Although Lin Li felt that it was very likely that Osric had already detected the presence of the expedition, he was not willing to give up that other possibility. Perhaps the phony highlord who only had a portion of Osric's willpower similarly had only a portion of Osric's wits.
Finally, when night fell, the expedition had already arrived at a small hidden valley outside Alanna City. The small valley should be the hidden spot that was the closest to Alanna City. However, there were still several kilometers of bare land between the valley and Alanna. Fortunately, according to the memories of the High Elf that had been captured, there were rarely any High Elves patrolling the city walls at night because the city had been safe for thousands of years.
