The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead-Chapter 254 - 252 Encounter with the Sculpture Again
Chapter 254: Chapter 252: Encounter with the Sculpture Again
Chapter 254 -252: Encounter with the Sculpture Again
Nian Shutong had already pulled up something from the sea, shaped somewhat like an S-curve, laying it horizontally.
The whole object was starting to turn green due to corrosion by the seawater, and the corrosion on top was quite severe, but that same, rich poison started to captivate Shutong.
Once might be a coincidence, twice could still be considered a coincidence, but she wondered if there would be a third time.
“It’s not a fish, how did it come up!” Fu Yunhe didn’t recognize the object and was preparing to move forward to touch it and retrieve his stuck fishhook.
With a crisp “snap,” Nian Shutong slapped Fu Yunhe’s hand.
“Have you lost your mind!”
“This thing is all poison, touch it and, if you don’t die, you will be injured.”
No sooner had Nian Shutong finished speaking than Fu Yunhe’s brain froze for a moment, anxiously shouting at Nian Shutong, “Put it down quick! Put it down!”
After shouting, Fu Yunhe, seeing that Shutong remained calm, realized something and gave an embarrassed smile.
“You’re not afraid, are you?”
Still feeling a bit embarrassed, he wasn’t sure if his brain had taken on water, acting so foolishly thinking Nian Shutong was in danger.
Fu Yunhe began to make excuses, saying, “I’ll go get another fishing rod.”
He slipped away.
Nian Shutong didn’t understand the tumult in Fu Yunhe’s mind, nor the reason behind it; she just thought that even smart people can have stupid moments, and she had to be more careful herself.
She looked again at the sculpture in her hand, which shared the same origin as the pig sculpture found in Big Bird’s nest.
That pig sculpture, once absorbed for half a month, would disappear.
Was this sent to her now that she was running out of resources?
“This should be… a snake, right?”
It looked quite like one, with a small head, a proportionate body, and no legs.
Nian Shutong didn’t know the connection yet, but either way, if it was beneficial to her, she took it.
After stowing it away, she continued to fish.
It wasn’t clear if she was skilled, or if it was because the sea had accumulated billions of years of seafood, and there was simply too much.
Almost every cast, she would reel in a big fish. This kind of rapid joy of harvesting made Nian Shutong somewhat addicted.
When she had caught about twenty or so, she glanced out the corner of her eye at Fu Yunhe beside her. In his fish bucket, swimming pitifully was a tiny fish the size of a palm, and it was a vibrant, multicolored fish.
It was said that such fish were not edible.
“Boss, time to pull in the nets.”
Nian Shutong replied with a “got it,” reeled in her fishing rod, and turned to speak to Fu Yunhe, who was also reeling in his rod, “Xiao He, you’ve got a particularly unique catch today, are you sure you want to eat that?”
Nian Shutong pointed with her finger at the little fish swimming back and forth in the bucket, her tone clearly showing her triumph unabashed.
Fu Yunhe didn’t know what was going on; he hadn’t felt so unlucky before, but it seemed that as soon as he went out to sea, his luck just wasn’t there.
He stubbornly retorted, “Who says I’m going to eat it, I’m going to keep it.”
“Don’t you see, it’s very pretty?”
Nian Shutong, looking at the stubborn Fu Yunhe, kindly did not expose him, but merely said, “It’s pretty, and it suits a beauty like you very well.”
She carried her fish bucket to check on the nets, to see what they had caught that day.
Fu Yunhe, who was still behind her, looked at his own two hands.
He decided that the next time he went to sea, he would definitely pat Dou Dou on the head, hoping for better luck.
He couldn’t believe that he wouldn’t be able to catch fish.
A man’s pride had to be regained somehow.
He too gathered up his fishing rod and followed after Nian Shutong.
Just ten or so steps away, as he got to the crate where the fish were kept, he watched with wide eyes as Nian Shutong effortlessly leapt into the air, took a few steps mid-air, and landed on the neighboring boat.
How could he follow that? Unless he grew wings, there was no chance.
Nian Shutong checked all three boats, and the catch was good.
She felt it was probably because there were too many goods in the sea.
Fish were being sorted, and the boat started to head back.
As they neared the shore, someone sorting fish came over and told Nian Shutong there were a few unusually large shells.
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Nian Shutong walked over and took a look.
“Master, there might be pearls.”
“Oh.”
Nian Shutong responded with a sound but made no move.
“Master, they can be sold for money!”
Geez! Why didn’t you say so sooner!
Nian Shutong’s actions definitely sped up as she squatted next to the large shell, and under Daodao’s direction, she opened the shell and felt inside with her hand. After feeling around, she touched several round beads that were not small at all.
Nian Shutong squeezed them out one by one with force. There were a total of four pearls.
All of them were white, but each one was so round as to be perfect, with a uniform luster, and quite beautiful under the light.
“Not bad, onto the next one.”
This thrill of prying open clams was even more exciting than fishing.
From the second shell, two white pearls were harvested, each larger in size than a one yuan coin.
The third shell yielded seven pearls, slightly smaller, but pink in color—irresistibly beautiful.
The fourth shell held one pearl, a black pearl, glossy and deep black.
The fifth shell contained more white pearls, similar to the first but in a slightly larger quantity, enough to make a bracelet.
After all five shells were opened, Nian Shutong safely stored these pearls, and by then, the boat had reached the shore.
She didn’t bother with a ladder, she just leaped off the boat and walked away.
Fu Yunhe would take care of the rest.
When Fu Yunhe returned from the sea, Nian Shutong was sitting outside the kitchen, holding a piece of beef, savoring every bite.
“Xiao He, come over.”
“I’ve got something nice for you.”
Fu Yunhe thought that Nian Shutong was going to give him some beef, as he was indeed a bit hungry.
“The braised beef today smells even better.”
Braised beef?
Nian Shutong also agreed, “It’s said that the longer the braising liquid has been used, the tastier the food becomes.”
“But, Mr. Fan’s skills are also formidable.”
Inside the kitchen, Mr. Fan, whose face was a little wrinkled, smiled humbly and said, “Boss’s recipes are impressive.”
Nian Shutong didn’t say much more, but instead told Fu Yunhe, “Stretch out your hand.”
Fu Yunhe obediently extended his hand, expecting to receive a piece of beef but instead saw a pearl, a black pearl.
At the top of the black pearl was a silver-white lotus flower connected to a silver-white chain.
“This is for you,” Nian Shutong continued to eat her braised beef, explaining, “This has my… spiritual power attached to it. If you’re attacked, it will alert me.”
Nian Shutong initially wanted to seal both an attack and a defense onto it, but ultimately, it was a mere mortal object that couldn’t withstand such power.
She’d find better materials later.
“You’re so weak, if you run into an enemy, just run. If you can’t outrun them, just stall for time, and I’ll save you.”
Fu Yunhe held the pearl in his palm tightly, feeling warmth in his heart. Did she still care about him so much?
“You must stay alive. I’m spreading my business further and further, and it wouldn’t do if there’s no one to manage it. I don’t want to do any of it myself.”
Fu Yunhe kept nodding, telling himself in his heart: Caring about someone to do the work is the same as caring about oneself.
Same thing, same thing.
