Chapter 105

Feng Shui Turtle: "……"

"Hahaha I'm back!"

Feng Shui Turtle startled, and Dragon Fish Golden looked up at the same time; in the sky a golden little flying mouse fluttered about—who else could it be but Xunbao Shu Duo Duo?

All the small animals that saw it were shocked.

The flying Xunbao Shu Duo Duo, gripping its tiny paws, flew in one breath to the Mystic Cat Queen's side, twisting its waist to gesture; its little paws moved so fast in the air they almost left afterimages: "Honey, look quick~"

The Mystic Cat Queen flicked her tail, her pale yellow cat eyes reflecting the lovely treasure‑finding mouse: "You can fly? Are you sure it's not just that you're too light and the wind blew you up?"

Xunbao Shu Duo Duo whooshed over: "Honey, look, I'm the only mouse in the world that can fly!"

It said, chest out, head high: "It's me! The little flying treasure‑finding mouse!"

That smug little look was simply irresistible; Ling Yue covered her mouth, then suddenly saw two people walking toward Wangjiangkou, seeming like tourists.

She hurriedly grabbed the hovering Xunbao Shu Duo Duo from mid‑air, for if it were photographed, Duo Duo would become famous!

The Xunbao Shu Duo Duo in the pocket made a few muffled sounds, clung to the pocket's edge, and heard Ling Yue's explanation: "Is it bad for a mouse to become famous?"

Ling Yue's face grew solemn; she had just been speaking offhand, but then she realized that anomalies had long existed—the treasure‑finding mouse's ability, the Feng Shui Turtle Master's metaphysics, the Mystic Cat Queen's spirit‑mediumship—but now it seemed to have… evolved.

Ling Yue used the term "evolution"; for now it seems harmless, but she isn't sure about the future, so she can only tell her own little animals to be careful: "You'll go viral, become popular online, and then what? You'll be taken as a new species to an operating table or research institute, experts will analyze why you appeared, and then you'll never see us again."

Xunbao Shu Duo Duo: "!!!"

It slipped into the pocket with a swish, shook its head, and said: "No no! Duo Duo thinks it can't be caught!"

Ling Yue patted the pocket: "Then just stay put."

The other animals curiously peered at Ling Yue's little pocket; the most surprised was probably Little Crow: "Can Duo Duo fly like me too? Did it undergo a genetic mutation?"

The Xunbao Shu Duo Duo in the pocket snapped at it: "Who said it's a genetic mutation? This is evolution!"

Big Black nearby heard it, couldn't help raising a paw: "Wow, the treasure‑finding mouse is amazing—I just can't fly."

Ling Yue heard this, raised an eyebrow, half‑squatted, and looked at the little cuties: "You're all impressive, each with your own talents; as for Duo Duo's flight, I haven't figured it out yet, we'll see later—maybe there will be other evolved small animals."

"But—" she paused, looking at the expectant little animals: "This is our shared secret; we mustn't let it out."

All the small animals nodded; even the green snake gu that had been asleep, dangling from her wrist, swayed like a ripple of emerald: "Master, I'll keep the secret too!"

Ling Yue lightly pursed her red lips, her soft fingertip gliding over the smooth, delicate scales: "Of course, I trust you."

The atmosphere was moving, when suddenly a noisy voice rang out,

Dragon Fish Golden swam back and forth in the tank: "Ahhh, Master, let me out! Let me jump into the Yangtze, okay?!"

"What a huge tank—I'm gonna die of happiness!"

It was so excited it leapt straight up; in the sunlight its whole body of crimson scales blazed dazzling, shimmering with purple iridescence, beautiful enough to make one hold their breath.

Ling Yue rubbed her forehead; Golden, having been lent out for a while, hadn't kept up with the other little animals' studies, and still thought this was a natural big tank.

Ling Yue: "Isn't it possible this is a big river, home to many fish, though I've heard the most famous is the Yangtze River dolphin—maybe we'll get to see one?"

Suddenly Big Black ran up behind Ling Yue and barked twice: "Master, someone's coming!"

As expected of the most vigilant Big Black, Ling Yue grabbed the opened packet of dog food, turned and fed the dog a handful, then looked at the visitor.

Two youths, wearing thick jackets, one bundled up like a big bear, stared at her in shock: "You… you aren't cold?"

He said it, and he seemed somewhat familiar; looking at Ling Yue's brows and eyes, he felt he'd seen her somewhere before.

Ling Yue: "……

What could she say?

After thinking, she said: "My constitution is good; I'm fairly cold‑resistant."

