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

At 9 PM, Nangong Wu finished washing up and entered her spatial dimension. She sat cross-legged in the training room, preparing to practice her internal energy according to the techniques taught by Beichen Yan.

Just then, Li Zhan's voice came in, "Princess, are you already asleep?"

Nangong Wu stood up, and her thoughts left the space again.

The fact that Li Zhan came to see me at this time must mean something important.

She opened the door and saw three people standing outside, two of whom were people she didn't expect.

"King Li, King Mu? What brings you here?"

Nangong Yi and Nangong Heng were both dressed casually, presumably because they didn't want anyone to know they were there.

"Sister of the Prince of Runing..." Nangong Heng's eyes immediately reddened when he saw her. "You should have already heard about how Father Emperor banished us from the capital."

"Come in and let's talk!" Nangong Wu turned around and invited them all into the house.

After the two of them sat down, she spoke: "I have indeed heard about what happened between you, but given your current situation, going to the fiefdom might not be a bad thing."

The crown prince didn't even spare a six-year-old child; now it's time to deal with them.

"Sister of Prince Runing, Father is so biased!" Nangong Heng was truly devastated, looking listless like a blade of grass struck by frost.

"You have no idea how treacherous and vicious that Nangong Chengkun is behind the scenes, but Father Emperor just listens to him blindly and won't listen to our explanations at all. He just wants to send us away with a single imperial edict." He started crying as he spoke.

"Nangong Chengkun is afraid that we will compete with him for the throne, so he wants to wipe us out." Nangong Yi's face was gloomy.

He thought that with Nangong Xun dead, he had the best chance of becoming the crown prince, but he didn't expect that his father had already chosen the crown prince.

I feel like he's a complete joke right now.

"So, what do you want me to do?" Nangong Wu looked at them.

"Since it was the Emperor's uncle who made the decision and has already issued an imperial decree, and he wants me to persuade him to let you stay, I'm afraid I'm powerless to do so."

"We know we didn't come to you wanting to stay," Nangong Heng said, wiping away his tears.

"Nangong Chengkun's methods are even more ruthless and vicious than Nangong Xun's. He killed Lao Ba. He even made some harsh remarks to us in private, saying that he would definitely kill us. He will probably ambush us on our way to our fiefdom."

Nangong Wu's gaze turned cold upon hearing his words.

She felt that Nangong Chengkun's mentality was somewhat abnormal, even twisted. He was not even seventeen years old, yet his mind was so vicious.

He was the legitimate son of Emperor Mingde, but he could only grow up in the royal villa, like a child who could not see the light of day, which caused resentment and distortion in his mind.

"So, we've come to ask for your help." Nangong Yi picked up where Nangong Heng left off. "I know you have powerful weapons, and I'd like you to send a few men to escort us to our fiefdom. We'll reward you handsomely."

"Okay." Nangong Wu agreed. This time, she wanted to see just how capable this crown prince really was.

King Li and King Mu visibly breathed a sigh of relief when she agreed.

"I knew the Princess of Runing would help us," Nangong Heng said.

"When are you leaving?" Nangong Wu asked them. "And where have your fiefdoms been assigned?"

"There's a lot of stuff. We'll pack for another day tomorrow and leave early the day after tomorrow." Nangong Yi's expression darkened further when he mentioned his fiefdom. "My fiefdom is in Daling Prefecture."

"Daling Prefecture!" Nangong Wu had heard of this place name before.

That was when they were returning from Beichuan, and they stopped there for an hour.

Daling Prefecture is located in the northwest of the Western Yan Kingdom, bordering the Northern Di Kingdom. It is the coldest, most remote, and most desolate place in the Western Yan Kingdom.

Emperor Mingde was truly ruthless. For the sake of the crown prince, he actually sent another son to that place, which was almost like exile.

"I'm also leaving the day after tomorrow. My fiefdom is in Hailong City, bordering the Southern Qi Kingdom." Nangong Heng's face was also filled with anger.

"Sister of Prince Runing, you have no idea how despicable that Nangong Chengkun is. Father has already ordered us to leave, but he actually sent people to keep an eye on us and humiliate us."

"I understand!" Nangong Wu nodded to them. "Pack your things and leave. My people will protect you secretly."

Having received her confirmation, Nangong Yi and Nangong Heng both stood up and bowed to her.

"Thank you very much, Princess Runing!"

"I accept your thanks." Nangong Wu nodded slightly. "I won't see you off the day after tomorrow. I wish you a safe journey."

"Sister of the Prince of Runing, I don't know if we will ever meet again after this farewell. If I can make it to Hailong City alive, I will always remember your kindness." Nangong Heng said, and then started crying again.

"I won't say any more thanks, we'll take our leave!" Nangong Yi nodded to her, then took Nangong Heng's hand and left.

They left the battlefield and sent them away.

As Nangong Wu watched their departing figures, she felt a pang of unease in her heart.

If they don't leave, they'll die at the hands of the Crown Prince sooner or later.

Suddenly, a figure flew down to the door and landed silently.

Instinctively, a pistol immediately appeared in Nangong Wu's hand.

"It's me." Bei Chenyan turned around and walked into the house.

"It's so late, why are you still here?" Nangong Wu mentally put away the gun.

"I knew these two were here, so I came to check on them." Bei Chenyan said as he walked over and sat down next to her. "This Nangong Chengkun is much more ruthless than Nangong Xun! Even though Prince Li and Prince Mu have some influence, they were forced to this point."

"It's not that the Crown Prince is so ruthless, but that Emperor Mingde's heart is biased towards the Crown Prince." Nangong Wu's lips curled into a cold smile.

She knew Emperor Mingde's thoughts: he wanted to drive away all the adult princes so that he could leave the court to the crown prince.

"So you really want to escort them to their fiefdom?" Bei Chenyan asked her.

"Hmm." Nangong Wu nodded. "First, I don't want this crown prince to have it too easy; second, I want to test him and see how capable he really is."

"You don't have many men under your command, so let my men go!" Bei Chenyan said.

The Prince's Palace only has fifty Flying Feather Guards, and Li Cheng and Li Shuang have just gotten married, so it's impossible to send them.

"No need!" Nangong Wu said calmly. "My people are more about quality than quantity. With you and me in the palace, what do we have to fear from those few assassins?"

The members of the Wujian Pavilion only fight with real swords and spears, so casualties are inevitable.

"That's true." Bei Chenyan smiled. "I was overthinking it."

Just then, Li Zhan returned and asked as soon as he entered, "Your Highness, who would you like to send to escort King Li and King Mu?"

"You go yourself!" Nangong Wu thought for a moment, "And send Adelin too. You and he each take five Northern Region people and five Flying Feather Guards, and make sure you bring enough ammunition."

"Understood, I'll go find Adeline now."