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

"The Crown Prince of Nanqi!"

Nangong Xiao and Nangong Wu spoke in unison, and the brother and sister exchanged a glance.

"It's Bei Chenyan. What's he doing here?"

"The Crown Prince of Nanqi has suddenly come here. Could it be that he intends to take advantage of this opportunity to seize Runan Prefecture?" Su Siyan worried.

"Probably not." Nangong Wu recalled what Bei Chenyan had said at the palace banquet; it shouldn't be about taking over Runan City.

Cao Bin also said, "The Crown Prince of Nanqi only brought one guard with him; he probably didn't come to seize the city."

Nangong Xiao was even more puzzled. "Runan City is surrounded by water for dozens of miles around. What is Beichen Yan, the crown prince of a country, doing in this remote place?"

Ji Hongfei thought for a moment, "Runan Prefecture borders Nanqi Kingdom, so perhaps they came to help the people suffering from the flood. Maybe they heard that Your Highnesses were here, so they came to pay a visit."

"Yeah, that's probably it."

Everyone agreed that he was right.

Otherwise, why would a crown prince of a country come here?

"Whatever his reason for coming here, let's go and take a look first." Nangong Xiao stood up.

Nangong Wu and Nangong Xiao descended the mountain.

The heavy rain has stopped for more than ten days, but the water level has only receded by about three feet.

The reason is that water from the upper reaches of the Mao'er River is still flowing this way, and streams from various valleys are also flowing down.

The group arrived at the exit, which was also where they moored their boat. At that time, the trees in this area had been cut down by the soldiers to make it easier to move things.

Nangong Wu looked up and saw a small boat moored in the lake. Bei Chenyan, dressed in white, stood tall and straight like a pine tree, with his hands behind his back in the boat, his eyes fixed on Runan City, which was submerged by water.

Seeing such a poetic scene, several ancient poems from her past life involuntarily came to mind.

"A vast expanse of crystal-clear water reflects the azure sky, a lone boat stands amidst it all..."

The people around her looked at her in surprise after hearing this.

"What beautiful verses! I never expected Your Highness to be so talented in literature." Ji Hongfei clapped his hands.

Hearing their voices, Bei Chenyan turned his head and saw Nangong Wu's familiar figure, a slight smile appearing on his lips.

"Your Highness, Princess Runing, it's been a long time!"

The voice sounded a bit like Xiao Lin's. Nangong Wu looked over, but the distance was too far to see the face clearly. It didn't seem to be the same person she had seen in the palace last time.

Her gaze turned cold instantly. This person was definitely not the Bei Chenyan who had come to celebrate Empress Su's birthday last time.

She leaped onto the large ship, her voice cold: "What brings Your Highness the Crown Prince here?"

The boatman was Zhang Qing, a guard. When he saw them get off the boat, he rowed the small boat toward them.

Bei Chenyan cupped his hands in greeting to them. "I, the Crown Prince, am also here for disaster relief. I happened to hear that Your Highnesses were here, so I thought I would like to pay you a visit. Please forgive my intrusion."

As the small boat drew closer, everyone could clearly see Bei Chenyan's face.

"How is this possible..." Nangong Xiao couldn't help but look at Nangong Wu, his eyes filled with shock.

Bei Chenyan's appearance is too similar to that of the three children.

"Who exactly are you?" Nangong Wu stared intently at Bei Chenyan's face.

In the original owner's memory, she was drugged with aphrodisiacs on the night she stayed at Huguo Temple.

If this man is the biological father of the three children, then the person in the spring pool is this man.

Bei Chenyan knew they would react this way, so he introduced himself again, "Crown Prince of Nanqi, Bei Chenyan."

He couldn't keep it a secret any longer, otherwise, the road to winning back his wife would be even longer.

"You're an imposter." Nangong Xiao's face turned cold. "Two months ago, at Empress Su's birthday banquet, the Crown Prince of Nanqi came to offer his congratulations. That person was not you at all."

At this moment, Zhang Qing had already brought the small boat close to their large ship and bowed to the two of them, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness, Princess! This is our Crown Prince."

"Your Highness had no choice but to wear a mask for convenience; your current appearance is your true self."

"First Xiao Lin, then the Master of the Wujian Pavilion, and now the Crown Prince of Nanqi!" Nangong Wu sneered.

"Bei Chenyan, for four and a half years, you stayed by my side using several masks and several names. You are truly cunning."

Over the years, this man has treated the three children as his own, even more lovingly than she, their biological mother, has done so. He must have known all along that the children were his, which is why he has kept them by his side all this time.

"I..." Bei Chenyan opened his mouth, but was speechless.

If he had told the truth back then, this woman wouldn't have let him stay in the palace.

If he can't stay in the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion, how can he stay with his three children?

Now that his child is older, he can no longer hide it.

"Sister, are you sure he is the Crown Prince of Nanqi?" Nangong Xiao asked her.

He was certain that this man was the biological father of the three children because he looked so much like them.

Especially Nangong Yu, those phoenix eyes, those light purple pupils, the way he looked at people, were exactly the same as his.

And that composed demeanor, that disdainful air, that standing posture—it's as if they were carved from the same mold.

If this man is indeed the Crown Prince of Nanqi, then the three children are members of the Nanqi royal family. Could it be that he came here specifically to get the three children?

This is absolutely unacceptable! These three children belong to the Nangong family.

"Authentic!" Bei Chenyan boarded their large ship, took out a white jade token that belonged exclusively to the Crown Prince, and held it up in front of Nangong Xiao.

"This is the Crown Prince's token of my Southern Qi Kingdom."

Nangong Xiao looked at the token, which was engraved with a lifelike five-clawed dragon and the words "Crown Prince's Token" below.

Hearing their conversation from within the spatial realm, Nangong Xi immediately exclaimed, "Father has come! Father has come to see us!"

Nangong Jue also said, "It really is Father, Mother, we want to go out..."

Nangong Wu had a headache, so she sealed off the space first.

"Bei Chenyan, Runan City is now my territory. You, the Crown Prince of Nanqi, have trespassed without permission. Do you want to fight?" Nangong Wu asked him coldly.

"No, our Southern Qi Kingdom will never be your enemy." Bei Chenyan felt a sense of helplessness.

After learning his true identity, the woman indeed turned her back on him, and it seems unlikely he'll be able to see his child again.

Zhang Qing also explained, "Your Highness, Princess, our prince has indeed come to Binzhou to provide disaster relief."

Our Binzhou and Runanzhou border each other. His Highness heard that you were also in Runan City, so he came to check on the flood situation here, hoping to be of assistance. His Highness has absolutely no ill intentions.”

"Your Highness, Your Highness the Princess! We are all guests. I, the Crown Prince, have come from afar. Won't you invite us up for a seat and a cup of tea?" Bei Chenyan said.