After an hour of rest, Ma Jingguo finally recovered his strength. He got off the bed and decided to look for Mu Dishi. When Ma Jingguo walked out of the room, he saw Mu Dishi walking towards the room.
Mu Dishi, "You suppose to lay down."
Ma Jingguo, "I was worry about you. Where did you go?"
Mu Dishi did not answer. He walked straight into the room and sat the plain rice congee on the table. Ma Jingguo closed the door behind him and sat down at the table, smiling at Mu Dishi. He picked up the rice congee from the table and began to eat.
Ma Jingguo smiled and said, "Xiao shushu, do you ever wonder why I am madly in love with you?"
Mu Dishi, "Why?"
Ma Jingguo, "It is because of the bowl of rice congee and the bowl of medicine." He ate two spoonful of the rice congee. "Oh right, where should we go next?"
Mu Dishi, "Wherever you like."
Ma Jingguo, "Xiao shushu, do you want to stay here until spring?"
Mu Dishi, "Why do you want to stay here until spring?"
Ma Jingguo, "It's getting cold. Soon there will be snow. I don't want xiao shushu to travel during winter."
Mu Dishi, "Whatever."
Ma Jingguo, "Stay here cost more money. Should we go look around to see if there is a house to rent or buy?"
Mu Dishi, "Whatever."
When Ma Jingguo and Mu Dishi walked down the stair to the dining hall. They met the same waiter in the dining hall.
Ma Jingguo, "Waiter, we enjoyed all the places that you've told us. Thank you."
Wang Niu, "No problem. I am glad you like it."
Ma Jingguo, "Do you know any place where we can rent or buy? We are looking for some place that is not near the town."
Wang Niu, "I have a small shabby house about thirty minutes walks from the town. I don't even stay there anymore since I work here. I don't even know the condition of the house."
Ma Jingguo, "If you were to sell it, how much?"
Wang Niu, "Are you kidding? Who will want to buy it?"
Ma Jingguo, "Me."
Wang Niu, "I don't even know the condition of the house."
Mu Dishi took out two big gold ingots, "Is this enough?"
The Wang Niu's eyes was wide open. He stared at the two gold ingots without blinking. Those two gold ingots are enough to build him a new house. He smiled at Mu Dishi, "Wait a little bit. Let me go get the land deed."
A few moments later, the Wang Niu came back with an envelope. He handed the envelope to Ma Jingguo, "Here is the land and house deeds."
Ma Jingguo took the envelope and walked to the counter with the Wang Niu. He ask the Innkeeper for a piece of paper, and then wrote something down. He turned to the Wang Niu and asked, "Are you able to read?"
Wang Niu shook his head.
Ma Jingguo, "Okay, I will read for you." He took the letter and read, "I, Wang Niu agree to sell my home and land to Ma Dishi in the amount of two gold ingots. Innkeeper Lao of Tianshan is the witness." He handed the letter to the Innkeeper who is able to read.
Innkeeper, "Everything is legit." The Innkeeper wrote his name down and also imprinted his thumb onto the letter. Then waiter Wang Niu did the same.
Ma Jingguo smiled, "The sale is complete then. Xiao shushu, pay the man."
Mu Dishi gave the two gold ingots to Wang Niu. He also paid their bills. After everything was settled, Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo walked out of the Inn.
Mus Dishi and Ma Jingguo walked out of the town. After thirty minutes, they found the place. Since the house has been abandoned for many years, the house is old and dirty. Ma Jingguo opened the front gate, and the gate gave a loud squeaky sound. One side of the gate door fell down on the ground when it was opened halfway. The two men walked inside.
The water well located on the left of the house. There were two bedrooms connected side by side. The small kitchen area was on the right and behind the kitchen was a decent side shed.
Ma Jingguo scratched his head, "When the waiter said it's shabby, I didn't think it will be this shabby."
Mu Dishi, "It is too late to return it now."
