Tearing Off All Pretenses

As he spoke, Xuan Zi's pupils suddenly contracted. Through the window, he gazed toward the noble district at the very center of Mingdu. "Xiao Chen still hasn't returned, yet the show has unexpectedly begun first."

"What show?" Fan Yu asked doubtfully. Xuan Zi had been notified in advance by Ye Chen, but he himself knew nothing at all.

Xuan Zi did not answer directly. With a grave expression, he looked out the window. "Come. Follow me somewhere, and you'll understand everything."

With that, earthen-yellow Soul Power erupted from Xuan Zi's body, enveloping Fan Yu as he flashed into the curtain of rain beyond the window.

Liu Yaxuan looked at the figure standing in midair, her heart completely consumed by despair.

The current Crown Prince and Regent, Xu Tianran, had descended upon the Liu Family on a night like this. His intentions could not have been clearer—he was coming for the Liu Family!

Xu Tianchen must have met with some misfortune. Otherwise, with the intellect of His Highness the Crown Prince, he would never have moved against the Liu Family while Xu Tianchen was still around.

As though they had received orders, the subordinates who had previously guarded Liu Yaxuan's door had all vanished. She could no longer concern herself with anything else. She shoved open the door and ran in that direction.

She had to confirm Xu Tianchen's condition. Even if it meant dying, she wanted to be by his side.

At that moment, another figure had appeared in the air. He was a middle-aged man dressed in a black brocade robe embroidered with golden patterns. He stood facing Xu Tianran from afar, showing no concern for the difference in their statuses.

Liu Fanhao was no fool. Even Liu Yaxuan could guess the other party's intentions, so how could