Mu Li told everyone what he had seen and heard.
Of course, he did not mention Xiao Bai's strength as a Dou Shi. He wanted to avenge himself personally and reclaim his dignity with his own hands.
"Father, uncles, that's what happened. I was afraid of alerting the enemy, so I hurried back."
Mu Li looked around, then bowed again, fully explaining why he had returned.
"Mm, we understand!"
"Yes!" Mu Li answered and stepped aside to stand silently, waiting for the true decision-makers to speak.
The hall fell silent. Everyone wore grave expressions, and the atmosphere was stifling.
Second by second, time passed. After a long while, just as everyone in the hall was nearly unable to bear the oppressive silence, Gan Mu stepped forward.
His snake-like, icy gaze swept across the room before he slowly said, "From Nephew Mu Li's account, we can see just how cunning Xiao Bai is! Since he was able to scheme against and kill the Third Commander, it means he has the ability to kill most of us as well, so..."
Hearing the Second Commander's words, the others nodded in agreement.
The Third Commander had been an Eight-star Dou Zhe, among the strongest of those present! Moreover, he cultivated the Rock Cultivation Technique, the strongest defensive technique, yet he had still been killed by Xiao Bai.
If they encountered Xiao Bai themselves, wouldn't they simply be throwing their lives away?
Everyone present also knew that when Second Commander Gan Mu referred to "most of us," he meant everyone other than Commander Mu She. Gan Mu himself was included among that majority.
Gan Mu paused before continuing, "Therefore, we cannot act rashly. We must devise a foolproof plan."
Seeing the direction of the discussion shift away from what he had expected, Mu Li immediately