Chapter 245: Good Deeds Are Rewarded

Outside the bay, fierce winds and sudden rain, shocking waves and terrifying surges, horrifying and shocking.

Inside the bay.

It cannot be said that the wind is calm and the waves are still; it can be said that the water is undisturbed.

Wu An beamed with joy and exclaimed, "This is truly a natural harbor!"

Lao Fu Tou nodded, unable to hide his excitement, shouting, "Yeah, we actually managed to get here safe and sound—what a stroke of luck!"

"Thanks to these killer whales!"

"If they hadn't led the way, we definitely couldn't have gotten in here."

Laypeople watch the excitement.

Experts see the subtleties.

To outsiders, sailing into this bay just requires steering the boat in—the bay mouth isn't small, so it seems easy.

Actually, it's not.

Near this island, reefs stand thick and there are many hidden shoals.

This is also why even an old fisherman like Lao Fu Tou has never come near this island.

Many fishing boats also try to avoid working at night, fearing accidents.

And today, facing this terrible weather, there's no way to avoid the various underwater dangers beforehand; frankly, it's as if they're sailing blindfolded.

Being able to come here safe and sound, how could one not be excited?

Wu An looked at the killer whales circling the fishing boat and waved vigorously, "Thank you, thank you."

He shouted toward the still‑shaken A Qing and Wu Ping in the cabin, "Big brother, A Qing, come out quickly—the killer whales and sea turtles have helped us a lot; we need to thank them."

It was still raining outside.

The three opened the live‑fish hold, pulled out a crate full of mantis shrimp, and Wu An called to a killer whale, "Hey, Hu Zi, have a snack."

Having said that, he directly opened the crate and poured the mantis shrimp onto the sea surface.

The killer whale immediately approached, emitting a thin, sharp call, as if greeting or expressing thanks.

The killer whale was close enough that Wu An could lie down and look it in the eye.

Compared to its body size, the killer whale's eyes are small—almost like sesame seeds—but Wu An could still sense very clear emotions from its gaze.

The killer whale seemed very happy.

"Hurry up and eat."

Wu An waved his hand to call them over.

The killer whale let out a loud snort, flipped into the sea, and began to feast heartily.

A Qing and Wu Ping also poured out mantis shrimp and called to the other killer whales, but the others didn't come over; seeing this, Wu An quietly called to the one that was eating, "Hu Zi, tell your companions to come eat too."

The killer whale let out a sharp cry, seemingly responding to him.

The next moment.

The other killer whales surrounding the fishing boat all came over and started eating.

Wu An was astonished and delighted.

What's going on?

Just like the sea turtles, this killer whale actually listens to him?

And it listens only to him!

Could he really have some special aura about him?

"I just have a system, plus I'm reborn—what else could be special?" Wu An muttered to himself, secretly pleased; naturally he was happy to see this.

Wu Ping, on his first time aboard, exclaimed in awe, "This is amazing—these killer whales really seem to understand human speech!"

A Qing said, "Ping bro, that's only natural."

"When the sea turtles come to eat later, let me show you a demonstration."

"The sea turtles will listen to what I say."

After they finished eating, the killer whales called twice, dove into the water and disappeared, but soon reappeared near the bay mouth; Wu An waved and said, "That's it, you're leaving?"

"Goodbye, goodbye."

"Next time I'll get you some fish."

After the killer whale pod left, the sea turtles gathered around.

Lao Fu Tou watched, clicking his tongue in amazement; "What a fine bunch—these sea turtles are really smart, waiting for the killer whales to finish eating before coming over."

Wu An saw that many sea turtles had barnacles on their backs and laughed, "Lao Fu, they're not here to eat—they're here for a haircut."

"A Qing, go get the tools."

"Bro, for those with barnacles, use the scoop net to bring them up."

Wu Ping eagerly went to fetch the scoop net.

Having heard A Qing talk about these things before, he found it interesting; now being able to see it firsthand and even pitch in, he felt this trip out to sea was truly fulfilling.

When Monday's class comes, he'll tell his classmates about it—guaranteed to keep everyone awake.

Wu An lowered the scoop net, and the sea turtles were very cooperative, actively crawling into it.

He easily scooped them onto the deck.

Wu An took the tools and began to scrape off the barnacles.

The sea turtles lay obediently on the deck, occasionally wiggling their flippers, looking quite content and enjoying themselves.

Although it was raining, everyone worked with great enthusiasm, and it was quite stress‑relieving.

Having been frightened half to death by the wind and waves today, giving the sea turtles a barnacle shave was just the thing to release some pressure.

Especially A Qing worked especially hard—fast, accurate, and steady.

Lao Fu Tou also came over to look, looked for a while, and praised: "You guys are still quite skilled."

A Qing said with a smug face: "That's for sure."

"Last time we went out to sea, we also helped many sea turtles scrape off barnacles."

"How does that saying go again? One... what...?"

Wu Ping said: "First time unfamiliar, second time familiar."

"Right right." A Qing nodded, threw the sea turtle whose barnacles had been scraped back into the sea, then scooped up another one, and said proudly: "I'm Second Tony Teacher, happy to serve you."

The sea turtle seemed to understand, lifted its flippers, as if greeting him.

A Qing, amused by himself, kept laughing, picked up the tool and went "crack crack crack" scraping away.

Lao Fu Tou asked: "Why are you doing this? Scraping barnacles off so many sea turtles wastes a lot of time."

A Qing said: "I don't know why either; Brother told me to do this, so I just do it."

"Wasting time is nothing; it's because we help these sea turtles scrape their heads that they help us."

"Looking at it this way, my brother is really far-sighted."

"Brother, you're really awesome."

The last sentence was shouted toward Wu An; upon hearing it, Wu An smiled and said nothing.

A Qing had already praised him like this; if he then went along and said something, it would seem too immodest.

Wu Ping said happily: "This is exactly good deeds being rewarded."

Wu An nodded and said: "Big brother, that's well said; we rescued Lao Fu, and with Lao Fu at the helm, we managed to hold out until these sea turtles came to us."

"Helping these sea turtles makes them come to us, and then they save us."

"Out at sea, there's the Heavenly Lord above; whatever we do, Goddess Mazu is also watching."

"I think we should keep doing this kind of thing, and do more and better."

A Qing shouted: "Brother, your words are too impressive!"

"This guy is just an 'An chui'."

"Just listen to it."

Wu An didn't take it seriously, but listening also felt good, so he never stopped A Qing's mindless praising behavior.

Lao Fu Tou stared blankly, lost in thought.

He had drifted at sea his whole life, yet this was the first time he'd seen such a strange fisherfolk combination.

A few youngsters and others making a living at sea were quite different.

Looking unreliable, doing even more unreliable things, saying naive childish stuff like "good deeds are rewarded" and "Heavenly Lord and Goddess Mazu"—everyone says these things, but how many truly believe them?

To this old man, it seemed especially laughable.

But in fact, he couldn't laugh.

He personally witnessed it, also being in it; being able to survive in such wind and waves, even if they were still unreliable, they indeed created an unimaginable miracle!