The "big‑bear"‑type guy hearing this nearly cried: "I'm a southerner, first time in the north, I didn't expect to run into this weather—dry cold, dry cold, the wind slicing my skin like a knife!"

His friend was a typical northern youth, 1.8 meters tall, big‑built, wearing a wool sweater and a long coat; compared to him, he was only half as stout.

The two said this, their eyes falling on Ling Yue's surrounding little animals, utterly shocked: "These… are all your… pets?"

Cats and dogs are still normal, but such a huge turtle—you even brought the aquarium—and that bird looks like… a crow? How was it tamed? How did you bring it here?

Ling Yue shook her head: "They're my friends."

As she rubbed the dog's head, the dog yelped, and Ling Yue laughed, explaining: "We're out on a trip."

That remark opened the floodgates; the two lads opposite laughed: "What a coincidence, we're too! We came to Wangjiangkou to tour, to see the Yangtze River dolphin!"

His friend slapped his shoulder: "Don't say that—we've already been here several times, and we haven't even seen a dolphin, let alone a little fish."

Ling Yue heard this, frowned slightly: "It's almost November now; the best time to view Yangtze River dolphins is March, when they gather in groups—why are you coming now?"

"Huh?" that person blinked: "We didn't know."

"At the moment I just felt like coming here; who knew I'd wait days and still not see a single one."

His friend chimed in: "What's infuriating is that our whole group came, but just the two of us didn't see any, while the others came the day before, played all morning, and spotted six! Isn't that bullying?"

Hearing this luck, Ling Yue didn't know how to reply; the two nevertheless had time, and while talking they readied their brought‑along cameras to head down.

The youth hesitated a moment, then suddenly said: "Do you want to wait for the dolphin with us?"

"Sure sure sure!"

Ling Yue didn't answer; she turned her head, looking at the few little animals—Big Black tilted its head, Little Crow preened its feathers, better‑behaved than anyone, as if the one who had just spoken weren't them at all.

Ling Yue nodded helplessly.

Before we could say we're also going down, the little animals burst forth with a whoosh, like untethered wild horses frolicking: "Ahhh, Yangtze, I'm coming!"

Big Black's whole body of fur swayed back and forth, looking delighted; every frame caught would be a meme.

Ling Yue gazed far out at the river; golden sunlight poured down, the waves surged like a shattered mirror, glittering with gold.

Rolling white waves crashed against the shore, making a splashing sound.

"Niao niao niao!"

Ling Yue picked up the aquarium, heard a rapid series of niao sounds, thought someone else had come, turned around—no one, the Feng Shui Turtle had vanished, and Ling Yue's heart leapt: "Where's my master?"

In the tank, Golden flicked its tail, excitedly bubbling out a stream: "That thing ahead isn't it, is it?"

She looked in the direction Jin Jin pointed, instantly widening her eyes as her pupils reflected a large turtle running madly.

This frantic running wasn't crawling; its four paws scraped, scraped, scraped upward, propping up a washbasin-sized turtle shell as it dashed forward, shouting while running: "Wait for me, you little rabbit bastard, no martial ethics!"

Actually, it wasn't that it wasn't excited or happy; it had been suppressing itself all along.

The worst was Xunbao Shu Duo Duo, which plopped its butt straight onto the Feng Shui Turtle Master's back, sitting on the turtle's back and waving its paws: "Come on! Come on! Come on!"

Just as the Feng Shui Turtle Master thought this was the worst, Duo Duo managed to sink even lower; the moment it spoke, the turtle's vision went completely black.

Xunbao Shu Duo Duo: "Now let's check the riverside race rankings—first place is Ya Ya, holy crap it's cheating! It can fly! Second place is Da Hei, just an ordinary little police dog, and now it's third place for the Mysterious Cat Queen!"

"Great, it's my wife, top three! Come on, come on, come on!"

"This commentator is no good, too biased!"

Ling Yue thought, holding the aquarium and striding swiftly, the two people filming beside her were stunned.

Friend: "Holy crap, are you sure this is an aquarium and not a cardboard box?"

He patted his friend's shoulder again: "Miss, you probably don't need a boyfriend."

His friend, holding the camera, said: "Seems…… yes."

"Let's just keep filming the river dolphins."

"Are you sure you can capture it?"

The young man fell into a silence.

Inner panic: What can I do? I'm desperate too!

Arriving at the riverbank, since this stretch isn't a famous Yangtze scenic spot, one could only say that at a glance the river was flat and wide, so there was hardly any protection; the river water and bank merged into one, with the waves gradually seeping and dampening the sand.

