New orders? I wonder what they are. Still, it made sense when he thought about it. The war on the Western Frontier had reached a stalemate. As long as no major problems arose within the kingdom, there would be no trouble here.
Once the war reached a stalemate, all that remained was a head-on clash. Under those circumstances, there really was nothing for Huo Hai to do. Whatever the new orders were, he had no intention of getting involved. Let those old fellows stir things up themselves. What he wanted to do was something he did not want others knowing about, so he could only wait until his grandfather returned.
"All right, you can go. Let me know when Grandfather returns." With that, Huo Hai prepared to return to his room and cultivate on his own. Ever since his last return, he seemed to have found himself with more free time instead.
It was not that there was no danger anymore, nor that there was truly nothing to do. Rather, Huo Hai himself no longer had anything he urgently needed to accomplish. He had always been rushing about without a moment's rest. Now that he suddenly had some leisure, he really was not used to it.
As fate would have it, Huo Hai was not going to enjoy any leisure that day. Before he could return to his room, a stream of curses sounded at the entrance. He had heard this sort of cursing quite often over the past few days. Even before he saw anyone approaching, Huo Hai knew that his grandfather, Huo Feng, had returned from his meeting. What timing.
"Never mind. You don't need to notify me. I'll go to the main hall myself." With Huo Feng back, Huo Hai headed straight for the hall. Sure enough,