Chapter 0003: Laying the Seeds of Disaster

Could he be the elusive "Eagle Detective" Gongsun Wen? No, that can't be right; Gongsun Wen has been renowned in the martial world for over a decade. How could he possibly be a child? Could it be that Gongsun Wen is a dwarf?

The small stone's head turned to the left, and with his right hand pointing at the sword's body, he flicked it. With a sound of "clang," he struck it precisely, causing Chen Dahai's sword to veer off to one side

Chen Dahai was taken aback. Seeing that the small stone was caught, he quickly pushed off with both feet, soaring over the top of the small stone. With a move called "Heavenly River Inverted," he slashed down with his sword.

His stomach growled with hunger, and upon seeing the apples offered in front of the palace, he reached out, took one, and stuffed it into his mouth

The peasant woman looked at the small child, whose hair was unkempt and face dirty, dressed in tattered tiger-striped clothing, with bare, filthy feet. She felt a deep sense of pity and sighed, saying: "Child, where are your parents? How did you come out here all alone?"

The calls behind me have ceased, and those people have been left behind

He sighed and said, "What have I done to offend you, you foul bald head?"

A monk exclaimed: "Where did this wild child come from? How dare he take even the offerings meant for the Heavenly King?"

Little Stone tightened the reins and gripped the horse's belly firmly with his legs

Little Stone hurriedly dropped the apple, rushed out of the temple, and leaped onto the horse.

"Crazy kid, has your brain gone to water? How uncultured! How can you urinate casually on the street?" A middle-aged woman picked up a broom and swept it towards his genitals

The temple complex is grand in scale, with a rigorous layout that harmoniously complements the pavilions and gazebos

The small stone rolled over and, with a flick of his hand, tossed a pebble upward, surprisingly generating quite a gust of wind

Little Stone dismounted and arrived at the Heavenly King's Hall

"What a magnificent sword, how heavy!" The beautiful girl awoke from her startled dream, leaped forward, bent down to pick it up, and drew the sword from its sheath

Alas! You... this child, why do you not even understand your own parents? They are your father and mother, after all.

Little Stone dismounted and walked. Suddenly, he felt an urgent need to urinate, so he hurriedly took off his pants and relieved himself

As he was running, he arrived at the Baoyun Temple

He leaped continuously, pressing his palms against the tree trunk, and flew towards a tall and robust white horse by the roadside, landing precisely on its back, and then galloped away.

Little Stone, upon hearing the farmer's wife mention her parents, remembered that his beloved father had passed away. A wave of sorrow washed over him, and tears welled up in his eyes as he said: "Father has passed away, and now I am left all alone. I am so hungry that I feel faint."

And so, upon the command of Mei and the Book Girl, Chen Dahai raised his half-length blue steel sword and swiftly struck at the throat of the small stone with the move "White Rainbow Piercing the Sun," a technique that was exceedingly fierce, aiming to kill with a single blow

He rode the top-notch steed of the horse gang, the "White Rabbit Horse," carrying a child, galloping like the wind

She admired the gleaming blade, praised it, sheathed the sword, and led the group away on horseback

She suddenly thought: it would be good if this stolen horse from the horse gang fell into the hands of the mad child; in the future, people in the martial arts world would only believe that the death of He Kezhou was related to this mad child

Little Stone rode away on a white rabbit horse, incredibly fast

The streets are bustling with crowds, and vehicles are flowing like water, creating a lively atmosphere

He harnessed the power of the horse's tail, leaped into the air, spun in midair, and landed on the horse's back

This temple was built in the fifth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty, covering a vast area, and is a palace-style architectural complex entirely made of nanmu wood. It is said that Wang Qian, the assistant to the governor of Long'an Prefecture, conspired to become king and secretly constructed a royal palace modeled after the palaces in Beijing. However, after being discovered by the court, it was repurposed as a temple and named "Baoyin Temple"

The little stone, seeing the farmer woman dressed oddly, scrutinized her for quite a while before saying: "Alas! I am hungry, having traveled such a long distance, and now I am thinking of finding something to eat"

The beautiful girl felt a twinge of regret upon seeing Chen Dahai and the others fail to catch Xiao Shitou: Why didn't I bring the "Chasing Wind" BMW? If I had brought the BMW, that little madman would never have escaped

She observed the child, who displayed such exceptional agility like a small stone, and thought to herself: This child should not be a wild person; could he truly be a scout?

