Recaps

Lu Ao rescued Chenchen and his girlfriend after they drowned near the reefs, performed CPR, and rushed them to the township clinic. Chenchen and the woman regained breathing, but the doctor said they needed treatment at the county hospital, and Lin Dawu arrived in panic to find his son still unconscious.

• Lu Ao heard cries for help, transformed into Dragon Form, and reached two unconscious people floating near the reefs.
• Lu Ao carried the man and woman ashore and performed CPR on both until they regained spontaneous breathing.
• Lu Ao called the police and emergency services, then brought the pair to the township clinic on his tricycle.
• The clinic doctor said the pair needed urgent treatment at the county hospital, while townspeople recognized the man as Chenchen, Lin Dawu's son.
• Lin Dawu rushed to the clinic, saw Chenchen unconscious, and shouted for the doctor.

Lu Ao rescued Lin Dawu's son and a young woman from the sea and arranged a helicopter transfer to New Luzhou for emergency treatment. After both patients stabilized, Lu Ao and Lin Dawu went to eat, with Lin Dawu insisting on treating him.

• Lu Ao arranged a helicopter rescue after Lin Dawu rejected the long trip to the county hospital, and Gui Yandan arrived in distress.
• Lu Ao and the others took the unconscious young people to the village grain-drying ground while police investigated the accident.
• Song Zhou arrived, brought Lu Ao a T-shirt, and heard how Lu Ao had pulled the two from the sea and performed CPR.
• Lu Ao and Lin Dawu flew with the patients to First Affiliated Hospital, where doctors diagnosed Lin Dawu's son with intracranial bleeding and continued treating the girl for oxygen deprivation.
• After both patients stabilized, Lu Ao contacted the girl's family and then went to eat with Lin Dawu, who ordered a large meal to thank him.

After rescuing Lin Guanchen and his girlfriend, Lu Ao paid their medical expenses and returned home, where Song Zhou cared for him. The young couple remained in the ICU as police investigated how they fell into the sea, and Lu Ao turned his attention back to fishing plans.

• Lu Ao stayed with Lin Dawu at the hospital, and Lin Dawu paid more than three hundred thousand yuan toward the two young people's rescue and treatment.
• Song Zhou brought Lu Ao home, urged him to sleep, and promised to retrieve his belongings and care for the geese and vegetables.
• The next morning, Lin Dawu told Lu Ao that Lin Guanchen and his girlfriend were still in the ICU but were improving, and that her family held no grudge against him.
• Lu Ao found the meal Song Zhou had left, saved a portion for him, and checked on the geese.
• In the fishing group, Lin Gongshang told Lu Ao that police believed the girl had slipped while digging for snails and Lin Guanchen had tried to save her.

Lu Ao joined Lin Gongshang and Qi Yan on a trip to drain an offshore tidal pool while Song Zhou stayed behind to work. After Lu Ao learned to drive the boat, the three reached the island and began pumping out the pool and collecting snails.

• Lin Gongshang and Qi Yan proposed taking a boat out to drain offshore tidal pools, and Lu Ao called Song Zhou to invite him along.
• Song Zhou said he was too busy to go and told Lu Ao that he had fed the geese and watered the vegetables.
• Lu Ao joined Lin Gongshang and Qi Yan, and Lin Gongshang taught him to drive the boat on the way to the island.
• The three arrived at the island after two-thirty and set up two pumps to drain its large tidal pool.
• While the pumps ran, Lu Ao and Lin Gongshang dug thumb-sized snails from the reefs.

While filming Lin Gongshang digging for snails, Lin Qiyan watched Lu Ao secretly use his Dragon Claw to fill a bucket in minutes. Lu Ao then overpowered Lin Gongshang in a scuffle, and the group began catching fish in the drained tide pool, where Lu Ao spotted two Eight-Claw.

• Lin Qiyan filmed Lin Gongshang digging for snails while Lu Ao used his Dragon Claw unseen to fill a bucket with snails.
• Lin Gongshang joked about Lu Ao's strength, and Lu Ao pinned him down until he apologized and asked to be released.
• Lu Ao and Lin Gongshang checked the tide pool and began collecting Stonefish, Three-Blade, Black Hair, and a Black Seabream.
• Lu Ao spotted two Eight-Claw, and Lin Gongshang rushed toward them.

Lu Ao, Lin Gongshang, and Qi Yan collected seafood from a tide pool and filmed their haul before heading back to sell it. Lin Gongshang revealed that he was engaged and planned to marry in September.

