Chapter 88: The morning of departure

In fact, the news that Grandmaster was probably no longer alive was not only a blow to me, but to the entire Old Li lineage. It felt like losing the most solid support in my heart. The feeling of emptiness in my heart was simply beyond description.

We were sad, but Johnny was poisoned, just like our masters. He was obsessed with believing, and trying to make us believe, that our grandmaster had returned to Kunlun. Although he couldn’t give us any evidence, he just told us that he couldn’t forget the last steps of our grandmaster’s departure.

Is this a reason? This is a piece of ‘nonsense’ that I can’t even understand!

However, no matter how sad the outcome is, we still have to continue with what we need to do. We are just waiting for Johnny to tell us what to do. After all, Johnny knows best what our Grandmaster left behind. We know what we need to do, but we don’t know the specific details.

At this time, I have reason to believe that the three chains left by the master are not a map to Penglai or Kunlun, but a guide to the objects of Kunlun.

Thinking of this, I took out the three chains and made a copy of the map on them, which I gave to Johnny to look at.

“This map is with me…” Johnny pointed to his head and said, “I also keep it forever. It actually records the location of the Kunlun mystery.”

I sighed in relief. It was really like that. No wonder we couldn’t understand it at the time. We only knew that there were stories and legends hidden under the water, and we thought they were pointing to Penglai… It turns out that the real secret is in this. The records of the master were actually these.

“But…” Johnny looked at me as I was deep in thought and couldn’t help but add, “Many of the things recorded on this have already been cleaned up, and some of the new discoveries are not included. In fact, your master should know about it, because he also did the right thing.”

Johnny didn’t really care about the three chains, but he casually commented that we didn’t understand that the chain wasn’t about the sea, but rather a map of the land.

At first I didn’t pay much attention to it, but when I thought about it carefully, I felt that something was wrong. I couldn’t help but say to Johnny, “Are you saying that my master knew about it?”

“I think so. Old Li said that if he didn’t finish it in his lifetime, his disciple should continue it, so the whisk was passed down. Because it records the things of Kunlun that make many people jealous, it was kept in such a secret way.” Johnny explained further.

I was shocked and couldn’t recover for a long time. It wasn’t until Chengqing couldn’t help but call me that I muttered, “I feel something is wrong. Have you ever wondered where I found this whisk? It’s the Dragon Tomb! This shows that Master left the whisk for me to continue this task. It seems that Master didn’t think it was a guide to Penglai or the Kunlun Road… Think about the DVDs that our masters left us. They fought, they…” I was getting a little lost in my speech.

Everyone was also confused.

I sighed and said, “It’s just my guess, but I don’t think the masters were looking for the Grandmaster when they disappeared. The last photo they took was of them on Penglai, but that might not have been because of the Grandmaster. I think it’s entirely possible! After all, they didn’t leave us any words, so everything is just speculation.”

If that is the case, then I can only say that the masters were too protective of us, hoping that we would carry on the old Li tradition. They, the older generation…

This statement made everyone’s mood extremely complicated. Even if everything was just my speculation, how could we not be complicated when we thought about the feelings of the elders who had to bear everything?

“Well, since everything is speculation, we’ll have to see them in person to know. I said that maybe you can meet along the way. Things can’t be delayed any longer. We’re leaving tomorrow.” Johnny looked a bit tired. It seemed that he had said too much today, and thinking about too many past events had exhausted him.

I looked at Lushan. Didn’t he have something to say just now?

Lu Shan looked at me and finally said, “Before we go, can I say a few words? Of course, there’s no time to tell my story. It’s too long. Chengyi, when you and I find Baima together one day, we’ll talk about it, okay?”

I nodded. It was naturally Lushan’s freedom to do so, although I didn’t know why he had suddenly changed his mind.

Lushan smiled slightly, then took something out of his pocket. It was a pen, a pen I recognized because I had found it in the cave under Tianchi and brought it to Lushan. I didn’t know what he meant by taking it out at that moment.

