"No, I must see Mu Bai!"
"Not a chance! You'll bring destruction down upon the sect. How could I let you through?"
"Get out of my way!"
Seeing that this matter would not be easily resolved, Zhou Dekai went so far as to draw his sword against him.
"Thirteenth Younger Brother, you've really grown bold, daring to threaten your eldest brother with a sword!"
"Mu Bai is my brother, and he saved my life. I have to go!" Sword in hand, Zhou Dekai advanced one deliberate step at a time. "If you stop me, then we can only fight!"
"Saved your life? Your eldest brother saved your life too. Have you forgotten...?"
"Forgotten? How could I forget! If not to repay you for saving my life, would I have served as your pawn, planted at Third Brother's side? If not to repay you for saving my life, would I have helped you plot the robbery of the war supplies? I was convicted over that affair, yet you tried to kill with a borrowed blade and silence me for good!"
"Nonsense! I saved you!"
"It was Mu Bai who saved me!" Zhou Dekai's eyes were bloodshot, and the emotions he had suppressed for years finally erupted. "Enough talk! Get out of my way!"
"Even if I owed you a debt back then, I cannot let you through today, no matter what!"
Zhou Detai's cultivation excelled in Mental Power. His furious shout carried its intimidating force, making Mu Lan feel as though her mind were about to shatter.
"Mu Lan, fall back!"
Zhou Dekai let out a shout as well, snapping Mu Lan out of it. He planted a step forward and swung his sword at Zhou Detai.
"Good! Let your eldest brother see what you learned in the Venerable Domain!"
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