Ma Jingguo, "No kidding. Don't worry. I will fix it."
Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo spent two weeks repairing and cleaning the place. The next day, Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo walked into town to get some food and stack up for the winter.
Ma Jingguo put the last basket of vegetables on the wagon. Then, he picked Mu Dishi up like a little toddler and then sat Mu Dishi's on the wagon.
Mu Dishi sat on the wagon as Ma Jingguo pushed the wagon. Mu Dishi asked, "Jingguo, why don't we buy a horse."
Ma Jingguo, "Horse is hard to take care. I'll just push."
Mu Dishi, "Why don't you let me help you?"
Ma Jingguo, "I can do it."
Mu Dishi, "Why do you put Ma Dishi on the land deed?"
Ma Jingguo, "I don't want people to know that xiao shushu is here."
When the two men arrived home. Mu Dishi got off the wagon and walked to the shed to open the door for Ma Jingguo. When he opened the door, two daggers flew straight at him. A woman dressed in a yellowish dress strikes at Mu Dishi with her sword. Mu Dishi did two backflips to avoiding the two daggers, and he counterattack the woman. The woman whose was less skilled and weaker than Mu Dishi flew backward, hitting the shed vomiting blood. Mu Dishi sent out a single guzheng string and wrapped the string around the woman's neck.
Ma Jingguo quickly ran to Mu Dishi. When he got there, he noticed that the injured woman was Kuo Wenqian. Ma Jingguo worried that Mu Dishi would cut off her head with the guzheng string, he shouted in panic, "Wait...don't kill her."
Kuo Wenqian looked up, "Ah Chen."
Mu Dishi removed his guzheng string from Kuo Wenqian's neck.
Ma Jingguo hurried to Kuo Wenqian, "Shijie, what happen to you?"
Kuo Wenqian, "We were attacks by Yueguang Sect. They captured many of us. I was lucky to escape."
Mu Dishi, "Yueguang Sect?"
Ma Jingguo, "Xiao shushu, do you know this sector."
Mu Dishi, "Long da ye had once told me, Yueguang Sect specialize in making poisons. They originated from Tibet. They have tried many times to be included in Central Plains Martial World, but because they study poisons, the six sectors and five clans were being biased towards them. The six sectors and five clans refused to acknowledge their existence in Central Plains. In anger, they established their own Sector and declare themselves enemy of the six sectors and five clans. The Yueguang Sect once offered the Mu Clan to join hand with them, but Long da ye refused. Long da ye told them, the Mu Clan mission is to save lives not taken lives."
Kuo Wenqian passed out inside Ma Jingguo's arms. Ma Jingguo took her to guest room. He closed the door and found Mu Dishi still sitting at the dining table.
Ma Jingguo went straight to Mu Dishi and sat opposite from Mu Dishi. He looked at Mu Dishi, "Xiao shushu, if the juniors and other were captured by Yueguang sect, I must save them."
Mu Dishi didn't answer.
Ma Jingguo said softly, "When I was at Jinfeng Sect, everyone treated me good. None of the seniors or juniors mistreated me. I must save them."
Mu Dishi, "I'll help you."
Ma Jingguo smiled at Mu Dishi, "Xiao shushu, thank you."
Kuo Wenqian's condition improved the next day due to Mu Dishis advanced medical skills. Kuo Wenqian walked out of the guest room and walked into the front of the house. She saw Mu Dishi sat patiently at the table, while Ma Jingguo held a tray of food on his left hand and put the food on the table using his right hand.
Ma Jingguo, "Shijie." He rushed to Kuo Wenqian. "How are you feeling?"
Kuo Wenqian, "I am better."
Ma Jingguo, "Let's have breakfast and Shijie can show us the way to Yueguang Sect."
Kuo Wenqian, "I already sent an urgent message to Tianshan Sect and my father."
Ma Jingguo, "Let us go scout the place first."
