Chapter 383: Do You Dare to Kill Me?

This sudden reversal left everyone present stunned and dumbfounded.

"So that's how it is. Huo Yun, you truly are bold beyond measure!" A cold glint flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes. "I trusted you so much, always treating you as a key Martial Artist to cultivate, yet this is how you repay me?

Not only did you harm brothers within the Association, but after the matter was exposed, you even attempted to drag others down with you. You have disappointed me too much."

"I'm sorry, President. I truly know I was wrong. I am willing to return to the Headquarters to accept any punishment." Huo Yun spoke words of admission, but inwardly, he was secretly delighted.

Clearly, the President intended to shield Xiao Zhan, wanting to turn a major issue into a minor one and a minor one into nothing.

To him, this was undoubtedly the best possible outcome.

Because it was easy to foresee that, apart from the few people present, no one else in the Association would know of this matter, so he would not have to worry about his reputation being ruined.

Moreover, with the President of the Headquarters mediating, there was nothing Xiao Zhan's side could do to him.

As for the consequences, it was nothing more than completely offending Lu Yu and Song Tian; President Kong might also be somewhat dissatisfied.

But under these circumstances, choosing to stand on the side of the President of the Headquarters was undoubtedly the wisest choice.

After all, President Kong would certainly stand on the side of the President of the Headquarters; even if he were somewhat dissatisfied, he would not deliberately target him.

And Song Tian was merely a lowly Pulse Refining Realm Martial Artist, not worth fearing at all.

The most troublesome one was still Lu Yu; this person's strength was unfathomable. It seemed it would be best to stay away from him in the future.

"Hmph, I will deal with you properly once you return to the Headquarters!" Zhou Yu coldly threw out this sentence.

"Yes." Huo Yun lowered his head, his heart practically blooming with joy.

Regardless of anything else, his life was saved; receiving some punishment was better than losing his life.

"President..." Seeing this scene, Kong Ming wanted to speak but hesitated.

No one was stupid; anyone with a discerning eye could see the clues within.

He could not help but ponder inwardly: was it really appropriate for the President to do this?

Zhou Yu glanced at him, and Kong Ming immediately understood, hurriedly withdrawing his gaze.

"Little Brother Lu, this matter was indeed the Headquarters' oversight. I apologize to you on behalf of the Headquarters. How about this: whatever requests you have, feel free to bring them up. As long as it is within my power, I will certainly help you accomplish it. Besides that,"

A smile appeared on Zhou Yu's face, "I wonder if you are willing to come to the Headquarters? I have some insights regarding the Martial Dao, and perhaps I can give you some pointers."

Hearing this, Kong Ming and the others widened their eyes in surprise. Even Huo Yun, who had originally intended to act low-key for fear of attracting hatred, could not help but cast a look of extreme envy toward Lu Yu.

Heavens, was the President of the Headquarters planning to take Lu Yu as his closed-door disciple?

One must know that among so many young talents at the Headquarters, only Xiao Zhan had been able to gain the favor of the President of the Headquarters and be taken in as a disciple to be carefully cultivated.

Kong Ming also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although he felt that Lu Yu was highly likely to be in the True Essence Realm, there were still huge gaps between those in the True Essence Realm.

For example, he himself was only at the True Essence Realm Second Stage; even if Zhou Yu only used the strength of the True Essence Realm First Stage, he would have no power to fight back, let alone the fact that Zhou Yu was now at the True Essence Realm Third Stage.

If it were with Little Brother Lu's talent, plus the guidance of the President of the Headquarters, his future would surely be boundless.

It was just that if Little Brother Lu went to the Headquarters and shared a space with Xiao Zhan, it would likely be hard to guarantee that a conflict would not erupt.

"President Zhou, do you really think this way of handling things can satisfy me?" Lu Yu asked back without any courtesy.

Zhou Yu chuckled and said, "Didn't I tell you to propose conditions? Demon-Breaking Arrows? Or Cloud Jade Fruits? Or perhaps other Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures? As long as the Headquarters has them, they can all be given to you as compensation."

"These are not what I want," Lu Yu said in an icy tone.

The smile on Zhou Yu's face gradually solidified, and he asked, "Then what do you want?"

"I want the truth." Lu Yu reached out and pointed at Huo Yun, saying with a firm gaze, "I want to know who exactly instigated him to come."

"Little Brother Lu, did you not understand just now? No one instigated him; he came on his own accord," Zhou Yu said.

"Yes, yes." Huo Yun hurriedly echoed, "Brother Lu, I lied to you before. No one really instigated me in this matter; it was just me being blinded by greed and developing covetous thoughts.

Later, when I said this matter was instigated by Xiao Zhan, I just wanted to drag someone else down with me. I beg you to let me go. Everything I said is the truth; you must believe me!"

Seeing this, Song Tian wanted to persuade Lu Yu to just let it go, but the words could not come out no matter what.

Because even he could see the trickery in this; the President of the Headquarters was clearly trying to shield Xiao Zhan. If he continued to pursue it, he feared there would be no results.

"Little Brother Lu, how about we just let this matter go?" Kong Ming hesitated for a moment before speaking up to persuade him, "Didn't you say before that you wanted ten Demon-Breaking Arrows? The Headquarters has already sent three to you; the remaining seven, the Headquarters will find a way to gather and send to you.

And the Cloud Jade Fruits, how about we give you two more? Besides that, if there is anything else you want, just ask."

As he spoke, he kept winking at Lu Yu, feeling anxious inwardly: such a rare opportunity, you must not miss it!

Lu Yu glared fiercely at Huo Yun, then looked at Zhou Yu and questioned, "So, the President has decided that this matter ends here, is that right? That person named Xiao Zhan doesn't even need to come out and defend himself, right?"

"Little Brother Lu, I know you are very angry, and I fully understand your feelings. However, this matter really has nothing to do with Xiao Zhan. I asked him; he doesn't have the guts to lie in front of me," Zhou Yu explained with a smile.

"Good, very good." Lu Yu took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the anger in his heart.

He slowly walked toward Huo Yun.

"Lu... Brother Lu?" Huo Yun felt a strong sense of crisis welling up from the bottom of his heart. A fawning smile immediately piled up on his face as he stammered, "Let's... let's talk... talk this over."

"Brother Lu, what... what are you doing? Don't be impulsive, absolutely don't be impulsive!" Kong Ming seemed to have foreseen what was about to happen and hurriedly shouted loudly.

The smile on Zhou Yu's face vanished instantly, and a bit of coldness entered his eyes.

"Since you admit that this matter was done by you alone, I presume you are prepared to pay the price." Lu Yu's voice was ice-cold and piercing.

"You... you dare to kill me?" Huo Yun widened his eyes in shock.

One must know that the President of the Headquarters was watching from the screen, and not only that, President Kong was also present!

Lu Yu did not respond, just approaching step by step.

Huo Yun was so scared his face turned as pale as paper, and he hysterically shouted for help: "President, save me! Save me! Presi..."

"Little Brother Lu, don't be impulsive, calm down, calm down!" Kong Ming shouted in a panic.

"Brother Lu, don't!" Song Tian tried to reach out to grab Lu Yu, but he was a step too late.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, Lu Yu slammed his palm onto Huo Yun's heart. A massive surge of True Essence erupted like a torrential flood, directly tearing Huo Yun's heart pulse to shreds.

Immediately, blood gushed out like a broken levee, continuously overflowing from Huo Yun's lips.