But Ling Yue felt that openness was also a kind of beauty.

Ling Yue placed Jin Jin into the river; at the instant it entered the water, the Dragon Fish King Jin Jin felt a sudden connection with the water, albeit only a small part.

It excitedly swam in the water: "Wow, this water is completely different from the aquarium's; I love it here!"

Ling Yue nodded: "Yeah."

Her gaze wandered in the water; after a moment, Jin Jin swam by the edge: "What's up? What are you looking at?"

Ling Yue: "……River dolphin."

"But it seems we still haven't seen a single one…" she said, turning her head toward the other two young men, a thought faintly surfacing: "We won't end up as unlucky as them, will we?"

Dragon Fish King Jin Jin: "!!!"

"How could it be? With my Jin Jin here, you're today's lucky god! I'll go help you find it!"

Saying that, it splashed with a "whoosh", leapt up, its crimson scales turning golden and glittering, like a fish carved from a gemstone.

This unique and beautiful appearance instantly attracted several fish at the riverbank; not knowing whether they were fearful or wary, they poked their heads out from afar, gazing at Jin Jin.

"How beautiful! I've never seen such a beautiful big fish!"

"Wow, I wish I could grow to look like it."

Some fish muttered sourly: "What's the use of being pretty? Besides, we'll just be released by humans, but this time there are so few—only one fish, not even enough for a single bite of the big shot river dolphin..."

"One bite of what?"

"Of course it's to eat—" the speaking fish suddenly realized something was wrong, only to discover there wasn't a single fish left beside it! It turned its head to look behind, its scales nearly exploding from fright.

"Wuuu, spare me, I didn't mean to!"

The Dragon Fish King Jin Jin stared at it: "Big shot river dolphin? Do you know them?"

Lemon Fish: ⊙﹏⊙

"I was scared to death, thinking I was about to get knocked out."

It wagged its tail: "I know for sure! The big shot river dolphins often come; we have far more than whatever the humans set up as a river dolphin viewing point!"

Dragon Fish King Jin Jin: "Then how can I see it?"

The little fish pondered a moment: "Maybe we should wait; the big shots usually show up to feed, and there's plenty of food here!"

Dragon Fish King Jin Jin froze: "Is there any way to guarantee seeing them?"

The little fish timidly looked at it, mouth opening and closing, as Jin Jin pressed down directly; compared to a finger-length little fish, it was practically a colossus, instantly stunning it.

After reacting, it heard Jin Jin's question: "Do you know or not?" If you don't know, I'll switch fish.

The little fish clearly misunderstood its meaning: "I know, I know!"

"But only humans can do that; you need to find a speaker and play music…"

After chatting with it a while longer, Jin Jin returned to tell Ling Yue; hearing its words, Ling Yue also froze: "Playing music on a speaker? What song did the little fish say?"

Dragon Fish King Jin Jin: "The… Great Compassion Mantra? Diamond Sutra?"

"I don't know why it said that either; it claimed that playing those songs would make the river dolphins appear." Dragon Fish King Jin Jin said this firmly, because after the fish finished speaking it was scared stiff by Jin Jin, and now it's coming back to compensate with a few little milk lumps.

It wasn't intentional either; those little fish still thought it was some kind of fish-eating demon.

Ling Yue was half-believing, half-doubting, but most importantly she realized she didn't have a speaker; thinking that, her gaze fell on a nearby young man, she walked over and got straight to the point: "Do you want to see the river dolphins?"

Hearing that, the two's eyes instantly lit up; they had been crouching by the riverbank, almost turning into river-dolphin-watching stones; Ling Yue's words excited them immensely, then they immediately reacted: "Do you have a way?"

Ling Yue: "Mm, insider info, very reliable!"

"I can go back to the inn to borrow a speaker! We're staying at a guesthouse very close by; just wait a few minutes!"

The friend ran over, and shortly after came back dragging a large speaker: "This is something the landlady used for square dancing; I borrowed it. What are we doing now?"

Ling Yue connected via Bluetooth, opened the pre-prepared Great Compassion Mantra, the pure and serene Buddhist chant sounded, and the two youngsters felt they were about to be liberated—what the heck is going on?

They looked at each other, then at Ling Yue: "This…"

Ling Yue: "Ahem, trust me!"

"This is absolutely insider info, completely true and reliable!"

The two said nothing, standing by the riverbank, bathed in the solemn, tranquil chant; before long, they hadn't seen a river dolphin, but felt they were about to become enlightened on the spot.

