The Gold King paused for a moment before bursting into laughter, slapping his own knee hard as he leaned back in his chair.
"Sit down and grab a rod, hahaha..." He said, gesturing to the empty chair. "You knew that lock was a test, right?"
"Yes." Qingyi nodded, sitting next to the Gold King and picking up the bamboo rod.
His eyes fell on a small box of bait, from which he took a single worm.
'Hm... how long has it been since I've touched something so filthy?' Qingyi wondered, hooking the worm and casting his line into the water.
"Good... it was a test created by a deceased master of formation about three thousand years ago. I paid a fortune for it, and from time to time, I test my guests. Do you know how many people have been able to pass it?"
"No, father-in-law."
"Four," the Gold King replied. "I was the first, the First Shadow was the second, and then the Emperor. None of us managed to pass it in less than ten minutes, with one exception."
