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

"Princess! Pavilion Master!" They suddenly heard someone calling them.

Nangong Wu and Bei Chenyan turned around and saw that it was Qi Ziyang and Li Zhan who had arrived.

"Why are you here?"

"With all this commotion, how could we not come?" Qi Ziyang shook his head helplessly.

After those two left, he and Li Zhan had been waiting for news. When they heard the bursts of gunfire, they knew that they were up to something again.

They were the first to arrive at the opposite side of Changyang Temple and witnessed firsthand how they bombed it.

In just over fifteen minutes, the entire Changyang Temple was razed to the ground. The scene of continuous artillery fire and earth-shaking tremors was so shocking that he would probably never forget it for the rest of his life.

I just felt that once Nangong Wu went out, she would definitely do something earth-shattering.

If it's something she wants to do, even the King of Heaven himself can't stop her.

"We're fine, let's go back first!" Nangong Wu waved to them.

She gave Mei Wuchen a gold ingot and instructed him: "I see there are two clothing stores next to your shop. Find someone to buy some women's dresses and have them change their clothes."

Mei Wuchen glanced at the gold in her hand but did not take it. "I still have enough money for a few dozen pieces of clothing."

After he finished speaking, he called one of his men and asked him to go buy clothes.

Because of what happened tonight, all the original guests at the inn left overnight, but there weren't enough rooms for all the women.

Nangong Wu told them to wait in the lobby and had hot tea prepared for them to warm themselves up.

The women's clothes were still half-wet, but fortunately the temperature here was warmer than in the capital of the Western Yan Kingdom.

Seeing their anxious expressions, Nangong Wu comforted them, "Someone has already gone to buy you clothes. You can rest after you get them."

After drinking a cup of tea, the women's emotions stabilized somewhat.

Nangong Wu took out paper and pen and gave them to Aiqi, "Go and ask them their original addresses so you can send them home."

Upon hearing this, most of the women panicked.

"Your Highness, I don't want to go home." The oldest woman knelt down before her again:

"My father was just a county magistrate of the eighth rank. If people knew what I had gone through, it would bring shame to my family, and my brothers and sisters would be looked down upon because of me."

"I don't want to go home either. If my parents knew I had been abused for years, they wouldn't want me."

"I'd rather die out there than go back and be pointed at and talked about."

"I'm already a broken body, what face do I have to go back?"

"My parents are gone. My brother and sister-in-law wanted to marry me off to an old man for 100 taels of silver. I ran away on my own and was kidnapped here. If I go back, my brother will sell me to a brothel."

After hearing their words, Nangong Wu felt a headache coming on.

The people here value a woman's chastity more than her life; if you don't take care of them, they will have a miserable life.

"If none of you want to go home, what are your plans?" she asked.

"Princess, please spare me a few taels of silver for my journey! When I return to the Northern Barbarians, I'll say I'm a widow who has lost her husband, and I've sold myself into servitude to a wealthy family. I only hope to have something to eat and live out my remaining days..."

Upon hearing her words, dozens of women burst into tears.

Aiqi asked them all, and in the end only twelve people were willing to go home.

At this time, Mei Wuchen's men bought back about a hundred sets of women's clothes.

Aiqi helped distribute the clothes to them.

"We'll head back now." Nangong Wu stood up and said to Mei Wuchen, "If there aren't enough rooms, let them squeeze in for now, and we'll talk about it again when it's light."

It's already halfway through the Yin hour (3-5 AM), and in another hour and a half, it will be dawn.

"I know," Mei Wuchen nodded to her.

Nangong Wu and Bei Chenyan returned to Jishun Inn and found Qi Ziyang and Li Zhan still waiting for them.

"We can talk about it when it gets light. I'm going to catch up on some sleep first." Nangong Wu waved to them and went back to her room.

When she woke up, it was already 9:45 AM.

Nangong Wu glanced at the clock, then sat up abruptly. "It's almost ten o'clock."

After quickly washing up, she left the room and asked, "Aiqi, has that woman woken up yet?"

"He woke up more than an hour ago, but he's very weak and still in danger," Aiqi's voice came through.

"Okay, ask her about her situation and what her plans are for the future?" Nangong Wu asked again.

"I already asked her, but she won't talk. She's very depressed and has no desire to live," Aiqi replied.

"Then tell her that if she wants to die, she should take revenge first." Nangong Wu said again, and then flashed out of the space.

He opened the door and went outside, and saw Li Zhan standing in front of the door of Bei Chenyan's room next door.

"Princess."

"Mm." Nangong Wu nodded slightly. "Go inside and sit down. There's no need to stand guard outside."

Bei Chenyan opened the door to the room. "Come in and talk."

Upon hearing his voice, Nangong Xi, who was inside the space, immediately cried out, "I want Daddy to hold me."

Nangong Wu entered the room and brought the three children out.

"Xi'er, you're so big now, don't always ask Daddy to carry you."

"No, I want Daddy to hug me." Nangong Xi ran towards Bei Chenyan.

"Xi'er." Bei Chenyan opened his arms and took his daughter in his arms, holding her in his arms. "No matter how much Xi'er grows up, she will always be Daddy's child."

"Xi'er loves Daddy the most!" Nangong Xi kissed Bei Chenyan on the cheek.

Hearing his daughter's words, Bei Chenyan felt a surge of tenderness in his heart. "Xi'er, be good."

"I love Mommy too, but I won't let Mommy hug me." Nangong Jue hugged Nangong Wu's leg and made a face at Xi'er.

"Your sister is still young," Bei Chenyan said with a smile.

Nangong Wu was speechless. The three children were born on the same day, less than half an hour apart.

"Sit down and talk." Qi Ziyang came over and pulled Nangong Yu, also feeling that Bei Chenyan was too biased towards Xi'er.

But who can blame him when his daughter is his sweet little darling! Xi'er has such a sweet tongue, calling him "Daddy" all day long. If he had such a well-behaved daughter, he would also cherish her and pamper her.

"I had someone stew bird's nest porridge for you, it's still warm in the pot. Have someone bring it up now," Bei Chenyan said to Nangong Wu, then picked up his daughter and prepared to leave.

"Young Master Xiao, let me go!" Li Zhan was standing at the door. Upon hearing his words, he ran downstairs.

Nangong Wu pulled Jue'er to sit down and asked, "Has anyone sent a message from the Bright Moon Inn?"

"No." Bei Chenyan sat down opposite her, holding his daughter. "We'll go check on you after you've eaten."

Qi Ziyang looked at the two men and asked, "So how do you plan to settle these women?"

Even if we send twelve away, there are still seventy-three people left. If we just give them some silver and send them on their way without even providing travel permits, their situation will likely worsen.