Ling Tian appeared out of thin air, utilizing the technique of flying swords to launch a treasure sword that impaled Yun Zhan like a candied haw.
This all happened in the blink of an eye. Before Ling Tian's feet even touched the ground, he vanished from his spot and entered the spiritual realm space.
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Time rewound to two days prior. After preventing the conflict between Long Lingxin and Yun Zhan, Long Ming boarded a car and headed for the headquarters of the Righteous Alliance.
Along the way, Long Ming’s mind was constantly occupied with this matter.
In fact, he knew without being told that Yun Zhan had been set up. No matter how much of a womanizer he was, he wouldn't publicize his private videos to the world! Big Wind Novels.
For the Long family, this matter was a blow to their reputation, as someone had exposed Yun Zhan's identity and even revealed their engagement.
These millennia-old martial arts families placed immense importance on face. Throughout history, they hadn't hesitated to annihilate entire clans for the sake of a minor slight.
The most crucial issue now was how to handle the aftermath!
After the Long family intervened, the small videos and related content online vanished without a trace.
Of course, achieving this required not just ordinary connections but also significant financial resources. This was not difficult for the Long family. The real challenge was how to balance the Long family's reputation with the cooperation between the Long family and the Tianshan Sword Sect!
After much deliberation, he decided to first gauge the Tianshan Sword Sect's attitude. If their attitude was sincere, he would wield the butcher's knife and strike the Tianshan Sword Sect hard, forcing them to offer more benefits as compensation.
If the Tianshan Sword Sect failed to provide a satisfactory apology and sincerity, then Long Ming wouldn't mind classifying the Tianshan Sword Sect as a heretical sect, leaving them with only a dead end!
Lost in thought, the car arrived at the headquarters of the Righteous Alliance, and he went straight to the conference room. Although he didn't know why an emergency meeting had been called, Long Ming had a premonition that this matter might be related to their Long family.
As expected, before the meeting even began, he sensed something was amiss. Normally, the high-ranking officials of the Righteous Alliance would greet him warmly and initiate conversations.
But today, almost everyone looked at him as if he were a stranger. A few who were particularly close only nodded slightly, their expressions extremely awkward.
Time arrived, and everyone was present. Almost all the high-ranking officials of the Righteous Alliance in the capital were gathered in this conference room.
Xie Liheng, the Secretary-General of the Righteous Alliance, presided over the meeting. He didn't even announce the agenda before speaking directly!
"Long Ming, a few days ago at our meeting, I assigned you a task to investigate the Tianshan Sword Sect's collusion with heretical sects..." Xie Liheng's expression was grave, clearly indicating he was there to find fault.
"That's right, I have investigated, and there is no evidence to suggest the Tianshan Sword Sect is colluding with heretical sects!" At this moment, Long Ming knew very well that this meeting was targeting him!
"Slap!" Xuanyuan Jie, who was beside him, exploded in anger. He slammed the table!
"Since the Tianshan Sword Sect is not colluding with heretical sects, why did Ling Tian encounter a plane crash? It's obvious now that Ling Tian was murdered!"
Long Ming sneered, "Who knows? Who knows who he offended outside? What does Ling Tian's plane crash have to do with the Tianshan Sword Sect?"
"Don't quibble. Your Long family is in an engagement with the Tianshan Sword Sect. It's a pity we were blind to have you investigate the Tianshan Sword Sect. What's the difference between that and seeking a tiger for its skin!" Xuanyuan Jie said indignantly.
"Brother Xuanyuan, you can't say that. What evidence do you have that the Tianshan Sword Sect has an engagement with our Long family?
If you can't produce evidence, I'll have to seek an explanation from you. You are nakedly slandering me!"
"You're rebelling! You're the thief crying stop thief!" Xuanyuan Jie was furious. After spending several months on Hell Paradise Island, Xuanyuan Jie had formed a deep friendship with Ling Tian.
Xuanyuan Jie was extremely angry about Ling Tian's death and vowed to bring the murderer to justice, no matter the cost!
And now, upon learning that the Long family was colluding with the biggest suspect, the Tianshan Sword Sect, how could he tolerate it!
Hearing Long Ming's words now, Xuanyuan Jie was almost ready to overturn the table and draw his sword.
Just then, Zhuge Tianji, sitting beside Xuanyuan Jie, grabbed him.
"Brother Xuanyuan, please remain calm!"
After speaking, Zhuge Tianji took out a USB drive and handed it to a staff member. The staff member inserted the USB drive into the computer, and soon, a large number of videos and photos were played on the screen.
These photos and videos were of very high clarity, impossible to be photoshopped. Moreover, the photos and videos clearly indicated the time and location with subtitles.
Upon seeing these videos and pictures, Long Ming's expression instantly changed, because in these videos and pictures, it was a man and a woman behaving intimately.
These two were leaning on each other, shopping together, eating together, and even entering the same hotel room at night. It was clear that these two were a very intimate couple.
This man was Yun Zhan, and the woman was his niece, Long Lingxin!
The appearance of these videos and pictures was undoubtedly a slap in Long Ming's face. Long Ming had just confidently stated that there was no relationship between them, but now, he was speechless!
More importantly, their beloved daughter had gone out with a man and opened a hotel room, and was now being watched by everyone present, especially the people from the major families. This was simply public execution! This was like fiercely smashing their Long family's reputation to the ground and then trampling on it!
Long Ming stood up with a bang, scanning the people in the room.
"You... you dare to track and secretly film our Long family members! I need an explanation!"
Zhuge Tianji smiled.
"Fellow Daoist Long, please sit down, and I will explain!"
"Alright, I'd like to see what you can say!"
Long Ming was very wary of Zhuge Tianji. This old Daoist not only possessed unfathomable skills but was also resourceful. Even though Long Ming was also a seasoned veteran, he often suffered losses at the hands of this old Daoist.
"First of all, our Righteous Alliance still trusts the Long family very much, which is why we entrusted the investigation of the Tianshan Sword Sect to the Long family..."
"You say nice things, but what about these videos and pictures?"
"When I got off work yesterday, I received a package. The envelope and the video of me receiving the package are still there. You can check them!"