The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

Chen Siyao glanced at the comments section, then at Chen Hao's stiff back, inwardly laughing uncontrollably, but outwardly pretending to be nonchalant. Yang Wanqing couldn't hold back any longer, leaning on the railing, her shoulders heaving.

Chen Hao stood on the gunwale, holding his fishing rod, expressionless. But his face—his eternally unchanging expression, unmoved even in the face of a collapsing mountain—had stiffened.

Outrageous!

Enough is enough. No more endurance!

He closed his eyes, his consciousness probing downwards like water. The seawater was clear, sunlight penetrating to a depth of several meters, revealing the sand and stones on the seabed and schools of fish swimming below.

There were quite a few fish, but none of them were very big; the largest weighed only two or three pounds. His divine sense continued to extend into the distance, and deeper beneath the boat, he sensed a large creature.

It's huge. It's swimming slowly on the seabed, its body streamlined, its back dark blue, and its belly silvery-white.

Bluefin tuna. Estimated to weigh over 300 pounds.

Without making a sound, Chen Hao used his divine sense to guide the fishing hook in that direction. His divine sense controlled the hook, sending it through the seawater and the school of fish, precisely to the mouth of the tuna. Then—he pulled hard.

The fishing line suddenly tightened, and the fishing rod bent into a bow. The drag of the fishing reel made a "sizzling" sound as the fishing line was pulled outwards frantically.

"The fish is served!" Yang Wanqing was the first to shout.

Several girls rushed over to watch. Chen Hao gripped the fishing rod, leaning slightly back, the muscles in his arms tense. The fishing line drew a white line on the surface of the sea; the fish was struggling, very strong, but Chen Hao remained unmoved.

"Wow, that's some strength!" The captain poked his head out of the wheelhouse, his eyes lighting up at the extent of the bend in the fishing rod. "It's a big catch! Need some help?"

Chen Hao shook his head. He slowly reeled in the line, one circle, two circles, three circles. The fishing line was pulled back, then pulled out again, then pulled back again.

After a few rounds, the fish gradually lost strength and was slowly dragged to the side of the boat by Chen Hao.

"I see it! I see it!" Chen Siyao leaned over the gunwale and looked down. "It's huge! What kind of fish is that?"

The captain walked over with a long-handled landing net, glanced at it, and his voice changed: "Bluefin tuna! This must weigh three hundred pounds!"

He dipped the net into the water, and several people worked together to get the fish onto the deck. The tuna struggled a few times on the deck, its tail slapping against the deck with a "slap, slap" sound.

Xiaoyue jumped back two steps in fright, then curiously came closer and circled the fish.

The girls were all stunned. The fish was much bigger than they had imagined, longer than Yang Wanqing, with a deep blue back and a silvery-white belly that shimmered in the sunlight.

The live stream chat was filled with envy:

【I am Qin Shi Huang】: A 300-pound bluefin tuna? Are you serious, God?

[Wu Tian]: Who just mentioned the God Air Force? Come out and show yourself.

【Qin Jia Xiaoyu】: God: I'm just waiting for this big one. I didn't care about the smaller ones.

[Doesn't eat beef]: After half an hour of being airborne, he suddenly unleashed a 300-pound attack. That's a god.

Chen Hao reeled in his fishing rod, a slight smile playing on his lips as he looked at the tuna still struggling on the deck. He turned to Chen Siyao's camera and said in a casual tone, as if saying, "The weather's nice today":

"Little KS. The previous air force was just trying to lure out this big guy."

Chen Siyao and the other girls were stunned. They had never heard Chen Hao say such a thing before. What "little KS"? What "just to catch this big guy"? Was this still the same calm and collected brother who never seemed to care about anything?

Yang Wanqing was the first to react, clutching her stomach and laughing, "Brother Chen Hao, did you secretly imitate Versailles?"

Chen Hao remained expressionless: "No."

"Yes! Your expression and tone just now were exactly like Bensai from Versailles!" Yang Wanqing laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

Chen Siyao laughed too, holding up her phone to Chen Hao: "Brother, say it again? The viewers didn't hear you clearly."

Chen Hao glanced at her, then turned and left.

The live stream chat was still flooded with comments when Chen Hao walked over to the captain and discussed how to handle the fish. The captain said that bluefin tuna is the finest sashimi ingredient, and one this big is even rarer, suggesting that it be killed and eaten immediately.

Chen Hao nodded, and the captain called two crew members to carry the fish to the processing platform at the stern.

The fish was ready. The chef sliced ​​the tuna into evenly thick pieces and arranged them on a large wooden platter; the red and white flesh glistened with oil in the sunlight.

The women sat around a table on the second deck, each with a small dish in front of them, filled with soy sauce and mustard.

Chen Siyao picked up a slice and put it in her mouth, her eyes immediately lighting up: "So tender! It melts in your mouth!"

Yang Wanqing had already eaten three slices and mumbled, "It's a hundred times better than what I had at the Japanese restaurant!"

Cai Jingwen nodded in agreement: "They are indeed different. Fresh and frozen are completely different things."

Li Li didn't say anything, just buried her head and ate heartily.

Chen Hao sat beside him, quietly drinking tea, occasionally picking up a piece and chewing it slowly.

Chen Siyao ate a few slices, then turned on her live stream again, pointing the camera at the tuna sashimi on the table. Viewers in the live stream were practically drooling through their screens.

[Not eating takeout]: Why would I watch this during lunchtime?

【Yaoyao's Little Red Riding Hood】: Yaoyao, you guys are eating so well! Yachts and bluefin tuna!

[Not treated like cattle or horses]: The fish caught by the gods are eaten under their watchful eyes. What kind of divine treatment is this?

While they were eating, Yang Wanqing suddenly put down her chopsticks and pointed to the distant sea: "Look! What's that?"

The women looked up at the same time. In the distance, above the sea, a forest appeared. It wasn't clouds or mist, but real mountains and trees, floating in mid-air, like a giant painting hanging in the sky.

The mountains and forests are dense and lush, with streams and waterfalls in the mountains, and even birds flying among the trees.

Chen Siyao pointed the camera at that spectacular sight, and the live stream chat exploded instantly:

[Pengda Campus Heartthrob]: A mirage! This is a mirage!

[Migrant Resident]: It's so beautiful! It's like a fairyland!

[Shanghai Xiao Li]: I've lived by the sea for twenty years and have never seen such a clear mirage.

The girls all stood up, walked to the railing, and looked up at the mountains and forests in the sky. Xiaoyue also looked up, her ears perked up, staring intently at the mountains and forests, motionless.

Then, a bird flew out of the forest.

The bird was enormous, unbelievably so. Its wingspan was so large that it blotted out the sky, like a dark cloud rising from the mountains and forests.

It was entirely blue, but its wings had a ring of dark red markings along the edge, like embers from a fire. It held a small stone in its beak, but its shape was discernible—it resembled a heart.

The bird flew over the forest and then disappeared into its depths. Immediately afterward, the entire forest began to fade, like ink dissolving in water, slowly dissipating.