From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Lu Yunzhou looked at the two cars and put away the silver needle box.

"It hasn't been investigated yet."

He turned around and stared at Huo Lie's face.

"You'd better prepare the 800 million first. Once the money is in your account, I'll save your son. As for those people outside, anyone who dares to touch this money, I'll keep them here."

Huo Lie did not refute further, and raised his hand to order his men to seal off the side door.

Huo Chengyuan's body twitched again, and the bedside instrument emitted a piercing alarm.

Lu Yunzhou pressed down on his shoulder and looked up at Huo Lie.

"The second condition is to hand over the person who just had the gun."

Huo Lie lowered his brows, and his cane fell to the ground with a dull thud.

Everyone in the hall stopped what they were doing.

The bodyguard stood behind Huo Lie, his right hand still resting on his waist.

He stared at Lu Yunzhou, his face showing no sign of admiration.

"He was just following orders."

Huo Lie spoke, his voice deep and rough.

Lu Yunzhou glanced at him, and then pushed the silver needle box to the side of the bed.

"I don't care whose orders you take. If they're pointing a gun at me, they have to pay up."

Huo Lie's jaw tightened, his eyes darting back and forth between his son and the bodyguard.

Huo Chengyuan, lying on the hospital bed, was breathing more and more rapidly, and his lips had turned blue.

Lu Yunzhou pressed his wristwatch and glanced at the time.

"You have eight minutes. If the money isn't in your account and you don't hand over the person, I'm leaving now."

Huo Lie tightened his grip on his cane.

He had been in Sheng'an for many years and had a lot of loyal followers, but there were very few people who would turn against him for a bodyguard.

Lu Yunzhou turned and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, his gaze falling outside the manor.

The two gray vans were still parked under the tree, and the people inside were staring in the direction of the study.

Once bank staff enter with documents, those outside will often rush to complete the account before it's closed.

He turned around and reached out to the butler.

Give me the authorization documents.

Just as the butler was about to respond, the bodyguard behind him suddenly moved.

His left hand slipped into his sleeve, a glint of cold light peeking out from under the fabric.

The thing had no metallic sheen, yet the blade was frighteningly thin.

Ceramic knife.

Taking advantage of the moment when everyone's attention was on the butler, the bodyguard stepped closer to Lu Yunzhou, his blade aimed straight for his ribs.

Lu Yunzhou's shoulder was to one side, the blade grazing his shirt.

The silver needle flew from his hand, its tail precisely wedged between the hilt and the sheath.

The bodyguard's wrist was deflected, and the blade stopped just past Lu Yunzhou's clothes.

Lu Yunzhou seized his wrist, pressing his thumb against his wrist bone, and pressed down on his shoulder with his other hand.

The bodyguard slammed his knee into the ground, pinning him to the carpet.

The ceramic knife fell to the side, rolled twice, and stopped at Huo Lie's feet.

"Let me go!"

The bodyguard gritted his teeth and struggled.

Lu Yunzhou increased the pressure on his hand, and the bodyguard's arm immediately stiffened, sweat beading on his forehead.

"Where were you trying to poke just now?"

The bodyguard turned his face away and did not answer.

Lu Yunzhou pressed his wrist behind his back, his voice turning cold: "Move it again, and your hand will be ruined."

Huo Lie raised his hand, signaling the people around him to stop.

The bodyguard looked up at him, his eyes urging him on.

He had followed Huo Lie for over a decade, shielding the Tiger Soul Hall from harm and handling many dirty tricks for Huo Lie.

At this moment, he was pinned to the ground in front of everyone, his face and life hanging in the balance with Huo Lie's words.

"Master, save me!"

Huo Lie stood still.

Lu Yunzhou loosened his grip slightly and turned to look at him: "Your choice is simple. Hand him over, or let me take him away?"

Huo Chengyuan, lying on the bed, coughed up another mouthful of black blood, and his body convulsed even more violently.

Luo Qingyi was not there, and several private doctors crowded around her, but no one dared to offer any help.

Huo Lie glanced at his son, his Adam's apple bobbing.

