Chapter 136: Imprisoned.
It was the most torturous month Lee had ever experienced.
On the way back to the Nethermoon sect, he barely slept and kept jolting at every other shadow of the tree that suddenly moved in the wind. The paranoia was tiring, but he couldn’t do anything about it – the moment he realized something was wrong with the mission, there was no finding peace.
If this was his first life, he probably would’ve started to take medicine against anxiety disorder, but in this world, filled with superhumans, or rather – cultivators, it was impossible to tell whether he was actually played.
But it surely felt that way. The alarms in his head kept constantly going off, making him crazy.
Xiao Lian noticed Lee’s strange behavior right away. The boy was confused, but since Lee wasn’t lashing out on him and continued to train, decided that Lee was probably homesick. After all, no matter how mature Lee usually was, he was few years younger and basically still a kid.
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The sect hadn’t changed and the two arrived to the Mission Hall to deliver the package. After Lee checked it a month ago, he kind of fixed it and now it looked almost as good as new, and fortunately no one raised any questions.
The moment they stepped out of the Mission Hall a melodious voice stopped them, "Thank you for your help! You two did great!"
Due to his paranoia, Lee was terrified out of his mind hearing it, and seeing its owner didn’t make him feel better. It was the same red-robed girl who sent them on their first mission, widely smiling again. As expected, Xiao Lian’s face was in the same color as her robe, and the boy did his best to formulate thanks to the compliment.
"I have another urgent task, though!" She said, "Would you be interested in helping me out? It’s nothing too difficult ..."
Xiao Lian was already nodding, but Lee pulled him away, promising to think about her proposal. They would come back the next day and then decide.