283: Submerged jungle

Yang Qi moved some tools, a net bag, and some drinking water into the inflatable boat and headed towards the small island.

The three of them played in the sand, splashed in the water, and took photos on the beach, having a wonderful time.

After playing for a while, the three went into the water with their net bags. Yang Qi had long been thinking about those giant conches, and on the first trip, just those giant conches filled one net bag.

So he surfaced, clung to the inflatable boat with one hand, and with the other hand, tossed the net bag filled with giant conches onto the inflatable boat.

Conches are highly nutritious, with benefits such as strengthening the spleen and stomach, nourishing the skin and blood, and tonifying the liver and kidneys.

They also have excellent effects for male friends, such as strengthening essence, aiding fertility, and invigorating yang and tonifying the kidneys.

They are very suitable for symptoms like lower back pain and soreness, impotence, and nocturnal emission caused by kidney deficiency.

Regular consumption of conch soup can aid sleep, and conch slices have a texture similar to Abalone. The soup brewed from them has a milky fragrance!

“Ding ding ding, Yang Qi, what do you think this is?”

At this moment, Yao Shanshan surfaced from the sea, holding a Large Whelk in her hand. She swam towards him.

“How many catties do you think this weighs?”

Yang Qi was also stunned for a moment, looking at the Large Whelk in Yao Shanshan's hand, which was longer than her elbow.

“I think it must be seven or eight catties. Take a look.”

Yao Shanshan swam to Yang Qi's side and handed him the super-large conch in her hand.

“Hmm, it really is about eight catties. Shanshan, your aim is quite good!”

Yang Qi weighed it and said.

“Do you want to go up and rest for a while?”

Yang Qi saw that Yao Shanshan was treading water while talking to him, so he said.

“It's fine, I can hold my breath for two minutes and thirty-five seconds.”

Yao Shanshan wiped the water from her face and said.

“Then do you want me to get you a net bag?”

“I have one, but this one was too big just now, it was hard to put in.”

“Okay, let's go then!”

The two dived underwater together. Yang Qi was a little uneasy and turned his head to glance at Yao Shanshan.

“Goodness! This angle is incredible.”

Yang Qi quickly turned his head, not daring to look again. But he was also afraid of an accident and didn't dare to stay too far away.

Here, due to its proximity to the reef flat, the water depth is only 3-6 meters, which is actually no pressure for someone like Yao Shanshan who has learned to dive.

Yang Qi began to use his ability to look for Bai Xue, but unexpectedly, she was already thirty or forty meters away. It seemed she was having too much fun taking photos underwater.

He wanted to leave Yao Shanshan and go find Bai Xue, but he was afraid something might happen to Yao Shanshan. So he could only pick conches and catch fish nearby.

It was just that Yao Shanshan's figure kept swaying in front of him, making him feel uncomfortable. He could only occasionally observe her while collecting seafood.

“Oh! This Abalone is really big, a full catty.”

Yang Qi took out a small knife and began to pry open the large Abalone.

“Hmm, this tower conch is at least three catties. Collected, collected.”

“Another big Abalone, big lobster, where do you think you're going?”

While harvesting, he suddenly remembered something and quickly looked towards Yao Shanshan.

He saw that she had already surfaced.

Because he had just remembered that he and Bai Xue could now swim freely underwater, but he had forgotten there was a third person here.

This was why he didn't want to take people out to sea, especially when diving like this, he would get busy and forget the time.

He also didn't know what Bai Xue was thinking, running so far to take photos and leaving Yao Shanshan to him. Sigh!

Yang Qi had no choice but to surface with half a net bag of seafood. He knew that he used to not surface until he had filled two net bags.

“It's too inconvenient.”

Yang Qi complained as he surfaced.

“Yang Qi, how are you so good at holding your breath underwater? You're too professional! Even better than our instructor!”

As soon as he reached the surface, Yao Shanshan praised him profusely.

Yang Qi secretly grumbled in his heart:

“Your instructor is nothing in front of a cheater like me!”

“Hmm, it's alright, it's alright. Shanshan, why don't you put on the oxygen tank? That way you won't be so tired!”

Yang Qi suggested to Yao Shanshan.

“Okay, then help me put it on.”

“Let's go! It's near the main boat, should we swim over or take the inflatable boat?”

Yang Qi asked.

“Going up and down is too troublesome, let's just swim over!”

The two soon swam to the vicinity of the setting sail's aft deck.

However, even though the fishing area on the aft deck was much lower, Yao Shanshan, being a woman, still couldn't get up.

After several attempts, Yao Shanshan turned to look at Yang Qi and gave him a glare.

“Why don't you help me! You just watch me make a fool of myself.”

“Oh, okay, I'm coming.”

Yang Qi also felt embarrassed to keep watching from behind. He had no choice but to swim behind Yao Shanshan.

But when he got closer, looking at Yao Shanshan who was only wearing a bikini, he didn't know where to put his hands.

Yao Shanshan thought that since Yang Qi was behind her, he would definitely lift her up. So she tried to climb up again.

Yang Qi still didn't know what to do!

Unexpectedly, Yao Shanshan fell down again the next moment. “Ah…”

She happened to fall into Yang Qi's arms, and he subconsciously hugged Yao Shanshan's body.

“Warm jade in my embrace,” this phrase appeared in Yang Qi's mind.

This was the second young woman he had embraced, besides Bai Xue. And she was a beauty in a bikini, while he himself was only wearing swimming trunks.

At this moment, their skin was touching skin, and Yang Qi's hand was even gripping something soft. Both of them froze for four or five seconds.

The next moment, they separated simultaneously. Yao Shanshan's face was flushed, and she didn't dare to turn around. Although she had never had a boyfriend, she clearly knew what kind of reaction Yang Qi had when he hugged her from behind.

Yang Qi was also terribly embarrassed. Unfortunately, it wasn't solid ground below, otherwise his toes could have dug an air-raid shelter.

“That… Yang Qi, I'll count to three, and you support my hips and lift me up.”

Yao Shanshan said softly without turning around.

“Okay. You count!”

This time, Yao Shanshan was finally helped onto the aft deck. When she turned to reach out and pull Yang Qi up, she found that Yang Qi had already come up by himself.

Although both of them knew it was a misunderstanding and tried their best to act as if nothing had happened, Yang Qi's hands still trembled slightly when he helped Yao Shanshan put on the oxygen tank.

Because he inevitably touched Yao Shanshan's body again, and wearing it so closely made him feel it even more clearly.

Especially when he turned to face her, his hands trembled even more violently.

Yao Shanshan, who had been looking up at the sky, inadvertently saw Yang Qi's hands trembling.

“Pfft,” she let out a laugh.

“Yang Qi, you're so funny! Hahaha.”

The awkward atmosphere was instantly broken, and both of them felt a sigh of relief.

“Alright, let's go!”

Yang Qi immediately relaxed as well.

Back on the aft deck, Yao Shanshan handed the flippers in her hand to Yang Qi and said playfully:

“Thank you, boss!”

Yang Qi could only squat down and help her put them on.

“You know how to use them, right? I'll go first then.”

Yang Qi said after Yao Shanshan jumped into the sea.