Summary of the previous chapter: Yuan looked excited when she spoke again. She introduced the Source of Time and the Soul of Space to Ma Xiaoquan in a little detail...
On the inner wall of the metal box, there are rows of dense letters written on it. If people of this era came to see it, they would definitely not be able to understand it, but if Ma Xiaoquan could read it, there would be absolutely no problem.
The letters were arranged in a very orderly manner, but there was no punctuation. Ma Xiaoquan looked at them for a long time before he separated the letters.
Letters make up words, words make up single sentences, and single sentences make up natural paragraphs.
Ma Xiaoquan read it carefully several times and was surprised.
From the sentences composed of these letters, Ma Xiaoquan confirmed that the metal box was indeed left by Huang Jingming. There should be something in the metal box, and Ma Xiaoquan had not only seen that thing, but also touched it. It could even be said that it was Ma Xiaoquan's.
Bury that thing.
"Magnum..." Ma Xiaoquan muttered to himself and murmured in his heart: What a mess. According to the records in this metal box, Magnum should have been placed here.
Yes, but why did I see it in Langya Mountain in the first place? Strange...
Ma Xiaoquan rummaged through the box a few more times, and after confirming that there was no more mechanism inside, he swung the shovel and flattened the metal box, damaging it.
The two Mao Gang's men not far away from Ma Xiaoquan were really frightened when they saw Ma Xiaoquan's sudden action. They wanted to go over and have a closer look, but due to the fact that Ma Xiaoquan's feet were still lying on the ground, they had just seen him.
Those ignorant guys, the two of them hesitated again.
After destroying the metal box, Ma Xiaoquan simply sat on a person's back to rest.
At this time, a burst of cold laughter suddenly came from the top of Tianjue Valley.
The laughter was not too loud, but relying on the special terrain of Tianjue Valley, it still reached the ears of everyone in the valley.
"Hee hee... Hahaha... Hee hee... Hahaha..." The laughter was rough and sinister, and it penetrated people's hearts.
spleen.
Ma Xiaoquan shook his body, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and thought to himself: Ma Yu and Ma Yu, these two brats, have really powerful laughter, and I even felt panicked after hearing it, eh, eh, not bad, not bad.
Among the people present, except Ma Xiaoquan, no one else knew who was laughing. Within a few breaths, panicked people appeared in the crowd. Someone shouted "There is a ghost". In an instant, it turned out that there was a ghost.
The lively treasure-digging scene turned into a scene of crying.
Civilians accounted for more than half of the people who came to dig for treasures. As soon as someone shouted that there was a ghost, the civilians immediately exploded. No matter how good the treasure is, it must be lived to enjoy it, right?
The civilians shouted and rushed out of the valley. However, the entrance of Tianjue Valley was only such a big place. If they left in an orderly manner, it would not take long. However, the crowd was in chaos now, who could care about so many people.
Ma Xiaoquan jumped to a higher place and quietly observed everything happening in front of him.
Ma Xiaoquan knew very well what would happen in such a chaotic state, so he had already made preparations when the cold laughter started.
In the chaos, a stampede is bound to happen. At this time, Ma Xiaoquan can't care so much. As the saying goes, if greed is not enough, the snake swallows the elephant. Since these civilians have chosen to come here to dig for treasure, they must understand the coexistence of risks and opportunities.
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Death seems to be a very common thing in the late Han Dynasty.
Scanning the crowd coldly, Ma Xiaoquan was a little surprised, because among the chaotic crowd, he saw a familiar figure.
The lights in the dark night were not very bright, and Ma Xiaoquan was not sure whether the familiar figure was the one he thought of. After thinking for a while, Ma Xiaoquan murmured: "Could it be Mao Gang?"
He rubbed his eyes, trying to confirm again. Just for a moment, the figure disappeared from Ma Xiaoquan's sight.
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and laughed at himself: "It shouldn't be Ding Yi. He and Mao Gang are still in Xiangyang. If they come, they should tell me."
...
In the crowd, Ding Yi crouched and lowered his body as low as possible. Next to him, Mao Gang had his face covered and his body hunched. Ding Yi asked alertly: "Master, Ma Xiaoquan seemed to have seen you just now."
Mao Gang snorted coldly, kicked a civilian next to him, and murmured: "Haha... saw me? Don't worry, even if he sees it, he will never believe that we are here now.
Here, because a few days ago, I wrote a letter to the demon saying that I was preparing to take a concubine in Xiangyang, haha, this reason is very simple and very useful, isn't it? "
Ding Yi nodded and said, "The master is wise!"
Mao Gang wanted to laugh, but he was afraid of exposing himself, so he twitched the corners of his mouth and nodded.
Ding Yi asked Mao Gang: "Master, if you just leave like this, don't we want those treasures anymore?"
