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

"No, Brother Zhou, could we speak in private for a moment?"

Su Hao shook his head.

"Um... okay, let's go in then."

Seeing Su Hao's serious expression, Zhou Zhengtang immediately sensed that something was wrong.

He wasn't joking; instead, he followed Su Hao into the Zhou residence.

Upon arriving at a quiet courtyard, Zhou Zhengtang dismissed the servants before asking, "Junior Brother Zhou, what happened?"

Su Hao nodded, and then recounted to Zhou Zhengtang what he had heard at the Golden Jade Pavilion.

As for why he trusted Zhou Zhengtang and told the other party these things...

Su Hao naturally had his own considerations.

The Zhou Zhengtang family are merchants, which is fundamentally different from the Martial Arts Academy.

The Alliance and Fortress are now focusing more on the various martial arts academies and boxing gyms that possess formidable martial prowess.

These are unstable factors that could affect the final outcome of the struggle, so it is understandable that they are being targeted.

While the Zhou family and other merchant families were wealthy and powerful, they were not the primary targets. As long as there was no overt show of taking sides, they generally coexisted peacefully.

At most, business will be affected during the most tense period.

Therefore, Zhou Zhengtang was also very shrewd. Usually, when Liu Jun invited others to dinner at a restaurant in Yueshan Boxing Hall, Zhou Zhengtang would refuse.

The purpose, of course, was to avoid suspicion.

As for people like Mu Bai, Jiang Yan, and Wang Yan, who belong to the inner city or have close ties with it, they naturally don't care about these matters of avoiding suspicion.

Based on these considerations, Su Hao chose to tell Zhou Zhengtang the news.

I would also like to ask for the other party's opinion.

"I never expected things to spread to the Martial Arts Academy so quickly..."

Zhou Zhengtang sighed.

When the alliance and the fortress gathered in the inner city, he knew that this day would come sooner or later.

I just didn't expect it to be this fast.

The information Su Hao had previously provided regarding the Babao Restaurant incident—that Master Liu was injured and left, and his friend Yan Zhen died—is consistent with the intelligence he had previously received about the Babao Restaurant incident.

However, at the time, this information was not specific to any individual; people were simply informed that something had happened.

Clearly, this information was deliberately concealed.

However, Yan Zhen and Liu Shi had always had a close relationship, but unexpectedly, they ended up like this because of their differing stances...

"Brother Zhou, do you know what happened between Master Liu and Senior Sister Liu Jun?" Su Hao asked, somewhat puzzled. "If it's just a matter of choosing sides, Senior Sister Liu Jun should be on Master Liu's side. Why did things turn out this way?"

The two were originally father and daughter. Now, Liu Jun has been leaning towards siding with the inner city, so he has been maintaining contact with the inner city.

But Liu Shi surrendered to Zhangjiabao at this time?

This is precisely why the Martial Arts Alliance was able to take advantage of the situation.

If those people succeed in their plan, it will be a devastating blow to the people of Yueshan Boxing Gym.

"Only daughter, no mother, spoiled, stubborn, indulgent, willful, strong-willed... these could all be reasons..."

Zhou Zhengtang looked somewhat helpless as he spoke of these things.

To be honest, this is how the relationship between Master Liu and his daughter has been since he joined the Yueshan Boxing School.

Often, the more Master Liu tries to stop something, the more Liu Jun wants to do it.

The main point is that I cannot do as my father wishes.

If we really want to trace back to the root cause, perhaps all of the things he mentioned above could be the reason.

But Zhou Zhengtang felt that perhaps the real reason was that Master Liu himself had some shortcomings.

Because he had seen the two of them argue before, Liu Shi felt more guilty and helpless, while Liu Jun felt more resentful and hysterical.

Upon hearing this, Su Hao was speechless.

At a time like this, can we still let emotions sway our decisions?

"Senior Brother Zhou, what do you think we should do about this? Master Liu is no longer at the boxing academy, so even if we wanted to inform him, there's no way to do so..."

"That is a problem..."

Zhou Zhengtang also frowned slightly.

Master Liu is a Bone Forging Martial Master, and his strength is among the top in this outer city.

He is now in hiding because of the Babao Restaurant incident, which means he must have suffered a serious injury and will not be returning to the boxing gym for some time.

Therefore, even if they wanted to find each other, they had absolutely no way to do so.

After all, the intelligence networks of these small family forces mostly come from gangs, chambers of commerce, restaurants, and the like.

Moreover, most of the information is second-hand or third-hand.

However, they lack the extensive and professional intelligence channels of the Inner City Martial Arts Alliance.

"But there's no need to worry. Their target is Master Liu, but he hasn't returned yet, and his fate is unknown. Even if they capture Senior Sister Liu Jun, it won't help. So they shouldn't make a move in the short term. If that happens, we can only leave it to fate."

After thinking for a while, Zhou Zhengtang finally spoke.

As for why he didn't consider talking to Senior Sister Liu Jun about this himself?

Zhou Zhengtang wasn't out of his mind. This Senior Sister Liu Jun wouldn't even listen to her own father's advice, so how could she possibly listen to the advice of an outsider like him?

Given the other party's personality and way of doing things, coupled with his good looks, to put it bluntly, if it weren't for Master Liu protecting him, he would probably have been ruined by those playboys in the inner city long ago.

Zhou Zhengtang didn't want to get into trouble for no reason.

We should wait until Master Liu returns before discussing anything further.

If the worst-case scenario happens before Master Liu returns, then no one can be blamed.

Su Hao nodded.

Zhou Zhengtang's words made sense. Those people's target was Master Liu, and at least until Master Liu himself appeared, it would be pointless to take action against Liu Jun.

After the two made this decision, the topic immediately returned to the previously mentioned exotic beast meat.

Taking this opportunity, Su Hao began to ask Zhou Zhengtang where in the entire Yanshan City there were people who specialized in hunting exotic beasts but did not belong to the Inner City Martial Arts Alliance.

Before he could hunt exotic beasts on his own, he would need someone to guide him in and out of Yanshan.

"So you're planning to hunt the beasts yourself?"

Zhou Zhengtang looked at Su Hao with a strange expression.

I never expected the other party to come up with such an idea.

"That's indeed the intention..." Su Hao nodded.

"Are you complaining that my share isn't enough?" Zhou Zhengtang raised an eyebrow slightly.

"It's because it's too expensive... I'm afraid I won't be able to pay it back."

"I didn't tell you to return it right away, what's the rush? Do you know how dangerous the depths of Yanshan are? Besides poisonous insects and ferocious beasts, there are also poisonous miasma and fog. Even someone at the Bronze Skin Realm could die if they encounter a strange beast!"

Zhou Zhengtang frowned.

Yanshan City is no safe haven. Even experienced hunters dare not venture too deep into it, and strange beasts are often found deep in the mountains.

Moreover, aside from these external factors, people are often the most dangerous element in the entire Yanshan area.