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

Yi Zhaoting thought the Imperial Preceptor was very capable, not only possessing superb martial arts skills but also understanding magic and predicting the future, so he felt that they would not lose.

"Continue the attack!" Yi Zhaoting ordered. "His Highness Prince Rui said that whoever manages to break down this palace gate will be promoted three ranks, and rewards will be distributed according to merit once His Highness ascends the throne!"

His words boosted the soldiers' morale once again.

Looking at the two corpses hanging on the palace gate, Yi Zhaoting had his own plans in mind, and he actually hoped that Xuan Qingzi and Nangong Xun were really dead.

Such a good opportunity! If he could just kill Emperor Mingde, the dragon throne might be his.

"Bang bang bang..."

The rebels began attacking the palace gates again.

When Nangong Wu and Beichen Yan arrived at the palace gate, they witnessed this scene.

But they didn't bother Nangong Yi; instead, they stood in a place where no one would notice them.

"That bastard Yi Zhaoting is a bit arrogant. I'll go get his head!" Bei Chenyan said lazily.

Nangong Wu rolled her eyes at him. "Don't try to be a hero. Don't cause me any more trouble. Taking the commander's head from among ten thousand soldiers? Is it that easy? Don't end up getting hurt and I'll have to take care of you."

She knew that there were many skilled fighters among these rebels.

Bei Chenyan's eyes lit up. "Shall we use the rocket launcher again?"

"Okay." Nangong Wu mentally took out the rocket launcher and a warhead from before. "Load it yourself."

"Alright!" Bei Chenyan was more than happy to oblige and immediately began installing the warhead.

Nangong Wu mentally produced a sniper rifle, and pulled back the bolt with a "click-click" sound, intending to take out Yi Zhaoting first.

"What kind of killer weapon is this that you've got?" Bei Chenyan's eyes lit up as he looked at the sniper rifle in her hand.

"Shut up and go do your thing," Nangong Wu said, annoyed by his chatter.

"Hehe..." Bei Chenyan laughed sheepishly and continued installing the warhead.

At this moment, he noticed that this warhead was different from the previous ones. "What type of shell is this?"

"Poison smoke bombs," Nangong Wu replied. "Later, you fire them into the middle of the rebels. One shell can wipe them all out."

This is a poisonous smoke formula she developed herself. Anyone who inhales this poisonous smoke, even just one puff, will surely die.

This one shell was enough to kill all 10,000 rebels.

The area outside the palace gates is an open space, and there's not much wind today, so no innocent people will be harmed.

"Is it that powerful?" Bei Chenyan became serious.

"Once I kill Yi Zhaoting, the rebels will retreat. Then you can fire again," Nangong Wu instructed him.

These 10,000-plus people were the guards of the imperial city, and it was clear that they were all Nangong Xun's lackeys.

In that case, these people deserve to die.

"I understand." Bei Chenyan nodded.

Just then, Nangong Yi, who was on the palace gate tower, ordered his men to shoot arrows, and the arrows rained down like a storm.

With the Imperial Advisor and Nangong Xun dead, the morale of the Imperial Guards soared.

The rebels who were ramming the palace gates retreated, and Yi Zhaoting also rode back into the crowd. A group of shield soldiers stepped forward and raised their shields to block the rain of arrows.

Nangong Wu aimed at Yi Zhaoting and pulled the trigger.

"Thud!" The bullet struck Yi Zhaoting squarely between the eyebrows, blood gushed out, and he fell straight off the horse.

"Oh no! Lord Yi has been killed in action!"

The rebel formation immediately fell into chaos.

Because Nangong Wu's sniper rifle was equipped with a silencer, the rebels couldn't hear anything and had no idea what was happening.

Nangong Wu shifted the muzzle of her gun, aiming it at another mounted general, and pulled the trigger again.

She shot and killed several horsemen in succession, and Bei Chenyan's bullet was finally installed.

Nangong Wu was still worried, so she checked how well he had installed it.

"Yes, launch immediately!"

The rebel army over there had completely descended into chaos, and several mounted generals were so frightened that they tumbled off their horses and hid in the crowd.

"Retreat! Shieldbearers, hold them off!"

With shield bearers blocking the way, the rebels retreated little by little, and the previously scattered group gradually gathered together.

"call out--"

The poison smoke bombs fired by Bei Chenyan landed in the middle of the rebel army.

"Bang!" The shell exploded, and toxic smoke spread in all directions, with thick smoke quickly filling the crowd.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Oh no, this is poisonous smoke..." A person collapsed before he could finish speaking.

Standing on the palace gate tower, Nangong Yi was quite surprised by what had suddenly happened and looked towards Nangong Wu and the others.

Nangong Wu had already put away her sniper rifle and rocket launcher, took out a signal flare, lit it, and fired it into the sky.

"Whoosh—Bang!" The signal flare exploded in the sky.

As soon as she fired the signal flare, their men appeared and immediately began to retake all the city gates.

In an instant, shouts of battle filled the imperial city.

Outside the palace gates, most of the more than ten thousand rebel soldiers had already fallen, struggling on the ground for a short while before becoming still.

Those who didn't inhale the poisonous fumes were terrified and ran away in all directions, while those who inhaled less poisonous fumes collapsed as they ran.

Of the more than 10,000 people, at least 7,000 were poisoned to death, and the ground outside the palace gates was littered with corpses.

Nangong Wu and Beichen Yan arrived at the palace gate.

Nangong Yi stepped forward, bowed deeply to her, and said, "Sister of the Prince of Runing, I'm so glad I have you."

If it weren't for her, he and his father would surely be dead today!

"What I just released was poisonous smoke, very potent, and it will take more than 15 minutes to dissipate. You must take your men and leave immediately to avoid inhaling the poisonous smoke as well," Nangong Wu said to him.

"I'll leave the affairs of the palace to you. I'm going to reinforce the city gates."

"I understand. Thank you for your help." Nangong Yi nodded, then turned and ordered everyone to evacuate.

"Let's go!" Bei Chenyan picked up Nangong Wu and leaped down the palace wall.

At this moment, in the council hall.

As expected, the Empress Dowager and Emperor Mingde started arguing again.

No! It should be said that only the Empress Dowager was scolding.

"Your Majesty, I demand that you kill Nangong Wu, or I will expose your shameful deeds and let the whole world know what despicable things you, the ruler of a nation, have done."

Upon hearing this, Li Cheng clenched his fists involuntarily.

If Emperor Mingde dares to plot to kill His Highness, he will die a far more gruesome death than Nangong Xun.

Emperor Mingde then looked up at the Empress Dowager and said, "I have a clear conscience. Go ahead and say what you want."

The Prime Minister could no longer bear to watch and advised Emperor Mingde, "Your Majesty! The Empress Dowager is tired. Why don't you invite her to return to Shouning Palace to rest?"

The Empress Dowager has committed treason and should be placed under house arrest forever; at the very least, she shouldn't be allowed to spout nonsense here.

"No rush," Emperor Mingde waved his hand at him. "I have some things I'd like to discuss with the Empress Dowager today."

"We have nothing to talk about." The Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Mingde as if he were an enemy.

"I have only one condition: either kill that little slut Nangong Wu, or I will die here today."

"Mother, you've been threatening me with death for decades now. Don't you get tired of it?" Emperor Mingde's voice was icy.