Hearing the name, everyone turned to look, but no one spoke. Their gazes settled on Li Qingxian, who wore the official robes of a fortune official.
Li Qingxian stepped forward and said, "Daren Sun, that is indeed us. We just returned from the eerie town, and we're still muddled. We don't know what happened."
Sun Dashang hurried over. "I was ordered by His Majesty and the Cabinet to stand guard here with my brothers. The Prince of Chu died in the eerie ground, shocking both court and country. Every effort is being made to investigate the matter and find the killer. So please remain where you are. Before long, the Black Lantern Bureau will bring men to invite you to the Night Guard as guests. Please don't make any rash moves. I hear the Grand Preceptor is already preparing to deploy the National Fortune Heavy Artifact."
No one knew the name of the Qi Kingdom's Grand Preceptor. Everyone simply called him Old Immortal Fate, and he had served as Grand Preceptor through three successive reigns.
Everyone stood quietly, their hearts filled with dread.
Almost everyone looked bewildered, unable to remember anything about the Prince of Chu.
Nearly everyone close to the Prince of Chu had been killed.
Only a handful had depth in their eyes.
Gai Fengyou looked thoughtful.
Ye Han's heart pounded wildly. He could clearly feel his anger toward the Prince of Chu, and vaguely remembered that the prince had killed the person most important to him in the eerie town.
Ye Han looked around. When he failed to see the old guard, Uncle Sheng, his anger toward the Prince of Chu grew clearer still.
*So that was it. Something must have happened in the eerie town, and then I broke with the Prince of Chu. Uncle Sheng