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

At this moment, Nangong Wu noticed a large wooden box next to the right side of the dragon throne, so she walked over to it.

"Look at that big box, could it contain something like an imperial seal?"

It has palaces, imperial guards, civil and military officials, and a dragon throne, just like a real imperial court, except for an imperial seal.

"Let me take a look." She walked up the nine steps and found that the box was not locked.

"Be careful, there might be a trap." Bei Chenyan quickly followed and reminded her.

"I understand!" Nangong Wu slowly walked towards the box, and a faint scent of sandalwood wafted towards her.

"Let me do it." Bei Chenyan drew his long sword.

Nangong Wu took a few steps back, just in case there were traps or hidden weapons inside the box.

"There might also be poisonous gas."

Upon hearing this, Bei Chenyan pulled up his mask and walked to the back of the box.

Nangong Wu understood what he meant; he wanted to open the lid from the back of the box.

If the box contains a trap, a person standing in front of it who opens the lid will be shot by a poisoned arrow inside.

Bei Chenyan gripped the corner of the box with one hand and slowly opened it.

A soft "click" sounded.

Nangong Wu's ears twitched slightly. She looked up and her expression changed instantly. "Get out of the way!"

Bei Chenyan also sensed the danger and spun around to retreat.

"Bang!" An iron cage fell heavily from the top of the box, shattering the white marble on the ground.

The two men looked at the iron cage and their faces darkened.

The Wan family had actually set a trap inside the box.

"There must be something very important in this box, which is why the Wan family set up this trap," Nangong Wu said.

Bei Chenyan's eyes were icy cold. "We've triggered this mechanism, and it's highly likely that we've already alerted the Wan family. We need to leave here as soon as possible."

"So what do you want to do with all these things?" Nangong Wu asked him about the little golden figures and the treasures scattered throughout the palace.

"Should we take them away? Or leave them as they are, then we can go out, mobilize troops to seal off the Emperor's father-in-law's residence, and then prosecute the Wan family for plotting a rebellion?"

Bei Chenyan looked at the underground palace, a hint of anger flashing in the depths of his dark eyes.

"Take everything with us first." He made the decision. "Tomorrow, we'll start with Shi Shengqing."

As for the Wan family, I will no longer tolerate them, but tonight's events were too sudden. I was not prepared at all, and the sudden troop deployment may give Prince Jing an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"My father is critically ill, and several factions in the court are stirring. Moreover, the Wan family outwardly supports me, and their influence in the court is too deep. If I suddenly turn against the Wan family now, the court will surely descend into chaos, and the Wan family will not sit idly by."

If chaos breaks out in the capital, it will surely result in rivers of blood.

"Okay!" Nangong Wu raised her hand and used her mind to sweep the items into her spatial dimension.

Bei Chenyan approached the iron cage, wanting to try to move it.

"No need to bother moving it, we can just take the box inside." After collecting everything in the underground palace, Nangong Wu finally took the dragon throne.

She reached her hand through the gap in the iron cage and focused her mind on the box.

However, the box seemed to be nailed to the spot and could not be put into the space.

"The bottom of the box is connected to the mechanism and is fixed in place."

"Give me that crowbar." Bei Chenyan's longsword couldn't reach the box, nor could he get too close.

Nangong Wu telepathically handed him an iron crowbar, saying, "Just open the lid."

Bei Chenyan took the iron crowbar, which was five feet long and just right, and lifted the cover off in one go.

They saw that the box was full of things, and it was covered with a bright yellow cloth that only the emperor could use, so they could not see the contents inside.

"Take the things away first." Nangong Wu reached in and activated her mind again.

"Let's go out first." Bei Chenyan walked ahead, carrying his sword.

Looking at the now empty underground palace, Nangong Wu noticed that apart from the crystals embedded in the walls that were difficult to remove, there were also large luminous pearls on the stone pillars.

After thinking about it, she decided to take all the luminous pearls with her.

These are all natural luminescent pearls, mainly composed of fluorite. They typically have extremely low levels of radiation, but some of the luminescent minerals contain radioactive elements. We'll take them back and test them first. If they're usable, we'll use them; if not, we'll deal with them.

Nangong Wu walked ahead with a flashlight, quickly leaving the underground palace along the same route.

Just as they reached the stone gate they had broken open, Aiqi rushed in, saying, "Master, someone has entered the forbidden area. We've already killed three people, and there might be more coming in."

"Leave now." Nangong Wu leaped up the steps and entered the secret passage of the artificial cave.

When they emerged from the secret passage, they found Eileen engaged in a firefight.

The newcomer was highly skilled in martial arts; Aiqi fired several shots but missed.

Upon seeing this, Bei Chenyan drew his pistol, leaped forward, and fired two shots in mid-air, killing the man.

Nangong Wu used her mind to send Aiqi and Eileen into the space, then flew after Beichen Yan and collected the corpses on the ground.

These people have bullets in their bodies; they cannot stay here.

At this moment, more people entered the forbidden area, and quite a few of them did.

"Let's leave here first." Nangong Wu and Bei Chenyan flew away.

Those people spotted them and immediately gave chase.

"There's an assassin! Go after him!"

"Too slow!" Bei Chenyan picked up Nangong Wu in one swift motion and left the Wan Mansion as fast as lightning, heading towards the outskirts of Yulong City. With a few leaps, he left the people behind far behind.

Seeing that he had gotten rid of the Wan family's people, Bei Chenyan stopped and entered the city from another side.

He suddenly stopped, put Nangong Wu down, and said, "Shi Shengqing has already made a move against you!"

Nangong Wu looked up and saw a house engulfed in flames, and could faintly hear the sounds of people trying to put out the fire.

"Looks like I have nowhere to sleep tonight." Nangong Wu stretched. "I'm a little tired, but I haven't finished my business tonight."

"The Cai Mei Courtyard is on fire. Everyone must be putting it out. Shi Shengqing will just put on a show, which gives us a chance."

The two leaped into the air and headed towards the Shi residence.

Chaos has broken out in the Shi family mansion.

The theft of Wan Shuhua's private collection was discovered just over two quarters of an hour after Nangong Wu left.

Therefore, he concluded that Nangong Wu was responsible and decided to search Caimei Courtyard.

However, the more than two hundred people guarding outside Cai Mei Courtyard assured him that Fan Wuyou had never left the house, and they believed that the theft of Wan Shu's private collection of paintings had absolutely nothing to do with Fan Wuyou.

Upon hearing this, Shi Shengqing still felt that the matter was inextricably linked to Fan Wuyou, and that she might have sent outsiders to steal it. Enraged, he immediately ordered his men to set fire to Caimei Courtyard.

The house was built of wood, and the fire was deliberately started by Shi Shengqing. So, after the fire had spread widely, he pretended to fetch water to put it out and even reported it to the authorities.