Chapter 6: Ritual by the River

Seeing that the group was about to leave,

Ye Chen immediately went up and grabbed someone.

He sighed, shook his head, and said, "I didn't want to say it, but now it seems like I have to."

"Alright, I won't pretend any longer. Actually, when I was young, I learned some Taoist techniques. Demon Suppression, Feng Shui Inspection, Exorcism— I know a bit of all of them."

"Do you know what my nickname is? They call me the Lin Zhengying of the Fishing World, alright!"

The viewers in the live stream room were all taken aback.

The originally spooky atmosphere, under Ye Chen's influence, suddenly became amusing.

The barrage in the live stream room kept popping up continuously.

[Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. I thought the streamer was finally going to catch a fish, but who knew he would reel in a rotten one!]

[I even suspected that the streamer's fishing rod caught some river weeds, then brought up the rotten fish!]

[My gosh, I was so startled just now, I thought the streamer was about to catch a fish, I almost unfollowed, I really didn't expect that he still didn't catch a live fish!]

[Pay attention to the detail just now, Mr. Ye actually threw that rotten fish into his keepnet, I'm dead, truly a fisherman who never fails!]

[How did it turn into Demon Suppression and Feng Shui Inspection, Mr. Ye really knows how to bluff!]

[I feel sorry for this group of old men for a second, how did they encounter such a treasure of a streamer, hahaha!]

…

To the side, many of the old men were dumbfounded, staring at Ye Chen with suspicion.

The old man Liao who had bet with Ye Chen had a look as if he was watching a fool.

He curled his lips: "Tsk tsk, you know all these techniques?"

"You should first figure out where you can actually catch fish before talking big!"

Ye Chen rolled his eyes at old Liao, feeling disdain in his heart.

The bet was not over yet!

I'll stabilize these old men first, then I'll settle the bet with you properly.

Seeing that these old men were not moving for the moment, Ye Chen promptly took out some odds and ends from his pocket.

"What's there to worry about, what's so scary."

"It's just a rotten fish case, isn't it?"

When the live stream audience saw Ye Chen taking out these miscellaneous items from his pocket, everyone was dumbstruck.

Yellow paper, rooster blood, Peach Wood Sword, glutinous rice, and so on, everything included.

The most surprising thing was that this guy actually managed to get a Taoist robe to wear.

"Later I'll use the glutinous rice for baiting, and then use the blessed peach wood fishing rod, afterward the bait will be rooster blood!"

"Whether it's a rotten fish case or whatever, as soon as the float goes under, I'll just use the Peach Wood Sword, okay?"

"Do you think I always come out for night fishing unprepared?"

"Even though it's a rotten fish case, none shall escape!"

…

At this moment, the popularity in the Ye Chen's live stream room was soaring.

To be precise, ever since Ye Chen dealt with the rotten fish case, countless viewers have entered into Ye Chen's live stream room.

After all, the rotten fish case is something baffling to the fishing community.

And now, the viewers in the live stream room seeing Ye Chen pulling out so many professional misfortune-dispelling objects, their horizons were greatly broadened.

[I thought the streamer finally caught a fish just now, who knew it would be a rotten fish!]

[A rotten fish case isn't scary, what's scary is that a fisherman knows Taoist techniques!]

[Bullfrog, it's really a bullfrog, is this even considered fishing? Isn't this more like fishing for ghosts?]

"[It's really ridiculous, does fishing have to be this competitive? Can't fish without knowing some magic tricks now?]"

"[All you wandering ghosts, pay attention! There will be a Taoist roaming by the river tonight, make sure to take a detour!]"

"[A peach wood fishing rod? That's terrifying, folks. Is this supposed to be a fishing rod or a weapon?]"

"[Mr. Ye, don't forget about the bet you made with Old Liao!]"

…

At this moment, by the Jiang City River.

The tricks Ye Chen pulled off actually had some effect.

At the very least, it stabilized the old men who came out to fish at midnight.

Never mind whether they believed Ye Chen's nonsense, at least for now, no one was insisting on leaving.

That's good!

Ye Chen was still waiting for these old men to witness him catching a 76KG behemoth!

Thinking of this, taking advantage of the old men's hesitation, Ye Chen immediately took out a new seven-meter fishing rod from his backpack.

When it comes time to catch the big one, he'll use this rod.

Old Liao, standing by, was also in a dilemma.

Staying might mean rotten luck, which was indeed a bit creepy.

After all, people had recently drowned in this river!

Generally, elderly people are somewhat superstitious about these things.

But if he decided to just grab his bucket and run, he really wouldn't be content.

Tonight, the fish were biting well and he was in a good mood for fishing; leaving just like that was something he really couldn't let go of.

Gritting his teeth and stomping his foot, Old Liao decided to see what Ye Chen was really up to.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at Ye Chen dressed in a dark blue Taoist robe, he did look quite the part.

Ye Chen then placed his fishing rod on the ground.

Next, he lit three incense sticks and stuck them into the ground.

Afterward, just like those Taoists, he started burning joss paper and checking his compass.

After shaking the burning joss paper over the peach wood fishing rod for a moment, he raised the fishing rod, closed his eyes, and spoke as if chanting a spell.

"Heaven to spirit, earth to spirit, tonight this fishing rod shall be blessed!"

"Auspicious day and moment, thanks to the heaven and earth, preparing to blast!"

After speaking, he took out a small string of firecrackers from his pocket, lit them with a lighter, and threw them at his feet.

Accompanied by a burst of harsh firecracker sounds, Ye Chen walked in a circle on the spot, raised the fishing rod again, and spoke.

"Heaven to spirit, earth to spirit, tonight great luck and profit, definitely not in vain!"

"Good luck comes, good luck arrives, good luck comes and goes, big fish and small fish all bite!"

Old Liao almost dropped his jaw at this scene.

Ye Chen was actually giving his fishing rod a blessing?

At this moment, the audience in the live stream room were all laughing their stomachs out.

The earlier Ye Chen, he looked quite decent, but as he started chanting his spells, people quickly realized something was off.

Damn, you're not really catching ghosts here, it's just to bless your own fishing rod for a good catch, huh?

On the scene, some of the old men also sensed the inconsistencies.

After all, these people have lived more than half a lifetime and seen a lot; this kind of exorcism and suppression, who does it like you?

Beside him, someone half-believing, half-doubting, asked Ye Chen hesitantly, "Mr. Ye, this...this doesn't seem very professional!"

Ye Chen coughed lightly, and said seriously, "Fellow anglers, maybe you don't know yet?"