The squid seemed to sense the danger, and with a flick of its tentacles, it fled in panic.
Zhou Xuan didn't intend to chase it. In terms of speed, he couldn't match it, but catching it would be effortless. He just needed to use his icy energy to transform its brain, and the squid would die. However, squid are definitely not tasty when eaten raw, so Zhou Xuan let it go.
However, where there are killers like squid, there must be other fish nearby. Zhou Xuan exerted his ice energy to the maximum and indeed faintly sensed the movement of fish to his right front. However, the ice energy could not reach that distance, so he quickly swung his foot and gently swam over.
After swimming less than ten meters, Bingqi spotted two fish over three feet long six meters away, and was overjoyed. He quickly swam a little further, trying not to make a big fuss.
However, when Zhou Xuan swam forward another two or three meters, the two fish sensed the movement and tried to swim away with a flick of their tails, but Zhou Xuan would not give them the chance!
The icy air instantly transformed and then devoured the brains of the two fish, leaving them as empty shells, brainless, and motionless as they sank to the bottom. Zhou Xuan swam over, grabbing one in each hand and swimming upwards. The two fish were indeed not afraid of Zhou Xuan's hands; he simply put his fist into their mouths and caught them, his fist not feeling tight at all.
On the speedboat, Fu Tianlai's bodyguard and Gao Banzhen were quite nervous, but Fu Ying's parents were even more so. Almost five minutes had passed since Zhou Xuan jumped into the sea, and he still hadn't surfaced. In their memory, who could stay underwater for so long?
Fu Ying's mother looked at her daughter, holding her hand, and asked worriedly in a low voice, "Yingying, why hasn't your period come up yet?"
Fu Ying was also nervous, but it was just concern. She felt more at ease with Zhou Xuan in the water. At least the seawater was far less dangerous than the caves at the bottom of the mountains. There were no monsters there, and it was unlikely that she would encounter killer creatures like sharks in this place.
Furthermore, Fu Ying knew that Zhou Xuan was an exceptionally skilled diver. Back in New York, and even in the underground river at the bottom of the sinkhole, Zhou Xuan could dive for over ten minutes, and he had to take care of her then too. The water temperature was extremely cold; in the seawater now, there were virtually no difficulties, except for the worry of not being able to get back!
But time ticked by. Zhou Xuan still hadn't surfaced. Although Fu Ying knew of Zhou Xuan's diving abilities, the fact that he hadn't emerged after so long was unbearable. She rolled up her sleeves and prepared to jump into the sea.
Yang Jie quickly and desperately held onto her daughter, refusing to let her jump into the sea.
Fu Ying felt an inexplicable sense of unease, but thankfully, just then, she heard a sound on the water to her left. Then she heard Li Junjie shout, "They're out! They're out!"
Fu Ying turned her head quickly and saw Zhou Xuan about seven or eight meters to the left of the boat, treading water and dragging a fish in one hand. She couldn't help but exclaim happily, "Zhou Xuan, come here quickly!"
The boat couldn't move, and there were only two semi-automatic rifles on board, as well as no tools to paddle.
After Zhou Xuan surfaced, he struggled to drag the fish and swam to the boat. Li Junjie and Fu Tianlai's bodyguards quickly helped, each carrying a fish onto the boat and tossing them onto the deck. They then quickly reached out and pulled Zhou Xuan onto the boat.
Everyone then noticed the two fish on the deck and was quite surprised!
These two fish are at least a meter long, covered in gray spots, and have particularly large mouths. They look somewhat like the grouper from the coastal areas of China, but they are not exactly the same.
Li Junjie reached out and examined the fish's mouth again. He said, "This fish weighs at least thirty pounds, but I can't tell what kind it is. It looks a bit like a spotted fish, but there shouldn't be any fish like this in this area!"
Fu Tianlai's bodyguard picked up a dagger and gutted a fish on the side of the boat, scraping off the scales and cleaning out the intestines. He then cut the fish meat into small pieces and distributed them to the people on the boat.
Fu Ying took some sashimi and handed it to Fu Tianlai first, then to Fu Se and Yang Jie, and finally to Zhou Xuan. Li Junjie took some and handed it to Gao Yuzhen, and then took one for himself and ate a piece.
After chewing a few times, he couldn't help but exclaim, "This fish tastes so fresh! It would be even more perfect with some caviar!"
Zhou Xuan and Fu Ying were quite familiar with this kind of sashimi, from the dark river at the bottom of the sinkhole. They had already eaten it twice, but they never seemed to learn anything from it!
After eating two pieces, Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "From now on, wherever I go, I will carry some salt with me."
Although Gao Yuzhen came with the intention of saving her father, she was ultimately an ordinary girl who had never experienced such a dangerous situation, and she almost vomited while eating raw fish.
Zhou Xuan said calmly, "Miss Gao, you should grit your teeth and eat a little more. Fish is high in protein and very nutritious. Every minute you can hold on right now might save your life!"
Indeed, it's said that a person's ability to withstand hunger can last up to a week, but without water, they can't even last three days, especially at sea. Without fresh water and other food, fish is actually better than other foods. If it were biscuits, they simply couldn't eat them without water. Fish actually contains...
