Gurgle!

Suddenly and unpreparedly falling into the water, Su Yuniang felt herself entering an endless pitch-black cold abyss.

It took her a while to react.

She hurriedly struggled and swam in the icy well water, trying to comprehend her current situation.

Her mouth was hooked by a large and thick lip hook.

Am I being used as a "live bait" by a fishing enthusiast?

Are they serious?

Her imagination was instantly unleashed.

Luckily, Su Yuniang herself was bold. If it were the superstitious Jiucai Rong or the timid Dizzy, they would have completely freaked out by now.

This family has quite a unique way of fishing.

I wonder if this is how people in this world fish, or if this family is just unconventional.

Whoosh~~

She floated on the water's surface, looking at the circular opening above.

Moonlight shimmered down.

Ning Jiaojiao was already by the well, enjoying the moon and brewing tea, holding a fishing rod in an elegant manner, finally relishing the pleasures Ning Zheng enjoyed daily.

Su Yuniang splashed the water, couldn't help but look up and ask:

"What is the process of fishing?"

A loud echo followed from the well's mouth.

"You go find the River Demon below! When it swallows you, I'll pull you up!" Ning Jiaojiao shouted down the well.

If it were an ordinary traveler, they'd be scared stiff by now.

But Su Yuniang's focus was oddly peculiar. She floated on the water and grumbled, "Then you should have explained it clearly from above, so I could prepare. It's not like I'm refusing your commission!"

Ning Jiaojiao shouted back down the well, "When my brother first taught me fishing, he also suddenly hugged me and threw me into the well, saying it helps you learn faster, isn't that right?"

Su Yuniang: "..."

Why do I feel a bit sorry for her?

But it strangely makes sense.

From a rational standpoint, acting first and explaining later is more effective.

Throw you into the well first; if you don't entice the River Demon, you won't be pulled up.

It's like skydiving; someone always has to give you a push for your first jump.

"But the fish hook doesn't have to be on my head! Couldn't it be tied to my hands or waist?" Su Yuniang shouted from below.

Ning Jiaojiao thought for a moment and explained, "Only when there's sustainable bleeding can the River Demon be lured. It's not that they'd come just because you're splashing in the water. River Demons aren't that dumb."

Su Yuniang paused briefly and said, "Then why slash my fingers, hands, or feet instead of my head? It seems really scary."

"Huh? Don't you want to live!"

Ning Jiaojiao showed a truly perplexed expression, "Cultivators train their heads first; isn't the head the strongest part of a person? Of course, you should use your head for fishing!"

"Hands and feet are fragile. What if your Five-Body Realm hasn't reached these parts, and constant bleeding leads to infection?"

"It's just inviting guests for casual fishing; harming guests is incredibly rude." Ning Jiaojiao said, "Fishing is a risk-free entertainment activity as long as it's conducted properly. Even if nothing is hooked, there's no life-threatening danger! After all, the River Demon doesn't have teeth; it swallows."

Of course, this is for substantial ghosts, with flesh and blood; only then can you fish this way.

Impoverished oafs without flesh can't bleed even if slashed, thus unable to attract the River Demon.

Before Su Yuniang was evidently a substantial ghost with flesh.

For when she was born, Daojiu immediately threw a bunch of crow meat from the blacksmith shop's stock materials at her, filling her hollow body with blood and flesh.

Thus, Su Yuniang's head was a truly fleshy head.

"So using your head for fishing is normal?" Su Yuniang exclaimed.

The more she thought, the more logical it seemed!

Apparently, in this world system, the head is considered the hardest and safest part.

After all, in the Five-Body Realm, the first priority is the head!

Thus, when engaging in any risky activity, it's "bearing the brunt."

Well, in the physical sense.

Hence, a hook on the head truly seems scientifically justified in their understanding.

Is fishing done this way in this world?

These quirks are just too many!

Su Yuniang confirmed this wasn't an evil NPC, merely a cultural issue, calmed down, and started testing the hook's strength and her brain's flexibility, finding it fairly secure.

Honestly speaking.

If the head isn't afraid of death, then this is indeed a good hook location.

With a single bite, the speed for hooking up and down is extremely fast, fool-proof, simple, and easy to manage.

Gurgle~!

"Then I'm going fishing! Remember to pull me up later!"

She lowered her head and dove in, gripping the large thick fish hook with enthusiasm, suddenly entering the subterranean dark river path.

