That night, Nie Zi told Wang Dalu what he saw and heard at the foot of the mountain, then returned to the back mountain and continued to guard the entrance of Rong Ying's retreat.
After Wang Dalu heard this, he became very interested in the dog-headed military advisor of Wuwei Fort and thought about going down the mountain to meet this person tomorrow.
Without letting Wang Dalu wait any longer, Sun Er took a Confucian scholar up the mountain to meet Wang Dalu in the early morning of the next day.
Wang Dalu looked at the Confucian scholar in front of him and thought that this must be the person Nie Zi mentioned to him last night.
He glanced at the black mole between the Confucian scholar's eyebrows and said.
"I don't know what to call you sir. What's the matter with our Yingzhen sect?"
The Confucian scholars in front of Wang Dalu also stared at Wang Dalu, and saw a few people around him looking at Wang Dalu with obvious respect in their eyes, and they were a little surprised.
Yesterday, he heard that his subordinates reported that the leader of the other party was a young man, and he was still a little suspicious.
Now it seems that Wang Dalu in front of him is indeed the leader of this group of people, Confucian scholar Tao.
"I come from Wuwei Fort, and my name is Ma Mou."
Confucian scholars speak politely.
Qu Min, who was behind Wang Dalu, shouted with anger in his eyes.
"You're a thief from Wuwei Fort. You dare to come and die now. Let's see if I don't kill you to avenge your dead comrades!"
Wang Dalu didn't say anything to stop him. Seeing that Qu Min's sword was only a hair away from Ma Mou's neck, Qiong Li drew his sword and picked it away, pulled Qu Min aside and spoke to him.
"What's the hurry? Listen to Mr. Wang."
Wang Dalu just smiled. Seeing that Ma Mou's neck was scratched by Qu Min's anger and still looking at him calmly, he couldn't help but give him a high look and say something.
"Sir, he remains calm in times of danger. I admire his ability to nourish his energy."
Ma Mou bowed and saluted several people.
"It's not because Ma is calm, but because he has owed a lot of things in the past, and he came here to apologize."
"Oh? So your master asked you to come and apologize?"
"No, no, my castle master is deeply and infatuated with Master Rong Ying, so he does many stupid things. This time I came to take it upon myself to apologize to several people for the master of the family. I killed and scraped as I pleased, just to ask for help.
Forgive my Lord for your previous recklessness."
Qiong Li said from the side.
"If your master doesn't take responsibility for his mistakes, how can you, a servant, take care of them?"
Ma Mou said.
"This must be Ms. Qiong Li, the first disciple of Master Rong Ying, right?"
Qiong Li frowned and nodded.
Ma Mou looked at her and said.
"I would like to ask Miss Qiong a few questions."
Qiong Li did not answer.
Ma Mou asked.
"How does our Five Powers Fort compare to your Yingzhen Sect? Did the disciples of our Five Powers Fort, Luo Feng Clan and Iron Hand Gang die in your hands?"
Seeing that Qiong Li didn't speak, Ma Mou looked at Wang Dalu and said.
"The laws of this world are to rely on the strong to bully the weak, and the big fish eats the small fish. Our Wuwei Fort is stronger than the Yingzhen sect, so we can bully you and others. Now some of the disciples of my Wuwei Fort include a Ningxu Realm monk and Luofeng Iron Shou.
Hundreds of our men were lost in your hands. Our castle master is furious and preparing for crazy revenge. How come we come here to apologize?"
Wang Dalu asked.
"Then how dare you privately disobey your castle master's order, not only not become enemies with us, but also lower yourself and apologize? You should explain it to me so that I can listen."
"Young Master Wang wants to hear it. I will tell you the truth. Can you go into the main hall and have a cup of tea and listen to what I have to say before taking action?"
Wang Dalu walked towards the main hall alone.
Ma Mou smiled at Qu Min's glare and said nothing, and followed a few people into the hall.
Wang Dalu was already sitting in the main hall, and Master Li Shibu took Qu Min to the side hall to make tea for everyone.
Ma Mou sat down directly opposite Wang Dalu and saw that the others were already seated, so he opened his mouth and said.
"Mou Ma just mentioned that my Five Power Castle is extremely powerful even if its muscles and bones are not injured. How can I come here to apologize as the master of a castle? You might as well think about it in another person's shoes. What would happen if you were in the position of our Five Power Castle?
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At this time, two girls, Li Shishi and Qu Min, walked out, holding several cups of new tea in their hands and placing them next to the people sitting in the hall, and then they also sat down respectively.
Wang Dalu picked up the tea cup on the small table and took a sip and praised.
