Qi Qingyao felt she may not have been coming off sincere enough, so she continued, "I'm not living in good conditions now. I swear, when everything gets better and I can move to a nice big house with a pond, I'll come here and take you home with me. If you like me, let me fish you again then! I'll rear you in a big pond and feed you delicious food every day! Does that sound good?"
The fish did not reply.
"I'll assume you agree with me if you don't speak!"
This was Jiang Yeqian's first time seeing a woman who talked to fishes. He commented, "Fish don't speak."
'And it can't understand you too, woman!' he thought quietly.
Qi Qingyao looked serious when she replied. "It's a koi fish! Nearby here there's a temple of the Koi Fish Deity, it's very effective. You were saved because of the deity's protection. If I hadn't fished this little fish up that day, I would've left you here to rot. You should thank it too, understand?"
