His ultimate goal isn't power or conquest, but absolute freedom — liberation from death, from the control of powerful lords, and from the confines of this world. Meet Wuyi, formerly a gangster's accountant, now reborn in a world torn between the Righteous and the Demonics. Gifted with a unique ability by the gods of his previous life, Wuyi possesses an exceptional edge in this new realm. While Wuyi yearns for a peaceful life, he's not afraid to become the villain that this world might need. Determined to secure his freedom, he's prepared to upheave this world, paying no heed to its moral divides. He will not rest until he attains the deepest desire of his soul.
The goal was to raid the enemy and clear out a path. Wuyi had planned this raid as a general would.
Chao used to say, "War is simpler than assassination. That's why men prefer it to real life more."
And his lesson for Wuyi, if he ever happened to be in a war: Never make a plan more complicated than your ability to communicate it.
Wuyi reviewed his plans one more time. "Let's go," he said.
They rode out of the fog at a canter. About half a li to the north, Meiying led the northern group out of the shower of arrows sent by the now fully alerted Talons, Swamplings, and the Duskreavers, who were gathering like clouds before a storm around her small force.
Wuyi led his men west into the setting sun, out of the fog, and right along the riverbank.
There was an unmanned barricade on the road, and he rode around it, up the bank above the road, and around the first bend, and there they were.
Boats.