Ye Chong

Ye Chong was a Nightwatcher, as well as the ancestor of Ye Yan, and Ye Liao. He was sent to deal with the Yun Zhonghe incident back in 1782.

Background
Not much is known about Ye Chong's background. He is born in a main branch Nightwatcher family, though it is unknown if it was the Southern or the Northern family, but due to his similar appearance to Ye Yan, it can be assumed that he was from the Northern family. He was chosen as the representative guardian back in 1782, indicating that he was the strongest Nightwatcher of his generation. In 1782, he was sent to deal with the Yun Zhonghe incident, and wished to resolve it by helping the monster reunite with his love by sabotaging the magical device that protected Tan Chunxiao's house, disabling its effects for the following day, which should give the monster enough time to break in and run off with her. However, his plans were thwarted by the interference of Lu Dashan, who assumed he was helping Ye Chong by beating and threatening Yun Zhonghe, causing him to leave. This unknowingly created a grudge between him and Yun Zhonghe that eventually got resolved by his descendant Ye Yan.

Personality
Although he seems strict about and opposes human and monster interactions, he actually supports the idea of coexistence and even tried to help Yun Zhonghe, a monster reunite with his human love Tan Chunxiao.

Appearance
Ye Chong bears a striking resemblance to his descendant Ye Yan, possessing identical facial features, hair color and eye color. He was shown wearing a black robe identical to the one worn by Ye Yan while he was a Night Conqueror.

Abilities and Powers
Ye Chong is an extremely talented Nightwatcher, as he is able to control four Demon Flags, a feat that is supposedly only achievable by those that are "doted by the heavens". He is also presumably physically strong, Lu Dashan, a Cyclops monster claims that only he is able to defeat him in a fight.

Weapons

 * YeChong'sDemonFlags.pngDemon Flags (煌妖幡): A Nightwatcher exclusive weapon, it is used to capture monsters, atomize their bodies into green smoke along with their soul and enslave them as Flag Demons for eternity. Flag Demons are capable of making themselves invisible and intangible by turning themselves into green smoke, they are also able to solidify themselves to deal a surprise attack. Nightwatchers are also able to telepathically communicate with their Flag Demons within a few hundred meters. According to Wang Shengli, a Nightwatcher that can control more than four flags is able to store three Flag Demons at most in one flag, therefore Ye Chong is only able to control four Flag Demons. His Flag Demons consist of Sui Fenger, Ma Laowu, one of the unnamed Flag Demons who eventually served Ye Yan, and an unknown Flag Demon.