Chapter 6: “i Am Shimura Danzo”
The next morning, Huo Yuhao got up very early.
Outside the window, unknown little birds chirped and searched everywhere for food. Huo Yuhao pushed open the inn’s window, and the breeze unique to morning, mixed with the scent of dew and soil, brushed his face.
This made his brain, after a night of deep sleep, instantly much clearer.
Huo Yuhao simply washed up, then went to the inn’s front desk to check out.
Just one night cost a silver soul coin, which made the already not wealthy Master Huo even more strapped for cash.
However, there was no time to mourn the lost silver soul coin; he needed to head straight to the city’s east gate.
After learning yesterday that mercenary groups were forming teams at this city’s east gate to take missions, he planned to go there and check it out.
However, Huo Yuhao didn’t go directly; he first walked into an unoccupied alley, brought up the panel, then took out the faceless mask he had obtained from the last lottery draw.
Huo Yuhao deeply understood the essence of his previous life’s xianxia web novels—alias.
When traveling outside, identity is what you make it; who uses their real name to roam the jianghu!
The last person who went out, did big things, and left their real name was Song Jiang.
The faceless mask directly appeared in Huo Yuhao’s hand.
The mask’s facial features were extremely blurry, just like turning mosaic into a mask.
Huo Yuhao didn’t hesitate and directly put on the mask, then the mask automatically connected to Huo Yuhao’s spiritual power.
He automatically knew the mask’s usage method: just imagine the person you want to become in your mind, and the mask will automatically adjust the user’s body.
Huo Yuhao thought for a while and soon manifested the image of the character he wanted to transform into in his mind.
The originally indistinct facial features of the mask immediately began to change after receiving the information.
A fork-shaped scar appeared at the chin position. The originally clear eyes slightly lengthened, with a cold and cunning gaze.
Huo Yuhao’s black short hair turned brown, his originally slender body slightly bulged with solid muscles, and his overall height increased by the mask’s limit of ten centimeters.
If he wrapped bandages around his right eye and right arm at this moment, it would probably give some dead-all-family colored contact lens guy PTSD on the spot.
That’s right, the person Huo Yuhao had transformed into was that Konoha’s dark one, the one who took all the blame in this world, the 5.5th generation Hokage who died sealing a bridge, Shimura Danzo who did everything.
After confirming the transformation was perfectly flawless, Huo Yuhao walked out of the alley and headed straight to the east gate along the main road.
Before even reaching the east gate, Huo Yuhao’s spiritual power clearly sensed that the surrounding soul masters were increasing, with many in groups of three or five, and only occasionally a few loners like Huo Yuhao.
After arriving at the east gate, he discovered that this place was not only where mercenary groups took missions, but also a large soul master market.
Soul beast precious body parts were being sold everywhere here.
Hundred years mandala snake scales, ten years soft bone rabbit meat, hundred years true horn horse single horn, and hundred years blazing fire bull’s penis.
Most stalls were basically deserted, except the one selling hundred years blazing fire bull’s penis, which was packed shoulder to shoulder.
It seemed that the blazing fire bull’s penis was said to have pure yang power, which could effectively enhance a man’s that thing.
Huo Yuhao shook his head, not interested in these soul beast parts—definitely not because he had no money.
He walked down this street, his disguised eyes carrying a cold aura as he searched for any mercenary groups heading to Heaven Soul Empire.
Soon he spotted his target.
A middle-aged man wearing an expensive silk robe, with a gold-rimmed monocle on his face, was surrounded by many mercenaries, one of whom seemed to be the mercenary leader talking to him.
Huo Yuhao saw someone beside him holding up a notice saying “Escort to Heaven Soul Empire’s Xuan Feng City.”
So Huo Yuhao walked straight over.
The two who were talking stopped their conversation upon seeing Huo Yuhao.
The one who was obviously the mercenary leader showed a rough smile and asked Huo Yuhao:
“Hello, I’m the leader of Blood Wolf Mercenary Group. Are you here to join this escort mission?”