After breakfast, Kuo Wenqian took Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo to a secluded small hill. Kuo Wenqian, "We were held captured there." She pointed to a path. "An elder lady lured us here to save her son, but it turns out that she is a disciple of Yueguang Sect."
Mu Dishi, "This is not Yueguang Sect, this is only a branch of Yueguang Sect."
There were two patrolled men heading their way. As the two men began to pee, Mu Dishi sent out two golden needles at the back of their heads. The two men fell butt naked on the ground.
Ma Jingguo, "Shijie, go back and wait for Tianshan Sect and shifu."
Kuo Wenqian nodded, and she took off.
Ma Jingguo looked at Mi Dishi, "Xiao shushu, let's change our clothes."
Mu Dishi looked at the two men's pants that were dirty with urine and dirt. He then said coldly, "I am not wearing their clothes."
Ma Jingguo, "I didn't say that. How about you remove your outer robe?"
Mu Dishi, "Fine."
Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo took the two men's sword and headed to a large house. They saw six prisoners held in a wooden cage and guarded by four men. Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo quickly knocked down the four guards.
Ma Jingguo, "Get out of here now."
The four men from a different sect rushed out.
Jinfeng Sect male juniors, "Shixiong, Shijie was being held somewhere else."
Ma Jingguo, "You mean Wenqian Shijie?"
Jinfeng Sect male junior, "No, Changchang Shijie."
Ma Jingguo, "Changchang Shijie is here?"
Jinfeng Sect female junior, "We don't know where they took her. As soon as they knew that Changchang Shijie was shifu's daughter, they separated us."
Ma Jingguo, "Go down the hill toward the outskirt of the town, there is a house there. Wenqian Shijie is there. I'll save Changchang Shijie."
The two Jinfeng Sect juniors quickly followed the other four.
Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo walked to the backyard and were surrounded by twenty people. When the men lunged at them, four small green snakes flew towards them. Mu Dishi sent four golden needles and killed the four green snakes.
The twenty men stepped back towards the wall, and a lady wearing a black and red outfit wearing a large sliver necklace sat cross-legged on the top of the wall.
She smiled and said, "Pay me back my snakes."
Ma Jingguo, "Sneak attack using poison snakes is so shameful. Who are you?"
The woman smiled, "Miao Mingzhu Central Plains branch leader from Yueguang Sect." She then looked at Mu Dishi and Ma Jingguo. "I hope the two of you are not Jinfeng Sect disciples."
Ma Jingguo, "What does it matter to you if we belong to Jinfeng Sect or not?"
Miao Mingzhu, "Kuo Jing Song injured our leader fifteen years ago, and until now, he had not fully recovered. Our leader was humiliated by Kuo Jing Song and if we meet disciple of Jinfeng sect, we will humiliate the disciple before killing the disciple."
Mu Dishi, "If you want to fight, then fight. No need for the story."
Miao Mingzhu, "Tsk...Tsk... Such a handsome man with very short temper." She whistled quickly with her lips.
Where Ma Jingguo stood, the cement pavement suddenly separated. Ma Jingguo fell into the unknown hole.
Mu Dishi called out, "Jingguo!" When he rushed toward the opened trapdoor, the concrete pavement already closed when he got there. "Where is he?"
Miao Mingzhu, "He is not going anywhere."
Mu Dishi, "Open the door."
Miao Mingzhu, "Defeated me if you want to save them."
Mu Dishi, "Very good. Then you can die."
Miao Mingzhu, "Capture the handsome man."
The twenty skilled men lunged at Mu Dishi.
It was too dark for Ma Jingguo to see where he was going. He felt like he was sliding forever. He wonders what awaited him at the end of this tunnel. A room full of snakes, a boil hot pot of medicine, trap spikes, or hundreds of shooting arrows. He saw a faint light at the end of the tunnel. Then he came out and rolled on the ground inside a small dudgeon.