The next day, Chen Jie's martial arts strength greatly increased.
Wang Xiaoyan also clenched her fists, her eyes filled with adoration.
"This is the strength of a martial artist? So powerful!" She had now firmly become a martial arts master.
She wasn't entirely sure of her exact strength yet.
However, it was certainly not low. She now even felt that Lin Shuang had a gap compared to her.
Why was this so?
Soon, Chen Jie answered her doubts.
He heard Chen Jie exclaim in surprise, "So the marriage contract can be activated multiple times!"
Although the marriage contract turned into ashes after activation, Chen Jie found that the energy remained. They activated it many times overnight.
However, only the first activation was the most effective.
After the first time, although it was of great help to Wang Xiaoyan, it did not significantly improve his own cultivation.
It was similar to dual cultivation techniques.
This made Wang Xiaoyan secretly pleased.
As it turned out, before this, Chen Jie also didn't know that the marriage contract could be activated multiple times. This meant that Chen Jie and Lin Shuang only had one.
And she was the first person to fully enjoy the pleasures of the flesh with Chen Jie.
Two days later, Wang Xiaoyan had to part ways with Chen Jie due to company matters.
Meanwhile, some events began to ferment.
To cover up his loss of face, Wen Qiang had massacred many influential figures.
Initially, the sudden disappearance of these people, though causing much suspicion, did not attract widespread attention.
After all, the whereabouts of influential figures were usually kept confidential.
But with the spread by those with ulterior motives, people gradually learned that all the guests who went to the Peace Villa auction were dead.
This news, once released, caused a sensation.
After all, the ancient family's cultivation methods attracted too much covetousness. These people, when they acted, were billionaires, even trillionaires.
Such divine wealth, even if not from martial arts families, possessed connections and influence that could not be underestimated.
The deaths of various prominent figures immediately angered the public.
They all demanded that Peace Villa provide a satisfactory explanation.
For a time, Peace Villa faced unprecedented pressure.
The families of many wealthy individuals gathered outside Peace Villa.
Initially, some impatient people broke in but were quickly suppressed by the Martial Arts Association.
So these people had to block the perimeter of Peace Villa, causing chaos and uproar, yet no one dared to storm Peace Villa to demand an explanation from the boss anymore.
Two more days passed, and the incident had escalated to a great extent.
Even the Dragon Group intervened, demanding that Chen Jie provide an explanation.
Ji Tong was one of the people responsible for this matter.
He personally found Chen Jie and earnestly said, "Little Chen, I know you are not someone who indiscriminately kills innocent people, but you also need to pay attention to the impact. Some things need to be made known to everyone!"
"Otherwise, the deaths of these influential figures have far-reaching implications, making things very difficult for us!"
Chen Jie secretly thought that as expected of an ancient family, even after massacring so many influential figures, they had not surfaced yet.
He immediately smiled and said, "This matter is not being handled by me. You should talk to Lü Changbu."
"Don't try to play dumb with me. Everyone knows Lü Changbu is your lackey now. Whatever he does is your decision. Tell me, what exactly happened here?"
Chen Jie said, "What you said is true, but I really am not in charge of this matter. What I know might not be as much as Lü Changbu knows."
"However, I suggest you wait two more days. Lü Changbu should provide an explanation to everyone within these two days."
"Are you sure, two days?" Ji Tong said with some disbelief.
"This is just my feeling. I'm not entirely clear about the specific situation."
"Alright, then I'll wait two more days." Ji Tong found that he really had no leverage against Chen Jie.
After all, his strength was there. Even if the entire Dragon Group were to come, they might not be able to do anything to Chen Jie.
The next day, Lü Changbu finally held a press conference.
Many reporters attended, but the families of the deceased were all excluded.
However, after waiting for several days, the families of the deceased could finally await a result and did not express any dissatisfaction with Lü Changbu.
But even if they were dissatisfied, it would be useless.
Because the press conference was held within Peace Villa, it was a matter of a word to decide who could enter and who could not.
"Mr. Lü, we heard that your Peace Villa killed these people. Is this true?" a sharp-tongued reporter asked.
"Nonsense! We are in business, how could we be so cruel as to harm our customers! I don't care who is maliciously speculating about this matter, but we will hire lawyers to protect our reputation against those who falsely accuse Peace Villa!"
Lü Changbu said righteously.
"Mr. Lü, we discovered that among the missing people were important figures from Sanhe Heavy Industry, as well as important figures from the capital, and even some outstanding representatives from our provincial capital. We would like to ask, are they truly dead?"
Lü Changbu said, "That's right! They have indeed been murdered. I can confirm this!"
A stir went through the crowd at these words.
Rumors were rumors, but reality was reality.
Upon learning that the deaths of dozens of influential figures were a fact, even the reporters were shocked.
Considering that the boss of Peace Villa was one of the parties involved, they felt his terrifying presence.
Everyone else was dead, but Lü Changbu was not.
If Lü Changbu did not do this, it also showed that Lü Changbu's background was extraordinary, as evidenced by his survival.
These reporters usually liked to smear others, but today they dared not. On one hand, they were wary of Lü Changbu's status. On the other hand, they were afraid of being murdered overnight if they made a mistake.
"Mr. Lü, you said it wasn't your Peace Villa people who did it, but since they all died in your Peace Villa, you can't possibly be unaware of this matter. Since the incident happened in Peace Villa, you must give an explanation!"
"That's right, this press conference is being held to give the public an explanation! I will expose the mastermind behind this matter! I will let you understand some unknown people and events!"
Lü Changbu said, his expression becoming agitated. "First, I want to clarify one thing. These people did not die in our Peace Villa at all! Our people warned them that if they went out, they would die, but they didn't listen, and that's the end result!"
"You must be very surprised! In fact, whether it's you or me, we all feel lingering fear."
"The mastermind behind this is Wen Qiang, the young master of the Wen family, and he alone is responsible!"
"Wen family? I've never heard of it!" a reporter asked in confusion.
"Can't find it on Douyin either?"
"If such a family existed, it would definitely be found online!"
"Are they trying to trick us?"