Chapter 52

Caught Fronting [装逼必被捉 Zhuāng Bī Bì Bèi Zhuō] is the fifty-second chapter of Tong Yao's Guardians of Night.

Summary
At the Weekend Bathing Party for the Widowed Old Men Club, Wang Shengli's two elderly friends lament about their age, noting that buxom women with long legs are no longer attracted to them. As the three toast to the eternal friendship of the bachelor's club, part of the ceiling above their bathing spot falls down in front of them. Yan Wen descends from the ceiling and demands to speak with Wang Shengli. Despite his protests, Yan Wen drags him off without even letting him put on his pants. Their unintentionally suggestive conversation, as well as Yan Wen's figure makes Wang's friends jealous.

Later on the streets, the two discuss the issue with the two demon lords. Wang Shengli, who is wearing a cardboard box to cover himself up, refuses Yan Wen's request to train the two. Yan Wen cites that as the representatives of the Underworld, if they cannot learn the ways of living in the human world, they're practically dead. Since it is inconvenient for her to stay in the human world and look after the two demon lords, she asks Wang Shengli for the favor. She even offers to "service" Wang Shengli to make him agree. Despite suffering a nosebleed from the seduction, Wang Shengli puts up a front and says that he is determined man who will remain faithful to his deceased wife and the principles of the Department of Night no matter what. Yan Wen then threatens to report him to the CCDI (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection) for having secret communications with the Underworld, forcing Wang Shengli to comply with her demands of training the demon lords as guardians. Wang Shengli reveals that he always had intentions of recruiting from the Underworld since the Three Great Guardian Clans may not have adapted well to the new era either, and that he only acted cocky earlier to gain benefits for the Department. He then asks if the offer for the "service" is still available, with Yan Wen replying that it isn't since he refused the first time. Wang Shengli admits his mistakes while promising to never put up a front again.

Chapter Notes

 * Wang Shengli is revealed to be widowed.
 * Wang Shengli agrees to accept Che Yongtai and Xi Sha as guardians for the Department of Night.