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

"Princess Runing!" A man dressed in short clothes walked up to Nangong Wu and bowed.

"You are a heroine who rid the people of evil; we misunderstood you before! I apologize to you."

"Princess Runing, I also apologize to you." A man in white stepped forward and bowed to her.

"A few years ago, you killed tens of thousands of people in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. We all thought you were a person who indiscriminately killed innocent people. Now that we think about it, there must have been some reason why you did it."

"Yes, that's what I used to think too, I'm really sorry," someone echoed, asking:

"Princess Runing, could you please tell us, did you bomb the Eastern Jin Emperor's palace back then to avenge your mother? If that's the case, it involved tens of thousands of innocent lives, and the methods were far too cruel."

"Hey! Li Dazhu, I don't like hearing you say that." Someone retorted.

"The Western Yan and the Eastern Jin emperors were never on good terms, and there had been disputes for a century. If the princess hadn't killed the Eastern Jin emperor, the Eastern Jin army would have kept provoking trouble. Just think about it, how many tens of thousands of people would have died in more than four years of war?"

"I..." The person was speechless. "I was just asking."

"You must be from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, right?" Nangong Wu recognized the man's accent and knew he was from the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

"Yes..." The person lowered their head.

"That's a good question." Nangong Wu nodded, her gaze sweeping over the people around her. "Many people probably think I was ruthless because of what happened a few years ago, but I have never regretted what I did."

Upon hearing this, the surroundings fell silent.

"As everyone knows, the Eastern Jin Dynasty has always wanted to invade the territory of my Western Yan Dynasty, and my mother was a general who guarded the border and shouldered the great responsibility of protecting the country."

However, the King of Wu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was a warmonger. He secretly bribed the deputy general by my mother's side, and they plotted to kill her and 50,000 soldiers. As her son, I must avenge the murder of my mother!

But this was a border war, not something that would make me risk traveling to the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to seek revenge.

It is because more than four years ago, this princess intercepted a secret report from the Emperor of Eastern Jin and the King of Wu. They sent ministers to the Northern Di Kingdom and the Southern Qi Kingdom to persuade them to form an alliance to attack my Western Yan Kingdom in order to divide my Western Yan Kingdom's territory.

If their treacherous scheme succeeds, our Western Yan Kingdom will suffer immense devastation. Imagine if this happened to you, what would you do? Would you stand by and watch your country perish and your loved ones die at the hands of the enemy?

"If it were me, I certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait to die. It was the Eastern Jin Emperor and the King of Wu who were insatiable in their greed, always thinking of harming people. They deserved to die!"

"Yes! That's exactly what I think! I, Nangong Wu, will never let these three countries divide up my country, nor let their swords slaughter the people of my Western Yan Kingdom!"

After Nangong Wu finished speaking, she took out the secret letters that she had intercepted from the Eastern Jin Emperor and the King of Wu to the Southern Qi Emperor and the Northern Di Emperor, and showed them to Master Wuyan and the leaders of those sects.

"Master, fellow sect leaders, please take a look. The Emperor of Eastern Jin and the King of Wu want to destroy my Western Yan Kingdom in order to satisfy their own ambitions."

"So that's how it is! That Emperor of Eastern Jin and the King of Wu truly deserve to die!" The man in white was also indignant. "Princess Runing, you did the right thing."

"The Eastern Jin emperor was truly insatiable; if he and the King of Wu hadn't been killed, who knows how many more people would have died in the world."

Those around them were also furious when they learned the truth.

These people come from various countries. If war breaks out among the four major powers, the whole world will be in chaos, which would be a great disaster for ordinary people.

Master Wuyan and several sect leaders read the secret letters, shook their heads without making any comments, and returned the letters to Nangong Wu.

Nangong Wu continued, "I would also like to tell you something else. Ling Yangzi is very ambitious. His tentacles have already reached into the royal families of various countries, and he is interfering in the affairs of their courts, intending to dominate the world."

"Is that really true?"

A murmur arose from the surrounding crowd.

"Princess Runing, do you have any evidence for this?" someone asked him.

"There is no evidence." Nangong Wu shook her head. "This princess just wants to remind everyone, because Xuan Qingzi is the best example."

Several years ago, Xuan Qingzi, as the Grand Preceptor of the Western Yan Kingdom, spread rumors and participated in a rebellion, and I killed him!

"That's right. I am a citizen of the Western Yan Kingdom. More than four years ago, Xuan Qingzi participated in the Rui Wang Party's rebellion, intending to kill His Majesty. Afterwards, His Majesty issued an edict announcing Xuan Qingzi's crimes."

Many people's expressions changed upon hearing this.

Because now, apart from the Western Yan Kingdom, the national advisors of every other country come from Changyang Temple, and they are all highly regarded by the emperors of their respective countries.

But they were all江湖人 (jianghu people, people of the martial arts world), and it was none of their business to worry about the affairs of the imperial court.

"Princess Runing." Master Wuyan clasped his hands together in greeting to Nangong Wu, "Since there is nothing more to do here, this old monk will take his leave now!"

As for Ling Yangzi, Wanfo Temple will also send people to hunt him down and rid the people of this scourge.

"Then please, Master!" Nangong Wu raised her hand.

"Amitabha!" Master Wuyan chanted a Buddhist prayer, then turned and left.

Seeing him leave like that, some people followed him.

"Let's go! Let's go too."

"The martial arts tournament can't be held now. Let's go back now to avoid retaliation from the Changyang Temple..."

Before long, the tens of thousands of onlookers dispersed.

"Princess, Young Master Xiao, what should we do with these women?" Mei Wuchen asked.

Upon hearing this, the women knelt down before Nangong Wu again, pleading, "Your Highness, please help us to the end and take us away from here!"

"Mother!"

The three children were originally on the plane, but they ran down after everyone else had left and hugged Nangong Wu's legs.

"Mother, these aunties are so pitiful, let's help them!" Nangong Xi looked up at her.

"Okay." Nangong Wu patted the three children's heads and said to Eileen, "Let them all get on the plane. We'll go back to Luoyan City first."

Now that we've rescued them, we have to take care of the aftermath.

She turned back to look at Changyang Temple across the street, where flames still blazed into the sky, and gusts of wind brought waves of heat.

Although they failed to kill Ling Yangzi, at least Changyang Temple was gone.

"Let's go, we're all getting on the plane." Bei Chenyan led the three children onto the plane.

Nangong Wu let out a long sigh of relief and walked towards the plane.

They returned to Luoyan City, but the plane couldn't land inside the city, so they had to land on the flat ground at the entrance.

Aiqi led the women into the city first.

Nangong Wu stayed until the end, sending the three children, the unconscious woman, and the two corpses into the space.

Because Bei Chenyan's shop was just a restaurant, he could only find an inn to accommodate the eighty-odd women.

"Let them go to my Bright Moon Inn!" Mei Wuchen suggested.

Bei Chenyan and Ai Qi readily agreed.

So, everyone went to Mingyue Inn first.

Bei Chenyan waited for Nangong Wu at the back and asked, "What do you plan to do with these women?"

"Let's ask them about the situation first." Nangong Wu walked into the inn.