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

The old man's name is Chen Dequan. He is 60 years old and has 40 years of hunting experience.

He Dazhong was brought into the business by this man. Not only He Dazhong, but everyone else in the team was also brought into the business by Chen Dequan.

It can be said that everyone in this group is Chen Dequan's apprentice.

"What danger is Uncle Chen referring to?"

Su Hao nodded.

Where there are strange beasts, danger is a normal thing.

However, there are many dangerous things in Dayanshan, so it's important to consider whether they are people or animals.

The "people" mainly refer to the forces entrenched in the Dayan Mountains, while the "things" naturally refer to exotic and ferocious beasts.

"Of course they are strange beasts." Chen Dequan said after a moment of contemplation. "I once went down the river valley and after passing through a canyon waterfall, the forest below opened up. In the stream below the waterfall, I saw the figures of several centaur bears. They were catching fish to eat."

"Centaur bear?"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the others also turned serious.

Everyone has heard about the centaur bear.

Su Hao was also somewhat surprised. There were such intelligent beasts in the depths of Dayan Mountain? And they were even beasts that appeared in books.

After deciding to go hunting, Su Hao spent his evenings studying books, including those about centaurs and bears.

I've heard that this centaur bear is good at disguising itself and can imitate human actions, behaviors, walking postures, sounds, and so on.

It would even wear the clothes of the people it killed, hide on mountain paths to ambush passersby, and break into villages at night to imitate human speech patterns and knock on doors for help, which was very strange and frightening.

That's not all. This centaur bear may look very honest and simple, but it is so ferocious that it can kill even martial artists. If an ordinary person encounters it, they will basically only face death.

Although the centaur is powerful and fierce, it has just as many valuable items as a tiger.

"Weren't these things hunted to extinction by the Martial Arts Alliance and Zhangjiabao? How come they're still around?"

He Dazhong frowned and asked.

Everyone knows how powerful this centaur bear is.

It's really weird that this thing is like a bear-like creature that imitates most of the behaviors of humans.

You can imagine this thing knocking on the door in the middle of the night, dressed in human clothes, speaking in a human voice, or maybe it's a bear?

Just imagine how terrifying that scene would be.

"How could we possibly kill everything? There's much more going on deeper inside."

Chen Dequan said.

"Brother Su, the centaur is incredibly cunning, fast, and has thick hide. You really need to think twice before going alone!"

He Dazhong advised.

He genuinely believed that the centaur was much more difficult to deal with than the tiger.

Although Su Hao is very strong, possesses martial arts skills, and can hunt tigers alone, there are still quite a few martial artists who die in the mouths of strange beasts every year.

Sometimes, the more careless you are and the less dangerous you feel, the more likely something bad is to happen.

"Yes, thank you for reminding me, Brother He! I'll be careful!"

Su Chen nodded in agreement.

He's just gathering clues now; he may not actually go looking for them.

Moreover, Su Hao learned from the book that centaur bears are social animals, and finding one means that there is likely a whole litter nearby.

Given the high intelligence of these centaurs and their thick hides, they are indeed difficult to hunt alone.

The Martial Arts Alliance, Zhangjiabao, and other major forces initially felt that the centaur bears posed too great a threat and were not conducive to their captivity and control. That's why they gathered experts to hunt down the centaur bears in the surrounding area.

Then, Su Hao asked Chen Dequan to roughly mark the locations where the centaur bears appeared on the hand-drawn map in his hand.

Su Hao secretly made a mental note of it.

After finishing his meal, Su Hao bid farewell to everyone and prepared to return to Yanshan City.

He has a lot of money on him now, and he can't stay in Shilipo any longer. There's no safe place to hide his money, so he has no choice but to return to the city for the time being.

"This money should be enough for me to buy Eight Treasures Soup for a while."

Su Hao walked through the towering gates of Yanshan City, the heavy money bag on his back making him feel good.

He was lucky, in fact, to have encountered such a rare prey as a tiger.

However, this also helped him to be prepared, having prepared powerful weapons like heavy crossbows in advance.

Otherwise, hunting tigers might not be so easy.

Although there were some minor hiccups along the way, he resolved them one by one.

This also gave him a new understanding of the power of the heavy crossbow.

Basically, unless you break through the Copper Skin or Bone Forging, you can hardly ignore the damage from the Heavy Bowgun.

Although this is only a weakened version, it is enough for him to deal with any opponent below the Bronze Skin Realm.

Upon returning to Hongqiao Town, Su Hao went straight back to his residence.

As Su Hao opened the door, he was about to collect the silver notes when he suddenly noticed a letter on the ground.

letter?

Su Hao was puzzled, as he had not received any letters recently, nor had he corresponded with anyone.

Besides Zhou Zhengtang, no one else knew where he lived.

"Could it be that Brother Zhou needs to speak with me?"

Su Hao made his own guess.

He had previously informed Zhou Zhengtang that he was going into the mountains to hunt and might not be back for some time.

The other party must have known, and the fact that they suddenly left me with this envelope means they must have something important to say.

Su Hao closed the door, went back inside to light the oil lamp, and then opened the envelope.

After opening the letter and glancing at it, Su Hao's slightly furrowed brows instantly relaxed.

The letter contained good news.

Zhou Zhengtang is getting married!

The date was set for five days later.

"This guy..."

Looking at Zhou Zhengtang's smug words and his self-satisfied attitude after receiving benefits, Su Hao shook his head helplessly.

However, seeing Zhou Zhengtang's mention in the letter that he should go to the Zhou residence upon his return, I realized that he was being asked to do so.

Su Hao put away the letter, hid his money, changed his clothes, and went out to the Zhou residence.

……

Hongqiao Town, Yueshan Boxing Hall.

The soft moonlight enveloped the entire boxing gym as if draped in a layer of silver gauze.

Gaaah!

The sound of the wooden door being pushed open was followed by the sound of heavy footsteps entering the courtyard, and then the door closing.

In the originally dimly lit courtyard, faint candlelight began to flicker.

"Cough cough...!"

Liu Chongshan clutched his chest, his face flushed, coughing violently. He poured a packet of powder into a cup, added water, and drank it all at once. His cough subsided, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Yan Zhen... I've been cautious my whole life, but I never imagined I'd misjudged you the only one...!"

Liu Chongshan's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

Although he had been prepared and on guard, the feeling of being truly betrayed, betrayed by his former brothers who had shared joys and sorrows...

Liu Chongshan couldn't let it go, even though Yan Zhen was already dead!

He killed him with his own hands!

Even after so many days, those emotions still haven't subsided.

"Cough cough cough cough...!"

Another violent coughing fit ensued, and Liu Chongshan's hand, which he was covering his mouth with, was now stained with bright red blood.

Last time, during the Babao Restaurant incident, if he hadn't been prepared, he probably would have died.

Even so, he still suffered serious injuries and was poisoned by qi and blood toxins, which damaged his strength.