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

Upon hearing this, Nangong Wu knew that they were the two people she had rescued from the water dungeon.

Now they've all cleaned themselves up, and they look to be in their forties.

"So it was you guys." Huo Jing, who had been imprisoned with them in the water dungeon for a while, recognized his voice and was surprised.

"Yes, Your Highness, thanks to the young prince's nighttime raid on the water dungeon to rescue you, he also rescued us." The person kneeling on the left was very grateful.

"Get up and talk!" Nangong Wu saw that the two men were injured and gestured for Su Siyan and Fu Daniu to help them up.

"Who are you? And why were you imprisoned in that water dungeon by Nangong Xun?"

The younger man introduced himself first: "We are from the Southern Qi Kingdom. My name is Mu Ping, and I am thirty-eight years old."

The other person also introduced himself: "My name is Qi Zhenlin, I am forty-one years old this year, and we are both businessmen! Now that things have come to this, I will not hide it from you two anymore, we are not good people either, we do business in both the legitimate and criminal worlds."

Six months ago, we took on a single weapon order from Nangong Xun.

Unexpectedly, when we were delivering the goods, that bastard broke the rules of the martial world and sent troops to surround us. He killed all our men, stole the weapons, and imprisoned us, using us to threaten our families into continuing to send him weapons for free.

Nangong Wu was shocked after hearing this. She knew Nangong Xun was a scoundrel, but she never expected him to be so reckless.

"In that case, you should come with us to Kyoto first! Once your injuries have healed, I will send someone to escort you back to Nanqi Kingdom."

People who can do arms dealing must have powerful families or backers. Helping these two people today might benefit them in the future.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Mu Ping and Qi Zhenlin thanked her again.

"We used to have a shop in the capital of Western Yan, but it's likely that it's also been destroyed by that scoundrel Nangong Xun."

"You are unaware of what has happened to you. Nangong Xun has committed numerous evils and has been deposed by His Majesty. He is currently under house arrest in the Imperial Clan Court..." Nangong Wu told them about Nangong Xun's current situation.

Mu Ping and Qi Zhenlin were shocked and relieved after hearing this.

"When the heavens are arrogant, rain will surely fall; when people are arrogant, disaster will surely follow. It's truly retribution!"

Nangong Wu added, "Although Nangong Xun has been crippled, he still has forces in the shadows, so you still need to be careful."

"We all know."

After finishing their explanation, Mu Ping and Qi Zhenlin took their leave as they were about to have their meal.

At dusk, the people sent by the imperial court finally arrived.

King Mu, Nangong Heng, came in person, bringing with him 5,000 elite soldiers, along with five officials from the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel.

Upon seeing her, Nangong Heng said, "Sister of the Prince of Runing, I didn't expect you to single-handedly take down Qingfeng Village? Why didn't you call me along for such a good thing as suppressing bandits?"

Suppressing bandits is such a good thing? Nangong Wu was speechless.

"No, but they killed quite a few people." Thinking back to the people they killed last night, there were probably four or five hundred, who were likely the core members of the bandits.

"They haven't killed them all?" Nangong Heng immediately became excited. "I've brought five thousand elite soldiers. Let's go and wipe them out now."

"Are you sure you want to go now?" Nangong Wu looked him and the officials behind him over, all of them looking travel-worn, indicating they had come without stopping.

"That's right! I got this job by begging my father. I must flatten Qingfeng Village and make a name for myself to show my father." Nangong Heng rolled up his sleeves, looking ready to do something big.

"Okay." Nangong Wu agreed. Since he wanted to go, then let him go!

She asked Bei Chenyan to stay behind to protect her father, and then sent Su Siyan with five hundred men to go with him.

Qingfeng Village is now largely defenseless; their only hope is to rescue the dozens of people trapped in the cave.

"Your Highness, I am familiar with the terrain of Qingfeng Village, let me go too!" Fu Daniu also wanted to make a contribution.

"Okay," Nangong Wu agreed.

"Your humble servant will also go." The five high-ranking officials, fearing something might happen to Nangong Heng, also wanted to go along.

So, the men brought by Nangong Heng went to Qingfeng Village to suppress the bandits without stopping.

After walking for more than an hour, we arrived at the foot of Qingfeng Village. By then, it was almost dusk.

Su Siyan felt that the time had come to show his skills, and said to Nangong Wu, "Your Highness! This humble general will lead the men to charge ahead first."

Nangong Wu said, "You will stay by my side and serve as a guard for now."

Fu Daniu said that Qingfeng Village is full of traps and mechanisms, so we must be careful.

"Yes!" Su Siyan had no choice but to agree after hearing her say that.

Nangong Heng drew his longsword. "Sister of the Prince of Runing, I will go with you."

"No way." Nangong Wu waved her hand in disagreement. "You just follow behind and watch how we fight."

Don't worry, once we wipe out the bandits on the mountain, this credit will be yours.

Nangong Heng's heart skipped a beat when he heard the sternness in her voice; he knew this wasn't a joke. "Alright then!"

"Captain Su, follow me!" Nangong Wu, sword in hand, charged toward the first checkpoint of Qingfeng Village.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

A sudden volley of arrows rained down.

"Your Highness, be careful!" Su Siyan flashed in front of Nangong Wu, his sword flashing so fast it was impenetrable.

Nangong Wu: "..." These arrows can't hurt her at all!

Just then, a figure flew over their heads and landed on the first checkpoint.

A loud "BOOM!"

The wooden building at the first checkpoint collapsed with a loud crash.

The rain of arrows stopped at that moment.

Nangong Wu and Su Siyan were both stunned. Whose lightness skill was so amazing? And whose internal strength was so strong that a single sword strike destroyed a wooden building?

"Charge!" Nangong Wu rushed forward.

Whoever this person is, destroying the bandits' checkpoint might mean they've come to help them.

Su Siyan's lightness skill was also excellent, and he quickly left Nangong Wu behind.

Until they rushed to the first checkpoint, they saw a person standing on a half-collapsed wall.

"You guys are too slow!" a lazy voice came from below.

"Xiao Lin?" Nangong Wu's eyes widened. "Why did you come along too?"

"I was worried about you, so I came along." Bei Chenyan leaped down and landed in front of her. "Don't worry, I found some friends in the martial arts world. Their skills are no less than mine, and they will definitely protect Your Highness."

Nangong Wu was relieved to hear this.

She looked around, but there wasn't a single bandit, not even a corpse.

Where are they?

"No one is here." Bei Chenyan shook his head. "The arrow rain just now was triggered when you came up."

"Nobody's here? Does that mean the bandits on the mountain have most likely already escaped?" Su Siyan looked at the mountaintop.

"Let's charge in and talk about it later," Nangong Wu said.

I hope the people in the cave are still alive.

With Bei Chenyan and Su Siyan leading the charge, they easily overcame all the traps and mechanisms.

Bei Chenyan has a sharp eye; he can spot traps and mechanisms at a glance.