Celestial Night Emperor

The two elders from the impoverished mountains stared blankly at Qin Tianxuan.

“Son, thank you, but you can’t afford to provoke them!” The old man wiped away his tears with a weather-beaten hand. He didn’t have many tears left to cry; the hardships of life and its injustices had already withered him to a husk.

But this time, the old man was here for his own child—for his child’s future, and for justice.

A pang of pain shot through Qin Tianxuan’s heart as he looked at the two weary elders.

Principal Zhang and Director Chen had crossed a line he would not tolerate!

“Sir, Ma’am, believe me. I will get you justice!”

Qin Tianxuan spun around and seized Director Chen, who was charging forward to attack.

With his neck in Qin Tianxuan’s grip, Director Chen’s face flushed beet-red.

Qin Tianxuan applied brutal force, slamming the bastard to the floor.

CRACK! His wrist snapped.

He lifted his foot and stomped it directly onto the man’s reeking, alcohol-flushed face. “You want to die? Then I’ll be happy to oblige!”

Director Chen wet himself in terror, screaming, “Brother-in-law! Save me, Brother-in-law!”

The shameless Principal Zhang Tianyun nearly wet himself as well. Trembling, he snatched up the desk phone. “Get the Police Department out here now! Right, and the Special Guard! No, just get me everyone you can in the area! I have a thug here! He’s going to kill someone!”

Qin Tianxuan kicked Director Chen aside and once again shielded the elderly couple behind him.

The two elders were terrified. “Son, you have to run! He has connections, he’s already called for backup! We… we can’t drag you down with us.”

The old man even began to push Qin Tianxuan forcefully. “We two old folks will stay and face them. Just go! Quickly!”

Qin Tianxuan turned his head and smiled. “Please, wait in the lounge next door. I’ll be fine!”

The old man was frantic with worry, but the old woman seemed to notice something. She gave her husband’s sleeve a gentle tug. “Dear, let’s listen to the boy.”

The two elders ducked into the lounge. Meanwhile, people from the Shangdu Police Department, the Special Guard, the security bureau… six different departments in total… all came rushing in.

After all, an incident at University City was a serious matter, and the call had come personally from the well-connected Principal Zhang.

The men from the Police Department were the first to arrive, led by a deputy chief with sharp, piercing eyes. “Who has the audacity to cause trouble in University City?”

Qin Tianxuan, with no other outlet for his pent-up fury, raised his hand and slapped the fool across the face. “I did.”

The deputy chief was stunned. He instinctively reached for his gun.

WHAM!

Qin Tianxuan seized his wrist, his gaze as sharp as a blade. “Are you in league with this Zhang fellow?”

The deputy chief gritted his teeth. “Who the hell are you? Do you have any idea what the consequences are for doing this?”

Qin Tianxuan released his hand and cast a cold gaze over the men who had just stormed in.

Men from six different departments, all fully armed, formed a protective cordon around the shameless Zhang Tianyun while simultaneously surrounding Qin Tianxuan.

Zhang Tianyun finally let out a sigh of relief and began to shout, “He’s a lunatic! He actually assaulted someone in my office! Arrest him, quickly!”

The burly men from the six departments glared at Qin Tianxuan. “What’s going on here? How did a thug like this even get in?”

Qin Tianxuan stood with his hands clasped behind his back. “I made a move because I seek one thing: justice!”

Justice?

Zhang Tianyun gestured to the pack of wolf-like men before him. “Justice? Where is it? It looks to me like justice is on my side!”

The men from the six departments all frowned. They couldn’t make sense of the situation, but Principal Zhang was a man of high status. ‘Surely he can’t be the one in the wrong, right?’

They took another step forward.

Qin Tianxuan smiled, a smile filled with endless frost.

Suddenly, there was a flash of white light.

A Battle Department Military Dagger had appeared in Qin Tianxuan’s hand.

The surrounding men recoiled in shock. “Careful, he has a blade!”

Qin Tianxuan coldly raised his hand. He flicked the military dagger with his fingertip, producing a sound like a dragon’s cry. “Justice? It’s right here in this blade!”

