While Zu Tianhong's tone sounded like a reproach, he was obviously trying to mitigate the tension between his son and his younger brother.
Zu Tianli was irked. He finally managed to seize leverage over his brother so how could he let it go so easily. Letting out a savage chuckle, he said, "Brother, Zu Can is your son and I can understand why you're trying to shield him by excusing his faults. But as the current patriarch of our Zu family, you can't just think for yourselves all the time. Selfishness isn't a trait befitting of a leader after all. For the sake of securing prestige for your son, you actually assigned such a significant task to Zu Can. Isn't this just horseplay? A brat like him can never amount to anything! Look at how he's screwed up his task already! Have you forgotten that it's our family that has to pay the price of his losses?"
The invasion had begun.
