looked up at the starry sky and bright moon, turned his head to glance at the dense forest behind him, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers. The sound of the finger snap echoed far away in the quiet night sky, lingering on and on without stopping.

  "Cuckoo... cuckoo..."

  A shrill and somewhat unpleasant cry echoed through the silent mountain valley. Yi Tianxing's face turned pale, as he gazed into the distance at a small black dot flying towards him on the night wind, growing larger and closer until it transformed into a gust of clear wind that rushed into his arms.

  He hugged the little red bird, which had grown a lot bigger than before, and smiled wryly: "Tomorrow I'll definitely buy you two tapes of Huang Yingying to listen to."

  Little Zhu Que didn't understand what he was saying, but sometimes when she hadn't seen him for a while, at this moment she smelled his breath and desperately rubbed her fluffy head against him, looking extremely cute.

  Yitian stroked the soft down on its wing with his index finger and said softly, "You've done well these days, it's crucial to stay alive. The sister from three days ago was too formidable, your old man isn't her match."

  The little sparrow lifted its head, its black eyes staring blankly ahead. With a flick of its beak, it let out another string of chirping sounds.

  Yi Tian Xing smiled lightly and said, "I knew you could do it. This afternoon's work wasn't bad either. If Father has anything that needs to be done, don't bother helping." He thought about how he had been trapped in the seal by Qin Zi this afternoon and didn't know what to do. If Xiao Hong Niao rashly flew down to rescue him, she might get caught by these half-gods who were only three days old.

  Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little scared, looking at the red bird's small eyes, and said seriously: "Remember, if something happens to old dad in the future, don't take care of me, you run away, or go to the Temple of Return to Origin."

  The little sparrow had been quietly perched in his bosom, when suddenly hearing the words "Return to the Temple", it flapped its wings and jumped onto his shoulder, chirping anxiously.

  He spoke as he sensed the heavenly fire power on Little Zhu Que's body, and a scorching heat in his chest led to an acceleration of the flow of fire elements within him. Before long, he felt refreshed all over, and it seemed to be greatly beneficial for his injuries.

  Yi Tian Xing laughed and said, "I don't know why you're so afraid of that old ancestor in the Guiyuan Temple. He gave you a feather from the Heavenly Robe, which is actually very beneficial to me." He looked at Little Zhu Que who was still anxiously trampling on his shoulder and sighed with a smile, "Forget it, we won't go to the Guiyuan Temple. If I'm really not by your side one day, you should run far away... hmm..." He thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the Bamboo Sea instead. Just fly south for a while, and at your current speed, it'll take about half an hour. You'll see a vast expanse of bamboo growing densely like seaweed. You can stay there from now on."

  The night had deepened, the bright moon was high in the sky, and this man and magpie were chatting about life and death by the fish pond where they fed the freshwater sharks.