Recaps

Lu Ao’s protective sphere kept him safe from the Kraken until Song Zhou arrived and overwhelmed the sea demon by freezing the ocean and smashing it against the ice. After the Kraken died, Song Zhou checked Lu Ao and took him back while You Li and the others handled the aftermath.

• The Kraken repeatedly attacked Lu Ao, but the sphere of light repelled its tentacles and protected him.
• The Kraken hurled Lu Ao into the sky, but Song Zhou caught the sea demon and tossed it away before freezing the ocean into ice.
• Song Zhou brutally battered the Kraken against the ice until it died, while You Li watched beside Lu Ao.
• You Li prompted Lu Ao to speak to Song Zhou, who checked on Lu Ao and learned that the bead had protected him.
• Song Zhou took Lu Ao back, leaving You Li to arrange the sea demon’s cleanup and prepare clothes.

Lu Ao recovered after transforming back and asked Song Zhou whether he wanted a boyfriend. Song Zhou admitted that he felt less lonely with Lu Ao, leaving their feelings newly acknowledged but their future uncertain.

• Song Zhou brought Lu Ao to a furnished stone house, where Lu Ao changed back into human form and became weak with hunger.
• Song Zhou gave Lu Ao a warm, silvery-white pearl to swallow, restoring his strength and clarity.
• Lu Ao asked Song Zhou if he needed a boyfriend, and Song Zhou said that loneliness and danger made him unsuited for one.
• After hesitating, Lu Ao told Song Zhou that meeting him had eased his own loneliness and asked if Song Zhou felt the same.
• Song Zhou said that he did, and Lu Ao smiled despite his dry, bleeding lips.

Lu Ao confessed that he wanted to be with Song Zhou despite the dangers of Song Zhou’s life, and Song Zhou accepted him with a kiss and called him his boyfriend. They went outside in the snow to join You Li and the others as they prepared the giant squid for a meal.

• Lu Ao told Song Zhou that he was willing to face the dangers of their relationship and hoped to spend his life with him.
• Song Zhou kissed Lu Ao and accepted him as his boyfriend.
• Song Zhou suggested they go roast squid, and the two walked outside through the falling snow.
• Lu Ao and Song Zhou found You Li and the others preparing the giant squid and its side dishes in a stone-paved square.

Lu Ao and Song Zhou ate grilled Sea Demon squid with You Li, and Lu Ao kept eating as the meat’s energy left him dazed. The chapter ended with Lu Ao holding Song Zhou’s arm and insisting he was not full.

• You Li grilled Sea Demon squid, and Lu Ao shared skewers with Song Zhou before eagerly eating more.
• Lu Ao sampled the squid dishes, while Song Zhou grilled skewers for him and You Li eventually became their barbecue cook.
• After the other islanders left, Lu Ao continued eating and became flushed and sluggish from the Sea Demon meat’s energy.
• You Li worried Lu Ao had eaten enough, but Lu Ao moved Song Zhou’s arm back toward his plate and asked him to keep serving meat.
• Song Zhou asked whether Lu Ao was full, then gently touched his stomach as Lu Ao held his arm and shook his head.

Song Zhou fed Lu Ao until he transformed into a huge Dragon, then cared for him as he ate and fell asleep. Lu Ao slept for more than three days and woke in the stone house with no memory of how he had returned.

• Song Zhou roasted meat with his ability and fed Lu Ao, who grew hot and transformed into a massive Dragon.
• Lu Ao swished his tail, smashed the stone paving, and continued eating while Song Zhou stroked him and fed him.
• Song Zhou sent You Li away, then held Lu Ao as he ate until he fell asleep in the snowy square.
• Song Zhou shrank Lu Ao into Little Dragon, wrapped him in fish skin, and carried him back to the stone house.
• After sleeping for more than three days, Lu Ao woke aching, got dressed, and set out to look outside.

After recovering from his injuries, Lu Ao left the island with Song Zhou, visited the Anteniwa Dolphin, and returned home with him after a week away. Lu Ao invited his childhood friend Ge Ranzhou to visit and openly welcomed Song Zhou moving in, leaving Song Zhou ready to settle into the courtyard.

