Chapter 89 Our ship

Wal-Mart is indeed a Taoist, because he has the most powerful magic trick—hugging the thighs! Before getting into the car, Xiao Chengqian complained like this.

Indeed, we didn’t want to bring Wolma along on this adventure. Although we were grateful for his previous protection, which had saved us from the threat of the killer, we didn’t want to drag this lovable, foul-mouthed Wolma into the danger. So our first reaction before setting off was to tactfully persuade him to leave. He has his own comfortable and happy life, doesn’t he? Even if he is addicted to Taoism and believes in Taoism, he has a powerful master, right?

But the reality is that our behavior is like poking a hornet’s nest. After hearing this, Wal-Mart first wept and begged me to forgive him, and after I couldn’t resist, he estimated that Xiao Da’s thighs were thicker and stronger, so he hugged Xiao Da’s thighs all the way and followed the car shamelessly.

So Xiao Chengqian had the above complaints, and after getting on the bus, Wal-Mart wiped away the snot and tears on his face, revealing a bright smile, and said with a smug look: “Master said that on the road of seeking the Dao, no matter if it is shame or hardship, it is a big stone that hones oneself. I have finally embarked on the road of seeking the Dao.”

“You’re fucking looking for the way to hold my leg?” Xiao couldn’t help but scolded.

Volma didn’t care about Xiao Chengqian’s angry scolding. He just sat in the business car and laughed happily. Huigen couldn’t bear to watch anymore and said, “Oh no, he’s gone crazy!” and pulled down his cap, unable to bear to watch any longer.

The car was loaded with our luggage and we soon set off.

The scenery along the way was still so beautiful, but no one was sure what the road ahead would be like.

Johnny told us that we were going to the Ganges, but he didn’t say where exactly.

Before that, we were in Kolkata, and I had also seen the Hugli River, a tributary of the Ganges. So, the Ganges is so long and so big, where exactly is Johnny taking us? Unfortunately, Johnny didn’t give us an answer, and we could only follow Johnny quietly.

It seemed like we had been driving for a long time, from the suburbs to the city, and then from the city to the suburbs, passing through many villages and towns. It was probably about two days before the car stopped at a place that looked very remote.

I’m not sure which state in India this is, after all, this is not China, and I’m not very clear about the geography here, but this is not important, the important thing is that after passing through a seemingly impoverished rural area, we arrived at the banks of the Ganges.

Johnny, dressed in some field clothes, got out of the car first. He said to us, “This is the place where Li and I came here many years ago. Compared to now, it was even more deserted back then. There wasn’t even a village. Thank goodness there is a village now, so we can buy some fresh things before getting on the boat.”

“Is it far? If it is far, why did we choose to get off here? Besides, how are we going to set off?” I stood on the bank of the Ganges. Because it was rarely visited, the long weeds here had not withered in the winter, but were only a little yellow.

The wind blew, the weeds rustled, and the Ganges River in front of me flowed quietly, with a kind of ancient silence. I didn’t know how to see how we could take risks on the Ganges River.

Johnny looked at his watch and said, “Are you stupid? To get to the water, of course you need a boat, but we’re a little early, the boat should be here in about an hour. As for how far away it is, I can’t give you an answer! Back then, Li and I suppressed something here, but in fact, this formation is a living formation that is engraved on the target, which means that where the target is, the formation is there. I can’t give you an answer.”

“What do you mean?” I didn’t react for a moment, but Brother Cheng Xin reacted first and said immediately, “You mean that our target is a moving target?”

“That’s what I mean.” Johnny took out a tin wine flask from his body, took a sip with a happy look on his face, as if he was just talking about an unimportant little thing.

But our mood is different. Activities are generally equivalent to living in our minds. If we associate living with living things that are suppressed and still exist, isn’t that a powerful act against the heavens? It’s a very scary thing to think about, but Johnny can still be so relaxed.

