"What did you say? Stop making trouble and go back." Huo Feng frowned and moved to pull Huo Hai away. But since Huo Hai had stepped forward, he would not back down so easily.
"Grandfather, don't pull me away. Since I've stepped forward, I'll see this through. Every one of these people is a coward. If they keep carrying on like this, the Southern Cloud Kingdom will sooner or later perish. If the Southern Cloud Kingdom falls, I'm afraid these people might even join the ranks of the Demon Spirit Masters." Huo Hai's words struck at their hearts, and everyone's expressions turned unpleasant.
A voice suddenly rang out. "Huo Hai, don't think you can insult us however you please just because you've made great contributions. We merely have other matters to attend to. We truly have no time to spare for this, not that we don't want to go."
Watching the crowd clamor without end, Huo Hai said disdainfully, "No time to spare? Then tell me what you have to do. I'll help you do it, and then you can lead the army there. And the rest of you—tell me, what could possibly be more important than the survival of the Southern Cloud Kingdom? If I can do it, I'll do it for you." As soon as he said this, the man who had spoken fell silent.
Lian Feng and the others snorted coldly. This bunch of useless trash was good at finding excuses, but when it came to taking risks, they all went limp. Yet what could he say? No matter the country, most children of the upper ranks were like this.
"Even so, you can't go. Your insect-controlling ability is extremely useful for battlefield deployment. If anything happens to you, we'll be at a disadvantage in future wars."