Fortunately, Huang Xiao soon found a weaponsmith's shop where he could have saber and sword scabbards made.
His current scabbard fitted the Minghong Saber perfectly. Its length and width were well proportioned, and its appearance alone revealed the shape of the saber inside.
This time, therefore, Huang Xiao asked them to make a scabbard that would mislead others, twice as wide and half again as long as his current one. Of course, this was merely a smokescreen; the extra width and length were only for show.
Although the scabbard would be wider and longer, the actual slot that held the blade would still match the Minghong Saber's dimensions.
Huang Xiao's aim was to create an illusion, so that anyone seeing the scabbard in his hand would assume the blade inside was just as wide and long.
That way, as long as he did not draw the Minghong Saber, the scabbard's appearance alone would not suggest that it held an Imitation Saber modeled after the Supreme Demon Saber.
Combined with his disguise, this would make him a little safer still.
Huang Xiao offered three times the price outright. Naturally, the shopkeeper took great care, producing a scabbard to Huang Xiao's satisfaction in four hours.
With the scabbard changed, altering the hilt was even simpler. Passing a cloth shop, Huang Xiao bought some fabric, tore it into strips, and wrapped them around the hilt. Its appearance was naturally concealed beneath the strips, beyond anyone's recognition.
Huang Xiao destroyed the original scabbard. Before doing so, he felt a pang of sorrow. This was the scabbard he had brought from Great Song, and it carried the sentiments of his four wives.
Still, for his own safety, it was best to make it disappear.
Afterward, Huang Xiao found an inn in the small town. Only