The Daily Life of a Lazy Author Transmigrating into a Book and Doing Nothing

There were six people: one was feeling inferior online, one was holding a fish tail, and the other four were staring at the one holding the fish tail. The atmosphere was extremely awkward.

"Fellow Daoist, is this fish your spirit pet?"

Su Jin'er spoke first, because seeing the other person's sad expression, she couldn't bear not to ask.

"A spirit pet? No."

"Then what are you..."

"I was planning to grill this fish."

eat?

At this moment, all four of them tilted their heads, and a big question mark appeared above their heads.

"Where did you get the skewers to grill such a big fish?"

Upon hearing this, the four of them looked at Yu Xianxian again. Was this the problem?

"Fellow Daoist Yu, let's not even talk about where such a big skewer came from, there's no way to grill a fish this big."

Shangguan Huan was exhausted. What kind of strange people had he encountered in this secret realm every day?

“There is a way,” Lin Zifu unexpectedly retorted this time, “As long as we set up a magic array on the fish, we can cook it even without fire.”

"Oh dear, it's not about whether it's popular or not... Wait, what did you just say? Set up a magic circle on the fish?"

"Yes, I had already grilled the fish to medium-rare, if this guy hadn't broken it..."

As he spoke, he looked up at Su Jin'er, his eyes filled with resentment.

Su Jin'er, Yun Meng, Bai Ge, and Yu Xianxian: ...

No wonder it felt so hot in here earlier; they were almost three-quarters cooked.

"So, how do you plan to compensate us?"

Huh? You almost roasted them, and you still have the nerve to ask for compensation?

"Cough cough, I was swallowed by a fish and had no choice but to cut open its belly to escape."

"I don't want excuses, I just want my fish."

"Ahem, alright, how many do you want, my friend?"

"One."

As he spoke, Lin Zifu pointed to the fish that had almost sunk and added, "The same size as this one, and it has to be alive."

Su Jin'er: ...

Good grief, I thought she was a kind angel, but it turns out she's a devil.

Do you want to hear what you're saying? Finding a second fish that big? Let's not even talk about whether you can find one, even if you do, it has to be alive. Does that require such high technical skills?

"Ahem, Fellow Daoist Lin, look, we were also trying to escape. Although we ruined this fish, we almost lost our lives because of your magic array. Shouldn't we... call it even?"

At times like this, it's definitely time for the master liar Shangguan Huan to step in. After all, he only came out because of Su Jin'er, so it's best not to owe him this favor.

Moreover, in the other party's eyes, they should both be on the side of compensation.

"What does this have to do with me? You were swallowed because you weren't skilled enough, how can you blame the fish?"

Baizhenyu: ...Thank you for speaking up for me.

"Besides, don't give me that 'first come, first served' nonsense. Treasure hunting is all about skill. Even if you spotted this fish first, it doesn't belong to you, especially since you're the hunters who got eaten by your own prey."

Shangguan Huan, who had no intention of fishing: ...They were just passersby who were innocently harmed.

"I don't care, if you don't compensate me for this fish, I'll follow you around like this..."

With a "plop," Lin Zifu's words came to an abrupt end.

Then the other four turned around and fell silent as they looked at the empty space where Yu Xianxian should have been standing.

"Holy crap, did this silly junior sister jump in to catch fish?"

As Bai Ge uttered those words, the other three unconsciously conjured up the scene of Yu Xianxian searching for fish underwater, only to be stabbed in the back and swallowed whole by a fish.

Yu Xianxian, who wasn't even fishing, said: "...Can't you guys wish me well for once?"

"Gurgle, Si Tu, you're trying to murder me! Suddenly you control my body and jump down! Mortals can't breathe underwater, don't you know that?"

"Can't you even hold your breath for an hour?"

"One hour, a full two hours, why didn't you just ask me to go into the water and transform into a mermaid? Now you have to swim with your two legs, it must be really hard on you, Demon Lord."

"It's good to know."

Yu Xianxian: ...Does this guy understand human speech?!

"So what are you doing down here? You're not thinking of catching a fish to compensate them, are you?"

"Only you could say something so brainless."

Bai Ge, who got shot even while lying down: Ugh, who's insulting me?

The script reassured her, saying it was alright, Yu Xianxian might actually do such a thing, so it wasn't you who was brainless.

"I just sensed something good down there, so... ouch, it's already over? This body is really useless. Luckily I didn't take over this body back then."

Yu Xianxian, who had just heard something terrible: ...Meow meow meow, did she just hear some very dangerous lines?

"So, I already said, mortals can't breathe underwater. Cough cough, oh no, I'm suffocating, am I going to die?"

"It's really troublesome."

Yu Xianxian clicked her tongue, and then a bead emitting a faint blue light appeared out of thin air in her hand. Bubbles then enveloped Yu Xianxian's entire body, and the abundant oxygen brought her back to life.

"Holy crap, what is this? It's even more powerful than an oxygen tank."

"What oxygen tank? This is a water-repelling bead, which can be used to breathe underwater. It's a very common magical artifact."

Ordinary... well, it's just that she's a mere mortal and ignorant.

On the other side, the four people who had just watched Yu Xianxian's figure disappear from sight stood on the water and began to discuss how to go down and retrieve the body—oops, I mean, how to retrieve the person.

“Yu Xuan is a disciple of the Spirit Beast Peak. If anything happens to him, as the senior disciple, I will bear the responsibility. I appreciate everyone's kindness, but…”

"Fellow Daoist Bai, you are being too polite. We have known each other for a while, so how can you leave Fellow Daoist Yu alone if you can't win?"

Shangguan Huan's true inner thoughts: Just kidding, the Azure Flame Ganoderma is still on that girl. If something happens to her, the Fiery Pill will be gone too.

“The disciples of Lingjian Peak are always willing to stand up for justice. We have known you for a long time and have been through thick and thin together. How can we stand idly by? Moreover, Fellow Daoist Yu looks like an acquaintance of mine. It is really hard not to care.”

"Indeed."

And so, Su Jin'er and Yun Meng joined in this operation to retrieve corpses—or rather, people.

But just as the four were pouring out their hearts to each other, a discordant voice broke in.

"You guys aren't trying to evade compensation, are you?"

Looking back, Lin Zifu had somehow gotten rid of the fish tail and walked over to the group.

“My master said that the human heart is the most unpredictable thing. So I will stay with you until you compensate me for the fish.”

If Yu Xianxian were present at this moment, she would definitely say, "Damn it, your master is the most cunning one in the entire immortal sect, and he still has the nerve to talk about others."

Unfortunately, Yu Xianxian wasn't here; she was underwater.

“Our companion has fallen into the water. Please wait a moment, fellow Daoist, until we rescue him before we talk about this.”

"No, what if you run away? I want to come with you."

"Fellow Daoist Lin, do we look like swindlers to you?"

"They don't look like them, but you do."

Hearing the honest Lin Zifu's candid evaluation, Shangguan Huan thought to himself: mmp.

At this moment, Yu Xianxian, who was still underwater and without the protection of the water-repelling beads, said: "Are you coming to retrieve us or not? If you don't come soon, it'll really turn into retrieving a corpse."