Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan met Mo Dao again. Mo Dao told Ma Xiaoquan that his master, the former physical traveler Zhao Yuntai, would appear during the New Year...
Ma Xiaoquan's words were very helpful to Lin Feng, but indeed... with Lin Feng's skill and ability, it should be more than enough for him to make a hundred households, but... what Ma Xiaoquan said
These were all made up by him.
Mo Dao didn't mention Lin Feng at all, let alone Baihu.
Ma Xiaoquan knew very well that due to Lin Feng's status, he did not dare to ask Mo Dao in person. This was also the reason why Ma Xiaoquan dared to lie to Lin Feng.
...
One day in the first month of the first year of Taichang in the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of 1620 AD, Ma Xiaoquan was preparing to go to the palace for duty. A colleague of Jin Yiwei suddenly came to Ma's house and handed Ma Xiaoquan a handwritten letter from the commander, Mo Dao.
"What is this?" Ma Xiaoquan asked the colleague curiously.
The colleague shook his head: "I don't know either, Xiaoma, you have been in Jinyiwei for a while, right? You also know... none of us dare to ask more about the boss's orders."
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged: "Okay, then I understand, thank you, buddy."
The colleague smiled slightly and left Ma's house.
Ma Xiaoquan unfolded the letter, looked at the contents, and exclaimed: "What kind of nonsense are you doing?"
At this time, Li Qinghan came over and saw Ma Xiaoquan holding the note in his hand, and asked curiously: "Ma Xiaoquan, aren't you on an errand? Why haven't you left yet?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook the note in his hand: "The boss has something to tell me. I just received it."
"Can I take a look?"
Ma Xiaoquan nodded and handed the note to Li Qinghan.
Li Qinghan took the manuscript, opened it and looked at it, and said in surprise: "Ma Xiaoquan, what is the underground detector mentioned in this manuscript?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled and lied: "I don't know either."
Li Qinghan curled his lips: "Just lie, I think you must know"
Ma Xiaoquan shrugged and said, "It's up to you, sister-in-law. I'll leave if nothing happens."
"Hey, wait a minute," Li Qinghan called to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan turned his head: "Is something wrong?"
Li Qinghan blushed, lowered his head and murmured: "Be safe."
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment, scratched his scalp with a smile, and turned to leave.
...
Arriving at the place mentioned in Mo Dao's handbook, Ma Xiaoquan waited quietly.
Mo Dao hadn't come yet, so Ma Xiaoquan walked around the place he mentioned in the note and didn't find anything suspicious.
After waiting for almost a stick of incense, Mo Dao appeared.
Mo Dao didn't find an excuse for being late. He just gave an understatement and went straight to the point and threw a scroll to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan didn't say a word. He took the scroll that Mo Dao threw over, unfolded it, looked at it, and nodded lightly.
"Are you sure this is what you want?" Mo Dao asked.
Ma Xiaoquan nodded: "Yes!"
Mo Dao was a little confused and said: "Ma Xiaoquan, why do you want this thing? Do you know that even if you get it, you won't use it?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and said: "If you don't need it, you can't collect it. I can use it for collection, right? Besides, it's mentioned in my family's genealogy..."
Mo Dao chuckled: "As expected, you are the fourth young master of the Ma family. You have a very thorough understanding of the genealogy and history of the Ma family... So... where is the thing I want?"
Ma Xiaoquan smiled and shook his head: "I didn't bring it!"
"You didn't bring it?" Mo Dao said a little unhappy, "You didn't bring it and you still ask me for what you want?"
Ma Xiaoquan chuckled, took out a scroll from his arms, and threw it to Mo Dao: "There is a reason why I didn't bring it. The person in charge of that thing at home is Uncle Tong. As for where the thing is placed, Uncle Tong has no idea."
Ken said, of course I don’t know, but...the thing you have on hand can be used as interest."
Mo Dao opened the scroll and took a look at it suspiciously, and said in surprise: "Picture scroll? This is the original picture scroll of that thing? Ma Xiaoquan, how come you have the original picture scroll?"
"Of course it was stolen from home. This picture scroll was not put together with that thing."
Mo Dao put away the scroll and nodded with satisfaction: "It counts. The master will show up in a month. Maybe I can introduce you to the master by then."
Ma Xiaoquan was secretly happy when he heard this, Zhao Yuntai, Zhao Yuntai, I wonder if we are both physical time travellers. What will you think after we meet? Hum, I'm looking forward to it...
Seeing Ma Xiaoquan smiling and saying nothing, Mo Dao asked: "Ma Xiaoquan, I really want to know. We didn't tell each other what we wanted when we met before. Why do you decide what I want?"
Ma Xiaoquan shook the scroll in his hand and asked Mo Dao: "Then why do you think I want this?"
Mo Dao chuckled and thought to himself: Ma Xiaoquan, that thing is in my master's hand. I originally wanted to tell you and let you give up as soon as possible, because you are no match for the master. If the master knew that you were after that thing in his hand,
"Okay," Ma Xiaoquan waved his hand and said, "Since the deal between us has been completed for the time being, I think there won't be much interaction between us for the time being.
?Nothing happens, I’ll leave.”
"Wait a minute!" Mo Dao called out to Ma Xiaoquan.
Ma Xiaoquan frowned: "Is there anything else?"
Mo Dao said jokingly: "I heard that you caused trouble for Wei Jinzhong a few days ago and even beat up his brother Wei Zhao, right?"
Ma Xiaoquan spread his hands: "I can't help it. Who let me have the little token given by the emperor?"
Mo Dao chuckled: "I don't care whether it's a small token or not. It's just that when the master sent a message to me, he mentioned Wei Jinzhong. But what I don't understand is that the master wrote Wei Jinzhong after his name.
A few words."
"Which words?"
Mo Dao shook his head and said: "Be careful with Wei Zhongxian."
Ma Xiaoquan was stunned for a moment, pretended not to understand, then shook his head and said: "If you don't understand, I won't understand even more."
...
Separating from Mo Dao, Ma Xiaoquan went straight back to Ma's house.
Since I have Mo Dao's note, I don't have to go to today's errand.
After returning to his bedroom and closing the door, Ma Xiaoquan immediately took out the scroll Mo Dao gave him, unfolded it and read it carefully.
This scroll can be said to be a detailed design drawing of an underground detector. Mo Dao thought that Ma Xiaoquan could not understand it like him, but in fact, Ma Xiaoquan could understand it.