Chapter 291: Slaying the Ghost King Over a Cup of Wine

Chapter 291: Chapter 291: Slaying the Ghost King Over a Cup of Wine

The female aide wore a black combat uniform, her figure slender and her beauty unparalleled.

Her hair was in a ponytail, and she wore tall boots, with a dagger holstered at her waist.

"Who are you?" The Qin Family’s representative’s eyes widened in anger. "Hm? Why do you look so familiar?"

The female aide sneered. "Sixth Master Qin, you don’t recognize me anymore? You personally came to my birthday party to deliver a gift! Have you forgotten the Lanling Prince’s Mansion?"

Ah!

She was the daughter of Prince Lanling, Commandery Princess Qingcheng.

The Qin Family’s representative was a little confused. "Commandery Princess Qingcheng, what brings you here?"

Li Qingcheng strode forward, her tall frame and elegant demeanor on full display. "Enough with the nonsense. Arrange a position for me immediately. I’m to be Night Emperor Qin Tianxuan’s adjutant!"

This...

Sixth Master Qin of the Supervision Team scratched his head. "I suppose I can arrange it, but I’m afraid that son of a bitch Qin Tianxuan won’t agree!"

Li Qingcheng scoffed. "You’re afraid of Qin Tianxuan? You just killed twelve commanders right in front of his face!"

The color drained from Sixth Master Qin’s face.

As his eyes darted about, he even considered killing her to keep her quiet.

Li Qingcheng’s eyes flashed as she held up her phone, its screen already lit. "Or perhaps I should just contact the Imperial Capital?"

’Shit!’

’This girl is sly and unpredictable. She was already a handful back in the Imperial Capital. She must have sensed my killing intent.’

Sixth Master Qin forced a laugh, his expression becoming exceedingly gentle. "Qingcheng, you should really call me ’Uncle.’ I have the utmost respect for Prince Lanling. How about this? I’ll make the arrangements. You just enjoy yourself."

And just like that, the banquet was over.

After leaving the room, Li Qingcheng took out her phone again.

On the video call were Prince Lanling, Huang Tian, and several mysterious figures.

The mysterious figures were shrouded in shadow, their status clearly extraordinary.

Even Prince Lanling was forced to stand in their presence.

"Dad, Grandpa Huang Tian, you saw that, didn’t you? What the Supervision Team did was outrageous. Aren’t you going to do anything about it?"

Li Qingcheng’s expression hardened. "If I weren’t trying to hide my identity, I would have wiped them out right then and there!"

Prince Lanling’s face darkened. "Qingcheng, don’t be reckless! Those twelve men were indeed planning to rebel. They stormed the courtyard on their own. The Supervision Team handled it appropriately!"

Huang Tian burst into a wild laugh. "Bullshit! You can all save your breath. The Supervision Team is finished! I know Tianxuan’s temper. He’s truly furious now. When he gets like this, not even the Celestial King himself could stop him!"

A mysterious figure spoke from the darkness. "If Qin Tianxuan defeats the Ten Thousand Ghosts within half a month, we don’t care what he does. If he fails, then nothing he does will be acceptable."

A single sentence sealed the fate of the entire affair in the Southern Domain.

Li Qingcheng put away her phone, feeling utterly frustrated. She soon received her letter of appointment as adjutant and immediately went to Qin Tianxuan’s command post.

She knocked and entered, glancing at the man sitting and drinking tea. "Sir, I’m your new adjutant... My name is Qingqing."

Qin Tianxuan didn’t even look up. "Having a woman as my adjutant is inconvenient. Go back and get someone else."

With that, he stood up and began polishing his military dagger.

"The appointment is from the Supervision Team," Li Qingcheng said, her voice tinged with sarcasm. "You’re very powerful, but you don’t dare to stand up to them. I figured that out earlier."

Qin Tianxuan finally looked up. "Oh."

Then he went back to sipping his tea!

’Damn it, what’s that supposed to mean?’

Li Qingcheng was furious.

But the man before her just kept drinking tea until the afternoon, at which point he closed his door and went to sleep.

