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

Nangong Wu's expression also darkened upon hearing this. "Nangong Chengkun came looking for you?"

He's already so high-profile right after being named crown prince; he's clearly gotten carried away.

"No, not at all." Huo Jing shook his head. "Nangong Chengkun has been kept hidden since birth. Now that his identity can finally be revealed to the world, and he is only sixteen years old, it is inevitable that he will be a little spoiled."

Now that His Majesty has him by his side, he hopes his temperament can be changed.

As the three were talking, the old butler brought up the dishes.

"Let's have a meal first! You must be tired from your journey. Eat and get some rest. We can discuss things again tomorrow," Huo Jing said.

Granny Feng and Li Shuang had arrived sometime earlier and were guarding outside the door. Upon hearing Huo Jing's words, they both came in and took the child away.

Nangong Wu pushed Huo Jing to the table and looked at his leg, saying, "Father, in a few days, Feng Wushang will treat your leg."

"Okay." Huo Jing nodded. He had been drinking the herbal medicine prescribed by Feng Wushang and his health had recovered.

Feng Wushang also said that his leg could be completely cured.

The three sat down and ate their meal in silence.

After they finished their meal, Huo Jing let them leave.

"Then my daughter will go downstairs first!"

Nangong Wu and Beichen Yan took their leave.

Bei Chenyan wanted to escort Nangong Wu back to Zuimei Courtyard, but she refused, saying, "I can walk by myself, I don't need you to escort me."

They just got back and know he has a lot to do.

Bei Chenyan stopped in his tracks. "Alright, I'll go see the children again tomorrow."

Nangong Wu remained noncommittal, waving her hand behind her, "Good night."

Bei Chenyan watched her walk away, but then turned around and went back to the Emerald Courtyard.

When Huo Jing saw him return, he waved for the old steward and servant to leave.

The old steward understood, took the servant out, and closed the door after Bei Chenyan entered the room.

"Your Highness," Bei Chenyan bowed to Huo Jing.

"Your Highness, please sit down before we speak!" Huo Jing gestured for him to sit down.

"Yes." Bei Chenyan sat down in the lower seat, hesitated for a moment, and then told him everything that had happened during his trip with Nangong Wu.

After listening to him finish speaking, Huo Jing remained silent for a long time.

Bei Chenyan thought he was worried, so he reassured him, "Your Highness need not worry, the princess can protect herself perfectly well."

"I never expected Ling Yangzi of Changyang Temple to have such great ambitions." Huo Jing was worried that the people of Changyang Temple would retaliate against their Western Yan Kingdom.

"You don't know this, but after you left, the Prince's Mansion was attacked twice. Those assassins were very skilled. Fortunately, the weapons left by Wuwu and the dozen or so people from the Northern Region saved the Prince's Mansion. Only two people were killed. Li Cheng examined the bodies but couldn't identify them."

"Damn it!" Bei Chenyan's face also darkened. "Someone who can't even kill the people of the Northern Region is very likely someone sent by Ling Yangzi."

"If Ling Yangzi wants to become the overlord of this world, then the world will inevitably descend into chaos one day." Huo Jing's eyes revealed deep worry.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely protect the Princess and the three children." Bei Chenyan believed that with his martial arts skills and Nangong Wu's weapons, the people from Changyang Temple would not be able to harm them in the slightest.

"Your Highness, you and Wuwu have been together for so long, but it seems that your relationship has not progressed."

"Since Wuwu doesn't want to marry you, then you should go back to Nanqi!" Huo Jing advised him to give up.

"I won't give up," Bei Chenyan said firmly. "All three children are mine, and I will not abandon my children."

"But you are the Crown Prince of Nanqi, the future emperor, while Wuwu is my only daughter. She is to inherit everything in the royal palace, and it is impossible for me to let her marry into your Nanqi Kingdom."

"And you are the crown prince of a nation, what woman can't you have? In the future, with three thousand beauties in the harem, my daughter will never compete with thousands of women for one man," Huo Jing said.

If the Zhou family hadn't already disappeared, he would have carried a large knife and stormed into the Zhou family even with his leg broken.

"I will not marry another woman! Otherwise, I wouldn't only have Nangong Wu as my woman until now."

"After I've dealt with some things, I'll be honest with Nangong Wu about everything. All I want is for her to be my Crown Princess. As for the Prince's Mansion..." Bei Chen Yan paused here.

"Since Yu'er is already the heir of the Prince of Zhenyuan, let him inherit everything from the Prince's mansion." He felt this was a perfect solution.

"Your Highness, it's too early to draw conclusions about inheriting the Prince's Mansion. Your son, Nangong Xiao, is still alive, and I will use all my resources to find him."

"If I can bring Nangong Xiao back, I hope you will agree to let Nangong Wu marry me."

"What good would my agreement do?" Huo Jing glanced at him. "If you can find Nangong Xiao and Wuwu is willing to marry you, then I will naturally have no objection."

"I, the Crown Prince, will definitely make Nangong Wu willing to marry me." Bei Chenyan was very confident in himself.

He stood up, cupped his hands in farewell, and said, "I'll go check now. We've been gone for almost a month; perhaps we'll have news by then."

"Then let's go!" Huo Jing's heart was also filled with hope upon hearing his words.

His son might be found.

After leaving the Emerald Courtyard, Bei Chenyan left the Prince's Mansion and headed straight for the Jishun Inn.

He pushed open the door to the same private room and saw Qi Ziyang sitting there, seemingly waiting for him.

When Qi Ziyang saw him, he leaned back and said, "Hey! Your Highness is here. It's so late. I thought you weren't coming."

Bei Chenyan glanced at him indifferently, sat down in the chair opposite him, and asked, "Speak! What news do you have?"

"What other news could there be? The fact that Princess Runing, along with her male concubine, wreaked havoc in the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty has already spread throughout the world." Qi Ziyang looked at him with an interested expression.

"Stop with the nonsense, I'm asking about Nangong Xiao's whereabouts," Bei Chenyan said.

"Not yet." Qi Ziyang's smile faded, he stood up, and took out several secret letters from a drawer.

"This is a letter from the capital of the Southern Qi Kingdom, ordering you to return, or you will lose your position as crown prince."

Bei Chenyan looked at the letters with a somber expression, but still took them and opened them.

Qi Ziyang sighed softly, "Her Majesty the Empress wants you to marry that noble lady, it's for your own good."

"For my own good? For my own good, you poisoned me like that?" Bei Chenyan's voice was filled with murderous intent. "That woman, I will kill her sooner or later."

"You can't just hide forever and never go back, can you? And! Didn't you say that the three children Nangong Wu gave birth to are yours? You have to let the three children recognize their ancestors and return to the family!" Qi Ziyang was speechless.

"Once we find Nangong Xiao and the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion has an heir, I will go back to ask my father for permission to marry Nangong Wu, so that the three children can be recognized as ancestors and listed in the royal genealogy, thus putting an end to that woman's thoughts." Bei Chenyan's voice was deep and cold.