As Ruan Xingyao spoke, she gave the camera a close-up of her fishing rod.
Just as she said, the rod was shaking violently, the line jerking with considerable force — clearly, the fish on the hook was furious.
Ruan Xingyao grinned mischievously and said to the livestream audience, “Do you guys want to know what this fish is saying right now?”
The comments exploded instantly:
[We do! Streamer Starry, we want to know! Tell us quickly!]
[Yes! Don’t keep us in suspense, Streamer Starry, just tell us already!]
Ruan Xingyao, loving how eager they were, smiled even more playfully.
She said, “This little guy is cursing me out — really nasty words too. I’ve never been scolded this badly by an animal before.”
She pouted exaggeratedly, looking adorably wronged, which immediately filled the comment section with sympathy.
[Streamer Starry, tell us what it said! We’ll curse it back for you!]
[Yeah! I’m great at swearing — let me go first!]
Ruan Xingyao loved how her audience played along.
After building enough suspense, she finally laughed and said, “It said I’m a bastard — that I polluted its food and now I’m dragging it out of its home. Says I’m an unforgivable villain!”
Of course, that was partly Ruan Xingyao’s creative embellishment.
[Streamer Starry, don’t listen to that stupid fish! You’re feeding it, not hurting it!]
[Exactly! How can a fish be so ungrateful?]
[Wait a sec… something feels off. If Streamer Starry’s just putting bait into the lake, how did that turn into ‘polluting its food’?]
[I don’t get it — any expert anglers here? Are different fish supposed to have different bait?]
[Or… could it be that the fish meant something else entirely?]
[Eh? You sound like you’ve been watching too much anime! Are you implying there’s something weird in that lake?]
[Don’t say that! But… honestly, our Streamer Starry might be even better than those anime kids!]
The chat was buzzing with wild theories about what might be in the lake.
Ruan Xingyao didn’t reveal the truth just yet.
Instead, she looked at “Eat Plum Candy” — the man she was currently connected with.
She smiled and said, “Eat Plum Candy, if I reel this fish in… are you really going to give everyone those houses?”
Ever since the livestream connection began, “Eat Plum Candy” had been completely ignored by Ruan Xingyao.
He was already losing his temper, so when she suddenly addressed him, he straightened his neck and shouted arrogantly, “Of course! I already said it — I’ve got the means to do it!”
Ruan Xingyao nodded calmly. “Alright then. I’ll have our police officer friends bear witness. Remember — once you’ve said it, there’s no taking it back.”
“Eat Plum Candy” let out a dismissive scoff. “Tch, who do you think you’re talking to? If you’re gonna bet, then hurry up! No need to drag it out!”
His attitude was downright nasty.
Naturally, Ruan Xingyao’s fans couldn’t stand it any longer.
[What’s wrong with this guy?! The longer he drags it out, the higher the chance the fish gets away — he’s literally the one benefiting, yet he’s still whining. So annoying!]
[Exactly! He’s just picking on our Streamer Starry because she’s too nice!]
[Streamer Starry, don’t waste your time with him! I bet he’s the type who’ll back out later. You can’t trust someone like that!]
The barrage of complaints filled the chat, their anger only making “Eat Plum Candy” more irritated.
He snapped, “Hurry up already! What, did the fish escape? You’re just stalling until another one bites, aren’t you?”
Ruan Xingyao replied with a small smile, “You’re underestimating me again. I told you — I never miss out.”
Whether “Eat Plum Candy” believed her or not, he was visibly impatient, urging her to get on with it.
Ruan Xingyao then called over Chen Yu. “What’s the rush? I said I’d have our officer bear witness.”
Chen Yu sighed but cooperated.
Soon, under Chen Yu’s supervision, “Eat Plum Candy”s promise — to give away ten seaside villas — was officially confirmed.
Ruan Xingyao immediately set up a giveaway in her livestream room.
No restrictions — anyone present when she reeled the fish in could enter the draw.
Word spread like wildfire.
Within a single minute, tens of thousands flooded into the livestream.
Three minutes later, millions had joined Ruan Xingyao’s stream.
This time, her concurrent viewer count broke all her previous records.
It even went on to break the platform’s all-time record, becoming the most-watched livestream in the platform’s entire history.
Ruan Xingyao deliberately waited another ten minutes—until the viewer count reached its absolute peak and stopped climbing—before finally saying with a teasing smile,
“Alright then, everyone—let’s welcome our special guest of the day!”
She motioned for Chen Yu and Ruan Xingzhuo to help her pull up the massive, thrashing fish.
Both Chen Yu and Ruan Xingzhuo were straining with every ounce of strength they had.
Veins bulged across their faces, necks, and arms, showing just how enormous the creature on the line must have been.
And when the fish finally broke the surface of the lake, the entire livestream exploded in shock.
[Oh my god! That’s at least two meters long, right?! A fish that huge—I thought only the ocean had creatures like that!]
[Does anyone know what kind of fish this is? I’m not gonna lie, I think I’m developing Megalohydrothalassophobia just looking at it!]
[Same here! I thought only giant sea creatures could make me feel that way.]
[Calm down, guys—it just looks more intense through the screen. Don’t be scared.]
[Easier said than done! My heart can’t handle this level of shock!]
[So does anyone actually recognize what kind of fish this is?]
[I know! It’s a “Tigerfish”! The scientific name is Datnioides! They’re insanely fierce!]
What Ruan Xingyao had caught was indeed the king of freshwater fish — Tigerfish, and it was a monstrous two meters long, weighing around 50 kilograms.
Chen Yu and Ruan Xingzhuo were completely out of breath.
The two collapsed onto the ground, panting heavily, eyes locked in disbelief on the enormous creature before them.
They had actually hauled this beast out of the water themselves—it felt utterly surreal.
You Huan swallowed hard, clutching Ruan Xingyao’s shoulder, and whispered, “Xingxing… is this kind of fish even supposed to live in a lake?”
Wasn’t it way too big?
Even though You Huan had spoken in a small voice, the sharp-eared viewers in the livestream caught every word.
[I need to know where Streamer Starry is right now! What kind of lake breeds fish that size?! If I could catch something like that, I’d be the happiest little girl in the world!]
— The end of the Chapter–
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