No one knew how much time had passed before Hou San finally came to.
"Ow! That hurts!"
As soon as he woke, he felt a sharp pain in his forehead. It was as if someone had smashed his skull open. A huge lump had risen on his forehead, and blood was trickling down.
"What happened? What on earth happened?"
Hou San was still a little hazy. He could only vaguely remember seeing a brick just before he passed out, and then it had come crashing down on his head.
Wait. A brick?!
He jolted fully awake and instinctively felt around in his pockets. His heart sank.
"The Li Fire Forging Technique! Where is the Li Fire Forging Technique I had on me?! Did that bastard who hit me with a brick steal it?" Hou San shrieked, his face turning green as if someone had stuffed a toad into his mouth.
The Li Fire Forging Technique was his ticket to turning his life around, the key to reaching the peak of success. But now it was gone. Everything was gone. All his efforts had come to nothing.
"Wait, what's this?"
Hou San soon noticed a rock beside him. Some words had been carved into it: "The Li Fire Forging Technique and I were destined to meet, so I came to claim it. I hope you'll forgive me. Signed, Wu Wudi."
Forgive your ass!
Hou San was furious, grinding his teeth. What did he mean, they were destined to meet? Did that mean he could just steal it? By that logic, every treasure in the universe was destined to meet Hou San, so could he just take them all?!
He had never seen anyone so shameless. It was blatant robbery, yet the thief had somehow dressed it up to sound noble. That