Why Are You Here?

Xu Tianran was overjoyed when he learned the news.

With the old emperor still alive, he had no legitimate reason to kill Xu Tianchen openly. No matter how grave the crime, when it involved the life of a prince with his own fief, even Xu Tianran had no authority to deal with him.

Now that Xu Tianchen had died under unclear circumstances, Xu Tianran had some doubts, but at least the sharp thorn in his heart had finally been removed.

However, before he could think further, another piece of news exploded in his heart like a thunderclap from clear skies.

Barely two hours later, the two Soul Sage-level researchers began showing abnormalities. Their eyes turned a bleak gray without warning, and they wandered through the imperial city like walking corpses.

The imperial city was so densely populated that the situation completely spiraled out of control and spread with terrifying speed. Anyone who saw those gray eyes, as long as their cultivation was below Soul Douluo level, was not spared.

There were even many nobles and ministers of the Sun Moon Empire among them, not to mention the guards.

Left with no choice, Xu Tianran, as regent, had the imperial city completely sealed off to prevent the situation from spreading throughout Mingdu. He also summoned a mysterious Imperial Preceptor for advice.

Other than Evil Soul Masters, Xu Tianran truly could not think of any other explanation for such a situation.

Yet that Imperial Preceptor said it was not their doing. He did not actually know what had happened either, but he offered a rough guess: a curse.

In truth, he was almost completely right. It was indeed a curse, one Ye Chen had deliberately arranged.

"How was it? Are you satisfied?" On the street, Copper-Stinking Man eagerly sidled up to