Heaven Worship Ceremony

Wang Dong'er suddenly remembered something. A few days ago, when she and Xuan Zi had just arrived in Mingdu and met Ye Chen, the Copper-Stinking Man who had spread news about Xu Tianchen had ultimately gone looking for Ye Chen.

Thinking of this, the little girl had every reason to believe that Ye Chen was deeply connected to the whole affair.

And given his temperament, he was very likely standing at the very center of the storm.

But the man was dead. She refused to believe that Xu Tianran, the Crown Prince, could not even tell whether someone was dead or alive.

"Ye Chen..." Unable to make sense of it no matter how hard she thought, Wang Dong'er could only turn her gaze toward Ye Chen.

It was not just Wang Dong'er. Even Huo Yuhao found it utterly baffling. When he had first heard of Xu Tianran's "death," he had been saddened for quite some time.

Of the three, only Yue remained calm throughout. With her vast experience, she knew that certain special methods could place a person in a state of suspended death.

However, she could not determine how long such a state could be maintained. Too many factors were involved, including the difficulty of the method itself.

Ye Chen shook his head. He saw the pair's confusion, but did not explain.

Such matters were too troublesome to explain, and he might accidentally let something slip. Thus, Ye Chen chose to remain silent, merely indicating that they would understand once they saw Xu Tianchen.

The group of six advanced slowly along the broad roads of the imperial city. Their destination was the plaza at the easternmost end of the city.

In the past, even with the curse, the imperial city should not have been this deserted.

Yet apart