Chapter 1013: Press Conference! A Forceful Response!

The weather in November is always changeable.

Just moments ago it was a clear sky for miles, and now a torrential downpour has begun.

The energy shield protecting the entire martial arts hall compound has been activated, ensuring not a single raindrop falls within the martial arts hall's grounds.

The major media outlets that had originally been gathered outside the martial arts hall compound had long since been invited inside the martial arts hall's headquarters building.

"Two kills in a row! I wonder how Xu Jingming will explain this."

"The reason is unclear to us for now, but an apology is certainly in order."

"That's the Li family! An apology probably won't be enough to quell their fury."

"Indeed, after all, a close blood relative was killed."

"......"

In the spacious reception hall, reporters from over a hundred different media outlets, big and small, had already taken their seats.

The main figures had not yet arrived, and the scene was somewhat rowdy.

Although they were also shocked by the strength Xu Jingming had displayed,

after all, the Li family still had two councilors, and the one Xu Jingming killed was a close blood relative.

Many people speculated that Xu Jingming would use this press conference to bow and apologize, in order to calm the Li family's fury.

"The Inspector my lord has arrived!"

Suddenly someone shouted sharply and forcefully, and everyone in the reception hall immediately looked toward the entrance ahead.

Su Qingli and Xu Jingming, wearing Lei Ting martial arts hall uniforms with a large blue lightning insignia on the back, entered the room one after the other.

The Lei Ting martial arts hall uniforms were specially designed according to gender, highlighting capability and solemnity.

The uniforms of the Hall Master and the Inspector had additional, more distinctive ornate accessories.

On top of that, Su Qingli and Xu Jingming were both naturally striking in appearance.

The moment the two walked in—one tall and coolly aloof, the other composed and unhurried—their image was superb.

Other martial arts halls might still need to hire dedicated celebrities or artists for promotion.

Lei Ting martial arts hall didn't need that at all; simply putting up photos of Su Qingli and Xu Jingming would naturally draw plenty of attention.

Click click click......

The well-prepared media did not pause for a moment, beginning to take photos the instant the two made their appearance.

"Inspector my lord, can you explain why you killed Hall Master Hu and Lord Li Yang?"

"Hall Master my lord, there are reports that the legal Hall Master of Lei Ting martial arts hall has already been replaced. Is this true?"

"Inspector my lord......"

Accompanying the sound of cameras, a flood of questions from the media rose in a chorus of overlapping voices.

Some media outlets had even begun live broadcasts on the spot, passing along questions that netizens wanted to ask.

Xu Jingming frowned slightly; the moment his aura flared just a little, everyone stiffened as if pinned beneath the gaze of a terrifying beast, and instantly fell silent.

"First, let me explain why I killed Hu Jinyu and Li Yang."

Xu Jingming looked at them, his voice carrying a cold killing intent:

"Because they shut off the security permissions of Moon Lake residential district, allowing a Tianming Sect Yidazhu Sect to break into the core area.

If I hadn't left a contingency in place before heading to the Spark World, they would likely have already fallen victim to the attack."

As his words fell, the entire reception hall instantly erupted in an uproar.

Before this, there had already been reports online mentioning this point, but only now had it been truly confirmed.

And the Tianming Sect itself is a cult; what Hu Jinyu and Li Yang did undoubtedly crossed the bottom line.

"So that's how it is! No wonder Lord Xu struck!

But what a coincidence in this world—shut off the security system and a Tianming Sect assassin just happens to show up.

Could it be that Li Yang and Hu Jinyu were colluding with the Tianming Sect?"

A young reporter, not very old, whose aura was only at the second tier, spoke up to ask the question.

Xu Jingming glanced at him with some surprise.

So young, yet surprisingly sharp.

So he continued:

"That's right, and I don't merely suspect Li Yang of colluding with the Tianming Sect—I suspect the entire Li family has ties to the Tianming Sect!"

"Lord Xu, when you say this, do you have evidence?"

Everyone present caught a whiff of something unusual and hurriedly pressed the question.

"Of course."

Xu Jingming waved his hand, and the smart armguard on his wrist immediately projected a holographic image.

What played on the screen was precisely the scene at the Void-Breaking Tower, where Li Hao joined forces with several ninth-tier members of the Heavenly Demon faction to ambush him.

"I'm sure you've all recognized him—yes, that's Li Yang's son, Li Hao!

As for the woman beside him, she is the Tianming Sect leader of Dayangzhou, the Heavenly Demon.

I've had dealings with her before; as for the remaining person, although I don't recognize them, they should also be a ninth-tier member of the Tianming Sect.

These people address Li Hao with the honorific 'Divine Son.'

The son is the Divine Son of the Tianming Sect, and the father can contact Tianming Sect people to attack the residential area.

I wouldn't believe it if you told me the Li family had no connection to the Tianming Sect."

Xu Jingming declared with conviction.

The Li family had endured for over a hundred years, with three ninth-tier councilors among them; they weren't foolish enough to defect to the Tianming Sect.

Most likely, Li Yang had contacted the Tianming Sect through an assassin website to have them carry out the hit, without any deeper entanglement.

But that didn't stop him from slinging mud at the Li family — if they wanted to blame someone, they could blame themselves for provoking him.

It just so happened that there was still Li Hao, that wastrel, who'd wormed his way into the position of Divine Son — which could add another link to his chain of evidence.

"Holy crap! They really do call him the Divine Son! And they even unleashed the Divine Blood secret art!"

"That Sky Demon — I know about him. Dayangzhou really is putting out a warrant for him."

"If that's the case, then the Li family really is colluding with the Tianming Sect?"

"......"

The video quickly finished playing, and the many media outlets on the scene instantly erupted.

But what they felt even more was excitement!

What does a journalist fear most? That the news is too big?

No — quite the opposite. What they fear is a story with no explosive angle!

Now that this piece of news had broken, it would absolutely draw the eye!

As for the follow-up verification, that wasn't their concern.

After all, it had come out of Xu Jingming's own mouth — they were only responsible for reporting it.

So right there on the spot, at least several dozen media outlets began drafting articles on-site and sending out bulletins.

"That move of yours is quite something. The Li family is going to have a real headache now."

Su Qingli, seated upright on the podium and maintaining her cool, aloof image, transmitted through spiritual force.

"This is only the beginning." Xu Jingming wore a faint smile.

Li Yang was the biological younger brother of the Li family head, Li Changfeng.

A blood relative had been killed — even though the Speaker had stepped in to suppress the fallout.

It was inevitable that the Li family would harbor resentment, and later on they might well look for a chance to strike.

In a situation like this, the only option was to cut the grass and dig up the roots.

After all, only the dead could put his mind at ease.

Only, his strength wasn't enough yet — he could only bide his time for now.

Once his power grew a bit higher, he'd wipe out the entire Li family!

"The Li family still has two councilors, and quite a few ninth-rank councilors are on good terms with them.

Lord Xu, aren't you worried these people will retaliate against you? Will you take this chance to apologize to them?"

Soon another question was raised, and instantly everyone looked at Xu Jingming.

He'd almost forgotten — this press conference was supposed to be Xu Jingming offering an apology to the Li family.

"Apologize?"

Xu Jingming's sword-brows rose, his voice still forceful and utterly merciless:

"A blood debt paid in blood — that's only right and proper. They were the ones who broke the rules this time.

I won't apologize now, and I won't apologize later either.

If you absolutely insist on having me comment on the killing of Hu Jinyu and Li Yang..."

Xu Jingming broke into a smile — bright, sunny, and brilliant: "All I can say is they died well. They got exactly what they deserved."