The two of them are evenly matched, neither able to easily defeat the other in a short time.

In this situation, Huo Sizun couldn't help but sweat for Luo Xianping. He stared at the battlefield intently, afraid to miss any detail.

At that moment, an unexpected situation occurred. The apprentice of the burly man previously knocked to the ground by Luo Xianping had quietly stood back up without anyone noticing. Seeing his master and Luo Xianping locked in a fierce battle, malicious intent arose within him.

He discreetly drew a dagger hidden on his body and suddenly stabbed Luo Xianping in the buttocks while he was unprepared.

Luo Xianping was fully concentrated on dealing with the burly man, completely unaware of the impending danger behind him.

The dagger pierced his body fiercely, and he cried out in pain, clutching the wound and stepping back a few paces, falling right next to Lin Beichen.

Lin Beichen reacted quickly, catching Luo Xianping. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes as he glared angrily at the assailant. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Dare to harm his friend? And with a sneak attack? This was an enormous insult!

Seeing Luo Xianping injured, the burly man displayed a trace of satisfaction on his face. He stopped attacking, retreated to the side, and beckoned his apprentice. The apprentice rushed forward, holding a belt that symbolized the burly man's honor—a golden belt.

"See this? It's my master's golden belt!" the apprentice boasted proudly, seemingly not feeling any shame in winning through a sneak attack.

The burly man also looked contemptuously at Lin Beichen, arrogantly saying, "You can go ask around, I'm Ouyang Xingchen, a professional freestyle fighter. If you know what's best for you, you'd better apologize to Mr. Huo soon, then I might spare your life. Otherwise, the fate of your underlings will be yours too!"

He came this time on orders from Huo Minghao to settle things with the people before him. Although sneaking was somewhat dishonorable, he didn't care. To him, as long as the goal was achieved, the means didn't matter.

Looking at the smug expression of the burly man, Lin Beichen burned with anger inside. But he restrained himself from acting out, only glaring coldly at his opponent.

Although this man had a contemptible apprentice, after the sneak attack, he didn't continue to harm Luo Xianping, showing he wasn't completely bad. However, he was following Huo Minghao's orders, so Huo Minghao was their true enemy.

Thinking of this, Lin Beichen turned to Huo Minghao, his voice deep and suppressed: "Huo Minghao, I'll give you one last chance. If you agree to the conditions I just proposed, I can overlook what's happened today."

Luo Xianping's injury was something he would definitely make amends for, but if Huo Minghao was sensible, he'd be willing to set aside their grudges for now, settling them later.

However, Huo Minghao burst into laughter. He laughed so hard he bent over, laughed until tears came out, and couldn't stop.

"This might be the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life!" Huo Minghao said while wiping his eyes and looking at Lin Beichen, "Who do you think you are, to speak to me like that?"

He then slowly walked over to Lin Beichen, looking at him disdainfully: "You should know, your lives are in my hands now. If you obediently kneel and apologize, I might consider sparing you."

Lin Beichen remained silent, merely staring firmly at Huo Minghao's face. That gaze made Huo Minghao extremely uncomfortable, as if his inner self had been seen through.

Having finally exhausted his patience, Huo Minghao turned his head viciously towards the burly man: "Can't you understand my words? I told you to deal with them!"

Ouyang Xingchen felt a chill in his heart at these words. He could sense Luo Xianping's strength was not ordinary, and Lin Beichen was no average person either. But if he didn't follow Huo Minghao's instructions, his martial arts school would surely be implicated. He didn't want to anger the leader of the Huo Group over this matter.

"Since you refuse to drink a toast, you're forcing me to treat you harshly!" The burly man said as he charged at Lin Beichen again.

Seeing this, Luo Xianping intended to block in front of Lin Beichen once more, but Lin Beichen stopped him. He whispered to Luo Xianping, "You take a rest first, let me handle this, then I'll take you to treat your wound."

Knowing that with his current injury, forcing himself to act would only burden Lin Beichen, Luo Xianping obediently sat aside, waiting for Lin Beichen to display his prowess.

The burly man gathered all his strength and charged at Lin Beichen, aiming for a fatal blow.

However, he hadn't expected his punch to hit nothing but air. Just as he wanted to retract his arm, Lin Beichen somehow had already acted. Using just two fingers, he effortlessly caught the burly man's wrist.

Lin Beichen looked coldly at the burly man before him and said, "This matter originally had nothing to do with you, but your apprentice harmed my friend. So this cannot just be let go."

Under Lin Beichen's piercing gaze, the burly man tried to retract his arm but found himself unable to move. He felt as if Lin Beichen's two fingers were like two clamps, gripping his wrist tightly.

Seeing the burly man's silence, Lin Beichen's fingers gave a slight twist. The sound of breaking bones echoed, and the burly man's face turned ashen.

"Since you refuse to correct your mistake, go out and reflect on it." Lin Beichen said as he forcefully swung his arm, flinging the burly man and his apprentice out of the meeting room.