Chapter 167: Swordfish
Although it was a bit outrageous, the two puppies and one cat arrived on the boat. Although they were curious and looked around everywhere, they didn’t think of jumping into the sea.
With cats and dogs to pet on the boat, Yun Jiao became incredibly cheerful.
She took out the dried fish again.
This time, dried oysters were used for fishing.
The two dogs and one cat gathered around, and Yun Jiao cut them open with a small knife to feed them.
She hooked a whole dried oyster and casually cast it out.
The dried fish was thrown quite far. As Yun Jiao sat down, preparing to take a small mantou from her small bag to eat, she unexpectedly felt a strong tugging sensation from the fishing rod in her hand.
The force was so great that it almost pulled her flying.
Yun Jiao: “!!!”
No, it took the bait so quickly? Which stupid fish is it!
Yun Jiao struggled to control the fishing rod; their boat was pulled a distance by this force.
“Holy crap!”
Yun Linhai and Yun Linhe quickly grabbed the boat’s railing to steady themselves. Shen Kuan and Shen Xiuyuan, who were caught off guard, directly fell onto the wooden boat’s deck and rolled several times, feeling dizzy and disoriented.
Shen Yunxiu almost rolled out of the boat, but luckily Yun Linhai quickly grabbed him.
“Jiaojiao, what’s happening?”
The fishing rod in Yun Jiao’s hand was already bent into an exaggerated arc, and the line was continuously being pulled out. As the fishing line was rapidly pulled, a “whoosh whoosh” sound of breaking air could be heard.
Yun Jiao, with the unfinished mantou still in her mouth, had already stood up and was grappling with the fish that had taken the bait.
In terms of strength alone, she felt she could definitely pull the fish up now, but she was afraid the fishing rod or line would break.
“Mmph mmph mmph… big fish.”
She didn’t have time to eat the mantou in her mouth. To spit it out would be a waste of food, and she couldn’t bear to do that, so she could only speak unclearly like this.
Their boat continued to be dragged across the sea surface. After Yun Linhe and Yun Linhai stabilized themselves, they also came to help Yun Jiao.
However, there wasn’t much they could do to help; they could only steady the fishing rod and her.
They were afraid she would be pulled into the sea and dragged along.
Shen Kuan and Shen Xiuyuan were bewildered and at a loss. What should they do?
In the end, they could only hold the two dogs who were still rolling around and couldn’t stand steadily inside the boat.
The cat, however, stood steadily, its pair of emerald green eyes staring ahead.
That direction was precisely where Yun Jiao was fishing for the big fish.
This was the first time the Shen brothers had seen such a scene, and their breathing became tense.
Just how big was this fish to be able to drag such a large boat and the people on it?
At this moment, Yun Jiao dared not rashly use brute force to pull against the fish, fearing she would break the fishing rod.
She could only control the line reel to wear out the fish, hoping it would tire out quickly.
After a full half-hour of endurance competition, the fish finally began to lose strength.
Everyone on the boat breathed a sigh of relief.
“Jiaojiao, do you still have strength?”
“Yes!”
She had to, she wanted to see what kind of fish it was that had dragged them for so long.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, the fish slowly struggled and was dragged closer.
As they gradually saw the fish’s true appearance, everyone on the boat widened their eyes.
Yun Linhai: “It’s a swordfish!”
Yun Linhe: “Don’t get too close, this fish is damn dangerous.”
Although it looked weak and exhausted now, if it exerted a little strength and struggled, its long, sharp upper jaw could pierce their boat, let alone a person.
“Daddy, bring the wooden stick.”
This fish was not only dangerous but also very large.
It was over a meter long.
Its dorsal fin resembled a shark’s, and the upper half of its body was deep blue, while the lower half was silver-white.
Even after being played for half an hour, it still looked ferocious.
As it approached the boat, it still had the strength to struggle and even seemed ready to counterattack.
“Be careful.”
Yun Linhai and Yun Linhe were actually quite nervous. The destructive power of this fish was too great; if it jumped up and stabbed someone, it would be disastrous.
If it stabbed the boat, their wooden boat would need to be repaired.
In fact, fishermen feared encountering swordfish the most when fishing.
It would be a shame to let it go, but they didn’t dare to easily bring it onto the boat.
Even if caught in a net bag, this guy could struggle and tear a large hole in the net.
Even if it was caught on the boat, as long as it wasn’t dead, it remained dangerous at any moment.
It was called a swordfish because of its sword-like upper jaw. If it pierced someone’s body, or worse, their internal organs, it could indeed be fatal.
For a moment, they were in a stalemate with the swordfish still in the sea.
How were they supposed to get it up?
Yun Jiao took the wooden stick handed to her by her father.
Yun Linhai: “Use the wooden stick to…” what.
Before he could finish the last two words, Yun Jiao handed the fishing rod to him with the wooden stick and then plunged into the sea.
“Yun Jiao!!!”
Her father and uncle let out sharp screams.
Yun Jiao: “I’m fine.”
Without looking back, her small body nimbly swam towards the swordfish.
The swordfish saw her and struggled, twisting its body.
Merfolk were top hunters in the ocean. The swordfish’s counterattack was fierce, and the people on the boat held their breath.
Yun Jiao’s body was soft, and she dodged the swordfish’s attack at a tricky angle, rapidly approaching it.
She grabbed the swordfish’s fins. At close range, the swordfish’s upper jaw posed less of a threat to her.
Yun Jiao unhesitatingly raised the wooden stick in her hand and hit its head several times with a “bang bang” sound.
The swordfish, from struggling violently at first, gradually became still.
The sea surface calmed down. Seeing Yun Jiao safely bringing the swordfish over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Yun Linhai was a bit angry that she had taken another risk, the priority now was to get the fish and herself onto the boat.
Shen Kuan and Shen Xiuyuan looked at their younger cousin with astonishment.
Was this really their younger cousin? She was only three years old! And she could jump into the sea and fight such a fierce big fish.
No, she also caught this big fish.
This was too heaven-defying!
“Come up quickly.”
They pulled her up first, and then everyone would work together to haul the swordfish up.
Yun Linhe: “I’ll bleed it.”
While Yun Linhe was bleeding the fish, Shen Kuan, Shen Xiuyuan, the two puppies, and the cat were circling the big fish.
None of them had ever seen such a big fish!
Shen Xiuyuan exclaimed repeatedly: “What a big fish, it’s too big, holy crap… so big.”
Although Shen Kuan wasn’t as boisterous, his eyes were also shining, and he rubbed his hands together to touch the fish.
My God, were they dreaming? Such a big fish!
Cat Leader circled the big fish several times, then looked at Yun Jiao with a different gaze.
He never expected this human cub to be able to catch such a large prey!
“Yun Jiao, you…”
Yun Linhai prepared to scold her, but when he met her innocent gaze, innocent face, and her slightly stubborn, unhappy, pursed little mouth.
The words Yun Linhai wanted to say got stuck.
“Daddy, I was wrong.”
She admitted her mistake quickly, but her expression and gaze said otherwise.
Yun Linhai knew that she would dare to do it again next time.
