Chapter 402: They actually found it (1/2)

Chapter 402: They actually found it

While everyone was still stunned over Baili Mingxiang’s discovery, the fisherman Old Yu had started to shout.

“I’ve found it! Hahaha, I’ve finally found it!”

“It’s been years, but I’ve finally tracked it down!”

Ouyang Ningruo and Jun Yixie both hurried to his side while the other fishermen stopped to watch. What was wrong with Old Yu?

“Could he have found a medium fisheye as well?” Han Yunxi asked doubtfully.

“Impossible!” Baili Mingxiang rejected instantly. “Esteemed wangfei, there’s no way for a second medium fisheye to show up so close to the first!”

Old Yu was still shouting from about 200 meters away, waving his arms and legs in joy.

“You’re certain?” Long Feiye asked.

Baili Mingxiang met his cold, serious eyes with determination despite her wavering heart. “Your Highness, don’t worry. Mingxiang is certain that it isn’t a medium fisheye!” Your Highness, it’s been years since I’ve gotten a chance to stand before you and speak. How could I, Baili Mingxiang, make careless remarks at a time like this?

“Your Highness, the other side is probably bluffing. Let’s hurry up and reel in our fish first,” General Baili urged. Long Feiye nodded, but his gaze didn’t shift from Old Yu. Han Yunxi was looking in the same direction.

Baili Mingxiang felt a little disappointed by Long Feiye’s lack of response and wanted to explain further when Han Yunxi cut in. “That Old Yu couldn’t have found a big fisheye, right?”

“Esteemed wangfei, you’re overthinking things, aren’t you? Heheh!” General Baili laughed in disdain. He had some understanding of fisheyes as well, so Han Yunxi’s comments seemed laughable in his eyes. The records of Fishery Island had yet to list any person who found a big fisheye! Rumors had it that a single big fisheye was capable of reeling in all the fish in the Illusory Sea Lake.

“As I see it, they’re not bluffing. If they haven’t found a medium fisheye, it must be a big one,” Han Yunxi said, feeling strongly that something was amiss with Ouyang Ningruo and Jun Yixie’s agitated states.

Baili Mingxiang was quick to offer an explanation. “Esteemed wangfei, perhaps you haven’t heard, but big fisheyes only exist as the stuff of legends. No one’s actually seen one in person.”

“That doesn’t mean they don’t exist!” Han Yunxi said sternly.

Baili Mingxiang was frightened by her coldness and lost her will to speak. General Baili was a bit unhappy to see his daughter called into question so soon after her success and turned to Long Feiye. “Your Highness, you understand how fisheyes work as well.”

Han Yunxi was being a little impulsive, but she hadn’t intended to argue over who was right or wrong. She was more worried that their opponents really had found a big fisheye. Things would be over if that was the case! Baili Mingxiang had no interest in arguing about anything, but had only reported the truth. Still, she couldn’t help glancing at Long Feiye after her father’s words. Esteemed wangfei didn’t understand fisheyes, but His Highness definitely did. He should know that her words were right–big fisheyes were a myth at most. She hadn’t come here just to find fisheyes on a whim, but after careful thought.

They had chosen this location because the possibility of fisheyes occurring here was very high. She could even locate small fisheyes much faster than any of those fishermen, but she’d steeled her heart against that to grab the first medium fisheye. She was absolutely certain that no other medium fisheye would appear within 500 meters of the first! Moreover, there’d be seven to eight small fisheyes here at the most, their numbers not exceeding ten in total. She not only wanted His Highness to win, but to score a splendid victory that would make him impossible to beat. Esteemed wangfei’s proposal of a ‘big fisheye’ would just mean she lost, wouldn’t it?

By now, Ouyang Ningruo had already reached Old Yu and exchanged a few words with him. Old Yu was no longer shouting in excitement, and even Jun Yixie had stopped acting high and lofty. The three of them conferred in hushed tones over something before Ouyang Ningruo called over all of their fishermen and workers. Long Feiye stared at them with a complicated expression before he finally intoned, “Perhaps there really is a big fisheye…”

“Your Highness, you know that’s impossible! They’ve lost, so they must be pretending on purpose! It might even be some sort of trap!” General Baili didn’t want to accept this!

Baili Mingxiang quietly lowered her head. Although she never competed for anything, she still felt wronged. His Highness was clearly favoring esteemed wangfei’s view. Long Feiye ignored General Baili to continue studying Jun Yixie’s team. The workers had already spread out their nets in preparation to catch the fish, while a further pile of nets laid in wait on the side.

“The situation doesn’t look good,” Han Yunxi began to worry.

General Baili wanted to speak again when a worker by their medium fisheye suddenly cried out, “Your Highness, bad news! This is terrible!”

“What is it?” Long Feiye immediately looked over.

“Your Highness, the fish in the fisheye are retreating from the opening. It’s too late to reel in the nets,” the worker was both anxious and surprised.

“How could this be?!” General Baili was stunned, while Baili Mingxiang had long hurried to the opening. As soon as a fisheye was broken through, swarms of fish would go to congregate around the opening. Their numbers would only increase, not disperse!

Could it be…