Celestial Night Emperor

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: His Identity?

The people from the Black Dragon Bank had arrived!

They stormed into the courtyard, full of aggression, and came face-to-face with Qin Tianxuan, who was on his way out.

”Huh? Who’s this?”

”Must be one of the Gu Family’s apprentices, right?”

”You, get back inside, now! No one is allowed to leave this courtyard!”

What arrogance!

Qin Tianxuan stopped, gave a faint smile, and actually did retreat.

Inside, Old Man Gu and Gu Yingying were trembling with fear.

Ye Xuanxuan couldn’t hold back. ”I’m going out there to deal with them!”

Qin Tianxuan glanced at her. ”Those guys out there are not good people. And they’re especially interested in women like you. Feel free to go out and give it a try.”

A shiver ran down Ye Xuanxuan’s spine. She pouted at Qin Tianxuan, annoyed. ”You coward! F-Fine, I won’t go out. But for a grown man like you to hide in here... it’s just pathetic! Where’s that domineering attitude you had before?”

Qin Tianxuan just wanted to understand the full story behind this, so he was in no hurry to make a move.

By now, the courtyard was filled with men from the Black Dragon Bank.

It was quiet. They didn’t make a move right away.

It seemed they were waiting for something.

”What are they doing? Why are they so quiet? I thought they were going to cause a huge scene,” Ye Xuanxuan said, curiously listening to the sounds from outside.

Qin Tianxuan scoffed. ”This is a famous alley. The entrance opens right into a bustling downtown area. The Black Dragon Bank would have to be insane to start a bloodbath here. These men they brought are just for intimidation. Their real tactic is threats.”

As he said this, he glanced at Old Man Gu. ”The Black Dragon Bank must have some kind of leverage on the Gu Family.”

Old Man Gu trembled at Qin Tianxuan’s words.

He frantically tried to signal his daughter, Yingying, with his eyes.

At this moment, Ye Xuanxuan, as the young lady of the Ye Family, was possibly the Gu Family’s only protection.

Old Man Gu wanted Gu Yingying to hurry and beg Ye Xuanxuan for help.

As long as they revealed her identity as a member of the Divine Doctor Ye Family, they would have nothing to fear.

But Gu Yingying felt deeply humiliated. She couldn’t bring herself to ask Ye Xuanxuan for help, so she pretended to be looking down and didn’t see him.

Just then, a man who looked like a leader walked in from outside.

He was about forty, dressed in a leather jacket and combat boots. He stomped arrogantly across the ground, his footsteps echoing with a THUD, THUD.

”Old Man Gu, stop hiding! Come on out! You owe us over sixty million, and it’s long past due!”

What?!

Gu Yingying looked up in horror. ”Dad, when did you take out such a massive high-interest loan?”

Old Man Gu’s face turned purple, and he couldn’t even look his daughter in the eye. ”I... I was just playing... playing cards for a couple of nights, and I... I got sucked in. Honey, I didn’t want this to happen! You know your old dad doesn’t have many hobbies, I just like playing cards. And... I got set up!”

Gu Yingying fainted on the spot.

Ye Xuanxuan and a female apprentice beside her rushed to catch her, carrying her into an inner room to be treated.

Outside, the leader from the Black Dragon Bank laughed again. ”However, we know you don’t have that kind of money. You even managed to lose the payment for that batch of fake medicine you procured. So, how about it? The offer’s still the same: hand over ’that thing,’ and we’ll wipe the entire debt clean!”

Hmm?

’What thing?’

A glint appeared in Qin Tianxuan’s eyes as he looked at Old Man Gu.

But Old Man Gu’s face was ashen. ”I have no idea what they want! They said it’s some kind of journal or medical text. Besides the few sets of medicinal formulas passed down in the Gu Family, what else do I have? I really don’t know!”

’Hmm?’

’Is this Old Man Gu playing dumb, or does he really not know?’

Qin Tianxuan was still pondering this when Ye Xuanxuan came out of the inner room. ”You’re still playing dumb at a time like this? Did you hide some treasure away? And then sell it to gamble?”

Qin Tianxuan barked coldly, ”Shut up! Go back inside and wait.”

He opened the door and stepped out, facing the crowd in the courtyard. ”I will settle the Gu Family’s debt!”

He held up his phone, showing his bank account. ”I’ll settle it right now!”

The men from the Black Dragon Bank stared at each other, all of them stunned.

’Wh-Where did this guy come from? Who just offers to pay off a debt of tens of millions at the drop of a hat?’

But to Qin Tianxuan, this sum was nothing more than pocket change for getting rid of trash.

The leader on the other side unhappily accepted the money and was about to lead his men away sullenly.

”Did I say you could leave?” Qin Tianxuan’s gaze turned savage. ”Your account with the Gu Family is settled, but my account with you has just begun!”

Huh?

The thugs looked at Qin Tianxuan and let out strange smiles. ”Buddy, do you see how many of us there are?”

Qin Tianxuan smiled too. ”It’s too dark. I can’t see clearly.”

He took out his phone and waved it. ”I have quite a few people with me, too. You can count them.”

The leader, who had been rolling up his sleeves to fight, turned his head. At the main gate, on the walls—silently, without a sound—were guards in full military attire!

They were fully armed, their eyes burning with intensity.

And in the sky, the silhouettes of attack helicopters could even be seen!

He couldn’t count how many there were.

But he wasn’t an idiot. He knew exactly what kind of equipment they had and what level of soldiers these were.

THUMP. Every last man from the Black Dragon Bank dropped to their knees.

Without even looking at them, Qin Tianxuan commanded, ”Leave the leader. Hand the rest over to the Police Department for processing.”

”Yes, sir!” The vast ranks of the Night Emperor’s Guard responded in perfect unison.

Inside the house, Old Man Gu and Ye Xuanxuan had witnessed the entire event.

Old Man Gu was, naturally, dumbstruck and trembling all over.

As for Ye Xuanxuan, her mind had gone completely blank.

She had been to the Northern Domain Battle Department before and was very familiar with the Night Emperor’s subordinates.

At this moment, the arrogant young lady was too shocked to speak.

’He... he’s actually a general under the Night Emperor! Looking at the rank of these guards, that big bastard is at least a general! No wonder he’s so ridiculously arrogant!’

’No, maybe his status is even higher. They say the Night Emperor has the Five Palaces and Nine Armies under his command... Could he be the head of a Palace? The commander of one of the Armies?’

While she was still lost in thought, the door opened, and Qin Tianxuan walked in, dragging the leader by the collar.

”Everyone, stay back. I have business to attend to.”