"Ooo—"
'It's coming! It's coming!'
A muffled roar sounded in the depths of the sea. The gray dolphins gathered on the surface of the sea exchanged nervous glances and whispered to each other.
"Splash—"
The Orca, with skin so dark it appeared purple, suddenly leapt out from the depths, sending three dolphins flying tens of meters into the air. The dolphins, having bore the brunt of the [Orca Impact], were filled with terror, their cries of "squee" and "eep" echoing incessantly.
Those gray dolphins not launched into the air by the Orca quickly left the area, wearing expressions of relief.
The Orca was notorious for its playful antics, but, on the whole, it had a good-natured personality.
Famous for only sending fish skyward, without causing any real harm.
But if luck wasn't on your side and you happened to swim to the point where the Orca landed, well, there could be dead fish!
"Boom—"
The ten-ton orca breached nearly four meters above the surface, most of its body still submerged, turning as it crashed heavily back into the sea, creating a huge wave.
"Eeeep!"
The Orca emerged again, now beside Lord Fuli's boat, poking its head out and letting out a cheerful croon, greeting Lord Fuli.
"Do you want to... have some champagne?"
Lord Fuli was taken aback, puzzled, looking at the Orca and teasing, "What have you been learning from Goldmane and White? And you even have champagne stored..."
"Eeeep!" The Orca grinned widely, speaking to Lord Fuli with a mischievous look.
It had happened upon the champagne purely by accident; Orcas naturally have no fruit in their diet, but they have a preference for nutrient-rich foods, particularly fatty livers.
During the chase after the Longevity Club banner of Xia Dong, the Orca Family rendered significant service.
Feng Wenyu, Jin Wanlin, and others awarded the Orcas with two tons of duck and goose liver, and possibly due to the large order, the supplier had added five cases of champagne as a bonus with the shipment.
Goldmane and the Orca conspired, mixing champagne with ice, drinking it by the bucketful.
"You're not really offering me champagne, you just look like you're about to ask Ansheng to hurry because you're running low in stock..." Ansheng laughed and scolded the Orca, not too concerned whether alcohol could harm it.
With the Orca's fifteen-meter bulk, five cases of champagne probably wouldn't even suffice as mouthwash.
"Champagne is no problem, but I'll need you to do me a favor later."
"Right now, there should be about half an hour left..." Ansheng checked the time on his phone and glanced towards a small white yacht docked in the port.
"Eeeep?" The Orca heard this but was uncertain why they had to wait half an hour.
However.
No matter.
The Orca's gaze turned to the group of gray dolphins.
The group of gray dolphins began to sweat profusely, immediately remembering the terror of being toyed with and sent flying by the Orca.
...
Meanwhile, on Qingao Island.
Accompanied by Lin Shu and an assistant, Lin Ying strolled through the resort where the investment had previously failed.
"Can we go back now? I'm starting to suspect you're taking revenge on me," said Lin Zhe, following behind Lin Ying, glancing at the watch on his wrist with slight dissatisfaction:
"You've wasted two hours of my time. The Mid-Autumn dinner setup could be handled by the servants; your actions are more than irresponsible—they're a serious dereliction of duty!"
When boarding, Lin Zhe still felt a hint of delight.
But now, all that remained was anger.
It was blatant deceit. Lin Zhe thought he might interact with other high-ranking members of the Xia Country Lin Clan, but instead, he ended up power-walking in a half-abandoned resort for two hours!
Though young, Lin Zhe wasn't foolish and had understood that Lin Ying's actions were a deliberate retaliation, mocking him for saying things he shouldn't have at the airport yesterday.
To rise within the Lin Clan, one needed ability and achievements.
Blood relations were meaningless.
Blood relations were for outward declarations; internally, it was about ability.
Lin Zhe's visit to Xia Country wasn't merely for the Mid-Autumn festival; he intended to win allies. With Xia Country's Lin Clan secretly deploying resources to help him climb the ranks in America's Lin Clan, he'd reciprocate by utilizing Lin Clan's core authority to aid Xia Country's Lin Clan.
But this had crossed a line!
"Some powers you shouldn't intervene in." Lin Ying said as she walked away from the resort. "And some things you're not qualified to pioneer. When you truly hold power, then you can come demand things from me."
"In my eyes, you're a lion..."
"But from my closed room on the third floor, I watch you quietly."
Lin Ying seemed as if she were admonishing, yet her words carried an indifference. As they left her mouth, they seemed to recount an insignificant tale, carrying a chilling undertone.
"Tch!"
"Is this your way of slapping me and giving me candy at the same time?" Lin Zhe didn't comprehend the deeper meaning in Lin Ying's words, figuring she was merely complimenting his ambition without power to match.
"Young Master Lin."