• Song Zhou told Lu Ao he had slept for four days, and the two ate together before walking by the sea.
• Lu Ao asked when they would return, and Song Zhou promised to take him to see the Anteniwa Dolphin before they left the next day.
• Song Zhou kissed Lu Ao in the sea breeze.
• After visiting the Anteniwa Dolphin and spending time at sea, Song Zhou and Lu Ao returned to shore a week later, and Lu Ao replied to messages from worried friends.
• Lu Ao showed Song Zhou Ge Ranzhou's message about visiting, then told Song Zhou they could share a room and welcomed him to move in.
• Song Zhou brought Lu Ao back to his courtyard, where Lu Ao took off his winter clothes in the summer heat.

Lu Ao announced in the group chat that he and Song Zhou were together, and the others congratulated them while joking about a celebratory meal. Lu Ao then told Song Zhou he would be willing to hold a banquet to publicly celebrate their relationship.

• Lu Ao told the group chat he would rest before tending to Haining Mountain and arranging an abalone trip with Lin Gongshang and the others.
• Lu Ao announced that he and Song Zhou were together, surprising the group, and Song Zhou confirmed they had just started dating.
• Lu Ao offered to treat everyone to a meal, while the group teased them about holding a banquet and Song Zhou added a playful "Oh."
• Lu Ao asked Song Zhou whether he wanted a banquet and said he would be willing to hold one in the village and near Song Zhou's organization.

Lu Ao planned a meal with Song Zhou and checked on his geese, only to find they had laid seven eggs. He collected the eggs and grain, and Sesame Ball confronted him as he prepared to leave.

• Lu Ao and Song Zhou decided to invite Lin Gongshang and the others to eat grilled squid instead of holding a banquet.
• Lu Ao went to feed his geese and followed their tracks upstream when he could not find them by the riverbank.
• The geese charged at Lu Ao, but he drove them back and discovered a nest of seven warm eggs.
• Lu Ao found that two eggs were fertilized and five were not, then packed the eggs in grass and poured grain near the nest.
• Sesame Ball approached Lu Ao and stopped within three steps, wanting to peck him.

Lu Ao tended his geese and crops while waiting for Ge Ranzhou, who was traveling to visit him. After checking on his watermelons and ginkgo tree, Lu Ao learned Ge Ranzhou was still more than an hour away and went to catch fresh fish for dinner.

• Lu Ao discovered Sesame Ball could fly, took five goose eggs, and decided to build the geese a shelter and get them more protein.
• Ge Ranzhou called Lu Ao from the high-speed train and arranged to meet him in Shuiyuan Town that evening.
• Lu Ao showered, then used his powers to water his vegetable field and the watermelon patch.
• Lu Ao checked the ripe watermelons and the transplanted ginkgo tree before returning home.
• Lu Ao called Ge Ranzhou, learned he was still more than an hour from town, and went to catch fish.

Lu Ao went fishing in the sea and prepared a meal while waiting for Ge Ranzhou to visit his hometown. After picking Ge Ranzhou up at the station, Lu Ao brought him home and told him that Song Zhou was his boyfriend and they lived together.

• Lu Ao caught several kinds of seafood in Dragon Form and planned a meal, then read Song Zhou's message that he would be home late after working overtime.
• Ge Ranzhou traveled by train through the countryside to Shuiyuan Town for his first visit to Lu Ao's hometown.
• Lu Ao picked Ge Ranzhou up at the station on a tricycle and drove him to the village.
• At the courtyard, Lu Ao saw that Song Zhou was home and told Ge Ranzhou that he had a boyfriend and they were living together.

Ge Ranzhou met Lu Ao’s boyfriend, Song Zhou, and saw how close and harmonious the couple were. As they prepared dinner, Lu Ao cooked fish with goose eggs, drawing Ge Ranzhou toward the kitchen with its aroma.

