Chapter 221: The Killer Whales Celebrate Jiaojiao’s Birthday

The fish maw of a Yellowlip Fish is a prized health tonic. After being processed and dried, the longer it’s preserved, the more expensive it gets. Like ambergris, it’s sold by the gram.

"A Yellowlip Fish this big... I can only imagine how huge its fish maw must be."

Yellowlip Fish maw is incredibly rare, so Ah Wang didn’t even need to look for a buyer. Several people right there on the boat were already very interested.

Elder Xu, for instance, and Sun Yaotong, who was not short on cash.

When Yun Jiao returned after changing her clothes, Elder Xu immediately pulled his young apprentice aside. "Jiaojiao, my dear, how about you sell the fish maw from this Golden Thread Cod to me, your master?"

Sun Yaotong grew anxious and squeezed his way over. "You can’t do that, Elder Xu! I want to buy this fish maw too. I have two elderly folks at home. They’ve had it rough, you know? Their health was ruined by some things that happened years ago, and I was hoping to buy this fish maw to help them recuperate."

Elder Xu scoffed, "You young people, always playing the sympathy card. No, absolutely not. I’m coveting this fish maw, too."

A Golden Thread Cod this large was sure to have an equally large fish maw.

Yun Jiao listened to them argue, a bewildered look on her face.

"Can’t I just catch another one?"

The two men turned to look at Yun Jiao simultaneously.

Yun Jiao said with great confidence, "Master, if you both want one, I can definitely catch them."

Shen Yunlian said, "No, absolutely not. Jiaojiao, you are not going back in the sea today."

Yun Jiao pouted. "Oh. Well, one of you will just have to wait, then. I’ll definitely catch one even bigger than this fish."

Sun Yaotong and Elder Xu glanced at each other, and then Elder Xu conceded.

"In that case, go ahead and sell this Yellowlip Fish to your godfather."

Yun Jiao nodded.

Just then, the old man Mr. Mu had brought with him also stepped forward.

"If you happen to get an extra one, please be sure to contact me."

He had wanted to vie for this Yellowlip Fish as well, but with one of his rivals being Yun Jiao’s master and the other her godfather, it was obvious that he, an outsider, stood no chance.

He figured it couldn’t hurt to ask. If nothing came of it, so be it. But what if, just by chance, she did get another one?

Of course, the chances were still very slim.

The ocean was vast, but catching a Yellowlip Fish weighing over a hundred pounds was extremely difficult.

Yun Jiao nodded. "No problem!"

They set the Yellowlip Fish aside for now, deciding to remove the fish maw and settle the payment after they got back.

"It’s Jiaojiao’s birthday today. Why does it feel like the entire ocean is celebrating for her?"

After all, everyone else was fishing too, but the only valuable things they’d caught were a few large yellow croakers at the start. The fish they caught after that were all common and small.

Only Yun Jiao had not only caught several times more fish than everyone else, but also that "bomb fish," and now a Yellowlip Fish.

It was as if all the best fish were lining up to get on her hook.

"Hehehe... I’m just lucky, I guess."

A slightly smug look appeared on Yun Jiao’s pretty little face.

"So, are we still fishing?"

Her luck made them all want to try their hand at it.

Yun Jiao shook her head. "Not anymore. My rod broke."

She was leaning against the boat’s rail, eating the fruit her godmother had prepared, when she suddenly saw dark shapes leaping out of the water in the distance before splashing back down.

’They look a little familiar. Let me get a better look.’

"It looks like something is headed this way."

"What could it be besides fish? Though... they look a little big."

Not just a little big—they were huge!

"It’s killer whales!"

"And not just killer whales! There seems to be something even bigger following behind them."

As the pod of killer whales drew closer, Sun Yaoqin, seeing such massive creatures for the first time, let out a scream.

"Dad, those fish are huge! What are they?!"

This was her first time out on the ocean with her family, and she never expected it to be so thrilling and full of surprises.

"They’re killer whales, and the one behind them looks like... a Whale Shark?!"

His grandfather’s generation had also lived by the sea, and like many old people, he loved to reminisce and grew more nostalgic for his hometown as he aged.

So, Sun Yaotong had practically grown up listening to his grandfather’s stories about the sea.

As a result, even though he was a businessman, he had also done some research on marine life.

’Logically, two species like killer whales and Whale Sharks shouldn’t be traveling together.’

Yun Jiao raised her arm and waved toward the pod of killer whales.

"What are they doing all the way out here?"

This wasn’t a known area for killer whales or Whale Sharks.

It dawned on Wang Yun. "Jiaojiao, this couldn’t be that pod of killer whales you know, could it?"

She had seen the photos her nephew had taken, which showed Yun Jiao riding a killer whale in the ocean.

Wang Yi was the most excited of all. "It has to be!"

He raised his camera and started snapping pictures nonstop. CLICK! CLICK! CLICK!

’I can’t believe I ran into them again! Hahaha, I’m so lucky! I’ll have so much to show off to my classmates when I get back.’

Yun Chenbei remained silent, but his hands didn’t stop moving either.

Soon, Yun Jiao understood why the killer whales and the Whale Shark had come.

It turned out that Gui Yi had told them today was her birthday.

’Human, what is a birthday? The turtle said it’s very important to your kind.’

’Do you want presents? We brought you presents.’

’Human, come get your presents and play with us!’

’What’s a birthday? What is it?’

Honestly, Yun Jiao was truly astonished.

She knew just how terrified Gui Yi was of the killer whale pod; he would flee the moment they got close.

To think that today, he had actually sought out the killer whale pod on his own!

And all for her birthday.

Yun Jiao was deeply touched.

"What did you guys bring me?"

The yacht’s deck was quite high above the water, so Yun Jiao had to shout down to them.

The pod of killer whales and the small Manta Rays accompanying the Whale Shark all circled the yacht.

The entire yacht rocked whenever one of them brushed against it.

"Don’t get too close!"

But the killer whales were eager to get close to Yun Jiao. Using the water’s buoyancy and their own incredible body control, they began to rise vertically out of the water, balancing on their tails.

Standing like this, they were as tall as the boat itself.

Their massive bodies were quite an intimidating sight for everyone on board.

Everyone except Yun Jiao, that is.

Yun Jiao reached out and stroked the killer whale’s smooth skin.

The killer whale opened its mouth and called out twice before quickly sinking back into the water.

"Dad, do we have any spare fish?"

She could feed the killer whales.

"We do!"

When they were netting the large yellow croakers, they had inevitably caught other, smaller fish as well.

Those little fish wouldn’t sell for much, making them perfect for feeding the killer whales.

Yun Linhai and the others hurried to bring over two buckets of small fish.

The killer whales were lining up, taking turns rising to the height of the yacht to get a touch from Yun Jiao.

The onlookers were left dumbfounded.

Sun Yaotong murmured, "I’ve really seen it all on this trip."

The boat’s captain, along with Mr. Mu and his friends, all nodded vigorously in agreement.

They were so stunned by the scene that they were at a loss for words.

"Apprentice, give that to me. You’re not taking good pictures."

Mr. Mu snatched the camera from Yun Chenbei’s hands and began excitedly snapping photos in the direction of Yun Jiao and the killer whales.

’My goodness! At his age, this was the first time he had ever seen anything like it.’

Mr. Mu’s friend, standing beside him, patted his shoulder. "Remember to give me a copy when you get those photos developed."

This was a scene well worth remembering.