'I can't just toss a fish in there, can I? That would be too obvious.'
"There's no need to rush, Xiao."
Qi Xingwen said reassuringly, "Perhaps it was just frightened. After a few days, once it gets hungry, it will naturally come out again."
His judgment was correct.
After hiding for two days, the Mutated Spirit Turtle did indeed crawl out again and swam back into the river to forage for food.
The three of them sprang into action. Song Jingyi went upstream and caught another Spirit Fish.
First, he carved a mark onto its body.
Then, he stuffed the Wooden Bottle of Blood Wine into its belly before releasing it back into the river.
Before long, Xiao Chen, who was waiting downstream, was the first to spot the marked Spirit Fish.
"Qi, I'm going to deliver the fish. I'll leave the watch to you now."
He wasted no time, taking a wide detour with the Spirit Fish to get back upstream.
And just to be safe, he caught another Spirit Fish of a different species.
