Ma Lu thought about what Han Guangzhong had said earlier as he made his way back, the more he thought about it, the more he felt this guy might be hinting at something.
Unfortunately, the few times Ma Lu tried to extract more information, this guy always managed to sidestep his queries without leaving any traces, and the more he asked, the more the guy would feign ignorance and just sit there waiting for the sunrise.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, Ma Lu had no choice but to take his leave in the end.
He didn't enter Yuchang County upon reaching its outskirts because his trip was nearly at an end, so he spent ten coins to hire a runner to send a message to Gu Qingyi, just to let her know he was safe.
Afterward, with some time left, Ma Lu went to Wanshan Temple, which Han Guangzhong had talked about, took a stroll around, admired the maple leaves on the mountain, and incidentally offered incense to the Buddha statues in the temple.