The beautiful girl stood dazed and motionless in place

He did not know how long he had been running when he arrived at Pingting County.

He led a group of people out of the forest, swiftly mounted their horses, and pursued the small stone.

He is hungry, yet he does not know where to find something to eat

"Old man Laozi, I do not believe in being subdued by you, beast." Little Stone imitated Chen Dahai's catchphrase, wrapping his arms around the horse's neck, leaning forward on the horse, his legs tightly gripping the horse's belly, allowing the horse to gallop wildly, while the shouts behind him gradually faded away.

A farmer's wife, who was busy cleaning the yard, asked: "Hey, child, what are you doing in front of our house?"

Little Stone did not dare to provoke the woman, and quickly leaped onto his horse, galloping out of the city.

He advanced with a deceptive posture, using his left hand to execute the "Crane Soars" technique to grab under his ribs, while his right hand, with fingers spread, performed the "Twin Dragons Seize the Pearl" move aimed directly at Chen Dahai's eyes. His movements were swift and his techniques ruthless

Seeing so many people chasing after him, Little Stone was filled with fear. Ignoring the pain from the blood flowing from his left shoulder, he quickly sprang forward, his body shooting away like an arrow released from a bow. With both hands reaching out, he managed to grasp the horse's tail.

The middle-aged woman was enraged upon hearing this, brandishing a broom and shouting as she pursued.

The peasant woman is adorned with a fishbone pendant resembling white jade on her chest, her waist is encircled several times with shiny ancient bronze coins, and she wears a round-topped wool felt hat with lotus leaf edges, topped with a white feather from a mountain chicken

The small stone executed a "carp jump," leaping into the air, and then took out a handful of pebbles.

The horse galloped wildly, causing him to sway precariously.

"Your esteemed father? Your esteemed mother? What on earth is this?" Little Stone was quite perplexed

Hurry! Catch him. That is the BMW of He Kezhou, the leader of the horse-stealing gang. We must get the horse back.

Haha ... ... this crazy child cannot ride a horse ... ... quickly ... ..." Upon seeing this, Chen Dahai burst into laughter, and a group of people quickly approached the little stone.

"Then what about your mother?" the peasant woman asked again

He dismounted in front of a farmhouse, looking around in all directions, hoping to find something to eat

Little Stone couldn't help but feel overjoyed: "So this is what riding a horse is like. This is great; I won't have to walk so hard and can enjoy reading. Haha... I never expected the outside world to be so wonderful!"

Where can Chen Dahai and the others catch up?

Little Stone murmured, "Hmm, the techniques taught by Father are indeed impressive." He flung a stone, sprang up with a push of his feet, leaped off the ground, darting through the flashes of blades and swords, and then angled towards another large tree.

Oh dear! Little Stone cannot ride a horse; he was merely imitating the way that group rode. Before long, he was thrown off the horse and fell, scraping his shoulder and drawing blood.

Chen Dahai is of short stature, while Xiao Shijian, despite being only thirteen years old, is already as tall as his ears.

Chen Dahai swiftly drew his sword to protect himself, floating out over a distance of more than one zhang

"Miss, this knife is quite heavy; it must be a fine treasure blade." The maid picked up a treasure knife from the ground, but she couldn't hold it properly. The knife fell to the ground with a loud "clang," and she urgently called the young lady over to take it.

The beautiful girls and others were astonished to see a child like Xiao Shitou able to exchange blows with Chen Dahai for several rounds without being defeated, their faces turning pale as they all drew their blades and rushed forward in a crowd

Unbeknownst to him, Little Stone rode his horse to a mountain stronghold

Little Stone was startled, his body swayed as he dodged the broom, and he exclaimed, "Old wildling, what does my urination have to do with you?"

The setting sun in the west, dusk falls, and the evening glow fills the sky