Lao Tang looked a little helpless: "I miscalculated the start time of the typhoon season, if I don't return tomorrow, I won't be able to enter the inland sea." ”

The master wondered, "The wind season shouldn't have arrived yet, right?" ”

I heard Lao Tang say: "How long have you not been in the inland sea, the wind season there is completely different from the open sea." Okay, since you're here, then you can follow me on the boat. ”

The latter sentence was addressed to me.

I pointed to Lu Shengcai and Yunshang behind me: "They got on the boat with me." ”

Lao Tang frowned suddenly: "Are these two young men beside you also people in your business?" ”

I nodded, "They won't let you down." ”

"Of course not," Lao Tang sank his breath, looked at Lu Shengcai and Yunshang behind me and said, "Then they should also get on the boat together, anyway, it's just to prepare two more sets of utensils, nothing else." ”

After saying that, he shouted into the distance: "Boatman, you are in charge of transporting supplies, I have to bring our new friends on board." ”

As soon as the words fell, he saw a dark-skinned man wave his hand at Lao Tang, meaning that he heard what Lao Tang said just now, and then he put a white towel on his shoulder to help the porters carry the goods.

Lao Tang led us past the delivery team to a sailboat covered in white paint.

It's a big, old-fashioned wooden boat, and the entire hull looks very thick as far as the eye can see, but it's also extraordinarily bulky.

When I saw the ship in front of me, I couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Not a mechanical ship?" ”

Lao Tang Chong was happy with me: "Of course not, the inland sea is different from the outer sea, the mechanical ship can't be eaten in that kind of territory, if you want to sail in the inland sea, you can only use this old-fashioned wooden boat, don't underestimate this boat, she has walked through the wind and waves, more salt than you have eaten." ”

As he spoke, two crew-looking men walked over quickly.

Looking at the old-fashioned sailors' suits on these two men, and the cloth scarves wrapped around their heads, and at the wood-colored ships everywhere, I suddenly had a strange illusion, as if I had traveled back in time to the European Age of Discovery.

One of them didn't say much when he came, and took all the luggage of the few of us in one go, and hurried to the cabin.

The other person stayed, he first looked at the three of us separately, and after looking at Yunshang a few more times, he turned his head and asked Lao Tang, "Combatants?" ”

Lao Tang nodded: "Do you remember Lao Du I mentioned to you, this is his disciple." ”

As he spoke, Lao Tang turned sideways again, so that the crew's eyes could fall directly on my master: "He is Lao Du." ”

Hearing Lao Tang say this, the crew's eyes suddenly lit up, and he rushed to my master with an arrow step, and held my master's hand without saying anything: "I often hear the first mate mention you, and I heard that you are a monk with high mana. ”

"It's not a monk, it's a Taoist priest." Master corrected.

At that time, my master used Chinese when he said the word "Taoist", but in fact, there was the word Taoist in English: taoist, or taoist priest.

If it were me, I would definitely not have translated it into English when I said the word Taoist, which is a transliteration of Chinese, and this transliteration is quite unauthentic.

The other party didn't understand my master's words, and he looked confused.

Old Tang leaned over and explained to me, "This kid hasn't been on the boat for a long time, and he hasn't seen the world. ”

I casually asked, "In your Western countries, there shouldn't be many people who have heard of Taoism, right?" ”

Lao Tang's answer was beyond my expectations: "It's more than you think, basically anyone who is interested in Chinese civilization knows it." ”

As he spoke, Lao Tang suddenly thought of something, and his tone suddenly became serious: "On our boat, regardless of nationality or faith, everyone is equal. ”

I nodded, "That's how it should be." ”

At this time, the crew member was scratching his scalp and walking towards the ship, his expression was very puzzled, and he did not know what my master had said to him.

Lao Tang turned around and beckoned to Master and Qiao Sanye: "There is still a period of time left, you should be honest, if you really go to sea, these three children may not be able to come back when." ”

After that, Lao Tang beckoned the crew to go to the cabin together.

Master and Third Master Qiao also stepped onto the deck to say goodbye to us.

Since I was a child, I have only been separated from Master twice, once when I was in Jingyun Mountain, I lived in another courtyard, Master has been active near Jingyun Mountain, and he can only see me once in the morning when he is doing morning exercises, and the second time is when I was in school in Yindu, I live in Yindu, and Master lives in Taosha Creek, and I can only see each other once a month or two on average.

This is the third time, and we all know that when the sailboat leaves port, Master and I are afraid that we will not see each other for a long time.

The master started his rambling again, and repeatedly told me to abide by the rules on the ship after I got on the boat, don't eat things indiscriminately, don't talk nonsense, take care of Yunshang and Lu Shengcai, and take my own responsibilities.

In the past, as soon as Master turned on the sneer mode, my head would be big, but this time, I just kept nodding my head, hoping that time would pass a little slower and I could listen to Master's nagging a few more words.

But the reality seems to be like that, the more you want time to pass slowly, it seems to go against your will, but it goes very fast.

The moment of separation finally came, and when the black-faced man loaded the last box of cargo onto the ship, the sailboat lifted anchor and was ready.

Master was standing in the harbor and I was standing on the boat, and he kept smiling and waving at me to let me go, but where could I go, I could only stand at the bow of the boat and keep waving at Master.

Master seems to have a lot to say to me, but in this situation, he can't say anything.

It wasn't until the ship gradually picked up speed that the master shouted from afar: "Eat well, don't be bitter about yourself!" ”

My mind was already in turmoil, and it took a long time before I responded loudly: "Okay! ”

Even though the ship was far away from the harbor at this time, Master might not have been able to hear me.

I could only look in the direction of the harbor until Master's figure disappeared from the end of my vision.

I know that at this time, the master must have been staring at the sea for a long time, staring at the direction of the big ship.

Yunshang walked up to me and sighed helplessly: "Since you are so reluctant to Grandpa Du, why did you have to get on the boat in the first place?" ”

My eyes were still looking at the distant shore: "Because I am a member of the Human Sect, I have my mission." ”

Yun Sheng said worriedly: "If you can't find out the whereabouts of Tianzong in your life, won't you still go ashore in your life?" ”

I smiled and comforted her: "Master hasn't found out the whereabouts of Tianzong either, didn't he go ashore the same, we don't have to think about it so much, just do the current thing well." ”

At this moment, Lao Tang's voice sounded on the deck: "Come here, and introduce you to the friends on the ship." ”