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

At 9 PM, Li Shuang returned, bringing news from the Ming family.

"Your Highness, after the Ming family was pardoned, they all returned to the Ming residence. All 125 servants who had previously helped them commit evil deeds were given poisoned wine by His Majesty, presumably as a warning to them."

In the evening, the Empress Dowager sent a large amount of gold and silver to the Ming family. Ming Cheng planned to buy more servants to serve them the next day.

"Alright, you all guard the palace well tonight." Nangong Wu made all the arrangements and began to take action.

At five quarters past 9 PM, she entered the Ming family residence and placed time bombs and explosive packs in various locations, enough to destroy the entire Ming mansion without affecting the surrounding residences.

Fortunately, the East District was inhabited by people of high status and power, so the houses were not so close together and the mansions were large.

A little over fifteen minutes later, she left the Ming family's house and stood on a rooftop, waiting to see the results.

"Nangong Wu." A figure silently flew down beside her; it was Bei Chenyan.

Nangong Wu glanced at him sideways. "Why did you come? Didn't I tell you to wait for me outside the city?"

"I was worried about you, so I came to check on you." Bei Chenyan looked in the direction of the Ming family's residence. "How is it?"

Nangong Wu glanced at the time; three minutes to go. "Almost there!"

"I've brought everyone back, I guarantee nothing will happen at the Prince's residence, but..." Bei Chenyan asked her uncertainly, "Are you sure it's okay for just the two of us to go?"

"Sure, too many people would be a burden," Nangong Wu said calmly.

She used to travel to different countries on missions alone, and she was used to it. Having more people around would only get in the way.

"If you're scared, you don't have to go; you can stay and help look after the children."

She has the original owner's memories and knows where Panlong Mountain is.

"So, in Your Highness's heart, I am so useless. I'm so heartbroken." Bei Chenyan clutched his chest, his face full of hurt. "But I want to go with you."

I'm finding this woman increasingly interesting; she's hiding secrets, and there are constant surprises.

Having lived this long, this is the first time he's found joy in life, and he needs to stick close to her.

Nangong Wu: "..." This man's expression changes so quickly. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was being bullied by her.

At that moment, the timed bomb went off.

"Bang bang bang..."

A series of deafening explosions rang out, instantly shattering the silence of the night sky.

In a short while, the Ming Mansion had turned into a sea of ​​fire, with thick smoke billowing out.

Nangong Wu looked at the flames soaring into the sky, her eyes calm.

She has taken over the original owner's body and is now avenging her family.

After the Ming family was finished, the Zhou and Xu families were also quickly sent to the guillotine.

In the end, only a few of the biggest culprits remained: Nangong Xun and his mother, the Imperial Noble Consort, and the Imperial Preceptor Xuan Qingzi.

Although Emperor Mingde demoted the mother and son to commoners and placed them under house arrest, it was far from enough.

Beside him, Bei Chenyan stared at the sky ablaze with fire, his mouth agape in shock, a look of horror appearing in his eyes for the first time.

He looked at the person beside him, his eyes burning with passion and a mixture of emotions.

With such powerful explosives, this woman is capable of ruling the world.

"Let's go!" Nangong Wu turned and left. "There's nothing interesting about killing people."

If she could, she would also like to live an honest and upright life.

"Wait for me!" Bei Chenyan flew after him, suddenly grabbed him, and headed out of the imperial city.

Nangong Wu: "..." He hugs people all the time, I really want to bite him.

In a short while, Bei Chenyan had already flown out of the imperial city.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, a sharp pain shot through his shoulder; Nangong Wu had bitten him hard.

"Ouch!" Bei Chenyan cried out dramatically, "It hurts so much..."

Nangong Wu slid off him, "Don't hug people so easily in the future!"

"I didn't hug anyone randomly." Bei Chenyan looked at her with a pitiful expression.

"I have never hugged any other woman besides you. I swear, I have never hugged any other woman, not even a man, except for Nangong Wu. If I am lying, may I be struck by lightning..."

"Alright!" Nangong Wu interrupted him as he got more and more outrageous. "If the vow comes true, how will you get a wife?"

"Your Highness, don't you want me anymore?" Bei Chenyan felt even more aggrieved upon hearing this. "Everyone in the capital knows that I, Xiao Lin, am your man..."

Nangong Wu didn't want to pay attention to him anymore. She saw a person leading two horses waiting not far away, presumably waiting for them, so she walked over.

As soon as he saw her approaching, he loosened the reins, turned around, and ran away in a flash.

Nangong Wu: "...?" She runs away whenever she sees her. Is she some kind of monster?

Knowing that it was Xiao Lin's man, he didn't say anything and led over one of the horses.

Bei Chenyan flew over, his movements light and graceful. Just before landing on the horse, he deliberately spun around twice before landing on the horse in a cool manner.

Then he gave Nangong Wu a smug look, "Pretty, isn't it?"

"So what if you're good at light-footed kung fu?" Nangong Wu thought this man was just deliberately showing off.

She also mounted the horse and squeezed her legs against its belly.

"drive!"

After the two drove off, a few people emerged from the nearby grove.

"My goodness!" Young Master Qi looked like he'd seen a ghost. "This guy always acts so serious in front of me, but it turns out he's been up to something so cunning behind my back."

The man to his left also looked surprised. "Young Master Qi, so our sect leader likes a woman like Nangong Wu."

"If he really falls for Nangong Wu, then we're in big trouble." After his initial shock, Young Master Qi was filled with deep worry.

Those around him were puzzled. "Why? Although the Princess of Zhenyuan is a woman, her courage is no less than our sect leader's, and she is second only to the emperor in the Western Yan Kingdom. There's nothing wrong with that!"

"Yes! Look at the city!" another person pointed to the flames in the imperial city. "This was all caused by Prince Zhenyuan! Prince Zhenyuan is amazing!"

"You know nothing! Keep everything you saw tonight a secret to me. If you dare to utter a single word, you'll lose your heads." Qi Ziyang slapped each of them on the forehead.

"Sixth Brother, you stay here. The rest of you, come into the city with me and see what's going on."

"Why is it me again?" Xiao Liu was on the verge of tears.

Panlong Mountain.

Nangong Wu and Beichen Yan stood on a small hilltop. Under the pale moonlight, Biyun Manor below resembled a lurking beast, perched halfway up the mountain.

"Our people have already investigated and found that there are more than 300 members of the Snake Spirit Society, as well as dozens of people from the Northern Frontier, all hiding in this mountain villa."

In addition, Nangong Xun also recruited some scoundrels from the martial arts world, about a hundred people, who were also hiding in this manor.

"They've been coming and going frequently these past two days; they're very likely trying to rescue Nangong Xun." Bei Chenyan relayed the information he had just received that evening to her.

"That makes about six hundred people." Nangong Wu took out a pair of binoculars to check the situation of the villa.