Chapter 13: Encountering Crazy Horse

At this time, Bu Gong was walking slowly on a dirt road. He was walking in the direction of the path behind the town, which led to the Tiancang Mountains. The path was not too wide, and could only accommodate two people walking side by side. There were endless trees and weeds on both sides. This path was actually the path that the young men in the town often took when they went up the mountain to hunt.
Originally, there was no such road behind the town, but over time, people got used to going up the mountain from here, and gradually a pedestrian path was trampled out.
Bu Gong was walking slowly on this road at this time, his long hair was slightly blown by the mountain breeze; “Bu Gong, you bastard, where did you take Ru Meng?” Just as Bu Gong was walking, a slightly familiar shout came from behind Bu Gong; after hearing this shout, Bu Gong paused slightly, then slowly turned around.
About ten meters behind Bu Gong, there was a young man standing. He was wearing silk clothes that were not too expensive. His face was thin, but he had a hint of coldness. He looked a little gloomy and a little different.
Judging from his clothes, you can tell that this man’s family conditions must be much better than Bu Gong’s. In fact, this man was also a well-known figure in this small town when he was a child. Others often called him “Ma Crazy”. His father was the owner of a fabric store in this town. In Stone Town, their family was already considered a wealthy family.
As for the nickname ‘Ma Crazy’, it was because he often fought and caused trouble with his peers in the town since he was a child. There were even a few times when several parents were alarmed. Since all these disputes were caused by him, people in the town basically called him ‘Ma Crazy’ when they saw him.
Bu Gong was also wondering at this time. This Crazy Ma had not been in Stone Town three years ago. There were rumors that he had gone to his uncle’s place, but why was he in Stone Town again now?
Moreover, it was heard that his uncle seemed to live in some big city outside; many young people who heard this news felt envious and a little relieved.
The reason for his envy was that he could actually go to a big city, and he had an uncle who lived there. He thought that being able to visit a big city outside of here must be a wonderful thing, right? After all, the word “big city” was only heard of in this small Stone Town, as few people had actually left Stone Town.
The reason for being “fortunate” was that with the departure of Crazy Ma, a scourge like that, Stone Town would probably be peaceful for a while. When some of the younger generations in the town first heard the news, they cheered in their hearts.
At this moment, Bu Gong was only slightly surprised by his sudden appearance, and then he calmed down; then he said: “Yang Ruoming? Are you looking for her?” As he spoke, there was a fluctuation on his indifferent face, but there was a hint of reminiscence and sarcasm in his voice.
“Tell me, where did you hide Ruomeng? Why was her house completely empty when I went to it, with no one there?” the man asked in a gloomy tone.
“I don’t know,” Bu Gong just shook his head lightly and said in a flat tone. As Bu Gong’s tone fell, the man stared at Bu Gong for a moment, “If you don’t hand over Ru Meng, you will regret it.” Ma Fengzi said slowly to Bu Gong with a hint of deep meaning.
It turned out that this Crazy Ma had grown up with Bu Gong and the others, but he relied on his good family conditions to look down on his peers in the town, and even bullied them from time to time; in his words, “Birds of a feather flock together; with my excellent family background, if I am with you, it will lower my value.”
Therefore, Crazy Ma is almost unwelcome in this town; most people will take a detour when they see him, to avoid being caught by this scourge, which would bring them bad luck for the rest of their lives.
He had seen Yang Ruoming when he was little. Back then, Yang Ruoming was already very cute and pretty, like an elf. When she grew up, she would definitely be a beauty, so he had always been fond of and in love with Yang Ruoming since he was little.
But every time he went to play with Yang Ruoming, he was almost always rejected by Yang Ruoming with excuses; but he found that every time Yang Ruoming appeared in the town, Bu Gong was always by her side.
Regarding this, Crazy Ma seemed extremely angry and felt a deep jealousy in his heart, but he had no better solution; although his family was considered upper-class in Shitou Town, it was impossible for him to cover up everything and even interfere in other people’s private affairs.
Because of this incident, Bu Gong and Ma Fengzi had several conflicts when they were young; but each time, Bu Gong was beaten black and blue, because when he was a child, Bu Gong was only interested in reading the books of sages and scholars, just for the purpose of passing the imperial examinations, and he only thought about practicing martial arts in his mind.
So it was not difficult for Crazy Ma, who had some martial arts skills, to beat Bu Gong. But when Bu Gong was thirteen years old, Crazy Ma, who usually wandered around the small town and got into trouble, suddenly disappeared. Then there were rumors that he went to his uncle’s place, and it seemed that his uncle lived in a big city outside.
Originally, Bu Gong had almost forgotten about this person and thought it would be impossible for him to return to this town. However, today, this crazy Ma suddenly appeared in Stone Town again; Bu Gong was a little puzzled by this.
Hearing what Crazy Ma said, Bu Gong felt like laughing; “Will I regret it? I’m all alone now. It’s okay for Yang Ruoming to leave me, but my own father was beaten to death in front of me. What else can I regret?” Bu Gong thought about this, shook his head slightly, smiled self-deprecatingly, and didn’t say much.
Seeing that Bu Gong ignored his words, Crazy Ma felt angry and ashamed. “I am a city dweller after all, and I am being polite when I talk to you. I didn’t expect you to be so ungrateful that you don’t even bother to reply me.” Crazy Ma hated himself in his heart.
“What? Are you itching for it again? You even dare not reply to me?” Crazy Ma’s slightly sinister voice slowly came out of his mouth, and he stared at Bu Gong in front of him with unfriendly eyes.
