Out of their trust in Ye Yuan, the crew did not dwell on it too much.
In their eyes, the albatross was just as Ye Yuan had said.
Its original injuries had not been very serious.
Coupled with Ye Yuan's further treatment to stop the bleeding,
it was not impossible for it to regain the ability to fly in such a short time.
They watched the snow-white bird, with a wingspan of nearly three meters, circle endlessly above the fishing boat.
"Sigh! Eldest Brother, I suddenly remembered when we first arrived. Back then, you kept a Golden Eagle..."
The moment Ma Hua's careless remark left his mouth,
he realized he had said something wrong and immediately stopped talking.
Some of the older crew members knew about Little Gold's departure.
When Little Gold had left, Ye Yuan had been sad for several days.
It had taken great effort to move past it, yet now Ma Hua had brought it up again.
Ma Hua also knew that his thoughtless remark
might very well stir up Ye Yuan's memories again.
Seeing the glares from several veteran crew members,
Ma Hua could only shrink his neck and lower his head to sort the catch in his hands.
Ye Yuan, too, was stunned when he heard Ma Hua's words.
Then, seeing the expressions of the other crew members,
he could not help but laugh bitterly to himself.
But he did not show it.
He acted as though he had not heard Ma Hua's earlier words at all.
Instead, he raised his head and watched the recovered albatross circle continuously above the fishing boat.
Listening to the occasional cries of the albatross,
as if it were thanking Ye Yuan,
put Ye Yuan in a very good mood.
After circling the fishing boat several times, the albatross