"Big Black... let's go!"
He Pingsheng felt an urgency that would brook no delay!
He took a black iron spear from the smithy and slung it across his back, then leaped onto the big black dog's back.
The big black dog charged off like mad.
Then, under He Pingsheng's guidance, it headed straight for Lanruo Commandery.
Lanruo Commandery was not far from the capital, bordering it.
His wife had only just given birth to their second child, and He Pingsheng ought to have stayed with her at a time like this. But time waited for no one. He Pingsheng knew that since he had awakened, it meant the others had awakened too.
The Great Order Wisdom King had not been the only one to see that streak of light fly toward Lanruo Temple back then. The Buddha Emperor and Demon Emperor Vajra should have seen it too.
So He Pingsheng felt he ought to get there as quickly as possible.
If he was too slow, someone else would take the stone.
Though Big Black was a dog, its speed was unparalleled, and its fighting prowess was nothing to scoff at either. Ordinary bandits blocking the road and wild beasts in the mountains were no match for it.
After sixteen days of running at full tilt, He Pingsheng finally arrived outside a temple called [Lanruo Temple] in the wilderness.
But when He Pingsheng reached the temple, he discovered that Great Song troops had surrounded the area for several li around it.
Not even water could trickle through.
He Pingsheng jumped off the big black dog's back.
Before he even approached the soldiers' cordon, a soldier came over to him.
"Hello!" The man politely cupped his hands toward He Pingsheng. "May I ask if you've come to Lanruo Temple to look for