Sacrificial Artifact System: From Bell-ringer to the Ancestral Patriarch of the Sect novel Chapter 80

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Dragon Guard Temple (Please Follow)

"Junior Brothers, this secret mission is of great significance, and the specifics cannot be disclosed for now. You will find out once we reach our destination."

Senior Brother Gu held his hand behind his back, his gaze sweeping over the crowd as he said calmly, "You have half a day to prepare. At dusk, we will assemble at a manor outside of Lijian City."

Everyone tensed, the high level of secrecy indicating that this mission was no ordinary task.

After leaving the Divine Sword Hall, Pang Bai walked alongside Li Qian, smiling as he said, "Junior Brother Li, it seems we’re tasked with a mission together again."

Li Qian couldn’t be bothered with him and turned to leave.

Pang Bai hurriedly grabbed Li Qian, whispering, "Junior Brother Li, you might not know, but participating in secret missions assigned by the upper echelons... often earns one merit... tsk tsk..."

"Merit?"

Li Qian paused, asking, "Is there a difference from contribution points?"

"The difference is significant. Whether one can advance to an elder, a true authority-holding elder, depends on one’s merits," Pang Bai explained.

Li Qian contemplated this.

However, he had no interest in becoming an elder, much less an authority-holding elder.

Back at the Chen Bell Platform, after giving Liu Ming some instructions, he began his preparations.

After some thought, he decided to bring the black cloak with him.

This item was quite good for disguising one’s identity.

It could be very useful at crucial moments. _{freewebnσvel.cøm}

"I wonder what the mission is, shrouded in such mystery."

Li Qian thought to himself.

After leaving the Chen Bell Platform, Li Qian rode a fast horse to Lijian City.

He planned to check on the little girl, Li Mo, along the way.

Li Mo was a name Li Qian had given her.

Under the careful care of Nanny Ning and two maids, Li Mo’s condition had improved a lot. Although she still seemed a bit autistic, at least she began to speak.

Li Mo was still very dependent on Li Qian. Each time he visited her, she was reluctant to see him leave, though she no longer cried and begged him not to go as she had before.

At dusk, Li Qian arrived at the agreed meeting place, a manor outside of Lijian City.

Everyone had already gathered.

Including Li Qian, there were eleven people in total.

The leader was Senior Brother Gu.

Without speaking, the group mounted their horses and, led by Senior Brother Gu, left the manor.

Several days later.

The group had left the domain of the Divine Sword Sect.

Until the afternoon of the seventh day, everyone abandoned their horses and took a boat, and only in the evening did they land at a secluded small dock and entered a little fishing village.

Someone in the village led them to a house where they could rest.

Inside the house.

Everyone assembled together.

"Senior Brother Gu, can we talk about the mission now?" Pang Bai couldn’t hold back any longer.

The others all looked towards Senior Brother Gu.

With a smile, Senior Brother Gu said, "Junior Brother Pang, what’s the hurry? It’s not time yet. Rest well."

After speaking, he turned and walked out.

"I wonder what the mission is, keeping it so under wraps."

Pang Bai muttered to himself, then found a spot to sit cross-legged.

After several days and nights of continuous travel with hardly any rest, despite everyone being Innate Martial Artists, they were still a bit tired.

Li Qian also sat cross-legged to meditate and recuperate.

Thus, the group spent two days in the fishing boat.

Senior Brother Gu was nowhere to be seen throughout.

It was not until the evening of the third day that Senior Brother Gu finally came over, holding a large bag in his hand.

"Gentlemen, let me explain our mission: to assist the Dragon Guard Temple on behalf of the Imperial Family, and eliminate an outpost of the Moon Worship Sect."

Senior Brother Gu finally revealed the mission’s details: "Remember, this is a covert operation, and we absolutely cannot let our identities as disciples of the Divine Sword Sect be known."

The revelation struck a chord with everyone present.

No wonder it was a secret mission—to be in service to the Dragon Guard Temple on behalf of the Imperial Family.

Since the Dragon Guard Temple had summoned people from the Divine Sword Sect from far away, it was likely to avoid alerting the enemy, indicating the Moon Worship Sect outpost they needed to eliminate was no trivial matter.