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

Suddenly, a "ding-a-ling" sound came from the bell.

Nangong Wu was momentarily disoriented; the sound of the bell was like a demonic chant, making her feel very uncomfortable.

"This is bad." Nangong Wu thought to herself, this bell sound can control a person's mind, so she quickly sealed her hearing.

But it seemed too late. The eerie sound of the bell pierced her ears like a demonic chant, and she felt as if she were in a dream. The sound of the bell lingered in her ears, intermittent and ethereal, like a lullaby.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

Bei Chenyan unleashed his martial arts skills to the fullest, quickly killing the dozens of people. He caught the iron fan that was spinning back, and upon hearing the eerie bell sound, he realized something was wrong.

Turning his head, he saw Nangong Wu standing there, her eyes glazed over, and the pistol under her long sleeves had fallen to the ground.

Seeing that she was controlled by the sound of the bell, the Empress Dowager pushed her feet away and fled for her life.

"Nangong Wu!" Bei Chenyan rushed towards her.

Suddenly, more than a dozen men in black stopped him.

These people were much better at martial arts than the "palace maids and eunuchs" from before, and the fight became very intense.

"Nangong Wu, wake up..." Bei Chenyan shouted anxiously as he hit her, trying to wake her up.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

A series of sharp, whistling sounds came from the air.

Arrows rained down on Nangong Wu from all directions.

"Nangong Wu!" Bei Chen Yan roared fiercely, and anyone who stood in his way perished.

Just when he thought Nangong Wu would be pierced by a thousand arrows, Nangong Wu's dazed eyes suddenly turned sharp, and murderous intent flashed.

She suddenly sprinted forward a hundred meters and tackled the Empress Dowager, who had already run a dozen feet away.

The first volley of arrows missed its target, and then the second volley came.

Nangong Wu hugged the Empress Dowager, flipped her over, and the Empress Dowager was on top of her, becoming her shield.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

In a matter of moments, the Empress Dowager was riddled with arrows.

The Empress Dowager never imagined she would die in this way.

In their plan, their biggest rival was Nangong Wu, and only secondly Emperor Mingde.

Therefore, they set up a scheme by inviting Nangong Wu to the flower-viewing banquet today, and then secretly added a colorless and tasteless muscle-relaxing powder to her food and tea. Once she lost her fighting ability, they could easily take her down.

however.

Nangong Wu had long seen through their conspiracy. She didn't play by the rules at all and didn't give them a chance to make a move. She started causing trouble as soon as she entered the room, showing no respect to anyone.

The Empress Dowager and Nangong Lingling, on the contrary, could not restrain themselves and were led by the nose by Nangong Wu.

The Empress Dowager had no choice but to smash the cup and call out the assassin prematurely. Before the first step of the game was even over, she herself died.

When the archers saw that they had actually killed the Empress Dowager, they all stopped shooting.

After killing the dozen or so people, Bei Chenyan picked up a sword from the ground, rushed over to her, kicked the Empress Dowager's corpse away, and pulled her up.

"Are you alright?" His heart had been in his throat just now, and it was still pounding wildly.

"It's nothing." Nangong Wu shook her head. "It's just a soul-capturing technique."

Seeing that she was alright, Bei Chenyan finally breathed a sigh of relief. "That bell sound just now must have been what Xuan Qingzi used to deal with you."

The sound of the bell had no effect on him or the assassins, but Nangong Wu's consciousness was controlled.

"Let's go to His Majesty's place first." Nangong Wu was worried about Emperor Mingde.

Just then, the bell rang again.

Nangong Wu felt a sharp pain in her head, and her vision went black for a moment.

"Nangong Wu." Bei Chenyan caught her.

"A mere trifle." Nangong Wu bit her lip to stay awake, took out a blank talisman, and quickly drew symbols on it with her fingers.

"Burn it!" As soon as she finished speaking, the talisman in her hand suddenly burst into flames.

The bell stopped ringing immediately.

"Xiao Lin, go and kill that bastard Xuan Qingzi for me!" Nangong Wu gritted her teeth.

Bei Chenyan looked around. "The people have left, but they haven't achieved their goal yet. They won't leave the palace."

"Let's go find His Majesty first." Nangong Wu knew that those people hadn't gotten any advantage from them, so they must have gone to Emperor Mingde.

At that moment, Nangong Wu caught a glimpse of a corner of clothing peeking out from under a table.

A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips; she had almost forgotten about this woman.

Suddenly, he kicked his foot, and a flying sword shot out from the ground.

"Thud!" The longsword pierced the man's body.

"Ah..." Nangong Lingling let out a muffled scream and collapsed limply to the ground.

Bei Chenyan frowned. "Nangong Lingling is, after all, Emperor Mingde's biological daughter. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will harbor resentment towards you in the future if you kill her?"

Nangong Wu glanced at her indifferently, then suddenly lashed out with her whip, "Bang!" The table shattered into pieces.

"So many assassins appeared just now. The Empress Dowager and Nangong Lingling were accidentally killed by their assassins. It has nothing to do with me."

"Of course." Bei Chenyan curled his lips. What a ruthless woman. Anyone who dares to mess with her will be in trouble.

Fortunately, he and she were not enemies.

On the other side, in the council hall.

Emperor Mingde, Nangong Yi, the prime minister, and several other important officials were discussing important matters.

Suddenly, a dozen or so people dressed in Imperial Guard uniforms walked in.

Emperor Mingde looked up, frowned, and asked, "Who let you in?"

However, these people seemed not to hear him and walked straight to the palace.

Nangong Yi noticed something was wrong with the newcomer and quickly ran forward to block Emperor Mingde, shouting:

"Deputy Commander? Who gave you permission to trespass into the council hall?"

The deputy commander looked at Emperor Mingde and said, "Your Majesty, several old friends wish to see you."

"Father, how have you been?"

The person following behind the deputy commander walked out and looked up at Emperor Mingde on the throne.

"Nangong Xun..."

When the prime minister and the others saw that it was actually him who had come, they all had a bad feeling.

"Quickly protect His Majesty!" The Prime Minister rushed up to the imperial platform and stood in front of Emperor Mingde. The other ministers followed suit, forming a human wall in front of Emperor Mingde as if facing a formidable enemy.

Emperor Mingde was furious when he saw that it was him. "Nangong Xun, weren't you imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court? Who allowed you to come here?"

"Why can't I come?" Nangong Xun opened his arms wide. "Father, I am your eldest son, and I should have been the crown prince. But you were afraid I would seize your throne, so you deposed me and imprisoned me. You are truly cruel!"

"Crown Prince? You've committed so many evil deeds, emptying the national treasury for your own pleasure. Does someone as immoral as you deserve to be Crown Prince?" Emperor Mingde roared.

"Nangong Xun, you should return to your Imperial Clan Court immediately. I will spare your punishment this time out of consideration for our father-son relationship."

"Your Majesty, you are truly cruel to me and Xun'er." A person emerged from behind Nangong Xun, looking at Emperor Mingde with eyes full of hatred.