By the time you figure out the rules I broke

[Soft laughter from the end of the line.]

I think I can spare a little time for you, Wei-xiong, though I can't get up to anything too rambunctious today. I had an unfortunate run-in with one of the locals and well, I learned the hard way that this old body of mine is a bit more fragile than I'm used to.

[Not that Nie Huaisang has ever been a bubbling fountain of spiritual power but with his cultivation completely sealed by whatever power that rules over this place, he might as well not have a golden core at all.]

Getting out a bit and tasting some fresh air might do me some good, though.