"Just cast the net, and before the school of fish can nibble it to shreds, pull those fish up from the water."

After Master Ye finished speaking, he gently placed the fishing rod on the ground and started rummaging through the pile of items Dong Tianyu had brought over for the net.

Master Ye then practiced casting the net on the deck a few times. Watching his adept movements, Dong Tianyu quietly asked Madeline, who was beside him, "How is Master Ye so skilled at throwing nets?"

While normal fishermen might have used casting nets before, most are not very adept. The action of throwing a net can be easily appraised by whether it spreads out fully and evenly upon hitting the water, reaching its maximum area.

Madeline was equally surprised at her father’s talent. Truthfully, even before the disaster, she knew her dad enjoyed fishing but was unaware he possessed this ability.

Because the fish beneath were densely packed, the net was instantly filled as soon as it hit the water.

Upon witnessing this, Master Ye quickly lifted the net, but even so, many small fish were hanging from the outside of the net.

Perhaps it was because Master Ye retracted the net so swiftly that the little fish didn’t get the chance to damage it before he hauled the caught fish onto the deck.

As soon as the net dropped onto the deck, before anyone could approach, the net that had tightly encased the fish split apart in an instant.

The school of fish, initially bundled like a ball, now scattered across the deck as the net’s enclosure was gone.

The group casually picked up a small fish from the ground and began to observe it closely.

The fish outwardly resembled blennies, only with a body somewhat slimmer than that of a typical blenny, though their mouths were nearly identical. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

After witnessing the fish nibbling at the underside of the boat and biting through the fishing line and net, they paid close attention to the mouth of the fish.

When Dong Tianyu tentatively moved his finger towards the mouth of the fish, its mouth instantly gaped open to its fullest extent. As Dong Tianyu’s finger came closer, a ring of sharp teeth appeared inside the fish’s mouth.

Of course, Dong Tianyu wasn’t foolish enough to stick his hand into the fish’s mouth just to test its biting power.

However, although Dong Tianyu wasn’t about to do such a foolish thing, someone else would. As Dong Tianyu prepared to retract his hand, he heard Madeline cry out in pain beside him.

Suddenly, all eyes turned to Madeline, specifically to the finger she had fed into the fish’s mouth.

Logically speaking, although Madeline had neglected her cultivation, the drugs she took in the early stages had enhanced her cultivation level significantly, and along with that, her physical strength continued to improve.

So despite Madeline’s long bout of despondency due to that incident, her constitution remained strong. A regular knife forged by machinery, when used by a common person to attack her, would at most leave a white mark on her skin and was unlikely to cause any substantial harm.

Even firearms had a certain resistance against Madeline’s skin; at least with handgun-type weapons, only close-range shots were able to inflict effective damage. It was precisely for this reason that everyone showed a surprised look on their faces when they saw blood seeping from Madeline’s finger as it was being torn by the small fish.

Once the other people managed to calm down the hopping Madeline, they confirmed that her finger was only slightly skinned. Although it seemed to have bled a bit, a closer examination showed that the blood was only due to ruptured capillaries, and if her finger were pulled from the fish’s mouth, the wound would likely heal quickly.

For some reason, despite their lengthy efforts, they couldn’t free Madeline’s finger from the fish’s mouth. Although the blood that flowed was still red, they couldn’t be sure whether the fish was poisonous.

So, just to be safe, Robinson William decisively grabbed the fish by the upper and lower jaws of its mouth and with a sudden force, tore the entire fish in half from its mouth.

As the fish split in two, the fish teeth that had been embedded in Ye Liuyun’s finger were also pulled out.

Experienced Master Ye immediately grabbed Ye Liuyun’s finger as the fish tooth was extracted, and then forcefully squeezed the area just below the bite.

As Master Ye continued to apply pressure, although Ye Liuyun broke out in a cold sweat from the pain, he did not struggle; instead, he clenched his teeth and did not make a sound.

After all, Ye Liuyun knew that even if Master Ye was doing something that he couldn’t understand at the moment, he could be sure that Master Ye was doing it for his own good. After all, that was his own father, how could he possibly harm his own son.

The area of the finger that had been bitten by the fish teeth was originally healed, but as Master Ye kept on squeezing, the healed wounds split open once again, and as Master Ye continued to press, some blood spurted out from the wounds again.

This time, more blood flowed out than when the fish’s mouth had directly torn the flesh, and after Ye Liuyun’s whole finger was stained with the fresh red blood, Robinson William, who was standing beside Master Ye, said, "Go inside and fetch some pure water."

At this time, Dong Tianyu did not wait for Robinson William to go inside for water, but directly took out a bottle of mineral water with the label torn off from his own backpack.

Everyone was no longer surprised by Dong Tianyu’s ability to pull out whatever was needed from his backpack at any time. Master Ye took the bottle of mineral water and began to wash Ye Liuyun’s blood-soaked finger with the clean water.

As the blood on the finger was rinsed clean by the mineral water, and Master Ye stopped squeezing Ye Liuyun’s finger, the wounds on the finger quickly healed.

The series of actions that Master Ye just performed were standard first-aid procedures when someone is injured in the wild and lacks medication.

Due to the lack of disinfectant and anti-inflammatory drugs, to prevent wound infection or toxins entering the bloodstream through the wound, they could only use bloodletting as a counter-flushing method.

This method, though causing the wounded to lose some blood and become weak in a short time, is the most effective first aid measure in the wild when medical supplies are lacking.

Before the calamity, the number of people who died from direct injuries in the wilderness wasn’t that high. The majority of fatalities were due to wound infections.

Facing Robinson William’s stern rebuke for his reckless actions just now, Ye Liuyun did not argue back, adopting an obedient and humble attitude, willing to listen and learn from the scolding.

As Robinson William rebuked Ye Liuyun, he quietly observed Master Ye’s expression, and when Master Ye’s serious face gradually calmed down,

Mr. Thompson, standing by, broke the tension, "Alright, alright, I think he has realized his mistake and his attitude isn’t bad. Let’s let him off this time and he probably won’t be so careless again."

"The key issue now is to see what to do with these small fish that we’ve caught."

As everyone’s attention shifted to the small fish on the deck, they noticed that, at some point, the mouths of these small fish had become like suction cups, firmly attached to the deck.

Looking at their mouths moving, it seemed they were theoretically nibbling at the deck.

However, despite their efforts, they didn’t seem to move at all, which apparently meant that, just like when they were on the underside of the boat, they hadn’t caused any damage to the deck.

Dong Tianyu casually grabbed the tail of a fish and slowly pulled upwards, discovering that even if he straightened the entire fish, the mouth area still wouldn’t loosen from the deck.

When Dong Tianyu continued to increase the pulling force, even tearing the fish body and head in half, the fish mouth still did not separate from the deck.

Seeing this situation, Ye Liuyun’s face showed a relieved expression, thankful that Robinson William had torn the fish in two from the mouth area. Otherwise, if he had chosen to pull, that would have been a huge misfortune for him.