In fact, Crazy Ma is only a child of fifteen or sixteen years old. In fact, he is half a year younger than Bu Gong. It’s just that the immortal energy in the Immortal Yuan Realm is more abundant, so the children’s bodies develop faster. Therefore, although some children are relatively young, they look like young adults.
This is exactly the case with Crazy Ma at this moment. Although he has gone out for a walk, grown up a little, and seen some of the world, he still has some childish psychology at work.
Bu Gong saw that Crazy Ma in front of him was still the same ruffian as before. Although his appearance and body had changed with age, his character had not changed at all; in fact, his character had improved to a greater extent as he grew older. It was truly the case that “it is difficult to change one’s nature”.
Then Bu Gong spoke and said lightly: “I don’t have time to talk nonsense with you. If you want to find someone, go find it yourself. Don’t bother me.” As Bu Gong’s words came out, Crazy Ma was so angry that his face turned blue and his eyes were about to spit fire.
At this time, Bu Gong had already turned around and walked forward slowly; he came out this time to try his luck in finding the Xianyuan Fruit in the Tiancang Mountains behind the town, and to train himself; everything was to make his strength improve faster, so he didn’t want to waste any time, so he turned around and left.
But at this time, Crazy Ma, whose face still had a bit of childishness, was so angry that it turned blue; Bu Gong ignored him so much that he didn’t even bother to say a few words to him, which dealt a serious blow to his already arrogant self-esteem, and his resentment towards Bu Gong became even stronger.
Ma Fengzi’s breathing became a little faster, and then he rushed towards Bu Gong like the wind; “Boy, I will let you know the consequences of ignoring me,” he muttered sinisterly, staring at Bu Gong’s back with a bit of resentment in his eyes.
In fact, he came back to Stone Town this time for two things. One was to ask his father to move to his uncle’s place and leave Stone Town, this desolate place, permanently; and the other was to take Yang Ruoming away.
Crazy Ma had developed feelings for Yang Ruoming since childhood, but Yang Ruoming ignored him at that time; and this time he came back to let Yang Ruoming see with her own eyes who has a better future and is more promising.
Crazy Ma thought that he had already been to a big city, and now he came back to ask his father to move there as well; if Yang Ruoming saw him like this, she would definitely agree to go with him; and Bu Gong, he was a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, what could he use to compete with him?
But just when Crazy Ma returned to Stone Town full of hope, he heard the news that Bu Gong and Yang Ruoming were getting married. This was like a thunderclap to him, making him dizzy.
But no one in this town mentioned what happened on the wedding day; because the memory in their minds had been erased, leaving only the scene of Bu Gong’s wedding, so everyone only knew that Bu Gong got married, and knew nothing else.
When Crazy Ma, who had just returned to Stone Town, heard about this, he began to resent Bu Gong from the bottom of his heart; the girl he had liked since childhood married someone else, and that person was Bu Gong. This was a huge irony for Crazy Ma.
So he developed an evil idea and planned to take Yang Ruoming away by force. “This thing belongs to me, even if someone else gets it first, I will take her back.” No one expected that Crazy Ma would have such an idea in his mind now.
In the past, Crazy Ma was just a naughty man who liked to fight and was not very popular; but now he has changed fundamentally, becoming more vicious and narrow-minded.
Just when his fist was about to hit Bu Gong’s back, Bu Gong slightly turned his body, then slowly stretched out his right hand, and in front of Ma Fengzi’s astonished eyes, he actually grabbed his fist firmly in his hand; Ma Fengzi couldn’t move at all even if he tried his best.
Bu Gong can now be considered a junior cultivator. The difference between a cultivator and an ordinary person who only knows a little martial arts is as huge as heaven and earth, and they cannot be compared.
At this moment, Crazy Ma was horrified, and a look of panic appeared on his face; he did not expect that he had only been away for three years, and Bu Gong had become so powerful, completely different from before.
At this time, Bu Gong was getting a little impatient with Ma Fengzi’s harassment and was slightly angry in his heart; but what he didn’t even know was that the strange black lines in his eyes slowly emerged again, and it seemed that there were more of them than before.
“Don’t bother me in the future, otherwise, you will die.” Just as Ma Fengzi was astonished, a slightly ruthless and cold voice slowly came out of Bu Gong’s mouth; Ma Fengzi looked at the calm face of Bu Gong in front of him, he could really feel the murderous intent from Bu Gong’s indifferent eyes, that feeling made his whole body cold, as if he was in an ice cellar.
In fact, this is a miracle for a person who has just started practicing and whose hands have not been stained with blood; but at this time, Bu Gong’s eyes did reveal a strong murderous intent.
At this time, Bu Gong just stared at Ma Fengzi indifferently with his eyes; but Ma Fengzi’s eyes were full of fear at this time, because he saw a scene like Shura hell in Bu Gong’s eyes.
There were corpses everywhere and blood flowing like a river; inside, Bu Gong was standing on a mountain of corpses, with a blood-red sky above his head and wearing a bright red robe. He was killing ruthlessly and endlessly among thousands of powerful people. He even saw that Bu Gong’s pupils turned a strange black color, a look that could destroy people’s minds.
As Bu Gong loosened Ma Fengzi’s fist and moved his eyes away from his face, Ma Fengzi was almost exhausted at this time; his clothes were all wet with sweat, and he looked like he had been drenched by a heavy rain.
Crazy Ma was seen sitting on the dirt road with a pale face, looking at Bu Gong’s back with fear in his eyes, as if he had seen a ghost; but Bu Gong didn’t know that just a glance from him was enough to scare Crazy Ma, who had been naughty and bold since childhood, into this state.