At his words, Xuanyuan Ningxin's heart jolted, but the surprise on his face swiftly vanished.
He bowed and said, "Your Majesty has considered this thoroughly. I am deeply impressed! Wufeng, Lampbearer... no, Commander Wufeng, possesses extraordinary cultivation and upright character. He will also stabilize the hearts of the Night Watch Palace's old members."
"For him to condescend to join our Demon Suppression Division and work alongside us, I am naturally overjoyed—indeed, I could not ask for more!"
"It is only... that Commander Wufeng has truly been wronged."
The addition of Wufeng, the last Lampbearer Night Watcher, was like driving the final coffin nail into the great ship that was the already-capsized Night Watch Palace.
The Night Watch Palace would no longer exist as an independent institution.
Its name, structure, and legacy would all be completely erased, absorbed beneath the new banner of the Demon Suppression Division.
A cultivator enforcer organization that had once flourished for centuries and endured almost as long as Great Qian itself was thus officially declared to have reached the end of its lifespan.
The four people in the hall, including the newly appointed Commander Su Bai, could not help but feel a complicated sense of melancholy.
The Qian Emperor's gaze slowly swept across the four members of the Demon Suppression Division led by Xuanyuan Ningxin.
He slowly spoke.
"The Night Watch Palace has passed. The Demon Suppression Division must rise."
"From this day forth, within the Nine Prefectures of Great Qian, the responsibility of monitoring the Demon Race's movements, suppressing evil entities within our borders, maintaining cultivation order, and even facing threats from within and without shall fall upon the shoulders of you four... no, you five."
"I hope you will cooperate with one heart and one purpose. Do not disappoint Us, nor disappoint the common