Did he really need anyone to relay that message? He had not lowered his voice or avoided anyone, and none of them were deaf. They had all heard it.
Honestly, the offer was quite tempting. The eyes of the Bright Mountain Sect group instantly lit up, and everyone was moved.
Although Li Hongjiu could not see them clearly, he sensed it from their subtle reactions and felt a little smug. He had known this was what they were after; otherwise, they would have killed him long ago.
He felt reassured about staying alive.
Yet Shi Chun's expression turned solemn, gradually giving way to disbelief. Then, looking deeply wounded, he said, "Brother Hongjiu, you've gone too far. You and I are kindred spirits. Our brotherly bond stands higher than the heavens and runs deeper than the seas. How could we use it as a bargaining chip?"
"No, no, no." Li Hongjiu hurriedly craned his neck and corrected himself. "Brother, you've misunderstood. We became brothers through a fight, and ours is a bond forged through life and death. Even if you wanted your older brother to die for you, all you'd need to do is say the word. How could our friendship ever be used as a bargaining chip?
"Losing my head would leave nothing more than a bowl-sized scar. How could that compare to our bond, higher than the heavens and deeper than the seas?
"You said yourself that you don't have the final say here. I simply don't want to put my own brother in a difficult position. I'm giving you something you can use to answer to your companions."
His words sounded splendid, but inwardly he was cursing up a storm. He desperately wanted to ask whether they really needed to sink to such depths of hypocrisy over what