In a dense forest outside Seven Treasure Mountain.
A figure in a heavy black cloak approached, his hood pulled so low that most of his face was hidden.
He glanced warily behind him. Only after confirming that no one had followed him did he raise a hand to his mouth and give several nightingale calls.
"Hoo, hoo, hoo-"
Whoosh-
A masked man dropped from the treetops and spoke in a disguised voice:
"Have you slept today?"
"I won't sleep, I won't sleep. I'm the moon's little darling."
"Mm, one of us."
The masked man nodded and took a letter from inside his clothes.
"This is your assignment from above. Remember to destroy it after reading."
The black-cloaked man immediately opened the envelope and examined its contents by moonlight.
The more he read, the tighter his brows knitted, and the corners of his mouth kept twitching.
"Hiss... They want me to do this? Isn't that sending me to my death? Does someone upstairs have the wrong idea about me?"
The masked man shrugged.
"What can I do? There are only a handful of you undercover in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Good luck, brother."
"Sigh... Give me some time to prepare."
The black-cloaked man sighed, crumpled the letter into a ball, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Chew, chew, chew. Gulp-
Early the next morning.
As usual, the timekeeper Guga climbed onto the high platform and drew a deep breath.
"Gu-! Ga-!!"
A piercing cry cut through the thin morning mist, rousing the disciples from their deep slumber.
And granting them a mental invigoration effect.
Xiao Wu jolted at the sound.
She stretched and let out a long groan.
"Ughhh~~~ That was such a good sleep~"
She sat up, bleary-eyed, her head still a little foggy.
"Strange... Wasn't I