Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan’s earliest apprentice, Mao Gang, has gradually established a foothold in Jingzhou after more than ten years of accumulation. However, as Mao Gang gets older and his mind becomes more mature, Mao Gang’s rebellion
His mind began to stir. What Ma Xiaoquan didn't know was that Mao Gang and Ding Yi had secretly formed an accomplice...
The beautiful woman was stunned for a moment, turned her head and looked at Ma Xiaoquan carefully, her face suddenly turned red.
"Mr. Ding, you lied to me. How could there be such a young and handsome man?"
Ding Yi waved his hand, shook his head and said: "Madam, I am not telling you any lies. My master is a god, he will not grow old, and he is immortal. Now you see that he is very young, but in fact the master is already over a thousand years old...
..."
The beautiful woman screamed "Ah" and looked at Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan scratched his scalp in embarrassment and said: "Hmm, Ding Yi, you are a bit too talkative..."
The beautiful woman looked at Ma Xiaoquan carefully and then said slowly: "My husband said that his master will not grow old. He has purple hair. I still don't believe it. What I saw today is that it is true. It's really magical."
..."
As the beautiful woman spoke, she obediently bowed to Ma Xiaoquan: "My little girl has met Master Shangxian!"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled: "Well, you are Mao Gang's wife, right? She is indeed a beautiful woman!"
The beautiful woman smiled and said modestly: "Master Shangxian is joking. When it comes to beauty, my husband's wife is beautiful, and the little girl is just a concubine."
Ma Xiaoquan joked: "My apprentice, why can't I learn well? Marrying a beautiful wife is quite like a teacher, haha... By the way, what's your name?"
The beautiful woman replied: "Returning to what Master Shangxian said, the little girl's surname is Ji and her given name is Yanran."
"Ji Yanran? Well, good name, good name...haha..."
Ma Xiaoquan's laughter "awoke" Mao Gang, who was still "resting". Inside the room, Mao Gang deliberately said in a calm voice: "Who is outside the room?"
The beautiful woman opened the door and said respectfully: "Husband, your master is here."
"Master? Please come quickly, please come quickly!"
The beautiful woman led Ma Xiaoquan and others to the couch, and Mao Gang looked at Ma Xiaoquan with "tears in his eyes."
"Master!" Mao Gang dragged his "heavy" body and sat up, preparing to leave the bed and salute Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan stepped forward and grabbed Mao Gang's hand, and said humbly: "My disciple is ill, so there is no need to be polite. Go to bed quickly and take a good rest."
Mao Gang nodded vigorously and lay back obediently.
Ma Xiaoquan sat beside the couch and said with a smile: "Mao Gang, it's been a while since we, master and disciple, have separated, right?"
Mao Gang's eyes were red: "Yes, Master, it has been more than ten years..."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Your teacher's mother has been talking about you, saying that you came to Jingzhou at such a young age... Now I think your boy is doing well in Jingzhou, living in such a big manor and mansion.
Holding such a beautiful wife in your arms, you kid, that’s okay, hehe..."
Mao Gang chuckled: "Master is joking, even if the disciple is powerful, he can't keep up with the master. For example, the disciple's mother-in-law is not as beautiful as the master's mother..."
Ma Xiaoquan gently knocked on Mao Gang's head: "You kid, your ideas are all about the master's wife..."
Mao Gang was stunned for a moment, and his heart tightened, thinking that he had said the wrong thing.
Ma Xiaoquan saw that Mao Gang was stunned, and said: "Why are you nervous? You are joking for the teacher. By the way, your teacher's wife is also a mother now. If you have time, go and see her..."
Mao Gang was overjoyed when he heard this and said quickly: "Master, where is your home now? Are you still in Xuchang?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head: "I can't live in Xuchang anymore. I built a new place in Yecheng for my teacher, called the Ma Family Courtyard..."
"Oh" Mao Gang was respectful on the surface, but he was already making calculations in his heart.
"Okay, I won't disturb you anymore. Come back as a teacher when you are almost fully recovered!"
Upon hearing this, Mao Gang said reluctantly: "Master, are you leaving just now?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said, "I'm not leaving. I have something to do as a teacher in Jingzhou, so I won't leave for the time being."
Mao Gang was secretly surprised, then he smiled and said, "Okay, then I can visit Master every day."
Ma Xiaoquan nodded.
...
After leaving the Mao family mansion, Ma Yun said: "Master, I always feel that something is not right."
Ma Yu also nodded to agree with his brother's statement.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and patted the two of them on the shoulders: "You are worrying too much. My disciple and I have a very deep relationship. When I helped him just now, my disciple's hands were very hot. From this point of view,
, but my disciple is seriously ill."
Ma Yu said: "Master, why was he so lively when we saw him last night?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook his head and said: "The sky is unpredictable, and people are prone to misfortune and fortune. Just because you are fine at night does not mean that you will be fine the next day. You two, you are so worried..."
