In the world of martial arts, grind your skill level to become a saint.

These people have been loitering around him lately, which has made him more vigilant.

Unexpectedly, he was right in the end; these people really did want to harm him.

Based on the drug powder I found earlier, it's clear they infiltrated with the intention of poisoning people.

Su Hao witnessed this scene from the shadows, which is why he decided to take action to eliminate the hidden danger.

Although the hidden dangers have been eliminated this time, the underlying logic of this matter has left Su Hao speechless.

Because she hadn't done anything wrong, she was simply trying to protect herself, but she was unwittingly targeted, resented, and eventually even tried to poison her.

This world is truly chaotic.

In order to avoid being disturbed in the future, Su Hao decided to move his residence to the vicinity of Hongqiao Town.

Although there are many people here, and all sorts of people gather here, it's not that chaotic. After all, the government also relies on these towns for its livelihood. Anyone who dares to cause trouble in such a place is cutting off the government's source of income and courting death!

Su Hao's current savings are enough to rent a small courtyard for a year and a half.

With the recent success of Su Hao's Bai Jie story, he has become very popular after entering the inner city, earning much more money than before.

This is why Su Hao was able to break through the Crimson Blood Palm so quickly, even while practicing two martial arts.

As long as you have money, you can buy any supplements or medicines.

So as long as his body can keep up and withstand the strain, Su Hao can continue to improve!

After a flurry of activity, it was noon.

Su Hao was about to close up shop and head to the boxing academy when...

Several men dressed in black, exuding a calm and collected aura and sharp eyes walked in.

"May I ask if you are Master Su Hao?"

As soon as they entered, a bearded man with a broken eyebrow bowed and asked them questions in a friendly tone.

Seeing the newcomer's polite manner, Su Hao nodded in response and quietly put down the iron hammer in his hand.

This left him no choice but to be vigilant, as he had indeed gotten himself into some trouble recently, and no one knew if someone would come to his door seeking revenge.

Judging from their demeanor, they didn't seem to be there for revenge, so he cupped his hands and asked, "May I ask what business you have with me?"

"Hehe... I've long heard that Master Su's forging skills are superb, second to none in Blackwater Street, so I've made a special trip here today to seek an audience and explore a collaboration."

The man also spoke politely.

"Cooperation?" Su Chen frowned.

For a moment, I was reminded of what happened to Chen Biao.

Generally, the only entities that would seek out blacksmiths to collaborate with are these gangs and the government.

The purpose of the cooperation is nothing more than to create weapons or something similar.

Judging from their appearance, these people are not government officials, but more like a gang.

"Master Su, I am Yang Lu from the Mi Gang. I am here to trouble you because I wish to cooperate with you on the forging of weapons."

Yang Lu announced his name and the faction he belonged to.

"The Rice Gang..." Su Hao's heart stirred. He hadn't expected that the Rice Gang, one of the three gangs and two factions, would personally come to him to discuss cooperation.

"Cooperation is possible, but I won't provide materials, only my skills, and I'll only earn money from my skills."

After learning the other party's identity and purpose, Su Hao got straight to the point.

Although the Rice Gang, being one of the three major factions, should not lack the money for materials.

But nothing is absolute. What if someone in charge cuts the line or is greedy and loses the gamble? The same thing could happen again, like what happened with Chen Biao last time.

However, his current strength is no match for the Mi Gang.

Therefore, he must ask about everything before cooperating.

"Of course!" Yang Lu smiled.

The two then sat down to discuss the details of their upcoming collaboration.

Su Hao's forging skills have improved rapidly, and the work he usually does is simply not enough for him.

Now that he is a Stone Skin level martial artist, his physical strength and endurance are incomparable to what they used to be, and his forging speed has increased significantly.

Instead of finishing the job and then spending time forging iron blanks to gain experience, it's better to make use of that time flexibly, since you're going to be forging iron anyway.

Therefore, Su Hao agreed to cooperate with the Rice Gang, providing them with 20 knives each month, with a payment of 1 tael of silver per knife. If they needed to go out to work as blacksmiths, the payment would be calculated separately.

As for why a knife costs one tael, it's because the materials provided by Yang Lu are all refined iron, which is of better quality and harder than pig iron, and is also more difficult to forge.

Moreover, weapons made of refined iron are mostly intended for use by martial artists, so it's normal that they are expensive.

After the two parties reached an agreement, Yang Lu took the initiative to advance the payment for the five knives, saying he would come to collect them in ten days, and then left the shop with his men.

"I just needed the money, and this is a golden opportunity that I can't resist..."

Su Hao stood at the door, watching Yang Lu and the others leave. He weighed the silver in his hand and smiled slightly.

In this way, including his temporary position at Zhou's Pharmacy, Yang Lu's remuneration, and his own miscellaneous income, he could earn at least forty or fifty taels of silver each month.

However, this is based on the best-case scenario.

But overall, he has now reached a point where he can afford to spend money on martial arts training without worrying about the cost.

Don't be fooled by the fact that forty or fifty taels of silver seems like a lot; it's far from enough for someone on the path of martial arts.

Putting aside everything else, just take the red-scaled venison that Zhou Zhengtang and I ate in the inner city before. One pound of meat cost several tens of taels of silver.

They ate about two or three catties that night, which is about a hundred taels.

This is just the cost of one meal...

Therefore, Su Hao felt that earning forty or fifty taels a month was really not much, and in the eyes of a real rich young master, his life was really shabby.

Back near the boxing gym.

Su Hao glanced at the several luxurious carriages parked outside the gate of the boxing academy, greeted some of the onlookers, and then went inside.

The carriages at the entrance did not belong to the disciples of the boxing academy, but to wealthy young men from both inside and outside the city who had come to find Tang Huang.

Because of Tang Huang's outstanding performance on the stage at the martial arts academy's exchange meeting a few days ago, coupled with his amazing talent, Tang Huang has become a target for various forces to win him over.

He has also become one of the most prominent figures in Hongqiao Town recently!

It is said that he will definitely be able to enter the Bone Forging stage in the future and become one of the strongest masters in Yanshan City.

These people all regarded Tang Huang as the future successor of Yueshan Boxing Academy, so whenever they had free time, they would go to Tang Huang to eat, drink and have fun.

Tang Huang accepted all invitations from these people without hesitation, despite Liu Shi's repeated attempts to dissuade him. However, Tang Huang's youthful nature was hard to change, so Liu Shi simply let him go.

As long as you don't neglect your spiritual practice, that's fine.

As soon as Su Hao entered, he saw Tang Huang sitting under a willow tree with a group of young men.

Jiang Yan, Wang Yan, Mu Bai, Zhou Zhengtang, and several others were also with them!

When Zhou Zhengtang saw Su Hao, he also raised his hand to greet him.

Su Hao responded, not going forward to join the fun, but returning to his position to continue cultivating.