Set a goal, and the system takes over the body.

Two golden sunfish!

It's totally worth the risk!

Qi Xiuyuan made his choice without hesitation, handing his body over to the system.

He dismounted, like a seasoned fisherman who had spent half his life fishing, and walked with his fishing net to a calm river bend. He grabbed the net with both hands, straightened the rope, twisted his waist, swung his arm, and swung it sharply.

The fishing net flew out with a whoosh, unfolding into a round umbrella shape in mid-air before landing in the water with a splash, creating a spray of tiny droplets.

He tied the end of the rope to the bank, then broke off a tree branch about the height of a person from the side, trimmed it slightly, and stuck it in a conspicuous place on the bank.

In this way, when other fishermen see the marker, they will know that someone has set a net in this area and will not come to compete for it, unless they have a grudge.

Qi Xiuyuan took a few steps back and sat down in the shade of a tree on the riverbank.

He took out the Five Animal Fist manual from his pocket and began to read it.

Having been exposed to the Five Animal Fist style and its incantations at the martial arts school for so many years, Qi Xiuyuan had long since memorized them by heart. However, this did not prevent him from reading each word carefully and attentively.

Especially the densely packed small annotations in the blank spaces of the pages.

Not a single word was missed.

Those were all the insights and experiences that Qi Qingshan and Qi Wence had gained from practicing boxing for half their lives. They remembered clearly where to sink their waist, where to store power, which move was easy to injure tendons, and which move consumed the most qi and blood.

Every word and phrase reflects genuine skill and dedication.

"This manual is full of cultivation insights left by my father and second uncle. It should be more effective for the body taken over by the system to read and learn from it."

Qi Xiuyuan thought to himself.

Since he had already handed over his body and couldn't do anything about it, he simply relaxed and became a hands-off manager.

The wind blew from the river, carrying a slightly fishy smell of water plants. It felt cool and refreshing on my face, much more comfortable than being cooped up in the martial arts hall's alchemy room.

Soon, he turned the last page, and a light blue system panel popped up.

[Five Animal Fist (Beginner, 95/100)]

"95 proficiency points right away?"

Qi Xiuyuan was slightly surprised, but then thought it made sense.

After all, having been exposed to martial arts for so many years, watching the disciples practice every day and listening to his father demonstrate martial arts and explain boxing, he's never been a novice but has at least seen how things work.

"You're just 5 points away from mastering it, why don't you strike while the iron is hot and start practicing?"

Qi Xiuyuan was a little puzzled.

His body had completely stopped moving, showing no sign of wanting to start cultivating right now.

After thinking for a moment, he guessed that the reason was probably because he was afraid that the noise from punching would be too loud and startle the precious fish in the water.

"Forget it, let's just keep lying down."

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The sun had already sunk far to the west, and the shade of the trees had been stretched out.

Qi Xiuyuan remained seated under the tree, his back ramrod straight, his eyes fixed on the river, his posture unchanged.

"Shouldn't they have caught a golden bream by now that the net is in place?"

Qi Xiuyuan felt a faint sense of excitement.

The body that could be taken over by the system was as steady as a rock, with no ripples on its face, like an old monk in deep meditation.

Just then, the sound of oars splashing came from upstream.

The fisherman gently tapped the gunwale of the boat with his bamboo pole, and the black-feathered cormorants standing by the boat flapped their wings and slid into the water one after another.

As soon as they floated on the surface, they all plunged down, splashing water everywhere.

Before long, the water began to splash, and one after another, cormorants popped their heads out, their throat pouches bulging.

The fisherman leaned over, grabbed the cormorant by the neck, lifted it up, and gently stroked its throat pouch, causing all the river fish to fall into the boat's hold.

Qi Xiuyuan's heart tightened involuntarily.

Won't their sudden, fierce thrashing scare away the precious fish?

But he remained seated firmly, not even lifting his eyelids, as if he hadn't seen anything.

Qi Xiuyuan smiled to himself.

The system is stable, why are you worrying about it?

Soon, the fishing boat drifted nearby. The fisherman, with his sharp eyes, spotted the marker on the shore and saw Qi Xiuyuan sitting under the shade of a tree. He wisely put away the cormorants and stopped chasing them into the water, drifting downstream with the current.

"Qi Xiuyuan?"

A clear female voice came from the official road on the riverbank, tinged with surprise.

Qi Xiuyuan's heart skipped a beat.

It's Shen Feiyi!

Memories of the original owner flooded back, and a surge of joy and nervousness instinctively rose within her. She subconsciously wanted to turn around and say hello, but her body was as if nailed to the ground, completely still, not even tilting her neck.

"Qi Xiuyuan, what are you doing here?"

Shen Feiyi's voice came closer.

Qi Xiuyuan remained motionless.

"Junior sister, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else?" A man's voice rang out from the side, carrying a hint of nonchalant arrogance. "That young master of the Green Mountain Martial Arts School should be practicing alchemy at this time."

Both of them were disciples of the Baqiang Martial Arts School.

Shen Feiyi reined in her horse, which snorted. She stared at the tall, straight back for a while, and the more she looked, the more it seemed like him. But she called out twice and got no response, so she wasn't sure.

"Senior sister, let's go. Baoyu won't wait for us. If we're too late, someone else might snatch her away."

The man urged him on.

Shen Feiyi nodded, took one last look at the departing figure, gently spurred her horse, and the two sped off along the official road.

"Are they also looking for the treasure fish?"

Qi Xiuyuan was slightly taken aback, and immediately thought of the Golden Sun Treasure Fish.

"Luckily, there's a system that can pinpoint the location accurately. I just waited downstream, otherwise, even if the wind blew, it would never have been my turn."

Not long after Shen Feiyi and the others left, another group of people arrived on the official road, their hooves thundering and dust billowing high.

"Quick! News has come from upstream that a treasure fish has appeared; we must get our hands on it no matter what!"

"Giddy up! Giddy up!"

The group rushed over in a flurry of activity.

Qi Xiuyuan's heart stirred again.

It's possible that it was because these people were chasing and intercepting it upstream that the second treasure fish was forced to swim downstream and, in its panic, crash into its own net.

This is a good thing!

But Qi Xiuyuan was not happy at all.

So many martial artists are searching for the Golden Sun Treasure Fish. If someone were to search downstream and discover that he had caught two Golden Sun Treasure Fish, it wouldn't be an opportunity, but a death sentence.

Unfortunately, his body is completely out of control right now, and he can't even pack his things and run away, let alone go back to the martial arts school to get help.

This is troublesome.

Qi Xiuyuan tried to mentally shout, "Set your goal: safely return to Qingshan Martial Arts School with a Golden Sun Treasure Fish!"

Unfortunately, the system didn't react at all.

Obviously, if the previous goals were not achieved, new goals cannot be set.

We had no choice but to grit our teeth and wait.

"Quick! The treasure fish is just ahead at the ten-mile river bend! Whoever catches it will receive a precious pill made from it, free of charge from this hall master!"

"Hahaha, with my swimming skills, catching this treasure fish is a piece of cake!"

"Giddy up! Giddy up..."

Another group of people rushed past like lightning.

"Another wave, ten miles upstream... It would be best if you all crowded up upstream and started fighting, then I'd close the net and make a run for it."

Qi Xiuyuan muttered to himself, feeling inexplicably excited.

But this emotion didn't affect his body at all; he remained sitting perfectly still.

Just then, the sound of horses' hooves came from afar, mixed with a familiar voice.