From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

The guards who were pinning Su Qingwan down were forced back by the door, and the military knife left her neck.

Lu Yunzhou rushed forward and pulled Su Qingwan behind him.

"Stand firm, don't leave me."

"Your forehead is still bleeding."

"He won't die."

There were only two people left beside Ninth Master.

A man and a woman, both dressed in close-fitting black clothing.

The woman held a short knife, while the man carried a Japanese military sword.

The two stood in a relaxed posture, but their feet were always firmly planted in the optimal position for exerting force.

Ninth Master raised his cane and tapped Lu Yunzhou.

"You're quite capable to have broken through the outer defenses."

"Unfortunately, these two are not under Yun Dian's jurisdiction. They kill for money, and have been doing so all the way from Southeast Asia to Sheng An. They have more lives on their hands than you have ever seen."

The woman in black said something in Japanese.

The man next to him grinned and switched to broken Chinese.

"Akiko said that prey like you is worth her own head."

Lu Yunzhou looked down and scanned the ground.

A pistol was pressed under the shattered door panel, with only half of the grip showing.

He didn't pick it up; the triangular bayonet in his hand hung limply at his side.

"Are you two living a quiet life together?"

The man in black's face darkened.

"We are samurai of the Great Eastern Kingdom!"

"Then you haven't made a mistake."

Lu Yunzhou used the tip of his shoe to lift the door panel, while simultaneously grabbing the pistol underneath with his left hand.

boom!

As Akiko bent down to charge forward, a bloody hole appeared between her eyebrows.

She lunged forward half a step, the dagger slipped from her hand, and she crashed down beside the long table.

Several elders in the hall screamed and shrank into the corner.

The man in black looked at his companion on the ground, the muscles in his neck bulging.

"Despicable! How dare you ambush Akiko!"

"You have a knife on your waist, and she has a knife too. What's wrong with me having a gun?"

Lu Yunzhou turned the gun towards him.

"now you."

The man gripped the military knife and changed positions three times in succession.

Gunshots rang out again, and bullets pierced his clothes and landed on the wall.

"Yamamoto, use Su Qingwan to force him to hand over his gun!"

After uttering these words, Ninth Master retreated towards the side door under the cover of two injured guards.

Just as Lu Yunzhou was about to give chase, Yamamoto pounced on Su Qingwan.

The saber aimed straight for her waist and abdomen.

Lu Yunzhou could only retract his gun and stand in front of him.

The blade swept past his left rib, tearing a hole in his bulletproof suit.

Yamamoto spun his wrist and chopped again, the back of his blade striking Lu Yunzhou's gun-wielding hand.

The pistol flew out and slid under the overturned table and chairs.

"Lu Yunzhou!"

Su Qingwan grabbed a chair and smashed it at Yamamoto.

"Find somewhere to hide!"

Lu Yunzhou shouted.

Yamamoto kicked over the chair and slashed at Su Qingwan with his military knife.

Lu Yunzhou rushed forward and used his triangular bayonet to block the blade.

The clanging of metal echoed throughout the hall.

His right arm was numb from the shock, and the old wound on his shoulder reopened, with blood dripping down his sleeve.

"You're out of strength."

Yamamoto pressed down on his sword, his facial muscles contorting.

"The fact that you managed to get here only proves that everyone outside is useless. If you encountered a true warrior, you wouldn't even last ten moves."

"You talk too much nonsense."

Lu Yunzhou raised his knee and struck the opponent in the abdomen.

Yamamoto sheathed his sword and stepped back, dodging the knee strike, before unleashing a backhand diagonal slash.

Lu Yunzhou dodged to the side, but his clothes suffered another tear.

He simply ripped open his collar, took off his bulletproof suit, and threw it on the ground.

Su Qingwan stood behind the table, her breathing erratic.

Why did you take it off?

"If you wear it any longer, you won't be able to move freely."

"You're injured like this, and you still want to fight him to the death?"

Lu Yunzhou switched the military dagger to his left hand.

"President Su, if you're worried about the paycheck, go back and give me a raise."

"If you get out of here alive, I'll give you ten times the reward!"

"Keep your word."

Yamamoto strode closer.

