"So, we have decided to have you lead three elite Disciples in secret to a small border nation to carry out an assassination mission."
Lin Taichu was somewhat surprised. He had not expected the elders' assignment for him to be an assassination. He hurriedly asked, "Supreme Elder, who are we going to assassinate? Why must we kill him?"
Supreme Elder Tang Xuan's expression grew even more solemn. "The person we are going to assassinate is named Tang Lie. He was originally a Core Disciple of the Tang Sect, highly skilled and well versed in many of the Tang Sect's secret arts."
"However, several years ago, tempted by wealth and status, he betrayed the Tang Sect, stole several secret manuals containing the sect's secret arts, secretly left the Tang Sect, and went into seclusion in that small border nation."
After a pause, Tang Xuan continued, "Over the years, we have never stopped searching for him. We wanted to capture him and bring him back to the Tang Sect, recover the secret manuals, and purge the traitor."
"However, Tang Lie is extremely cunning and has hidden himself well. We have never found any trace of him."
"Only recently did we receive news that Tang Lie is in the capital of that small border nation. Moreover, he intends to sell the Tang Sect's secret manuals in his possession to other factions."
"The Tang Sect's secret arts are the foundation of our Tang Sect and absolutely must not spread beyond it. Furthermore, Tang Lie betrayed the Tang Sect and stole the secret manuals. If we do not purge him promptly, it will damage the Tang Sect's reputation and unsettle the other Disciples."
"If this matter becomes public, the outside world will learn that a disciple of the Tang Sect defected and stole secret manuals,