Imperial City Curse

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

As one of Mingdu's great families, the Liu Family might rank at the bottom, but its strength was not to be underestimated.

To bring down Xu Tianran's deeply entrenched network of power in Mingdu, they first needed a power base of their own.

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

The benefits that brought them would far surpass 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 past life, so naturally, he would not make such an unwise choice.

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

The strength in question was not any single individual, but 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 her directly, but those words were practically an indirect admission.

However, a trace of worry appeared on Liu Yaxuan's face. "Not very smoothly."

"Oh? How so?" Ye Chen was not surprised. It would have been strange if this matter had been so easy to handle.

Liu Yaxuan took a deep breath and began