Chapter 296: Suhmei Fish
Animals of the same species all look the same; it’s difficult for humans to distinguish them individually.
But Yun Jiao is different; she can distinguish the unique scents of humans and animals.
This sea eagle is clearly the same one from another island that fell because it couldn’t hold onto prey that was too large.
Now… this familiar scene.
“You’re so clumsy.”
Although she said that, Yun Jiao’s eyes were fixed on the big fish the sea eagle had caught.
This sea eagle is a whole size bigger than when they first met; it’s a mature big bird now.
This shows how big a fish must be for such a large sea eagle to be unable to catch it.
“Qingyi? That doesn’t seem right.”
Yun Jiao squatted down to get a closer look, but the sea eagle was wary of her, dragging the big fish a bit to the side with its talons.
“Oh, don’t be so stingy, I’m not taking it for free. I can trade you for it.”
At this point, she also saw clearly that the fish under the sea eagle’s talons wasn’t a Qingyi, but a humphead wrasse, which is more expensive than a Qingyi.
Qingyi and humphead wrasse look very similar, but humphead wrasse have thick lips, and their heads have a protruding bump like that of the God of Longevity.
The color is a vibrant green.
This type of fish is a deep-sea fish and is rarely encountered.
Yun Jiao and her father had even specifically tried to find them before, but they encountered tuna that time and didn’t look further. Later, Yun Jiao didn’t make a special effort to find them.
She didn’t expect to encounter one today, and it was through a bird.
This humphead wrasse is not small, weighing about ten jin.
“How did you catch it?”
Isn’t this thing a deep-sea fish? This sea eagle seems to have some strange buff.
“I’ll trade you. Look, you can’t take this fish with you now anyway, right?”
“Chirp…”
“I’ll go fishing for you right now.”
Yun Jiao invited the sea eagle onto their boat.
But the sea eagle didn’t understand, so she simply reached out to pick it up.
The sea eagle struggled, but Yun Jiao forcefully subdued it.
One hand holding the sea eagle, the other holding the still lively humphead wrasse.
She took a shortcut to where they had docked their boat. Her father and the others were still busy, so Yun Jiao didn’t disturb them.
She just found some bugs on the island that could be used as bait.
She took out dried fish, attached the bait, and cast the line.
The sea eagle was placed on the boat. Whether it was unwilling to lose its prey or curious about the boat, it didn’t leave.
Yun Jiao glanced at the sea eagle strolling on the deck, sitting there calmly and steadily.
Soon, there was a tug on the fishing rod in Yun Jiao’s hand. It wasn’t strong, and she easily reeled the fish in.
It was a beltfish, two fingers wide. This size is considered small for a beltfish.
But it didn’t matter; Yun Jiao planned to use this beltfish as bait.
Seeing Yun Jiao catch a lively fish with those strange things, the sea eagle nearby immediately walked over with its wobbly steps, tilted its head, and watched with great curiosity.
Yun Jiao cut the beltfish into pieces with a small knife and threw a piece to the sea eagle.
The sea eagle didn’t stand on ceremony, pressing down on the piece of meat with its talons and began to eat.
The fish caught using beltfish bait was clearly much larger.
Yun Jiao’s second catch was a sea wolf weighing seven or eight jin.
It was fierce.
She threw it onto the deck, and before Yun Jiao could do anything, the sea eagle pounced on it, pressing down with its talons and pecking fiercely.
As the sea wolf’s struggles gradually subsided, Yun Jiao retrieved the hook and continued fishing.
The sea eagle circled the sea wolf, chirping happily.
It could take this fish away!
As it was about to grab the fish with its talons, it suddenly saw Yun Jiao catch another fish.
Sea Eagle: !!!
It was shocked. Do these wingless bipeds hunt so easily?
So the sea eagle didn’t rush to leave. It stayed by Yun Jiao’s side, watching her catch four or five fish using the beltfish as bait.
The fish caught were all cheap and common types, but in the animal world, these things aren’t measured by price, but by quantity!
So much prey!
Yun Jiao pointed at the fish: “I’ll trade all of these for one of your fish. It’s not a losing deal, right?”
She put her hands on her hips, holding the fishing rod in one hand, her chin slightly raised, looking as if to say, “You’ve made a huge profit.”
“Chirp chirp!”
The sea eagle happily circled one fish and then another.
It was like a mouse that had fallen into a grain bin, it was like New Year!
It was also greedy, wanting to grab both fish with its two claws to take away.
But the weight of two fish was not small. It was imaginable that it couldn’t fly up at all.
The sea eagle was dejected. To not be able to take them back was too heartbreaking for a bird.
“So clumsy. You should take one back first, and then come back for the rest. Besides, with so much, can you eat it all today?”
Yun Jiao grunted a couple of times: “If it spoils because you can’t finish it, it won’t taste good. Then you’ll be wasting food.”
“Chirp chirp…”
The person and the bird chattered about who knows what.
Finally, the big bird decided to eat its fill here and then take one big fish that it could carry back to eat slowly.
So it wasn’t in a hurry anymore, it found a fish and started pecking at it.
With its sharp beak, each peck brought up a piece of meat.
Voices could be heard from outside the boat. Yun Jiao tiptoed over to see that it was her father and the others returning.
They also brought back two large bags of mussels.
These were probably for taking back to eat.
“Dad.”
Yun Linhai was also very surprised to see Yun Jiao on the boat.
“Jiaojiao, why are you here?”
Wasn’t she going to other parts of the island?
The sound of flapping wings echoed, and a large bird landed on the edge of the boat next to Yun Jiao.
“Holy crap, what is that thing!”
The sea eagle was quite large when its wings were spread, after all, it was a bird of prey.
Shen Xiuyuan and the others were suddenly surprised to see such a large bird.
Yun Linhai and Yun Linhe were also surprised.
The sea eagle tilted its head, its sharp eyes staring at the people on the island, seemingly assessing their danger.
Yun Jiao patted its head.
“Don’t move around.”
Although birds of prey wouldn’t typically conflict with humans unless there was a special reason.
But this guy didn’t seem very intelligent. What if it considered this its territory and attacked her father and the others when they boarded the boat, thinking they were invading its domain?
With one peck of its talons, a shoulder would likely be pierced.
“Chirp chirp.”
Yun Linhai and the others boarded the boat, and the sea eagle flew a little farther away.
It clearly didn’t want much contact with others.
It found a suitable big fish, flapped its wings and circled in the air once, then suddenly swooped down, grabbed it with its talons, and successfully flew away with the big fish.
As it left, it called out to Yun Jiao several times.
The other fish would be left with the little cub here; it would come back for them next time.
“Is that a sea eagle?”
Yun Jiao nodded and went to get the humphead wrasse.
There was a Styrofoam box with ice in the cabin, specifically for storing large and precious sea fish.
“Dad, look quickly.”
Yun Linhai’s eyes widened: “Humphead wrasse!”
