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

"If you encounter an ambush on the road, there's no need to leave any survivors," Nangong Wu instructed him. "If necessary, you can spend some money to hire someone to deliver the heads to the Eastern Palace."

She wanted to let Nangong Chengkun know that just because Emperor Mingde spoils him, he can do whatever he wants.

"Yes," Li Zhan replied.

"It's getting late, you should get some rest." Bei Chenyan stood up and left with Li Zhan.

Nangong Wu got up and walked to the door, watching them fly away, disappearing into the night with a few leaps.

She closed the door and used her mind to retrieve some ammunition from her spatial storage so that they could take it away the next day.

The next day.

Nangong Wu went to see her father, hoping to have a proper discussion with him about matters of state.

Upon arriving at the Jade Courtyard, they found Bei Chenyan there, playing chess with Huo Jing.

"Why are you here so early?"

This guy is the head of a dignified pavilion, how come he doesn't have anything to do all day?

Bei Chenyan turned to look at her. "I'm fine, so I came early to play chess with the prince."

Huo Jing is his future father-in-law, and now is the time when he needs someone to be by his side to show filial piety, so he has to make a good impression.

"Whatever!" Nangong Wu ignored him and sat down next to Huo Jing.

Seeing that she wasn't holding the child, Huo Jing asked, "Where's the baby? Why did you come here by yourself?"

"Father, last night, King Li and King Mu came to see me..." Nangong Wu briefly recounted to him that Nangong Yi and Nangong Heng had come to see her.

After hearing what she said, Huo Jing's smile vanished instantly.

Nangong Wu continued, "Father, if Nangong Chengkun were to ascend the throne, he would surely become a tyrant who would not even tolerate his own siblings, let alone our Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion. He would also destroy the entire Western Yan Kingdom. We must think of a way."

"So what do you want to do?" Huo Jing asked her.

"I came up with two ideas. One is to ask Emperor Mingde for a fiefdom, far away from the capital, so that I can stay out of the affairs of the court."

"Secondly, kill Nangong Chengkun. Any prince who becomes the crown prince would be better than this freak." Nangong Wu came up with two ideas.

Choosing the first option is the escapist approach. You can build your own city on your own territory and, as long as there is no war, you can stay out of the world.

Huo Jing pondered for a moment before speaking, "His Majesty is in his prime, and the empire is not yet in the hands of the Crown Prince. It is too early to draw conclusions now."

Let's wait and see! Given time, His Majesty might realize that the Crown Prince is not a suitable heir. If His Majesty continues to indulge the Crown Prince, the empire will surely descend into chaos. We'll then make our own plans."

"Then I'll listen to my father and wait and see," Nangong Wu nodded.

No matter what, she would never let anyone hurt them, not even if it meant causing a huge upheaval.

***************

Time flies, and more than four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Drunken Plum Courtyard.

"Father!" Nangong Xi cried out in delight when she saw Beichen Yan walk into Zuimei Courtyard and ran over to him.

"Xi'er." Bei Chenyan squatted down and opened his arms to catch his daughter.

"Daddy, you've been gone for so long and you're only just coming back. I missed you so much." Nangong Xi snuggled her fluffy head into his arms.

"It's all Daddy's fault. I came back to hug Xi'er as soon as I finished my business!" Bei Chenyan kissed her little face affectionately.

"Daddy, I want a hug too!" Nangong Jue ran out as well.

"Alright, Daddy will hold Jue'er too." Bei Chenyan smiled and picked up both children, one in each arm.

Four years and two months have passed, and the three children are now four and a half years old. They are extremely beautiful, like lucky dolls.

"Father, you've been gone for two months this time." Nangong Jue counted the days on his fingers for him.

"No, you're wrong," Nangong Xi retorted. "It's sixty-eight days."

"Yes, Xi'er is right. Father has been gone for sixty-eight days. Do you miss Father?" Bei Chenyan asked the two children with a smile.

"think."

The two children spoke in unison.

"Xi'er misses Daddy the most, much more than Nangong Jue." Nangong Xi wrapped her little arms around his neck.

"Yes, Xi'er misses her father the most." Bei Chenyan carried the two children and strode into the main room.

Nangong Wu was teaching three children to write. When she saw Beichen Yan return, Nangong Jue and Nangong Xi ran out, but Nangong Yu remained sitting there, his back straight and motionless.

"You're back!" Nangong Wu glanced at the man.

More than four years have passed, and Bei Chenyan still lives in the palace as her male concubine.

For the past four years, he has taken a long trip every year, sometimes for a month, sometimes for two months. This time, he has been away for the longest time, almost seventy days. The children miss him dearly.

"Mm." Bei Chenyan sat down next to her, with the two children sitting on his lap, one on each side.

He looked at Yu'er, who looked most like his eldest son and had the most composed personality, like a little adult.

The three children, born of the same mother, look alike but have very different personalities. Jue'er is cheerful and active, with a harmless smile, but she loves to play pranks on people.

Xi'er still cries the most and has a somewhat domineering personality.

"Father." Nangong Yu looked up and called out to him.

"Good boy, Yu'er." Bei Chenyan reached out a hand and rubbed the top of his head.

This son spoke the least, but he was also the most obedient.

"Daddy, I want to eat candied hawthorns!" Nangong Xi snuggled in his arms, "You said you'd bring me candied hawthorns when you came back."

"No candy allowed." Nangong Wu glared at her. "You've already ruined one of your teeth. If you eat any more candy, I'll pull it out."

"Mommy's so mean, I don't want to like her anymore." Nangong Xi nestled in Bei Chenyan's arms, her face full of grievance.

"Your mother is right, eating too much sugar will ruin your teeth." Bei Chenyan took out a package from his pocket, opened it, and revealed three exquisitely carved little wooden horses.

"Little horse!" Nangong Xi exclaimed in delight, taking one.

"I want one too." Nangong Jue got off his lap and took a small wooden horse as well.

"They already have mountains of toys, and they're scattered everywhere. Why are you still buying them more?" Nangong Wu said.

"This thing isn't worth much money, the main thing is that the kids like it." Bei Chenyan placed a rocking horse in front of Nangong Yu. "Yu'er, this is for you."

Nangong Yu accepted it with both hands, "Thank you, Father."

"Good children, that's all for today. You can go play for a while. Your mother and father have something to talk about," Nangong Wu said to the three children.

"Okay." Hearing that they could go play, the three children happily ran out.

"What did you gain from this trip?" Nangong Wu asked.

"I have received confirmed information that Changyang Temple has opened its gates and announced that it will hold a martial arts tournament in half a month."

Nangong Wu sneered, "Four years have passed, and that mountain gate is finally about to open."

Since Changyang Temple closed its gates more than four years ago, no martial arts tournament has been held in the martial arts world.