They've Made Their Move (Continued)

"Mazi, thank you!" Guang Jun let out a long breath. Though he had broken away from his father long ago, in the end, he still could not completely let go.

"Do you think you're very smart?" Jiang Siming looked at Guang Jun angrily.

"Did you think you could settle everything for me? Is this what being brothers means? Number One Genius! Guang Jun! Those forty-nine Orders of the Underworld Court weren't just driven into your body—they pierced through my heart too!"

"Mazi, I..." Guang Jun's eyes widened, and for a moment, he did not know how to explain.

"Listen to me. I don't need you to do this for me! You have no obligation! I will personally go to the land of the Nine Provinces Barrier and settle all the karma myself!" Jiang Siming forced down the pain in his heart and spoke with feigned ruthlessness.

"Mazi, I don't care what you think! Don't go to the land of the Nine Provinces Barrier, no matter what. Don't go! The reason I didn't tell you was because I didn't want you to become my father's sacrifice for nothing," Guang Jun pleaded bitterly.

Jiang Siming's heart felt as if it were being cut by knives. This brother of his had silently done so much for him, all just hoping that he would live!

But he had to go to the land of the Nine Provinces Barrier. He had to complete the system's mission! Jiang Siming likewise had a reason he had no choice but to act on!

"You are my brother, and you will be for life! I don't need your sacrifice. I can handle it myself! I'm afraid... I'm afraid I won't be able to repay it!" Jiang Siming said in agony.

The hardest thing to repay was not a life,