Chai Lingwu was startled. Fang Er had never yelled at him before. So he asked with a wronged expression: "Is this fish very special?"
Li Shimin and the other two, who were taking photos, were also attracted by Fang Er's roar and looked curiously at the dolphins outside the boat.
Fang Er pointed at the dolphins and said, "These fish are called dolphins, and they are smarter than people!"
In this world, if we were to rank the animals least harmful to humans, dolphins would definitely rank first!
Believe it or not, if you jumped in now, they wouldn't only not harm you, but they would also actively save you?
Chai Lingwu looked at Fang Er in disbelief: "They? Save people?"
Fine, in this era where strength reigned supreme and anything with flesh and blood could be used as food, there were no protected animals. Therefore, it was impossible to explain it clearly with just words.
A smile curled up at the corner of Fang Er's mouth. He walked to Chai Lingwu's side and, with the speed of a lightning bolt and the sound of a thunderclap, snatched the short knife and pistol from his waist and threw them far away.
Chai Lingwu jumped in surprise and, recalling Fang Er's words, shouted in terror.
"Brother, let's talk nicely. For Yue'er's sake, don't mess with me!"
"Heh heh, you won't believe me even if I tell you, so you can experience it yourself."
Saying that, Fang Er shifted his feet and appeared behind Chai Lingwu. He grabbed the collar of his clothes with one hand and his belt with the other, exerted force suddenly, and directly threw Chai Lingwu into the sea.
"Damn it! Ruthless!"
Li Xiaogong was stunned. Li Shimin and Li Ji were also bewildered.
"We were talking fine, how did you just throw him into the sea? That's your brother-in-law!"
Chai Lingwu, in mid-air, looked at the seawater below and screamed repeatedly.
"Whoa~~ You ambushed me~~ You're such a backstabber~~"
Splash~~
Puff~~
Immediately after falling into the water, Chai Lingwu swam and surfaced, spitting out a mouthful of salty seawater.
Having stayed here for over a month, he had already learned to swim from the sailors, so he wouldn't sink directly.
"Brother, pull me up, stop playing! People will die!"
Fang Er smiled and did not answer. He had already seen dolphins noticing Chai Lingwu.
"Kid, aren't you afraid Old Chai will break your legs if you do this?" Li Ji asked worriedly, walking over.
Fang Er shook his head and pointed at the group of dolphins, laughing.
"Lord Li, rest assured, look, aren't those dolphins heading towards Lingwu?"
The few people quickly looked in the direction he pointed, and indeed, seven or eight dolphins were swimming rapidly towards Chai Lingwu.
Then, they saw an astonishing scene. As one dolphin approached Chai Lingwu, it dove directly into the water and submerged. Immediately after, Chai Lingwu was pushed out of the water.
Not only that, but two or three other dolphins quickly swam up and flanked him, protecting him.
Whenever he started to slide off the dolphin he was on, the dolphins on either side would chirp and nudge him with their heads, righting him.
At this point, not only Li Shimin and the others on the boat, but even Chai Lingwu himself was dumbfounded.
These dolphins were so intelligent?
Li Shimin, completely bewildered, asked Fang Er, "Quick, kid, tell your uncle, why is this happening again!"
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From time to time, he would pat the one beneath him, shouting "Giddy up, giddy up."
He wondered if the dolphins would throw him back into the sea if they understood him. This was too much, treating the dolphins as horses!
Fishing was done in shallow waters, close to the continental shelf, where there were abundant algae resources, so they were not too far from the coast.
With the speed of the dolphins, in less than an hour, the group following behind saw the land in the distance.
Li Shimin was shocked: "They actually know to send people back to shore?"
"Incredible, simply incredible!"
Even well-trained pet dogs were not this good!
After a burst of admiration, he looked at Fang Er sternly, "You wait. When I return, I will proclaim to the world that no one is allowed to hunt dolphins. Violators will be sentenced to three years of labor!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Fang Er bowed. This bow was for the spirits of the sea.
When they reached the shallows, the dolphins released Chai Lingwu back into the water. A group of their companions circled him for a few laps, chirping softly as if warning him to be more careful next time he fell into the water.
Then they turned and left together.
Chai Lingwu looked at the dolphins that had just sent him to shore with great reluctance. He did not regret saying he wanted to try the taste of dolphin earlier.
If not for that, he would not have had such a wondrous encounter.
He grinned for a long time, then swam after the dolphins. He wasn't chasing the dolphins, but wanted to get back to the boat!
Who knew where this was? The fishing boat couldn't dock, so he had to swim back to the boat himself.
However, as soon as he swam a short distance, the group of dolphins noticed him and decisively turned back, sending him to the shallows once more.
Chai Lingwu's face was filled with frustration!
"Sirs, I want to go back to the boat~~"
After discovering that the dolphins wouldn't let him return to the boat, he waited in place, treading water for a while. When the dolphins swam away, he started to act.
But what kind of hearing did dolphins have, to not let him have his way?
We are professional lifeguard dolphins, no entry into the sea!
As a result, Chai Lingwu was sent back again.
This guy was so anxious he wanted to cry, "Please, let me go!!"
The people on the boat were amused. They sat on the deck, cracking the melon seeds Fang Er had brought out, watching Chai Lingwu's battle of wits with the dolphins.
This was a rare spectacle!
No one blamed the dolphins for meddling. Who would ever think there were too many such creatures?
After watching for a while, Fang Er patted the melon seed residue off his hands and called over a boatman.
"Go, start the lifeboat, bring that fellow back, and by the way, bring a few boxes of fish from the storeroom to reward those dolphins."
Soon, several boatmen launched the lifeboat from the ship. As Fang Er had instructed, they loaded several large baskets of fish and shrimp onto it.
These boatmen had witnessed the dolphins saving people earlier, so they were genuinely fond of these magnificent creatures.
When the lifeboat rowed near the dolphins, the baskets of fish were thrown into the water.
The dolphins swam over without hesitation, devouring the delivered breakfast with great gusto.
When Chai Lingwu returned to the large boat, he was full of excitement, thinking about what had just happened.
"Hahaha, that was great! To be honest, from now on, anyone who wants to kill these things, I'll be against them!"
"Alright, go change your clothes quickly!" Fang Er waved him away.
With such a small interlude in the morning, everyone's mood for the day was exceptionally pleasant.
At noon, after casting another net, Li Shimin proposed to return.
They had experienced casting and hauling the net, and had also seen dolphins. The trip was a complete success.
After the fishing boat returned to the dock, everyone switched to hovercraft. After instructing Li Shun to send boats to Laizhou to rendezvous with the Xuanjia Guards, they took a few canned bottles.
The group traveled north, setting off along the Tai River, heading towards Shenyang.
ps: Third update, requesting gifts and催更~~My lords, let's generate power for love~~~~