Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 47: Chapter 47: Land of Dongshen, Please Step into the Trap

The Gu Family was unceremoniously kicked out of Mingshan Mansion. Their friends, relatives, and the city’s elites who had come for the banquet were all completely baffled.

At that moment, with Gu Weiqi at the lead, every member of the Gu Family, including the young master Gu Yuxuan, was on their phones, desperately searching for a new banquet hall.

This banquet was too important. It absolutely could not fail!

They made one call after another, but every answer was a disappointment.

The entire city was on lockdown!

All banquets were suspended.

Every hotel and convention center in the city refused them without exception.

The Gu Family begged everyone they could think of, but in the end, they came up with nothing.

”Dad, let’s just hold it at our house! It’s the only way!” Gu Yuxuan said, panic-stricken, a layer of sweat covering his face.

”Shut up! What the hell do you know? Hold it at home? Wouldn’t that just prove that the Gu Family can’t even afford to rent a banquet hall?”

Gu Weiqi clutched his head, his eyes turning red with stress.

Their family’s subsidiary companies had a few small conference rooms, but that would still be humiliating!

’What would the Shen Family’s Patriarch and young miss think if they saw that?’

’And what would the other guests say?’

’Such terrible luck! Who could have possibly expected Su City to go into a sudden lockdown?’

The members of the Gu Family were like ants on a hot griddle, pacing back and forth.

Just then, in their moment of panic, a piece of good news arrived.

”Someone from the Dongshen Financial Group agreed to give us a banquet hall!”

Dongshen Financial Group?

Gu Weiqi was stunned. ”That’s the number one financial group in Su City—no, in the entire Southern County! They... they’re willing to help us out?”

”Yes, President Gu! Dongshen really came through for us! The banquet is already set up on the top floor of the Celestial Dome Mansion—it’s the best, most luxurious five-star hall in the entire city!”

Ha, haha!

Gu Weiqi laughed like a madman. ”This means the Dongshen Financial Group knows of my Gu Family’s great name! They’re actually giving me face on their own initiative!”

Gu Yuxuan was also ecstatic. ”This is a huge honor! The Shen Family will never see this coming. Meng Jun is going to be so happy!”

In an instant, every member of the Gu Family stood up a little straighter.

They immediately notified all the guests to head to the Celestial Dome Mansion and take their seats in the finest banquet hall in the city!

Guests, relatives, and socialites all clicked their tongues in amazement.

”The Old Gu Family is really something else. They can even borrow a venue from the Dongshen Financial Group?”

”Damn impressive! Now we’ll get a chance to see the splendor of the Southern County’s number one financial group!”

Because of this news, many socialites who had previously disdained the idea of attending the banquet now showed up of their own accord.

A grand procession of cars and people made its way directly to the Celestial Dome Mansion.

On the top floor of the Celestial Dome Mansion, inside Su City’s number one banquet hall, everything was already arranged.

The hall was surrounded by the Night Emperor’s Personal Guard.

It was frighteningly quiet inside.

Qin Tianxuan sat behind the main stage, sipping tea and looking through the latest battle report from the Northern Domain.

His brow was furrowed. ’I’m afraid it won’t hold for another month. That useless Celestial King concentrated the main forces on the western front, foolishly attempting to rely on the eastern front’s natural barrier to hold back the Celestial Demon Army. Absolutely idiotic!’

Lingsu of the Celestial Medicine Hall approached, holding a black greatcoat.

”Sir, it’s getting a little chilly. Since you dislike using the central air, you should put on another layer.”

Qin Tianxuan frowned as he looked at the familiar uniform. ”I have already resigned from all my posts. This uniform is no longer appropriate for me to wear.”

”Sir, the Celestial Hall and the Battle Department have kept your status on file. They know full well that when the critical moment arrives, they will still have to rely on you to fight the Celestial Demons.”

Qin Tianxuan looked at the medals covering the uniform, and for a moment, he seemed to recall the glorious years spent fighting enemies on the battlefield.

He especially noticed the shining stars on the epaulets. Each one represented a past military triumph!

He set the uniform down with a sigh. ”It looks like I may truly have to make a trip to the Northern Domain after all.”

Footsteps sounded as Prince appeared. ”Sir, the Gu Family and their guests are about to arrive. They seem to be completely in the dark.”

Qin Tianxuan tossed the battle report aside and scoffed. ”They wouldn’t let me into their banquet, so I had no choice but to invite them to mine!”

Down below, the Gu Clan Leader, Gu Weiqi, led the way with the young master, Gu Yuxuan, at his side. He smugly guided the rest of the Gu Family to the top floor.

The guests, friends, relatives, and socialites also took dedicated elevators, stepping into Su City’s most luxurious banquet venue with murmurs of praise.

This was the Dongshen Financial Group’s turf!

Maybe they would even get to see the mysterious, elusive figurehead who ran the whole operation!

The identity of the true controller of the Dongshen Financial Group had long been the greatest mystery in the Southern County’s business world.

”Dad, Uncle Shen and Shen Meng Jun will be here soon. We need to hurry. I’ve still got the proposal ring on me.”

Gu Weiqi chuckled. ”It’s a done deal, don’t you worry. The young miss of the Shen Family won’t refuse. Just by securing this hall from the Dongshen Financial Group, the honor our Gu Family is bestowing upon her is already sky-high!”

They stepped into the banquet hall, just about to find the Dongshen Financial Group’s representative to express their thanks, when they suddenly saw Prince standing there.

”Wait a minute. You... aren’t you that guy who was with that Qin fellow?”

Prince smiled, his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes filled with mockery. ”That’s right. My master has been waiting for you for quite some time.”

’What does he mean by that?’

Gu Weiqi’s and Gu Yuxuan’s heads were about to explode. They hadn’t grasped the hidden meaning in Prince’s words at all.

”Damn it, they’re like ghosts you can’t shake!” Gu Weiqi spun around. ”Have the guests take their seats first. Then, tell the media we hired to act immediately. We’ll launch a preemptive strike and clear the air about that whole business with Han Biwei!”