Chapter 377: His Strength Is Above Mine

"Do you really need me to show you some color before you're willing to cooperate obediently?" A chilling murderous intent flashed in Lu Yu's eyes.

Huo Yun felt the hairs all over his body stand up in an instant, his heart tightening violently as if it had skipped a beat.

At this moment, the Lu Yu standing before him no longer seemed like a person in his eyes, but a terrifying primordial beast, radiating a suffocating sense of oppression.

"I will say this one last time."

Lu Yu slowly extended a finger, his voice sounding as if it had come from an ice cellar, bone-chillingly cold, "I am not negotiating with you; I am ordering you to do exactly as I say."

"If you don't agree, I don't mind letting you taste that feeling of unbearable itching all over your body, where you have no way to scratch it with your hands—a fate worse than death."

Hearing this, Song Tian, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but swallow nervously.

"I, I..." Huo Yun was so scared that his voice was trembling.

"Hmm?" Lu Yu's gaze was like lightning, staring at him coldly.

"I agree, I'll agree, won't I?" In desperation, Huo Yun could only plead in a low, submissive voice: "Master Lu, if I do this, it's the same as offending that guy Xiao Zhan to death; he definitely won't let me off easily in the future."

"What does that have to do with me?"

The chill in Lu Yu's eyes grew more intense. His only thought right now was to figure out exactly how this guy named Xiao Zhan found out that he could refine Superior True Qi Pills.

Was sending this guy before him really just Xiao Zhan's own idea, with no connection to anyone else?

That's right, deep down, Lu Yu still held a suspicious attitude toward Kong Ming and the others.

With his current strength, although not yet enough to confront the headquarters head-on, he already had the confidence to challenge them.

Furthermore, the other party had already bullied him right to his doorstep; if he remained indifferent, it would only make the mastermind behind it even more unscrupulous and lawless!

Therefore, no matter who the other party was, as long as they dared to reach out a black hand toward him, they had to be prepared to pay a painful price. If they dared to stretch out their claws, they had to be prepared to have their entire arm chopped off by him!

Under the confused gazes of some Martial Artists nearby, Lu Yu carried the immobilized Huo Yun as effortlessly as if he were holding a chick, and strode into the conference room.

Song Tian followed behind, licking his lips nervously, his heart thumping like a rabbit, feeling restless and uneasy.

Lu Yu took out his phone and quickly dialed Kong Ming's number. The phone was answered after only two rings, and Kong Ming's overjoyed voice came through.

"What's the matter, Little Brother Lu? Did you figure out some good Prescription again and plan to sell it to the headquarters? Don't worry, the price is definitely negotiable; as long as you have it, the headquarters will take it all."

Kong Ming was sitting in his chair with a bright smile on his face, his tone relaxed and cheerful.

"Chairman Kong, are you available right now?" Lu Yu's voice sounded calm, but it faintly carried a serious air.

"I am, what's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Ming immediately sat up straight. Even if he were slow, he keenly sensed the unusual tone in Lu Yu's voice; his heart skipped a beat, and it instantly rose to his throat.

What is going on? Could it be that the headquarters did something to make Brother Lu dissatisfied?

Was there a problem with the weapons and equipment sent over? But that doesn't make sense; he had personally inspected those items strictly, and it was absolutely impossible for any errors to occur.

Unless someone had the guts of a bear and a leopard and dared to tamper with them halfway, but how could that be possible?

"Chairman, let's have a video call. I have an extremely important matter that I must clarify with you."

"Alright, I'll prepare immediately." Kong Ming's tone also instantly became serious, and he hung up the phone after speaking.

"Brother Lu, the video is ready, but I don't think this matter should have anything to do with the Chairman," Song Tian said cautiously.

Anyone with eyes could see that Lu Yu was truly furious this time.

Song Tian himself was also holding back a breath of anger; if Lu Yu hadn't arrived in time, his life would likely have ended right there.

But the headquarters was, after all, the headquarters, with immense strength and great influence. If the relationship between the two sides were to turn sour because of this, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Hmm, I hope so too, but..." Lu Yu stopped mid-sentence, leaving his words unfinished.

"Sigh." Song Tian let out a helpless sigh, not knowing what else to say for a moment.

Standing to the side, maintaining his palm-striking posture, Huo Yun was already sweating profusely; beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down his cheeks continuously, soaking his collar.