Li Qingcheng thought about what had happened that day and felt a little disappointed in Qin Tianxuan.

’I thought he was supposed to be so incredible, but it turns out his words back in the courtyard were all just hot air. Hmph. A whole day wasted. Let’s see how he plans to defeat the Ten Thousand Ghosts in half a month!’

With these thoughts, Li Qingcheng concealed her identity and stood guard outside, bored out of her mind.

’There’s not much to do as an adjutant.’

But unexpectedly, that afternoon, Qin Tianxuan suddenly emerged and gave a direct order: "Call a full assembly. Have the Supervision Team attend as well!"

Everyone gathered in the main hall of the Southern Domain’s command headquarters.

Qin Tianxuan’s gaze swept over the crowd. "Get ready."

The two words left everyone baffled.

One of the men from the Supervision Team barked coldly, "Ready for what? We’re here to supervise your strategy meeting!"

Qin Tianxuan said flatly, "To clean up the aftermath. Because in two hours, I’m launching an attack on the enemy."

Everyone was stunned.

The members of the Supervision Team were stunned for a moment, then inwardly ecstatic. ’Night Emperor, your troops aren’t even organized yet! The Southern Domain is a complete mess. This is a suicide mission!’

But Qin Tianxuan had already declared the meeting over, and immediately began distributing operational orders to each unit.

Li Qingcheng quickly opened her operational orders and froze on the spot.

It was a blank piece of paper!

There wasn’t a single word on it.

’What the hell kind of operational order is this?’

The Supervision Team saw this too and burst out laughing. "The Night Emperor has gone mad! He’s just given up!"

The Qin Family’s representative said maliciously, "Order all units to stand down. Qin Tianxuan has lost his mind and is unfit to command. Let him go play on his own!"

The Southern Domain Battle Department held its position.

Qin Tianxuan left the camp alone.

As soon as he was gone, the Qin Family’s representative opened all communication channels.

The Imperial Capital Battle Department, the Celestial Hall, the Cabinet, the Dragon Platform Phoenix Hall...

All the dignitaries on the video conference listened to the Supervision Team’s report, utterly dumbfounded.

"Qin Tianxuan has gone mad?"

"Blank operational orders?"

"Has he lost his mind?"

Someone yelled outright, "This is absurd! Relieve him of his command immediately!"

The meeting descended into chaos.

Just then, an order came through from Qin Tianxuan.

Everyone stood up, staring at this order.

What would the supposedly mad Night Emperor have to say?

"Warm a cup of wine for me. I’d like to have a drink in a bit." This was Qin Tianxuan’s final order.

The entire room erupted in laughter.

The dignitaries from the Imperial Capital buried their faces in their hands, thoroughly disappointed.

"So this is the great Night Emperor?"

The room filled with mocking laughter.

Only Li Qingcheng, his adjutant, though exasperated, went to warm up a jar of wine.

The meeting between the Imperial Capital and the Southern Domain continued.

"Next, the Night Emperor must be prosecuted!"

"Qin Tianxuan has been a great disappointment this time. I recommend he be thrown in prison immediately!"

"His subordinates from the Northern Domain must also be dealt with!"

As the meeting buzzed with discussion, the wine grew warm.

Li Qingcheng sighed and took out the warm wine.

’The Night Emperor is a pathetic sight. It’s not that he’s incompetent, it’s that these people are just too shameless.’

The meeting reached a crescendo as they listed more than thirty of the Night Emperor’s supposed crimes.

Just then, footsteps rang out.

Followed by a loud THUD.

The crowd looked up in surprise to see Qin Tianxuan standing before them, a blood-soaked bundle in his hand.

"Qin Tianxuan, you’re just in time. We will now announce your thirty-plus major crimes!"

Qin Tianxuan coughed, setting down his bloody military dagger and holding out his hand. "Where is my wine?"

Li Qingcheng offered him the still-warm wine.

Qin Tianxuan drained it in a single gulp, then gestured to the bundle. "The head of the King of Ten Thousand Ghosts. All commanders of the Ten Thousand Ghosts have been eliminated. The threat to the Southern Domain has been neutralized. You may now clean up the aftermath!"