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

"Leave the battle and make them talk. If they refuse, then tear them to pieces," Nangong Wu ordered, turning around.

These people are vicious and ruthless, but they are also afraid of death.

"Understood." Li Zhan raised his sword and thrust it down.

"Ah..." A scream came from behind.

Bandit A was very stubborn and refused to speak until his death, but Bandit B was afraid and knew he would die if he didn't speak.

"I'll tell you... I'll tell you everything, please don't kill me..."

"Then tell me! What country's territory is Tiger Peak? How far is it from Jianggang Prefecture?" Li Zhan asked again.

"Tiger Peak originally belonged to the Western Yan Kingdom and was part of Runan Prefecture. Jianggang Prefecture is to the east, and it's more than 400 li away..." Bandit Yi said truthfully.

Runan Prefecture? Nangong Wu seemed to have heard Li Cheng mention this place. It was Nangong Hong who had mentioned it to Emperor Mingde, wanting this land as his fiefdom so that he could be her neighbor.

I never expected them to arrive at this place first.

She turned around and asked, "Judging from how arrogant you were just now, it seems the prefect of Runan Prefecture received quite a bit of bribes from you, didn't he?"

She thought of Qingfeng Village, where the bandits colluded with Prefect You Zhao. And here, far from the reach of the emperor, it wasn't surprising that bandits and officials colluded, each getting what they wanted.

Bandit B hurriedly said, "There is no prefect in Runan Prefecture, only a governor who governs Runan Prefecture and Jianggang Prefecture. Our boss has to hand over silver every year, but we lowly thugs don't know how much."

"Governor? No wonder!" Nangong Wu sneered.

They say there are too many bandits here to be wiped out?

It turns out that the local warlords were lying, acting as local tyrants and accepting benefits from bandits, which led to the people being unable to survive and the land becoming barren.

Li Zhan's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he asked again, "Then where is this governor?"

"It's in Runan City, about two hundred li to the northeast," said Bandit B.

Nangong Wu's eyes flickered slightly. "Runing City is a very good place."

"Your Highness, what should we do with him?" Li Zhan asked her how to deal with this person.

"He has committed numerous evils and deserves to die!" Nangong Wu said coldly.

Upon hearing this, Li Zhan immediately raised his knife and struck.

"what……"

"Your Highness, what should we do with that bandit hideout?" Su Siyan asked as well.

Nangong Wu took out a telescope to observe first and saw that it was a mountain stronghold built on a small hill, with several checkpoints.

Those bandits who had fled back were on high alert, and several hundred of them were mobilized, each wielding a large sword and guarding various checkpoints.

"Explode!" With a thought, Nangong Wu moved a cannon out of space, along with five warheads.

Upon seeing the cannon, Li Zhan and Su Siyan were both very excited and eager to try it out.

This thing is amazing.

"Your Highness, let us do it."

"Alright! Come and watch, all of you!" Nangong Wu called the four of them over and taught them how to fire the cannon.

Load the warhead, aim, and fire.

"Whoosh—Boom! Whoosh—Boom..."

After firing only three large warheads, the small hill was leveled, with flames shooting into the sky and thick smoke billowing out.

"It's a pity I couldn't take their money," Li Ke thought with a hint of regret.

"There aren't many people around here, so they probably don't have much to gain," Li Zhan said.

"Yes, Li Zhan is right. Searching their hideout is a waste of time." Nangong Wu also felt that there was nothing of value to be gained from the bandits here.

"It should be fine now." Li Zhan looked around with his binoculars and saw that apart from a dozen or so people running into the back mountain, there was no one else alive.

"Let's go back!" Nangong Wu mentally put away the cannon.

When the five returned, the woman and child went into the cabin, while the men waited outside. They all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that they had all returned.

"Little sister, are you all alright?" Nangong Xiao strode up to her, looking her up and down.

"We're fine." Nangong Wu shook her head at him. "The place we found was a bandit's den, so we blew it up."

Li Zhan also said, "Young Master, we have found the place. This is Runan Prefecture. Jianggang Prefecture is still to the east. We still have to travel more than 400 li to the east."

Upon hearing that this was Runan Prefecture, the Seventh Prince was taken aback.

"It's good that you found the place." Nangong Xiao was relieved to see that they were all alright. "Let's eat first, then we'll leave. Once we get to Jianggang Prefecture, we'll find a place to settle down."

"it is good."

Half an hour later, seeing that everyone had finished eating, Nangong Wu sat down on the grass, took out a map, unfolded it, and spread it on the ground.

"Brother, Li Zhan, Su Siyan, come here for a moment, let's have a short meeting first."

Upon hearing her words, the group of them all came over and sat down on the ground around the map.

Nangong Wu first looked at the Seventh Prince, "This is Runan Prefecture, the fiefdom you wanted. Do you want to stay?"

Nangong Hong couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Sister Wang, I'm just an ordinary person now, and I'm sickly. If you leave me here, let alone encountering bandits, I'll probably end up feeding the wild animals here in a few days."

"Alright, let's talk about fiefdoms after we've settled down here." Nangong Wu's gaze fell on the map.

"There is a governor here, who is the vassal of Jianggang Prefecture and Runan Prefecture, and has been stationed here for over thirty years."

Every year, he would report to the imperial court that the area was a gathering place for many bandits and outlaws due to its deep mountains and complex terrain, and he would demand military funds from the court every year to suppress the bandits.

Because of the excessive annual military expenditures, the imperial court practically abandoned these two regions. In reality, the governors of these areas had long been colluding with bandits.

"I can't believe it!" The Seventh Prince found it absurd. "This governor has become a local tyrant here, but the court doesn't care and still allocates so much military funds every year. It seems that all of it has gone into the governor's own pocket."

"The imperial court isn't ignoring the matter; those imperial inspectors probably also received bribes from that governor," Li Zhan said.

Upon hearing this, Nangong Xiao seemed to understand Nangong Wu's meaning. "Sister, you want to start with this governor?"

"Yes." Nangong Wu nodded to them. "This governor has embezzled the court's money and also accepted money from bandits. He's a fat sheep. Let's kill him first and then take over his city."

"Hahaha!" Nangong Xiao laughed loudly.

"If we kill this man, we'll have everything."

Everyone thought this was a great idea.

"Then let's go to Runan City now." Nangong Wu put away the map.

Everyone boarded the helicopter again and headed to find Runan City.

Following the advice of the bandit leader, Nangong Wu flew about 100 kilometers northeast, but found no city.

So she flew her plane and searched within a radius of several dozen kilometers.

Half an hour later, they finally spotted a small town, and Nangong Wu landed the helicopter.

"Grab your weapons, we're going to pull off something big today!"