"Well, it tastes good."
After taking another sip, he continued what Ma Mou said.
"Then according to your opinion, if you were us, what would you do?"
Ma Mou's face was calm and emotionless.
"Without it, there is only one word."
Ma Mou stretched out his right hand with two fingers.
"The first is to wait, the second is to be steady. I wonder if that's okay?"
Several people present were thinking about the deep meaning of Ma Mou's words.
Wang Dalu thought for a while and then said to Ma Mou.
"Sir, he is indeed a great talent. We will leave in the first half of the year. Seeking peace is a top priority, but I don't know what he can do."
Seeing that Wang Dalu was moved by what he said, Ma Mou stood up and bowed.
"I am willing to stay as a hostage, and I will write a letter and send it to my castle lord, concisely describing the key points, and if I dare to use my head to protect him, the castle lord will agree."
"Xiang Guang, sir, I'm afraid he's already a little sleepy after walking all the way. Take him to have a rest, and be careful not to let him have any accidents."
Xiang Guang took the order and took Ma Mou out of the hall.
Qu Min looked at the other people in the palace with his beautiful eyes, and followed the direction Xiang Guang and Ma Mou left.
Qiong Li couldn't help but said to Wang Dalu.
"I wonder if Prince Wang agreed to what the thief said?"
Wang Dalu shook his head.
"I just think what he said makes sense. Besides, there is no other way now. We can only follow his wishes and detain him on the mountain. If it is true as he said, it would be best to persuade Qin Wei to give up revenge. If not, that's okay.
Put it in your hands as a hostage."
Qiong Li thought about it and could only do this.
Her master should be able to leave confinement in three months at most. As long as Wuwei Fort doesn't come knocking on the door during this period, then they and the others can escape intact and evacuate to Nanshan City in Wang Continent.
Wang Dalu told Ma Mou that they had to wait six months, more than half, because he wanted to confuse Ma Mou's judgment.
Ma Mou was taken to a closed room by Xiang Guang and Qu Min.
Xiang Guang immediately closed the only door of the room and stood guard outside the door talking to Qu Min.
Ma Mou did not light the lamp oil in the room, but sat quietly on the chair and meditated.
If there are others here at this time, if you pay attention to Ma Mou's eyes, you will find that several gleams of light appeared in his eyes and then disappeared.
At this time, Ma Mou suddenly smiled silently at the empty room.
There was a strangeness and confidence in that smile.
In the evening, Master Li prepared the meal and placed it in front of the table. Wang Dalu asked Sun Er to bring some food and tea to Ma Mou and replace Xiang Guang.
When Xiang Guang saw Sun Er coming with a food box, he knew that dinner time had come, so he opened the door of Ma Mou's room and went in with Sun Er.
Ma Mou's house was dark, and he could barely see Ma Mou inside the house through the light and shadow outside the door.
Ma Mou was sitting quietly in front of the bed, holding a book in his hand, as if reading silently.
Sun Er lit the only oil lamp in the room, and the light slowly spread throughout the room.
Xiang Guang asked when he saw Ma Mou reading in the dark.
"Mr. Ma is so talented, he can actually see things in the dark."
Ma Mou put down the scroll in his hand, smiled at Xiang Guang and shook his head.
"No, no. How can I, an ordinary person, learn the skills of the immortals?"
"Then why are you reading in the dark and looking like you're enjoying it?"
"Your Excellency is wrong. Who said that reading must be done clearly, only then you will know that Ma's book is in your heart."
Xiang Guang didn't understand the mystery behind these scholars' words, so he didn't ask any more questions.
He exchanged a few words with Sun Er and was about to leave for the dining hall.
Ma Mou stood up at this moment and stopped Xiang Guangdao who was about to walk out of the house.
"Please, please, this strong man, bring a few words to your young master for me."
Xiang Guang came to the dining hall and told Wang Dalu what Ma Mou said to him and took out a letter written by Ma Mou himself.
Wang Dalu heard what Xiang Guang relayed for Ma Mou, then took the letter from Xiang Guang and opened it. He read it for a while and then said.
"You all should read it. This is a letter written by Ma Mou to Qin Wei, the master of Wuwei Fort. The purpose of the letter is to make peace with us and avoid endless fighting."
Qiong Li and others read the letter and read it several times but found no clues in it. They all looked at Wang Dalu and waited for his decision.
Wang Dalu thought for a while and said.
"It takes nearly ten days to travel from Wuwei Fort to and from here. If you want me to read this letter, wait for two months before sending it. What do you think?"
Several others thought for a long time but couldn't think of a better way, so they all said they would act according to Wang Dalu's idea.