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Chapter 147 I'll handle it

When Wu Mengsheng finished playing his piece and stepped back onto the deck with his guqin, he was still carrying the faint fishy smell of the sea.

He glanced around and saw Qi Fei sitting cross-legged on the viewing platform, his eyes closed, his magical power flowing slowly around him, clearly trying to recover as quickly as possible.

Wu Mengsheng didn't disturb them, and walked straight over to sit down opposite Qi Fei.

The tea was still cold, but he didn't mind. He picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup, and slowly sipped it, revealing a rare moment of leisure.

The sky at this moment was no longer the menacing sight of dark clouds and lightning.

The gale subsided, the downpour stopped, and the thick clouds seemed to have been torn apart by a pair of giant hands, revealing vast expanses of azure sky.

The sun shone down without obstruction, illuminating the wet deck and creating shimmering golden light. The sea breeze also became much gentler, as if the earth-shattering battle that had just taken place had never happened.

Everything was so peaceful, bright, and warm.

But Wu Mengsheng soon discovered something was amiss.

The boat has stopped moving.

He put down his teacup and listened intently. The ship was filled with a cacophony of sounds, some reflecting the stillness of the battle that had just taken place, others expressing the relief of surviving.

There was no sign of the boat setting sail.

Wu Mengsheng frowned and thought about it carefully.

Just now, as he was playing the zither with great enthusiasm, his sword energy surged and his killing intent soared to the sky. He not only wiped out all the fish, shrimp, and crabs outside the ship, but it seems—it seems—he also killed quite a few of the sneaky captain, first mate, and crew members on the ship.

However, he found the first mate and crew members rather suspicious, so he simply triggered the sword energy within them.

Now that I think about it—without those people, who would drive the boat?

Wu Mengsheng felt a rare moment of embarrassment.

Controlling such a huge sea monster is a completely different concept from controlling a small flying boat.

The flying boat is only about ten feet long; it can move with a burst of magic and stop with a thought; one person is enough.

But the giant sea loach is a behemoth weighing 100,000 tons. Its decks are layered upon layered, and its cabins are as dense as a honeycomb. There are sails and rigging that require people to climb and set up, magic arrays that require special maintenance and operation, and various miscellaneous tasks such as rudders, anchors, cables, and flags. If any link is missing, it cannot turn.

Without a whole crew, he, a mere swordsman, could do nothing but stare blankly at the zither.

As he frowned, pondering this thorny problem, Qi Fei across from him slowly opened his eyes, his gaze clear and bright, clearly having recovered some of his magical power.

He glanced around, then looked at Wu Mengsheng's unusually serious expression, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Wu Mengsheng nodded and said seriously, "There's a problem."

"What problem? Is it more serious than the Dragon King of the South China Sea?" Qi Fei asked, somewhat astonished.

He looked around; the wind was calm, and there was nothing there.

"This problem is indeed more troublesome than the Dragon King of the South China Sea."

"What kind of problem is that? It can't be a Golden Core cultivator, can it?"

"No, they're still more terrifying than Golden Core cultivators," Wu Mengsheng said. "No one's sailing anymore."

Qi Fei smiled and immediately understood.

"You killed them all?" The "they" he referred to were members of the Sanhai Society, which was also a cult.

Wu Mengsheng nodded.

"Well done!" Qi Fei stood up and said, "This matter is simple, I'll handle it."

Simple?

Wu Mengsheng looked at him, not quite believing it.

Qi Fei didn't explain further and turned to walk towards the cabin.

He went from top to bottom, floor by floor, knocking on each door, until he gathered all the people still alive on the ship.

Those people were already terrified by the previous storms and sea monster attacks, and now that they heard that the captain and crew had died, they were thrown into chaos and didn't know what to do.

There were so many people on the ship that it took half a day for them to all get onto the deck.

Qi Fei explained the situation to them, such as why the ship was attacked, because the captain and first mate wanted to use someone else to do their dirty work.

The captain and first mate were targeting Qi Fei, but they were all innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.

Qi Fei spoke frankly, without giving them orders, and instead took the blame and responsibility upon himself.

Finally, he said with a hint of apology, "I'm truly sorry for the trouble I've caused everyone."

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His words left everyone on the ship stunned.

This cultivator, facing the South Sea Dragon King alone, a being as powerful as the South Sea Dragon King, actually apologized to them.

No, do they deserve it?

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it!"

"You're too kind, Immortal Master."

"You're too kind, Venerable One."

The people on the boat were talking all at once.

Most people expressed their understanding, and even those who didn't understand didn't dare show it on their faces.

The strongest people on this ship right now are Qi Fei and Wu Mengsheng. In the cultivation world, strength is respected, and no one would be foolish enough to jump out and sing a different tune at this time.

"In that case, follow my instructions—"

Qi Fei wasted no time and quickly selected a group of usable people from among them.

Among these people were cultivators and ordinary people.

Some of them were very knowledgeable about the structure and performance of the giant loach, and some had even participated in the construction of the ship.

Others, though they had never handled a large loach, had operated similar boats before, so they could easily learn by analogy and get the hang of it.

These people were scattered throughout the ship's cabins, with different identities and experiences, yet Qi Fei could find them all as easily as if he had a roster in his hand.

When Qi Fei called them, they were also taken aback, not expecting that Qi Fei knew so much about them.

The power of immortals is indeed unfathomable.

In fact, Qi Fei had always kept to himself in the cabin and was unaware of the identities and backgrounds of these people.

But "Sword" knew that "Sword" was a seasoned sailor. He had spent all these days on the ship, running around inside and out. He wouldn't say he knew everyone on the ship, but he knew a good enough number of them.

It remembers everything when it listens to gossip: who does what, who has what skills, who is honest and obedient, and who has ulterior motives.

Qi Fei organized these selected people into several groups, and they began to learn how to operate this behemoth by exploring and learning at the same time.

There were many stumbles and falls, and I was in a lot of trouble, making quite a few laughs, but I'm making progress every day.

At the same time, Qi Fei organized another group of people to patrol, maintain, and keep the ship in order.

With more people, there are more things to do; if no one is in charge, things will get chaotic.

Especially the ordinary people living in the middle cabins, they did not have the dry food and water that the cultivators carried with them. Although there were a lot of supplies stored on the ship, no one distributed them, no one cooked, and no one boiled water. They were just a bunch of unmovable decorations.

Once the ship comes to a complete standstill, this giant sea eel will no longer be a ship for them, but a floating prison.

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They were trapped inside, their cries for help going unanswered.

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