Lushan touched the pen and said slowly, “In fact, this pen is related to Baima’s life, because the owner of the pen is Baima’s father! I won’t talk about some of the things involved for the time being. The point is that he was the one who followed your masters… and he followed Master Jiang and the others. On the surface, he was recording, but in fact, he was trying to save Baima at all costs! Later, he disappeared, and all the records stopped at the moment when Master Jiang boarded the Penglai. According to the official version, which is the same as your version, he did not approach Penglai and returned! But in fact, it was not the case. The specific reason is that he did not return, he really disappeared, and even the department was looking for him… The reason I said that Master Jiang and the others did not encounter any mishaps is because I once received a secret letter two years after he disappeared.

Hearing this, I licked my lips. It seems that there are still many secrets about Master and the others, but somehow I was able to hold back my emotions and listen to Lushan continue to tell the story.

“This letter was not written by Baima’s father, but by someone who claimed to be an insider. The main content of the letter was that he saw Baima’s father at sea, in a fog, and saw him vaguely! There were also other people around… I didn’t believe this abrupt letter at first, but this matter itself is a secret, so who would joke about it? So, I believed most of it. So, I just said that, which was based on the letter’s speculation. If Baima’s father suddenly appeared on the sea with other people around him, who could it be? It could only be Master Jiang and his men!” Lushan said seriously.

“So, you want me to find a pen or something…? I asked with a raised eyebrow.

“I just want to find clues through these little things. After all, clues come from details! Bai Ma’s father wanted to save Bai Ma, and I feel the same way. But before he left, Bai Ma had not yet become…” Lushan couldn’t continue, and took a deep breath before saying, “Anyway, Bai Ma… Bai Ma’s father is my only greatest hope right now.”

I patted Lushan on the shoulder, not knowing what to say. Although he didn’t say anything, I could feel his despair and heartache. What could be more painful and heartbreaking than having someone important turn into a magic weapon? It was already very difficult for Lushan to be so strong now.

“Where’s the letter?” I couldn’t help but ask, putting my hand on his shoulder.

“There’s no clue to the letter. Because both the words in the letter and the words inside the letter are printed, there is no stamp, no postmark, and it suddenly appeared under the bottom of my door.” Lushan shook his head and smiled wryly.

But in any case, this mysterious incident has always given us greater hope, and today’s conversation has undoubtedly lifted the veil of doubt that has always shrouded us.

We were a bit tired, but at least we now had a direction for the future… I am grateful that both my mission and my personal feelings have converged and pointed to Penglai! Whether this is fate or not, I have to be grateful.

And people always have a time to thank fate, don’t they? For example, when you first meet someone… whether it’s your parents, friends, or lover, that’s when you should thank fate the most.

Thank you for meeting my master.

Thinking about this, a bright moon was already high in the sky!

The next day, I was woken up by the sound of Johnny shouting outside the house. I was grateful that it was a sunny morning on the day of departure.

I got up, washed up, and finished packing, only to find that Johnny was already frantically directing people to move the luggage. I leaned over the window and couldn’t help but call out to Johnny, “Uncle Johnny, are we going back to the slums again?”

“Damn the slums, don’t mention it! From today on, we’re going to sail on the Ganges. God knows how difficult life on the water is. How much stuff do you need to prepare? Don’t lean over there and say something sarcastic, or I won’t mind rushing up and scolding you instead of Li.” Johnny is really a ‘firecracker’ that ignites at the slightest spark. The gentleness of yesterday’s conversation is completely gone, and he has become that hot-tempered old man again.

I quickly retreated. In light of Xiao Chengqian’s lesson, I dared not provoke this old man, but a smile involuntarily appeared on my face.

A new day, new goals, new adventures, how wonderful!

But as soon as I thought about it, my face changed. Am I the same as Wal-Mart? According to Huigen, what do you think adventure is?

Anyway, I was in a good mood. I put on my jeans, whistled as I went downstairs, and met the faithful servant of Mr. Johnny, who was preparing breakfast. I couldn’t help but tease him in English: “Beautiful lady, please prepare a little more breakfast. I think I’m hungry enough to eat a cow.”

In response, she gave me a dirty look and said, “You devils are just like the master. Do you think eating beef is a wonderful thing?” Then she screamed and said in a crazy voice, “But I can’t betray the master. I’ve cooked so much beef, it’s a sin I can’t wash away.”

I looked at this auntie’s performance speechless, and suddenly felt that including Uncle Johnny, everyone in his house was a hot-tempered acting type.

It was a lovely morning, and since we were leaving,