Zhou Mo froze for a moment before he recovered. "Third Brother..." he said, his emotions tangled. He had never imagined he would live to hear Hu Xiaotian call him Big Brother again.
Hu Xiaotian smiled and nodded. "We'll talk later!" He turned his gaze to Li Honghan. "Young Master Li, I came to Western Prefecture on behalf of the Imperial Court, first to offer condolences for Commander Li, and second to confer upon him the posthumous title of Loyal and Martial King. This is the Imperial Decree the court entrusted me to bring!"
Li Honghan stared coldly at Hu Xiaotian, his lips curled with scorn. "Hu Xiaotian, I think you've come to the wrong place. If you weren't an envoy of Great Kang, I would show you no courtesy whatsoever. My father was murdered by killers from your Great Kang, yet now you come here with this sham of a royal title. What exactly are you after?"
Hu Xiaotian refused to yield an inch. "When entrusted with a task, I see it through faithfully. I'm not forcing you to accept the decree, but I still have to deliver what the Imperial Court entrusted to me."
Li Honghan nodded and took the Imperial Decree Hu Xiaotian held out. He was about to tear it apart before everyone when Li Wuyou spoke from the side. "Big Brother, why not first read what the Imperial Decree actually says?"
Li Honghan's hands stopped. He shot his fifth sister a reproachful look, clearly thinking she should not have spoken at such a moment.
Had Li Wuyou remained silent, almost everyone would have overlooked this sickly, pale young woman. Once she spoke, however, no one could ignore her presence. Though frail, she showed not the slightest timidity beneath everyone's scrutiny. Instead, she displayed a composure and