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

"Isn't this obvious?" The assassin gave a weak smile.

"You're still laughing? Aren't you afraid I'll capture you and demand a reward?" Nangong Wu walked up to the assassin.

Dressed in all black, the sword wound to his right chest was quite severe, his clothes soaked in blood.

"You actually dared to assassinate the Second Prince of the current dynasty? You're quite capable, aren't you?"

The assassin didn't speak, but struggled to his feet, intending to leave.

"Hey, I can save you," Nangong Wu called out to him.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. This person must have some deep-seated hatred for Nangong Xun, otherwise he wouldn't risk assassinating him in broad daylight.

"You?" The assassin's eyes were filled with suspicion.

"With injuries this severe, you can't possibly escape Nangong Xun's guards. You have no choice but to trust me, otherwise you'll surely die once you leave this restaurant." Nangong Wu helped him up. "Let me stop the bleeding first."

This person dared to assassinate Nangong Xun, so he must have some real skill. Saving him might allow us to bring him into our camp.

The assassin listened to her and didn't leave, but his eyes remained wary.

"Rip..." Nangong Wu ripped open the man's clothes, revealing a large expanse of his chest, where a wound on his upper right chest was still bleeding.

"..." The assassin's ears turned red.

Nangong Wu examined his wound. "The wound is about two inches long and a bit deep. Fortunately, it didn't damage his lungs, but it needs to be stitched up."

"Suturing? You know medicine?" The assassin looked at her in surprise. "If you know medicine, why did you leave such a large scar on your face?"

Nangong Wu did not answer him, focusing on healing her injuries.

Upon hearing that Nangong Xun's men had reached the second floor, he quickened his pace, stopping the bleeding, applying anesthesia, and then cleaning and suturing the wound.

The assassin's eyes darkened as he watched her swift movements.

Nangong Xun's men quickly found their way to the third floor, but were stopped at the stairwell by Li Cheng. "The third floor is not open to the public for the time being. No unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter."

"We are guards from Prince Rui's residence, ordered to arrest criminals of the imperial court." One of the guards took out a token and held it in front of him. "Get out of the way immediately, or you will be treated as harboring criminals."

Li Cheng stood still. "I've been standing here the whole time. No outsiders have come up. Please look elsewhere."

"How dare you! The Prince Rui's mansion is conducting a case, and you, a mere guard, dare to obstruct it?" The guard roared, pointing his long sword directly at him.

Li Cheng placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, his gaze icy. "This is the Zhenyuan Prince's Restaurant. Princess Runing is dining here. Anyone who dares to trespass will be killed without mercy!"

Just as tensions were about to rise, Nangong Xun arrived, saying, "Who dares to stop my men?"

"Your Highness," the guards bowed to him, "this is the man who stopped us from searching."

Just then, the door to the private room opened, and Nangong Wu came out. "Nangong Xun, what's wrong with you coming here?"

When Nangong Xun saw her, his sinister eyes flashed with murderous intent. "Nangong Wu, I heard you've been making quite a splash lately, quite the showman."

"How can you compare to Prince Rui? You've spent so much of my trading company's silver in the last two years, and it seems you're getting a little closer to the position of Crown Prince," Nangong Wu mocked.

"Nangong Wu, don't be ungrateful. I am the eldest son of the Emperor and the person he values ​​most. The position of Crown Prince will be mine sooner or later. If you continue to go against me, have you thought about the consequences?" Nangong Xun threatened her.

"Really? I'm so scared!" Nangong Wu said, feigning fear, but her face was full of disdain. "Li Cheng, let them search. If they dare to damage anything, make them pay for it."

After she finished speaking, she turned and went back to the private room.

Letting them in to search was a deliberate act, allowing them to see the assassin but not recognize him.

In the private room, the assassin had changed into the robes his father had left behind and was sitting at the table with his young daughter, eating elegantly.

Nangong Xun walked in and saw this scene.

He raised his hand, and several guards began searching the private room.

"Is this child your illegitimate son?"

"If you can't speak properly, then shut up." Nangong Wu glared at him.

"Your affair and the secret pregnancy are common knowledge. Do you think I can cover up your shameful deeds by not telling anyone?" Nangong Xun walked up to the assassin, his venomous eyes scrutinizing him from head to toe.

"This person is your lover..."

"Slap!" Nangong Xun's face was slapped to the side.

"Nangong Xun, I've put up with you for a long time." Nangong Wu flexed her wrists.

This body is still too weak; even with all my strength, I couldn't knock out his teeth.

"Your Highness!" The guards of Prince Rui's mansion were shocked and rushed over to surround Nangong Wu.

"Nangong Wu, how dare you hit me?" Nangong Xun's eyes flashed with malice.

This was the first time in his life he had been humiliated, and he was absolutely furious.

"There's no one here. Get out now and don't disturb my meal." Nangong Wu sat down at the table, and Li Cheng stepped back behind her.

The assassin placed a piece of fish in her bowl. "Princess, don't get angry over people who are not related to you. After you finish eating, take our child back to the manor."

"Cough cough..." Nangong Wu almost choked on her own saliva.

Nangong Xun gritted his teeth, "Guards! These two men attempted to assassinate me! Chop them both up!"

With this woman dead, all the properties under the Huo family and the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion will belong to him.

"The Flying Feather Guards are here! Let's see who dares to lay a hand on us!" A furious shout came from the doorway.

Li Feng arrived with more than a dozen people, and Li Shuang was also there. The two groups faced off.

Upon hearing that it was the Flying Feather Guard, the guards of Prince Rui's mansion involuntarily took a step back.

Nangong Wu took a small sip of soup from her bowl before speaking:

"Nangong Xun, I've already promised to donate 300,000 taels of silver to my Imperial Uncle. If he knew you were here threatening to kill me, I wonder what he would think?"

"What did you say? Three hundred thousand taels of silver?" A glint of light flashed in Nangong Xun's eyes.

How could Shangtonghao actually come up with 300,000 taels of silver?

"That's right." Nangong Wu took out an account book and threw it at him.

"Nangong Xun, you've formed cliques for personal gain and harbored wolfish ambitions. In just two years, you've taken over 520,000 taels of silver from Huo's Trading Company. Go back and think carefully about how you're going to repay me such a large sum!"

Nangong Xun stared coldly at the account books that had fallen to the ground.

He hadn't expected that his men would borrow so much money.

But no matter how much he borrowed, he never thought about paying it back.

"Prince Rui, our princess does not welcome you. Please leave!" Li Feng issued an order to leave.

The ruthless light in Nangong Xun's eyes was almost tangible; he wished he could tear Nangong Wu to pieces.

"This man is the assassin. Take him away." He pointed at the assassin.

"Let's see who dares!" Nangong Wu drew a dagger. "Nangong Xun, I just killed Liu Xiu and Ming Tianheng today. Do you think your men can defeat the Flying Feather Guards?"

This is a blatant threat.

Nangong Xun gritted his teeth in hatred, but the people here were all Flying Feather Guards, and his men were no match for them.

"Very good. That little girl who used to always follow me around has finally grown up and become independent."

"People always change." Nangong Wu looked directly at him. "Just like you, you used to always come to the Prince's Mansion to ask your mother for advice, but now you've grown up and become independent."

"Let's go!" Nangong Xun gave her one last deep look before turning and leaving.