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

"I'll go out and wait first." Bei Chenyan left when he saw that she was almost done.

Because this opening can only accommodate one person at a time, it would take longer for two people to walk together.

Just as Nangong Wu set the timer for the bomb, the guards rushed into the outer warehouse.

"Oh no! Thieves have broken into the warehouse and stolen everything!"

"Catch the thief!"

"Someone come here! Quickly report to the Minister of Revenue..."

Nangong Wu sneered inwardly upon hearing this, then turned and left.

This was the first grand gift she presented to the Eastern Jin Emperor, and she hoped he would like it.

Bei Chenyan was waiting outside the cave. When he saw her come out, he grabbed her and pulled her out, taking her away from there.

As they reached the bend in the secret passage, Nangong Wu grabbed his arm.

"Wait a minute."

"If we don't leave now, it will be too late." Bei Chenyan didn't know how she calculated the time, but he knew that three minutes was a very short time, just a snap of the fingers.

"Blow up this secret passage." Nangong Wu mentally produced two grenades and pulled the pins.

At that moment, the guards inside also discovered the blasted opening. "Damn it, someone dug a hole here! Quick, give chase..."

Nangong Wu threw two grenades in, then grabbed Bei Chenyan's hand and ran back.

"Hurry up and go."

"Bang..." The loud explosion drowned out the screams inside.

The entire secret passage was shaken, and dust fell from the ceiling and walls.

Bei Chenyan carried Nangong Wu and walked quickly, still able to feel the scorching heat wave behind him.

Then, three minutes later, an even louder explosion rang out.

"Boom—"

The entire secret passage shook violently, and cracks appeared in the bluestone slabs on the walls.

Bei Chenyan used his lightness skill to its fullest extent and quickly returned to the entrance of the house.

He stopped.

Thick smoke billowed from the secret passage, and the air was filled with the strong smell of gunpowder.

Nangong Wu looked around and asked, "Should we blow this place up too?"

Since Cao Li has already given up on this place, there is no need to keep the entrance to this secret passage any longer.

"No!" Bei Chenyan shook his head. "This secret passage leads to the palace. Perhaps we can use it again."

Nangong Wu paused for a moment, "You mean you want to enter the Eastern Jin Dynasty's palace from here?"

She looked into the depths of the secret passage.

They only destroyed the section of the secret passage that Cao Li had dug. Although the original passage was damaged, it was still passable.

"Hmm." Bei Chenyan also looked into the depths of the secret passage.

"Your time bomb was enough to destroy the entire vault, including the soldiers who came in. They're all buried underneath. People outside have no idea how we got into the warehouse, so this secret passage is safe for now."

"Okay." Nangong Wu checked the time; it was already four in the morning.

"It's already past half past Yin time, let's go back first and come back tomorrow night."

The two exited the secret passage.

Bei Chenyan turned the vase to close the hole, and the two left the small house.

Cao Li did not return to the Ministry of Revenue, so the people of the Eastern Jin Dynasty would only assume that he had also died in the warehouse.

Chaos erupted in the imperial city, with shouts and commotion filling the air.

It's only two streets away from the Ministry of Revenue, and you can see the thick smoke rising from there.

Bei Chenyan carried Nangong Wu and used his lightness skill to quickly return to Yongxing Inn, landing on the roof.

"Let's watch the excitement for a while before we leave."

This inn has four floors, offering a panoramic view of the entire imperial city.

Countless torches were lit at the Ministry of Revenue, and shadowy figures moved about in the firelight.

The guards in the imperial city, carrying torches, also ran from various places toward the Ministry of Revenue.

Nangong Wu yawned widely, "Now the old emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty won't be able to sleep. It's time for us to get a good night's sleep."

"Okay, let's go to sleep." Bei Chenyan led her back to the inn.

They went to Bei Chenyan's room first.

Nangong Wu took out a thousand taels of gold from her spatial storage and placed it on the table. "This gold is for your subordinates."

She had intended to give Cao Li some as well, but since they had fled the city, it was inconvenient to carry gold with them; silver notes were the most convenient, but she only had silver notes from the Western Yan Kingdom.

"Alright, I'll thank them on their behalf." This time, Bei Chenyan didn't refuse.

"That's all for tonight. We can talk about anything after I've had enough sleep." Nangong Wu yawned again and walked out of the room. "I won't sleep in the room. Don't worry if anyone comes to search."

Back in her room, she didn't close the door before going straight into the spatial dimension.

As dawn broke, just as they had guessed, the Eastern Jin emperor was furious upon hearing that the silver treasury had been bombed and hundreds of people had been killed or injured. He ordered the imperial city to be sealed off and mobilized all the imperial guards to search for the thieves.

While half asleep, Nangong Wu vaguely heard someone searching the inn, but she only turned over and continued sleeping.

As for Bei Chenyan, she has even less to worry about.

She slept soundly until noon before waking up, only to be woken up by hunger.

After washing up, I came out of the space and found that the room had been ransacked and things were scattered everywhere. No one from the inn came to clean it up.

She opened the window and looked out. She saw that there were no pedestrians on the street except for the soldiers searching everywhere, and all the shops were closed.

"Very good, this is just the beginning." Nangong Wu closed the window again, ignoring the things in the room, and went to check on Bei Chenyan first.

She raised her hand to knock on the door, but the door was opened at that moment, and Bei Chenyan appeared in front of her in a black robe.

"I'm awake!"

"I was woken up by hunger." Nangong Wu smiled at him.

"I knew you'd be hungry, so I've already had someone prepare a meal." Bei Chenyan stepped aside to let her in.

Nangong Wu entered the room and saw two food boxes on the table.

Why don't you eat first?

"I'll wait for you to come with me." Bei Chenyan walked to the table, took out the dishes from the food box, and set them out one by one.

Seeing that the food was still steaming, Nangong Wu guessed it had just been served. "Thanks!"

Looking at her complexion, Bei Chenyan said, "It seems you slept well."

"I've always slept very well." Nangong Wu glanced at him as well. "What about you? You didn't sleep much, did you? Were you disturbed?"

Seeing my room ransacked like that, I suppose the Eastern Jin Emperor was truly enraged. He didn't do anything to you, did he?

"We can talk about these things after we finish eating." Bei Chenyan picked up his chopsticks and served her food.

Nangong Wu looked at the dishes, which were exquisitely prepared, but the cooking methods were completely different from yesterday's. "These dishes... could they have changed chefs?"

She said it in a statement of fact.

"You didn't eat much for dinner last night, so it must not have suited your taste. I had them change the chef to someone from the Western Yan Kingdom," Bei Chenyan said.

"Actually, there was no need for that." Nangong Wu felt a little guilty. She hadn't expected that just because she hadn't eaten much last night, this girl would replace the chef.

"I slept all afternoon yesterday and wasn't very hungry, so I ate less tonight. You don't need to do that."