The little boy continued, "I didn't expect the young lord to receive news of the Great King and rush back so quickly.
"However, the Great King has already set out ahead of you. Young lord, you may as well wait in the cave abode for a while."
"Set out? Where did he go?" Duke Ruyi asked instinctively.
"Word came that that person had appeared by the Duoyan River, and the one closest to that place was our Great King.
"The Great King set off as soon as he received the news.
"Only, news like this has come several times over the years, bit by bit, and never once was there anything certain. The Great King has already come up empty-handed several times.
"No matter what the outcome is this time, the Great King doesn't intend to keep taking part, which is why he sent word for you to return, young lord."
"He sent word for me to return?" Duke Ruyi asked again.
The little boy answered as though it were only natural, "Yes. Didn't young lord receive the Great King's letter and thus give up waiting in Southern Jambu Continent?"
As he spoke, he slapped his forehead and extended a hand. "Ah, I got so caught up in talking. Young lord, hurry and enter the cave abode. And this Daoist is..."
Before Duke Ruyi could speak, Ling Qing raised a hand and placed it on his shoulder, sealing his tongue. He asked, "Golden Dawn King went to capture Huai An? Huai An is in Northern Kuru Continent?"
"Whether he's in Northern Kuru Continent or not, that truly isn't certain." Thinking Ling Qing was acquainted with Duke Ruyi, the little boy answered without any guard. "But over the past hundred years, news has come several times in succession.
"This latest report