During this time , Zhou Tong also have an additional disciple named Wu Song . Wu Song become famous for killing a man @-@ eating tiger with his bare hands and is appointed as a constable in his native Shandong . The county magistrate Sun Guoqin later send Wu on a mission to Kaifeng with precious tiger bone balm in order to curry favor with influential personages . During his stay in the capital , he make the acquaintance of Zhou . Zhou find Wu to be a man of great strength , but feel that he lack refinement in his martial technique and , therefore , offer guidance for Wu 's training . Unfortunately , these two men only interact for a brief two months before Wu have to return home , never to see Zhou again .