They had originally planned to rest here for a day, but Huo Hai had forcibly extended that rest to a full three days. There was a reason he had wasted so much time.
For one thing, the Southern Forest Kingdom's front line had to finish eating its current provisions before they could eat the food he had poisoned. That required time, and time was exactly what Huo Hai lacked. If he returned too early, it would be difficult to explain what he had done. If the Third Prince issued a punishment order then, he would truly be in deep trouble.
If that fellow tried to pin the deaths of all those soldiers on his head as well, clearing things up would probably take even longer. Huo Hai had no desire to waste so much energy wrangling with them, so he might as well waste some time first.
Huo Hai had explained these matters to the soldiers under his command as well. Since they knew what his plan was, they naturally had the right to know what he had prepared for it. In any case, they would not leak anything.
Those three days had not been completely wasted. Huo Hai had remained in his tent, recovering from his injuries. After three whole days of uninterrupted recovery, every injury on his body had fully healed. That was the terrifying ability granted by Perfect Foundation Establishment, coupled with the powerful spiritual energy brought about by breaking through on his own. If others suffered such injuries, they could forget about recovering without several months.
Of course, even though Huo Hai had recovered, he did not reveal it. Outwardly, he still looked severely injured. Huo Hai had not looked particularly well to begin with, so anyone with eyes could naturally tell that he was hurt.