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

But since it is a strange beast, it is naturally impossible to deduce its nature using common sense.

When the topic of exotic beasts came up, Su Hao also asked Zhou Zhengtang about how to make an appointment to buy exotic beast meat at the restaurant he had taken him to before.

Zhou Zhengtang was somewhat surprised that Su Hao brought up the matter on his own initiative.

However, he still explained the specific situation to Su Hao, but considering that people like Su Hao who have no background or connections, even if they went, they might not be able to buy it.

So he gave one of his Golden Jade Pavilion tokens to Su Hao.

Lately, I've been busy with family business matters, so I haven't had time to go to Jin Yu Ge to enjoy exotic beast meat.

As a junior VIP of the Golden Jade Pavilion, he has his own monthly quota of exotic beast meat.

If Su Hao wants it now, then it's just right.

Su Hao hadn't expected the other party to be so generous, giving him the token directly.

However, thinking that even if he had the token, he didn't have the money to buy it, he was about to politely refuse when Zhou Zhengtang said, "Just take the token and use it first. I can keep track of it, and you can pay me back when you have more money."

"This..." Su Hao was taken aback, feeling the token in his hand was somewhat heavy.

"Stop dawdling. Anyway, the share they reserved for me was stipulated in the contract I signed. Even if I don't go, I'll still get 30% of the money, so I'm not losing out at all!"

Zhou Zhengtang felt somewhat helpless.

Back then, he was young and impetuous, and in order to save face in front of his friends, he signed a three-year contract with Jin Yu Ge to supply exotic beast meat.

One of these provisions concerns the supply of exotic beast meat, which, regardless of whether one consumes it or not, will be charged 30% of the price.

His father, Zhou Cheng'an, scolded him countless times for this, calling him a spendthrift.

You should know that's a pound or sixty ounces of exotic beast meat!

He spends several hundred taels of silver every month to cover his expenses.

Fortunately, he was well-off, so he didn't care about the money.

Now that Su Hao needs it, he can do him a favor.

"Even if you don't eat it, you still pay 30%?"

Su Hao's lips twitched slightly.

I felt once again what it means to be rich and powerful.

That stuff costs fifty or sixty taels of silver per pound; one meal of it is equivalent to a month's earnings for him.

However, since Zhou Zhengtang had spoken up, and he needed the token anyway, he didn't hesitate any longer, accepted the token, and clasped his hands in thanks.

What he needs now is a tonic to enhance his blood and energy, so as to quickly improve his strength.

As for the debts owed, they can be repaid later when our strength has increased.

Moreover, now that he has reached the Iron Mirror level, he will be able to earn even more money in the future.

The two then chatted until closing time.

Zhou Zhengtang had just said goodbye to Su Hao and was the first to leave the boxing gym.

He said he had a business at home that he needed to go back to manage, and he also told Su Hao that tonight's combat exercise would be postponed.

Su Hao naturally had no objection to this. After glancing at Master Liu, who still hadn't returned to the boxing gym, he left first and continued to wait.

Upon arriving at the entrance, his gaze fell upon the carriage parked outside the women's quarters.

There, Liu Jun was talking to Tang Huang, Jiang Yan, and a group of people.

Finally, they all nodded and followed Liu Jun into the carriage.

With a neighing of hooves, the carriage quickly drove away.

Su Hao frowned slightly, watching the departing carriage, lost in thought.

During these days, Su Hao still frequently saw Liu Jun at the Fuquan Restaurant in Hongqiao Town.

After all, he lives nearby now.

Also present were Tang Huang and his group, but Zhou Zhengtang rarely appeared.

However, the people from the inner city who had previously gathered with Liu Jun have now been replaced.

I don't know if it's because of the letter I sent to Master Liu earlier.

Collecting his thoughts, Su Hao stopped thinking about it and headed towards the inner city.

He still has some spare money, but he can go to the inner city to inquire about the exotic beast meat.

While we're at it, let's find out about the strange beasts.

After all, this stuff is so expensive, and the raw materials all come from deep in the mountains and forests. Logically speaking, it shouldn't be monopolized by the Martial Arts Alliance.

Otherwise, where would forces like the Second Faction and Zhangjiabao outside the city get their hands on exotic beast meat?

Moreover, even among the same kind of exotic beasts, there should be differences in strength; it's impossible for every exotic beast to be as fierce and terrifying as the Black-Scaled Belly Serpent.

Otherwise, the price would be much higher.

Therefore, Su Hao believed that since the Martial Arts Alliance had a beast-hunting team that specialized in hunting exotic beasts, other forces in the city would also have ways to hunt exotic beasts.

Since that's the case, then perhaps I can give it a try too.

With his current forging skills, he could make a powerful crossbow specifically for hunting, and with his current strength, he would have no problem protecting himself.

Of course, this is just a consideration; we still need to find out the real situation before making any decisions.

Upon arriving at the inner city, Su Hao first went to the Golden Jade Hall.

At this time, Jin Yutang was still bustling with people.

After showing the token given to him by Zhou Zhengtang, Su Hao entered and sat down in a private room on the second floor.

The private room wasn't large, and screens stood around it for privacy; this was the treatment reserved for junior VIPs at Jin Yu Tang.

Although it doesn't block out sound, it does block out some sight, which can be considered a certain level of privacy in such a lively place.

Because Zhou Zhengtang's token was used, the exotic beast meat served to Su Hao was still the same Crimson Scale Deer meat he had eaten last time.

During the meal, Su Hao also asked the staff about the types of exotic animal meat available at Jin Yu Tang, besides the Red Scale Deer meat.

The answer he received surprised him quite a bit.

Because besides common exotic animal meat like the Red-scaled Deer, there are also other, even rarer exotic animal meats such as tigers, leopards, and bears.

Its effectiveness is also more powerful.

Snake meat is naturally included.

What surprised Su Hao the most was that, in addition to snake meat, there was also some treasure fish, which is the meat of exotic fish.

These are even rarer, and are often only provided to the major powers within the inner city's martial arts academy.

Meat that has reached that level generally already possesses certain other benefits, some of which are extremely helpful for specific martial arts techniques.

It's basically something that has a price but no market.

After inquiring about the exotic beast meat, Su Hao took out some silver and handed it to the maid in charge of serving him, while also asking about the source of the exotic beast meat and the main production areas.

The maid initially refused to tell him, but after Su Hao kept taking out silver, she gave in.

After leaving for a short while, he brought over a piece of paper and then hurriedly left.

Su Hao opened the letter, which detailed the sources of the main exotic beast meat used by Jin Yutang, as well as information on the production areas.

"Unexpectedly, the meat of this exotic beast isn't as difficult to obtain as I imagined. In fact, there are indeed hunters in the community hunting and selling it, and it's not completely monopolized by the Martial Arts Alliance..."

Su Hao looked at the information on the letter and nodded slightly.