The Queen's Rise to the Top

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Beside her, Ge Dongxuan was startled by the sudden movement. She blurted out on instinct: "Oh my god!"

But in the next look, Nan XiangWan had already stood up. The one meter deep fishing net was completely filled with fish!

One or two fish?

She wouldn't look twice at that!

She had maintained that utter stillness in order to catch a whole school of fish!

Big and small, nearly two dozen in total. A whole family caught together!

The heavy net of flipping fish was loaded on Nan XiangWan's shoulder as she headed straight to shore.

Ge Dongxuan excitedly followed behind her like a little duck, stumbling through water shallow and deep in cheerful little hops and skips.

Ge Dongxuan: "Nan XiangWan, you're amazing!"

Ge Dongxuan: "There's nearly twenty fish in this net! And this one's so big! This one too!"

Nan XiangWan walked in front, Ge Dongxuan behind.

When the two came ashore, Nan XiangWan threw the net of fish right into the buckets.

Then she turned right around to keep fishing.

Ge Dongxuan: "You're still going to fish?"

Nan XiangWan: "Enough to eat?"

Ge Dongxuan thought back to Nan XiangWan's appetite and shook her head. "Go catch a few more nets."

Nan XiangWan: "Got it. I'll go catch the fish, you sort them. Throw back the small ones not even big enough to get stuck in teeth."

Ge Dongxuan: "Roger!"

And so the two divided up work.

Every ten or so minutes Nan XiangWan spent underwater, she'd surface with a big new net of fish.

Ge Dongxuan's fish sorting speed couldn't even keep up with her catch frequency!

Finally, when the sun was nearly set, the two packed up to head home.

With too many fish, one bucket wasn't enough at all.

The staff members nearby brought over many buckets, even driving the small three-wheeled transport cart over.

In the yard...

Huang Shi had already prepared most of the side dishes. Only the rice was still steaming.

The five members of team Heaven's Mandate were sitting in the yard chatting with this esteemed senior.

Huang Shi's face retained a constant smile as he continuously praised them.

These girls all had such different personalities and appearances, skilled in different things.

But each was charming in her own way!

As expected of Nan XiangWan's friends, they were all good kids.

At this time, sounds drifted in from the yard entrance.

Huang Shi poked his head out: "Are the fishing girls back?"

Ge Dongxuan: "Teacher Huang, we're back!"

Huang Shi smiled warmly. "Oh, how many did you catch?"

He had originally meant to ask if they came back empty-handed. After all, just getting to the pond wasn't easy. And the fish were pretty sly too. Previously when guests went, it took groups working for a whole afternoon just to catch one or two fish.