• Lin Gongshang caught two octopuses, while Lu Ao gathered fish and spared an egg-bearing Stone Crab.
• Lin Gongshang showed their catch to Qi Yan’s camera, including Stonefish, Black Hair fish, and a large Catshark, and reminded viewers to collect trash.
• Lu Ao pumped seawater back into the tide pool to protect the remaining sea life, and the group carried their catch onto the boat.
• Lin Gongshang suggested selling the haul and splitting the money, while Lu Ao asked to take the Catshark home.
• Lin Gongshang told Lu Ao and Qi Yan that he had a fiancée, had exchanged betrothal gifts, and would hold his wedding banquet in September.

Lu Ao learned that Tanwu Village was growing anxious about leasing him Haining Mountain, but he decided he had time to consider other options. After returning home, he prepared a seafood dinner for Song Zhou and finished cleaning the catshark.

• Lin Gongshang told Lu Ao that Tanwu Village residents wanted to lower the price of Haining Mountain and feared he would lease another mountain.
• Qi Yan and Lin Gongshang suggested Lu Ao consider cheaper mountains in their villages, and Lu Ao said he would think it over while Old Chen was away.
• Lu Ao told Qi Yan and Lin Gongshang that Old Chen's wife had recovered from brain surgery and was preparing for a kidney transplant.
• Lu Ao returned to shore with a catshark and snails, then asked Lin Gongshang to sell the rest of the catch and split the proceeds after fuel costs.
• Lu Ao brought the catshark home, told Song Zhou to rest, and cleaned the catshark for dinner.

Lu Ao cooked catshark, scallops, and chicken soup for Song Zhou, then planned to check his nets after declining Lin Gongshang’s invitation to go out to sea. As rain gathered over the village, Lu Ao waited indoors for it to pass.

• Lu Ao prepared braised catshark, garlic scallops, and chicken soup, and he and Song Zhou enjoyed the meal.
• Song Zhou explained that eating too much human food could make him sick of it, and he teased Lu Ao about taking him out to catch whales.
• Lin Gongshang called Lu Ao to invite him to pump tidal pools with Zhang Ge, but Lu Ao said he would check the floating nets he had set in the wild pond.
• Lu Ao woke from an afternoon nap to find dark clouds overhead and stayed inside, waiting for the rain to stop.

Lu Ao, Lin Gongshang, and Qi Yan went to collect Lu Ao’s fishing net after the rain, hoping to film the outing and grill their catch. Lin Gongshang dragged the net ashore, but its first catch was mostly Tilapia and Janitor Fish.

• Lu Ao agreed to collect the nets with Qi Yan and Lin Gongshang, who proposed making a picnic of the trip.
• After the rain stopped, Lu Ao herded his geese to the river while Lin Gongshang and Qi Yan filmed themselves digging for Mud Crabs.
• Lin Gongshang found only one Mud Crab and joined Lu Ao and Qi Yan to collect the net in a wild pond.
• Lin Gongshang waded through the pond and dragged the heavy net to shore with Lu Ao’s help.
• Lin Gongshang and Lu Ao began freeing the catch, which was mostly Tilapia and Janitor Fish.

Lu Ao and Lin Gongshang caught mostly invasive fish in the pond, grilled a modest meal, and fed some of their catch to Lu Ao’s geese. After Lu Ao buried an algae-covered net to clean it, he and Song Zhou decided to go to Yuannan Province for barbecue.

• Lu Ao and Lin Gongshang untangled nets full of Janitor Fish and tilapia, set aside fish and shrimp to grill, and discussed buying fish traps and trying Sea Bass fishing.
• Lu Ao fed small tilapia to his geese as Lin Gongshang admired them and Lin Qiyan teased him about serving roast goose at his wedding.
• Lin Qiyan went home, while Song Zhou helped Lu Ao pack the leftover fish into the freezer for the geese.
• Lu Ao buried an algae-covered fishing net in the yard and told Song Zhou it could be dug up after about a week.
• Song Zhou invited Lu Ao to eat out, and they chose to go for barbecue in Yuannan Province.

Lu Ao and Song Zhou spent the evening watching a movie and eating barbecue in Yuannan Province, where Song Zhou explained that he had been personally protecting Lu Ao because he was the last little dragon in the plane. Lu Ao realized Song Zhou’s warmth did not necessarily mean romantic interest, and the chapter ended with Song Zhou worried that Lu Ao had barely eaten.

