"Wait patiently, catch a big fish," He Xuan says, an old proverb that isn't really about fishing at all.

"True of pretending to be a Sleeper, too," he adds, tilting his head still watching Shen Yuan instead of the fish, all his focus broken. Anyway, he isn't bothered by the long time, since sometimes he only catches a few fish in a day.

"Have you spoken with the ancient demon known as Michael? He doesn't seem much different to a Pthumerian."