LOCH Episode 3 Synopsis

Duan Tien De suddenly emerged from hiding from the temple once the martial arts fighters were injured. Cursing at Qiu Chuji, he attempts to kill him, but were stopped by Master Jiao Mu. After accidentally killing Master Jiao Mu, he fled with Li Ping while the helpless 8 remaing martial artists are too injured to stop him.

After using their internal chi to heal themselves, Qiu Chuji attempted to apologize to the 7 Weirdos of the South; but were taunted by their leader, Ke Zhen E, into another duel to square everything off. Qiu Chuji came up with a different proposal. Each side will search for one of the missing mothers and their unborn child. During the next 18 years, each side will teach the unborn child all the martial arts they knew, and then the 2 children will duel with one another. The winner will gain honor for his master(s).

The 7 Weirdos of the South was charged with looking for Duan Tian De and Guo Xiao Tian's wife, Li Ping.
The Taoist Priest, Qiu Chuji, was charged with looking for Yang Tie Xin's wife, Bao Xi Ruo.

Upon fleeing the temple, Duan Tian De was fleeing toward the Jin Empire so that he can collect his reward. Upon entering Jin territories, he and Li Ping were pressed into a chain gang. While in the chain gang, the gang were attacked by Mongolian bandits killing everyone. Duan Tian De faked his death and Li Ping hid and faked her death as well. After the fight, Duan Tian De robbed the dead and fled to unknown parts, not realizing that Li Ping was still alive. That night, Li Ping gave birth alone to her son, Guo Jing, in the cold, barren Mongolian wilderness among the dead.

Meanwhile, Bao Xi Ruo, living with the Jin prince, gave birth within the luxury of a Jin Palace to a healthy baby boy named Wan Yan Kang.

Years later, upon the wide expanse of the Gobi Desert in Mongolia, Temujin (Genghis Khan) amassed his troops to fight another Mongolian tribe. A young Guo Jing witnessed the battle scene from afar. Seeing a fearless warrior fight with his tribe against Temujin's troops, Guo Jing was impressed. However, Temujin quickly defeated that tribe and forced those tribe's warriors to flee. Guo Jing helps hide the fearless warrior that he saw, but Temujin's men comes to question Guo Jing on the whereabout of that missing warrior....