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

"You wicked Taoist! Nangong Xun has committed countless evils, embezzling national treasury funds and disaster relief funds, withholding military pay, selling official positions, and indulging in extravagance. How can you say that such a heinous person is the true Son of Heaven?" The commander's tone was full of sarcasm.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived!" a voice suddenly announced.

Emperor Mingde's face darkened when he saw the Empress Dowager arriving surrounded by a group of palace servants.

The Empress Dowager immediately questioned the Emperor: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Advisor is a highly skilled strategist whom the late Emperor painstakingly invited. For over twenty years, he has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the Western Yan Kingdom, a fact witnessed by all. Now you no longer even believe his words?"

"Mother, judging from your blatant protection of Xuan Qingzi, it seems you were the one who orchestrated Nangong Xun's rebellion?" Emperor Mingde retorted, "If you do this, how will you face the emperors and ancestors after you pass away?"

"You're just making excuses," the Empress Dowager said, her face darkening.

"Didn't the Imperial Advisor already say that your imperial destiny has run its course, while Xun'er is the chosen one? His succession to the throne is ordained by Heaven. Do you intend to defy Heaven's will and plunge the Western Yan Kingdom into utter ruin because of you?"

"Mother, Xuan Qingzi is nothing but a dog raised by your Ming family. Wasn't this whole rhetoric orchestrated by you?" Emperor Mingde said with a mocking expression.

"In order to put Nangong Xun, who has your Ming family bloodline, on the throne, you have turned black into white and acted with wicked intentions. You are capable of anything."

"This is what you owe the Ming family. Don't think I'm senile and can't see through your schemes. You ordered the killing of the Ming family." The Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with hatred.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor were engaged in a heated debate, their arguments sharp and confrontational. Meanwhile, more than 300 meters away, on a large tree, Nangong Wu and Bei Chenyan stood on a branch and took out a shoulder-fired rocket launcher from their spatial storage.

"What is this?" Bei Chenyan looked at the rocket launcher, his eyes sparkling.

"Rocket launcher." Nangong Wu deftly attached the warhead to the cartridge case and then hoisted it onto her shoulder.

"Rocket launchers, what are they used for?" Bei Chenyan asked curiously.

"For killing people." Nangong Wu answered him while looking at the optical sight, aiming at Xuan Qingzi on the palace.

"The Empress Dowager is not dead!" Bei Chenyan's surprised voice rang in his ears.

Nangong Wu was taken aback and looked at the ground through the sight.

As expected, the Empress Dowager was still alive, surrounded by a group of palace servants, standing opposite Emperor Mingde. The two sides were on the verge of exchanging blows.

"It seems the Empress Dowager we just killed was an imposter." Bei Chenyan's gaze turned cold. "I told you it was a trap they set; the Empress Dowager wouldn't risk coming out."

"Judging from their expressions, the Empress Dowager is forcing Emperor Mingde to abdicate. Let them argue for a while." Nangong Wu glanced at them and then kept her eyes on Xuan Qingzi, wanting to kill this bastard first.

On that palace, Xuan Qingzi was unaware that he was about to die. Seeing that the Empress Dowager and Emperor Mingde were arguing, he took out a bullet that he had taken from his own body.

He said to Emperor Mingde, "Your Majesty, my national teacher has already said that the real Nangong Wu is dead, and a soul from another world has taken over her body."

But you, disregarding honest advice, still intend to give her an important position. By doing so, you are jeopardizing the Western Yan Kingdom. Fortunately, with my advisor here, I will never allow that wicked woman to harm the people of Western Yan.”

"What nonsense are you spouting, you sorcerer? The Prince of Zhenyuan is a perfectly normal person, yet you call him a spirit from another world? It's utterly laughable!" the Prime Minister retorted.

"You even support a morally bankrupt person like Nangong Xun, which shows you are a person with ulterior motives. You distort the truth for your own selfish desires. Such vicious behavior is simply outrageous!"

He greatly admired Nangong Wu's character. She dared to offend half of the court's officials, and she did her best to audit the national treasury's accounts, doing things that even the emperor dared not do. This led to the exposure of so many corrupt officials, the cleansing of the court, the elimination of treacherous forces, and the recovery of so much gold and silver to replenish the national treasury.

Such a pioneering person was maliciously slandered by the Imperial Advisor. His intentions were sinister and despicable!

"How utterly foolish! Our Master has eyes that can see the future, how could he be wrong?" Xuan Qingzi raised the bullet in his hand again.

"That otherworldly soul has been here for over a month and has killed many people using otherworldly artifacts. Everything that has happened in the past month is related to her. The thing that my national master is holding is also an otherworldly artifact..."

Suddenly, a whoosh!

An unidentified object with a long trail of flame flew in from the side without warning.

When Xuan Qingzi noticed the powerful sound of air being torn apart, the thing was already roaring and shooting right in front of him.

His last sensation was the pain of his body being blown apart, followed by endless darkness.

"Bang—" A violent explosion rang out.

People on the ground saw a huge ball of flame rise up, dazzling and beautiful, and even the roof ridge was blown down.

"Ahhh..."

A series of terrified screams rang out from the surrounding area.

"Protect the Emperor immediately!"

On that big tree, Bei Chenyan stared wide-eyed at the blast wave.

"Goddess, you are simply a goddess sent to my side by heaven." He really wanted to kneel down before Nangong Wu, he was so full of admiration.

"He deserves to die!" Nangong Wu breathed a sigh of relief as she finally killed Xuan Qingzi, that dog of a Taoist.

She didn't want to use these things in front of others at all, but the bell that Xuan Qingzi was holding was a soul-capturing bell, whose sound had the ability to capture, control, and bewitch people's souls.

Her soul had only been here for a little over a month, and it hadn't fully integrated with the original owner's body yet, making it the easiest to control, or even for her soul to leave her body.

She absolutely cannot let this happen!

Xuan Qingzi is skilled in various spells and evil arts, and is cunning and scheming. He will stop at nothing to get rid of her.

Without some extreme measures, it's impossible to kill him.

"By the way, what kind of state will Xuan Qingzi's body be in after the explosion?" Bei Chenyan asked, using the binoculars to search for Xuan Qingzi's corpse.

"Not even a speck will be left." Nangong Wu mentally produced another rocket warhead and quickly installed it.

"Not even a trace was left..." Bei Chenyan was horrified and couldn't help but swallow.

How powerful must a shell be to blow a person to smithereens?

"What? Are you scared?" Nangong Wu glanced at him.

"No, it's just such a wonderful surprise! You're going to be my goddess from now on." Bei Chenyan rubbed his hands together excitedly. "My goddess, can I try?"

"It won't work this time. If you want to try, wait until next time!" Nangong Wu installed the bullet, then picked it up and aimed it at Nangong Xun.

To catch the thief, first catch the king. Once this bastard is killed, this coup drama should be over!