Chapter 81: It’s Over!
Pick up more and put it in the net bag.
Suddenly, an orange-yellow fish swam over.
This fish looked quite good-looking. Yun Jiao had already noticed that this fellow had been secretly observing her from the coral bushes not far away.
She wanted to see what this fish was up to.
The damselfish swam in front of Yun Jiao, attracting her attention and moving forward.
Yun Jiao tilted her head, did it mean for her to follow?
‘Come, come…’
Fragmented voices echoed in her mind.
Yun Jiao couldn’t communicate with all marine creatures; it depended on their spirituality and intelligence.
This damselfish could barely communicate, and it kept repeating the same one or two words.
Seeing that Yun Jiao hadn’t followed, the damselfish swam back.
However, it didn’t dare to get too close because of the three orcas.
Yun Jiao planned to follow and see.
Then, the damselfish led her to a place where a large patch of seaweed grew, along with countless sea urchins.
The damselfish seemed very angry, it used its mouth to pick up a sea urchin and swam to her, then dropped the sea urchin into her net bag.
It looked as if it desperately wanted to give her all the sea urchins.
Yun Jiao: …There are fish that actively give her sea urchins?
The marine creatures in the world she lived in during her previous life were mostly different from those in this life, so Yun Jiao didn’t really know what kind of fish this was.
The damselfish busied itself for a while, going back and forth, dropping the sea urchins that were eating the seaweed into her net bag.
Yun Jiao watched for a while and understood; this patch of seaweed was cultivated by this fish, and those sea urchins were stealing food!
“Good job, good job.”
A fish that could cultivate its own seaweed and also catch sea urchins for her was so diligent that Yun Jiao couldn’t bear to catch it.
She opened a sea urchin and handed it over. The damselfish glanced at the three orcas.
Seeing that they didn’t move, it quickly swam over and, with swift movements and a touch of personal vendetta, devoured the sea urchin.
The orcas whined pitifully, wondering why the little guy opened a sea urchin for the little one but not for them.
Yun Jiao opened sea urchins for them as well, and only then did they calm down.
Later, the orcas even helped catch sea urchins.
Soon, Yun Jiao’s net bag was full and heavy.
She caught a lobster as long as her arm and bid farewell to the damselfish before leaving.
The damselfish reluctantly escorted her for a good distance.
Yun Jiao: “See you again if we’re fated to.”
Holding the large lobster, with a baby orca carrying the heavy net bag, she swam towards the sea surface together.
After surfacing, Yun Jiao realized it was raining.
The entire ocean looked particularly dark and gloomy.
“Sister, Jiaojiao!”
Yun Xiaowu, who had spotted the orcas and Yun Jiao not far away, shouted.
Yun Jiao and the baby orcas swam over.
“You’ve been down there for a long time, almost half an hour!”
Although he knew his sister was extraordinary, seeing her disappear for so long really tested his fragile little heart.
“Brother, look.”
Yun Jiao lifted the enormous lobster for him to see.
Yun Xiaowu’s eyes widened: “Holy crap! Such a big spiny lobster!”
It was much bigger than the ones they had caught before!
“Did you catch it at the seabed? Are there any more?”
It made him itch with desire to go to the seabed too.
But he also knew he couldn’t!
Yun Jiao nodded.
This spiny lobster’s tail alone was as long as her arm, plus its head and those two long antennae; Yun Xiaowu had trouble carrying it.
“My goodness, this spiny lobster must be valuable. We’ve gotten rich, haha.”
Yun Xiaowu was so excited his face turned red, his eyes seemed to shine.
Yun Jiao pointed at the net bag carried by the orca.
“And there are so many sea urchins.”
After his excitement, Yun Xiaowu also pointed to his net bag and showed it to her.
“Jiaojiao, look, I caught three large yellow croakers. You don’t know, a school of large yellow croakers swam by from over there, but they were too fast, and I only managed to catch three. If our boat encountered a school of large yellow croakers when we go to sea, we could catch so many in one net!”
Besides the large yellow croakers, Yun Xiaowu also caught a large green fish.
The fish’s color was even more beautiful than the damselfish Yun Jiao had seen.
“And this big fish, I haven’t seen it before. Let’s take it back for Dad and the others to identify, it must be valuable!”
It was raining, so they didn’t plan to continue playing in the sea and had to go back quickly.
So, with today’s full harvest, the orcas swam back with clear targets.
They were fast, and in a little over half an hour, they saw the coastline.
From that sea area to the coast of Bailong Village, it should be less than an hour.
Yun Jiao opened sea urchins for them as payment.
If you want the fish to run, you naturally have to give them some benefits.
The orcas were satisfied after eating the snacks, and they all gathered around to rub against Yun Jiao.
The larger orca directly knocked Yun Jiao over with its rub, and her two plump white feet flapped a few times before she finally managed to steady herself.
“I’ll pat their heads, no rubbing!”
She was the one who lost face!
Children also need to maintain their dignity.
Yun Xiaowu watched enviously from the side. No orcas came to snuggle with him, so he could only secretly and stealthily pat them a little while they were snuggling with his sister.
The orcas didn’t care at all.
The orcas, who lined up to snuggle and rub against Yun Jiao, left.
Yun Xiaowu frowned at the large net bag of sea urchins.
“Sister, how are we going to bring this whole net bag of sea urchins back?”
In the sea, the orcas carried the net bag, and with buoyancy, it wasn’t difficult.
But on shore, it was different. No one would dare to carry a net bag like this.
Yun Jiao said without thinking: “Go call Dad, Uncle.”
She was also afraid of the sea urchins’ spines.
Yun Jiao handed the large lobster to him.
“I’ll guard them!”
And eat some.
“Alright, don’t you dare run off.”
Yun Xiaowu, in both pain and joy, carried the heavy burden and ran back home, panting.
The family members had always thought they were just out playing.
So, when Yun Xiaowu returned with so much precious seafood, everyone was shocked.
“Where did it come from?!”
Yun Xiaowu, who was overly excited: “We caught it in the sea. Dad, Uncle, hurry and come with me to the seaside. There’s also a big net bag of sea urchins, Jiaojiao is guarding it over there.”
Yun Linhai suddenly roared: “Were you and Jiaojiao in the sea together, and in the deep sea at that!”
Yun Xiaowu calmed down when he saw the displeased expressions of his family members.
Oops, he’s in trouble!
He turned and ran, forcibly arguing: “No, no, we just found these while tide pooling!”
Yun Linhai took off his shoe and chased after him: “You little brat, stop right there. Your courage is so big it could reach the sky. Are these things that can be casually found while tide pooling? Stop and explain yourself!”
Shen Yunlian: “Go get Jiaojiao first. The rain is getting heavy outside.”
No matter how angry they were, the entire family went to pick up Yun Jiao.
Yun Jiao actually quite liked the rain and was sitting in it singing.
Seeing her family members approaching, she prepared to wave happily, but suddenly her sharp eyes noticed something was wrong. Her father and mother’s expressions were not right, and they were suppressing their anger.
Fifth Brother’s ear was being twisted by Mother.
Yun Jiao: Uh oh…
Should she bravely face her family’s wrath now, or escape?
Seeing Yun Xiaowu suddenly get slapped, Yun Jiao took two steps back with her feet and swallowed.
He… he hit Fifth Brother, so he won’t hit me, right?
“Yun Jiao, stand right there.”
She was being called by her full name, and the powerful merfolk cub’s heart trembled.
It’s over!
