I've Changed My Ways

Chapter 173 I Became a Good Person

Everyone on the boat was in chaos. The boatman was a person with supernatural powers and extraordinary abilities, but he needed to control the course of the ship and could not care about others.

There are three wonders in Sanqi Fort: one is insects, two is medicine, and three is beauties. The daughters of Sanqi Fort are beautiful, and Concubine Che in the palace is one of the best. The medicine skills of Sanqi Fort are high, and there are many famous doctors who are good at using Gu to treat diseases.

The first of the three wonders is the insect.

The insect army of Sanqi Fort is extremely terrifying. Those who are good at using medicine are also good at using poison. The poisonous insects of Sanqi Fort are also unique. After being incorporated into the imperial court, the emperor ordered Sanqi Fort to form an insect army. Most of the people in the army are masters who are good at controlling insects.

Now that Sanqi Fort has rebelled, it is obvious that the insect army has also rebelled. This battlefield is where the imperial army is fighting against the insect army of Sanqi Fort.

They accidentally entered the battlefield and were attacked by the insect army of Sanqi Fort, and the situation was difficult to resolve.

"It's hard to guard against this kind of bugs! The Shaobao Sword can't handle so many of them!"

Qin Mu's scalp tingled as countless golden insects flew towards him. He immediately divided his attention, stabbing one of the soldiers with his sword, while his own vital energy exploded, and countless vital energy threads as thin as hairs flowed out of his hands, like a flaming red sun.

His energy thread was composed of extremely thin energy swords, which now turned into a setting sun, floating in the air with a humming sound.

Yu Yuan Chinese Studies, Sunset Sword Technique.

The fireball spun rapidly, and suddenly countless sword lights burst out from the setting sun. Each sword pierced the golden insects, and in an instant, insect corpses fell all around Qin Mu.

At the same time, his Shaobao sword pierced through the chest of a sergeant like lightning, and then went back, stabbing the sergeant to death.

"Great swordsmanship!"

The captain praised and asked his deputy to steer the ship. He immediately freed his hands and took out a fire gourd. After opening the gourd, a cloud of fire flew out of the gourd and transformed into a nine-headed fire phoenix. It opened its nine mouths and spewed out raging fire, burning countless insects to death.

The nine-headed fire phoenix spread its wings, covering the ship and spewing out flames. Several soldiers from the Sanqi Fort were burned to charcoal before they could get close.

"This boatman's cultivation is very profound, not inferior to General Qin Feiyue!"

Qin Mu's heart was slightly moved. The boatman was a middle-aged man with a burly build, but his fire ability was indeed extraordinary. He might be a strong man at the Seven Star Realm.

At this moment, a terrifying golden swarm of insects came like a wave. A woman dressed as a general stood in the swarm of insects, stretched out her hand and pointed, and the swarm of insects surged and pounced on the ship.

"The second wonder of the Sanqi Castle is that the girl is indeed beautiful."

The captain chuckled, and with a swish, the nine-headed fire phoenix was put into the fire gourd. The gourd grew bigger and bigger, and turned into a behemoth three or five people tall. The mouth of the gourd pointed downward, and a terrifying suction force came out, sucking the incoming insect swarm into the gourd.

The captain of the ship made seals with his hands and slapped the fire gourd dozens of times in a row. All of a sudden, various gorgeous runes appeared in the air around the huge fire gourd, lit up one after another, and then disappeared.

The insect swarm in the gourd was instantly refined into ashes.

Qin Mu's eyes lit up. Cultivation is a form of learning. This ship captain has a deep knowledge of rune seals.

The female general of Sanqi Fort was startled. The insect swarm under her feet stopped. She stood in the air, blinking her beautiful eyes, and said, "You are... the fire bandit Fan Yunxiao? When did you change your ways and become a ship captain?"

The faces of many merchants on the ship changed drastically, and even the officials changed their faces drastically. They all used their Qi to control their swords and pointed them at the captain of the ship.

The boat captain said with a spit: "What do you mean by becoming a good person?"

The female general of Sanqi Fort sneered, "I heard that you were a Taoist disciple who was abandoned by the Taoist sect. The Taoist sect thought you had bad intentions and expelled you from the sect. Then you became a bandit and robbed merchants everywhere. The court has been looking for you for a long time. Now you have become a ship captain. Aren't you a good man?"