Not long after, Kong Ming sent a video call.

When the video connected and he saw the scene in the conference room, Kong Ming was full of question marks and confusion.

"Huo Yun, why are you here too?" Kong Ming asked in surprise.

"Yes, yes, Chairman."

Huo Yun forced a smile that was uglier than crying. At this moment, he regretted it so much that his intestines were turning green. If time could turn back, even if he had to risk his life to offend Xiao Zhan, he would never have come here to suffer.

The next moment, Kong Ming sensed that something was wrong.

"Why are you standing there motionless, still maintaining this strange posture?" Kong Ming's brows were tightly knitted together, his face full of suspicion.

"He has been hit by my Acupoint Striking," Lu Yu's calm voice rang out.

"Hit by your Acupoint Striking? What? He was actually hit by your Acupoint Striking!!!"

Kong Ming widened his eyes, looking at Lu Yu in disbelief, as if he had seen something incredible.

There were indeed many martial arts in the Association that could perform Acupoint Striking, which could not only control the opponent but even make them suffer a fate worse than death; this was not considered strange.

But the key was that Huo Yun was a genuine Vein Refining Late Stage Martial Artist, and a powerhouse who had successfully opened up his Extraordinary Meridians!

And Lu Yu? He remembered clearly that just two days ago, Lu Yu had only just broken through to the Vein Refining Realm. By this calculation, Lu Yu should only be a Vein Refining Initial Stage Martial Artist right now; how could he possibly seal Huo Yun's acupoints?

Even if Huo Yun had been careless and ambushed, how long could he control Huo Yun with the pitiful amount of True Qi in Lu Yu's body?

But in the situation before him, at least five or six seconds had passed since he discovered it, and the actual time was likely far longer than that.

"Chairman, what he said is correct; I was indeed hit by his Acupoint Striking," Huo Yun said with a bitter smile, speaking honestly.

"Brother Lu's strength is far above mine. I hadn't even reacted to what was happening before I was already controlled by him. Not only is my body unable to move, but I can't even mobilize half of the True Qi in my body."

"What!" Hearing this, Kong Ming felt his head buzz as if it had been hit hard by a heavy hammer, and he was completely stunned.

Huo Yun was a Vein Refining Late Stage Martial Artist, and he actually admitted himself that his strength was far inferior to Lu Yu's?

What on earth was going on? Did he hear wrong, or did the sun rise from the west today?

After a brief moment of distraction, Kong Ming finally came to his senses. His gaze fixed tightly on Lu Yu, and he asked seriously: "Little Brother Lu, what exactly is going on here?"

The situation before him was simply too bizarre. For instance, hadn't this guy Huo Yun always been at the headquarters? How did he suddenly run to Yongan City?

"Chairman, I think it's better if you listen to what he has to say first." Lu Yu turned his head and looked at Huo Yun with a gaze like a torch.

Huo Yun's face flushed red again, so red it was burning, as if one could feel the heat steaming upward.

"Fine." Kong Ming did not say anything more, instead turning his gaze toward Huo Yun, his expression grave as he said: "Speak, what exactly is going on? You weren't staying properly at headquarters, so how did you end up appearing here?"

The atmosphere in the conference room instantly became quiet to the extreme, so quiet that one could almost hear everyone's heartbeat, with only the sound of a few people's rhythmic breathing audible.

After a long while, Huo Yun suddenly began to wail, tears and snot streaming down as he said: "Chairman, this matter really has nothing to do with me; I was also used by others, which is why I committed such a huge mistake."

Kong Ming's expression changed in a flash. Deep down, he had already vaguely sensed that some extraordinary event was about to happen.

Upon hearing these words from Huo Yun, and then looking at Lu Yu's expression, which was as gloomy as the sky before a storm, a thought involuntarily popped into his mind:

Could this fellow Huo Yun have traveled all the way from headquarters to Yongan City specifically to cause trouble for little brother Lu Yu?

Once this thought occurred to him, Kong Ming felt his scalp tingle, and a sense of foreboding surged into his heart.

"Stop crying!" Kong Ming scolded sternly, "What exactly happened? Tell me clearly from beginning to end, exactly as it happened."

"Yes, yes." Huo Yun sniffled, and with a sobbing tone, he stammered: "This matter has to start from when Xiao Zhan found me last night..."