Mao Gang chuckled: "How can we not? If we go out a little further, we will be easily discovered by the demon if we get too close."
Ding Yi groaned and stopped talking.
...
Lu did not flee with the common people firstly because he was from a wealthy family, and secondly because Ma Xiaoquan did not move.
As for the situation where Ma Xiaoquan destroyed the metal box just now, Lu Xian saw clearly. Lu Xian was also very interested in the metal box, but...he didn't find the box, and he didn't have the courage to go in.
Before the robbery, Lu Xian made up his mind that as long as Ma Xiaoquan left, he would get it even if it was destroyed into a flat box.
Unfortunately, at this moment, Ma Xiaoquan suddenly threw out a crimson flame, hitting the metal box in the middle. Within a few breaths, the ruined metal box was burned into hot molten copper.
Lu Xian gritted his teeth in hatred, but there was nothing he could do. The crimson flame was so powerful that it could burn even the metal box. You can imagine how high its temperature was.
The laughter became louder and louder, and also shriller. Although Ma Xiaoquan was quite confident and proud, he could not help but feel doubtful at this time.
"What's going on?" Ma Xiaoquan muttered to himself.
The laughter that now reaches my ears is very harsh. Although there is still a mixture of roughness and softness in this laughter, both the pitch and amplitude are much louder.
Ma Xiaoquan knew the Ma brothers very well. Although they were somewhat capable at imitation, they would never be able to imitate such a lifelike laughter.
In an instant, Ma Xiaoquan's back went cold.
"Did something happen to those two boys?"
After thinking about it, Ma Xiaoquan shook his hands and threw out two flame belts. The targets of the flame belts turned out to be the two people sent by Mao Gang to monitor him.
When the two people saw the flames coming, they were so frightened that they rolled and crawled away. By the time they came to their senses and reacted, Ma Xiaoquan was gone.
The two looked at each other, neither panicked nor at a loss. They just nodded to each other and ran towards the crowd.
Ma Xiaoquan's sudden departure also surprised Lu Xian, who had been observing him. However, Lu Xian also made a mistake, that is, when Ma Xiaoquan threw out the flame belt, he also stared at it.
When Lu Xian came to his senses, he also lost his target.
"Damn it!" Lu Xian stamped his foot fiercely and gritted his teeth bitterly.
At this time, most of the civilians in Tianjue Valley had already run out. The remaining ones, except for the brave ones, were trampled to death and squeezed to death. And none of the nobles even fled.
Having lost their target, Mao Gang's men and Lu Xian chose to take advantage of the chaos to escape, while the other chose to wait here and wait for an opportunity.
After burning incense, the valley became quiet again. This time, the ratio of people in the valley changed qualitatively. From the original situation where civilians occupied more than half, to the situation where nobles accounted for the majority.
Lu Xian looked at the other nobles around him, curled his lips and said to Yuan Fang: "It seems that we are not the only ones who have this idea?"
Yuan Fang chuckled and said: "Young Master is wise, I just observed that all the nobles have not left, only half of the common people have left."
Lu Xian nodded and then asked: "Then Ma Xiaoquan, are you keeping an eye on him?"
Yuan Fang shook his head and said: "He dodged too fast, and those two flames were really..."
Yuan Fang did not continue speaking at this point, and Lu Xian also understood the meaning of his words. Lu Xian chuckled and said: "That's all, he has one person, I'm afraid he can't do anything, but his two
Where are your subordinates? Yuan Fang, what do you think?"
Yuan Fang's eyes turned slightly and said: "Master, I believe that Ma Xiaoquan must be looking for his two men. If my subordinates guessed correctly, his two men should be among the civilians.
Already."
Lu Xian nodded, fully agreeing with Yuan Fang's opinion.
"Huh! Even if he finds his two men, there are only three of them. Even if he finds a big treasure, we have every reason to instigate other nobles to deal with him together, huh...
Although the plot to frame the blame failed, it will definitely not fail this time... By the way, where are the Mao Gang people?"
Yuan Fang waved his hand and said nothing.
Lu Xian snorted coldly and said: "If the mud can't hold up the wall, don't care about him."
Lu Xian raised his head and looked at the top of the valley, with a trace of solemnity in his eyes.
...
Ma Xiaoquan jumped into the woods of the valley and immediately spread out his body and started running. Since he was not sure where Ma Yun and Ma Yu were, Ma Xiaoquan did not dare to use the green spirit fire easily.
In the dark, Ma Xiaoquan ran all the way. During this period, branches and grass scratched his clothes and pants, and his skin was completely unnoticed by Ma Xiaoquan. At this time, he only cared about Ma Yun and Ma Yun's safety.
He didn't know how long he had been running. He lowered his head and looked down at the valley. The lights were still bright. Ma Xiaoquan exhaled and slowly stopped.