• Lu Ao and Song Zhou queued for a barbecue restaurant and passed the wait by watching a comedy movie.
• While Lu Ao rested against Song Zhou, a young man and a girl recognized Song Zhou and greeted him before leaving.
• Song Zhou told Lu Ao that the two visitors were nonhumans and warned that others might target Lu Ao for being the last little dragon.
• Lu Ao invited Song Zhou to move in, but Song Zhou explained that he had been keeping watch because Lu Ao was valuable to nonhumans.
• Lu Ao reconsidered Song Zhou’s affectionate behavior and struggled to eat, prompting Song Zhou to ask if he felt unwell.

Lu Ao tried to understand whether Song Zhou’s attentiveness meant romantic interest, but his friend suggested Lu Ao might not desire Song Zhou that way. The next day, Lu Ao joined Lin Gongshang and Lin Qiyan to set Sea Bass Rigs in the sea, leaving them ready to collect later.

• Lu Ao told his gay friend about Song Zhou, and his friend said Song Zhou might simply treat him like a little brother.
• Lu Ao realized he had never felt sexual desire for Song Zhou and failed to imagine doing so.
• Lu Ao went fishing the next morning, and Lin Gongshang offered him a sports drink after noticing his dark circles.
• Lin Gongshang finished the Sea Bass Rigs, and Lu Ao bought shrimp for bait.
• Lin Qiyan borrowed a boat, and Lu Ao, Lin Gongshang, and Lin Qiyan headed toward the oyster beds to secure their baited rigs.

Qi Yan, Lu Ao, and Lin Gongshang set sixty Sea Bass Rigs among an oyster farm’s ropes and returned the next morning to check their catch. They caught their first large sea bass and put it in the fish hold with the oxygenation equipment running.

• Lu Ao and Lin Gongshang helped Qi Yan tie sixty Sea Bass Rigs in two rows at the oyster farming area.
• Qi Yan, Lin Gongshang, and Lu Ao sailed back, anticipating a large catch and planning to bring oxygenation equipment and extra storage the next day.
• The three returned to the oyster farm early the next morning, where Lin Gongshang spotted a taut Sea Bass Rig line.
• Lin Gongshang scooped up the first sea bass, which weighed about five jin, and Lu Ao placed it in the fish hold and turned on the oxygenation equipment.

Lu Ao, Lin Gongshang, and Qi Yan hauled in sea bass from the rigs and discussed using nets and buying a small fishing boat. They sold their catch for over three thousand yuan, then returned to the village with about four hundred yuan each to split.

• Lu Ao and Lin Gongshang checked the Sea Bass Rigs, catching eight fish from the first twenty, while Lu Ao consistently found more fish than Lin Gongshang.
• Lin Gongshang and Qi Yan discussed bringing nets to catch crabs, mantis shrimp, and other seafood, and Lu Ao considered buying a small fishing boat.
• Lin Gongshang told Lu Ao that Chenchen could be discharged the day after tomorrow, and Lu Ao agreed to ask Da Wu's brother-in-law about a boat that evening.
• Lu Ao checked all sixty Sea Bass Rigs, and the group caught twenty-two sea bass in total.
• The three men sold nineteen sea bass for over three thousand yuan and returned to the village with about four hundred yuan each to split.

Lu Ao and his companions continued catching sea bass, while Lu Ao and Song Zhou shared a meal and agreed to eat freshly caught fish again. After several days at sea, Lin Gongshang and Qi Yan tanned badly, but Lu Ao stayed pale because he was no longer human.

• Lu Ao returned home with a sea bass, and Song Zhou brought dinner from his cafeteria.
• Lu Ao steamed the fish, and he and Song Zhou enjoyed it with the meal Song Zhou had prepared.
• Song Zhou asked Lu Ao to bring home a sea bass of the same size the next day and offered to bring wine.
• Lin Gongshang volunteered to make more Sea Bass Rigs so the group could set them in farther waters.
• Lin Gongshang and Qi Yan wondered why Lu Ao had not tanned, and Lu Ao said he had been born that way.

Lu Ao and Qi Yan told Lin Gongshang that they were both gay and single, and Lin agreed to share the news with their acquaintances. After returning home alone, Lu Ao fed the geese and swam in his Dragon Form, noticing that he had grown again.

