If it really was a trap, and Windrise Kingdom could produce something so precious to deal with him while calculating his movements so precisely, then Huo Hai could only accept it.
He could not go back anyway, so he might as well head north and see what exactly was there. This caravan had merely been a cover; once it reached the front lines, the item would still be sent north. Huo Hai studied the map, confirmed the direction, tightened his cloak, and set off. The traces here could not be erased, so he would just leave them as they were.
After Huo Hai left, people arrived there that very evening. The caravan that should have reached the town by dusk had vanished, so the city dispatched a team to search for it. They found the corpses here.
After the matter was reported, Windrise Kingdom's experts quickly arrived. The surrounding area had already been completely sealed off by soldiers. "Do you know who did this?" someone in the group suddenly asked.
Beside him, another man in black said slowly, "Haven't you already figured it out? Aside from that little brat Huo Hai, I can't think of anyone else who came here. That boy's assassination skills are truly formidable. Even Li Er fell victim to him." Most of the nearby corpses had an extra small hole in them. Only Huo Hai could cause such injuries.
On the ground, Li Er's massive iron chain lay buried in the soil. The man in black picked it up and examined it. There was a notch on the chain's arrowhead. It had clearly been made by a sharp weapon, and traces of frost power still lingered on it.
"Look at this notch, and the wound on his body. They should have been caused by that boy