Chapter 309:
Suddenly, a series of piercing screams attracted everyone’s attention.
Seeing a woman crying and collapsing in the distance, everyone had a bad premonition.
“My man, he, he’s gone, he’s gone…”
“Ai! Why was Taozi in such a hurry? Is anything more important than his own safety!”
“Quick, search this area thoroughly, see if you can find him.”
Everyone was chattering, and Yun Jiao understood that the auntie’s husband had impatiently gone to the dock to check on his boat when the rain had lessened.
The auntie and her son and daughter were waiting at home, but the longer they waited, the more anxious they became. Then, when the rain subsided, she ran out to look for him, but still hadn’t found him.
The worst outcome was being swept away by the waves.
Yun Jiao patted her father’s arm: “Dad, I’ll go into the sea to look.”
Yun Linhai gripped her hand: “Jiaojiao, I’m not afraid of you going into the sea, but I’m afraid…”
Afraid she would see a dead person.
Such a young child, if she actually saw a corpse, she would have nightmares.
Yun Jiao shook her head: “I’m not afraid.”
“I’m very brave.”
What was there to be afraid of in a human corpse? When she was a merfolk, she had seen merfolk corpses, not only seen them, but also fought and killed them during conflicts, she had killed her own kind.
“Dad, I’ll go take a look, maybe I can even find the boat.”
Yun Linhai was silent for a moment: “Then be careful yourself.”
Yun Jiao nodded, found a place where no one was paying attention, and plunged into the sea.
The sea surface at this moment was not calm, the waves were quite large, so the people on the shore did not dare to take a boat out to sea to search for people.
These waves had no effect on Yun Jiao, her speed in the sea was very fast.
It was too difficult to search for a person and a boat in the vast ocean, so Yun Jiao simply sang.
The merfolk’s song began.
This song was different from the previous ones, it carried a subtle urgency. The marine creatures who had had past connections with Yun Jiao swam towards her upon hearing the sound.
Orca pods, dolphin pods, sea turtles, whale sharks, manta rays, and even humpback whales from further away moved in the same direction.
While singing, Yun Jiao also constantly paid attention to the situation in the sea.
Suddenly, she saw a faint black dot in the distance, rising and falling in the choppy sea.
Yun Jiao swam towards that direction without hesitation.
“Help, is anyone there…”
A weak voice came, and Yun Jiao immediately caught it.
However, the voice was quickly swallowed by the seawater.
Yun Jiao sped up and rushed over, soon seeing a man who had almost fallen into a coma sinking into the sea.
She didn’t hesitate, grabbed him, and swam upwards.
Just as the man’s face turned purple and he was about to suffocate, they finally broke the surface. He eagerly gasped for air but choked on several mouthfuls of water and started coughing.
“Uncle Tao, how are you?”
“Jia… Jiaojiao.”
The man saw Yun Jiao. Although he was weak and trembling from hypothermia, there was still shock in his tone.
“You’d better not talk, save your strength.”
Yun Jiao looked around, trying to find something for him to hold onto to stabilize his body.
In this situation, he could be swept away by the waves at any moment, even if Yun Jiao was holding him.
Suddenly, Yun Jiao’s eyes lit up.
She took out the whistle she wore around her neck and blew it.
A pod of orcas swam towards them.
“Here.”
Yun Tao shivered, not understanding what Yun Jiao meant.
Could it be that someone else had fallen into the sea?
“Wuwuwu~~~”
The orcas swam over and lifted both Yun Jiao and Yun Tao up.
Yun Tao: !!!
My heavens, what was this situation!
Yun Tao quickly grabbed the orca’s dorsal fin, afraid of falling into the sea.
Yun Jiao, on the other hand, stood on the orca’s head.
She looked like a true queen of the sea.
“Uncle Tao, I’ll have Xiao Yi take you back.”
“Ah? Then, you…”
He was scared.
Who could understand, at this moment, Yun Jiao’s small body gave him a sense of security.
Yun Jiao: “I need to go see if I can find my family’s boat.”
“Oh, oh, alright…”
Speaking of the boat, Yun Tao felt a pang of sadness.
He was an orphan, raised by everyone in the village. He finally found a wife and had two children. They saved up some money and bought a wooden boat. The typhoon was so strong yesterday that he couldn’t sleep all night, worrying.
As soon as dawn broke and the rain lessened slightly, he rushed to the dock, worried. That boat was their family’s livelihood.
As soon as he arrived, the boat was indeed gone.
Overwhelmed by grief and lack of sleep, he wasn’t paying attention and was swept away by the waves.
Fortunately, he managed to grab a piece of driftwood and held on, otherwise, he wouldn’t have waited for Yun Jiao to find him.
After saying a few words to the orca, Yun Jiao jumped back into the sea.
Yun Tao watched with concern, but the orca beneath him began to move.
He had no choice but to shift his attention and tightly grip the orca’s dorsal fin.
Looking at the direction the orca was swimming, it was towards their village. At this moment, his gratitude towards Yun Jiao surged like the waves.
Yun Jiao, along with the other orcas and the dolphins that had arrived, weaved through the sea.
“You all spread out and help me look for the boat.”
She paused and then added, “Or if you see anyone in the sea, you can call me.”
Living in the human world, she was no longer as indifferent and hard-hearted as in her previous life.
If she could help, she would help.
The orcas and dolphins were very obedient and dispersed in all directions to search for what Yun Jiao had mentioned.
About twenty minutes later, Yun Jiao found a wooden boat on the sea.
It wasn’t hers.
She’d bring it back first.
She climbed onto the boat. The items on the boat were scattered haphazardly. Surprisingly, a fish jumped into the boat and couldn’t get out!
Yun Jiao found a rope, tied it to the boat, and then tied the other end to her waist.
She jumped into the water and tried pulling the boat while swimming. It was a bit tight, but manageable.
Suddenly, Yun Jiao heard the voice of an orca.
‘Jiaojiao, found, boat.’
Yun Jiao identified the direction of the sound waves and pulled the boat towards it.
After meeting up with the orca, Yun Jiao called another orca and tied the rope to its tail.
“Please help me take it back. Next time, I’ll give you more sea urchins, oysters, and shellfish.”
The hunting prowess of the orca pod was undeniable. The food she mentioned were very favorite snacks for orcas.
The orcas cheered, and with a flick of their tails, their muscles in their tails and bellies became clearly defined.
Then, they pulled the boat and quickly headed towards the dock of Bailong Village.
Yun Jiao continued searching in the sea. When she was hungry, she would casually catch some jellyfish or dive to the seabed to find shrimp and crabs to eat.
One after another, she found five boats and sent them back with the help of the orcas, using the same method.
The dock of Bailong Village was incredibly lively at this moment.
First, Yun Tao, who was thought to have no hope, had returned, brought back by orcas.
Instantly, the people on the dock let out cries of disbelief.
“It’s Yun Tao, it’s really Yun Tao! Orcas, the orcas actually rescued Yun Tao!”
Our weather has changed, and I didn’t notice I caught a cold. I had a headache all day yesterday, so I didn’t have the energy to write today. I apologize for making everyone wait.
