After leaving the Red Scale Club, Hu Qi did not linger. He headed straight for the hotel, planning to get something to eat first.
However, the moment he entered the hotel lobby, he saw a briskly walking figure approaching him.
She was a woman in her thirties, tall and well-proportioned.
Her chestnut hair was coiled behind her head. She wore a black business suit over a white shirt, with a colorful silk scarf tied at her collar, making her look especially capable and efficient.
She was the hotel's lobby manager.
"You're saying an Exotic Beast came into the hotel?" Hu Qi looked at the manager before him, somewhat surprised.
No other reason—she had brought him a pleasant surprise.
"Yes, Mr. Hu. We acquired a somewhat unusual fish that may be the Exotic Beast you need."
The woman smiled as she spoke.
"Take me to see it!"
Hu Qi said.
Before long, the two crossed the lobby and arrived at an area filled with all kinds of fish tanks.
The tanks held all sorts of fish, shrimp, and other seafood, with scoop nets hanging beside them.
Several guests were currently picking through them.
Soon, Hu Qi followed her to a fish tank.
"This is a Dragon Horn Fish. It generally lives in the dim deep sea.
Most Dragon Horn Fish are white, but this one is an extremely rare crimson. It should be the Exotic Beast you need."
Inside the tank was a strange fish about as long as an arm and weighing roughly four or five pounds.
Unlike the flat, rounded bodies of ordinary fish, this so-called Dragon Horn Fish was long and slender, resembling an electric eel, with two long whiskers growing from the sides of its lips.
Its entire body was crimson. As it swayed through the water,