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Chapter 123 Scaring Yourself

Zhou Miao was a little helpless. It was already past midnight, and the two fishermen were still there, which meant they probably wouldn't leave that night.

But since we're already here, we can't just leave as soon as we see people; we still have to cast our lines a few times.

Zhou Miao brought a lure fishing rod today because lure fishing has a higher chance of resulting in a stalemate.

As long as you don't catch any fish, you won't attract attention.

After setting up the line, he casually cast the rod forward.

He only throws his fish into open spaces, ignoring any areas with aquatic plants or where fish can easily hide.

Therefore, Zhou Miao spent an hour swinging his arms until they ached, but he didn't catch a single fish.

This familiar feeling made him feel as if he had returned to a few years ago.

That's how he was back then; even with his superhuman strength, he couldn't catch many fish.

The two fishermen were initially quite interested in watching, but they quickly lost interest. Who wants to watch someone keep "plowing"?

However, their catch wasn't great either. One only caught three whitebait, while the other fared slightly better, catching two small crucian carp weighing three or four ounces each.

Looks like there won't be any fish tonight.

"I think so too. Look at that guy, he's been throwing them for an hour and hasn't gotten a single one."

"Should we go back then?"

"Okay, it's not fun fishing if there aren't many fish. Let's go find a wild river to fish in tomorrow."

The two fishermen started packing up their things, which caught Zhou Miao's eye.

I didn't expect him to leave after only an hour; he was planning to stay until 3 a.m.!

After the two fishermen drove away, Zhou Miao quickly packed up his fishing rod and went to change into his wetsuit.

He also drove the tricycle further inside, so that even if another fisherman drove by, they wouldn't see it if they weren't paying attention.

As for the pitch-black surroundings and the sounds made by the unknown animals on the mountain, Zhou Miao was actually a little uneasy.

This place is definitely more frightening than the only sound of waves at sea.

But thinking of the treasure inside the cave, Zhou Miao forcibly suppressed his fear.

Fully equipped and with his headlamp on, Zhou Miao slowly entered the water.

He first swam on the surface of the water towards the stream, and when he reached the mountainside, he dived into the water and moved forward along the mountainside, which made it easy to find the location of the cave.

At night, the water plants felt even more eerie, making him fear that a corpse might emerge from them.

After all, reservoirs, whether in TV dramas or news reports, are not only places where people easily drown, but also good places to dump bodies.

Zhou Miao gripped the harpoon tightly in his hand. He originally brought it to scare away snakes and protect himself from water snakes, but now it had become his source of confidence and security.

However, he seemed to be quite lucky. He didn't encounter any dangerous creatures or unexpected situations during either of his two dives, and then he returned to the cave.

Once inside, Zhou Miao was surprised to find that the ten-pound mandarin fish was resting inside the cave.

Upon seeing his appearance, the mandarin fish panicked and hid in the deepest part of the water once again.

That's interesting. They're not going to treat this cave like their own home, are they?

Zhou Miao ignored him and first picked up the outermost jewelry boxes and put them into the net bag.

I packed six boxes, and took the rest with me.

Back at the tricycle, I checked the time; it had only taken about twenty minutes, so I had plenty of time.

Zhou Miao put all the jewelry boxes into the fish tank. When he took the last box out of the net bag, he could no longer suppress his curiosity and opened it.

Instead of the gold hairpin and necklace I had imagined, there was a well-preserved jade bracelet.

After being submerged underwater for decades, this greenish and translucent bracelet seems to be completely undamaged.

Zhou Miao didn't know the exact value of the bracelet, but considering that it was packaged in a separate box, it must be quite valuable.

However, this thing didn't have the same impact on him as gold, so after glancing at it, he closed the lid and put it in the fish tank.

They were also worried that if someone came and saw the tricycle, they might be curious about whether there were any fish in the fish box, and then they might see the jewelry box.

So Zhou Miao moved the fish box out and put it in the nearby bushes.

Fortunately, it's not winter yet, and the wild grass is still lush, providing shelter for the fish tank.

Relieved, Zhou Miao continued diving to move the eight boxes of gold, as well as some small items wrapped in oil paper that appeared to be antiques.

This time, he put the small items in a net bag, while he swam back carrying eight boxes of gold.

As he was swimming, a huge black shadow flashed past in the light ahead, instantly giving Zhou Miao goosebumps and causing him to break out in a cold sweat.

What was that just now?

Could it be that modern cities have turned into eerie worlds?

Or is the government keeping it from ordinary people, implying that certain things in this world actually exist?

Overwhelmed by fear, Zhou Miao froze on the spot, unable to move.

His entire body slowly sank to the bottom of the water because he was motionless, and he almost forgot to breathe.

"Move faster!"

Zhou Miao stiffly turned his neck, trying to observe his surroundings, while inwardly screaming, wanting his legs to move.

He never expected that he would suddenly experience such extreme fear that he couldn't even leave quickly.

If he were on the shore, he doubted he could even shout.

After a while, when there was no unusual movement around, Zhou Miao gradually regained control of his body.

During this time, he kept giving himself psychological suggestions, telling himself that it was a huge fish.

But his mind was out of control, with all sorts of horror movies he had seen and his fantasies constantly appearing in his head.

Once he could move his body, Zhou Miao frantically swam towards the shore.

If he hadn't been wearing a compressed air tank and had been freediving, he would have been dead by now.

As Zhou Miao, now as frightened as a bird, swam back quickly, he kept feeling that the dark shadow he had seen earlier was following him.

He looked around but found nothing unusual, and at the same time, he dared not swim to the surface of the water.

He only feels safe when he is in sight from all sides.

But now that he couldn't see what was behind him, he didn't dare to look. He just swam desperately and returned to the shore at an extremely fast speed.

He turned around abruptly just as he was able to get up.

As it turned out, there really was a huge figure following behind him, but after seeing what it looked like, Zhou Miao's fear turned into astonishment.

Sure enough, it's when someone scares you that you really do scare people; he was just scaring himself.

He wasn't seeing things; he did indeed see a huge creature flash by.

But it wasn't the bizarre thing I imagined; it was a particularly large bluefish.

It seemed to be the overlord of this reservoir, fearless of any creature it encountered. Therefore, it was not afraid at all when it discovered Zhou Miao, this strange creature. Instead, it curiously followed and observed him all the way.

Looking at the somewhat dazed-looking fish brain of the bluefish, Zhou Miao was speechless for a moment.

I never expected to be scared by such a thing, and I was almost scared to death.

It's also the environment that's so conducive to triggering fear in people's hearts, so even the slightest thing can cause a strong reaction.

Relieved, Zhou Miao disregarded the actually very valuable large bluefish and quickly brought the antiques and gold to the fish box, putting the items inside.

The fish tank is quite large, so these things don't take up much space at all.

So Zhou Miao had to continue diving until the fish tank was full.