Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 7: Chapter 7: Such Deep Affection

The Night Emperor, Qin Tianxuan, has appeared in Jiangning, his fury blazing!

But only those in the highest echelons could sense the storm brewing behind the scenes!

Ordinary people had no access to this level of information.

For a single name to shake all of Jiuzhou—only Qin Tianxuan could achieve such a feat.

At this moment, the four main roads and six routes leading from Southern County to Jiangning City were all on the highest alert.

Dedicated personnel, dedicated vehicles!

The medicinal herbs gathered from Southern County were being transported to the Night Emperor’s temporary camp at top speed!

However, the ordinary people near Jiangning had completely misunderstood the situation.

”Tsk tsk, I heard the Zhao Family’s youngest son is getting married tomorrow. It’s a city-wide wedding celebration, but I never expected it to be this grand!”

”Of course it is! The Zhao Family is backed by five major clans and twelve prominent families. Do you think the name of the Golden Cauldron Commerce Association is just for show?”

”Sigh, to live a life like that would make it all worthwhile. The Zhao Family truly deserves its title as the number one powerhouse in Jiangning of Southern County!”

The South City Orphanage, now the Night Emperor’s temporary base.

The area had been cleared, the children were safely relocated, and military tents now stood in neat rows all around.

Outside the tents, a guard was posted every three steps, a sentry every five!

It was a perfect battlefield formation, and a grim, murderous aura filled the air.

”Report! The Jiuzhou Lieyang Army has delivered three stalks of thousand-year-old fo-ti root!”

”Reporting! Wutian of the Martial Venerable Hall has delivered three hundred stalks of Old White Mountain Ginseng!”

One report after another rang out.

Inside the central tent, Qin Tianxuan held his daughter and frowned. ”Tell the men to keep their voices down! Don’t disturb my daughter!”

YES, SIR!!

At his command, the entire area fell deathly silent.

The medicinal ingredients were all gathered. Lingsu, the female leader of the Celestial Medicine Hall who had followed Qin Tianxuan for many years, wiped away her sweat as she personally led her team in brewing the medicine.

”Sir, the medicine is ready. This pill, taken with water, will guarantee the Young Master wakes up. The congenital chill she was born with can also be slowly expelled, but she must not be agitated for the next hundred days! The child is weak and needs to be nursed back to health slowly.”

Qin Tianxuan, who was well-versed in pharmacology, nodded. ”Thank you for your hard work.”

He personally fed the medicine to his precious daughter, crushing the pill bit by bit and slowly helping her drink the medicinal soup.

A hint of color gradually returned to Niannian’s pale little face.

As expected, the most potent prescription from his Northern Domain subordinates lived up to its reputation.

Han Biwei had been by their side the entire time, working tirelessly. Until now, she and Qin Tianxuan had barely exchanged a few words.

But they moved like a long-married couple, taking care of Niannian together.

Seeing Niannian finally sleeping soundly, both of them, exhausted to the point of collapse, let out a long sigh of relief.

Stepping outside the tent, Qin Tianxuan gazed at the woman who had raised his daughter and suddenly bowed deeply. ”For the grace of raising my daughter, I, Tianxuan, offer my deepest thanks. I will surely repay this debt in my lifetime!”

Flustered, Han Biwei shyly helped him up. ”It was what I ought to do. After all, it was Sister Shuanghua who saved my life.”

She began to slowly recount her days with Shuanghua at Mirror Lake.

Her words were filled with memory and gratitude.

A pang of pain shot through Qin Tianxuan’s heart. At the thought of his beloved wife, Shuanghua, he too became lost in memory.

He was born an illegitimate son of the Daqin Royal Family. Years ago, he had entered the Imperial Capital alone, branded a rebellious son of the Qin Family, seeking only to retrieve his mother’s belongings. But he was poisoned, secretly harmed by the Qin Family, and cast out.

Betrayed and abandoned by his own kin, left a cripple, he was utterly devastated and wished only for death. It was then that he met the woman named Ye Shuanghua.

In the darkest moment of his life, that woman was as gentle as the bright moon and as brilliant as the stars. She was the most beautiful encounter heaven had ever bestowed upon him.

Ye Shuanghua healed his wounds. Despite her esteemed status as a Divine Doctor of her generation, she cared for him tirelessly until he could stand on his own again. Feelings blossomed between them, and they eventually became a couple.

But such a bittersweet love story attracted pursuit and attempts on their lives from both the Qin and Ye families.

Unwilling to implicate his beloved wife, Qin Tianxuan desperately threw himself into military service in the Northern Domain. After seven years of valiant struggle, he finally stood at the pinnacle of the world.

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”What are you thinking about?” Han Biwei asked softly.

Qin Tianxuan’s eyes held an ocean of deep affection and memory. ”I once had nothing. I was once a cripple. Everything I have today, Shuanghua gave to me.”

As he spoke, a single tear streamed from his ocean-deep eyes.

”This was supposed to be the moment I returned with a mighty army to marry Shuanghua.”

”Why, then, was I met with nothing but a lonely grave?”

ARGH!!!!

’Why are the heavens so cruel?’

Han Biwei was deeply shaken. This man had endured such a tragic past.

’Sister Shuanghua never told me how they met and fell in love.’

Only now did she understand how poignant and moving their love story was.

’To think such a deeply devoted man exists in this world!’

’Never leaving, never abandoning, holding her hand through it all.’

On impulse, Han Biwei suddenly grabbed the man’s hands. ”Don’t be sad. I will never fail the task Sister Shuanghua entrusted to me. I will help you take good care of Niannian.”

She leaned her body into his embrace, seeking only to comfort his sorrow.

It was as if they were hugging.

”Hm? Little Mommy, Daddy, what are you doing?” A clear, crisp voice interrupted the tender scene.

Niannian stood at the tent entrance in a fresh set of small pajamas, her big eyes blinking over and over.

Ah!

Han Biwei’s face flushed with embarrassment.

Qin Tianxuan gently let her go. ”Go rest with Niannian.”

After kissing his daughter, he turned and exited the tent, an icy killing intent slowly gathering around him.

”Give the order! Bring Zhao Wuji for interrogation. We begin now!”

The order was passed down, and in an instant, an inhuman scream from Zhao Wuji echoed from the depths of the darkness!