• Lu Ao introduced Ge Ranzhou to Song Zhou, who welcomed him and carried his suitcase to the guest room.
• Ge Ranzhou unpacked the supplies he had brought for Lu Ao and realized his friend was living comfortably.
• Lu Ao and Song Zhou prepared dinner together, and Lu Ao decided to make giant grouper with goose eggs because it reminded him of his mother.
• Song Zhou prepared the grouper while Lu Ao seasoned the fish paste and fried it with goose eggs.
• Drawn by the smell, Ge Ranzhou came to the kitchen, and Lu Ao told him to wipe the table while the food finished cooking.

Ge Ranzhou enjoyed Lu Ao and Song Zhou’s lavish seafood dinner, then stayed up chatting with Lu Ao. As Ge Ranzhou prepared for a morning trip to forage along the shore, he gave Lu Ao bags of daily necessities, and Song Zhou remarked on his friend’s thoughtfulness.

• Lu Ao and Song Zhou served Ge Ranzhou a meal of fish-and-goose-egg fry, squid, and steamed fish, which he eagerly ate.
• After dinner, Ge Ranzhou chatted with Lu Ao for more than two hours before agreeing to go foraging along the shore the next day.
• Lu Ao reminded Ge Ranzhou to use a quilt at night and walked him back to his room.
• Ge Ranzhou gave Lu Ao two heavy bags of branded daily necessities, explaining that a friend had helped him get them at a discount.
• Lu Ao brought the bags to his room, where Song Zhou helped put the items away and said Ge Ranzhou was good to him.

Lu Ao and Song Zhou spent the night together, while Ge Ranzhou slept nearby, unaware of what had happened. The next morning, Lu Ao woke alone, ate Song Zhou’s seafood congee, and asked Ge Ranzhou who he had gone out with.

• Lu Ao hurried to shower after Song Zhou noticed his body, then checked that Ge Ranzhou was asleep before returning to Song Zhou.
• Song Zhou drew Lu Ao into the room and kissed him, and they spent the rainy night together.
• Song Zhou made congee the next morning and told Ge Ranzhou that Lu Ao was still sleeping.
• After waking past ten, Lu Ao found the house empty and ate the seafood congee Song Zhou had prepared.
• Lu Ao replied to Song Zhou’s message, then asked Ge Ranzhou who he had gone out with.

After a day of sleeping off his soreness, Lu Ao woke to find Song Zhou caring for him and agreed to join the group’s crab-catching outing. The chapter ended as Lin Gongshang and the others arrived to collect him.

• Lu Ao bought groceries from Ge Ranzhou and agreed to join Qi Yan, Ge Ranzhou, and the others to catch crabs that night.
• Lu Ao slept through the afternoon, and Song Zhou returned and massaged him until he fell asleep in Song Zhou’s arms.
• Ge Ranzhou came back after dinner and found Lu Ao still asleep, but Lu Ao woke and insisted on joining the crab-catching trip.
• Song Zhou made Lu Ao a bland dinner, and Lu Ao ate well despite quietly wanting spicy food.
• Lin Gongshang and the others arrived after eight and called out to Lu Ao, ready to go catch crabs.

Lu Ao and Song Zhou went crab-catching with Lin Manzhang, Lin Gongshang, Qi Yan, and Ge Ranzhou, then returned to Lin Manzhang’s home with a full bucket. Ye Zhiying and her children began cleaning the crabs while the others waited to see how the night’s catch turned out.

• Lu Ao handed out iron tongs and buckets, and the group split into three teams to catch crabs along the shore.
• Lu Ao and Song Zhou headed upstream, where Lu Ao selected suitable crabs while Song Zhou helped and steadied him on the slippery rocks.
• After more than an hour, Lu Ao and Song Zhou filled their bucket and decided to wait at Lin Manzhang’s home for the others.
• Lu Ao and Song Zhou arrived holding hands, and Ye Zhiying welcomed them and brought over a washbasin for their catch.
• Ye Zhiying and her children scrubbed the crabs, with Ye Zhiying giving the children gloves to protect their hands.

Lu Ao and Song Zhou learned about Ye Zhiying’s children’s school meals while everyone cleaned the crabs they had caught. Lin Man Zhang and Lin Gongshang cooked the crabs, and the group gathered to eat.

