Chapter 292: Li Qingcheng’s Shock

Chapter 292: Chapter 292: Li Qingcheng’s Shock

In the Southern Domain Command Hall and the Imperial Capital’s temporary conference room, everyone was silent as a tomb.

A package rolled across the floor, while battle reports from the front lines came flooding in!

"Report! The Ten Thousand Ghosts’ headquarters has been exposed! All of their leaders inside have been eliminated!"

"Report! All Ten Thousand Ghosts’ strongholds in the jungle have been exposed and uprooted by our forces!"

"Report! The remnants of the Ten Thousand Ghosts are preparing to surrender, but they say they will only surrender to one person!"

"Report! The Ten Thousand Ghosts will only surrender to the Night Emperor, and they vow to withdraw three thousand li from the Southern Domain! They swear never to set foot in this land again!"

The battle reports stunned the hall.

They stunned the Imperial Capital.

They stunned everyone.

Qin Tianxuan set down his wine bowl, his expression as impassive as ever.

Li Qingcheng brought over a basin of water and silently began to unfasten his battle robe, cleaning the bloodstains from it.

"I’m not injured. It’s all enemy blood."

Qin Tianxuan said flatly, "Clean it and get me a change of clothes."

A storm of shock was raging within Li Qingcheng.

She had just read the most detailed report from the front line.

The Ten Thousand Ghosts’ headquarters: a full three thousand elite guards and twenty thousand soldiers in the outer encampment!

Their inner command, including the Ghost King, consisted of three hundred and seventy-two supreme experts!

And this terrifying defensive force had been defeated by a single man!

Night Emperor Celestial Profound!

One man, one blade, leading the charge!

He annihilated the enemy, slew their leader, and brought an army to its knees!

What heroic grandeur!

What absolute invincibility?

If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, Li Qingcheng would never have believed a man like him existed in this world!

The silence in the hall lasted for a full ten minutes.

Then, from the video conference, came thunderous applause.

It came from the highest echelons of the Imperial Capital—from the Celestial Hall, the Cabinet, the Battle Department, and the Dragon Platform Phoenix Hall.

After the applause, they rose as one and, facing the screen showing Qin Tianxuan, bowed deeply.

"A peerless champion of our nation!"

"A warrior unrivaled in this world!"

"All hail the Night Emperor!"

"We congratulate the Night Emperor on another legendary achievement!"

Only then did joyous shouts erupt in the hall of the Southern Domain Battle Department.

Outside, the hundred thousand guards of the Southern Domain were completely won over, their hearts filled with a deep and genuine reverence.

All officers of Captain rank and above from every department gathered outside, saluting in perfect unison!

Qin Tianxuan put down his wine bowl, changed into a fresh battle uniform, and slowly opened the door.

"Peerless is the Night Emperor!"

"Peerless is the Night Emperor!"

The roars were deafening!

In that moment, tears streamed down the faces of the Southern Domain’s men. Overwhelmed with shame, they dropped to one knee, paying homage to the world’s strongest War God!

Qin Tianxuan raised a hand. "I only did my duty to the nation and its people. You must all remember: do not bow to the powerful or influential. Listen only to your conscience! Return to your posts and handle the aftermath. Since the remnants of the Ten Thousand Ghosts wish to surrender, let them surrender to the Imperial Capital. I am just a soldier. I don’t deal with such matters."

Qin Tianxuan genuinely didn’t care for a glorious affair like accepting the enemy’s surrender.

When he turned and re-entered the hall, the members of the Supervision Team were ashen-faced.

"Wait, there’s something wrong here!" the representative from the Qin Family shrieked. "The Ten Thousand Ghosts must be colluding with Qin Tianxuan! I demand an investigation! I—"

Before he could finish, SMACK! The big shot from the Qin Family was hit with a heavy slap across the face.

An incredibly loud slap.

He spun around in anger, only to see five hundred sword-wielding guards storming in from outside.

"The Supervision Team deserves to die!"

"Especially that bastard from the Qin Family!"

"That’s right! We won’t stand for this!"

"They’re the reason our twelve commanders are dead!"

It wasn’t just the guards. Even the civilian staff in the hall were glaring at them with rage.

The members of the Supervision Team shrieked and fell back, huddling in a corner and frantically appealing to the Imperial Capital for help.

Derisive laughter came from the Imperial Capital’s end. "Idiots! Worthless trash! You nearly sabotaged this entire operation! We hereby announce that all members of the Supervision Team are stripped of their positions! They are to be left to the Night Emperor’s discretion!"

The members of the Supervision Team collapsed in a heap, their limbs turning to jelly.

They stared blankly at Qin Tianxuan, then pulled out their phones and frantically tried to call in favors.

Qin Tianxuan swept his gaze over them. "Hand them over to the subordinates of the twelve fallen warriors. Do with them as you please. That is my command!"

The members of the Supervision Team were dragged out like dogs, screaming all the way.

Their screams soon faded into silence.

Li Qingcheng felt a surge of satisfaction watching this. Now, when she looked at Qin Tianxuan, her eyes held a strange new light.

’If he had agreed to Father’s marriage proposal back then, wouldn’t he be my husband now?’

’In all the world, is there any man stronger than him?’

Commandery Princess Qingcheng, who had always been drawn to the strong, felt her heart thrown into turmoil.

"Deputy Officer Qingqing? Deputy Officer Qingqing!" Qin Tianxuan’s voice cut through her thoughts.

Li Qingcheng snapped back to reality. "Present!"

"Draft a battle report for the Imperial Capital, and tell them to dispatch personnel to guard the Southern Domain as soon as possible." Qin Tianxuan was eager to leave.

Li Qingcheng was stunned. "You defeated the Ten Thousand Ghosts single-handedly. The next step is for you to become the Grand Commander of both the Southern and Northern Domain Battle Departments. I heard the Imperial Capital is about to name you a Celestial King... and you want to leave now?"

Qin Tianxuan placed a letter of resignation into her hand.

"Send this to the Imperial Capital with the report. With both the Southern Domain and Northern Domain pacified, surely they’ll finally agree to let me retire this time, won’t they?"

After saying this, Qin Tianxuan gathered his few belongings and, once again skipping the victory banquet, departed alone.

Li Qingcheng stood dumbfounded for a long, long time. Then, she suddenly spun around, quickly changed out of her battle uniform, and ran after him.

’I can’t let this man get away. Wherever he goes, I’ll follow!’