Seeing our shocked expressions, Johnny screwed on the lid of the flask and stuffed it into the back pocket of his pants, saying, “From the looks on your faces, I can tell you must have thought of some kind of creature. In fact, it’s not like that! This suppressed thing… well, I don’t know how to describe it. Anyway, you’ll know when you see it! It moves, but not very fast. For some reason, it is only active within the Ganges. It is the first of five obstacles we will have to overcome before reaching the Penglai. It’s okay, Li taught me how to find it… I have a way.”

Johnny said a lot of things that we didn’t quite understand, then laughed and said, “Let’s go shopping now! If you want to eat fresh meat on the boat, I don’t mean fish! In fact, there are many places in the Ganges where the fish is disgusting. If you want to eat it, I don’t mind.”

As he spoke, Johnny walked towards the car. It seemed that he was going back to the village where he had seen the poor people before to buy something.

We could only follow him helplessly. Hui Gen’er said with his head resting on his hands, “What a hassle. I don’t eat meat. Remember to buy more eggs.”

Chengxin brother then said, “Fresh fish from the river, how delicious? Why can’t you eat fish, disgusting? I love to eat fish.”

Johnny glanced at Brother Chengxin and said, “Don’t you know the funeral customs here? They’re the same as some of the funeral customs in Tibet, China. It’s a water burial! And it’s not treated in any way. The whole person is just thrown into the water! Do you understand? There are fewer Tibetans and more Indians. The water burials in Tibet undergo some special treatment, but not here! So, in many sections of the Ganges, the fish eat the flesh of the dead. Are you sure you want to eat such fish?”

“Uh…” Brother Chengxin’s face suddenly contorted, and then he squatted down in the weeds, begging Johnny, “Johnny, I beg you, don’t say it…”

Thanks to Johnny’s warning, we really did a lot of shopping in the village, just in case we encountered a sudden situation and had to eat that kind of fish!

We didn’t need any staple foods, but we did buy some fresh chickens and ducks. Johnny said he would find a way to keep them on the boat, and that if we passed through a city, we could get some more.

“Actually, even in the slums, I was very particular about what I ate! Although there, in pursuit of the most authentic life, I often had only potatoes and white rice on hand, I could still make dozens of different flavors of curry to make my food unique.” Johnny was very satisfied with this purchase, and in fact he was afraid that we would think he was too particular, so he couldn’t help but explain.

I feel that this old man is trying to distance himself from his aristocratic identity and does not want to be labeled as a hedonist.

No one cares about these small details. If you have money, you should enjoy yourself. Taoists naturally agree with this, but Xiao Da didn’t know what was wrong with him, and said, “After all, 36 ways to make curry is still curry, right?”

Then, inevitably, Xiao Daxiao got another blow to the head. Like Uncle Johnny, he didn’t hold back. Xiao Daxiao could only groan in pain as he walked on.

Once again, we arrived at the seemingly eternal and lonely shore. To our surprise, the boat had already arrived!

Unlike the big cargo ships that move around a lot, or the passenger ships with many rooms, this is a real civilian ship, like the kind that often appears in adventure movies in the Amazon River. It has a simple front and rear deck, a few rooms, and a driver’s cab… but compared to the version in the movie, this ship is a third larger, newer, and much more comfortable.

When they saw us coming, three strong young men came down from the ship and, without saying a word, began to help us carry our luggage.

After the luggage was loaded onto the boat and distributed to each person’s room, the three young men left one of them behind, and the other two drove the two business cars we had come in to go back.

The remaining young man had dark skin, big eyes and a thick lip, but a high nose, typical of an Indian. Johnny patted him on the shoulder and said, “His name is Singh, a real Singh, not a bad Singh like me. He drove the boat for us all the way! In fact, I deliberately cultivated him. He is also a good young man who has served me for three generations. He also speaks English, so you shouldn’t have any problems talking to him.

After saying this, Johnny asked Singh to say hello to us in English.

Singh was a little shy, but he still greeted us with a simple smile.

We had a good impression of this young man, and we were even more excited about the water life that was about to begin!