• Lu Ao asked Ye Zhiying about her children’s schooling and heard how little variety they had in their meals.
• Lu Ao and Song Zhou cleaned crabs with Ye Zhiying and her children while they waited for Lin Man Zhang and the others to return.
• Lin Man Zhang, Lin Gongshang, Ge Ranzhou, and Lin Qi Yan joined in, and Lin Qi Yan joked that the children preferred Lu Ao and Song Zhou’s catch.
• Lin Man Zhang fried and stir-fried crabs while Lin Gongshang steamed another batch.
• Lin Man Zhang carried out a basin of braised crabs as Lin Gongshang brought out the steamed ones.

Lu Ao enjoyed a crab feast with the others until a call from Yu Hongshen warned him that authorities might crack down on trawl nets. He clarified that he did not plan to use trawl nets on his boat, easing the awkwardness at the table.

• Lu Ao enthusiastically ate Lin Man Zhang’s spicy and steamed crabs while Song Zhou tried to limit how many spicy ones he had.
• Yu Hongshen called Lu Ao to warn him that authorities might inspect and crack down on trawl nets, which could affect Lu Ao’s boat.
• Lin Gongshang praised the proposed crackdown and explained that trawl nets harmed marine ecosystems, then realized Lu Ao’s boat had them and apologized.
• Lu Ao told everyone he did not use trawl nets and had never planned to fish with them.

Lin Man Zhang worried that renewed fishing restrictions could threaten his family’s livelihood, while Lu Ao and Ge Ranzhou discussed Lu Ao’s earnings and Ge’s bleak research career prospects. Ge Ranzhou learned Lu Ao had earned over five million yuan from fishing and stopped urging him to change careers.

• Lin Man Zhang feared authorities would tighten fishing rules again and worried that losing his livelihood would force his family into the city.
• Lu Ao promised to ask around about the fishing restrictions, and the group finished dinner before heading home.
• Ge Ranzhou urged Lu Ao to return to the city and open a supermarket, offering to lend him money if needed.
• Lu Ao showed Ge Ranzhou his bank balance of more than five million yuan and said he had earned it by catching unusual fish.
• Ge Ranzhou asked to join Lu Ao’s fishing work, complained about the pay and workload in research, and accepted that Lu Ao’s job had better prospects.

Lu Ao learned that his Outstanding Youth commendation might be issued around National Day and considered postponing his trip to Qianyong. After waking from a nap and breaking his bed with a kick, he prepared to go see the geese with Ge Ranzhou and Qi Yan.

• Ge Ranzhou declined Lu Ao's job offer, discussed his plans to pursue a PhD, and said he envied Lu Ao for finding true love.
• Lu Ao and Song Zhou helped the tipsy Ge Ranzhou into bed, and Song Zhou told Lu Ao he no longer felt lonely since meeting him.
• Lu Ao asked Little Du about the crackdown on trawling and learned his Outstanding Youth commendation might be issued during National Day.
• Lu Ao decided he might bring his boat back to Qianyong during National Day and then fell asleep hugging his blanket.
• Ge Ranzhou woke Lu Ao to remind him about seeing the geese, and Lu Ao accidentally smashed another hole in his bed with his heel.
• Lu Ao concealed the damaged bed and packed sports drinks while Ge Ranzhou messaged Qi Yan to get ready.

Lu Ao, Ge Ranzhou, and Lin Qi Yan went to feed the geese and collect eggs, with Lin Qi Yan filming their trip. After discovering the geese were nesting, Lu Ao took home the unfertilized eggs and continued searching for more.

• Lin Qi Yan arrived by motorcycle and prepared his appearance for filming before joining Ge Ranzhou and Lu Ao.
• Lu Ao led the group along the riverbank, giving Ge Ranzhou and Lin Qi Yan sports drinks as they walked in the heat.
• The geese charged at the visitors, and Lu Ao caught and threw aside two that flew toward Ge Ranzhou.
• Lu Ao fed the geese, inspected their nest, and collected four unfertilized eggs while leaving five fertilized ones.
• Lu Ao found three more unfertilized goose eggs nearby as Lin Qi Yan filmed and explained that they would take the eggs home to eat.

