418: Golden Body Blessing

The heart of a Yellow Croaker can also be used as medicine; it is a Chinese medicinal material with particularly high value. Its nature is mild, and it can regulate Qi and relieve pain, having a significant therapeutic effect on chest distension and pain in humans.

Through the Supernatural Ability's visual display, Yang Qi discovered that this Yellow Croaker was visually estimated to be around one hundred and fifty catties.

Looking at that golden, round figure, he was dumbfounded, his heart itching with anticipation.

He couldn't help but swallow his saliva as dangerous thoughts inadvertently popped into his head...

But in that instant, he shook his head and regained his sanity.

A national first-class protected animal! That's too much of a prison sentence!

In fact, the number of adult wild Yellow Croakers is even lower than that of the national treasure, the giant panda.

On May 11, 2023, the first nationwide proliferation and release of artificially bred Yellow Croaker fry was completed in Shenzhen, Guangdong. Five hundred artificially bred fry entered the Pearl River Estuary through Shenzhen Bay.

Looking at that 'prison-sentence fish' blessed with a golden body, Yang Qi could only shake his head and sigh helplessly. How powerless, how frustrating!

However, since he had accidentally caught it, he could only be extremely careful to pull it up without damage, then remove the hook and release it.

This brings us to the 'Special (Specialized) Fishery Fishing Permit' and the 'Specific Area Fishery Fishing Permit' specially approved by Leader Li of the Central Fishery Department after that scientific research vessel was renovated.

Only with these two certificates can one be authorized to enter certain specific protected areas to catch a certain quota of special fish species. Like this Yellow Croaker, for example!

Just let me ask you, is this awesome or what!

After Bai Xue finished cooking, she came to find Yang Qi. She found him still slowly manipulating the fishing rod, appearing somewhat cautious, and she even noticed sweat on his forehead under his mask.

Actually, Bai Xue didn't know that Yang Qi was already drenched in sweat at this moment.

“Hubby, it's time to eat. Why are you being so cautious?”

“No rush, Xiaoxue. I suddenly feel like something's not right with this fish. Take it slow.”

Yang Qi didn't know how to explain it. Fortunately, Bai Xue wasn't the type to pry into everything; she just stood silently by his side and watched.

After another half hour, the two finally saw a golden fish surface from the sea.

“Ah! Is that such a large Large Yellow Croaker?”

Bai Xue gasped, covering her mouth. This fish clearly exceeded a hundred catties; she had never heard of a Large Yellow Croaker being this big.

“This fish looks like a Yellow Croaker! That's right, Hubby, this is a Yellow Croaker. We should release it!”

Bai Xue looked closely and said quickly.

“Yeah. You pull the rod, I'll go into the sea to unhook it.”

Yang Qi handed the fishing rod to Bai Xue, then took off his clothes, grabbed a pair of Lure Pliers, and jumped into the sea.

He gently held the Yellow Croaker and used the pliers to remove the hook.

Then he stroked the fish's body a few times with his hand and said with a grin:

“Sorry about that, catching you by mistake. Go on, go on! Don't be so greedy in the future!”

The Yellow Croaker paused for a moment before flicking its tail a few times and diving into the depths of the sea.

Yang Qi climbed back onto the setting sail, and the two went to eat together.

After the commotion with the Yellow Croaker, the two temporarily lost interest in fishing. They simply took the two dogs to the Flybridge on the second floor to watch the sunset.

It wasn't until seven-thirty, when the sky was completely dark, that they returned to their fishing spots to start fishing.

At this time, all the external lights of the setting sail were turned on, and phototactic fish swarmed toward them.

After Yang Qi and Bai Xue each caught more than twenty Mahi-Mahi, Skipjack Tuna, Trevally, Barracuda, and other pelagic fish,

they finally waited for a group of uninvited guests.

In Yang Qi's Supernatural Ability display, a group of over ten Yellowfin Tuna appeared; they were all coming for this school of pelagic fish.

“Xiaoxue, switch to big hooks. I think I see some big fish.”

Yang Qi called out to Bai Xue while changing his hook.

“Got it, switching to big hooks.”

Bai Xue always obeyed Yang Qi unconditionally and didn't ask questions.

These Tuna were all cruising below the surface, just outside the brightness of the lights. So, he just had to cast the hook baited with Skipjack Tuna into the darkness.

As Yang Qi's fishing rod sank into a deep arch, a Yellowfin Tuna took the bait.

Yang Qi held the rod with both hands and struck hard to hook the fish. As he slightly loosened the drag, the fishing line flew out under the Tuna's pull.

He inserted the fishing rod into the Rod Holder and ignored it for the time being, letting the Tuna tire itself out.

“Hahaha, Hubby, I've hooked one here too!”

Bai Xue's crisp laughter came from beside him.

“Keep it up! Xiaoxue.”

Yang Qi looked up, then quickly took a boat rod out of his tackle bag. After assembling it and baiting it with a Skipjack Tuna, he ran to the side and cast it into the darkness.

Unsurprisingly, he hooked a fish within a minute. After hooking the fish, Yang Qi again inserted the rod into a Rod Holder, loosened the drag slightly, and ran back to the first fishing rod.

He saw that the two Yellowfin Tuna he had hooked were only about 80 or 90 catties, whereas the one Bai Xue hooked exceeded 180 catties.

And there were still three or four fish hunting in the sea that were all around two hundred catties.

It was truly enough to make one die of envy!

Yang Qi made a prompt decision, locked the drag, and began to reel in the line with all his might.

Under the power of his Kirin Arm, the first eighty-plus catty Yellowfin Tuna was pulled to the side of the ship in about ten minutes.

A Tuna of this size didn't require a crane at all. After he used the Gaff to secure the Tuna, he directly grabbed the Gaff and pulled the fish onto the fishing boat.

Unhooking, bleeding, and acid removal.

He immediately picked up the rod, re-baited it, and cast it into the sea, hoping those large Yellowfin Tuna would take the bait.

The violent struggling of the three hooked Tuna just now had still startled the others.

In Yang Qi's visual display, he saw most of the Tuna get spooked and flee to deeper waters, turning a blind eye to the bait he threw down.

As the Tuna left, the largest one bringing up the rear probably wanted to eat one last fish before leaving. It spotted a wriggling Skipjack Tuna not far away.

It accelerated and rushed up, opening its large mouth to swallow it in one gulp. Then it felt something was wrong as a sharp pain came from its mouth.

“Oh no, some peasant is trying to harm this Emperor!...”

An even greater force instantly came from the Tuna's mouth, causing it to stumble.

After Yang Qi hooked the fish, he held on for dozens of seconds. Once he confirmed the hook had firmly pierced the Tuna's lip, he inserted the rod into the Rod Holder again.

He went to the second Yellowfin Tuna and began to reel in the line. This ninety-plus catty one also took him fifteen minutes to bring onto the deck.

Yang Qi quickly bled it and removed the acid, then ran back to the last rod with a hooked fish and began to fight the fish.