Chapter - 294 Leisurely Ride On a Shark (12) (1/2)

It was indeed Ouyang Ke who concocted this wicked plan to prop-up a wooden stick inside the shark's mouth, so that it would not be able to eat and eventually die of starvation. This, Ouyang Feng had seen with his own eyes. Right now he saw a huge shark with a wooden stick in its mouth; he also saw the wound caused by the hook on the shark's mouth. Without any doubt this was the very same shark they returned to the sea that day. ”So what?” he asked.

Zhou Botong clapped his hands and laughed, ”That means you lost! Our bet was you killed every single one of the sharks, but this good fellow was bestowed a good fortune by your nephew, it could not eat the dead sharks, hence could not eat the poison. It was the only shark left alive. So how can't you say the Old Urchin has won?” He burst out in laughter. Ouyang Feng's countenance changed, he could not say anything.

Guo Jing delightedly asked, ”Big Brother, where were you these past few days? I was so miserable thinking about you.”

Zhou Botong laughed, ”I am playing and having fun. Not long after I jumped into the sea, I saw this fellow grasping for breath on the surface, it seemed to be in agony. I said, 'Old Shark, oh Old Shark, looks like today you and I share the same fate!' And then I jumped suddenly on the shark's back. It furiously went down under the water, I had to hold my breath, my both hands holding tightly to its neck and my feet randomly kicked its belly. With great difficulty it went back up to the surface. Without giving me a chance to take two mouthfuls of breathe this fellow dove back underwater. The two of us fought for half a day and finally he became obedient and was willing to listen to what I say; I want it go to the east, it went to the east, I want it to head north, he wouldn't dare of going south.” While saying those words he gently patted the shark's head, looking so pleased.

Among those who were present, Huang Rong was the only one who admired and envied him. Her eyes shone and she asked, ”I have played in the sea for many years, why hadn't I thought of this trick? I was so stupid!”

”Look at its mouth full of teeth, they are as sharp as knives,” Zhou Botong said, ”If there is no stick in its mouth, do you dare to ride it?”

”You spent the last few days riding on the back of the fish?” Huang Rong asked.

”Certainly,” Zhou Botong replied, ”The two of us have a pretty good skill of catching fish. As soon as we saw a fish, we chased it; I sent a fist or a palm to kill it. Out of ten fish, I only ate one and this fellow ate the other nine.”

Huang Rong traced the shark's belly and asked, ”You dumped dead fish into its belly? It did not need its teeth to eat?”

”Oh, he is a good eater,” Zhou Botong answered, ”There was a time the two of us chasing an extremely big cuttlefish …”

Two people, one old the other young, were having an animated discussion, totally ignoring everybody else on board the ship. Ouyang Feng groaned inwardly, silently thinking of some ideas to deal with this situation. Suddenly Zhou Botong turned to him and said, ”Hey, Old Poison, do you admit defeat?”