"...About the application form, could you please help fill it out for Ah Bai, Old Feng? You can't expect Ah Bai or Lingling to fill out the application forms, right?"

"That's settled then, Ah Bai, let's run." Ansheng pondered for a while, chuckled, gave Old Feng a quick reminder, and then rode Ah Bai, darting away at the award ceremony.

The Security Bureau is strict in managing Spirit Particle Potions, requiring a thorough approval of their uses to prevent them from flowing into the civilian sector or causing panic if leaked. It's completely understandable, but when it comes to the application forms, you can't expect Ah Bai to write them, right?

She's just a doggy, what can she understand? You can't expect Qiu Lingling to write them either, she's not from our industry.

So... Old Feng, oh Old Feng, just take one for the team and burn the midnight oil to write out a few hundred copies. When Ah Bai needs the potion, just take it ahead to get them stamped.

"...Since it's all about filling forms, let's make an off-the-record job application for Ah Bai, and have the chief assign an administrative secretary and a company car for it."

Feng Wenyu was speechless, secretly grumbling about Master Fuli and Ah Bai's audacity.

If only they were born thirty years earlier.

The list of the century's top criminals with bounty rewards would inevitably have the names of the Fox and Tu Song's Doggy.

...

"Xiaolan! Come over here quickly, look if Dahei has gotten so much fatter..."

Just as Ansheng returned to the award ceremony site, Ah Qing's head popped out from the grass, almost scaring Ah Bai into a sideways fall, threatening to throw Brother Fuli off.

"Oh crap..."

"You, the star of the award ceremony, crouching in the grass doing what? Almost scared us to death." Ansheng scrambled to steady Ah Bai, flipping back onto the dog while glaring at Ah Qing with dissatisfaction.

He was already sneaky enough, but Ah Qing was even better than him at this.

In the dark grassy thicket, suddenly a long-haired head popped out, even Ansheng was startled.

"Because I saw Dahei! Since last time I saw it during a bath, until now, it's been several months without seeing it..."

Ah Qing, like a mischievous child, revealed a cheeky smile, rummaging in the grass to pull out half of the extraordinarily large King Cobra.

"Hiss..."

The king's upright head expressed deep helplessness, looking at Master Fuli and Ah Bai, sighing through its flickering tongue.

Master Fuli...please manage her!

"Xiaolan, you come here and give Dahei a hug too, it's so cool and comfortable. I didn't expect to still see Dahei here with the winter solstice approaching..."

"No wonder I couldn't find it near home, it came here to Changping Mountain looking for food."

Ah Qing swayed while holding the leg-thick king, rubbing its head now and then in front of Ansheng.

"Woof..."

Ah Bai looked at Master Fuli with utmost admiration, truly worthy of being the big sister.

The king was known in the Spirit Beast Gang for being aloof, unless fighting rival Spirit Beasts in the octagon, typically ignoring other Spirit Beasts, living independently...

The king didn't go berserk when rubbed, in terms of beast taming, Brother Fuli probably learned from Ah Qing.

"Just leave it alone; the king was just passing by through the grass."

Ansheng climbed onto Ah Qing's shoulder, pecking her lightly on the head to keep her from causing trouble.

"Alright, alright, I won't disturb Dahei..."

Ah Qing raised her hand to block the little fox's peck, smiling broadly, and led Ah Bai into the open-air buffet restaurant. Along the way, there were friends or neighbors' uncles and aunts, and a sea of fishing enthusiasts.

Changping Resort was originally built around fish resources, forming a leisure fishing ground, usually crowded with fishing enthusiasts, especially at night when many workers fish after work.

At night, there are plenty of fishing enthusiasts at the fishing ground.

"Ah Qing! Ah Qing! I'm a fan from your livestream! I'm helping my friend ask if there's a big fish near the fish guard doing backstroke and might master fighting techniques, wearing a helmet, how can one catch it in such a situation?"