• Lu Ao told Lin Gongshang that he liked men and would not seek a girlfriend or marry, and Qi Yan revealed that he liked men too.
• Lin Gongshang asked if Lu Ao and Qi Yan were together, and Lu Ao clarified that they were both single and did not want to be set up on dates.
• Lin Gongshang said he was not homophobic and agreed to privately tell Zhang Ge and the others about Lu Ao and Qi Yan.
• Qi Yan told Lu Ao that his college roommates had treated him badly after learning he was gay, and that he had later quit a job after others found out.
• Lu Ao returned to an empty house, fed the geese a mixture of minced fish and sweet potato vines, then went to the shore and swam in his Dragon Form.
• Lu Ao noticed that his Dragon Form seemed larger and its horns longer, then churned the water as he rolled around beneath the starry sky.

After playing in the rain, Lu Ao warned Lai Zhixin that his family’s large Leopard Coral Grouper might have contained Ciguatoxin, and the hospital confirmed the poisoning. The family received emergency treatment, Lai Zhixin refunded the group’s orders, and the next morning Lin Manzhang asked Lu Ao whether he was still setting Sea Bass Rigs.

• Lu Ao used the Dragon Claw to stir up rain over the seawater, then returned home and saw Lai Zhixin’s post about eating Leopard Coral Grouper.
• Lu Ao questioned Lai Zhixin about his family’s symptoms and warned him that the fish might contain Ciguatoxin.
• Lai Zhixin took his family to the hospital, where tests confirmed Ciguatoxin poisoning and doctors treated them.
• Lai Zhixin thanked Lu Ao and refunded the group’s orders, while the group members acknowledged Lu Ao’s warning.
• Lu Ao went fishing the next morning, and Lin Manzhang asked whether he was still setting Sea Bass Rigs.

The fishermen discussed organizing an offshore fishing trip, while Lu Ao worked in his fields and tested whether his geese could spend the night by the river. The flock reluctantly obeyed his instructions, and Lu Ao left them there to see if they could adapt to living outdoors.

• Lin Guixiao, Lin Gongshang, Lin Manzhang, Tan Junhao, and Lu Ao discussed going offshore and agreed to prepare for a trip if the weather forecast was favorable.
• Lin Manzhang offered to rent a boat, while Lin Guixiao said he would check the forecast for the next half month.
• Lu Ao harvested vegetables and planned to replace aging vines and crops with varieties better suited to the hot weather.
• Lu Ao discovered that Sesame Ball could fly and saw that the geese had grown their waterproof feathers and become plump.
• Lu Ao used his will to tell all fifty-one geese to spend the night by the river and gave them instructions for finding food and avoiding goose thieves.

Lu Ao discovered that his geese could find enough food on their own, then prepared to join Lin Man Zhang and the others on a sea-fishing trip. Before the group headed out, Lin Dawu offered him mountain land in Tanwu Village for thirty-eight yuan per mu.

• Lu Ao found that several geese had full crops and realized they could forage without his help.
• Lu Ao prepared food and fishing rods for the trip and asked Song Zhou to watch the geese while he was away.
• Song Zhou explained that Monsters were more active in summer and autumn, making his work busier.
• Lin Dawu drove Lu Ao toward Long Township Wharf and told him Lin Guanchen and the girl he had rescued were recovering well and planned to marry after graduation.
• Lin Dawu offered Lu Ao the Tanwu Village mountain land for thirty-eight yuan per mu after bargaining down the price.

Lu Ao and the others set out from Long Township Wharf for a weeklong fishing trip, hoping to catch enough to cover their expenses. After mediocre fishing on the way out, they stopped at a sea-crossing bridge, where Lu Ao gathered oysters and mussels for lunch.

• Lu Ao told the village mediator to wait until he returned from sea before discussing the mountain lease, while the mediator offered to negotiate the price down.
• Lin Dawu drove Lu Ao, Lin Qi Yan, and the others from Lin Family Village to Long Township Wharf, where Niu Deyu treated them to breakfast and wished them a big catch.
• Lin Man Zhang checked the boat's supplies and set sail, while the group considered the costs of the trip and watched the boat head into open water.
• Lu Ao drift-fished as Lin Qi Yan filmed, but the boat's speed left him with only a few small fish by lunchtime.
• Lin Man Zhang stopped beneath the sea-crossing bridge so everyone could dive for shellfish, and Lu Ao quickly filled more than half a net bag with oysters and mussels.
• After returning aboard, Lu Ao used his mysterious power to draw water from his clothes and body before rinsing off and washing his hair.

