Chapter 13: Xuan Feng City
After seeing Huo Yuhao walk over, the two stopped talking.
Huo Yuhao didn’t beat around the bush and said straightforwardly to Xiao Dingyuan:
“President Xiao, Xuan Feng City has arrived, and it’s time for me to leave.”
Xiao Dingyuan paused and said: “I understand. Does Your Excellency Danzo really not plan to join us for a celebratory meal?”
Huo Yuhao waved his hand, not minding, and said: “No need. I appreciate President Xiao’s kindness, but I have some personal matters and won’t stay long.”
Seeing Huo Yuhao’s firm attitude, he didn’t try to persuade him further. After adjusting his glasses with his hand, he took out a large bag of money from his Storage Soul Tool and said with a smile:
“Your Excellency, here is one thousand Gold Soul Coins, as reward for this escort mission.”
Huo Yuhao didn’t immediately accept the Gold Soul Coins. No merit, no reward—after all, the agreed price was fifty Gold Soul Coins, which far exceeded the expected reward.
“President Xiao, this has far exceeded the agreed reward.”
Hearing this, Xiao Dingyuan replied: “You’ve helped Xiao Xiao so much along the way, and when the Evil Soul Masters attacked, you put in so much effort. If you don’t accept it, I’ll actually be a bit worried.”
“If not for your timely warning, how many of us could have survived would be a problem.”
“This money is already stingy compared to our lives and fortunes.”
After a moment of silence, Huo Yuhao took the bag of money. Its hefty weight indicated its value.
Huo Yuhao said: “Then, farewell until we meet again.”
Putting the money into his backpack, Huo Yuhao turned and headed toward the main road exit of Xuan Feng City.
He planned to find a place to stay, then later see if he could set up a temporary Medical Clinic to practice Reverse Cursed Technique.
Most importantly, he needed to inquire about intelligence on pills like Profound Water Pills, since his main purpose in coming to Heaven Soul Empire was to find ways to improve his disordered Meridians and Innate Soul Power problem.
Just as he had walked a few steps, a crisp female voice came from behind.
“Wait a moment, Uncle Danzo.”
Huo Yuhao stopped and looked back to see Xiao Xiao had chased after him at some point.
She stood gracefully not far away, her hands lightly clasped in front of her abdomen, her slender fingers twisting and entwining restlessly like butterfly wings.
After a while, her exquisite eyes, like green agate, looked at Huo Yuhao seriously, and she said word by word:
“Uncle Danzo, next time we meet, I will definitely become a Strong Person, and then raise my Sword Edge toward even stronger ones!”
Looking at her serious expression, Huo Yuhao’s mouth corners involuntarily curved up, his eyes showing a hint of gratification.
“Mm, I believe in you.”
Huo Yuhao turned his head again and slowly walked toward the main road, leaving only his words echoing under the blazing sun, like the wind lifting the girl’s hair strands.
Xiao Xiao nodded heavily toward Huo Yuhao’s back, her eyes burning with unprecedented determination like a treasure sword being honed.
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After leaving the Merchant Association, Huo Yuhao first wandered around inside Xuan Feng City. Having stayed in the wild for such a long time, he immensely missed this bustling atmosphere of people coming and going.
Casually glancing around the main street a few times, he could clearly feel that Xuan Feng City was a truly large City.
Although it definitely couldn’t compare to great cities like Shrek City and Star Luo City, it was absolutely one of the most prosperous cities in Heaven Soul Empire.
Every few steps Huo Yuhao took, he could see gorgeously dressed Nobles followed by a bunch of servants pointing at shops around.
Shops lined the surroundings like a wildly growing jungle, colorful Signboards vying to stretch their arms toward the sky, squeezing the sunlight into mottled light and shadows.
Many places still showed Soul Tools in use, and some streets even had Soul Tool street lamps installed.
Just by walking down one street, Huo Yuhao’s Spiritual Power could sense quite a few individuals with Soul Power nearby.
Most were extremely weak, only a few Soul Power Levels, but there were also a few whose Soul Power Levels Huo Yuhao couldn’t gauge, probably very high Level.
After discovering this situation, Huo Yuhao no longer dared to spread his perception too far, lest he anger some Strong Person and have to engage in another meaningless battle.
However, what surprised Huo Yuhao the most was that almost every shop front in Xuan Feng City was carved with patterns of tortoise creatures.
These tortoises had no strict requirement for specific types—land tortoises, sea tortoises, as long as it was a tortoise.
As the sun left its last ray of afterglow on the horizon, Huo Yuhao unwittingly arrived at a large plaza in the center of Xuan Feng City.
After some inquiring, he learned this was the venue for six-year-old Child Martial Soul Awakening.
Every year, Soul Masters would come here to preside and perform Martial Soul Awakening for the public at a price of three Gold Soul Coins—pay and get your Martial Soul awakened.
As for which faction the Soul Masters stationed here belonged to, Huo Yuhao was initially a bit doubtful, but after seeing the Statue in the center of the venue, he understood in his heart.
That Statue was a majestic giant tortoise, with a ferocious Tortoise Shell, a head neither dragon nor not, a giant snake coiled around the Tortoise Shell, its tongue flicking out, eyes gleaming with ferocity.
“Profound Nether Sect.”
The words slowly surfaced in Huo Yuhao’s mind.
Without lingering here too long, he planned to quickly find a place to stay while there was still a bit of light in the sky.
With one thousand Gold Soul Coins on him, he didn’t need to worry about money for a short time. In fact, as long as he didn’t get involved with Soul Masters, one Gold Soul Coin was enough for an ordinary person to spend several months.
But once involved with Soul Masters, even millions of Gold Soul Coins were like stream water unable to make waves in the ocean.
All these phenomena made Huo Yuhao feel that the society in this World was extremely divided, with huge class gaps.
Especially since the Supernatural powers in this World were tied to Bloodline, leaving commoners almost no chance to rise.
While pondering, Huo Yuhao entered an Alley and changed the appearance of his Faceless Mask inside.
Shimura Danzo’s task was completed; it was time for a new Identity.
Soon, a handsome young man emerged from the dark Alley—black messy hair, overall seventy percent similar to Huo Yuhao.
After confirming the change was correct, Huo Yuhao headed to a nearby Inn.
This Inn wasn’t cheap; an ordinary Room cost five Silver Soul Coins per night, not affordable for ordinary people.
But the environment here was serene, close to Xuan Feng City’s Core Area, and any News could be obtained here first-hand.
This bit of money was nothing to Huo Yuhao now; he cheerfully paid half a month’s room fee.
Under the guidance of the front desk girl, he quickly found the Room. As he was about to close the door, she asked: “Guest, would you like daily breakfast service?”
Huo Yuhao waved his hand to indicate no need, then closed the door and hung his backpack on the wall opposite the bed.
After checking the Room and confirming it was safe, he sat on the bed and began Meditation.
