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

Nangong Xiao returned to the speedboat. "Sister, there must be other villagers in the surrounding mountains. Why don't we go and look for them?"

"Okay, let's look again." Nangong Wu also had this idea in mind.

She took out a megaphone and said to Cao Bin, "Captain Cao, use this to shout and get the surviving villagers to come out. Make your voices loud."

"Okay." Cao Bin nodded.

Nangong Wu pressed the record button and then put it to Cao Bin's mouth, letting him speak.

"Listen up, everyone! We are government officials! Surviving villagers, come out if you hear our voices! We've come to rescue you!"

Seeing that it was ready, Nangong Wu turned off the recording button and then turned on the playback mode to listen to a sample first.

Cao Bin's words were clearly audible.

The people on the speedboat were stunned, staring in amazement at the megaphone in her hand.

"What kind of magical object is this? It can actually preserve a person's voice, it's amazing!" Ji Hongfei's eyes lit up.

"Yes, the sound is quite clear." Nangong Wu pressed the "loop playback" button and turned the volume up to the maximum, which could be heard two miles away.

"This is even better than a parrot mimicking speech!"

"Your Highness, how did you manage to do that?"

Everyone was very curious.

Nangong Wu simply smiled and did not answer.

That morning, they searched everywhere for people who might have hidden in the cave.

They actually found several groups of people and told them not to worry about living in the cave, as they would be given food the next day.

By noon, the rain finally stopped. Although the sky was still overcast, at least it wasn't raining anymore.

The people in the cave were in a better mood, but the thought of the entire city of Runan being submerged in water made them sigh and lament all day long.

Their home is gone, and the crops in their fields have been flooded. They fear they won't even have anything to eat in the future.

Some women, lost in thought, began to cry while holding their young children.

When Nangong Wu and the others returned from outside, they saw that the people in the cave had built simple rooms out of cloth or wood, and the whole family was sitting inside, all of them looking worried.

They returned to the stone chamber, and Nangong Wu instructed Li Shuang and Li Hu to persuade the people.

"Go and persuade these people in the city. Our Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion will not abandon them. Runan City will be rebuilt, and we will provide them with houses for free. We guarantee that they will not go hungry for a year."

"Understood!" Li Shuang replied.

After lunch, Nangong Wu sent Li Zhan, Ouyang Feng, Cao Bin, and Ji Hongfei out to continue searching for people.

Li Zhan and Ji Hongfei have already learned how to drive a speedboat, so they can go find it themselves. They've also prepared a few lifebuoys for them.

"Little sister, what shall we do?" Nangong Xiao knew that his little sister was always busy.

Su Siyan and Li Ke also looked over, their eyes indicating that they wanted to follow as well.

"Let's go take a look at Mao'erjiang." Nangong Wu took out a map of Runan City to look at.

The water in the moat of Runan City was drawn from the Mao'er River and also drained out of the Mao'er River. They needed to understand the terrain of this area in order to better manage floods in the future.

Nangong Xiao also took a look: "Runan City is located in a low-lying area, and there have been torrential rains that are rare in a century for several days. The water levels of the Mao'er River and the Li River will rise sharply."

The water of the Mao'er River couldn't drain into the Lijiang River; it could only flow towards lower-lying areas. The moat of Runan City also couldn't drain away, and combined with floodwaters rushing down from various places, Runan City was submerged.

"Okay." Nangong Wu nodded and put the map away. "We'll take a plane to investigate."

The four of them went down the mountain together, found an open space, and brought out the small helicopter to check on the situation in Lijiang and Maoerjiang.

The following morning, Nangong Wu asked Cao Bin to summon some of the more prominent people in the city, a total of more than twenty people.

She said to these people, "I have called you all here to discuss the future plans for Runan City."

Upon hearing this, the people bowed to the brother and sister.

"Your Highnesses, you have saved the people of the city from danger. We, on behalf of the people of the city, thank you. Please feel free to give us any instructions."

These people had previously expressed their dissatisfaction with Nangong Wu's forceful occupation of Runan City and her secession from the imperial court.

But after the flooding of Runan City, they saw that these noble princes and princesses, like ordinary soldiers, worked day and night to help rescue the people.

They helped the elderly, comforted children, and even carefully pulled old beggars on the street onto the boat. They saw all of this and were completely different from the Liang family, who were tyrannical and only knew how to prey on the people.

"Okay, let me explain our plan first." Nangong Wu took out a notebook and said:

"First of all, the water in Runan City cannot be drained in a short time, so we have to continue living on this mountain, but we can't live in the cave forever."

Therefore! I suggest that everyone go and cut down some timber to build a temporary shelter on the mountain. As for food, clothing, and other necessities, you don't need to worry about them.

Secondly, after the flood recedes, I will rebuild Runan City and expand it more than ten times. Regardless of whether your houses in the city have collapsed or not, I will demolish them.

But please rest assured, we will provide free housing for everyone who owns a house in Runan City.

"That's wonderful!"

These people were both shocked and delighted.

What's shocking is that she actually plans to expand Runan City, and by more than ten times! How much wealth must she possess to dare to do such a thing? This Princess Runing is indeed extraordinary, just as the legends say!

To their surprise, with Nangong Wu's words, they no longer worried about going hungry or not having a place to live.

They knelt down and submitted to her.

"Your Highnesses, the people of Runan Prefecture are fortunate to have you in Runan City!"

Nangong Xiao and Nangong Wu exchanged a glance.

"I hope that when you go back, you will tell the others so that they will not worry."

"We understand."

"Then we need not worry about Your Highness!"

The twenty-odd people bowed and withdrew.

Nangong Wu also stood up. "Su Siyan, Commandant Cao, Li Zhan, Ji Hongfei, let's go deliver food and supplies to them."

"Okay!" Ji Hongfei loved being by her side the most, and was constantly pleasantly surprised.

Let's go!

The group left the cave and then used their light-footed skills to descend the mountain.

Nangong Wu's large oil tanker was still moored there. When they arrived, they saw that the ship was full of things.

"Your Highness, when did you put these things here?" Cao Bin was unaware that Nangong Wu could conjure things out of thin air, so he was very surprised.

"We secretly moved it down while you were away," Ji Hongfei teased him on purpose.

"Hurry up and get on the ship, so we don't keep them waiting." Nangong Wu flew onto the ship first and went into the cabin.

The next few followed closely behind.

They sailed to their first stop, Blackstone Village.

They saw that people were already waiting there; it was the entire village who had come down.

"The Prince of Zhenyuan and Princess Runing have arrived!"