Chapter 285 - Slander (1/2)

Back at the venue.

The news of the two Liu family men’s death was soon reported by those two middle-aged men but they didn’t alert the media.

At the moment, the primary match was still in full swing and that was the sole topic for everyone in the base city. Some media might have learned about the deaths through the grapevine and published the news but they weren’t able to stir up much of a reaction.

The deceased were n.o.bodies in the Liu family and they had never been famous. No one would be interested in finding out the causes of their deaths. Only the words “Liu family” could catch the attention of some gossip lovers.

At the Liu family estate.

Since they had eyes and ears everywhere, this piece of news had reached the Liu family in no time.

They had not only learned about the deaths but also which branch the three deceased were from, the causes of their deaths, and the entire conflict.

The higher-ups in the Liu family were furious when they found out that it was the Pixie Pet Store behind all of it.

The three deceased were not significant family members. However, Su Ping’s deed was a slap on the entire Liu family!

Liu Tianzong flew into a rage the moment he received the news. He summoned most of the leaders in the Liu family and convened a family meeting to discuss this matter.

Usually, the deaths of three unimportant members would not alert all of those leaders of the immediate family but things were different this time. The Liu family’s authority had been challenged. At the same time, they could not afford to underestimate their opponent.

At the very least, the Liu family had yet to figure out the true background of the store since it acted so arrogantly, and flaunted an Inferno Dragon.

They had to tread lightly before they could see all of their opponent’s cards on the table. That was why they didn’t choose to directly retaliate with violence.

The meeting ended. The matters discussed at the meeting were kept a secret. But, not long after the meeting finished, much information about the would-be champion suddenly emerged online.

Apart from her name and age, there was information about the academy she was studying in and her picture.

Besides, there were tons of negative news about the girl and those sources were some public opinion leaders who had many fans.

Examples of such news would be that the campus belle had sold her body to gain status, and drank with some coal bosses.

People say that pictures do not lie. The internet was awash with gossip. Some videos were poorly shot and unclear. Yet, many people bought it.

Su Ping took Su Lingyue home.

After three hours of traffic, Su Ping finally got back home.

First thing first. He went to tell their mom about their safe return.

Liu Qingru was relieved to have them back safe and sound. She was overjoyed to learn that Su Lingyue had pa.s.sed the first match and claimed that she would cook some extra dishes for her that night!

Su Ping left Su Lingyue with their mom and drove back to his store. He parked the car and went inside.

Su Ping found Joanna; she was cultivating in one of the nursing pens. Her cultivation was a bit uncommon. Some traces of golden light surrounded her and runes that resembled Sanskrit lingered around her body. It was a mysterious scene.

Few people were walking on the street. Most of the public surely were somewhere watching the Elite League. Since no customers were coming, Su Ping decided not to disturb Joanna and let her continue cultivating.

While no energy points could be made when there was no business, Su Ping was glad that he could take some time to relax. He got Tang Ruyan out of the scroll and told her to keep an eye on the store in case anyone did show up.

In the meantime, he went to the test room and summoned the Dark Dragon Hound to be his sparring partner. He could have the Dark Dragon Hound move some muscles while he would have the perfect punching bag… Erm, training partner.

He didn’t have to go to a cultivation site. The test room was a proper place already. It was like the most advanced battle stadium and the Dark Dragon Hound could try every move without having to worry about tearing the place down.

At least, given the Dark Dragon Hound’s current rank, it was unable to inflict any harm in this test room.

Su Ping didn’t choose the Inferno Dragon to train with because that guy was almost at the ninth rank and hence, he could not defeat it. Unless the Inferno Dragon let him win, but that would leave the training without any meaning.

The Dark Dragon Hound was at the intermediate position of the ninth rank but it was less aggressive.