After leaving Bright Yang City, Huo Hai had no intention of concealing his whereabouts. He swaggered onward along the way, letting the upper ranks of Bright Yang Kingdom set their minds at ease.
To ensure that he could be notified immediately once the war began and sent to the front lines, Windrise Kingdom's higher-ups had already told Huo Hai before he departed that he could not hide his tracks. They had to be able to keep tabs on his exact location at all times. So unless it was necessary, Huo Hai would not deliberately conceal himself.
It was precisely because of this that Huo Hai discovered, as he traveled, that people were constantly appearing around him to watch him. Some were spies from Bright Yang Kingdom; others were likely scouts sent by other parties.
Huo Hai could not determine their exact identities, so he simply let them be. Hmph, I'd like to see whether you'll still dare follow me once I enter the depths of the Bonebreaker Plains. He was disdainful of them.
Heading east all the way, Huo Hai did not stop in the slightest. Since he did not need to hide his whereabouts, he naturally would not treat himself poorly. Whenever he encountered a city, he went in. At mealtimes, he no longer had to keep gnawing on dry rations. This journey was far more relaxing than before. Bright Yang Kingdom truly was much more prosperous than Southern Cloud Kingdom, Huo Hai thought silently.
Twice along the road, someone had actually poisoned his food. Huo Hai showed no reaction whatsoever. One time, the dose had been extremely small, and his own resistance to poison made him wholly unafraid. The other time, Little Gold had easily neutralized it.
Huo Hai even ate the poisoned food as usual. Yet all