The captain Fan Yunxiao said with a smile, "I was a bandit in the peaceful times, robbing people for money, but how can I be a bandit in the chaotic times? I was a captain in the chaotic times, and I made money much faster than robbing people. General, can you give me a favor?"

The female general of Sanqi Fort snorted coldly and looked around. The insect army of Sanqi Fort was still fighting with the officers and soldiers. It would be a thankless task to fight this bandit now.

Moreover, although Fan Yunxiao was an abandoned disciple of Taoism, he was extremely capable. The imperial court had been trying to catch him for so many years without success, and he might not be his opponent. He immediately rolled up his insect cloud and floated backwards.

Fan Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief and ordered his deputy to urge the ship to leave.

The merchants on the ship looked at the burly man in horror, their eyes full of fear. Fan Yunxiao said quickly: "You can rest assured, I have changed my ways and will not rob people in troubled times. The officials can also rest assured that I have changed my ways and this ship has been registered in the capital!"

An official sneered and said, "Could it be that Boss Fan's ship is the ship of the notorious Zhuiyun pirates?"

"Excuse me, excuse me. Now the Cloud Chasing Pirate Ship has changed its name to the Cloud Chasing Passenger Ship. We will continue robbing when the world is at peace."

Fan Yunxiao walked up to the merchant whose body was eaten by bugs until only his skin was left, frowned and said, "You were on my ship, and I should have done my best to protect you, but you were robbed, so I can't charge you for the fare." After that, he took out a purse and handed it to the merchant's entourage.

Everyone on the boat was trembling with fear, feeling as if they had just escaped from a wolf pack and entered a tiger's den. This Fan Yunxiao had been causing trouble for the caravan for many years, robbing everywhere. If they and others got on his boat, they would be afraid of great danger.

"I've changed my ways!"

Fan Yunxiao bowed and said, "You have really changed your ways! Don't worry, I will definitely send you to the capital."

Everyone still looked horrified.

Fan Yunxiao was helpless, he looked at Qin Mu and said with a smile: "Young man, your swordsmanship is not bad, is he from Yu Yuan's family?"

Qin Mu shook his head and said, "I am Qin Mu from Imperial College. Senior Brother Fan is very knowledgeable, which is admirable."

Fan Yunxiao's eyes lit up and he smiled, "This is the first time someone has praised me for my knowledge. You have a good eye. It's funny that many people just practice hard and don't know how to study. They don't know that practice is learning. The unique skills of Taoism are all built up by knowledge. Without knowledge, you can't learn anything."

Qin Mu deeply felt the same way. To learn the power of teleportation also requires a great deal of knowledge. The Taoist sword also requires knowledge. The seal that Fan Yunxiao used just now, and the rune changes contained in it, could not be done without profound knowledge.

"If you didn't go to Taixue College but went to Daomen, the old man Daozhu would definitely like you very much."

Fan Yunxiao thought back to the past and said sadly, "I don't know how the old man saw that I had evil intentions. I was obviously very well-behaved when I was in the Taoist sect."

Qin Mu coughed and asked, "Did Senior Brother Fan become a bandit after being expelled?"

Fan Yunxiao clapped his hands heavily and praised: "The old man is really smart! He saw that I would become a bandit in the future, and then drove me out to become a bandit! But I was still very well behaved in the Taoist sect. How did he see that…"

Qin Mu was speechless, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Brother Fan, how is your numerology?"

Fan Yunxiao said dejectedly, "It was good originally, but I became a bandit in recent years, so I gave it all back to the Taoist master. The Xuannv Suanjing and Taixuan Suanjing in Taoism are both very profound and not easy to learn. If I can learn all of them, I can learn the Fourteen Chapters of Dao Sword. I originally practiced to..."

Suddenly, a head popped out from under the cabin and shouted, "My lord, there's something wrong with our furnace. The woman from Sanqi Castle took advantage of our carelessness and stuffed a few bugs into our furnace, which has been chewed up and damaged!"

"I've told you guys several times, don't call me the king, I've changed my ways!"

