Chapter 174: Retaliation.
The vast majority of disciples were thrilled to hear the announcement that the Nethermoon Sect was about to retaliate against the forces who launched the sneak attack on that tragic night. Lee was not one of them.
Not only he had no deep attachment to the sect and didn’t intend to lay down his head for it, he was not a big fan of large warfare in the first place. It was no secret that during a war mostly the little people died, and currently he was one of them.
Unfortunately, Lee had no other options but to join the rest. Even going to Shen Rouya to tell her that he finally regained his memories and wanted to use the promised time in the Ascension Tower didn’t help.
In fact, he felt lucky he was literally thrown out of her office and was still alive. This time, the impressive lady was particularly short tempered. The only bonus Lee got to experience was bumping into her nature’s gifts face first when she grabbed him by the shoulders and angrily shook.
Seeing it was better to not antagonize any of the higher-ups, Lee went to Han Li and requested a set of clothes that would conceal his identity as much as possible. Of course, he couldn’t walk around with a mask, thus a hooded cloak had to do. He also needed a decent weapon since he didn’t intend to bring Soulcleaver along to an open war.
Once again the old artificer showed off her skills completing the order overnight. The clothing was already of high quality, but the sword turned out to basically be a replica of his. Except it was something he could lift without effort.
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Three days later, the forces of the Nethermoon Sect stepped through the rift and arrived in the middle of a swamp, half a mile from the Blackwater Sect.
Elder Wang insisted that the retaliation must go according to the rules, and the rest of the elders agreed. Even though they had been sneak attacked during the night, they would crush the Blackwater Sect in a direct confrontation.