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Looking back at the challenging aunt, Shi Tian narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Buddhism emphasizes cause and effect, while family emphasizes bearing responsibility.
These shrimp were raised by me; they enjoyed a carefree life before growing up, and now they are destined to become fish bait. Just like birds raised from a young age, even if you release them back into the wild, they will starve within days because they never learned how to hunt or evade predators!
Shrimp have a limited sense of pain. When a fish hook is attached to them, they might feel some discomfort, but it won’t be too painful. This is why I advise you to use shrimp; they will bear more of your suffering!
When you fish, and the hook is in the fish's mouth, you can see it wriggling in pain. But what about the shrimp? With such a large hook on its body, do you see it reacting that much? It still eats and swims as usual!
Whether the shrimp feels pain or not, Shi Tian didn’t care. Once a hook was on, he casually tossed it into the sea. Even if it hurt, it wouldn’t last long before ending up in a fish’s belly!
And what about that fish? Once you catch it, are you going to let it go? Shi Tian spoke about nerves, which touched on the knowledge blind spot of the aunties. If shrimp don’t make sense, then let’s talk about fish!
You just said that fish have rich nerve endings; when the hook is attached, they thrash around in pain. Now that you've caught one, not only does it feel pain, but you also plan to eat it—how can that be right?
Fishermen cast nets to catch big fish while leaving small ones behind to preserve their population! Besides, it ate my shrimp and got caught because of its greed. The life of one shrimp exchanged for the life of one fish—that’s called bearing responsibility and cause!
The fish ate my shrimp; I caught it. The fish doesn’t lose out, the shrimp doesn’t lose out, and I don’t lose out! Isn’t that perfect?
Seeing that several aunties still wanted to argue, Shi Tian smirked: "The Jia Master just said your time is up; hurry up and release them!"
Once the topic of releasing came up, the aunties lost interest in debating with Shi Tian and quickly grabbed their buckets to dump their catches into the sea.
One by one, the fish were thrown back into the ocean without understanding what was happening. With a swift motion of the net, that familiar feeling returned!
In front of those releasing fish, his technique was so skilled that not a single fish escaped; in an instant, he filled his Fish Bucket, leaving the aunties dumbfounded!
How does this add up? Is it an increase or decrease? It’s like when Tang Seng was captured and Sun Wukong brought a bunch of deities to help; they didn’t really assist and ended up getting beaten by monsters—when he returned, would the Jade Emperor reward him or punish him?
The aunties grumbled as they left, but one aunt remained cautiously watching over the few fish she had just released by the rocks. She wished for them to swim quickly to the depths so she wouldn’t have to fear those holding nets!
Fortunately, this young man behind her wasn’t a Xia Shou; it seemed he truly understood bearing responsibility for cause and effect. Otherwise, those few fish she released wouldn’t escape misfortune!
It wasn’t that Shi Tian didn’t want to be a Xia Shou; he simply didn’t find those few fish appealing. If this aunt had released Shi Ban instead, he would have snatched them up without hesitation!
Finally seeing those few fish swept away by the waves into the sea, the aunt turned to Shi Tian: "Young man, let me buy that fish from your Fish Bucket! This way neither shrimp nor fish loses out, and neither do you!"
Hearing that she still had her eye on the Sea Bass in his Fish Bucket made Shi Tian smile slightly; this was indeed acceptable. He wouldn’t eat this fish anyway; it would be better handled here!
"Alright then! You’re doing a good deed; I can’t stand in your way! This fish is wild; its price is slightly higher than market value. I’ll sell it to you for good luck!"
A wild Sea Bass weighing four or five pounds wasn’t expensive; farmed ones weighed around thirteen pounds and were frozen fresh. Wild live fish weren’t easy to buy; even if available, their price was significantly higher than farmed ones.
Hearing Shi Tian’s price made the aunt smile slightly: "You’re kind-hearted; let’s go with your offer. I’ll transfer you the money!"
After settling accounts, the aunt carefully took Shi Tian’s Fish Bucket and headed back to the sea. As soon as she opened it and poured out into the ocean, not even a trace was left behind—within moments, all were gone from sight!
Returning the Fish Bucket to Shi Tian, the woman did not rush to leave but stood beside him. "There are so many fish released today, but this one is the only one I truly believe is real! Whether it's Amitabha or the Infinite Celestial Lord, this one is definitely worth it!"
Shi Tian wasn't sure what she meant by "worth it," but considering a Sea Bass sold for a decent price, he thought it was still quite valuable.
The float darkened, and as he lifted the rod, he felt some resistance from the fish! The stronger the fish, the quicker he needed to reel in a couple of turns of line. He was here to catch Shi Ban, and Stonefish liked to burrow into rocky holes. Once they got in there, no matter how strong his line was, it would be useless—either he'd get snagged or the line would snap, leading to a less than favorable outcome!
He locked the drag and reeled in a few meters of line before adjusting the drag again; he couldn't let the fish get off the hook! As long as he could pull it away from its territory, it would be under his control!
Noticing Shi Tian's struggle with the fish, several people nearby paid attention. Bai Piao Ge also reeled in his rod to assemble the Net.
Having lent Shi Tian two Jigs for free, although he returned the favor with a box of cigarettes, he knew he had to keep that goodwill going. This time helping Shi Tian net a fish meant that next time he could ask for a Free Lunch with Shi Tian's Fish Hook. After all, for the favor of netting a fish, asking for three Jigs next time wouldn't be too much to ask!
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