Chapter 16

A Principal Is Still Your Superior! [别拿校长不当领导! Bié Ná Xiào Zhǎng Bù Dāng Lǐng Dǎo] is the sixteenth chapter of Tong Yao's Guardians of Night.

Summary
The chapter opens with Ximen Guanren analyzing Li Lingbiao while he is unconscious. He recognizes his school uniform to be that of Xiahou's and notes his spiritual power, concluding that he is "quality material". He then wonders why Li is unconscious before noticing his pants wet with urine. Li Lingbiao wakes up and sees Ximen Guanren, angrily asking what he is doing. Ximen then faces Li Lingbiao while asking if he's too old to be wetting his pants, scaring Li back into unconsciousnes with his ghastly appearance.

Meanwhile, as Wang Shengli intercepts the duel between Ye Yan and Huang Xiaoyan, Wuren praises his form and speed. However, before the principal could introduce himself, he is immediately attacked by the two guardians who believed he was trying to sneak attack them, knocking him out of the air and causing him to fall onto the ground. As Ye Yan and Huang Xiaoyan land on the ground, they wonder who the person they attacked was before assuming it was the other's helper. As they prepare to fight again, they suddenly experienced paralysis throughout their bodies. The two discover that they have been pierced with silver needles at their necks and realize that it was done by Wang Shengli.

As Wuren helps the principal up from the ground, he prepares to introduce him before being interrupted by Ye Yan and Huang Xiaoyan, who believe he is a fellow fighter that interrupted their battle who presumed on his seniority. Wuren then reveals Wang's identity as Xiahou High School's principal, though the two guardians argue that it is currently after-school hours and the principal has no right to interfere with students' out-of-class activities. Having had enough, Wang Shengli reveals his secret identity as the current Minister of the Department of Night while presenting his Purple-Gold Token. Ye Yan and Huang Xiaoyan recognize the token and finally begin to treat Wang Shengli with respect. Wang Shengli lashes out at the two for knocking out his teeth and not respecting the elderly. He then reveals that the current Department of Night is Xiahou High School's student council, before ordering the two to report to his office tomorrow and prepare to be dispatched.

Chapter Notes

 * Ximen Guanren makes an appearance, though his identity is yet to be revealed.
 * Wang Shengli is revealed to be the Minister of the Department of Night.
 * The Department of Night is revealed to be Xiahou High School's student council.

Trivia

 * The Department of Night is referred to as the Department of Night Yamen (夜部衙门) by Wang Shengli. A yamen was the administrative office or residence of a local bureaucrat or mandarin in imperial China.
 * A token (令牌) was a small wooden or metal tablet carried by taoists or bureaucrats in imperial China. Taoists used them for their ritual practices, while bureaucrats used them to denote their authority and position in the governmental bureaucracy.