Chapter 19

Right Honorable Ximen [西门大官人 Xī Mén Dà Guān Rén] is the nineteenth chapter of Tong Yao's Guardians of Night.

Summary
Ye Yan is seen contemplating the events that transpired the previous night in a spotlight with a roll of toilet paper next to him, remarking that something was not normal. A flashback of the previous night ensues.

In the flashback, while Huang Xiaoyan was arguing with Ye Yan, they heard someone scream that a person has died on the sidewalk. The two walk over and see the corpse of a woman with pale skin, hollowed cheeks, and whitened eyes. Ye Yan concludes that she suddenly died from zombification, with an acquaintance of the woman saying that the girl was fine and browsing the Internet in an Internet café earlier, only to die when she walked out to the sidewalk. Ye Yan realizes that Ximen Guanren appeared nearby earlier, and therefore must be involved with the death. Huang Xiaoyan then touches the corpse, with Ye Yan thinking that she might have discovered something.

Back to the present, Ye Yan reflects that Huang Xiaoyan's reaction was odd. He notes that for a person who claims to have high morals, she should have been more than eager to find the culprit. But instead, she simply left after looking at the corpse. While emphasizing the strangeness, it is revealed that Ye Yan is performing his performance art "Le Poopseur". He then receives a phone call from Sui Fenger that Ximen Guanren was spotted at the Internet café on Renmin Road.

Upon arriving at the road, Ye Yan quietly observes Ximen Guanren following two women from the roof of a building. He mentally commends his Flag Demons for being able to find Ximen Guanren in spite of the quality of the drawing he gave them. He then orders his Flag Demons to not act rashly and alert Ximen. Unbeknownst to him, Wuren is standing nearby, who wonders what Ye Yan was doing at the location. Sui Fenger then informs Ye Yan to look at Ximen's hand. Noticing the elongated fingers and nails, Ye Yan assumes that he is preparing to commit murder and stomps him into the ground with Hundun before he could attack. Believing he has saved someone from evil, Ye Yan praises himself. Wuren appears and demands to know why Ye Yan attacked the president, confusing him. He then lifts Hundun's leg off of Ximen Guanren and formally introduces him as the student council president and a guardian of the night.

Chapter Notes

 * Ximen Guanren is formally introduced.

Trivia

 * The chapter's title references the honorary title Ximen Qing from the famous Chinese novel Water Margin is referred to as.