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

They didn't encounter a single person until they reached the summit; the bandits on the mountain had indeed all fled.

Bei Chenyan said lazily, "They were probably scared away by our killing last night."

"Damn it, they got away again. They'll surely bring disaster to people in other places in the future," Su Siyan worried.

"You all stay here and wait for King Mu. I'll go check out the cave over there and rescue the people imprisoned inside," Nangong Wu said, and then ran towards the mountain behind.

"I'll go too." Bei Chenyan followed her.

After walking for a while, he suddenly picked up Nangong Wu and used his lightness skill to leap across the treetops.

In a short while, they flew down to the entrance of the cave.

The corpses with severed limbs were still there, with bloodstains forming winding lines that had long since dried, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Bei Chenyan surveyed the surroundings. "It seems that after we left, the people here became frightened and ran away before they even had a chance to collect these corpses."

"Let's go into the cave and take a look." Nangong Wu walked into the cave.

She opened the iron gate and was stunned to see that the cave was filled with fallen rocks.

Bei Chenyan followed him in and, upon seeing the situation, understood what had happened.

"Looks like your explosives are incredibly powerful!"

"The person might still be inside." Nangong Wu walked inside.

These stones were knocked down by the blast wave of her bomb, but there weren't many, and you could walk through them.

After walking for a while, it was pitch black inside, so she took out a flashlight to light the way.

Bei Chenyan was surprised again when he saw the shiny object in her hand.

This woman is a treasure trove; she has everything you could ever want.

As they went deeper into the cave, they encountered more and more falling rocks, and in some places, there were even collapses.

Just past the first fork in the road, the road was blocked, leaving only a gap of less than three feet.

"We have no choice but to climb over." Nangong Wu climbed up little by little, stepping on the loose stones.

Helpless, Bei Chenyan had no choice but to climb up as well.

They climbed for about 300 meters and finally made it out; thankfully, only that section of the road collapsed.

The path below was full of loose rocks, but thankfully we could still stand and walk.

Before long, they reached the second fork in the road.

Once inside, they found that the cave was alright, with not many fallen rocks.

Nangong Wu quickened her pace, faintly hearing someone crying inside.

"They are still alive."

She ran toward the light and soon arrived at the prison cells.

"Don't be afraid, I'm back to save you."

The sudden sound drew the attention of everyone trapped in the cells.

"It is Princess Runing."

"Princess Runing wasn't lying; she came back to save us."

Those imprisoned inside rushed to the prison gate bars.

"Great, we're saved..."

Nangong Wu pulled out her pistol and snapped all the locks off.

Bei Chenyan also came over at this time and helped open the cell doors one by one.

"Don't panic, everyone. We've driven away all the bandits in Qingfeng Village. You're saved."

"Great! We can finally get out, boohoo..." The first person to walk out of the cell cried.

"Hurry up!" The people who came out didn't wait for Nangong Wu to speak before they helped each other walk out, as if they would not be able to get out if they stayed any longer.

When Nangong Wu helped the last few people with mobility issues out of the cell, she saw that everyone else had already left.

"Princess Runing, thank you." The last five people to come out thanked her profusely.

"This isn't the place to talk, let's go outside first." Nangong Wu helped a person with a leg injury.

Because someone was injured, it took much longer to get out.

Fortunately, Su Siyan arrived quickly with his troops, who helped clear away the fallen rocks and evacuate the people.

Nangong Wu handed the person over to the soldiers and left the cave with Beichen Yan first.

When Nangong Heng and the officials arrived with their men, they were shocked to see the corpses and remains scattered all over the ground.

When Nangong Heng saw such a scene for the first time, his face turned deathly pale. The stench of blood filled his nostrils, and his stomach churned violently.

"vomit……"

"Your Highness King Mu!"

Several officials immediately surrounded them.

Nangong Wu glanced at him indifferently. "With this much, you still want to go to the battlefield?"

This Nangong Heng was only two months older than her and had been pampered since childhood, so it's not surprising that he would react this way upon seeing the corpses scattered all over the ground.

"No, I'm just a little uncomfortable..." Nangong Heng said somewhat awkwardly. "Sister of the Prince of Runing, you didn't kill these bandits, did you?"

"I killed him." Nangong Wu pointed to the cave behind her and asked him:

"These people locked my father in this water dungeon in this mountain cave and wouldn't let me in to rescue him. Don't you think they deserved to be killed?"

"He deserves to die, he absolutely deserves to die!" Nangong Heng immediately exclaimed in anger.

"These are all people raised by Nangong Xun. When I get back, I will report everything that happened here to my father and ask him not to let them off lightly."

He felt that Nangong Xun had committed so many heinous crimes, and that his father had only imprisoned him, which was too lenient for him.

A senior official from the Ministry of Justice exclaimed, "It's all thanks to His Highness Prince Zhenyuan's keen observation that these people were found; otherwise, the court would never have discovered these bandits."

"It's all because the prefect of Jinniu City is their protector that these bandits can hide here," Nangong Heng said indignantly.

Qingfeng Village is less than forty miles from Jinniu City. If it weren't for someone protecting them, how would the bandits dare to commit crimes here?

"Damn it, they still got away." Nangong Heng was very annoyed.

"They can't escape," Nangong Wu sneered.

Nangong Xun has decided to stage a coup in five days. Now that Qingfeng Village has been destroyed, he may be impatient and bring forward his plan.

At that time, those who escaped will gather in Kyoto for a final stand.

"Burn everything here!"

Upon hearing this, Nangong Heng immediately ordered, "Guards! Burn everything as the Princess of Runing instructed."

"yes!"

The soldiers who had come with them dispersed; some went to collect the corpses, some went to burn down houses, and others went to search places they hadn't been before.

That night, they worked all night long, and the fire was still burning when dawn broke.

As soon as it got light, Nangong Wu and Beichen Yan left.

Nangong Heng discussed with the officials and decided to leave 3,000 men behind, allowing the soldiers to continue burning and searching for suspicious locations.

They returned to the prefectural government office, and Fu Dani mustered his courage to ask Nangong Wu, "Your Highness, could you give me the antidote?"

Nangong Wu was taken aback when she heard this, only then remembering how she had scared him last night.

"That's not poison, I'm just trying to scare you."

"Huh?" Fu Daniu was stunned. So the pill wasn't poison after all! No wonder it tasted a little sweet and sour. He had thought the poison pill tasted strangely good.

"Fool." Bei Chenyan shook his head.

"Then Your Highness, may I work by your side?" Fu Daniu asked again.