Every eye in the room was fixed on the military dagger.

Tian! Xuan!

Night…

The Night Emperor?!!

The military dagger in Qin Tianxuan’s hand flashed again, dazzling everyone’s eyes.

Standing at the very back, Zhang Tianyun hadn’t seen a thing. He just kept yelling for them to hurry up and make the arrest.

The Police Department deputy chief’s eyes narrowed. A sudden realization struck him, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

He couldn’t help but ask in a hushed voice, “Excuse me, sir… are you from the Northern Domain?”

Qin Tianxuan paid him no mind. The military dagger flashed once more, and an intimidating aura flooded the entire room.

THUD! The commander of the Special Guard was the first to recognize it and dropped to his knees. “I have no connection to this Principal Zhang! I was merely responding to a report to assess the situation. Since it is you here, sir, we will withdraw immediately!”

He rose, then bowed at a ninety-degree angle. “I once served in the Southern Domain. During the battle against the Southern Domain Ten Thousand Ghosts, I was in charge of the reserves. Sir, you will forever be a god in my eyes!”

The Special Guard commander’s face was filled with adoration. He led his men in a slow retreat, bowing one last time before he left.

THUMP!

All doubt erased, the Police Department deputy chief dropped to one knee. “We… we have no connection to this Principal Zhang either! Sir, please, continue your business. We won’t disturb you!”

He led his men away, wiping sweat from his brow the entire time.

The men from the other departments hastily bowed in unison, trembling as they backed away.

Qin Tianxuan’s voice was ice. “Tell everyone outside that I, Qin Tianxuan, am conducting business here. If anyone dares to come in spouting nonsense, I’ll rip their tongue out!”

The crowd retreated completely.

Director Chen, still on the floor, shrieked in terror, “Brother-in-law, this man has powerful backing! What do we do? What do we do?”

‘Useless!’

Zhang Tianyun bellowed in anger, striking a defiant pose. “So what if he has some backing? I am one of Prince Lanling’s men!”

By now, chaos had erupted outside. Everyone had heard there was trouble.

Amid the sound of footsteps, Li Qingcheng walked in, looking sharp in a white blouse, black trousers, and a ponytail.

Behind her were her personal bodyguard, Bai Chuxia, and a group of subordinates from the Chamber of Commerce, who quickly filled the room.

“Well now, what’s all this?” Li Qingcheng couldn’t hide her delight at seeing Qin Tianxuan, her cherry-red lips parting. “I’ve been waiting ages for you, and you’re only just showing up…”

Qin Tianxuan shot her a fierce glare. “Shut up!”

Being scolded so directly to her face startled Li Qingcheng.

Her face flushed, and she bit her lip. “Why are you shouting at me!”

Qin Tianxuan remained silent.

Just then, an ecstatic Principal Zhang rushed over to greet the “Young Miss.”

“Get away from me!” Li Qingcheng’s rage was uncontrollable. “Zhang Tianyun, what in the world did you do to make him this furious?”

The elderly couple emerged from the lounge. They didn’t understand the situation, but seeing that Li Qingcheng had brought so many people with her, they quickly explained what had happened.

Li Qingcheng was so furious she could have died. She spun around and slapped Zhang Tianyun across the face. “You bastard! How could you do something like this?! Don’t think for a second I can’t have you fired right now!”

The color drained from Zhang Tianyun’s face, then flushed red with anger and shame.

He was genuinely terrified now, but he couldn’t let it end like this!

Zhang Tianyun suddenly lifted his head defiantly. “Young Miss, I’m afraid even you don’t have the authority to treat me this way!”

What?!

Li Qingcheng erupted in fury. “Say that again!”

Zhang Tianyun flinched, but with his career and very life on the line, he gritted his teeth. “My position was appointed by the Imperial Capital Celestial Hall. Although I have ties to the Prince, you can’t just bypass the proper channels to punish me!”

“Hmph. The only ones who can remove me are the Imperial Capital Celestial Hall!”