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

"Not surprising," Nangong Wu said coldly.

Many people are curious about her weapons!

Nangong Chengkun and Emperor Mingde exchanged a glance.

"Ru Ning! The reason I summoned you to the palace today is to discuss the weapon you possess."

Nangong Wu's lips curled slightly, and she thought to herself: Just as I thought!

"After discussing with the Crown Prince and several cabinet ministers, I have decided to have you hand over your weapons to the Armory and build a new force of a thousand men."

"The Crown Prince and I have already decided that this team will be called the 'Divine Weapon Army.' You can then teach them how to use those weapons. What do you think?" Emperor Mingde said matter-of-factly.

He thought to himself, with this powerful force, let's see who dares to disobey the Western Yan Kingdom.

"Your decision? Hand it over to the Armory Division? The Divine Weapon Army? Haha..." Nangong Wu couldn't help but scoff twice:

"Uncle Emperor, you've already made your decision, even choosing a name for the army. I suppose summoning me to the palace today is just to inform me!"

Upon hearing this, both Emperor Mingde and Nangong Chengkun looked somewhat embarrassed.

"Sister Prince Runing, Father and I just thought that since your weapons will have to be handed over to the court anyway, we just came up with a name randomly. If you don't like the name, we can change it, or you can come up with a name yourself." Nangong Chengkun forced a smile.

"No need." Nangong Wu put down her teacup. "I never intended to hand over my weapons to the imperial court."

Emperor Mingde and Nangong Chengkun's faces instantly darkened.

"Sister of the Prince of Runing, you are a member of the royal family, a princess, enjoying wealth and honor. Everything you have is given to you by the court, and naturally, your possessions belong to the court..."

"You're wrong!" Nangong Wu interrupted him coldly, correcting him, "My things were left to me by my master and have nothing to do with the imperial court."

"Ru Ning!" Emperor Mingde's voice was extremely displeased. "As a royal princess, you should know that only when the world is at peace can our royal family enjoy endless wealth and glory."

Nangong Wu looked at the greedy father and son with icy eyes. "Uncle Emperor, do you think the world is not stable enough and that you must hand over all my weapons?"

Nangong Chengkun's eyes darted around, and he forced a smile. "Sister Runing, since you have so many weapons, and all your men have them, why don't you take some out for Father to use for self-defense?"

"Your Highness, you should understand that those weapons are my personal property. Every time I take them out to use them, it is to defend our Western Yan Kingdom."

"If those weapons make you have any improper thoughts, then I'll make it clear to you right now: I will absolutely not give my weapons to anyone!" Nangong Wu said bluntly.

Emperor Mingde saw that she didn't respect him at all, and his eyes bulged with anger. His fingers tightened around the pen, and his knuckles turned bluish-white.

"Ru Ning, I only need two weapons for self-defense, and you won't even give me those?"

"Uncle, more than four years have passed. I have eliminated treacherous officials, quelled rebellions, stabilized the court, and helped you remove all hidden dangers that threaten the court."

"You used to trust me and never questioned my weapons. What's wrong with you now? Do you think my weapons will threaten you?" Nangong Wu stared directly at Emperor Mingde.

In the past, it wouldn't have been unreasonable to give him two weapons for self-defense, but ever since he appointed this crown prince, his heart has begun to change.

Nangong Chengkun is narrow-minded and wicked; her things must never fall into the hands of such a person.

"Sister Princess Runing, Father Emperor absolutely did not mean that, it's just..."

"Just what?" Nangong Wu interrupted Nangong Chengkun coldly.

"Since it wasn't your uncle's idea, then it must be yours? You think my things should automatically be yours?"

Faced with her repeated questioning, Nangong Chengkun's face suddenly turned ugly, and he clenched his fists tightly.

"Insolence!" Emperor Mingde finally erupted in anger, slamming his hand on the imperial desk. "Runing, how dare you disrespect the Crown Prince?"

"I disrespected him? Didn't you force me to do it first?" Nangong Wu looked at the father and son and sneered, "Don't think I can't see through your little schemes."

Uncle, the Crown Prince has been well protected by you since he was a child and has never experienced any great storms. He doesn't know how hard-won the peace we enjoy today is. I don't blame him.

But don't you even know? On the day the Empress Dowager forced me to abdicate, I was almost killed by Xuan Qingzi's evil magic!

Later, I received news that the Eastern Jin Emperor intended to form an alliance with the Southern Qi and Northern Di states to carve up our Western Yan territory. I had no choice but to go to the Eastern Jin to assassinate the Eastern Jin Emperor and the King of Wu. Do you know what I went through at that time? Do you know how I escaped from the encirclement of fifty or sixty thousand troops?

Nangong Wu pointed at Nangong Chengkun, "Nangong Chengkun, let me tell you, without me, Nangong Wu, fighting desperately against the enemy, you wouldn't have the peace you enjoy now. You have no talent, but you're full of scheming!"

"Sister Runing, how could you say such a thing to me?" Nangong Chengkun's face, which was originally full of anger, instantly turned into a wronged expression.

"Father, I have always tried my best to become a strong person like my sister, the Princess of Runing, but I am just useless..."

"Bang!" Emperor Mingde slammed his fist on the table, his chest heaving with anger.

The emperor was furious. If it were an ordinary minister, he would have been so frightened by the emperor's imposing manner that he would have knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

However, Nangong Wu, with the courage she had honed in her previous life and the fact that she had already died once, was not someone that an ancient emperor could frighten.

She just stared at him coldly.

The supremacy of imperial power means nothing to her.

"Ru Ning, are you questioning my decision? Do you think the Crown Prince is unfit to be the future emperor?"

Nangong Wu's eyes remained expressionless. "That's your decision. It has nothing to do with me, and I have no interest in interfering in your affairs."

"Fine, you've really grown up. You don't even respect me anymore?" Emperor Mingde pointed at her, his eyes wide with anger.

"If you summoned me here just for these matters, then I'll say it again: there's absolutely no way you'll hand over my weapons to the imperial court! Farewell." Nangong Wu finished speaking and turned to leave.

"Nangong Wu, believe it or not, I will issue an edict to confiscate the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion and throw your whole family into prison!" Emperor Mingde was so angry that he picked up a few folding books and threw them at her, but they were too far away and he missed.

Nangong Wu turned around, her eyes filled with sarcasm, "You're welcome to try!"

"Father, please calm down!" Nangong Chengkun said to Emperor Mingde, then rushed over and stopped Nangong Wu with both hands.

"Sister Wang of Runing, I feel like you've never liked me. What did I do wrong to make you angry?"

"No, you're overthinking it." Nangong Wu stepped around him and was about to leave.