Chapter 21: Leaving the City


    As dawn approached, the streets of RockFire City quickly


    filled with the hustle and bustle of city life as the city’s residents start


    going about their daily business and the streets filled with the shouts of


    merchants trying to hawk their wares.


    At the Black Wing Merchant Guild, Guo Huo had already woken


    up. He had gone back to the room he had met Jia Yuan in, and was staring at a


    talisman. This was the talisman connected with the magical locator on Jia


    Yuan’s gold Currency Card. He then looked around the room. For the last 20


    years, this sparsely decorated room had served as his office.


    He took one last look, and headed out. Earlier that morning,


    he had already told his granddaughter, Guo Shi, of his plans. Truth be told,


    Guo Huo actually didn’t handle too much of the business side for the Guild. He


    was only serving as head of the RockFire branch because of his strength. As for


    the actual business, he let other people handle that.


    As he exited the Guild Hall, Guo Huo was truly a sight to


    behold. He was a two meter tall old man, with flowing white hair held back in a


    ponytail. He even had a long white beard to match. As for his clothes, He was


    wearing a long red robe that was embroidered with fiery patterns outlined with


    gold. To put it simply, he looked like a fiery god of war.


    Finally, on his back, was a giant axe more than 1.5 meters


    long and proportionally wide.


    He walked down the steps of the Guild Hall, and took out the


    talisman once again, verifying the direction he needed to go.


    He quickly walked toward the secondary city gate and


    promptly exited to the outer parts of the city. Using the talisman, he quickly


    arrived at the tavern Jia Yuan was in. Entering the tavern, he demanded a room.


    Unfortunately, the host told Guo Huo that all of the rooms


    were taken.


    Upon hearing this, Guo Huo turned to the side and frowned.


    After a few seconds of this, the host was growing very nervous. After all, he


    could see that this person in front of him was very rich and probably had


    powerful backing. Even more than that, the man himself had an overpowering demeanor.


    The host felt that this really was a man he did not want to irritate. Just as


    This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report itthe host was about to try to kick one of the guests from their room to make


    space for this new customer, Guo Huo turned back to him.


    “That’s alright, kid. Do you have a place where I can change


    clothes in private?”


    “Uh.. of course! Right this way!”


    The tavern had a backroom where they kept food and liquor.


    But for now, this backroom would serve as a place for Guo Huo to disguise


    himself.


    In past times, when Jia Yuan’s ring was being made, it truly


    was a priceless treasure. However, in recent times, some highly skilled


    craftsmen were able to create similar items. However, they only had very small


    spaces, usually no more than 125 cubic feet of space.


    The necklace that Guo Huo wore was exactly one of these


    items. He tapped the necklace and withdrew some tattered and dirty clothes. He changed


    out his outfit into these clothes, transferring his fiery outfit as well as the


    giant axe into the necklace in the process. Afterwards, he took a box out of


    the necklace, and put it on the floor.


    Opening it, it was a box of dirt. With the dirt in the box,


    he dirtied his face, hair, beard, and the rest of his body.


    Now he truly looked like a decrepit old man.


    After finishing his disguise, he transferred the box back


    into the necklace, and took off the necklace.


    He then tied the necklace around his wrist, covered by his


    shirt.


    He walked out of the room and saw that the host was staring


    at him with his mouth wide open.


    The host had seen a fiery god walk into the backroom, and


    saw an old beggar walk out.


    Huo Guo tapped his wrist and drew a medium fire shard and


    handed it to the host. “Don’t tell anyone what you saw here, and give me a


    barrel of beer. I’ll be sitting in the corner.”


    Huo Guo had decided to pass the time waiting for Jia Yuan to


    leave by drinking in the tavern.


    After a few hours of drinking, Guo Huo finally saw Jia Yuan


    descend the stairs of the tavern and exit. Seeing this, Guo Huo finished his


    last barrel of beer, put a small fire shard on the table, and left.