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

"Let's go." Nangong Wu also mounted her horse, and the group left.

The road ahead became easier, and we walked faster.

After they killed that group of people, the people of Qingfeng Village were probably afraid, or perhaps all the experts had been killed, so no one chased after them anymore.

They traveled for over forty miles, taking more than an hour. When they returned to Jinniu City, the eastern sky was already showing the first light of dawn, and people were beginning to line up at the city gate, preparing to enter.

Bei Chenyan dismounted first. "We still have half an hour before we leave the city gate. Should we rest for a bit?"

"No, let's go into the city now." Nangong Wu saw that her father was very uncomfortable, with broken bones in his body, and could not move around. Making him wait for another half hour would be torture.

As she thought of this, her gaze turned cold.

Her father has been rescued, so there's no need to hide her identity anymore.

"Alright, I'll go up and have them open the city gates." Bei Chenyan handed the reins to Fu Daniu.

Nangong Wu gave him the token of the Prince of Zhenyuan.

After Bei Chenyan took the token and left, Nangong Wu fed Huo Jing some water. "Father, please bear with it a little longer. We're about to enter the city."

Huo Jing gave her a weak smile, "Wuwu, Father is fine, don't worry."

"It's all over now. You'll get better. I won't let any of the people who hurt you get away with it." Nangong Wu held his hand.

Suddenly, a scream came from the city gate, and then a person was thrown off the city wall.

"Bang!" Dust flew everywhere.

"Ahhh..."

The people queuing at the city gate let out a scream and scattered.

Looking at the soldiers who were already dead on the ground, I wondered what had happened.

Nangong Wu immediately understood what was going on.

Someone must have refused to open the city gates for them, and Bei Chenyan abandoned them there.

After a while, the city gate was finally slowly opened.

Bei Chenyan stepped out first, followed by hundreds of city guards, who marched out in two neat rows.

The leader was a captain who led his men to walk up to Nangong Wu, following Bei Chenyan.

"The Prince of Zhenyuan is here! Why don't you welcome His Highness?" Bei Chenyan shouted.

Upon hearing this, all the soldiers immediately knelt down on one knee.

"Welcome, Prince Zhenyuan! May you live a thousand years!"

The surrounding crowd was shocked to hear this.

"It's actually Prince Zhenyuan who's arrived!"

"Isn't it said that the current Prince Zhenyuan was succeeded by Princess Runing? It's said that she was the one who proposed to re-examine the national treasury."

The captain turned around and shouted at the people who were talking, "What nonsense are you spouting? The Prince of Zhenyuan is here, why aren't you kneeling down?"

The surrounding people immediately fell silent and knelt down.

Fu Daniu behind him was also stunned, incredulous.

He had assumed the two were martial arts practitioners and had been calling them heroes, never imagining that she was actually the Prince of Zhenyuan, second only to the emperor!

Seeing that everyone else had knelt down, he quickly knelt down as well.

Nangong Wu slowly walked up to the soldiers, pointed to the corpse on the ground, and asked, "What happened to this person?"

"Some people are just asking for death, daring to question whether Your Highness's token is fake." Bei Chenyan sneered.

The captain bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, he was blind and didn't recognize your greatness. He offended you and deserved to die."

"Hmm." Nangong Wu nodded in satisfaction. "Get up, all of you! I'm going to see your prefect."

The captain's face paled slightly, sensing that the prefect was about to be in trouble.

He stood up, gestured with his hand, and said, "Your Highness, please follow me."

Nangong Wu mounted her horse again. "Let's go into the city."

Fu Daniu was conflicted. These people were of such high status, should he follow them?

Seeing him standing still, Bei Chenyan glanced at him and said, "Aren't you leaving?"

"Yes!" Fu Daniu jumped up and quickly pulled the reins.

Oh, right! This horse belongs to the Prince of Zhenyuan. Even if he's leaving, he should still deliver the horse and thank him properly.

Oh, and I almost forgot, the Prince of Zhenyuan hasn't given him the antidote yet, so he has to come along.

With that thought in mind, I followed the group with a clear conscience and walked through the road lined with kneeling people on both sides.

The captain led them to the entrance of the government office.

The prefect had already received the news and was waiting outside the prefectural government office with a large group of people, feeling uneasy.

Seeing the tattered clothes on Nangong Wu and the others, he became suspicious.

Who is the Prince of Zhenyuan? How could he appear here before dawn? And why are his clothes so tattered?

When he saw Huo Jing on horseback, his expression changed drastically.

Nangong Wu had already stood before him, looking down at him. "Prefect, you seem rather unwelcoming to me?"

"Your humble servant dares not!" The prefect knelt down in surprise. "You Zhao, the prefect of Jinniu City, respectfully welcomes His Highness Prince Zhenyuan! Long live the Prince of Zhenyuan!"

Nangong Wu didn't speak, dismounted, and ordered the captain, "You, go and prepare a guest room."

The captain was taken aback, glanced at You Zhao kneeling on the ground, cupped his hands, and replied, "Yes!"

Bei Chenyan carried Huo Jing on his back and walked up the steps of the government office.

You Zhao stood up only after they had all entered the government office, his gaze gloomy.

One of his advisors approached him and said, "Sir, the Prince of Zhenyuan's sudden visit is likely ill-intentioned."

"The person who was just carried in seems to be Huo Jing." The prefect's eyes were sinister. "Something has most likely happened at Qingfeng Village."

"How could this be?" the advisor said, his face showing great shock. "If it's true, what do we do?"

"If they're up to no good, then we'll fight to the death. Send a few men to Qingfeng Village as soon as possible..." You Zhao whispered a few words in his ear, then made a throat-slitting gesture with his hand.

After hearing this, the clerk's narrow eyes flashed with a fierce light, and then he left with a few men.

You Zhao straightened his official robes and entered the government office.

In the backyard of the government office, the captain led them to a small courtyard, which was usually a place for guests to stay overnight.

Nangong Wu glanced at the guest room; it was fairly tidy.

"If You Zhao comes, make him kneel outside and wait."

"Yes," the captain replied respectfully.

You Zhao had just stepped outside the door when he heard her say this. He gritted his teeth and had no choice but to lift his robe and kneel down, his unease growing even stronger.

Seeing that even the prefect was kneeling, the captain had no choice but to wait outside the gate for orders.

They had all heard of the new Zhenyuan Prince's formidable reputation and ruthless methods. Even the Prince Rui had been defeated by her. Now, she had made the prefect kneel down as soon as she arrived. It seemed that the world in Jinniu City was about to change.

In the room, Bei Chenyan placed Huo Jing on the bed and helped him lie down.

"Your Highness must be hungry. I'll go out and buy some food and clothes!"

"Okay, buy a few more." Nangong Wu handed him a money bag. "Thank you for your trouble."

This man helped her a lot on this trip.

"I'll be back soon." Bei Chenyan didn't refuse, took the money bag and went out.