The county town was indeed found, but to Li Huowang's surprise, it had no walls. A single, shabby white gauze lantern hung at the gate, swaying in the wind. Stay alert. There might be someone who can see me. As Li Huowang displaced his form into the earth, he became invisible and walked toward the town.
The only impression the county town gave Li Huowang was one of utter desolation. Empty houses with their doors hanging wide open were everywhere. The ground was pitted and uneven, and trash was strewn all over. If not for the candlelight flickering in a few windows, Li Huowang might have thought he had wandered into the Chaotic Grave Mound.
Just then, Li Sui suddenly spoke. "Dad, someone in the Tianchen Country is performing a Divination to find out where we are."
Hearing this, a chill ran down Li Huowang's spine. They had acted as quickly as he'd expected. Instead of sending men to search, they had resorted directly to Divination. Did they find us?