Soaking wet with red marks on his cheeks, Qiu Ming squeezed into the award ceremony venue and loudly called out to Ah Qing for fishing tips.

Fish and fishing enthusiasts at Changping Fishing Resort are both very spirited.

If the fish doesn't come up, the person can go down.

Whoever wins takes the opponent home.

"Wh...what? A fish with a helmet?" Ah Qing's face was full of shock as she looked at the fishing enthusiast who seemed to have lost to Yuyu.

"If it's wearing a helmet, wouldn't you have brass knuckles? Use a stun baton and jab that fish!"

On Ah Qing's shoulder, Ansheng rolled his eyes in exasperation, making fun of the inflexible fishing enthusiast.

"He mentioned a few fish which were a few big Arhats nurtured here by the richest man in the neighboring village. Earlier, there was news saying those fish shouldn't be caught, their method was similar to fishing for bighead carp..."

"So...to avoid injuries, staff specially equipped those fish with helmets." Chen Zhiyu whispered beside her, pinching the little fox's paw pads.

There are often hundred-pound bighead carps in the river that anglers fish for very simply: one fish, two strikes, three lifting rocks.

Previously, several Arhats were injured, hence all bred fish in the river wear custom helmets.

"...It makes sense, but although sensible, it feels kind of absurd."

Ah Qing looked at Sister Zhuyu in a daze, scratching the little fox's head.

Though she understood the reasoning, why would anyone store ornamental fish in a fishing ground?

Recently, Ah Qing wasn't in Xia Dong, unaware that Chen Zhiyu's resort, besides anglers, had wealthy folks who, hearing the fish in the river were spirited, felt there was a spiritual vibe, storing household feng shui fish at the resort to receive water blessings.

Currently, the most expensive feng shui fish in the river was one taken as a concubine by the strange fish, a red-golden Arowana.

The Arowana's scales were flaming red with golden edges, auctioned at two million four hundred and thirty thousand. Its owner pays five thousand a month as management fees to the fishing ground.

If this fish gets knocked unconscious, anglers might pass out hearing that hefty sum.

Equipping fish with helmets isn't about protecting fish, it's about shielding anglers' wallets.

"So...did the guy from the livestream not beat that feng shui fish?" Ah Qing asked dumbfounded.

"Uh...it's probably difficult; that fish, in a certain sense, is invincible in all fights in the field." Chen Zhiyu said in a low tone.

Their spouse lives at the lake bottom, should that red-gold Arowana be caught, today's fishing ground might unveil a secret boss fish...

Then, they wouldn't know who's fishing whom.

"Miss Yu's livestream and cameras are all set up and ready for your on-stage appearance."

A professional foreign female MC hurried to the buffet restaurant, reminding Ah Qing.

As she spoke, her eyes caught sight of the fox on Ah Qing's shoulder, causing goosebumps to rise, shivering as she quickly lowered her head.

Master Fuli dislikes being disturbed, whoever disrupts Master Fuli faces consequences.

This is known among the MCs, hence avoiding any unnecessary actions.

"Oh...coming."

"For the award speech later, can I just recite from an online template without any issues?"

Ah Qing swallowed the mineral spring in her mouth, asking the foreign MC.

"Um...that might be inappropriate, because your number of awards is quite numerous. Including, Fishing King, Human Fishing Whale King, Fastest Catch Ton-Fish, Fishing Rebar King, Top Human Fishing Record in Weight and beyond a dozen records..." The MC explained to Ah Qing.

"???"

Ah Qing looked at the MC bewilderedly, even Ansheng, used to pandemonium, was equally baffled at the MC.

Not really...

Handing out over a dozen world records at once, are you sure this isn't some kind of dubious ranking?

"Ten...ten world records?" Aghast, Ah Qing asked.

"Yes, you're astonishingly great; you're the authority, the sun in the fishing realm!" The MC praised.

Speaking, she sneaked a glimpse at Master Fuli, like asking him, "Are we satisfying you with this arrangement?"

If need be, we can add more accolades.