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

Bei Chenyan's eyes were red, and he felt extremely remorseful. If he had secretly gone back to visit his father more often and paid more attention to him, he might have discovered that something was wrong with his health.

If his poisoning had been discovered earlier and was not severe, he could certainly have been saved.

He looked at Nangong Wu and asked, "Princess, is there really no other way? The Seventh Prince was poisoned and on the verge of death, yet you managed to save him. You must have other ideas, right?"

"Sister, don't you still have Seven-Colored Lotus petals? Why don't you try using Seven-Colored Lotus as medicine?" Nangong Xiao knew about her using Seven-Colored Lotus to save the Seventh Prince.

"No." Nangong Wu shook her head. "The Seven-Colored Lotus is indeed a rare and precious medicinal herb, but it is not a miraculous medicine that can bring the dead back to life."

Nangong Xiao was even more puzzled. If the Seven-Colored Lotus could save the Seventh Prince, why couldn't it save the Emperor of Nanqi?

Could it be that my sister doesn't want to save Emperor Nanqi?

"Is there really no other way?" Bei Chenyan's eyes were filled with pain, and his voice was pleading. "Princess, could you please let Father see the children one last time, so that he can leave in peace? I'm begging you."

"Master, the only way to save this patient is through hemodialysis," Aiqi's voice came again.

"Sister, look at this..." Nangong Xiao also felt a little reluctant.

Nangong Wu rubbed her forehead. With Runan City in such a state, it was really hard to leave.

Hearing Bei Chenyan's painful cries, the three children in the space stopped playing with their toys.

"Mother, I want Father..." Nangong Xi pouted, on the verge of tears.

"I didn't say there was no way," Nangong Wu said calmly.

"What did you say?" Bei Chenyan was taken aback at first, then his face lit up with surprise. "You mean Father can still be saved?"

"I'm not sure, I need to see the person first," Nangong Wu said.

Bei Chenyan had helped her a lot in the past. Wujian Pavilion contributed the most to the search for her brother, and many people died in the search for the Seven-Colored Lotus.

The countless treasures they obtained during their adventures were always in her space. They fought side by side many times, entrusting each other with their backs in the most dangerous moments. Bei Chenyan was a trustworthy battle partner.

If he weren't the biological father of the three children, they would be best friends. Now that his father is poisoned and on the verge of death, and this is the only time he has asked her for help, she can't refuse.

She looked at her brother and said, "Brother, I'm going to the Southern Qi Kingdom. I'll leave the affairs of Runan City to you for now. We'll go intercept the flow after I return."

"Okay, go ahead! We're here, don't worry." Nangong Xiao nodded.

"Then I'll leave you some more supplies. I'll be back in half a month at most." Nangong Wu stood up and walked out of the wooden house.

"Your Highness!" Li Shuang, Su Siyan, and the others bowed.

Nangong Wu nodded slightly. "Su Siyan, Li Zhan, Li Ke, come with me for a moment."

"Yes."

The three Flying Feather Guards responded and followed her.

Nangong Wu entered the cave and, finding no one there, told them about her plans to go to the Southern Qi Kingdom.

"The weather is getting colder and colder. I'm leaving you some food, blankets, and ammunition. We, the Flying Feather Guard, must protect them well and not allow anyone to get close."

"Understood!"

They knew these things were extremely precious, so naturally they wanted to protect them.

They walked to the deepest part of the cave, where supplies used to be stored.

A forked mountain cave, almost entirely filled with grain.

Nangong Wu put her things away and returned to her original office cabin, which was next to the cave.

This area at the entrance of the cave is inhabited by the Flying Feather Guards, the Royal Palace Guards, and members of the Blood Moon Society.

As for the several thousand soldiers, they were all stationed on the mountain, responsible for protecting tens of thousands of civilians.

As for the soldiers stationed at various passes, they all have enough food for half a year, so there's no need to worry about them for the time being.

"Saving lives is the priority, let's go now!"

"Sister, take a few more people with you," Nangong Xiao instructed.

Bei Chenyan suddenly said, "Princess, besides the matter of Father Emperor's poisoning, there is another matter I need your help with."

Nangong Wu frowned. "Say whatever it is at once."

"I even took care of that woman who coveted me." Bei Chenyan's eyes flashed coldly.

"That's your debt of affection, and you expect me to help you with that? You're truly useless." Nangong Wu said with utter disdain. "You, as the crown prince of a nation, have plenty of ways to kill whoever you want. If she dares to touch you, just chop her down."

He was outmaneuvered by a woman, yet he didn't even have the courage to fight back; he's utterly useless.

"I also want to just chop her up!" Bei Chenyan sighed, "You don't know, that woman is the Empress Dowager's own niece. She has been raised by the Empress Dowager since she was a child and is being taught to be the future Crown Princess."

Filial piety has been valued since ancient times. I cannot simply barge into my mother's palace, drag her out, and behead her!

"That's your business." Nangong Wu's voice turned cold. "I went to help your father only because of our past relationship. Don't drag any other messy things into this."

"Let me finish what I have to say, and maybe you'll become interested." Bei Chenyan winked at her.

"Go ahead and say it," Nangong Wu said, sitting down again to see what he had to say.

"It's a long story," Bei Chenyan began, recounting the events that had transpired.

"This woman is named Shi Peiqiong. She is the daughter of my mother's younger sister. Her father is the Minister of Justice, a second-rank official."

Shi Shengqing was originally from a poor family and married into the Fan family at the age of eighteen. The Fan family was extremely wealthy and was one of the top financial groups in the capital more than thirty years ago. Unfortunately, the family was dwindling. Although Master Fan had many wives and concubines, he only had one daughter.

After Shi Shengqing married into the family, Master Fan spent a lot of money to hire the best tutors for him. He also worked very hard and passed the imperial examination, becoming a Jinshi.

After that, Shi Shengqing used the Fan family's wealth to expand his network in the capital and used money to bribe officials in various ways. Within two years, he was promoted to the fifth rank.

According to information gathered by my people, Shi Shengqing's ambitions are growing, and he is increasingly dissatisfied that his wife is a merchant's daughter, but he is also reluctant to part with the Fan family's vast wealth.

So, Shi Shengqing took a fancy to his mother's young widowed younger sister, and my good aunt also took a fancy to him, as well as the Fan family's wealth. The two of them had an affair and she became pregnant.

The aunt's pregnancy was becoming increasingly obvious, and she pressured Shi Shengqing to eliminate the Fan family. Shi Shengqing, in a panic, secretly hired someone to kill Master Fan on his way to collect payments.

At that time, Miss Fan was pregnant with her second child and was already eight months pregnant. Shi Shengqing strangled her to death and claimed to the outside world that his wife had suffered a postpartum hemorrhage, resulting in the deaths of both mother and child.

Shi Shengqing then abandoned Miss Fan's daughter, Fan Wuyou, in a village on the outskirts of the city, leaving her to fend for herself.

Shi Shengqing seized everything from the Fan family, then renamed the Fan residence the Shi residence, and married his aunt with great pomp and circumstance. Less than four months later, she gave birth to a daughter, named Shi Peiqiong.