# 109
**Chapter 109 – 043**
In the night, Lin Qiye and Nyx’s figures reappeared on the rooftop of the dormitory building.
A faint smile still lingered on Lin Qiye’s face. He exhaled, turned his head—
and froze.
Under the dark sky, Yuan Gang sat on a nearby step, gripping a blade, staring fixedly at Nyx.
The moment he saw Lin Qiye standing beside her, he froze as well.
Nyx glanced at Yuan Gang in surprise, then turned to Lin Qiye. “That’s another friend of yours?”
Lin Qiye: “…Sort of.”
Yuan Gang rose slowly. A fierce pressure of mental energy erupted as he walked step by step to Nyx and spoke calmly:
“Deputy Captain of Great Xia Night Watch Team 006 stationed in Shangjing City—Yuan Gang. May I ask your esteemed name?”
“Nyx.”
Nyx narrowed her eyes. An indescribable aura radiated from her. Even without the slightest ripple of divine power, that aura alone completely suppressed Yuan Gang.
She looked down at him with faint disdain.
“So it is the Lady of Night.” Yuan Gang paused. “May I ask what brings you to Great Xia?”
Nyx tilted her head, thinking. “Came to find my son.”
Yuan Gang blinked.
Lin Qiye coughed twice, mind racing, and quickly added:
“She means… she’s looking for her proxy.”
Understanding flashed in Yuan Gang’s eyes. “I see. Have you found him?”
“Found him.” Lin Qiye jumped in again before Nyx could speak.
“Where?”
“Me.”
“……”
Yuan Gang stared at Lin Qiye as if he’d seen a ghost. “Weren’t you the Seraph’s—”
“I’m two-timing.”
“……”
Yuan Gang turned to Nyx, seeking confirmation. “Goddess, what he says…”
“What my son says, goes.” Nyx answered solemnly.
Yuan Gang’s jaw dropped.
Only after a long while did he recover and speak slowly:
“Goddess, since you’ve found your proxy, please leave Great Xia territory.”
Nyx looked at Lin Qiye. He cleared his throat.
“Well, proxy found—you should… head home.”
“All right.” Nyx didn’t hesitate. “Thanatos, remember to visit often…”
“Cough-cough-cough, don’t worry! Goodbye!”
Lin Qiye waved. Nyx’s figure faded and finally vanished into the night.
The evening breeze swept across the now-empty rooftop, leaving only Yuan Gang and Lin Qiye.
Yuan Gang sheathed his blade in silence, his back soaked in cold sweat. Facing a god in person was far more terrifying than he’d imagined.
He glared at Lin Qiye. “You little… What the hell just happened?”
Lin Qiye scratched his head. “I was sleeping peacefully when she dragged me up here, chatted a bit, then asked me to be her proxy.”
Yuan Gang: …
From Lin Qiye’s tone, it sounded like “a friend dropped by and we grabbed a casual meal.”
Hello? That’s the Goddess of Night, not the girl next door!
“That’s it?” Yuan Gang couldn’t help asking. “And why did she call you Thanatos?”
“Foreign gods—Chinese names are hard, so she gave me a new one.”
“…Hold on, why is a foreign god speaking Chinese?”
“That’s not important.”
“And the task she gave you as proxy?”
Lin Qiye thought. “Visit home often?”
“?”
“Cough, I mean, she wants me to find a bracelet.” He put on a serious face. “She lost it, wants it back.”
“A retrieval mission… could be worse.” Yuan Gang nodded.
“But… you’re really the proxy of two gods?” He frowned. “Never happened in Great Xia’s history.”
“Now it has.”
“…Fine.” Yuan Gang sighed. “Go, get some sleep. I’ll handle the rest.”
Lin Qiye nodded and headed downstairs alone, secretly relieved.
Can’t let patients out for fresh air so casually… and if they do come out, no divine power, or Night Watch will spot them and cause a mess…
Still, this gave his night powers a legitimate origin. Now he could openly use two God’s Ruins.
His mood lifted considerably.
On the rooftop, Yuan Gang sat back on the step, lit a cigarette, and dialed again.
“Hey, how’s it over there?” Shao Pingge picked up instantly.
“Crisis over. Tell that Human Apex he doesn’t need to come.” Yuan Gang exhaled wearily. “Damn, first time facing a god—that pressure…”
“You spoke with her directly?”
“Yeah. Nyx, Goddess of Night.”
“…Looks like tonight’s deity registry gains another entry.”
“Yep.”
“Alright, rest up. I’ll report to the Commander.”
“One more thing. That kid Lin Qiye—he’s now proxy to both the Seraph and Nyx.”
“……”
Yuan Gang gave the full account, hung up, and stared silently at the bright moon.
“12 October 2021. Night Watch Yuan Gang, at Great Xia Cangnan City Training Camp #039, observed Nyx, Goddess of Night, suspected damaged divinity. Assigned to deity registry, sequence 043.
—Night Watch Deity Files (Top Secret)”
……
Hundreds of kilometers from Cangnan City.
On the surging, vast Yangtze, an ancient carriage glided smoothly over the water, racing downstream.
A scrawny chestnut horse pulled a cabin of heavy ironwood as if weightless. Each step skimmed tens of meters, hooves treading the rolling river like solid ground.
Up front sat a linen-clad boy holding the reins, lazily leaning against the cabin and yawning.
His phone rang. He answered briefly, then pocketed it.
“Master Chen, HQ says the god in Cangnan’s gone—no need to go.”
A moment later, an aged voice drifted from within:
“Hmph, dragged this old man out for nothing in the middle of the night…”
“Master, keep going or turn back?”
“Turn back. That Cangnan place is uncanny—best avoided.”
“Got it!” The boy flicked the reins. “Hyah!”
The chestnut horse spun around, carriage drifting across the river in a graceful U-turn, galloping upstream against the current…