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

"Li Shuang!" Nangong Wu ran back to find Li Shuang, knowing that she had been shot by an arrow.

"Princess, I'm here..." Li Shuang leaned against a tree by the roadside, her face looking very unwell.

Nangong Wu ran up to her and saw her purplish-black lips and the black blood flowing from the wound on her arm. Her expression changed.

"Li Shuang, you've been poisoned!"

"That arrow was poisoned..." Li Shuang felt a little dizzy, but her mind was on her three children. "How is His Highness?"

"The child is alright." Nangong Wu quickly took out an antidote pill and gave it to her, then tied a tourniquet above the wound to prevent the poison from spreading.

"Sit down, I'll take care of the detoxification."

Li Shuang sat down only after hearing that the child was alright.

On both sides of the mountain, most of the men who ambushed them died, and a small number escaped.

Bei Chenyan knew the child wasn't in the car, so he ignored it. Seeing that Nangong Wu was unharmed, he went to check the bodies.

There were about two hundred people who ambushed them, leaving behind more than one hundred corpses.

Adelin led a dozen or so people from the Northern Regions over.

"Young Master Xiao, they are all from the Northern Region and the Serpent Spirit Society."

Bei Chenyan looked up at him. "You know they want to ambush us."

"It was my friends who told me. They discovered that these people were plotting with the Serpent Society." Adeline pointed to the dozen or so people following behind him. "I was afraid you were in danger, so I chased after them. Luckily, I made it in time."

Bei Chenyan glanced at those people, nodded slightly, put two fingers in his mouth, and whistled.

He knew all along that these assassins were from the Northern Region, and that he and Nangong Wu were capable of dealing with them, which is why he didn't send out his own people who were secretly following them.

A figure used his lightness skill to arrive at lightning speed, knelt on one knee, and said, "Young Master."

"Go and report this to the authorities," Bei Chenyan instructed.

"Yes!" The person left in a hurry.

Just then, a white horse came galloping from the road, neighing.

"You go see His Highness first!" Bei Chenyan leaped down the mountain, and after a few leaps, landed on the horse's back.

Adeline and the dozen or so men were all astonished by his lightning-fast and swift movements.

"I never expected there to be such a master here. His skill is simply divine. Could he also be taking those kinds of drugs like us?"

Adelin shook his head. "This is a divine skill cultivated through practice, but not everyone can reach such a level. This is the first time I've encountered such a master."

"That's amazing."

The people of the Northern Regions were astonished and their admiration for him grew spontaneously.

"Let me take you to see the princess first!"

At the foot of the mountain by the roadside, Nangong Wu saw that the blood flowing from Li Shuang's wound was already bright red, so she sprinkled some medicinal powder on it and took out gauze to bandage it.

"The toxic blood has been mostly eliminated! A few more days of antidote will do the trick."

"Your Highness, it's all my fault for being useless and only dragging you down," Li Shuang said with a guilty conscience.

She insisted on coming along, and ended up becoming a burden.

"Don't talk nonsense. If it weren't for you, who would drive the carriage for us?" Nangong Wu comforted her. "These assassins are from the Northern Region. You're already doing well to protect yourself."

Adeline and the dozen or so men stood at a distance, only approaching after seeing Nangong Wu bandage Li Shuang's wounds.

"Your Highness, Young Master Xiao has already sent someone to report to the authorities."

"Mmm." Nangong Wu hummed in response and helped Li Shuang up.

"Your arm is injured, go back to the palace and take good care of it."

"Your Highness, it's all because I'm so useless!" Li Shuang lowered her head in shame.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. The government officials will be here soon. You'll need to deal with these assassins, and then you can return to the capital." Nangong Wu took out some antidote for her.

"Please sit here and rest for a while."

The dozen or so people from the Northern Region stepped forward, placed their palms on their left chests, and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Your Highness!"

"Who are you...?"

Nangong Wu sized up these people. They were tall and strong, and all looked like Adelin. Their features were three-dimensional and deep, making them very recognizable. Each of them exuded a powerful aura.

"Your Highness, they are all my friends," Adeline introduced them. "I have persuaded them that they will not do bad things for money in the future."

Nangong Wu nodded, "It's good that you have this awareness, and thank you for helping me today. I will remember this kindness."

"Your Highness is too kind. We are happy to serve you," a man from the Northern Region said.

"Actually, we also want to open a shop and do legitimate business in the Western Yan Kingdom, but the people here ostracize us, and the government does not recognize us Northern Region people, so we have never had a way to do so."

"The government does not recognize you because our Western Yan Kingdom has no diplomatic relations with the Northern Region. Your entry into Western Yan Kingdom territory without permission is essentially illegal."

"That's absolutely right!"

Adeline and the dozen or so men all lowered their heads.

"But I've remembered your help today. We'll help you resolve this matter when we return," Nangong Wu said.

If these people from the northern regions are not properly settled, it may lead to even more trouble.

Upon hearing this, Adeline and the dozen or so men were overjoyed and immediately knelt down.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

They all knew that Nangong Wu held a position in the Western Yan Kingdom that was second only to the emperor. Even Emperor Mingde listened to her. With her intervention, they might be able to settle down in the Western Yan Kingdom and no longer have to live a life of constant wandering.

"Get up, all of you!" Nangong Wu nodded to them. "If you're not busy for the time being, I can hire you as guards in the Prince's mansion. The pay will be 30% higher than what you'd earn there. Are you willing?"

Since these people have pledged allegiance to her, she might as well let them help protect the Prince's Mansion.

She killed so many people from the Northern Regions and the Serpent Spirit Society, and those remnants are holding a grudge. They couldn't wait to make their move when they were only two hundred miles from the capital.

If they want to kill her, they will inevitably target her father as well.

Before she left, she had left enough guns and ammunition for the Flying Feather Guards, and she had also set up traps in the Emerald Courtyard according to the principles of Qimen Dunjia. There were also secret passages in the rooms so that her father could leave through the secret passages if there was any danger.

"We are willing!"

Adeline and the people of the North nodded in delight.

Seeing that they were willing, Nangong Wu instructed Li Shuang, "When we return to the palace, please make arrangements for them."

"Understood," Li Shuang replied.

Nangong Wu saw that Beichen Yan had found a horse and had already harnessed the carriage.

"We'll be going now." She nodded slightly to Li Shuang and Adeline, and walked towards the carriage.

"Your Highness, please be careful on your journey!" Li Shuang was very worried, mainly because there were three children, and the two of them simply couldn't manage them all.

"Don't worry, we'll be fine." Nangong Wu raised her hand and waved behind her.

"Let's go!" Bei Chenyan opened the car door for her.

After getting into the car, Nangong Wu said to him, "Our journey won't be peaceful. Have your men withdraw!"