Chapter 578: Hu Zi Gives Another Gift

After the swordfish stopped flopping, Fu Yongning went to check the situation, cursing under his breath.

He called over the Fan brothers to help him handle it.

They used a crane to weigh it.

501 catties!

Lao Fu Tou puffed on his cigarette, smiling as he said, "No matter what, even this single swordfish is worth several ten thousand."

Leaving danger aside, this money was practically thrown at them by the sea itself.

Even more outrageous than picking it up for free, this was like a windfall from heaven.

The fact proves that if one isn't careful, even a pie falling from the sky could smash someone to death.

Wu An nodded, speaking frankly, he was still a bit dazed—clearly he hadn't added any Luck Boost, so how did this swordfish end up like this?

Good thing he didn't add it.

If he had added Luck Boost, the swordfish would probably come rushing onto the boat like dumplings.

These huge guys, as big as rockets, are more than his little trawler can handle.

Everyone gathered around the big swordfish, chattering away.

A Qing shouted, "What's there to guess? Let me tell you."

Everyone looked at him.

Mei Wu exclaimed in surprise, "A Qing, you know?"

A Qing nodded, speaking solemnly, "Surely the Goddess Mazu saw that our haul this net wasn't as big as before, so……"

"She just tossed this big swordfish onto the boat to help us make up the difference."

Everyone: "……"

After A Qing finished speaking, everyone stared at him with the look reserved for a "complete idiot," annoyed, and shouted, "Brother, do you agree with what I said?"

Wu An: "……" He didn't want everyone to also give him that look, so he ignored A Qing.

Lao Fu Tou lit another cigarette and said, "I'd say it was just a coincidence."

"Our net was seen by this swordfish, so it chased after us."

"Swordfish are naturally fierce—not to mention charging out to eat fish; I've even seen sailfish leap high out of the water to stab and eat seabirds in the sky."

"This swordfish and sailfish are actually the same; together with spearfish they're known as the 'I Go First'—the three heroes of the sea."

"Calling them heroes, they're actually quite dangerous."

A Qing exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

Lao Fu Tou nodded, "What would I gain by lying to you?"

After decades of fishing at sea, having seen all sorts of rare sights, he also brought up the time his friend was stabbed in the leg by a sailfish.

As he spoke, everyone began sorting the catch.

Mainly spiny pomfret, plus plenty of venomous creatures—stonefish, tiger fish, lion fish—just from their names you know they're nasty, especially the stonefish; despite its pretty name "rose scorpionfish," it's actually ugly as sin.

But it's delicious to eat—tender meat, no fine bones, and it has medicinal value; since ancient times it's been a prized fish.

On the surface it looks like a rough lump of stone, yet its flesh can improve skin quality.

Hence the high price; this net caught few venomous creatures, yet its value surpasses a pile of spiny pomfret.

Earlier Wu An's decision to return to this sea trench was indeed correct.

This sea trench is basically a poisonous nest.

Earlier Chen Lao Da's trawler also worked here, but caught hardly any venomous creatures—naturally because Chen Lao Da isn't a "cheater."

Wu An watched everyone sorting the catch, occasionally lifting his gaze to the sea surface, and couldn't help but kick A Qing: "Not tired?"

"Pick up a fish, lift your head."

A Qing panted heavily, "Exhausted—I'm basically going from standing to sitting like doing squats."

"But I can't help it."

"I'm scared."

Wu An snapped, "What are you afraid of?"

A Qing said, "Brother, your luck is too strong—what if the Goddess Mazu tosses another swordfish your way later?"

"I need to get ready in advance."

Wu An gave him two more kicks, "Still talking nonsense—last time I kicked, it wasn't you, right?"

"The Goddess Mazu isn't that idle."

Just as the words fell,

A familiar sharp cry suddenly sounded from not far away, and Wu An instinctively rose to look.

He saw Hu Zi poking his head out, looking this way; a person and a whale happened to lock eyes.

"Hu Zi?" Wu An blinked, not understanding why Hu Zi hadn't left, and the next moment Hu Zi vanished.

Wu An searched for a while, still not finding him, just as he was about to sit down, he saw the sea surface not far off ripple.

That was Hu Zi.

Hu Zi was speeding across the sea surface, extremely fast; from afar he looked like a cannonball.

His target was…… a swordfish!

Wu An couldn't help but widen his eyes; in his view, Hu Zi and the swordfish were moving along two intersecting forty‑five‑degree lines.

At the moment of impact, it was like a real explosion—water sprayed everywhere, a loud "Boom!" that startled A Qing and the others.

Wu An didn't dare blink, staring fixedly.

Hu Zi was still moving.

He spun once on the sea surface, then dove underwater, and that swordfish vanished without a trace.

In just a few breaths, the sea beside the fishing boat rippled, and a dark mass surged up from the seabed.

Wha—.

The sea surface roiled, and the Swordfish was thrust upward by Hu Zi, tracing a parabola in the air and landing on the fishing boat's Deck.

Quick, dodge!

Wu An shouted.

As soon as the words fell, the big guy had already dodged, and everyone stared in shock as the Swordfish landed on the Deck.

A Qing pointed at the Swordfish excitedly, shouting, "Brother, look, look."

I'm not talking nonsense, right?

Those few kicks before count as what you owe me; next time you kick me again, remember to repay those kicks first.

Wu An was too lazy to reply.

Mei Wu chimed in, "A Qing, the Swordfish was given by Hu Zi."

A Qing said, "Why would Hu Zi give a Swordfish? It must be because Goddess Mazu told him to."

Fu Yongning, while handling the Swordfish, said, "This time I think A Qing makes sense."

The Fan family brothers also nodded.

A Qing, thrilled that everyone backed him, shouted at Hu Zi, "Hu Zi, again, again."

Get a few more and toss them up.

Wu An was at a loss between laughing and crying.

Just as A Qing was called nonsense, another Swordfish swooped in.

Got a Pa Pa slap to the face.

But looking at this Swordfish over a hundred jin, it wasn't unacceptable.

At least it's worth several thousand yuan.

Wu An saw Hu Zi call out twice, looking a bit eager, and quickly shouted, "Hu Zi, don't listen to A Qing's nonsense."

Don't provoke the Swordfish.

I told you to go find your kind, why didn't you go?

Hu Zi let out a call and, feeling guilty, dove into the sea.

Wu An shouted, "Don't hide!"

If you're this disobedient, we won't be friends.

He said it more forcefully, though he didn't know if it would affect Hu Zi.

Soon.

Hu Zi's big head poked out of the sea surface ten meters away, Ugh— Ugh— twice.

Wu An was about to lecture when he saw two Swordfish charging straight toward Hu Zi on the sea surface.

They moved at extreme speed, splitting the water and leaving a ripple behind.

Seeing this, Wu An anxiously shouted, "Hu Zi, dodge quickly!"

Dive down, dive down!

Swordfish behind!