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

Su Siyan couldn't help but sneer, "Nangong Chengkun only has the desire for power in his eyes. He has not made any achievements in the years since he was named crown prince, and he is surrounded by treacherous ministers."

Now, a sudden natural disaster has struck, with torrential rains lasting for a month, yet the government has failed to take any countermeasures. People are displaced and starving; such a court will inevitably lose the people's support sooner or later.

Hearing this, everyone's expression turned sour.

They had all just experienced the flood and witnessed the city of Runan being submerged. At that moment, they truly felt that in the face of natural disasters, humanity seemed so small and powerless.

"If it weren't for the two princes saving the people of the city this time, given Liang Zheng's character, he would only care about escaping and taking away his wealth, and wouldn't care about the lives of the people in the city," Cao Bin said indignantly.

If Nangong Wu hadn't made preparations for evacuation early on, and hadn't had large ships capable of withstanding strong winds and floods, countless people in this city would have died.

Even if someone manages to escape, they will be trapped on the mountain, surrounded by water for dozens of miles. The imperial court will not care, and no one will come to their rescue. They will starve or freeze to death.

"We have already broken away from the imperial court, and the future of the Western Yan Kingdom is now up to fate." Nangong Wu had decided to stop meddling in other people's business.

All she wants right now is to rebuild Runan City, bring her father over, sever all ties with the Western Yan Kingdom, and then live her own life peacefully, tending to her own little plot of land.

"I wonder how things are going at Lin Dongguan?" Li Zhan asked, worried about Huo Lifeng and Li An.

Nangong Chengkun sent the Crown Princess's second brother, Yu Jiyuan, to Lindong Pass to monitor Li Feng, and he will surely make things difficult for them at every turn.

"If Yu Jiyuan dares to cause trouble, then kill him!" Nangong Wu's eyes turned cold.

If Li Feng can't even handle someone like Yu Jiyuan, then he's wasted all this time following her.

"I'm writing back to my father." Nangong Xiao stood up and walked to a table.

They have now moved out of the cave, and the tables and chairs they are using were brought out by Nangong Wu from the government office.

When the water was about to flood into the city, she returned to the government office and collected everything that could be used.

As for the grain in the public treasury, Cao Bin had already led his troops to move it into the cave.

The Seventh Prince hesitated for a moment, looked at Nangong Wu, and said what he had kept in his heart for a long time.

"Sister Wang, if the world falls into chaos one day, it will be the common people who suffer. I know you are a kind person. Why not use the pretext of purging the court of corrupt officials and eliminating treacherous ministers to kill Nangong Chengkun and overthrow the dynasty?"

With your abilities and prestige, you are fully capable of overthrowing dynasties and becoming the ruler of this world. You will surely make the Western Yan Kingdom the greatest power and lead it to glory!

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Nangong Wu.

Ji Hongfei's eyes lit up. "Your Highness, the Seventh Prince is right! We should rebel against a court that doesn't care about the lives of its people!"

"As soon as we raise the banner of rebellion and command the world, with your prestige, you will surely receive a hundred responses."

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince's words are not without reason. I also think you should consider it." Su Siyan also hoped that Nangong Wu could become the ruler of this world, because only she could truly free the people from suffering.

"Your Highness, you killed the Emperor of Eastern Jin and the King of Wu a few years ago, bringing more than four years of peace to the Western Yan Kingdom. Everyone in the world knows your name, and the people remember your good deeds and build shrines for you in various places."

With just a word from you, the world would be within your grasp, and it is also the will of the people. Why don't you follow the will of Heaven?

"What are you all thinking? Don't talk nonsense." Nangong Wu's gaze swept over everyone present.

"What's so good about being the ruler of this world? It's a life of toil, so don't cause me any trouble."

She really didn't know what was so good about being the ruler of the world.

For example, right now, just the city of Runan has kept her on the go for two months straight without a proper rest.

A large country has many, many cities like Runan, and she doesn't want to worry about that.

"Since the princess is unwilling, let's not mention these things again." Nangong Xiao walked over and handed the letter he had written to Li Zhan.

"If you feel like you have nothing to do, take the speedboat out and see if there are any other people who haven't been resettled yet."

"Yes!" The subordinates bowed and left.

Two days later, they received secret letters from Huo Jing and Huo Lifeng.

Nangong Wu wasn't there at the time, so it was Nangong Xiao who opened the two secret letters and was stunned when he saw their contents.

The two secret letters were about the same thing: after Yu Jiyuan arrived at Lindong Pass, he used his status to act arrogantly in the military camp and often provoked Li Feng.

Li Feng, acting on Nangong Wu's orders, did not tolerate him at all and even beat him up several times.

Enraged, Yu Jiyuan wrote a letter to Nangong Chengkun, falsely accusing Li Feng of looking down on everyone because he had the backing of the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion, and even claiming that Li Feng wanted to rebel.

Nangong Chengkun wanted to capture Li Feng so he could seize their weapons, but Emperor Mingde refused.

Emperor Mingde knew that Li Feng possessed weapons given to him by Nangong Wu. If Li Feng were captured and the Flying Feather Guards were forced to leave, the Eastern Jin Kingdom would surely launch a massive military offensive.

But Nangong Chengkun was not satisfied and only wanted to kill Li Feng to seize their weapons. He first sent assassins to kill Li Feng, but they failed, so he secretly poisoned him.

Li Feng, playing along, pretended to be poisoned. Yu Jiyuan appeared, took out an antidote, and forced him to hand over the weapons given to him by Nangong Wu, or he would destroy the antidote.

Seeing that Yu Jiyuan had been tricked, Li Feng killed Yu Jiyuan and several of his confidants on the spot, leaving only two survivors as witnesses.

Li Feng wrote down what Yu Jiyuan had done in a folded document and sent it back to the capital along with Yu Jiyuan's head.

Nangong Chengkun's henchmen knelt and begged Emperor Mingde to punish Huo Lifeng and demand that Huo Jing give the Yu family an explanation.

Emperor Mingde summoned Huo Jing to the palace by oral decree, but Huo Jing claimed to be ill and did not even open the gates of his residence. In the end, the matter was left unresolved due to Ji Yuan's death.

After reading the secret letter, Nangong Xiao also showed it to the Seventh Prince.

"Father dared not touch Li Feng, because he knew that once Li Feng was punished, he would take his things and retreat, and Lin Dongguan would be finished."

Nangong Wu only learned of this news the next day.

She decided that once the floodwaters in Runan City receded and the roads were passable, she would have Li Feng bring the Flying Feather Guards here.

"That's how it should be. When the people of Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion are no longer guarding the country's gates, let Nangong Chengkun experience the taste of national ruin and family destruction." Su Siyan strongly agreed with her idea.

Just then, Cao Bin rushed in, looking rather unwell. "Your Highness, several people have arrived outside. They say they wish to see you and the Crown Prince."

Nangong Wu paused in her writing. "Someone from outside wants to see us? Could you tell us their name?"

"They said so! They claim to be the Crown Prince of Nanqi and want to see you," Cao Bin replied.