Chapter 178: The Killer Whales Leave

"What are you squatting here for?"

Wang Hongfei squatted down curiously, following Yun Jiao’s gaze.

He saw something moving in a puddle under the reef.

Wang Hongfei: !!!

"What is it, what is it? Let me see, let me see!"

It was Wang Hongfei’s first time beachcombing, and he was beyond excited.

He was practically lying flat on the sand, poking around in the puddle with a pair of fire tongs.

After a good while of fiddling, he finally got it out.

"It’s an Octopus, and it’s huge!"

It was a large, reddish octopus with a particularly big head.

The creature’s tentacles clung to the reef, and Wang Hongfei couldn’t pull it free no matter how hard he tugged.

Yun Jiao had to help, and they finally managed to get the thing out.

An octopus is a truly ugly creature, with its big head, eight legs, and soft, floppy body.

Now thrown on the ground, it brandished its tentacles at them while trying to take the opportunity to escape.

The creature was quite clever.

"WOOF WOOF WOOF..."

The two little dogs were clearly a bit spooked by the strange-looking octopus, barking at it.

Quick as a flash, Yun Jiao scooped it into the bucket.

But the bucket probably wouldn’t hold it; this fellow was a first-class escape artist.

Sure enough, after a moment of not watching, its tentacles were already stretching out of the bucket.

Yun Jiao pushed it back in. "I’m going to find Mom."

She’d let her mom take it to sell first.

After giving the Octopus to her mom, Yun Jiao continued to wander around beachcombing with her small bucket.

Of course, her main goal was just to have fun.

Wang Hongfei, on the other hand, was now seriously searching for things, but he only found cheap, worthless items.

"Hey, Jiaojiao, is that your cat?"

Cat Boss had just returned from a stroll in the shallows, a large fish in his mouth, and was walking toward Yun Jiao.

"It’s a sea bream."

’Cat Boss is getting more and more amazing.’

"Wait, your cat can swim?"

From the looks of it, he had just come out of the water.

Not only can he swim, but he also caught such a big fish from the sea.

That’s just too awesome.

The other villagers who were beachcombing also looked over at the calico cat, then spoke to Shen Yunlian and Wang Mei in envious tones.

"You really got your money’s worth with this cat. He even helps with the beachcombing."

"I’m just noticing now? This isn’t even the first time. When is your calico going to have kittens?"

Shen Yunlian’s eyes crinkled as she smiled. "It’s all just good luck. He’s a male, how could he have kittens?"

"Oh, but a male can be used for breeding! We have a female cat at home, and she’s a real looker..."

Good grief. These days, people weren’t just playing matchmaker for humans, they wouldn’t even leave the cats alone.

But Cat Boss was indeed exceptional. Ever since they got him, their house had been free of mice, and he would even go out hunting from time to time.

Yun Jiao patted Cat Boss’s head and put the roughly two-pound sea bream into the bucket.

Suddenly, Yun Jiao heard the sound of killer whales.

She immediately called to Wang Hongfei and ran toward their secret spot.

That was also the place where Yun Xiaowu had found Yun Jiao.

It was remote, secluded, and a little dangerous.

The waves there were bigger and the reefs were numerous, so adults didn’t dare let children go there alone.

Wang Hongfei still didn’t know what was going on and followed Yun Jiao in a daze.

Then he saw the huge killer whales, and his jaw dropped. He was stunned for a good while.

Not until he saw Yun Jiao standing on a reef, tossing the basketball in her hands toward the killer whale group.

’Human, come down and play.’

The killer whale invited enthusiastically.

"You guys play by yourselves. It’s getting cold, so my dad and mom won’t let me play in the sea anymore."

If she went home soaking wet right now, she would definitely get a lecture.

"WHIMPER WHIMPER WHIMPER~~"

’Human, brought you prey.’

’Ball, my ball! Which *#@! stole my ball!’

The gifts the killer whale group brought for Yun Jiao were always random.

A Devil Fish, two large yellow croakers, and... huh? Is this coral?

With a perfectly calm expression on her little face, Yun Jiao tossed the fish into her bucket, then picked up the coral-like object to play with.

It was a very beautiful piece of red coral.

It wasn’t large, shaped like a small deer’s antler, and was only about the size of an adult’s palm.

"PLOP..."

Just as Yun Jiao was looking at the coral, something else was tossed over.

Taking a closer look, she said, "Turtle Xiao Er?"

That’s right, the thing that had been tossed over this time was a dizzy and disoriented Turtle Xiao Er.

The killer whale’s voice came through: ’Human, helped you, saved it.’

’Next time, play together.’

’Sing, sing. Human sing. Sounds good.’

Placing the piece of coral in the small pouch she carried, Yun Jiao picked up Turtle Xiao Er. Listening to the jumbled explanations from the killer whales in her mind, she finally understood what had happened.

This unlucky, not-yet-fully-grown hawksbill turtle had nearly been eaten by a shark. Luckily, the killer whales were passing by. They probably recognized the little turtle from seeing it play with Yun Jiao before, and saved it on a whim.

Yun Jiao sat on the reef, holding Turtle Xiao Er, and thanked the killer whales.

"Sing? Okay."

Her young, yet mysteriously ethereal voice began to hum a low melody.

The killer whales, who had been splashing around with the basketball, all swam over, wagging their tails. They stared at her eagerly, their tails slapping the surface of the sea in what looked like a very happy mood.

The two puppies she had carried onto the reef were now lying quietly beside her. Not far away, Cat Boss was also lying down, his eyes narrowed and his ears twitching, as if he too was listening intently to the song.

Wang Hongfei had been dumbfounded ever since the killer whales started bringing gifts.

Now, watching the killer whales gather around Yun Jiao to listen to her sing, he took a deep breath.

He suddenly understood why that kid Chenbei wanted to buy a camera.

It would be a real shame if such an interesting and magical scene wasn’t captured in a photograph, leaving it to exist only in memory.

He couldn’t help but look at Yun Jiao.

’It’s really magical.’

Her voice soothed his anxious heart, bringing an inexplicable sense of peace.

Wang Hongfei didn’t disturb them. He just found a nearby reef and sat down to listen quietly to the song.

He was full of motivation for his upcoming business trip to the north, but it was, after all, his first attempt.

Having borrowed so much money, it would be strange if he didn’t feel nervous and anxious.

But Wang Hongfei hadn’t shown it.

Now, he felt an inexplicable sense of peace.

’Even if I fail, I’ll just have to find another way to make money.’

’I’m still young.’

Yun Jiao sang three songs for the killer whales and then stopped.

The killer whales, content, took their basketball to play elsewhere, promising to bring her more gifts next time.

As the killer whales left to play with the basketball in more distant waters, Yun Jiao suddenly noticed a flash of an unusual color.

By the time she tried to get a better look, it had already dived into the sea and disappeared.

She didn’t get a clear look at what it was, but it definitely wasn’t a killer whale.

She didn’t pay it much mind and climbed down from the reef, holding Turtle Xiao Er.

The two puppies had short legs; they had needed Yun Jiao’s help to get up, and now they couldn’t get down either.

It was Wang Hongfei who scooped up the two chubby pups, who were yelping anxiously.