Gong Nam 7 Freaks...if they'd only considered the enormity of their agreement

[Ken Cheng]

The Gong Nam 7 Freaks were lucky. Extremely damn lucky. They were lucky because their chance of fulfilling the agreement they made with Yau Chui Gei to find the young Gwok Jing was, realistically, NIL.

Imagine that you're looking for a missing child and all you had was his name. No description of what he looks like (and even if you did, he looks quite unremarkable and nondescript) or the slightest clue of where he might be. The possible search area encompasses the entire continent of Asia.

It was just damn luck that the Gong Nam 7 Freaks happened to find their way to Mongolia and locate Gwok Jing there. They literally did not have a clue. If they had realized the enormity of the task that they agreed to carry out, the realization probably would have staggered them.

[Ren Wo Xing]

They actually weren't looking for Guo Jing in specific; they originally were actually looking for Madame Li and Duan Tiande. Three of the Freaks had seen Madame Li and Duan Tiande, and Ke Zhen'E remembered Madame Li's voice and swore he would never forget it. They had chased Duan Tiande all the way into Mongolia before they lost him. So it really wasn't a matter of luck.

These riders were the Seven Freaks of the South. They had followed Duan Tiande all the way north onto the Steppe before losing his trail. These past six years, they had roamed up and down the Steppe in search of Duan Tiande and Li Ping. All seven of them had actually learned Mongolian by this time, but they still could not find any clues as to the whereabouts of Li Ping. The Seven Freaks were all stubborn characters, and very competitive as well, so even if faced with ordeals ten times more difficult and more dangerous than this, they would not concede this bet to Qiu Chuji. Without ever conferring, the seven of them had the same plan, even if they never find Li Ping, they would still search until the eighteen years was up. At that time they would go to Pavilion of the Drunken Immortal in Jiaxing and admit defeat to Qiu Chuji’s face. Besides, Qiu Chuji might not find Yang Tiexin’s widow either. If neither side could find their widow, then a tie would result and then maybe another challenge would be issued.

[Ian Liew]

The Gong Nam 7 Freaks were lucky. Extremely damn lucky. They were lucky because their chance of fulfilling the agreement they made with Yau Chui Gei to find the young Gwok Jing was, realistically, NIL.

Imagine that you're looking for a missing child and all you had was his name. No description of what he looks like (and even if you did, he looks quite unremarkable and nondescript) or the slightest clue of where he might be. The possible search area encompasses the entire continent of Asia.

It was just damn luck that the Gong Nam 7 Freaks happened to find their way to Mongolia and locate Gwok Jing there. They literally did not have a clue. If they had realized the enormity of the task that they agreed to carry out, the realization probably would have staggered them.

I don't think they really had a choice, though. They had agreed to the challenge before understanding the terms which Qiu Chuji was going to propose. Having heard the terms, Zhu Cong did comment about how unreasonable the terms were "A single word and the seven freaks have to run around for you over 18 years?!" but then later, having realised that not only did they stand to lose face by backing out, but that their sense of justice made Guo Shaotian's case one in which they felt they had a moral duty to assist in, they agreed. I think they never expected to have to chase Duan Tiande that far, but with their martial arts it shouldn't have been too hard for them to catch up with Duan.