Halfway through the Great Compassion Mantra, the water surface suddenly emitted a strange breathing sound.

The calm water surface was covered with a layer of golden ripples; just then, it suddenly shattered, as if something was thrusting up from below, sending out layers of ripples; immediately after, a round, big‑headed blue‑gray creature splashed and broke the surface!

Immediately after, several plump, blue‑gray or lead‑gray round‑headed creatures rushed out, calling 'ong ong ong' as they tumbled and leapt in the water.

The two could hardly believe their eyes, rubbing them hard, then suddenly hugged each other: 'Ahhh! I saw it! I saw it!'

They were so excited they jumped up and down!

Thanks to the Great Compassion Mantra!

After giving thanks, the two snapped pictures vigorously, wearing hehehe grins; from today on, they too have escaped Africa and entered Europe!

Ling Yue was also seeing such an adorable Yangtze finless porpoise for the first time; Yangtze finless porpoises usually weigh 200–300 kilograms, and because they resemble the black pigs raised by riverside households, they have an adorable nickname: □□.

Watching them frolic in the water, the ripples spreading across the river surface, Ling Yue said: 'No wonder this is information from an insider—it's incredibly useful!'

There were also several small, pretty cuties obediently staying by their parents' side; Ling Yue counted and found there were actually seven or eight of them, big and small!

The Yangtze finless porpoises in the water were also delighted, bumping into each other and letting out 'ong ong ong' calls; Ling Yue heard their greeting: 'Kids, friends, time to eat!'

'Ong ong ong, here comes the fragrant big fish!'

Her expression suddenly turned subtle; just then, a car horn blared from the riverbank, Ling Yue looked over, and suddenly a large crowd appeared, having parked their cars by the river.

They got out with a rustle, pulling out large snakeskin bags and a full set of equipment—speakers and incense burners—directly lighting sandalwood incense by the river, sending up a wisp of blue smoke.

'What are they doing?' Ya Ya stared, dumbfounded.

Da Hei also froze; only the Feng Shui Turtle Master seemed to sense something: 'Could this be a ritual?'

'They're preparing an offering altar; perhaps they're going to worship the river god?'

The next moment, someone turned on the speakers, and in an instant the air was filled with the Sanskrit chant of the Great Compassion Mantra.

They opened the snakeskin bags, pouring water and fish together into the rolling river, each large green fish flashing with shimmering light.

The releasers stood on the river surface chanting: 'Homage to the Buddha Shakyamuni. Disciples who release life, may those who see this fish receive blessings!'

Ling Yue frowned at the scene: 'This isn't a ritual, it's a release! These people are preparing to release animals to accumulate merit, but usually they release invasive species, causing severe harm to the ecosystem of the release waters!'

As she spoke, she could already hear the cheers of those large green fish, big fat fish, and even some of the invasive foreign fish——

'Ahhh, I'm free!'

'Hahaha, I want to eat fish roe!'

'Is this my new home? It looks huge, my old place was eaten bare by bullies, this place looks great! I can definitely withstand my own making!'

'From now on, this stretch of river belongs to us brothers—ah!'

A blue‑gray Yangtze finless porpoise revealed its 'angel smile', took a hearty bite of the lively, plump big fish, then laughed and called to its companions: 'Time to eat, everyone hurry up and eat!'

A large white fish went down its belly; the porpoise mother flicked her tail fin: 'Thanks for nature's gift!'

In an instant, an image of someone with palms pressed together, deeply devout, appeared in Ling Yue's mind—especially after the words were spoken by a Yangtze finless porpoise.

Hearing that, the other porpoises came over with a 'squeak squeak squeak', several huge beasts gathered together, forming an encirclement, and launched a frenzied feast on the lively, jumping fish inside.

'Thanks for nature's gift!'

'Thanks for nature's gift!'

Amid the pleas of those invasive fish, the Yangtze finless porpoises ate their fill, and even when a few smaller fish swam out of the encirclement, little porpoises imitated their parents, forming a second line of encirclement; they occasionally swallowed a small fish, mimicking their parents' cute voice as they said: 'Thanks for nature's gift!'

Everyone was stunned.

Ling Yue finally understood the mystical principle behind the Great Compassion Mantra: seeing how skilled this group was, there must often be people releasing fish here; the released fish attract porpoises to feed, while those who accumulate merit play the Great Compassion Mantra, so over time, in the porpoises' eyes, hearing the Great Compassion Mantra means released fish, released fish means mealtime, therefore the Great Compassion Mantra means mealtime!

