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

Inside the main room, the candlelight flickered, and Wan Shuhua was half-lying on a soft couch. Her face had been badly bruised and swollen that day, looking rather frightening. Her bruised forehead had been bandaged.

A maidservant brought in a cup of tea and knelt tremblingly before her. "Madam, please have some tea!"

"Hmm." Wan Shuhua sat up, took the cup of tea, and took a small sip.

"Hiss!" Her mouth was scalded by Nangong Wu's blow, and the tea was a bit too hot, so she grimaced as soon as the tea entered her mouth.

"You wretch, are you trying to scald me to death?" Wan Shuhua was already in a bad mood, and being scalded like this made her even angrier. She smashed the teacup hard on the maid's forehead.

"Bang!"

The maid's face was smashed open, and tea was splashed all over her face, scalding her so much that she screamed, but she didn't dare to move away and kept kowtowing and begging for mercy.

"Madam, spare me! Madam, spare me!"

"Drag this bitch away and give her ten lashes!" Wan Shuhua said with disgust.

Two old women came in and dragged the maid, whose face was covered in blood, away.

Two other maids came up and quickly cleaned up the water stains and broken porcelain pieces on the floor.

At this moment, another old woman came in, curtsied to Wan Shuhua, and reported to her:

"Madam, the Wan family has sent a hundred elite assassins. They are all top-notch experts. Tonight, we must ensure that that little bitch dies without a burial place."

On the rooftop, Nangong Wu and Bei Chenyan exchanged a glance upon hearing this.

As expected, Shi Shengqing intended to kill her tonight, and even went to the Wan family to find a hundred assassins to help him.

"Let that little bitch harm me like this, and then burn her to death like this is too easy for her." Wan Shuhua's eyes flashed with malice, she gritted her teeth, and her whole face was contorted.

"Madam, that wretched woman is indeed hateful, but she is, after all, the master's bloodline. Many people already know that Fan Wuyou has returned. The master is afraid that things might get complicated if things drag on, so this is the only way to put an end to it all," the old woman comforted her.

Wan Shuhua's expression softened slightly. "Then go tell them to hurry up."

"Don't worry, Madam. They're from the Wan family. They'll make sure that little hussy doesn't see the light of day again." The old woman raised her head slightly, revealing a sinister smile.

"Go and keep an eye on things. Report back to me when that little bitch is dead." Wan Shuhua waved her hand with satisfaction.

"Yes!" The old woman left.

"You want me dead?" Nangong Wu sneered, taking out a bottle of potent poison powder. "I want her to never see the sun rise again."

"Let her live a few more days." Bei Chenyan quickly grabbed her hand and blinked a few times. "If we let her die now, we can't let her see the fate of those good children! Let's collect the gold and silver today."

Seeing his expression, Nangong Wu knew he was about to cause trouble, so she put away the bottle. "Fine! Let her live one more day."

She glanced around the room again and saw that Wan Shuhua had closed her eyes to rest, with an old woman waiting beside her, and no one else.

She took out a powerful sedative, tied it with a thin string, removed the pin, put it into the house, and then put the tiles back on.

Only in this way can you enter the house and get the treasure.

"Thump!" The sound of the old woman falling to the ground echoed from inside the house.

"You wait for me here," Nangong Wu said to Bei Chenyan, then leaped into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, the unfortunate maid had already been flogged and thrown out.

On either side of the main door in Wan Shu's painting, two maids kneel, their heads bowed.

Nangong Wu emerged from the shadows and walked along the eaves.

These maids didn't dare to raise their heads unless ordered, which gave her the perfect opportunity.

She swaggered into the house, put on a gas mask, opened the slightly ajar door, closed it behind her, and bolted it shut.

Inside the room, Wan Shuhua had already fallen asleep, while the old woman lay on the ground.

Nangong Wu ignored them, walked towards the small door leading to the right side room, twisted the small lock, and pushed the door open.

Shining a small flashlight inside, one could see that the side room, about thirty square meters in size, was filled with all sorts of boxes and cabinets.

Wan Shuhua's dowry consisted of at least a hundred loads, and it contained more than just these items, but the things she hid here must have been valuables.

"Master, there are good things in here, hurry up and take them all!" Aiqi called out again from inside the space.

Nangong Wu raised her hand and silently said, "Take them all."

The next moment, everything in the side room disappeared one by one.

In just ten seconds, everything inside was gone.

She left the side room and opened the door to the main room.

The four maids remained kneeling there motionless. When they heard the door open, they lowered their heads and breathed even more heavily.

Nangong Wu thus escaped smoothly and leaped onto the roof.

"Let's go." Bei Chenyan pulled her away.

By the time they made their decision, they were already close to Shi Shengqing's study.

Bei Chenyan carried Nangong Wu and leaped onto a large tree.

"Shi Shengqing has brought about 500 men tonight. Your Cai Mei Courtyard is now completely surrounded. There are about 200 archers, and a lot of oil has been brought in, in preparation to burn you to death."

"You knew?" Nangong Wu was taken aback. "Didn't that old woman say the Wan family only gave him a hundred assassins?"

"Qi Ziyang came by earlier and said that Shi Shengqing went to the underground black market today and spent a lot of money to hire some desperate criminals from the martial arts world. In addition, the Shi family has a hundred guards," Bei Chenyan whispered.

"Shi Shengqing really went to great lengths to kill a daughter." Nangong Wu felt sorry for the Fan family.

If you misjudge people and let a wolf into your house, it can truly lead to the destruction of your family and the loss of your life.

"There are about a hundred experts outside Shi Shengqing's study. Let's hold off for now and wait until the fire at Caimei Courtyard starts at midnight. Shi Shengqing will leave then, and we'll have our chance," Bei Chenyan said.

Nangong Wu checked the time; it would still be more than an hour before midnight.

"Let's leave here first."

"Where to?" Bei Chenyan turned his head to look at her.

"To the Imperial Father-in-Law's residence." Nangong Wu leaped down.

Bei Chenyan paused for a moment, then quickly followed.

Nangong Wu stopped only after leaving the Shi family compound, her voice icy, "Your maternal grandfather lent Shi Shengqing a hundred assassins to try and kill me, so I have to go and collect some interest."

Without hesitation, Bei Chenyan said, "I'll go with you."

"No need!" Nangong Wu waved her hand at him. "If someone finds out, you'll be vilified."

No matter how bad the Wan family is, they are still his maternal grandparents' family, so it's best not to let him stay with them.

"Then let's not let anyone find out." Bei Chenyan took out a mask and put it on his face.

"Actually, if you come along, you'll just be a burden to me." Nangong Wu really didn't want him to come.

"If I don't go with you, do you even know where the Wan family is?" Bei Chenyan pulled her away. "Most of the Wan family's money was embezzled."