"Do you think Huorong City might be a trap?"
Riding his horse, Colin gazed at the distant city of Huorong, whose outline could already be discerned, and suddenly asked Scholar Yerug.
Upon hearing the question, Scholar Yerug nodded and replied,
"My lord, there is indeed this possibility. After all, anyone would know that Miss Grace is your lover, and the news of her engagement came too coincidentally.
It seems like a deliberate attempt to provoke you, luring you to Huorong City."
Colin laughed and then asked again,
"So do you think I should go?"
Scholar Yerug hesitated for a moment, and then carefully answered,
"My lord, I believe you should indeed go.
Firstly, Huorong City holds an extremely strategic location, being the sole land route connecting the north and south of the East. Controlling Huorong City is crucial to your plan of taking over the East.
