565: What if I don't have any cards?

Facing Pan Fei's provocation, Shen Bei was not flustered at all.

Although the other party was a person of power and influence, the Night Watcher was not a simple department either.

"Overstepping authority? Ridiculous!" Shen Bei replied to Pan Fei, "I still advise you to leave now, otherwise, we, the Night Watcher, will have reason to suspect you are an accomplice."

Pan Fei was furious: "Shen Bei, the imperial city's powerful and influential are not within the scope of your Night Watcher's responsibilities. If you remain stubborn, even if a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm stands behind you, you will not escape death. Even with the aid of a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm, one cannot be an opponent to the entire nation!"

Shen Bei also sneered: "When I, Shen Bei, act, I never rely on background. I rely on being righteous and acting according to the rules. I am giving you one last warning: if you leave now, I will not hold it against you. If you dare to continue to entangle here, then I will naturally suspect you are an accomplice of the Lu Family!"

Shen Bei's Aura was like a rainbow, showing no signs of backing down. This made countless people exchange glances, admiring him immensely, but also thinking Shen Bei was a hothead, completely overcome by his emotions.

Pan Fei was not wrong; if a Night Watcher abused his authority, it was truly a capital offense.

"Seize them!" Pan Fei was too lazy to talk to Shen Bei. He prepared to rescue the Lu Family members first. As long as they didn't fall into the Night Watcher's hands, there would still be a lot of room for maneuver. At worst, a few people would take the blame. As for Shen Bei, if he dared to violate the Night Watcher's rules, he would be severely punished even if he didn't die.

"Courting death!" Looking at the Martial Artists rushing forward, a cold light flashed in Shen Bei's eyes. With a wave of his arm, a blade light shot out like a rainbow, carrying a chilling killing intent. It directly pierced the throat of the Cultivator who was charging at the very front. Blood gushed out, and he fell to the ground, eyes wide in disbelief.

"It's over!" Ren Chuan and the others also turned pale. Shen Bei had abused his authority and killed someone; this was trouble.

The surrounding crowd was also stunned, no one had expected Shen Bei to be so unyielding in the Face of Pan Fei, a high-ranking official of the state.

Very few in the imperial city dared to disrespect Pan Fei, and even fewer dared to kill someone in front of him.

Pan Fei was also stunned. Before a prime minister's gate, even a third-rank official would be respected. The person he brought was actually killed. How many years had it been since he had been so severely slapped in the Face?

His Face was ashen, and he looked at Ren Chuan and the others, sneering: "I'm giving you one last chance. Take down Shen Bei, and I will consider this his personal action. Otherwise, this act will be considered a unanimous action by the entire Night Watcher organization."

Ren Chuan and the others' expressions changed again and again, but at this moment, they heard Shen Bei shout again: "What are you still standing there for? What is written in the third volume, chapter one, article one of the Night Watcher's Code?"

Ren Chuan and the others were reprimanded by Shen Bei and were slightly stunned: What was the third volume of the Night Watcher's Code?

Shen Bei seemed to know they didn't know, and directly faced Pan Fei, saying: "The third volume of the Night Watcher's Code, chapter one, article one: 'Princes who break the law are punished the same as commoners.'"

Pan Fei and the others were stunned, and then an expression of disbelief appeared on their Faces: He's crazy! Shen Bei must be crazy! These were words that the imperial family used to proclaim daily. How dare you, Shen Bei, bring them up again? Good, good, I was just looking for a reason to deal with the Night Watcher, and now I have one.

"Traitor! How dare you utter the words of a traitor! Tell me, who taught you this?" Pan Fei's Aura pressed down, his heart filled with excitement.

"Traitor? Who are you calling a traitor? Are you calling the Ancestral Emperor a traitor?" Shen Bei looked at Pan Fei playfully.

Pan Fei's Aura paused. As a high official, who would dare to disrespect the founding Ancestral Emperor?

"Lord Pan Fei truly has great courage, daring to even call the Ancestral Emperor a traitor. I'd like to ask, what does Lord want to do?"

Pan Fei glared, saying: "Shen Bei, what nonsense are you spouting! When did I ever insult the Ancestral Emperor!"

Shen Bei took out a booklet from his embrace and threw it directly at Pan Fei: "Take a good look through it. The five volumes of the Night Watcher's Code were all personally established by the Ancestral Emperor. Each one was personally signed and made effective by the Ancestral Emperor. And to represent its sacredness, the Ancestral Emperor signed after every chapter and every article. The sentence I just mentioned was even written by the Ancestral Emperor with particular solemnity and in bold. You call these the words of a traitor, so what are you if not a traitor?"

Pan Fei was stunned and opened the booklet, and indeed saw the Ancestral Emperor's signature and annotations on it.

At this moment, he heard Shen Bei say again: "You accuse me of overstepping my authority. Take a good look at chapter one, article two of the third volume of the Code: 'The Night Watcher may supervise all evil deeds in the world.' What? Because we, the Night Watcher, have been short-handed these years, and only managed the Demonic Path and the Yao Race, you thought we, the Night Watcher, were not qualified to manage you powerful and influential people?"

