Tearing Off the Mask

Chapter 385: Tearing Off the Mask

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

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

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

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

Liu Yaxuan stared at the figure standing in midair, her heart completely shrouded in despair.

The Crown Prince and Regent, Xu Tianran, had descended upon the Liu Family on such a night. The implication was far too obvious—he was coming for the Liu Family!

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

Seemingly having received an order, all the subordinates who had previously been stationed outside Liu Yaxuan's door had vanished. She could no longer concern herself with anything else. She shoved the door open and ran in that direction.

She had to confirm Xu Tianchen's condition. Even if she had to die, she wanted to be with him.

At that moment, another figure 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 status.

Liu Fanhao was no fool. Even Liu Yaxuan could guess the other's intentions; having stood firm