Chapter 335 - 333

The two martial brothers worked together, perfectly finishing the sutures on the killer whale.

They applied some ointment and wrapped the wound with gauze.

"Don’t let it in the water just yet. We’ll wait until the medicine has had some time to work. Although this ointment doesn’t dissolve easily in water, it’s still most effective in a dry environment."

Yun Jiao nodded. "Okay."

Now, all they had to do was wait for the baby killer whale to wake up.

They waited for the killer whale’s body to dry a little, then dabbed it with a wet towel to make it more comfortable.

The baby killer whale woke up after the anesthesia wore off.

But it just looked at Yun Jiao pitifully and whimpered, in pain.

Yun Jiao soothed it. "Be good. You can eat once you’re all better."

Yun Jiao decided to stay here for a few days to keep the baby killer whale company.

"No way!"

Yun Linhai and Yun Linhe objected at the same time.

"There are wild animals on this island! And there’s no shelter if it rains. Who could possibly rest easy with you here all by yourself?"

Yun Jiao said, "But if I don’t stay, the baby killer whale will be scared."

It wasn’t better yet. What if it got scared and its injuries got worse?

Ying Chengye said, "How about I stay behind too?"

He pushed up his glasses. "I have experience with wilderness survival. It’ll be fine if I stay here with Yun Jiao."

Yun Linhai said, "Then I’ll stay too."

Yun Linhe started, "Then I..."

"You have to go back. Take Fourth Senior Brother with you and bring us some food and clothes."

Song Chengyou piped up, "I also want to..."

Ying Chengye said, "No, you don’t."

He cut him off. "Master still needs you back there. I’m enough to handle things here."

Song Chengyou pouted. "Oh."

With three people staying, they couldn’t just camp anywhere. What if it rained during the night?

The weather here was unpredictable; it was better to be prepared.

So, while Yun Jiao looked after the baby killer whale, the others went to build a shelter.

Wielding cleavers and using every tool they had, they finally managed to build a shelter just as dusk was falling.

"I’m starving. Let’s go find something to eat."

"Jiaojiao, you..."

Yun Linhai turned to look, and his eyes widened in shock.

He saw Yun Jiao sitting cross-legged on a banana leaf, a spread of food laid out before her.

Crabs, small octopuses, scallops, prawns, mantis shrimp, blue swimming crabs...

She was even holding a sea urchin, eating it.

Seeing the adults return, she tilted her pretty little face up, looking at them with wide, clear, and innocent eyes.

"You... where did you get all this food?"

So, Yun Jiao hadn’t been idle while they were busy.

Yun Jiao pointed to the lagoon.

"From down there."

The baby killer whale had already been put back in the water.

It was nearby, probably not swimming around much because its wound was hurting.

"Why don’t we eat before we leave?"

However, with their limited resources, all they could do was simply roast the food.

Everything was fresh, so it didn’t taste bad even when roasted plain.

Of course, that was for people used to living by the sea. Ying Chengye found it a bit fishy, but it was tolerable.

After they finished eating, it was time for Yun Linhe and Song Chengyou to leave.

The look in Song Chengyou’s eyes made it clear he really didn’t want to leave; he wanted to experience life in the wild here.

After Yun Jiao said her goodbyes, she watched a killer whale push their boat, sending them on their way.

The island was lively at night, filled with the intermittent, strange calls of birds, as well as the sounds of wild animals and frogs.

An ordinary person staying here at night would have been truly frightened.

Yun Jiao could see clearly in the dark. Holding a stick, she patrolled the surrounding area with her head held high, as if marking her territory.

She dealt with all the visible dangers in the vicinity.

Only then did she return to the shelter.

"Jiaojiao, where did you run off to?"

Yun Jiao replied, "I didn’t run off. I was just nearby."

"Dad, I’m going to check on the baby killer whale."

With that, she ran toward the lagoon.

The baby killer whale was lingering expectantly by the edge of the lagoon.

As soon as Yun Jiao approached, it called out happily several times.

Yun Jiao patted its head. "Be good. You’ll be able to eat something tomorrow."

She had asked her uncle to bring some milk formula.

Yun Jiao jumped into the water. The moon was big and bright today, casting a shimmering light across the entire lagoon. Numerous fireflies emerged from the island’s grass and trees. Some flew over the lagoon, their reflections in the water twinkling like stars.

The little island under the night sky was as beautiful as a fairyland.

Yun Jiao began to sing to soothe the baby killer whale. Her voice attracted the small fish in the lagoon, which all swam toward her. Some of the small animals on the island also watched the singing girl in the water with curiosity.

She truly looked like an impossibly beautiful little sprite under the night sky.

Not far away, the two men took in the entire scene.

Yun Linhai’s face was filled with pride. That was his daughter.

Ying Chengye, on the other hand, was amazed. He had never seen such an ability before.

Yun Jiao played with the baby killer whale in the lagoon, and when she got into the spirit, she even performed some of the dance moves her teacher had taught her in the water.

The baby killer whale circled her with small, gentle movements, its spirits seemingly much improved.

Yun Jiao played until the moon was high in the sky, and it was time for her to sleep.

Hearing her dad call for her, she said goodbye to the baby killer whale.

"Be good and go to sleep now. I’ll be right over there. If you wake up and miss me, just call out."

The baby killer whale reluctantly tugged at her clothes with its mouth.

Actually, if her senior brother and her dad weren’t here, Yun Jiao could have slept in the water with the baby killer whale.

But as it was, the two of them would never allow it.

Once she fell asleep, time passed quickly.

Yun Jiao had cleared the area, so that night they slept in hammocks made from fishing nets. It was a novel experience.

The only downside was the sheer number of mosquitoes. They hadn’t brought any repellent. Before it got completely dark, Ying Chengye had found a type of mosquito-repelling grass nearby, which he crushed and rubbed on their skin.

Yun Jiao didn’t apply any. The plant was effective for the first half of the night, but during the latter half, mosquitoes began to land on the two men.

Early the next morning, a sharp slapping sound woke Yun Linhai.

He scratched his arm and looked down to see the body of a black mosquito and a smear of blood stuck to his skin.

He frowned slightly.

’How much blood did that thing suck?’

"WHIIINE~~~"

The baby killer whale’s cries rang out, waking up Yun Jiao and Ying Chengye as well.

The two adults both had dark circles under their eyes. Being woken up by mosquito bites in the middle of the night was truly unpleasant.

They were covered in mosquito bites.

Ying Chengye stared at the fair-skinned Yun Jiao, then grabbed her little arm for a closer look.

He was envious. Truly and deeply envious.

"Jiaojiao, you really don’t attract mosquitoes at all."

Yun Jiao said proudly, "Yup!"

He waved his hand. "Go check on the killer whale. Your dad and I will deal with our mosquito bites."

He went to look for some medicine.

Yun Jiao skipped off to the edge of the lagoon.

The baby killer whale seemed to be in better spirits today than yesterday.

’Hungry, hungry, so hungry...’

The pitiful, childlike voice echoed continuously in Yun Jiao’s mind.