The water from the "children" (referring to children) is not as thirst-quenching as drinking water directly, but the body still absorbs some of the water!
Fu Ying's parents, on the other hand, were enjoying their meal. They were used to eating sashimi, as they had eaten it before. The main reason for their ordeal was that they had been locked up in the pirate's den for almost a week, unable to eat or sleep properly and suffering from constant fear. Although they were still trapped, at least they were eating freely, surrounded by family and friends!
Fu Tianlai's bodyguard carefully sliced the fish, trying to avoid getting any fish bones in it. However, the fish was large and didn't have many small bones, so it tasted alright.
When everyone else had stopped eating, he cut off a piece of meat and started eating it himself. The eight people had only eaten half a fish, and there was still one fish left untouched.
Fu Tianlai's bodyguard touched the fish; it wasn't moving at all, clearly dead. He was puzzled. Zhou Xuan had brought the fish out of the sea with a net; if it was caught in a net, it shouldn't be completely dead, especially since Zhou Xuan hadn't used a water gun or any other weapons. The fish also had no external wounds; logically, it shouldn't be this dead!
Li Junjie then asked, "Zhou Xuan, this fish shouldn't let anyone get close, right? How did you catch it?" He was indeed curious. Could it be that Zhou Xuan could use acupressure on fish from a distance like he did on the pirates in the cave?
Zhou Xuan chuckled and said, "These fish are a bit clumsy and don't like to swim. I quietly swam closer and caught them. But these fish are too active, so I punched them hard a few times in the water and stunned both of them."
Clearly, they didn't want to explain the reason. Zhu Tianlai's bodyguard and Li Junjie understood, so they stopped asking. By this time, it was getting dark. A lone boat on the vast sea, where would it go? No one had any idea.
As night fell, Fu Tianlai whispered to Fu Se and Yang Jie at the stern of the boat about the whole situation, and recounted Johnny's story in detail, feeling both angry and heartbroken as he spoke.
Fu Sun and Yang Jie then heard Fu Tian mention Fu Ying and Zhou Xuan. However, because Zhou Xuan was present, he only briefly touched on the matter. But Fu Jie and Yang Jie could both tell that their father clearly accepted Zhou Xuan's identity, and his words implicitly treated him as a member of the Fu family.
Fu Sun glanced at Fu Ying, who was sitting on the other side of the boat, nestled against Zhou Xuan, and sighed softly. However, he was also somewhat pleased. No matter what, his father, Fu Tianlai, always held the veto power over Fu Ying's marriage. If his father didn't agree, neither he nor Yang Jie could make the decision for their daughter.
At first, when we were in Europe, my father had mentioned it casually, but I didn't take it seriously then. After all, I'd heard that Zhou Xuan's conditions weren't good in any way, and I knew how proud and arrogant my daughter was. There were countless eligible young men of high status that my daughter wouldn't even look at, let alone someone as ordinary as Zhou Xuan. I figured she wouldn't really fall in love with him.
But then she heard that Fu Ying had actually dared to run away from home for Zhou Xuan, which made her both heartbroken and furious. Moreover, from her father's tone at that time, she knew that her father completely disdained this person. But now she was confused; her father seemed to approve of this person!
In Fu Meng's opinion, Zhou Xuan was somewhat special, but not particularly outstanding. However, what Fu Lian liked most about Zhou Xuan was his willingness to risk his life for Yingying and the entire Fu family in such a dangerous situation. Everyone understood that this danger was a gamble with his life!
When it comes to the ability to make money, the Fusers have seen plenty of talented young people on Wall Street who can make a lot of money, but when it comes to risking their lives for the people they love, they are few and far between!
For this reason alone, Fu Se had a very good impression of Zhou Xuan, and his family was indeed saved by him. Although they were still in danger, at least they had escaped the control of the pirates.
The speedboat drifted on the sea, and there was no need to arrange for anyone to be on duty at night; everyone just lay down on the deck and slept.
At this moment, Zhou Xuan understood even more the importance of the ice energy to him. Although his life was still uncertain, the ice energy had played a decisive role in the pirate den in the cave. Without the ice energy, escaping would have been a pipe dream!
So when he first started resting, Zhou Xuan secretly circulated his ice energy to recover. To be honest, although he ate raw food, he still relied entirely on the fish for nutrition. With sufficient nutrition and rest, Zhou Xuan circulated his energy as the night deepened. He listened to the breathing of everyone on the boat.
Zhou Xuan felt comfortable and circulated his ice energy, which allowed him to probe to a depth of about twelve or thirteen meters, only three or four meters lower than his strongest point!
Zhou Xuan stretched, but only his left hand, because Fu Ying was nestled against his right chest, fast asleep. Perhaps it was because she was with Zhou Xuan that Fu Ying, exhausted, was able to sleep peacefully and sweetly.
Zhou Xuan transmitted the icy energy into Fu Ying's body, checked her over, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong, he stimulated her bodily functions. Then, he quietly lay down and slowly fell asleep while looking at the sky with only a few stars.
As dawn broke, there were no birdsongs, only the gentle lapping of the waves.