Originally Posted by
Ren Wo Xing
Here was the timeline, going off of my head:
Wang Chuyi showed up and was poisoned by the Jin flunkies while helping Guo Jing; this was before Yang Tiexin had revealed himself to his wife. In desperation, Guo Jing and Huang Rong headed off to the Wanyan manor to find the antidote materials that night. They are 'caught', and Huang Rong delays them while Guo Jing rummages through the medicine cabinets, where he is found by (and drinks the blood of) Lingzhi Shangren's giant snake. Fleeing, he stumbles into Mei Chaofeng's cave, where she defends him/forces him to teach her some Quanzhen internal energy secrets. Mei Chaofeng is about to be defeated by the Jin flunkies, but the Jiangnan Seven Freaks show up, and at that time, the Jin flunkies are called away because....someone has 'abducted' the Princess Consort!
Segue to Guo Xiaotian. While all the fighting was going on with Guo Jing, Mei Chaofeng, and the flunkies, after having been freed from the dungeon he immediately visited Bai Xiruo, eventually revealing himself to her (and then his son), then ran off with her. This is discovered, and the Jin flunkies give chase. Just as the Jin flunkies find them, Qiu Chuji and Ma Yu appear; they were here to discuss to coming duel with the Jiangnan Seven Freaks. Fighting ensues, husband and wife commit suicide, and the rest is history.
So yes, this was all in the space of one day/night. Don't blame TVB too much for this one though; this one night took up 3 chapters in the book, chapters 9, 10, and 11. What an eventful night, eh?