Ruan Xingyao didn’t explain the question in the livestream.
In fact, it wasn’t hard to understand — since Yi Wenxue was revered by the Yi family as their ancestral founder, perhaps it really was possible to trace the origins of this world and the Beast-Taming Sect back through the long river of history.
As Yi Wenxue’s descendant, her family had lived by this lake for generations, building their estate along its shores.
Naturally, the spiritual energy left behind by Yi Wenxue had gathered here over the years.
So, the fact that the fish in this lake grew larger than elsewhere actually made perfect sense.
Still, that was only Ruan Xingyao’s speculation.
She would need to verify it carefully with Yi Wenxue later.
For now, her attention wasn’t on that matter.
She looked at the livestream camera and said to “Eat Plum Candy,”
“So, “Eat Plum Candy”, what do you think? I’ve caught the fish. Time to admit defeat, right?”
“Eat Plum Candy” said indifferently, “Fine, I admit it.”
But Ruan Xingyao didn’t start the prize draw immediately.
Instead, she said, “Alright, then wait a little longer. I need to have a chat with this fierce fellow first.”
“Eat Plum Candy” looked constipated with frustration.
He wanted to curse at Ruan Xingyao but held it in.
He just ruffled his hair in irritation, clearly at his limit.
But glaring at her didn’t help — because Ruan Xingyao had already handed her phone to You Huan and crouched down to “talk” to the ugly fish.
Ruan Xingyao poked the big fish’s head and said fiercely,
“So it was you who kept cursing me, huh? Now that I’ve caught you, what do you have to say for yourself? How do you want to die?”
The giant fish opened its mouth wide and “swore” back with ferocity.
Ruan Xingyao’s temper flared up, and she gave the fish’s head a sharp smack.
Her furious outburst left everyone in the livestream stunned.
【What’s going on? Why is Steamer Starry so mad at this fish in particular?】
【So what exactly did this fish say to make our Steamer Starry so angry?!】
【From what I know about her, I bet she’s acting! There’s definitely some kind of twist here!】
【Please! Hurry up and explain already! I’m dying to know what’s happening!】
【You guys are way too calm. Am I the only one waiting for the prize draw? My shot at instant riches depends on this!】
Ruan Xingyao argued with the giant fish for quite a while.
To everyone else, it looked entirely like a one-sided rant — her yelling at a fish that couldn’t possibly respond.
Although Yi Yang had watched some of Ruan Xingyao’s livestream clips before, this was her first time seeing her talk to a fish in person.
She was completely dumbfounded.
Her eyes were locked on Ruan Xingyao, who was crouching on the ground, and she had lost all the poise and grace of a lady from a noble family.
Her mouth hung slightly open — as if, if she were any more shocked, her jaw would fall right off.
She truly couldn’t comprehend how something so absurd could exist in this world.
And the craziest part? There were two people who could communicate with animals!
It took Yi Yang quite a while to regain her composure.
Compared to the unbelievable fact that both Ruan Xingyao and Yi Wenxue could understand animals, the fact that Yi Wenxue — the Yi family’s ancestor from a century ago — was now standing alive before them was perhaps even more shocking.
Yi Yang straightened her posture, regaining her proper and elegant demeanor, but her gaze remained fixed on Ruan Xingyao.
A vague sense of unease welled up in her chest — an intuition that something major was about to happen.
Just as this feeling grew stronger, Ruan Xingyao suddenly let out a startled cry.
She said, “Are you serious? There’s rotten meat in the lake? It’s polluted your feeding ground?”
At those words, Yi Yang’s expression finally crumbled.
The anxious heart she had been holding onto finally gave up — yet strangely, she felt a sense of relief.
By contrast, Chen Yu, Ruan Xingzhuo, and You Huan all exchanged looks of “as expected.”
They had already guessed that Ruan Xingyao’s sudden urge to go fishing had to mean something more.
In the livestream, the regular viewers of Ruan Xingyao’s channel flooded the comments:
【As expected of our Steamer Starry — we all knew it wouldn’t be that simple!】
Meanwhile, the new viewers — those who had tuned in for the promised “ten seaside villas giveaway” — were completely lost.
【Wait, what’s going on? Isn’t this supposed to be the house giveaway stream? Why are we talking about lakes and rotten meat now?】
【Did I just hear that right — rotten meat in the lake? What kind of stream did I wander into?!】
【Oh my god! The stream’s not gonna get banned for this, right?】
【Before it does, can we please just finish the giveaway first? I’m seriously anxious here!】
Ruan Xingyao didn’t bother checking the chat.
She was still talking to the fish.
“You’re so strong — why not just move somewhere else to eat? Don’t tell me the entire lake is full of rotten meat?”
As soon as she asked that, the fish grew visibly angrier.
The fish thrashed violently, splashing water all over Ruan Xingyao.
Aside from Yi Yang, who was standing a bit farther away, both Ruan Xingzhuo, You Huan, and Chen Yu were all drenched as well.
Even the phone in You Huan’s hands got covered in droplets.
【Who else felt that?! I swear I just got slapped by that fish — my head’s ringing!】
【Same here! I swear I could taste lake water in my mouth — ptoo! ptoo!】
Ruan Xingyao didn’t mind the dirty water at all.
For the first time, she relayed what the fish was saying.
“You mean, no matter where you move, there’s always rotten meat in your feeding area?”
The fish splashed twice more, clearly furious.
Ruan Xingyao said, “Alright, I get it. Wait here — I’ll take care of it for you. I promise you’ll have a clean place to eat again.”
The fish splashed a couple more times but finally stopped cursing at her.
Standing up, Ruan Xingyao turned to Yi Yang and said, “Miss Yi, I’m sorry, but we need to call the police. I’ll have to ask for your cooperation.”
Yi Yang’s expression turned grave, but she still nodded.
“I understand. I’ll have someone bring the officers over.”
Her quick cooperation actually surprised Ruan Xingyao — she had expected resistance.
In truth, before the fishing even started, Ruan Xingyao had already asked Chen Yu to contact the police.
At this moment, the officers were stationed not far outside the Yi family estate.
Once they got the report, boats soon arrived one after another.
Leading the team was Jiang Xuan.
He stepped onto their boat, his expression a mix of resignation and disbelief.
Looking at Ruan Xingyao, he sighed, “Expert Ruan, you’ve really worked hard.”
Even on her supposed day off, she’d managed to stir up another huge scene.
He honestly didn’t know whether to thank her — or cry.
If this kept up, Mingcheng’s reputation nationwide was going to turn into “the capital of crime.”
Ruan Xingyao caught the sarcastic tone in his voice.
Narrowing her beautiful eyes slightly, she replied with irritation, “Not hard work — bad luck.”
If Mingcheng’s police were more competent, would she have to work this hard herself?
— The end of the Chapter–
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