In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 126 Dog's Entry

"Precious blood," that's Zhang He's assessment of this bowl of blood. Just one bowl had slightly increased his peak eighth-grade qi and blood. If he had a few more bowls, wouldn't that be...?

Zhang He looked at Li Hu with burning eyes and asked, "Master Li, where did this precious blood come from?"

Cui Mang also stared intently at Li Hu. For him, who had been stuck at the peak of the eighth rank for a long time, breaking through to the seventh rank was undoubtedly the most important thing, without exception!

The precious blood provided by Li Hu gave him hope of breaking through to the seventh rank!

Li Hu didn't seem surprised by their eagerness. In fact, when he first drank the blood of the Blood Feather Chicken, he didn't perform much better than Cui Mang and Zhang He!

"Yingzi, bring the things over here!"

Li Hu clapped his hands, and Li Ying brought over the blood-feathered chicken carcass, which had already had its blood drained, from the kitchen.

Cui Mang and Zhang He were somewhat bewildered as they looked at the chicken carcass that Li Ying was carrying.

In their view, such highly effective blood should come from some kind of ferocious monster, so what's going on with this chicken that's no bigger than the palm of your hand?

Just as the two were wondering, Li Hu spoke up: "This is a breed of chicken that I obtained by chance. This chicken is quite unique, and you two must have already experienced the effects of its blood."

Cui Mang and Zhang He nodded without hesitation. They had personally experienced the effects of the chicken blood, and it was indeed remarkable. Even for them, two peak eighth-rank martial artists, it had a very strong effect.

"Besides chicken blood, the effects of chicken meat are also extraordinary!"

Li Hu continued, "The meat of this chicken has a slow-acting effect of nourishing qi and blood, and its effect is no less than that of chicken blood."

Upon hearing this, Cui Mang and Zhang He's eyes lit up, and they asked in unison, "Really?"

"It's true."

Li Hu nodded in agreement: "It was precisely because of this Blood Feather Chicken that I broke through from the peak of the eighth rank to the seventh rank in less than a month!"

After saying that, Li Hu replicated Xu Zhiwen's actions, reaching out to grab the corner of the stone table and applying slight force.

"Crack!"

A corner of the table made of bluestone was instantly broken off.

Cui Mang and Zhang He's pupils contracted. Li Hu, like them, had previously been stuck at the peak of the eighth rank, but now he was already a seventh-rank martial artist...

At this moment, the two men's gazes toward the Bloodfeathered Chicken's corpse grew even more intense, a gaze they had never shown even when looking at their beautiful concubines.

"May I ask, Master Li?"

Cui Mang clasped his hands in a fist salute to Li Hu and asked, "Where can I buy this chicken?"

Li Hu smiled and said, "Good chickens are hard to find, as you two surely know! These chickens are not easy to buy!"

Upon hearing this, disappointment immediately appeared on the faces of Cui Mang and Zhang He.

At this point, Li Hu continued, "I've been quite lucky recently, acquiring five Bloodfeathered Chickens, which I intend to share with you two."

"really?"

The disappointment on Cui Mang and his companion vanished instantly. Five chickens might not seem like much, but their effects far surpassed those of herbs. If they could acquire them all…

It might not be impossible for it not to help me break through to the seventh rank.

Li Hu nodded with a smile and continued, "Besides this Blood Feather Chicken that was already slaughtered, I have four more left, which I plan to sell to the two owners!"

Cui Mang and Zhang He exchanged a glance, both seeing the hostility in each other's eyes. There were only four Bloodfeather Chickens in total; if the other side bought more, they would have fewer, which meant...

The two are now rivals!

"Master Li!"

Cui Mang quickly said, "No matter how much this chicken costs, I, Old Cui, will take it all!"

"Master Cui is being far too greedy."

Zhang He said sarcastically, "Master Li invited both of us here, clearly intending to share the benefits equally. But you're thinking of taking it all for yourself. Aren't you afraid of choking on your own?"

"He won't choke to death."

Faced with the remarkable effects of the Blood Feather Chicken, Cui Mang's skin was as thick as a city wall: "This chicken is no bigger than the palm of my hand. I, Old Cui, can eat ten of them in one meal a day. Four are just for a taste."

"Go to hell, have you no shame, Cui Mang?"

"What are you saying? All I, Old Cui, want to eat a few chickens is that. What did I do wrong?"

"..."

Seeing the two arguing, Li Hu hurriedly intervened, both amused and exasperated: "Masters, please don't let this ruin your harmony!"

Upon hearing this, both of them stopped arguing and stared intently at Li Hu.

"Master Li, what do you think of this chicken? How do you plan to sell it?"

Cui Mang asked, knowing that with Zhang He here, it was impossible for him to devour all four Blood Feather Chickens by himself. He had only said that before as a trial.

"Let's each have two!"

Without hesitation, Li Hu offered his distribution plan, then added, "However, as you two probably know, these chickens are extremely difficult to obtain, so the price..."

Li Hu drew out the last syllable of his name, and Cui Mang immediately replied, "Master Li, just name your price. As long as it's not too expensive for me, Old Cui, I'll definitely buy it!"

That’s what I’ve been waiting for!

Li Hu's eyes darted around, and he announced his price: "50 taels each."

50 taels?

Cui Mang and Zhang He quickly calculated in their minds that the medicinal materials used by an eighth-grade martial artist would cost about 30 taels of silver per serving, while the medicinal materials used by a peak eighth-grade martial artist breaking through to the seventh grade would cost about 50 taels per serving.

This blood-feathered chicken is far more effective than medicinal herbs, yet it only costs 50 taels of silver... It's a real bargain.

"I bought it!"

After a brief consideration, Cui Mang agreed to the price, and Zhang He agreed without much hesitation.

Faced with the temptation of breaking through to the seventh rank, the expenditure of one hundred taels of silver was nothing at all.

Thus, the distribution of the four blood-feathered chickens was determined. Li Ying gave two chickens to each of the two men, and as for the money to buy the chickens...

Cui Mang and Zhang He obviously didn't bring that much silver with them; they'd have to ask the martial arts school to send it over after they returned.

Of course, Li Hu wasn't afraid of them defaulting on their debt. Both of them were martial arts school owners and big shots in Taiping County. They didn't lack the hundred taels of silver and would never default on their debt because of it.

"Master Li."

Zhang He, who had just taken the two chickens, suddenly turned his eyes to the blood-feathered chicken carcass that Li Ying had been carrying: "Would you sell this chicken that has already been bled?"

"what?"

Li Hu was stunned for a moment. He had brought this blood-feathered chicken, which had been bled, specifically to show the two of them the effects of chicken blood. He had never thought of selling it, but he did not expect Zhang He to have his eye on it.

"Selling is an option."

After a moment of hesitation, Li Hu said, "But the price..."

"How about we set the price at 20 taels of silver?"

As soon as Zhang He stated the price, Cui Mang immediately said, "I'll offer 50 taels!"

Zhang He: "..."

Zhang He fell silent. He was planning to take advantage of the situation, but he didn't realize that Cui Mang, that scoundrel, was right next to him.