Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 6: Chapter 6: Turning the World Upside Down

At the orphanage’s temporary base, the reek of a bloody battlefield filled the air!

The man from the Zhao Family, Zhao Hu, had brought over twenty men, but they were annihilated by the Personal Guard before they could even announce their names.

This place was the Emperor’s base, a critical military installation. Anyone who entered without the Night Emperor’s command would be put to death!

Inside a tent, Lingsu, the female leader of the Celestial Medicine Hall, was checking Han Biwei’s pulse.

The woman, still in her white wedding dress, had her jaw clenched and her face was pale.

”Sir, she’s fine. A bowl of ginseng soup should wake her. It seems she once suffered from some kind of hereditary illness, but she was cured by the Lady’s medical skills. I’m truly humbled!” Lingsu said with a look of reverence.

A pang of pain shot through Qin Tianxuan’s heart. ’It was my wife, Shuanghua, who saved her. That’s why she’s been taking care of Niannian all this time! What a rare and precious connection this is!’

He stood up, walked out of the tent, and couldn’t stop himself from downing a strong drink.

’Shuanghua, what on earth happened to you?’

’It’s all my fault!’

’I failed you!’

AHHH!!!

’Damn it!’

’The Ye Family and the Qin Family, the ones who hurt you from the shadows... I will never let them go!’

Back in the tent, Han Biwei slowly regained consciousness. She sat up, her eyes wide, and her first instinct was to look for the child.

Niannian was right beside her. Weak as she was, she desperately crawled into her arms. ”Little Mom, Niannian’s here.”

The two, who had only each other in the world, hugged each other tightly and cried.

After a long while, Han Biwei came to her senses and wiped away Niannian’s tears. ”Where are we? And who was that uncle who saved you?”

”He’s Niannian’s daddy!” Niannian said, both proud and delighted.

Ah!

An endless light shone in Han Biwei’s eyes. ”Sister Shuanghua once said that your father was a peerless hero. I never imagined he would actually come.”

Tears fell once more—tears of joy, for Niannian and for the late Sister Shuanghua.

But Niannian, still in her arms, suddenly felt feverishly hot. She gasped for breath and fainted.

The poor girl had been holding on all this time just to see the Little Mom who had raised her!

Han Biwei screamed in panic.

Qin Tianxuan burst in with his men.

He frantically scooped up his daughter, his heart feeling as if it were being sliced by a knife.

A high fever, unconsciousness... her tiny body had become so fragile.

’So my daughter was just forcing herself to hold on, all so I wouldn’t worry too much. What a thoughtful child.’

’This poor child... not only did she lose her mother so early, she had never even seen her own father’s face. After suffering for so many years, she still has to endure the torment of this illness!’

”Sir, the Young Master’s congenital condition has flared up along with her recent injuries!”

Qin Tianxuan’s heart was bleeding. ”Lingsu, do you have a prescription? We have to eradicate the root cause!”

Lingsu, leader of the Celestial Medicine Hall, pondered for a moment before speaking gently, ”Rest assured, Sir. Back when you fought the Celestial Demon, you suffered such severe internal injuries, but you recovered in the end. That was thanks to the Heaven and Earth Unification Pill! We can compound another dose!”

Qin Tianxuan knew how effective that formula was. He said hoarsely, ”Then hurry!”

”Sir, the medicinal ingredients for the formula are rare. It will take at least three days to gather them all. We’ll have to requisition them from our other bases!”

Qin Tianxuan gritted his teeth. ”Find them for me here in Southern County! Even if you have to turn the heavens upside down and tear the earth apart, you will gather them today! I can’t wait three days!”

He spat out each word through clenched teeth!

This was a death order from the Night Emperor!

His subordinates on site instantly rushed out the door like madmen, one by one making phone calls!

”All subordinates of the Night Emperor, the Six Great Halls, the Nine Great Battle Departments, listen up! The following medicinal herbs must be gathered before dawn!”

”The Emperor himself has decreed: even if you must turn the heavens upside down and tear the earth apart, you must find them!”

In an instant, the tens of millions of experts who had rushed to Southern County also went into a frenzy!

”The Young Master is unconscious due to her congenital illness! If the herbs aren’t gathered by dawn, then prepare to face the Emperor’s wrath!”

”Lock down the city! Blockade the streets! Deploy the armies! Find the herbs for the Young Master at any cost!”

「In Jiangning, Southern County」 Governor Jiang Qianjun stood in his courtyard, silently staring at his phone.

There were only three messages on it, but they filled him with extreme unease.

”Lord Wutian of the Martial Venerable Hall entered the city under cover of night. Purpose unknown!”

”Lady Lingsu of the Celestial Medicine Hall has appeared in Jiangning. Current whereabouts unknown!”

”The nine great Battle Departments of the Northern Domain, an army of thousands, have appeared in Jiangning!”

’What in the world is going on?’

As a former subordinate of the Night Emperor who had personally witnessed the slaughter of the Celestial Demons in the Northern Domain, Jiang Qianjun’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

Suddenly, the courtyard gate was smashed open, and a man dressed in black strode in.

”Ah!”

Jiang Qianjun immediately bowed. ”Lord Wutian, you’ve really come to Jiangning!”

”Cut the crap. I heard you’re hiding a hundred-year-old ginseng root here. Do you have it or not? Hand it over now!”

This...!

Jiang Qianjun’s face was a mask of difficulty. ”I have more than one, but...”

”Fuck! There are no ’buts’! The Emperor’s daughter is unconscious and needs a top-grade ginseng! Are you fucking giving it to me or not?”

What!

Jiang Qianjun leaped to his feet and roared, ”Men! Bring me all three hundred roots of Old White Mountain Ginseng from my secret chamber! All of them! Get them ready immediately!”

His eyes were bloodshot. ”The Emperor’s daughter? Why is she unconscious? Was she ambushed by villains? Also, when did the Emperor have a daughter? No, I must see the Emperor!”

The black-clothed Wutian said coldly, ”The Emperor just found his daughter, right here in your Jiangning City. The Young Master is now unconscious, and the ones behind it are a family with the surname Zhao. I was just about to ask you, do you know of them?”

A muscle twitched in Jiang Qianjun’s jaw. ”In Southern County, the Five Great Clans and the twelve prominent families formed a joint organization. The Zhao Family is one of them. They’re considered the number one family in Jiangning!”

”Number one? I don’t give a damn if they’re number one or number two!” Wutian’s face was grim. ”You get ready. Don’t you dare drop the ball when the time comes!”

With that, he took out his phone and showed him the photos taken at the orphanage.

Governor Jiang Qianjun’s eyes turned completely bloodshot, especially when he saw the images of the children, Niannian included, locked in cages.

He roared, ”The Zhao Family! I will annihilate them!”

Southern County was in complete upheaval.

Experts from all factions were desperately gathering the medicinal herbs, using every channel and searching every location imaginable!

The God of Wealth Hall, under the Night Emperor, even posted a reward of one billion!

All for a single spiritual medicine!

In an instant, all of Southern County was shaken, and all of Da Xia was shaken!

”The Night Emperor, Qin Tianxuan, is in Southern County!”

”Tens of millions of the Night Emperor’s experts have already gathered in Jiangning!”

”What on earth is happening?”

”It’s not clear yet, but I heard that the Night Emperor’s wrath can incinerate the heavens! The sky over Jiangning is about to break!”