Lu Ao and the others reached a clear, deep reef fishing ground and spent the afternoon spearfishing. As the tide turned, the group returned to the boat while Lu Ao stayed underwater to pursue several Money Grouper.

• Lin Gongshang and the others returned to the boat with half a bag of oysters, and Lu Ao teased Lin Gongshang into helping scrub them.
• Lu Ao and the group arrived at their destination after three in the afternoon and went diving with safety lines, though Lu Ao refused one.
• Lin Man Zhang called out when Lu Ao swam away from the group, and Lu Ao explained that he had spotted fish and would fish nearby.
• Lu Ao caught an Ironclad Giant Pomfret, while Lin Guixiao surfaced with a Flower Sweetlips and heard Lu Ao warn him about its venomous spines.
• Lu Ao caught a Green Grouper and two Black Seabream before Lin Man Zhang called everyone back as the tide changed.
• Lu Ao told the group he was chasing Money Grouper and continued underwater while the others returned to the boat.

Lu Ao caught a large Money Grouper, then summoned clouds to bring rain so he and the others could wash off the seawater and salt. The rain stopped just after Lu Ao finished bathing, and Lin Gongshang guessed that Lu Ao had made it happen.

• Lu Ao speared a Money Grouper and returned to the boat, where Qi Yan helped him aboard and Lin Gongshang weighed the fish.
• Lin Gongshang described the group's catches, and Qi Yan brought Lu Ao snacks while Lin Gongshang put the fish away to freeze.
• After dinner, Lu Ao could not sleep because the dried seawater made him uncomfortable, so he summoned clouds and moisture from the sea.
• Qi Yan noticed the dark clouds and rising wind, and everyone moved their sleeping bags as rain began to fall.
• Lu Ao bathed carefully in the rain, followed by Qi Yan and the others, and Lin Gongshang teased him for making the rain seem like his personal shower.

Song Zhou watched over Lu Ao from afar, checked on his geese, and returned home to find Lu Ao was his only contact. At sea, Lu Ao woke, ate breakfast, and went fishing, while arranging to help Qi Yan film underwater footage later.

• Song Zhou spoke with a handsome young man, warned him not to disturb Lu Ao, and told him to remind Youze and the others not to pry.
• Song Zhou checked that Lu Ao's geese were safe, then returned to his home in New Luzhou and looked through his chat history with Lu Ao.
• Lu Ao slept through the night at sea and woke to find Qi Yan preparing breakfast while Man Zhang and the others were fishing.
• Lu Ao agreed to accompany Qi Yan on an underwater filming trip in the afternoon after his fishing and nap.
• Lu Ao went fishing near an underwater cliff more than two hundred meters from the ship, while Lin Guixiao and Tan Junhao explored yesterday's fishing spot.

Lu Ao led the boat southeast to find better fishing and caught a mackerel, then continued hauling in fish while the others prepared lunch. The group shared their catches and cooked a variety of fish dishes aboard the boat.

• After catching twenty-three fish while spearfishing, Lu Ao returned to the boat and suggested sailing southeast to find more fish.
• Man Zhang steered the boat southeast, and Lu Ao told him to stop when he sensed fish nearby.
• Qi Yan eagerly helped Lu Ao with his fishing gear because Lu Ao had promised to take him underwater that afternoon.
• Lu Ao caught a mackerel, and Qi Yan took it to prepare for lunch.
• The others offered fish from their stores, while Lu Ao caught several more and Lin Qi Yan cooked a variety of dishes.
• Man Zhang suggested resting once they had enough fish, but Lu Ao continued fishing in case they wanted food later.

After lunch, Lu Ao took Lin Qi Yan diving for the first time and taught him how to stay safe underwater. They spotted sea snails on the seafloor, and Lu Ao prepared to collect them while Lin Qi Yan waited nearby.

• Lu Ao kept fishing as he ate, while Lin Qi Yan stayed with him and helped clean the fish.
• Lu Ao warned Lin Qi Yan to descend slowly, equalize his ears, and warm up before diving.
• Lu Ao took Lin Qi Yan into the sea with a safety rope tied around his waist, and Lin Qi Yan filmed the fish and seafloor.
• Lu Ao spotted sea snails, brought Lin Qi Yan back to the surface for air, and told him to stay in shallow water while he fetched a net bag.
• Lu Ao led Lin Qi Yan back into the water to collect the sea snails.