Chapter 279 Fishing for the Golden Toad The sky gradually darkened and the dim sun was exiled by the moon. In the farmland of a small village in the countryside of Kagoshima, the calls of pheasants, field frogs, crickets, etc. can be heard from time to time. Dark clouds obscured the bright moon, casting shadows over the entire farmland. A golden toad mixed in with a bunch of field frogs changed its appearance and imitated the calls of field frogs. Even the other small animals in the field could not tell the real one from the fake one. The Lucky Toad has its own way of escaping capture. Generally, as long as it escapes into the fields, the demon group will not be able to find it no matter how hard they search. Even if they knew which paddy field it was hiding in, they would not be able to catch it. Because there are so many ways to escape here. You can drift away along the stream, blend in with the group of field frogs and make it difficult to tell the real ones from the fake ones, or hide in weeds, rice, and cracks in rocks... There are too many places to hide. Coupled with its innate good luck, it can always turn misfortune into fortune.
"Once I contact the financial sponsor, you won't be able to catch me." The Lucky Toad could vaguely sense that someone was searching for him in the distance. It was not worried at all. It cleared its throat and continued to join the chorus of frogs and pheasants. Even the most experienced farmers who are familiar with farming cannot distinguish it from other field frogs. "Quack, quack, quack..." When it was in high spirits, it imitated the croaking of frogs and jumped around in the fields at will. When it saw the demons coming down to the fields from afar, it stopped singing and hid in a crevice between the rocks near the water. Soon, the members of the demon group came here and naturally passed by the tightly covered cracks in the stones. After several trips back and forth, the Lucky Toad sensed that the aura of the demon group members was gradually moving away. It quietly emerged from the cracks in the rocks, looked around cautiously, and only revealed itself completely after making sure it was safe. He picked a rice leaf to use as a pillow, raised his two hind legs, put his right leg on top of his left leg, and bit a green weed in his mouth. He looked very comfortable. With my head tilted back, I floated towards the stream in the breaststroke posture, following the current. As the saying goes, a fish disappears into the sea, and so does it. Just as it was thinking about how to contact its financial sponsor, a fishhook drew a beautiful arc from a distance and stabbed towards it. It quickly dodged and sank into the water to avoid the fish hook. The Lucky Toad clearly saw that the fishing hook was floating on the water, motionless, as if it had completely lost its direction. But the next second, the fishhook shook and sank into the water as well. The Lucky Toad tried to escape, but the fishhook rolled a few times and the fishing line tightly wrapped around its body. Then a huge force was transmitted through the fishing line, and the fishing line flew up like a stretched spring. Being in mid-air, the Lucky Toad could finally see the person holding the fishing rod.
That person looks very familiar... Master Liansheng! The Lucky Toad was so frightened that he ignored his injuries and tried to break free from the entanglement of the fishing line. But the more it struggled, the deeper the fishing line got tied to it, causing waves of pain like cutting flesh and scraping bones. It’s over. No amount of luck can protect me now. The Good Luck Golden Toad sighed. Even the Seven Sinners could not defeat Master Liansheng, allowing him to survive the killing spree at Sakurajima Volcano. With my limited skills, how could I escape from Master Liansheng? "Hiragiya, when did your fishing skills become so good?" "Great strength brings about miracles." Hiramiya Chiye replied naturally, swung the fishing rod, and threw the lucky golden toad into the basin of water that Mikami Shinji had already prepared. As soon as the lucky golden toad fell into the basin, Shinji Mikami quickly covered the basin with an almost airtight fishing net to prevent the lucky golden toad from slipping away again. "You demons are responsible for dealing with demons, and wouldn't you rather kill than let go? Why did you choose to capture them alive this time?" Akechi Mitsuhide asked, and Mikami Shinji asked the other demon specialists to stay away from him before he sighed and spoke. "Some important person up there may have taken a fancy to the good fortune represented by the Lucky Golden Toad and wanted to keep it by his side so that he could also get some luck." Mitsuhide Akechi raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Oh, which member of the parliament is going to participate in the election?" "you know?" "There's an upcoming election. Even a high school student should know this big thing." Pinggong Qianye silently reeled in his fishing line and did not participate in the topic. He really didn't know about the upcoming election. "I can't help it. That big shot has some connection with my master, so I can only fulfill his request once." Akechi Mitsuhide let out a light click of his tongue, seeming to be quite disdainful of what Mikami Shinji said. Such rhetoric can deceive a three-year-old child. Just a little bit of connection with the master can make this big shot who specializes in demons come out personally to do this? Mikami Shinji smiled bitterly, then said frankly: "Well, in fact, some of the ideas of that congressman coincide with mine, so I wanted to help him and see if he has the luck to become the prime minister this time." "Raising a monster to improve your luck is no different from those female stars raising little ghosts. It will all be in vain in the end." Facing Akechi Mitsuhide's question, Mikami Shinji said seriously: "If the monsters want to secretly control human society, what kind of people should they influence the most?" "..." Akechi Mitsuhide changed his cheerful expression to become extremely serious. "How many of the MPs who participated in the election were clean and innocent? And how many of them relied on their own strength?" Having said that, Mikami Shinji stopped talking and did not continue. He believed that Master Rensheng should understand how important this matter was. Raise a lucky golden toad to increase your luck so that you have a better chance of competing for the final position. For those big shots, no matter whether it is useful or not, they will want to try it once.
"I was only invited to catch monsters. I don't want to get involved in other matters, and I have no interest in them." Hiramiya Chiya placed the collected fishing rod beside the basin and was about to leave with Akechi Mitsuhide. "Master Liansheng has helped me so much this time, so I naturally cannot be rude." Shinji Mikami asked his confidant to bring several documents, the contents of which roughly stated that nearly 2000 acres of land near the Weilian Ancient Temple would be transferred to the name of the Weilian Ancient Temple, and the Weilian Ancient Temple would be allowed to continue expanding. Tsk, using the country's public interest as a favor... This was the first thought that came to Akechi Mitsuhide’s mind. Shinji Mikami watched Mitsuhide Akechi drive away and sighed softly. He just wanted to deal with demons and monsters, but demons were also a product of politics and could not escape the influence of the bigwigs at the top. We can only hope that this election goes smoothly. (End of this chapter)