Lu Ao collected a fish trap with Qi Yan filming and Ge Ranzhou helping, and found a large catch that included a Softshell Turtle and several kinds of crabs. He sorted the catch for the geese and for food, then prepared to check the remaining traps.

• Lu Ao led Qi Yan and Ge Ranzhou through the overgrown riverbank to retrieve his fish traps.
• Ge Ranzhou tried pulling up the heavy first trap, nearly fell into the river, and Lu Ao caught him.
• Lu Ao hauled up the trap and found tilapia, Janitor Fish, small fish, shrimp, crabs, and a large Softshell Turtle.
• Lu Ao released the fish fry, kept the larger catch, and tied the crabs together with grass.

Lu Ao and Ge Ranzhou brought home their river catch, including a large Softshell Turtle, and prepared it with a free-range chicken Lin Qi Yan brought over. As the chicken and turtle soup simmered and filled the courtyard with its aroma, Lin Qi Yan filmed the meal.

• Lu Ao threw the small fish and shrimp back into the river as bait, then led Ge Ranzhou and Lin Qi Yan home with their catch.
• Lin Qi Yan offered to bring a free-range chicken so Lu Ao could cook the Softshell Turtle for a video, and Lu Ao invited Lin Qi Yan's grandmother to dinner.
• Lu Ao sorted the catch, weighed the Softshell Turtle, and explained to Ge Ranzhou that it did not need to be purged before cooking.
• Lu Ao cleaned and killed the Softshell Turtle, then prepared the chicken Lin Qi Yan brought and began stewing them together without seasonings.
• Lin Qi Yan filmed as the soup simmered and its fresh, sweet fragrance spread through the courtyard.

Lu Ao and Song Zhou shared a lavish dinner before Lu Ao prepared to take Ge Ranzhou out to Jasmine Island the next morning. The chapter ended with Song Zhou helping Lu Ao get dressed before their early departure.

• Song Zhou returned to the courtyard and joined Lu Ao and Ge Ranzhou in preparing dinner, teasing Lu Ao about the Softshell Turtle.
• Lu Ao packed chicken stew for Lin Qi Yan to take to his grandmother, and everyone enjoyed the meal together.
• Lu Ao told Song Zhou he would take Ge Ranzhou to sea the next day and asked him to return early to cook.
• Lin Qi Yan and Ge Ranzhou left together, while Lu Ao and Song Zhou played a game and later went to bed.
• Lu Ao woke shortly after five, and Song Zhou helped him dress for the early trip to Jasmine Island.

Lu Ao, Song Zhou, Ge Ranzhou, and their companions traveled by boat to Jasmine Island for a day of diving and gathering seafood. Lu Ao entered the water first while Ge Ranzhou stayed on the island to search among the rocks and tide pools.

• Song Zhou made breakfast while Lu Ao and Ge Ranzhou got ready for the early departure.
• Lu Ao bought extra food for the group, and everyone loaded supplies onto his tricycle and headed to the shore.
• The six travelers boarded Lin Man Zhang's small boat and reached the open sea after a long trip.
• Lu Ao helped Ge Ranzhou ashore on a rocky island, gave him a bucket and safety instructions, and told him to gather barnacles while the others dived.
• Lu Ao put on his wetsuit and descended to the seabed, where the water was five to twenty meters deep.

Lu Ao and the others searched a coral reef for Abalone, and Lin Qiyan spotted a possible patch on camera. Lu Ao found a large bed of Abalone and gathered several, along with other seafood, while the group continued diving.

• Lu Ao caught two Lobsters and more than ten White-spined Three-row Sea Urchins, then surfaced to check in with the others.
• Lin Qiyan showed the group camera footage of a dark patch that might be Abalone, and they prepared to search the area.
• Lu Ao left his Sea Urchins with Ge Ranzhou and dove back down toward the location the others had explored.
• Lu Ao found Abalone clinging to rocks, pried off five, and surfaced as Lin Gongshang reported finding three.
• Lu Ao repeatedly harvested large Abalone while leaving small ones behind, and he also collected Sea Cucumbers, Sea Stars, shrimp, and crabs.