Shen Bei's voice was not loud, but it was like thunder exploding in everyone's ears.

Everyone looked at the booklet in Pan Fei's hand... Was this true? If it was true, then it would truly be a groundbreaking revelation. The power of the Night Watcher would be infinitely expanded.

A dead silence fell all around, everyone staring fixedly at Pan Fei, waiting for him to check the booklet and verify if it was true.

Pan Fei clutched the booklet, feeling as if he was holding a red-hot iron block, burning his hands.

As a high-ranking official, he knew more than others.

The Night Watcher was established by the Ancestral Emperor back then, granting them immense privileges. The then-leader of the Night Watcher, King Wei, was even called a 'Half-Emperor,' which shows the special nature of the Night Watcher.

It was only due to the capital relocation that the Night Watcher was suppressed, and their status plummeted. But even so, they remained aloof in the imperial city.

Although many years had passed, Pan Fei did not know what kind of power the Ancestral Emperor had given the Night Watcher back then. But seeing Shen Bei throw out this booklet, he knew it must be true.

The Night Watcher's golden rule was that they must adhere to the rules, and Shen Bei would never joke about this.

Pan Fei clutched the booklet, took a deep breath, and said to Shen Bei: "Who in the imperial city doesn't know that the Night Watcher's main duty is to purge the Demonic Path and the Yao Race from the imperial city? For so many years, when has the affairs of the powerful and influential ever been handled by your Night Watcher?"

Shen Bei replied: "We didn't manage it before because we, the Night Watcher, were busy and didn't have the time or energy to do so. But that doesn't mean we, the Night Watcher, don't have the right to manage it. Now, we, the Night Watcher, are prepared to manage it!"

Pan Fei's Face alternated between green and white, and he coldly snorted: "You say you'll manage it, just like that? Ridiculous!?"

"Ridiculous?! Are you calling the Night Watcher ridiculous, or are you calling the Ancestral Emperor ridiculous? Yes! I will tell you clearly, we, the Night Watcher, will manage it if we want to! Do you know why the Night Watcher recruited a new Team Leader? It's because we, the Night Watcher, feel we cannot betray the trust of Great Ancestor, so we are recruiting new personnel to take on all the responsibilities of the Night Watcher."

Pan Fei shouted: "Shen Bei, don't try to twist things here. You can't distort the facts with just a few words."

"Can a distorted fact still be a fact? I am following the facts of the imperial ancestor's edict! Pan Fei, on the contrary, the replica of the imperial ancestor's edict is in your hand, yet you ignore it. Do you still have the Ancestral Emperor in your heart?"

Cold sweat broke out on Pan Fei's forehead. As a court official, if he were branded as disrespecting Great Ancestor, his status would only make him die faster.

"Shen Bei, don't talk nonsense. I have immense respect for the Ancestral Emperor! But you yourself said, hasn't the Night Watcher only handled matters of the Demonic Path and the Yao Race for so many years?"

Shen Bei snorted: "I've said it before, that was because the Night Watcher was too busy to handle it, not because we had no authority!"

Pan Fei shouted: "Authority? Did Your Majesty agree that you have authority?"

Shen Bei retorted: "Which emperor throughout history has ever ordered the abolition of the imperial ancestor's edict left to the Night Watcher? If none, then this authority has never been revoked. If that's the case, does this matter still need to be asked if there's authority? Or do you think the imperial ancestor's edict has no authority!"

Pan Fei's Face turned pale. Who would dare to say that? Even His Majesty wouldn't dare to say that!

Pan Fei stood there, sweating profusely. He felt he had provoked a huge trouble!

That's right! Since the capital relocation, the Night Watcher began to be responsible for matters of the Demonic Path and demonic creatures, and it had been so for many years thereafter, so everyone believed that the Night Watcher's responsibilities were just that.

Successive emperors also thought so, but now this young man has brought out the imperial ancestor's edict, saying they have the right, who can deny it?

After all, even the current emperor had not issued an edict to amend the Night Watcher's Code and imperial ancestor's edict.

At this moment, he heard Shen Bei say again: "Today, we must take the Lu Family away. As for Lord Pan Fei saying we have no authority, unless His Majesty personally orders that the imperial ancestor's edict be completely nullified, otherwise, it is our duty as the Night Watcher to eliminate evil and uphold justice. But even if His Majesty gives such an order, that would be a matter for later. Today, you cannot stop me."

Pan Fei stood there, staring intently at Shen Bei.

But Shen Bei completely ignored them and said to Ren Chuan and the others: "Take the Lu Family members back to the courtyard prison!"

"Yes!" Ren Chuan and the others were incredibly excited, all looking at Shen Bei with admiration.

Team Leader was too awesome. A dignified high-ranking official was even rebutted by him until his Face turned pale. Most importantly, if this authority was truly implemented, then... their Night Watcher would become even more transcendent.