Chapter Summaries

Gui Yaoyao bought Lu Ao’s Hairy Croaker and sold most of its meat to Weng Qian, who organized a lavish banquet around the rare fish. As the chefs prepared it, guests praised its unusually clean, beautiful flesh, while Lu Ao and Song Zhou followed the event from home.

• Gui Yaoyao paid for the Hairy Croaker’s shipping and agreed to sell most of its meat to Weng Qian while keeping some for her family.
• Weng Qian arranged for the fish to be slaughtered at his hotel, signed a contract with Gui Yaoyao, and invited clients to a banquet on July 25.
• The Hairy Croaker’s condition declined after six days at Huang Shoushui’s school, prompting Gui Yaoyao and the hotel to hurry with the arrangements.
• Old Weng attended the banquet in person as expert fish butchers prepared the Hairy Croaker for guests.
• Lu Ao checked the group chat after dinner and saw videos of chefs carving the fish and serving its tested, parasite-free meat raw.
• Guests at the banquet praised the fish’s clean flesh and eagerly asked Weng Qian when it would be ready.

After the Hairy Croaker banquet, guests praised the fish’s flavor and reported that it had improved their health. Old Weng regretted letting Weng Qian serve it to everyone and urged him to recover the remaining fish head.

• Weng Qian served Hairy Croaker at the banquet, and guests praised its crisp, sweet flesh while asking for more.
• Lu Ao told the auction group that he could not catch more Hairy Croaker for now, and guests said they wanted to buy it again.
• The next morning, Ci Nanyan and other guests reported that they had slept better and felt healthier after eating the fish.
• Old Weng regretted that Weng Qian had held a banquet instead of saving the Hairy Croaker for their family, and he demanded that Weng Qian retrieve the fish head.
• Over fifty of the banquet’s more than three hundred guests said hospital examinations confirmed improvements in their ailments, while Old Weng was further upset by praise for Weng Qian’s generosity.

Gui Yaoyao's family regretted selling most of the nourishing fish and decided to build a relationship with the fisherman, while Lu Ao received generous packages from Weng Qian and Gui Yaoyao. After opening them and thanking them, Lu Ao enjoyed afternoon tea with Song Zhou, who promised to bring more the next day.

• After eating the remaining fish for a week, Gui Yaoyao's family saw their health improve and regretted selling so much of it.
• Gui Yaoyao's mother suggested buying more fish, and the family decided to send local specialties to the fisherman after hearing the Weng Family had sent him gifts.
• Lu Ao collected two heavy packages from Weng Qian and Gui Yaoyao at the town courier pickup point.
• Song Zhou served fruit, pastries, and milk tea as Lu Ao opened the packages, finding meat from Weng Qian and Yuannan Province specialties from Gui Yaoyao.
• Lu Ao thanked Weng Qian and Gui Yaoyao, then drank three cups of Song Zhou's milk tea before Song Zhou stopped him and promised to bring more tomorrow.

Lu Ao and Song Zhou harvested vegetables and shared them with villagers, leaving Lu Ao uneasy as elders tried to match Song Zhou with someone. Later, Lu Ao went to collect five hundred Giant Grouper Fingerlings from Mao Huaqing’s seaside fry farm.

• Lu Ao and Song Zhou picked a large load of vegetables and discussed checking on their watermelons.
• Lu Ao gave vegetables to village elders, who greeted Song Zhou and several offered to set him up with someone.
• Lu Ao felt uneasy as Song Zhou warmly accepted the elders’ invitations and matchmaking offers.
• Lu Ao brought oxygenation equipment to Mao Huaqing’s fry farm to collect his order of five hundred Giant Grouper Fingerlings.
• Mao Huaqing led Lu Ao to the floating cages, and Lu Ao asked whether all the fish there were Giant Groupers.

Lu Ao bought 510 Giant Grouper fingerlings and more than thirty pounds of scallops from Mao Huaqing, then released the fingerlings near his usual fishing grounds. After checking underwater that they were settling in, Lu Ao surfaced and heard a man crying for help.

• Mao Huaqing showed Lu Ao his scallops and sold him 510 purebred Giant Grouper fingerlings, including ten extra, and thirty-four pounds of Red-fleshed Scallops.
• Lu Ao returned to the village, kept the scallops in seawater, and carried the fingerlings to the reefs before dark.
• Lu Ao released the fingerlings into the sea near his usual fishing grounds and swam around to check that they were adapting.
• Lu Ao surfaced and heard a man's weakening cries for help.

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.