Lin Shu kindly advised, "When looking directly at a lion, it appears majestic and commanding, but when viewed from above, the lion's mane resembles a thick patch of grass, while its body is actually quite slender."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Ansheng heard and was left a bit puzzled by Lin Shu's inexplicable reminder.
"Actually, you could take a look in your pants..." seeing Ansheng still couldn't get it, Lin Shu was almost anxious.
"........"
With a concrete imagery, Ansheng's face suddenly darkened.
What's this about lions or not.
From above, when you look down on a lion, doesn't it just resemble a certain organ hanging there?
What Lin Ying wanted to say was.
Do you really think you can start something that groundbreaking?
What are you?
You're nothing more than a certain dangling organ!
As Lin Ying's veiled vulgarities were uttered, the return sightseeing bus maintained a low-pressure atmosphere until they got back to the yacht.
Back on the yacht, the more Ansheng thought about it, the angrier he got. Suddenly, as if he realized something, he let out a cold chuckle, lifted his chin slightly, and said with a bit of disdain:
"Alright! I admit you got that right! But do you think I'd dare to discuss this if I came empty-handed to catch the White Wolf?"
"Out of the five Lin Clans, yours in Xia Country is the most unique. Do you know why? Because you've been cut off from information! Grandpa didn't want you meddling in, disrupting his grand strategy."
Ansheng sneered, staring at Lin Ying, he extended his arm, and a blackness gradually spread, turning his skin into a hard shell, with a row of neat black pores appearing along the side of his arm:
"When it comes to power, I admit I'm just a dangling organ..."
"But in realms you're unaware of, compared to me, you don't even measure up to a single organ!"
"I don't need to." Listening to Ansheng's provocative words and deliberate flaunting, Lin Ying's expression remained unchanged, her tone still full of detachment, with not a ripple of emotion stirred deep within, she calmly said:
"So what?"
"Heh..." Ansheng leaned back on the yacht's sofa, crossing his legs, slowly lifted his right hand, admiring the black shell and jet holes on it, and snorted:
"So? So you've been abandoned. Don't think I'm doing magic tricks, will you? This is a level of gene technology you can't possibly reach, we've achieved a new round of custom evolution, we possess the power to rival top predators, hundreds of years of longevity, and even more intelligent brains...... you've been isolated!"
"If you want to know the truth, cooperating with me would be the smart move for you..."
"Miss...."
Just as Ansheng was about to make a brazen statement, Lin Shu quickly stepped onto the yacht platform, walked up to Lin Ying, and whispered: "Master Fox sent a location share, informing us to jump to the left side of the yacht."
"Okay."
Lin Ying responded, returning her gaze to Ansheng, who had stopped talking, arms crossed, with an arrogant look.
"Very impressive gene technology..."
Lin Ying stood up from the sofa, stepped over to Ansheng, gazed directly at the sea in the dark, pulled out a stick of "adrenaline" from her sleeve, rolled up her sleeve, and forcefully stabbed it into her arm.
The moment the Spirit Particle Potion was injected.
Lin Ying felt her heart beating again, the gray world regained color, her black pupils instantly became brown vertical slits, rippling with spiritual particle waves.
"You!"
Ansheng stood up from the sofa, his face filled with shock.
"Pfft..."
Seeing Ansheng's shocked gaze, Lin Ying couldn't help but feel a sense of delight, bursting into laughter.
"Yeah! You're right..."
"Gene technology really is something great." Lin Ying stepped onto the sofa, leaped onto the backrest, grabbed the metal pole of the sunshade, and leaned out:
"Master Fox! We're here! Hurry up!"
"Beep beep——"
Master Fox, driving an Ekranoplan, slowed down as he approached the yacht, pounding on the horn above the steering wheel, shouting out to the yacht:
"Get onboard quickly! There's no time for dawdling."
Lin Shu, already in a life vest, and the assistant waited at the stern, jumping straight onto Master Fox's Ekranoplan.
And standing on the top of the yacht, holding the metal pole with one hand, Lin Ying let go, the four tails behind her fluttering in the wind, a pair of white fox ears sprouting on her head.
After landing on the Ekranoplan, she leaned back in the seat and turned to look back, with a smile on her face.
"Beep beep beep——"
On the ocean under the night sky, Master Fox frenetically honked the horn, piloting the Ekranoplan away.
"Talking....talking! The Spirit Beast spoke! It flew over on an Ekranoplan!"
Ansheng stared dumbfounded at the sea, his brain, once wrinkled, seemed suddenly filled with dense paste and became smooth, he was stunned.
A shadow about half larger than the yacht, swiftly approached from the depths of the ocean.
The reason Master Fox was insanely honking.
It's not because he was bored looking for trouble, but to alert the fish to scatter, the big one's coming.