Truth be told, as a rich second generation, she had a period of passion for diving sports.

So, she is very experienced in this aspect.

This is also the reason Jiucai Rong sent her out.

A lover of various outdoor activities, she also knows some wilderness survival skills, which have a lot of room for application here in this ancient mountain village.

"This fishing is really interesting."

"Now it's the hidden quest map, the underwater maze?"

"With my size, the fish I catch must also be large. Does that mean there's a second group of demon beasts besides the crow swarm?"

"Then this place is likely to be the game's second large monster-spawning point!"

Her eyes lit up.

Most demon beasts, including the Money Child, have night vision.

She quickly discovered a small cave on the side of the well, barely big enough for one person to squeeze in. It seemed to be a temporary resting spot before continuing to dive.

Swimming ahead along the dark and icy river path for about seven or eight meters, she found three branching points and analyzed:

"Lots of branching underwater streams, this is the fishing monster-spawn point. According to what Ning Jiaojiao just said, this might be the tutorial for the fishing system! This is teaching us players... how to fish at the wellhead."

"The planners are indeed considerate, there are novice tutorials and details everywhere."

Su Yuniang's imagination was as bizarre as ever, belonging to the kind of crazy reasoning that suspects rain tomorrow after seeing a cloud.

Having a novice tutorial might imply the start of a life profession!

As expected of a leisure manor—eating dirt, smithing, picking up junk... and fishing!

Occasionally, there were semi-transparent small fish swimming by with visible bones.

She attempted to reach out and grab one, but the fish swam away with the current.

The Money Child was originally an extremely slow creature and remained so after death, maintaining its habits, becoming even slower in the flow and incapable of effective activity in the water.

After swimming for a while.

She saw several more branching points and silently noted the distances to map out the area, only to be suddenly attacked by a dark creature with incredible speed.

Grunt!

It opened its mouth and swallowed.

The River Demon actually bit Su Yuniang below the waist, dragging her madly into the depths of the water.

Simultaneously, her neck was suddenly yanked, clearly indicating that Ning Jiaojiao at the wellhead felt something tugging the bait and started to pull frantically on the other end.

"Over there, the bait started to pull, is this to further demonstrate fishing tutorial techniques?"

She instantly felt this game was just too cool.

This was way too fun.

Experiencing being a worm herself, enjoying the tug-of-war between fish and angler!

This game is off the charts in every way, breaking norms; it takes a decade of madness to create something this fun and interesting!

The darn planners know how to play!

This fishing tutorial is just stunning!

"Awesome! Planner, are you watching? I approve of this gameplay! Please increase the intensity! Add this fishing gameplay to the Sword Casting Manor!"

Feeling joyous, she gave a thumbs up, quietly enjoying the tug-of-war from both sides, one pulling her head and the other her legs.

She suddenly felt her neck being pulled more painfully, making the corners of Su Yuniang's mouth twitch violently.

This person... a newbie?

This girl, is it her first time fishing?

Girl, you need to play the fish!

Fishing requires technique, you can't just pull hard; you need to learn to give and take.

Loosen and tighten, wait until the big fish is exhausted before pulling it up. If you pull hard like this, having a tug-of-war with the big fish, the fishing rod will break...

"It's broken, it's broken!"

Indeed, she felt her spine snap, her head swiftly separating, and her headless body was about to be dragged away by the River Demon.

She reacted quickly, grabbing onto her severed double ponytail girl head in fright.

"Ahhh!! My neck's broke, broken, if you pull more, I'm gone, soon you'll only be able to reel back a head, this isn't how you fish, if you can't, quickly switch for your brother."

She frantically held onto her head, feeling a little numb inside.

Hmm.

Don't panic.

This might be... demonstrating the opposite example of a novice fishing tutorial?

Hold it together!

Su Yuniang felt she needed to stay calm.

Logically, a fishing lesson wouldn't be fatal. As mentioned before, fishing is a risk-free recreational activity as long as the operation is standard, but... the operation here is clearly improper!!

Crack!

The next second, the pulling force increased even more, and her head detached completely, swiftly pulled back by the currents.

"Ah! My head!"

At a critical moment, the headless body suddenly extended both arms to clutch the double ponytail on her head, forcefully continuing her life, feeling a bit fortunate in a daze,

"Thankfully, I tied a double ponytail..."