Novel Palace
Chapter 55
Chapter 55 Prize Catch of Ivory Dragon River
A middle–aged man sat cross–legged in the tent, holding a teacup in his hand as he glanced at Kane, Kane’s men had also set up tents that were even larger than the ones opposite them. They had also connected some tubes to enable the air conditioning from the cars to enter the tents.
After getting into the tent, Kane brewed some concentrated tea, then smiled as he said, “Mr. Barrett, the guy opposite us is Landry himself. Even though he doesn’t know martial arts, he’s good at plotting, and he has gathered a group of prominent figures.
William glanced at the middle–aged man, after which he calmly replied, “Did you just say that he doesn’t know any martial arts?”
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stunned. “Yeah, what’s wrong? Did you find something, Mr. Barrett?”
William said calmly. “This man is not only a cultivator, but he’s also quite strong as well. He’s probably in the microcosmic orbit.”
Kane narrowed his eyes. “That b*stard! How did he hide this?!”
Meanwhile, Landry was also observing William and asked the person next to him, “Who is that man?” The person beside him took a glance before responding, “Mr. Landry, that man is a total stranger. I’ve never seen him before. According to our intel, this isn’t the fishing expert Kane had invited.”
Landry said calmly, “Investigate him.”
“Yes, sir!”
An hour passed by quickly enough. Landry and Kane walked out of their tents at the same time.
Kane chuckled. “Landry, shall we begin?”
Landry smiled. “We’ll begin when you say the word, Kane.”
The two behaved amicably as if this bet wasn’t important to them and they didn’t mind it at all.
The person who had been standing at the delta was now retrieving a fishing rod from the side. With a light fling, the fishing line flew out dozens of yards away and fell into the center of the river.
He had prepared for this beforehand. He took a seat, then stayed completely motionless.
William, too, picked up his fishing rod and stood a distance away. He held the fishing rod with his left hand, then dipped the tip of the fishing rod into the water.
When Landry saw that, he was so stunned that he asked, “Kane, is this considered fishing at all?” Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.
Kane chuckled. “This is how experts fish!”
Landry shook his head and said, “Kane, are you getting someone to mess things up because you knew you can’t win this bet? The mastor angler I have here won the global fishing championship thrice!”
Kane gave a fake smile as he answered, “We’ll know soon enough who the real expert is.”
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William raised his right hand and flung a handful of bait right where the tip of the fishing rod met the water. These were all highly effective bait, and lots of fish were immediately drawn in.
William allowed them to feed on the bait, and when the bait was all gone, he threw in more. Hence, more and more fish gathered where the fishing rod was..
Because of his actions, there was nearly no fish in front of the master angler, for all the fish were attracted to William’s bait.
Landry’s face fell. He still thought that Kane was sabotaging him, so he said to the master angler, “Mr. Leonard, let’s go elsewhere!”
Mr. Leonard gave William a look of disdain, then went somewhere far away so that William wouldn’t be able to affect him.
After handfuls of bait were tossed into the water, the fish were slowly increasing in number. William’s eyesight was exceptionally good, so he could see what was happening beneath the surface of the water. He noticed that hundreds of yards away from the shoal of fish was a giant mottled eel about 6 feet long, and it was staring at the shoal.
It was obviously the prize catch in this part of the river! It reigned at the top of the food chain, and it was an aggressive super predator.
Finally, after watching for half an hour, the king of the fishes was convinced that there was no danger. It immediately pounced forward aggressively. It was huge and swam very fast, so it managed to get a catch as soon as it struck, swallowing a black fish of about a few pounds.
The shoal was thrown into a frenzy as the fish fled in all directions. The king of the fishes hunted maniacally, feasting on the fish. After a few times darting forward, it finally arrived at the spot where William had dipped his fishing rod.
“Now!”
William exploded in vigor, and with a shudder of the fishing rod, mist filled the air around them. The fishing rod pierced through the water’s surface at lightning speed and tapped squarely on the head of the prize catch.
This strike could shatter steel plates, not to mention fish heads. The eel was immediately stunned, and when the fishing rod stirred the water, it was sucked up into a powerful pillar of water that reached 15 feet into the air.
The fishing rod shuddered. The huge fish of 6 feet rolled down toward William as if it were spellbound. In an instant, it dropped right in front of William.
Kane and the others came prepared. They quickly fetched a large plastic bucket and tossed the prize catch inside.
The prize catch was extremely vigorous. Even after getting hit by William, it recovered quickly. Realizing that it was caught, it thrashed wildly in the bucket, its tail beating loudly against the bucket wall.
Kane glanced at it and laughed, then said to the shocked Landry, “Landry, my man, we have a winner! You’re welcome to have fun af Southstead City any time!”
Landry could hardly believe it. He walked over and glanced at the fish in the bucket. There was a protruding bone on the head of the fish, and it was 6 feet long. It was undoubtedly the prize catch.
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He couldn’t help but look deeply at William, saying, “I was mistaken. I have no idea you can catch fish like than
Kane chuckled. “I guess I win, Landry!”
Landry was quite decisive as he admitted defeat right then and there, saying, “You win this time, Kane. I’ll get all my men out of Southstead City in three days.”
With that, he simply waved. His men quickly gathered their things, then left in their cars.
The master angler didn’t seem convinced. When he came over and glanced at the prize catch William had caught, his expression darkened as he said. “That’s the prize catch, all right! Even if I got it on my hook, I would need at least 2 hours to defeat it.”
After their opponents were gone, Kane guffawed. “Amazing! Mr. Barrett, thank you so much!” As he spoke, he bowed deeply at William.
Tia immediately said, “Mr. Stone, don’t forget, you promised him half a year of Southstead City’s profit.
Kane laughed. “Of course.”
At night, Kane held a banquet for William.
The next morning, William bade goodbye. Kane tried to get him to stay, hoping that he would remain for a few more days, but William declined. “I have to go back today. You can see me off at the station.” There were still some patients at home, so he couldn’t be away for too long.
Kane hastily said, “Mr. Barrett, if you want to go home, you don’t have to take the train. I can get a driver to send you back.”
William replied, “It’s okay, it’s faster by train. Oh, right, please don’t get involved in Ivory Dragon Cove for the time being. I’ll destroy the Killing Formation when the time comes.”
Kane beamed. “Mr. Barrett, can I join in?”
Tia immediately said, “Mr. Stone, you have a large home and lots of property. You don’t have to fight for a piece of my pie.”
Kane chuckled. “Miss Lloyd, everyone can benefit from some profit, right? Also, the investment in Ivory Dragon Cove isn’t a small amount. You and your family are now spending most of your efforts on Moonlight Villa, so your funds must be running low, right?”
Tia hesitated for a bit, then said, “We’re still in the early stages. We can discuss this later.”
The Stone Family’s driver sent William to the train station. Then, William boarded the train that would take him home.
At around 10.00AM, he arrived at the entrance of his house. As soon as he opened the gates, he saw Gwendolyn hanging out the laundry to dry in the yard.
“William, you’re back!” Overjoyed, she hastily went over to him. “Have you eaten? I’ll cook something for
you.”
When he saw Gwendolyn behaving like a wife, William felt his heart skip a beat and couldn’t help saying, “You don’t have to make anything. I can just feast my eyes on your beauty.”
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Her pretty face turned red as she bit her lip, then she said, “We’re not alone, you know.”
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