"Thinking about money even on your deathbed? You Chinese, you're laughable!"

Lu Yunzhou looked up at him.

"Then come over here and laugh."

The two bumped into each other again.

With the bayonet pressed down close to the blade, Lu Yunzhou crouched down and cut in, thrusting straight at Yamamoto's ribs.

Yamamoto pulled in his stomach to avoid the attack, but his saber swept across, leaving a wound on Lu Yunzhou's right arm.

Lu Yunzhou stabbed him in the shoulder with a backhand.

Yamamoto drew his military dagger and swung it at Lu Yunzhou's neck.

Lu Yunzhou leaned back to avoid it, but his feet stepped on the scattered documents, causing him to lose his balance and crash into the long table.

"Go to hell!"

The blade fell from above.

Lu Yunzhou raised his military dagger to block.

His hand split open, and his arm sank down.

The internal energy in his body was almost depleted, and when he forced it to circulate, his meridians felt like they were being torn apart.

Yamamoto slashed again and again, forcing him against the wall.

"Weren't you being arrogant just now?"

"Take another blow!"

"You will pay for killing Akiko with your entire body's blood!"

Lu Yunzhou gritted his teeth and did not respond.

As the saber came down, he turned his head to avoid it, and a gap was split in the wall bricks.

Yamamoto drew his sword and stabbed again, but Lu Yunzhou used his military dagger to deflect the tip of the blade, though his right shoulder was still slashed open by half an inch.

Blood dripped into the puddles at their feet.

Su Qingwan squatted by the table, her eyes searching around.

The pistol was hidden under three chairs, less than two meters away from her.

She bent down and crawled under the table.

Yamamoto had already cornered Lu Yunzhou in the center of the conference hall.

"Kneel down!"

"Kneel down and kowtow three times, and I'll spare your life as a corpse!"

Lu Yunzhou spat out the blood in his mouth.

"Wash that skin of yours clean first, then you can talk to me about kneeling."

Yamamoto gripped the sword with both hands and thrust it towards his chest.

"Yunzhou, catch the gun!"

Su Qingwan pulled a pistol from under the chair and kicked it close to the ground.

The pistol slid through the puddle and hit Lu Yunzhou's feet.

Lu Yunzhou hooked his toe, and the gun rose into the air.

He leaped off the ground, grabbed the gun handle with his left hand, and pulled the trigger toward Yamamoto.

boom!

boom!

boom!

Yamamoto did not retreat.

Three bullets pierced his chest and abdomen, yet he still threw his saber.

Lu Yunzhou was in mid-air and could not use any leverage to dodge.

The military knife pierced his right shoulder, the tip protruding from behind, causing him to fall to the ground.

Yamamoto knelt in the water, blood gushing from his mouth.

"Despicable...despicable..."

Lu Yunzhou propped himself up on his arm and pointed the gun at his forehead.

"Remember to bring your gun with you when you're reincarnated."

The gunshot rang out, and Yamamoto fell into the puddle, never to be seen again.

"Cloud Boat!"

Su Qingwan rushed over and knelt beside him, reaching out to touch the military knife, but dared not move.

"Don't pull it out, I'll call the doctor."

There are no doctors here.

"Then let's wait for Zhou Cheng to bring his men in!"

Lu Yunzhou moved his right arm to confirm that the bones were not broken and that the blade had avoided the vital areas of his shoulder and neck.

He gripped the hilt of the knife and whispered, "Hold me down."

"Are you crazy? Pulling it out like that will cause massive bleeding!"

"It's more troublesome if it stays inside the body, listen to me."

Su Qingwan knelt behind him and pressed her hands against his shoulders and back.

Lu Yunzhou took a deep breath, biting his lip until it bled, and gripped the hilt with both hands, forcefully pulling out the entire military knife.

Blood gushed out, soaking half of the shirt.

He swayed, and the military knife slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.

Su Qingwan quickly helped him up.

Lu Yunzhou tore off Yamamoto's clothes and pressed them against the wound on his shoulder. With his other hand, he grabbed Su Qingwan's arm and helped her up from the ground.

"Can you still walk?"

Su Qingwan stared at his injuries, her voice trembling.