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

In a short while, Bei Chenyan, carrying Nangong Wu, arrived on the roof of the council hall.

But they didn't rush down.

"Let's watch the show for a while first."

On the ground, Emperor Mingde was shocked as he watched the explosions, wondering how the bombs appeared and how they exploded.

"That damned Nangong Wu, you bitch!"

Looking at the craters blasted into the ground and the corpses scattered everywhere, the Empress Dowager felt despair for the first time.

This was someone the Ming family had spent a fortune raising; they were their last trump card, and they were just blown up like that?

"Emperor Mingde, I order you to kill that little slut Nangong Wu!"

They've ended up in this state all because of that little bitch Nangong Wu!

On the rooftop, Bei Chenyan and Nangong Wu's faces turned cold upon hearing the Empress Dowager's curses.

"I've changed my mind. I don't want this old thing to die!" Bei Chenyan looked at the Empress Dowager, who was jumping around and courting death, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

Nangong Wu glanced at him. "Think of a better way?"

"Do you have a drug that can only make someone lie in bed, with a crooked mouth and eyes, unable to move or speak, and incontinent?" Bei Chenyan asked her.

"There really is one." Nangong Wu reached out, and a porcelain bottle appeared in her palm.

"This pill can poison a person's voice, rot their meridians, and leave them bedridden forever."

"This is perfect for that old hag. Your Majesty will be grateful to us then." Bei Chenyan put the bottle away.

No matter how evil the Empress Dowager committed, Emperor Mingde could not kill her, much less harm her. At most, he could only place her under house arrest in Shouning Palace.

But if someone else does it, it's a different story.

On the ground, Emperor Mingde seemed not to hear the Empress Dowager's words. Seeing that the bombs had stopped and the rebel army was fleeing in all directions in complete disarray, he gave the following order:

"Guards! Seize these traitors and rebels for me. Anyone who refuses to surrender shall be executed without mercy!" Emperor Mingde was truly ruthless this time.

Almost, the kingdom of Western Yan would have fallen into the hands of that rebellious son, Nangong Xun, and he and all his children would have been exterminated by him.

"Let's see who dares to touch them!" The Empress Dowager suddenly stood up, her eyes filled with resentment. "Emperor, these soldiers are all raised by the Ming family. Do you dare to touch them?"

"This..." The commander of the Imperial Guards couldn't help but look at Emperor Mingde.

"People raised by the Ming family? Haha..." Emperor Mingde sneered twice, his eyes flashing with murderous intent.

"Supporting tens of thousands of soldiers is not something that can be done overnight. If the Ming family has indeed harbored rebellious intentions, then I cannot spare them! Issue my decree: all traitors who followed Nangong Xun into the palace shall be executed without mercy!"

The Empress Dowager wanted to keep these people, but he deliberately did not comply with her wishes.

"How dare you disobey my imperial decree?" The Empress Dowager knew that Emperor Mingde was deliberately going against her, and her chest heaved with anger. "You unfilial wretch..."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The commander received Emperor Mingde's order and led his men to surround and kill the remaining rebel forces.

With Nangong Xun dead, the rebel army was leaderless and more than half of them were killed by bombs. The survivors knew that the situation was hopeless and panicked, running around in all directions, looking for a way to escape from the palace.

But the deputy commander did not die; he called out to the rebels who were running around in all directions.

"Don't panic, everyone! We'll fight that bastard emperor!"

Upon seeing him, the rebels felt reassured and began to surround him.

"Yes! We'll give it our all!"

"Kill the dog emperor, change the dynasty, and it's our turn to rule the Western Yan Kingdom..."

The rebels had all heard Emperor Mingde and the Empress Dowager's words: to exterminate them. If they didn't fight, they would die even faster.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

The deputy commander and the few who were shouting all had bloody holes in their foreheads, and their bodies went limp as they fell to the ground, dying with their eyes wide open.

"what……"

The rebel soldiers behind them were terrified and turned to run away with screams.

"His Majesty has ordered that the rebels be killed without mercy!" the commander shouted, leading his men to surround the rebel army.

What followed was almost a one-sided massacre.

Seeing their people being killed one by one, the Empress Dowager was so enraged that she spat out a mouthful of blood. "Emperor, how cruel you are!"

The Ming family is truly gone now!

"Your Majesty, let's go find Prince Rui and the Imperial Noble Consort!" a palace maid advised her.

"Quickly, go find my Xun'er..." The Empress Dowager remembered Nangong Xun and his mother, and led by a group of people, she staggered toward the place where Nangong Xun had the accident.

Arrive at the place where Nangong Xun was bombed.

A large crater was blown out, and a large number of corpses lay around it, with severed limbs scattered everywhere. There were also some injured people lying there, groaning in pain.

"Mengqing, my Xun'er, please don't let anything happen to you!" The Empress Dowager looked at the corpses and felt heartbroken again.

The palace maid pulled her back, preventing her from getting closer, and said to the eunuchs and maids who had followed, "Go quickly and find the Imperial Noble Consort and Prince Rui."

"Yes……"

The eunuchs and palace maids were terrified, but they had no choice but to grit their teeth and search through the corpses for Ming Mengqing and Nangong Xun.

"Xun'er must still be alive." The Empress Dowager went to check on those who were still alive.

As long as people are alive, there is still hope.

"The Imperial Noble Consort has been found!" a eunuch shouted.

"Quickly, bring him here," shouted Granny Gong.

Two eunuchs carried over a body that had been blown to pieces.

"Mengqing..." The Empress Dowager recognized the fabric on the corpse at a glance and broke down in tears.

Ming Mengqing's body was blown beyond recognition, but she was wearing expensive Moonflower Brocade, a tribute fabric, and a valuable bracelet on her wrist.

"This is His Highness Prince Rui..."

Nangong Xun's body was also found.

When that bomb came flying, many people shielded him with their bodies.

Therefore, Nangong Xun only lost half of his right leg in the explosion; his fatal injury was to his head, where he was hit by a piece of shrapnel.

"Xun'er..." the Empress Dowager cried.

On the roof of the council hall.

Nangong Wu lost interest in watching and leaped down.

Her lightness skill wasn't great, but she could still jump five meters high.

When Emperor Mingde saw them appear, he quickly walked up to the two men and said, "Runing, I knew you would be alright."

"Your Majesty, we left in a hurry because of the sound of Xuan Qingzi's bell," Bei Chenyan explained to Emperor Mingde. "That bell is the Soul-Capturing Bell, which is specifically used to control Your Highness."

"I know. Fortunately, you were not controlled by him, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable." This was the first time Emperor Mingde had experienced such a palace coup. It was too dangerous, and he was still shaken by it.

If something happens to her, they will lose everything.

"Prince Zhenyuan, it's so good to see you're alright!"

The prime minister and several ministers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that she was alright.

Without her, if Nangong Xun had seized the throne, they would certainly not have fared well, and their entire family might have been punished and killed by Nangong Xun.