The Ma brothers said oh in unison and stopped talking.
...
Mao's mansion, inside Mao Gang's bedroom.
Mao Gang covered his head with a cloth soaked in cold water and gasped: "This medicine is really strong. I am still sweating and feel weak..."
Beside him, Ding Yi smiled slightly, stepped forward and said respectfully: "Master, this medicine was obtained from the Xianbei tribe outside the region, and it is specially used to charm women."
When Mao Gang heard this, he cursed: "You Dingyi, you used the medicine to charm women on me. No wonder I always feel extremely hot in my lower body."
Ding Yi chuckled: "Master, don't worry, this medicine has a very strong effect on women, but on men, it only causes heat."
Mao Gang asked: "How long will the man need to recover after taking this medicine?"
Ding Yi thought for a moment: "In half an hour, the effect of the medicine on the master will naturally be gone. However, after it is gone, the master still needs to take a bath and then have sex again."
Mao Gang nodded and sighed: "I like your medicine very much, leave some for me, hum..."
Ding Yi asked: "Master, do you want to use this medicine?"
Mao Gang laughed: "You don't need to know how I use it, you just need to be ready."
"As you command!"
"Yeah" Mao Gang nodded, and the appearance of Hua Yuexin slowly emerged in his mind...
The next day, Ma Xiaoquan sent the Ma brothers to deliver some supplements to Mao Gang, but Mao Gang himself had not gotten up yet due to fighting Ji Yanran last night.
Ding Yi ordered his servants to collect Ma Xiaoquan's supplements and left the Ma brothers to have a light meal.
During the meal, Ding Yi asked Ma Yun: "Brother Ma, are you the new owner of the house?"
Ma Yun nodded, pointed at Ma Yu, and said: "Yes, we all are!"
"How many new people has Master taken in?"
Ma Yu answered: "Eight people, including myself and Ma Yun, and six others."
"Oh?" Ding Yi's heart moved slightly and asked again, "Which eight people?"
Ma Yun and Ma Yu looked at each other, nodded and said: "Mr. Ding is also the owner, so we won't hide it... We were acquired by the owner after a series of tests...
.The master gave us a name, the Eight Scholars of Yecheng..."
"Eight Scholars of Yecheng?"
Ma Yun hummed: "Yes, the eight of us, in addition to our two brothers, there are also Ruan Hong from Jizhou, Yao Zhi from Bingzhou, Liangzhou..."
Ding Yi nodded and firmly remembered the names of these eight people.
After the meal, Ding Yi took the Ma brothers' hands affectionately and said: "We both serve the master, and we should do our best to do things for the master. I joined the master earlier than you, and I am older than you. If you were
If you two don't mind each other, you can call me Brother Ding..."
The two nodded and said in unison: "Brother Ding, Ma Yunyu is polite!"
Ding Yi clasped his fists with both hands and returned the greeting: "You are so polite, dear brothers. If anything happens to the master in the future, I hope you won't hide it and tell the elder brother. The elder brother will work with you to share the master's worries."
The two of them said in unison: "Thank you so much, Brother Ding!"
Ding Yiyi waved her hand: "If anything happens, we brothers, don't be polite, haha..."
"Ha ha......"
...
After seeing off the Ma brothers, Ding Yi quickly returned to his bedroom and wrote the names and brief introductions of the Eight Scholars of Yecheng that he had just remembered on the white scroll. After Mao Gang got up, Ding Yi immediately read the contents on the white scroll.
I read it to Mao Gang.
"Oh?" Mao Gang was also surprised after hearing this and asked, "So, in addition to the four of you, that guy has recruited these eight people?"
Ding Yi nodded: "Yes, master, these eight people are all wealthy nobles."
"Well," Mao Gang dragged his chin and said to himself, "In this case, if I rashly attack these eight people, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult."
Mao Gang thought for a while and said: "Ding Yi, please continue to pay attention to the movements of these eight people, especially the Ma brothers. Keep an eye on me. If he has any movements, report them to me immediately!"
Ding Yi took a small step back and said respectfully: "Yes!"
...
After the Ma brothers returned home, they reported the process of delivering supplements to Ma Xiaoquan. After listening, Ma Xiaoquan nodded with satisfaction and said: "Ding Yi, this guy is quite enthusiastic, not bad, not bad..."
Ma Yu said: "Master, Mr. Ding has even recognized us as brothers!"
"Oh? Not bad, you guys, okay, Ding Yi has taken refuge with me a long time ago, I can rest assured."
Ma Yun said again: "Master, I heard that a long time ago, in addition to taking on apprentices, you also had four subordinates. Who were they?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and said quite proudly: "My four subordinates, no matter how powerful they are, but each one of them has obvious advantages and characteristics... Hmm...