"Hand him over to the gang for family discipline."

The bodyguard's expression changed, and he struggled to lift his head: "Master, I just wanted to protect you!"

Huo Lie pressed his palm down on the top of his cane, his tone chillingly heavy: "You pointed a knife at our distinguished guest, breaking my rules. Take him away."

Two henchmen quickly stepped forward and dragged the bodyguard away.

The man was still cursing and pleading, but his voice was quickly cut off by the heavy door.

Lu Yunzhou put away the silver needles and wiped the dust off them.

Huo Lie stared at the doorway, his face grim.

He knew that from this moment on, the relationship between him and Lu Yunzhou had changed.

You can find more subordinates, but you only have one son's life.

The housekeeper rushed over with documents in his hands, followed by the bank manager and the finance director.

The bank guarantee was first delivered to Lu Yunzhou, clearly outlining the conditions for receiving payments from the escrow account, liability for breach of contract, and the unfreezing process.

Lu Yunzhou took the document and read it page by page.

"The initial funding of 18 million has been secured."

The bank manager pointed to the last column, "The remaining 782 million yuan is being transferred to the escrow account."

Huo Lie took out his phone and immediately ordered that all permissions be granted.

Several finance staff members were working around the table, and the account numbers kept changing.

Lu Yunzhou stared at the screen until the entire transaction of 800 million yuan was displayed before pushing the phone back.

Huo Lie looked at him: "Is the money enough? Can you treat me now?"

Lu Yunzhou took out the silver needle box and walked to Huo Chengyuan's side.

"You all get out."

The private doctors looked at each other in bewilderment.

Huo Lie waved to clear the area and retreated outside, leaving only the butler in the corridor.

The door to the fourth-floor bedroom closed, and Lu Yunzhou lifted the corner of the blanket, placing his palm against Huo Chengyuan's chest and abdomen.

The vital energy of creation flows into the body along the meridians.

Huo Chengyuan's body tensed up, and the veins on his neck bulged out.

The medicinal power hidden deep in the bone marrow was drawn in and quickly gathered in the chest and abdomen.

Lu Yunzhou pressed several acupoints in succession, and his true energy split into several streams, which cleared the blocked meridians.

The toxic blood surged upwards along the blood vessels.

Huo Chengyuan opened his mouth and spat out a thick, dark blood clot, which fell into the copper basin beside the bed, and the fishy smell immediately spread.

Lu Yunzhou did not stop.

He pressed Huo Chengyuan's Jianjing acupoint with the heel of his palm, and then pressed the acupoint on his chest with two fingers.

The internal energy washed over and over again, finally loosening the blockage of the medicine in the internal organs.

The person on the bed let out a low, hoarse breath and twitched their fingers slightly.

Lu Yunzhou withdrew his hand, sweat beading on his forehead.

The treatment wasn't over yet, but Huo Chengyuan's breathing had already stabilized considerably.

His ashen face regained some color, and the rise and fall of his chest gradually became more regular.

Hearing the noise, Huo Lie outside the door raised his hand to push the door open.

"Wait."

Lu Yunzhou's voice came from inside the house.

Huo Lie's hand froze in mid-air.

After a moment, the door opened.

Lu Yunzhou walked out, his old shoulder injury bleeding again.

He raised his hand to press on the wound, his face expressionless.

"Phase one complete. The person is saved, and most of the second layer of poison has been eliminated."

Huo Lie strode into the room and stood by the bed.

Huo Chengyuan's eyelids twitched a few times, and he squeezed out a low sound.

After several days of not opening his eyes, he finally peeked out a crack.

Huo Lie froze.

"dad……"

The sound was very soft, yet it clearly entered the room.

Huo Lie bent down, placed his palm on the edge of the bed, and remained silent for a long time.

That face, which usually carried a fierce look, now showed only barely suppressed exhaustion.

Lu Yunzhou leaned against the doorframe and reminded him, "Don't touch him. He just woke up, so don't move him around or feed him water."

Huo Lie turned around and nodded heavily.