Wushuang hurriedly nodded and said excitedly, "Old man, how did you know? Were you there? Can you tell me when it happened? I suddenly couldn't get through just now, and I got so worked up that I completely forgot."
Seeing that Wushuang didn't seem to be joking, Qi Tianchen said irritably, "Who in all of Beili doesn't know that the imperial palace in Tianqi City is also called the Forbidden City? How long have you been traveling that you've even forgotten the time?"
With everyone looking at him, Wushuang awkwardly held up one finger.
Qi Tianchen frowned at it. "A day?"
Wushuang shook his head and said sheepishly, "Maybe the time it takes to burn a stick of incense? Or maybe just an instant!
"Ah, I don't know either. That senior told me to pass on a message, then tossed me out.
"I only felt the wind blowing hard, so I closed my eyes. When I opened them again, I was here, and I shouted out the words I'd memorized."
Xiao Se was at a loss for words over Wushuang. Frowning, he asked, "Then tell me, exactly when is my master going to challenge the Purple Forbidden Peak?"
Wushuang furrowed his brow and said uncertainly, "I really don't know! I couldn't remember."
Hearing that, Lei Wujie said irritably, "Then where did you meet master craftsman?"
Wushuang did know that much, and hurriedly replied, "It was some rundown temple, something with 'Dragon' in the name?"
Hearing that, Si Kong Qianluo recalled her first encounter with Xiao Se. She quickly blurted out, "Huilong Temple?"
Wushuang nodded excitedly. "Right, right, that's it! Is that place not far from here?"
Si Kong Qianluo drew in a sharp breath and said incredulously, "It's not that far. Only a thousand li or so."
Wushuang had been