Chapter 380: The Fool and the Snake (2/2)

Betraying their expectations, Yuan Shaoqing sighed and cupped his fist, bowing at everyone.

”It is as Lord Li has mentioned, I'm an incompetent lord. Had I been more thorough, we would have conquered Siren City long ago.”

Elder Li sneered and pointed his finger at Yuan Shaoqing's face, ”Then, you should officially step down from the commander position, so we can select a new alliance leader. Are you agree to resign, Lord Yuan?”

”I refuse!”

”W-What!?”

Yuan Shaoqing grinned and glanced at Liu Xuande, who raised one of his eyebrows in bemusement.

”First off, I was the one who started this crusade. Secondly, I'm the only one who has been supporting the volunteer troops with refined stones, pills, and weaponry. And lastly, I'm mobilizing under the instructions of several dao gods that I can't reveal their names. If you think someone else has a better qualification to be the alliance leader, go ahead and nominate him or her. I also want to know who you want to appoint as the new commander.”

While Li Clan's elder stuttered, Liu Xuande distracted Yuan Shaoqing, ”Lord Yuan, you can derail our topic, but you can't change the fact that you are terrible at war.”

”So you said that I'm bad in this war…”

Yuan Shaoqing burst into laughter as he brought out an essence core and popped it into his mouth. He chewed it as if it was candy.

The crunchy sound of the crushed core made everyone in the party frustrated and irritated as they could have absorbed the essence in the core and filled their dantian to the brim.

Yet, Yuan Shaoqing displayed that he didn't have a problem with money.

Lord Yuan continued, ”Remember what I said? I told you that I had no reason to reveal my true plan. Since you've insulted me that I'm that incompetent, I shall reveal what I have been preparing for you!”

Liu Xuande grinned and cupped his fist, ”We're all ears. Enlighten us with your great plan, Lord Yuan.”

”Hah! This is why I don't mobilize everyone. You see, we could have defeated Siren City at any time with everyone's cooperation.”

Elder Li and Liu Xuande nodded, ”That much is true-”

”BUT!!” Yuan Shaoqing hadn't finished, ”If I do nothing, people around me will start showing their true colors! You see, when we're here, has anyone volunteered to lead the vanguard forces with your men?”

No one said anything. As Yuan Shaoqing had stated, nobody wanted to take the vanguard role like the people from the Mount Hua Sect.

After all, they were here to ride on Yuan Shaoqing's coattail and rob Siren City's wealth without risking their lives.

Yuan Shaoqing burst into laughter as he pointed his finger at Liu Xuande's face, ”None! No one ever attempted to contribute to our cause! It shows that you lack the motivation and dedication to contribute anything to the alliance. You just want to ride on my coattail to enjoy the loot you can get from Siren City, am I right?”

Nobody uttered a word as Yuan Shaoqing's words hit the bull's eyes. Moreover, no one wanted to stand out and offend this clan lord, who had a relationship with the dao gods.

Still, Liu Xuande rolled his eyes and spat, ”So? What about you? Have you done anything to CONTRIBUTE to the war other than throwing your money at us? Are you saying that you're supplying the war fund, so you don't need to send your generals or people to the frontline?”

Yuan Shaoqing scoffed, ”I already did a lot a Tiger Cage Pass. Half of my men died while we tried to explore that unknown underground maze!”

”That maze doesn't count as a contribution since it's irrelevant to the war.”

”Hah! Twist the words however you like. It doesn't change the fact that you also contribute nothing to our campaign, Liu Xuande!”

”Haiz,” Liu Xuande snickered and walked away from the banquet, ”We did nothing because we don't want to go against the chain of commands. No matter how you spin your words, you are still the commander-in-chief here. You are in charge of giving us your orders. Since you did nothing, everything you said is just an excuse. I have no time to bicker with an incompetent narcissistic lord that never acts but talks. You know what? I don't even want to be the next commander. We're done here.”

Just like that, Liu Xuande sneered at Yuan Shaoqing and walked out of the banquet. The Li Clan and their men also followed the group.

Yuan Shaoqing was infuriated since he was shamed right in front of many experts. He lost it.

”FINE! Since you want to see me acting as commander-in-chief, I'll show you how it's done! By nightfall, we shall continue our banquet in Siren City!!”

Yuan Shaoqing took out his phone and started ordering his men to start mobilizing his main army.

By noon, Yuan Shaoqing, his clansmen, and Myriad Cauldron Sect, Yan Liang, and Wen Chou gathered in the sky, flying west together.

Seeing that Yuan Shaoqing finally made a move, parasites, aka small organizations, families, clans, and sects followed them as well.

Just like that, a massive army of over 50,000 cultivators was in the sky, flying toward Siren City in unison.