Preparations

The first thing he did after returning to his estate wrote a message home describing the situation here. He mentioned the personal order of Washuu Tsuneyoshi, mobilizing many forces of clan and Vasuki, and of course, the essential part of the message, the legacy of the Shi Xue Clan.

He immediately sent the message home.

After that, he called Darkwalker and told him about the situation and that he would need to leave.

After reading these records, his mood was at max, and he searched for information about Shi Xue Clan, which could be helpful. Some books were describing the Shi Xue Clan and where the ancestral lands of the clan were located; because of this, it wasn't a big problem for Lucien to find relevant pieces of information.

After some time, he found out that the location of the heritage was, surprisingly, the Kunlun Mountains. Those are some of the most extended mountain chains in Asia, extending more than three thousand kilometers.

They were located in the provinces of Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang. The highest peak was Liushi Shan, also called Kunlun Goddess, which has an elevation of 7,167 meters.

Now Lucien knew that this was his first target. The Kunlun Mountains. After some time spent in the library, he was already a bit tired.

So he went to take a nap in his chamber.

Lucien managed to refine several blood essences, which he saved from Itori, Uta, and some other his friends. He even planned to give some to Eto to make her stronger; it could avoid her many troubles.

Next, he went to train kenjutsu because it was necessary never to stop training. He needed to go to Helter Skelter Bar to inform Itori that he would be leaving for some time. Maybe two months. Now they were a couple; he was worried about her reaction.

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Mercenaries were running here and there, arranging the weaponry.

Lucien knew that they were probably arranging for the arrival of weapons, q bulletproof vests, and many other things. It must be said that Darkwalker wasn't wasting time, only a short time elapsed, and he was already making arrangements.

Lucien nodded his head in satisfaction, seeing this, and went to the Helter Skelter Bar, but before that, he went to the HySy ArtMask Studio to inform Uta. This would be much easier done. When he was on his way to the HySy ArtMask Studio, he remembered he would also need to inform Eto about his absence.

They were allies, and his support for Aogiri Tree was crucial.

Lucien arrived at the HySy ArtMask Studio after a while and found that Uta was making some masks. Probably for Kaneki. Lucien always liked that mask, it gave a weird feeling, but at the same time, it looked like one of those leather masks used in BDSM plays.

"Uta-san hi."

Hearing that Lucien had come here, Uta stopped working on the mask and went to Lucien.

"Hi, Lucien-san."

Both of them sat down, and Lucien started talking.

"I will be leaving for China tomorrow. Something dire came concerning Washuu Clan and Vasuki. I must go there and do my work."

Explained Lucien in a solemn voice, to which Uta nodded his head in understanding.

"I am going to tell that to Itori now, and I think she won't be pleased about this."

This time Lucien was complaining.

He wasn't fond of the fact that he must leave, especially now when he was together with Itori because he knew he wouldn't see her in the next two months, but what must be done was clear.

He hoped he could finish it quickly and return as soon as possible, even though Lucien often spent several days training or so; it was only days.

Two months were different.