Truly a perfect logical deduction.

So, rounding off, playing the Great Compassion Mantra will surely attract porpoises!

After she explained her reasoning, not only the nearby small animals were amazed, but the two boys beside her also kept nodding.

At that moment, those who had witnessed the fish being eaten, the release merit (missing) people, panicked: 'This is our merit—ah, no, our fish—how can you eat them? Quickly spit them out!'

The porpoise, happily munching: 'Ong ong ong, what are you saying? Porpoise doesn't understand!'

Ling Yue remained silent; the two who knew how harmful releasing was to the environment couldn't help laughing, and she urged them: 'This is also merit!'

'Your released fish fed the porpoises; after a full meal, they occasionally pop their heads up to bring us joy—truly a case of one stone, two birds, a great blessing!'

The only fish that was devoured: '……'

The furious release merit (missing) people: '……'

Ling Yue: 'Hahahaha!'

She was about to die laughing, thinking of making a call: 'Hello, I want to report the police, someone is privately releasing invasive fish by the river……'

Before she could finish, those furious people drove off in a hurry; no matter, Ling Yue had already memorized their license plate.

The other two also spoke up: 'We still have photos here!'

The sated porpoise wagged its tail, its light‑colored little belly flashing by: 'So full~'

Seven or eight porpoises, big and small, happily cried 'ong ong ong'; Ling Yue heard them discussing how that fish tasted good, how fresh it was, actually chatting like humans, and from time to time they performed various actions on the water surface.

A pleased smile appeared on her face.

At that moment, the dragon fish Jinjin darted over: 'Yueyue, save people—ah, no, save me!'

As it turned out, just earlier it had sent little milk curds to compensate a few small fish, directly raising their favorability, saying it wanted to take them for a swim in the river; but when they reached a certain spot, they suddenly discovered a huge sea monster!

The dragon fish Jinjin panickedly recounted: 'I was scared to death! We just saw a super huge monster! Its nose was incredibly long, its body several meters long and somewhat slender, its back gray‑purple, its belly and fins white) pink—no, black‑white stripes, as if something was attached to it, looking filthy!'

The more she listened, the graver Ling Yue's expression became; by the end she almost couldn't help interrupting him, and after Jinjin finished she almost immediately replied: 'Where is it now? Quickly take me there!'

The dragon fish Jinjin jumped in fright: 'Yueyue, that's a huge monster, and it looks sickly, as if it's about to die.'

The more it said that, the more urgent Ling Yue became, jumping to her feet: 'Hurry up and take me there!'

'It's not a monster; it's very likely a Yangtze sturgeon—a species already extinct!'

Jinjin froze upon hearing that—extinct?!

Hasn't it already disappeared? How could it encounter it?

Ling Yue was desperate; looking at the river surface, she suddenly realized—could she have to jump into the river? She had to find a boat!

Just then, the two people taking photos suddenly realized: "You were just talking to the fish—are you the orca streamer?"

I recognize you, you're amazing—do you need any help?

Ling Yue stared at them steadily: "Do you have a boat? We need it fast!"

A few minutes later, Ling Yue boarded the fishing boat of the innkeeper the two had found, staying clear of the propeller side; a flash of crimson flickered in and out—it was the golden dragonfish.

We're almost there—the water there is especially deep; I was playing down below a moment ago, and when I came up to breathe, I suddenly saw that huge monster floating on the surface, and it looked like it was in great pain.

Ling Yue tensed up, not uttering a sound; the tense atmosphere meant not even she, let alone the boatman steering the boat, dared to speak, for fear of causing trouble.

"We're here, we're here!" the golden dragonfish suddenly spoke, flicking its tail and sending ripples through the water; Ling Yue sprang to her feet, her excellent vision instantly spotting a grayish-purple speck in the distance.

Keep going forward—there are still a few hundred meters, and we'll be there soon.

The two beside them also rose to their feet; a few hundred meters away, with the motor's roar, it was only a dozen seconds or so—when they actually swam to within a few meters of that grayish-purple, everyone froze.

Crack—crack—

The two young men instinctively started filming, while the innkeeper beside them—a chubby middle-aged man—went even further, leaning over the boat's edge to stare, his eyes nearly popping out: "Yangtze sturgeon!"

Good heavens, it really is a Yangtze sturgeon—wasn't it supposed to be extinct?

This one, why is it completely motionless—could it be…

Ling Yue, however, grew ever more calm: "No, quickly call the Forestry Bureau—just say we've found a Yangtze sturgeon; they'll definitely send someone!"

