With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

Bei Chenyan frowned, his eyes suddenly turning frightening.

"Don't glare at me like that. Tell me if you did or not." Qi Ziyang was speechless.

"No!" Bei Chenyan shook his head.

"If there isn't one, how could the child be yours... Wait a minute." Qi Ziyang suddenly remembered something?

"The fathers of Nangong Wu's three children are unknown. Could they really be yours? That night, were you really raped? And then had your seed stolen without you even knowing it?"

"Hey! Being too good-looking is a problem. Don't take off that mask anymore, or your seeds will sprout everywhere."

"What nonsense is this?" Bei Chenyan's handsome brows furrowed again.

"Isn't that right? If the child is yours, why don't you know?"

Qi Ziyang tried hard to recall what happened that night.

"You were completely naked that night, with multiple scratches on your chest and back, clearly from being scratched by a woman, and your virginity was also gone, so a woman must have been inside you."

"I've already checked. The night I was poisoned was also the fifth anniversary of Nangong Lan's death. Nangong Wu went to Huguo Temple to pay respects to her mother."

It rained heavily that day, and Nangong Wu stayed overnight in a guest room at Huguo Temple. It was also on that day that Liu Yue'er sent someone to try and defile her. "Bei Chenyan said.

"That explains it..." Qi Ziyang suddenly remembered something else, "Doesn't your Beichen family have that Seven Stars Seated Mark? Check behind the child's ears, do you see it?"

"No, I've already checked!" Bei Chenyan said in a deep voice.

This is what he has never been able to understand.

The child looks a lot like him, but doesn't have the distinctive features of the Beichen family.

"So, just because someone looks like you doesn't mean they're your child." Qi Ziyang picked up the portrait to look at it.

"Look at those beautiful almond-shaped eyes, they look just like yours. Anyone who sees them would say they are your child."

"Maybe the child is still young, and the mark hasn't appeared yet." Bei Chenyan thought this was the possibility.

"Your Beichen family values ​​bloodlines the most. Even if it really is your child, without the seven constellation marks, the Beichen family won't acknowledge it," Qi Ziyang shook his head.

"My children don't need them to acknowledge them." Bei Chenyan's tone was full of resistance.

"Let's not talk about this now." Qi Ziyang picked up a letter from the table and handed it to him. "Our people just found out. Take a look."

Bei Chenyan took the letter and opened it to read.

"The Serpent Spirit Society is actually hiding in Biyun Manor on Panlong Mountain?"

Qi Ziyang nodded, "Yes, Biyun Manor is Nangong Xun's private property. Our people have explored Longpan Mountain. There are many secret passages and caves on the mountain, and the terrain inside is quite complicated."

"Call all our people back and have them stand by." After saying this, Bei Chenyan put the letter away and sat down at the table to have his meal.

"Our people also found out that the Imperial Preceptor Xuan Qingzi once visited the Zhou family to treat Zhou Shaorong." Qi Ziyang said as he sat down.

"Xuan Qingzi, could it be him..." Bei Chenyan's eyes were deep. He put down the chopsticks he had just picked up, stood up, and took a step to leave.

"Hey! It's already this late, aren't you going to eat before you leave?" Qi Ziyang shouted at his retreating figure.

But in response, he was met with the door closing again.

Qi Ziyang immediately lost his appetite. "Look at the mess this has made," he said, picking up the sword lying beside him and leaving the private room.

Bei Chenyan returned to the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion and went directly to Zuimei Courtyard to find Nangong Wu.

He encountered Li Zhan on the road and bowed to him, saying, "Young Master Xiao, are you on your way to see His Highness?"

"Exactly." Bei Chenyan nodded slightly.

"His Highness is not in the manor. He went out after lunch! He said he was going to the Ministry of Justice prison," Li Zhan told him.

Bei Chenyan thought for a moment, "I need to talk to her about something. If she comes back, please send someone to let me know."

"Okay." Li Zhan nodded.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Bei Chenyan had no choice but to go back and wait.

But halfway there, he turned around and headed back towards the gate of the Prince's Mansion.

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The Ministry of Justice prison was cold, damp, and emitted various unpleasant smells.

Nangong Wu found Nangong Yi and saw him working with some officials to compile the prisoners' confessions.

When they saw her arrive, they all stood up.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

"No need for formalities." Nangong Wu raised her hand slightly. "I've just come to take a look. Everyone, please continue with your work."

The officials, knowing she had come to see Nangong Yi, all withdrew.

"Sister of the Prince of Runing, you don't need to come to such a filthy place." Nangong Yi invited her to sit down.

"I want the Ming family, the Xu family, and the Zhou family to die first," Nangong Wu said.

"Don't worry, I have prepared their confessions and all the evidence. I will present them to the Emperor at court tomorrow. As long as the Emperor approves, the execution can be carried out the day after tomorrow."

Nangong Yi's expression turned somewhat grim as he said this, "News has come from the palace that the Empress Dowager is threatening Father with her life, demanding that Father release the Ming family."

The Empress Dowager also secretly sent people to find me, using threats and inducements to force me to let the Ming family go.

"How ridiculous! If I let them go, next time, their swords might be at my throat."

"Let's see what Uncle Huang's attitude is first. If he wants to let the Ming family go, then you can't go against him." Nangong Wu's eyes were cold.

Since we can't kill them openly, we'll have to resort to covert methods.

"Your Highness," Li Shuang said as she entered, "Young Master Xiao has arrived."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wu stood up and said to Nangong Yi, "You handle this matter. I have to go now."

Xiao Lin must have come here looking for her; there must be something urgent.

Upon exiting the Ministry of Justice, they saw Bei Chenyan standing there with his hands behind his back, waiting for them.

"Why are you here?"

Hearing her voice, Bei Chenyan turned around. "Let's talk about it when we get back."

"Okay." Nangong Wu could tell from his expression that he had obtained some important information.

The two stood and waited for a while before Li Shuang drove the carriage out.

After getting into the carriage, Bei Chenyan first told her that the Imperial Advisor had visited the Zhou family and treated Zhou Shaorong.

"According to our information, Xuan Qingzi rarely associates with high-ranking officials in the court. Nangong Xun has visited him many times, hoping that he could tell his fortune, but he was turned away each time. Yet he went to the Zhou family's door. There must be some inside story behind this."

"It really was him." Nangong Wu's eyes turned cold as she thought of Zhou Shaorong, who was already dead.

"What do you know?" Bei Chenyan asked her.

"Do you know why I was so devoted to Zhou Shaorong before?" Nangong Wu asked him in return.

Bei Chenyan's eyes were deep and unfathomable. "Could it be that someone used some kind of evil magic on you?"

"That's right." Nangong Wu told him about the life-binding pact, "Someone used evil magic to bind my fate with Zhou Shaorong's, making me uncontrollably fall in love with him."