“Mm.” Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly, always staying in character as Shimura Danzo.
The burly, heavily bearded mercenary leader didn’t mind Huo Yuhao’s attitude; soul masters having their own personalities was very normal.
He waved his hand and said, “Brother, no beating around the bush—show your strength. If you have two rings, come execute the commission with us.”
Huo Yuhao said nothing, opened his narrowed eyes, made eye contact with everyone here, and successfully cast illusion technique.
Then, in the mercenary leader and employer’s eyes, a white and a yellow two soul rings appeared on Huo Yuhao.
“I am Shimura Danzo.”
“Martial soul is vacuum jade, can manipulate wind.”
“Battle soul master.”
The expensively dressed employer pushed his glasses with a finger and said:
“I am Xiao Dingyuan, president of Ding Yi Chamber of Commerce. This trip to Xuan Feng City for business, mission reward is thirty gold soul coins. Your Excellency, if you accept, travel with us.”
Huo Yuhao nodded and said, “Reasonable price, I accept.”
The Blood Wolf Mercenary Group leader burst into laughter, scratched his head, and said:
“Since you’ve joined us, let me introduce myself.”
“Brother Danzo, I’m Lang Shan, martial soul is blood wolf, 37th level battle soul elder. Please take care of me on the road.”
Huo Yuhao looked at this leader and muttered silently in his heart: “Soul elder? Seems to have no resistance to illusion technique at all—is it because he hasn’t used martial soul possession yet?”
On the surface, he still nodded in response: “No need, Leader Lang Shan has impressive strength; I’ll have to rely on you to take care of this brother.”
This remark seemed to greatly please him, as he laughed even louder.
“Brother Danzo, go mingle with the other members first. I need to discuss the route and departure time with Employer Xiao.”
Huo Yuhao nodded and walked to the back to talk with the others who would be traveling together. There weren’t many executing the commission, just ten in total.
From the conversation, he learned these participating members included seven great soul masters, three soul elders; the strongest was a 35th level named Lang Yan, martial soul same as Lang Shan’s blood wolf, Lang Shan’s younger brother.
Huo Yuhao got a rough gauge of these people’s strength. Then in his heart, he estimated his odds if he fought them all.
“Thirty-seventy.”
“With pupil power, three minutes, cut them all into seven pieces.”
So this journey probably wouldn’t require strictly guarding against them; he needed to focus on potential enemies they might encounter.
Thus, wearing Shimura Danzo’s face, Huo Yuhao chatted idly with the mercenary group members, casually inquiring about potential threats on this trip.
“Brother Danzo, no need to worry so much. We’ve walked this road for over a decade; occasionally we run into some mountain bandits, but they’re not strong. We show our soul rings, and they retreat on their own.”
Before Huo Yuhao could ask more, a mercenary group member propped his chin and interjected:
“I’ve heard recently that wolf bandits have appeared on Heaven Dou Plain again, and witnesses say these wolf bandits have very strange postures, like hybrids of multiple soul beasts.”
His companion dismissed it with a wave: “Shrek Academy is right next to Heaven Dou Plain; those wolf bandits won’t last long. Besides, we’re not crossing Heaven Dou Plain this trip, just passing by the side—no big deal.”
Huo Yuhao firmly memorized the various intel from their mouths, paying special attention to the strangely postured wolf bandits. In the original work, there were evil soul masters experimenting on soul beasts; unsure if related.
And just as he fell into thinking, he felt someone tug his clothes corner. He turned his head but saw nothing.
“?”
Huo Yuhao looked around vigilantly, trying to find the target.
“Where are you looking?!”
Huo Yuhao suddenly heard a crisp girl’s voice from beside him. Realizing something, he stiffly lowered his head like a machine and discovered a petite girl with a side ponytail and light green eyes puffing her cheeks while looking at him.