Right, right, right—let's call right away!

The people on the boat instantly fell into chaos, while Ling Yue lay against the boat's edge, brows furrowed, staring at the motionless Yangtze sturgeon; if she couldn't hear its faint heartbeat, her thoughts would probably be no different from those of the young men just now.

But now, she can hear it.

It hurts so much, someone come save me… snivel… I feel so heavy… I can't swim anymore…

It suddenly gave a slight struggle, sending ripples across the water, but to no avail—like a trapped beast fighting.

This is also the nature of the Yangtze sturgeon—irritable and headstrong, yet at the same time timid; only something unavoidable would cause it to expose itself blatantly in broad daylight.

Listening to the Yangtze sturgeon's inner voice, Ling Yue's heart clenched.

Her gaze swept over its body, and she noticed some fine scratches on its back, as if it had been nicked by something thin and sharp, but by now they seemed mostly healed.

But why would it say it hurts and can't swim?

In a flash, Ling Yue suddenly recalled what the golden dragonfish had said; she turned to it and confirmed again: "You said its belly is black and white patterned, right?"

The golden dragonfish nodded: "Yeah, I took a quick glance from afar and was terrified, so I hurried back—it scared me to death!"

Ling Yue pressed her lips: "Sorry to bother you, could you take another look for me? I'm right here—I'll be watching you."

She needed the golden dragonfish to help her verify something.

Golden dragonfish: "QAQ"

Since you're saying all this, do I even have a reason to refuse?

It was personally trained by Ling Yue, and certainly not a coward; it was just momentarily frightened, because this Yangtze sturgeon is truly terrifying, its irritable nature and the sounds it makes even scare fish.

The golden dragonfish cheered itself on, flicked its tail and darted into the deep water; in the blink of an eye, that vivid red vanished.

Ling Yue, above, had the small boat pull up beside the Yangtze sturgeon, hearing its intermittent groans, her heart felt as if cut by a knife.

She lay prone, not daring to reach out, let alone feed it the little milk curds; even though she knew the milk curds in her hand had many uses, she was more afraid of startling it and making it flee.

Ling Yue had been mistaken—this Yangtze sturgeon was clearly exhausted, merely floating on the surface, having expended all its strength, let alone trying to escape.

In a daze, the Yangtze sturgeon thought it was about to die.

Suddenly, it caught a whiff of a fragrant scent, and the whole fish jerked upright—only to be rendered worse than death by the searing pain in its belly.

Ahhhhh it hurts so much! Bastards! A bunch of bastards!

A flicker of pity crossed Ling Yue's eyes; in the end she didn't touch the little girl, and she patiently coaxed: "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt—I'll feed you something to eat."

The Yangtze sturgeon stared at her in shock—this human, is she talking to me?

The next moment, it was utterly drawn to what Ling Yue held in her hand—even though there were only a dozen or so pellets, they were enough to rival its favorite foods like tiny shrimp, tilapia, and bloodworms, and everything else it loves to eat.

Smells so good—what is this?

Ling Yue stared intently at it: "It's food, it has healing properties; I'm feeding it to you—it's good for you."

The other Yangtze sturgeons didn't notice, but upon hearing the word "eat," Ling Yue saw a fierce light blaze in its eyes: "Hurry up and feed me! I haven't eaten in ages—if I don't eat, I'll either die of pain or starve to death!"

It burst into tears, and Ling Yue couldn't bear it.

As the Yangtze sturgeon's exclusive interface opened, Ling Yue's gaze grew ever deeper.

【Name: Yangtze sturgeon】

【Sex: Female】

【Age: Five years old】

【Temperament: Irritable, timid, headstrong】

【Skills: Keen perception, top-tier hunter】

【Wish: Find family】

Seeing the last entry, Ling Yue's pupils constricted—meaning it wasn't the only one!

Moreover, judging by its age, this Yangtze sturgeon hasn't reached adulthood; it's still a juvenile.

Because Yangtze sturgeons usually live twenty to thirty years, females reach physical maturity at seven, males at five.

It's still an immature little girl.

Ling Yue's pity welled up; she fed it her specially made pet food, and it gulped a mouthful, eating with relish while unable to stop sniffling, as if it had been bullied, sobbing while saying: "Snivel… food… fragrant!"

At that moment, a splashing sound came from the water, and a vivid red flash came into view—it was the golden dragonfish. It swam over to Ling Yue in shock: "Eyes! So many pairs of eyes are staring at me!"