“Mm!”
Lu Yang nodded.
“Then you must come back alive. As long as you can come back alive, I will treat you even better, and even… I won’t refuse any excessive requests you might have!”
Bai Shumin said softly, lowering her head.
“Excessive requests? What excessive requests?”
Lu Yang was utterly bewildered.
“Stop it, I’m not talking to you anymore!”
Bai Shumin didn’t expect Lu Yang to be so dense at such a crucial moment. She lowered her head and left the office.
“This little girl!”
Lu Yang shook his head helplessly.
…
Meanwhile, in Yanjing, major forces were already making their move, preparing to head to Jiangbei City. Everything had been arranged, waiting for them to spring the trap.
“Wuji, this time you must kill that brat and take control of Jiangbei City!”
Xiao Wuji’s father said to him earnestly. He had previously signed a military order, and if Xiao Wuji failed again this time, both father and son would be kicked out of the Xiao family and left to starve on the streets.
“Don’t worry, Dad. I will definitely achieve it!”
Xiao Wuji clenched his fists and declared confidently.
Soon, an old man strode furiously into Xiao Wuji’s villa.
“That bastard Lu Yang actually crippled the Grand Protector of our Hongmen Yanjing Branch! I will have my revenge!”
The visitor was none other than the president of the Hongmen Yanjing Branch, Hu Xingkai. He was also a master. Although he was a notch weaker than the Grand Protector of their Hongmen Yanjing Branch, Hu Xingkai had already contacted the head of the Zhao family in Yanjing, Zhao Baogang, the Zhao family’s top expert, to deal with Lu Yang together.
Although Hu Xingkai and Zhao Baogang didn’t think highly of each other, they chose to cooperate this time to deal with Lu Yang.
“President Hu, are you personally going to take action?”
Hearing Hu Xingkai’s words, Xiao Wuji immediately asked excitedly.
“Of course. That damned Lu Yang crippled all our experts in the Hongmen Yanjing Branch, even killing some! I, Hu Xingkai, must avenge this!”
As Hu Xingkai spoke, he connected the segments of a three-section steel staff he held, which transformed into a spear.
“This is… the Hongmen Yanjing Branch’s foremost weapon, the Overlord Spear?”
Seeing this, Xiao Wuji’s father immediately recognized it and exclaimed excitedly.
He had heard of the Overlord Spear’s fame; it was a great weapon that could rank within the top five on the weapon rankings. Once the Overlord Spear appeared, blood would inevitably be shed – such was its reputation.
Of course, this Overlord Spear didn’t actually belong to Hu Xingkai, but to his master, Liu Xiu, the Spear God of China. With the Overlord Spear, Liu Xiu was once invincible. However, he had taken Hu Xingkai as a disciple, but Hu Xingkai’s talent was too poor. Despite his diligent efforts, he never received Liu Xiu’s true teachings, and his spear techniques were very ordinary. But in order to covet the Overlord Spear, Hu Xingkai actually poisoned his master and finally claimed the Overlord Spear for himself.
However, even with the Overlord Spear, Hu Xingkai’s methods were still disdained by the whole of China. After all, his spear skills were too poor. Countless people challenged Hu Xingkai, but many died under the Overlord Spear.
Since then, no one dared to disrespect Hu Xingkai.
“You have some knowledge!”
Hu Xingkai sneered and bent the Overlord Spear into a bow-like shape. Its uncanny curvature shocked everyone, who feared the Overlord Spear would break.
But this did not happen. The Overlord Spear shot out directly and embedded itself in the wall. A cockroach on the wall was pinned tightly by the Overlord Spear, with only the tip of the spear firmly fixed onto it.
“Hiss!”
The entire hall was filled with gasps of surprise. Everyone couldn’t help but feel excited.
“I never expected President Hu’s skills to be so formidable, to be able to kill a cockroach with the Overlord Spear?”
“It’s basic to kill a person like this, but to kill such a small cockroach with a spear is basically extremely difficult. Yet President Hu has achieved it, which is simply amazing!”
“Exactly! President Hu is the most formidable person I’ve ever seen, besides the Overlord Spear’s owner, Spear God Liu Xiu! In the future, the Overlord Spear in President Hu’s hands will undoubtedly shine brightly!”
“…”
Seeing this, everyone present immediately began showering Hu Xingkai with praise.
“President Hu, your skills have truly opened our eyes. With you taking action, success is guaranteed. That young man named Lu is finished this time!”
Xiao Wuji’s father immediately looked at Hu Xingkai and said with a smile.
“Naturally!”
“A mere country bumpkin actually injured the experts of our Hongmen Yanjing Branch repeatedly! He must die this time!”
Hu Xingkai said coldly.
“The Zhao family head has arrived!”
At this moment, someone shouted, and a middle-aged man walked in with a powerful stride. This middle-aged man appeared to be in his early fifties, dressed in a sharp suit that made him look very capable. His arms were much longer than ordinary people’s, and his two fists were like iron hammers, emitting a cold glint.
“Zhao family head, it’s been a while!”
Hu Xingkai looked at the Zhao family head, Zhao Baogang, and said with a cold smile.
“President Hu, I heard that the three top experts of your Hongmen Yanjing Branch were defeated by a young man, and Master Lin even died at the hands of that fellow named Lu. Have you lost all face for the Hongmen?”
Zhao Baogang looked at Hu Xingkai and said with a cold smile.
“Zhao Baogang, what do you mean by that? Did your Zhao family’s fist techniques gain any advantage? Don’t think I don’t know that your Zhao family’s second-in-command was defeated by one move. The Zhao family’s fist techniques have already lost, so what are you so proud of?”
Hu Xingkai naturally knew everything and immediately said dismissively to Zhao Baogang.
“Hmph, my second brother was careless. How could a mere young whippersnapper be a match for our Zhao family’s fist techniques!”
“I will personally kill that brat when I go to Jiangbei City this time and wash away the humiliation of the Zhao family!”
Zhao Baogang said coldly.
“Is that so? Without the help of our Hongmen Yanjing Branch, do you think you can match that kid?”
Hu Xingkai said disdainfully.
“Are you looking down on me?”
Zhao Baogang asked, narrowing his eyes.
“It’s not that I’m looking down on you. Your Zhao family’s fist techniques have already lost. Nothing you say now matters!”
“That kid’s Baguazhang is very powerful and perfectly counters your Zhao family’s fist techniques, making it impossible for you to display your moves and leading to defeat!”
Hu Xingkai continued.
“Hmph, you only know that I practice Zhao family fist techniques, but you don’t know that my Tongbei Quan is my killer move!”
Zhao Baogang sneered, and his two arms swung out instantly. They were as powerful as two ropes, hitting the wall with such force that they created a large pit, appearing terrifying.
“What?”
“My walls are all built with reinforced concrete and are extremely sturdy. I never expected them to be cracked by just one blow from the Zhao family head. It’s truly amazing!”
Seeing this, Xiao Wuji’s father couldn’t help but praise.