Imperial City Curse

Inside the room, Ye Chen had long since mobilized his Spiritual Power to isolate their conversation.

As one of Mingdu's great families, although the Liu Family ranked at the bottom, its strength was still not to be underestimated.

If they wanted to topple Xu Tianran's deeply entrenched web of influence in Mingdu, they first needed a force of their own.

After all, even if Xu Tianran were killed, if Xu Tianchen lacked the strength, Mingdu's powerful figures could simply choose another emperor and turn him into a political puppet.

The benefits that would bring them would far exceed those of Xu Tianchen taking the throne, while the Sun Moon Imperial Family would be completely sidelined.

Ye Chen had seen this sort of thing countless times in television dramas in his previous life, so naturally he would not make such an unwise choice.

In the end, if one wanted to gain a foothold in troubled times, one needed formidable strength.

The strength here did not refer to any single individual, but to a team.

That was right. What Xu Tianchen needed most right now was a team.

The Liu Family was the first step in building his own team.

"So that's why Tianchen had me secretly transfer the Liu Family's forces over the past two days. You two must have discussed this long ago, right?" Liu Yaxuan quickly guessed Ye Chen's intentions.

"It seems Brother Tianchen hasn't been slow to act. So, how did it go? Tell me." Ye Chen chuckled.

He did not answer directly, but saying that was effectively an indirect admission.

Yet a trace of worry immediately appeared on Liu Yaxuan's face. "It hasn't gone very smoothly."

"Oh? How so?" Ye Chen was not surprised. If it could be accomplished so easily, that would have been the strange