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

Nangong Wu took the portrait and saw that it only depicted a human head with a goatee and a lotus crown. The outline of the face did indeed resemble Zhou Shaorong's.

Nangong Xiao was a little embarrassed. "Sister, my drawing skills are not good enough. I can only draw some features of Ling Yangzi's face."

"It's already very good!" Nangong Wu looked at his painting. His painting skills were far inferior to Xiao Lin's, but he grew up in the Nine Nether Sect. Even if he had a teacher, he was certainly not a famous teacher. It was already quite good that he could paint such a painting.

Huo Jing glanced at the portrait as well. "It seems this wretched child really is Ling Yangzi's illegitimate son!"

"Very good." Nangong Wu bent down and pinched Zhou Shaorong's chin with her hand. "Aiqi, whatever you do, don't let him die! We have to make good use of this pawn."

"What do you want to do?" Zhou Shaorong saw the murderous intent in her eyes and was so frightened that he backed away repeatedly.

"Master, if you want to know what the relationship is between Zhou Shaorong and Ling Yangzi, why not try out the Word Magic you've already learned?" Ai Qi's voice came from the space again.

"That makes sense. I've learned the Word Magic, but I haven't used it yet."

Nangong Wu first pressed Zhou Shaorong's pressure points with her fingers, then took out a yellow talisman and slapped it onto the back of Zhou Shaorong's head.

"Nangong Wu, what did you do to me?" Zhou Shaorong's voice was full of terror. "You dare to hurt me! If Master finds out, he won't let you off the hook!"

"My master is the best in the world in martial arts and has powerful magic. If he knows that you captured me, he will definitely destroy your Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion, and even the emperor of the Western Yan Kingdom will suffer..."

"Useless! All you do when you get beaten up is call him 'Daddy'?"

Nangong Wu squatted down, her eyes meeting Zhou Shaorong's.

Zhou Shaorong couldn't help but meet her eyes, and saw two vortexes in her dark eyes. The vortexes grew larger and larger, as if they were about to suck him in. His expression immediately turned to shock.

Having followed Ling Yangzi for several years, a bad premonition welled up in his heart, and he quickly tried to look away.

But his gaze seemed to be glued to something, unable to be shifted no matter what he did.

Gradually, his eyes became dull and lifeless.

"What is your relationship with Ling Yangzi?" Nangong Wu began to ask.

"He is my master!" Zhou Shaorong answered mechanically.

"Anything else?" Nangong Wu asked again.

Zhou Shaorong replied, "He said he was my biological father, but that's a secret and can't be told to outsiders. I can only tell people that he is my master."

"This wretched thing is actually Ling Yangzi's illegitimate son?" Huo Jing found it unbelievable.

Although I had my doubts earlier, it still felt unbelievable after Zhou Shaorong confirmed it.

Zhou Shaorong was originally the son of Duke Zhou Zheng of Wei, so how did he become Ling Yangzi's illegitimate son?

Nangong Wu then asked, "And what is the relationship between your mother, Ming Shi, and your master?"

"My master told me that he and my mother were very much in love, but he was a monk and could not marry, so they could not be together. My mother had to obey the family's arrangement and marry into the Zhou family. She only found out she was pregnant with me on the eve of her wedding."

Nangong Wu was secretly astonished. She never expected that Madam Zhou had been so promiscuous in her youth, actually falling for a Taoist priest and even becoming pregnant with Ling Yangzi's child.

Disciples of Changyang Temple are not allowed to marry and have children. Lingyangzi has great ambitions and wants to dominate the world. It is impossible for him to give up the powerful background and resources of Changyang Temple, abandon his ambition to return to secular life and marry a woman.

Moreover, Ling Yangzi has never lacked women; Zhou Shaorong was an unexpected surprise for him.

"Who suggested lending you my destiny and fortune through magic?"

She used to think it was Xuan Qingzi, but now it seems it might not be him.

Zhou Shaorong opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a long time.

Nangong Wu knew that he probably didn't know about this, so he couldn't answer.

"Did you know that Ling Yangzi is hiding over a hundred women in a cave in the forbidden area behind the mountain?"

Zhou Shaorong paused for a moment before saying, "I don't know."

Next, Nangong Wu asked a few more questions, but Zhou Shaorong did not answer any of them.

"Master, your Word of Power is fine. Zhou Shaorong couldn't answer, so he probably really doesn't know the answers to these questions," Aiqi said.

Nangong Wu used her mind to send Zhou Shaorong into her spatial dimension, saying, "Lock him in a dark room, but don't let him die."

"Understood," Aiqi replied.

"Sister, do you want to use Zhou Shaorong to set a trap and lure Ling Yangzi out?" Nangong Xiao asked her.

"No!" Nangong Wu shook her head. "Ling Yangzi can use the entire world as a chessboard and treat every emperor as his pawn, wanting to become the overlord of this world. It can be seen that he is a cunning and ruthless character. And Zhou Shaorong is just his son who cannot be seen in the light of day. He can never be tricked into joining the game."

But Zhou Shaorong is, after all, Ling Yangzi's son, and we still have a use for him."

"Wuwu is right." Huo Jing agreed with her, and said unhappily, "Ling Yangzi actually dared to use magic to scheme against you. We'll let him see how his only son dies at our hands."

"Sister, since you've decided to go, let's wait until after Empress Su's birthday celebration and the departure of the envoys from the six kingdoms before heading to Jianggang Prefecture," Nangong Xiao suggested.

When Huo Jing heard his son mention the envoys from the six kingdoms, he couldn't help but think of Bei Chenyan, and then looked at his own two children.

"These six kingdoms have never been on good terms with our Western Yan before. Their visit to celebrate Empress Su's birthday is just a pretext. Their main purpose is to probe the strength of our Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion. They have also sent several princes and princesses who want to form marriage alliances."

Upon hearing this, both Nangong Wu and Nangong Xiao felt a sense of unease.

Neither the brother nor sister was married, so these envoys might have their eyes on them.

After the three of them finished discussing the matter, Nangong Wu returned to Zuimei Courtyard.

She asked Li An to call Adeline and Ji Hongfei over.

"Princess, you wanted to see us?" Adeline asked first.

"Yes." Nangong Wu nodded to him, took out a small bottle, and said, "I have already developed an antidote for you. You can return to your hometown anytime!"

She, Aiqi, and Ailin spent four years researching before they were able to formulate the antidote, mainly because they couldn't find two of the ingredients.

"Really!" Adeline took the small bottle, overjoyed.

With the antidote, they no longer need to fear not living past forty.

"Yes."

Adeline suddenly knelt down before her with a thud, "Princess, we can never repay your great kindness..."

"You've helped me guard the palace for several years, this is the best way to repay you." After thinking for a moment, Nangong Wu told them about her plans to leave the capital and move to Jianggang Prefecture.

"Adelin, I need to go to Jianggang Prefecture first. I'll probably be back in a month or two. If you want to go back, I hope you can wait until I return."

During her absence, she still needs their help to protect the palace.