Ye Chong

**Ye Chong** (叶崇 *Yè Chóng*) was a Nightwatcher, as well as the ancestor of Ye Yan, and Ye Liao. He was sent to handle the Yun Zhonghe incident back in 1782.

## Background

Ye Chong was born in a Nightwatcher main family. He was chosen as the representative guardian back in 1782, indicating that he was the strongest Nightwatcher of his generation.

In 1782, he was sent to deal with the Yun Zhonghe incident, and wished to resolve it by helping the monster reunite with his love by sabotaging the magical device that protected Tan Chunxiao's house, disabling its effects for the next day, which should give the monster enough time to break in and run off with her. However, his plans were thwarted by the interference of Lu Dashan, who assumed he was helping Ye Chong by beating and threatening Yun Zhonghe, causing him to leave. This unknowingly created a grudge between him and Yun Zhonghe that was eventually resolved by his descendant Ye Yan.

## Personality

Although Ye Chong seemed strict about and opposed human and monster interactions, he actually supported the idea of coexistence and even tried to help Yun Zhonghe, a monster reunite with his human love Tan Chunxiao.

## Appearance

Ye Chong bears a striking resemblance to his descendant Ye Yan, possessing identical facial features, hair color and eye color. He was shown wearing a black robe identical to the one worn by Ye Yan while he was a Night Conqueror.

## Abilities and Powers

**Overall Skill Level**: Ye Chong is an extremely talented Nightwatcher, as he was able to control four Demon Flags, a feat that is supposedly only achievable by those that are "doted by the heavens" and is significant enough for them to be recorded in historical records. He is also presumably physically strong, Lu Dashan, a Cyclops monster claims that only he is able to defeat him in a fight.

## Equipment

**Demon Flags** (煌妖幡 *Huáng Yāo Fān*): A Nightwatcher exclusive magic tool. It is used to capture monsters by atomizing their bodies into green fog along with their soul and enslave them as Flag Demons for eternity, courtesy of the numerous magic formulae programmed into them. Flag Demons are capable of making themselves invisible and intangible by turning themselves into green smoke, or solidify themselves to physically attack. Nightwatchers are also able to telepathically communicate with their Flag Demons within a few hundred meters. Nightwatchers can also telekinetically moving Demon Flags within a few dozen meters of themselves, which allows them to hide their flags around the battlefield for sneak attacks with their Flag Demons. Main family Nightwatchers possess purer bloodlines and are thus usually able to control multiple Demon Flags.The Nightwatcher clan falsely claims that a Nightwatcher who can control four or more Demon Flags is able to store at most three Flag Demons in one flag. In reality, the number of Flag Demons a Nightwatcher can have exponentially increases depending on the number of Demon Flags they control. A four-Flag Nightwatcher can have eight Flag Demons, five can have sixteen, etc.. Ye Chong can control four Demon Flags, and was shown to command at least four Flag Demons in 1782, consisting of Sui Fenger, Ma Laowu, Lord Golden Tongue, and an unknown Flag Demon.

## References

*Guardians of Night* Manhua — Chapter 347 (p. 1).
*Guardians of Night* Manhua — Chapter 4 (p. 4).
*Guardians of Night* Manhua — Chapter 589 (p. 1).
*Guardians of Night* Manhua — Chapter 189 (p. 9).
*Guardians of Night* Manhua — Chapter 352 (p. 2).
*Guardians of Night* Manhua — Chapter 355 (p. 1).
*Guardians of Night* Manhua — Chapter 596 (p. 11).
*Guardians of Night* Manhua — Chapter 273 (p. 1).