Fan Yunxiao scratched his head, looked around, and said, "Everyone, who knows how to refine weapons and can repair the alchemy furnace?"

At this moment, a muffled rumble was heard from the cabin, and several alchemists climbed out of the cabin with charred faces, saying, "The alchemy furnace exploded!"

Fan Yunxiao's face changed drastically, and he cursed, "You damn woman, you did this secretly. Let's abandon the ship, and jump off together!"

Qin Mu stepped forward and said, "I know how to refine weapons, and I have also learned the art of making elixirs. Let me go and take a look first."

Fan Yunxiao was skeptical, and followed him into the cabin. The cabin was already on fire, and several bandits with ferocious faces were trying to put out the fire, which had been mostly extinguished. However, without the medicinal power provided by the alchemy furnace, the speed of the building ship had begun to slow down, and it could fall from the sky at any time.

Qin Mu stepped forward and looked at the broken alchemy furnace. This alchemy furnace was a standard alchemy furnace, different from the ordinary alchemy furnace. In the Yankang State-owned Shipyard, countless blacksmiths worked day and night to build alchemy furnaces for ships to provide power for the tower ship.

This kind of alchemy furnace burns spirit stones and dozens of medicinal herbs. It can transform the medicinal power contained in the spirit stones and medicinal herbs into rolling energy, which is transported through pipes to the bronze beast at the stern of the ship. The energy then turns into rolling flames and spews out from the mouth of the bronze beast, causing the ship to rise.

The structure of the alchemy furnace is extremely complex. It is a rare treasure created by the skilled craftsmen of Tai Academy. In addition to refining elixirs, the furnace also has a complex digestive system similar to that of the human body, which refines the medicinal power into energy.

Normally, when this kind of alchemy furnace breaks down, one can only ask the blacksmith at the Yankang State Shipyard to repair it or replace it with a new one.

"Can it still be repaired?" Fan Yunxiao asked nervously.

Qin Mu checked the furnace and had a clear idea in his mind. He said, "I learned blacksmithing for a few years. I can make a new one in one stick of incense. How long can this ship last?"

"If we use our magic power to support us, we can hold out for an incense stick of time."

Qin Mu immediately began to rebuild the alchemy furnace. With Suzaku Yuan in one hand and Black Tortoise Yuan in the other, he rolled up countless furnace fragments into the air, refined them with Suzaku Yuan, and melted them into molten iron. With the other hand, he cooled them with Black Tortoise Yuan and quickly forged the furnace components one by one.

Everyone was dazzled by what they saw. Suddenly, the ship paused and began to descend. Fan Yunxiao did not bother to watch Qin Mu forging the alchemy furnace. He rushed out of the cabin and activated the fire gourd, which transformed into a nine-headed phoenix, holding up the ship.

Although he was a powerful warrior at the Seven Stars Realm with tremendous magical powers, it was still extremely difficult for him to fly while carrying the ship.

Time passed by, Fan Yunxiao's face turned red, the pressure was getting greater and greater, and it was becoming increasingly difficult to bear. Everyone on the boat was terrified. If Fan Yunxiao couldn't hold on, the ship would probably fall from a height of thousands of feet and smash them to pieces!

Fan Yunxiao had reached his limit and could not hold on any longer. Suddenly, the two bronze beasts at the stern spewed fire from their mouths. The flames grew brighter, and the ship shook violently, increasing its speed and flying forward.

Fan Yunxiao heaved a sigh of relief and retracted the nine-headed phoenix, only to find that the speed of the ship was getting faster and faster, like a flash of light, and its speed was three to five times faster than before!

He was in doubt when he saw Qin Mu coming out of the cabin. He asked hurriedly, "Brother Qin, what furnace did you refine?"

Qin Mu said: "I have never seen the diagram of the furnace's structure, so I forged it according to my own understanding, which may be different from the original furnace's structure. I have only learned blacksmithing for a few years..."

Before Fan Yunxiao could say anything, there was a sudden loud bang, and the building ship broke through the air at a speed faster than sound!

"Brother Qin, who did you learn blacksmithing from?"

Fan Yunxiao was surprised and delighted: "Who can catch me when I rob people from now on?"

Qin Mu now understood why the Taoist leader said that he had evil intentions.