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

The straight-line distance from here to the capital of the Western Yan Kingdom is about two thousand kilometers. With the strong winds leading the way, they can reach the capital before dark.

The helicopter flew south for more than two hours before the snowstorm stopped and greenery gradually appeared on the ground.

They stopped to refuel once, and then flew for another two hours, gradually approaching the Imperial City of Kyoto in the evening.

Now that things have come to this, they have already broken ties with Emperor Mingde and his son, so she no longer needs to hide her return to fetch her father.

The booming sound was particularly loud in the winter, and people on the ground looked up wherever it passed.

"Chirp—"

A fierce wind circled twice above the villa.

Nangong Wu knew her father lived here, so she landed the helicopter outside the villa.

"His Highness has returned!"

Hearing the booming sound, the guards in the villa flew out of the villa.

As Nangong Wu stepped out of the cabin, she saw Li Cheng running over with several Flying Feather Guards.

"Your Highness! You've finally arrived!"

"Yes." Nangong Wu nodded slightly. "Are you all alright?"

"Your Highness is alright, we are all well." Li Cheng gestured for him to come in. "Your Highness has been looking forward to your arrival. Please come in."

"I understand!" Nangong Wu glanced at Li Shuang behind her. "You haven't seen Li Shuang for a long time, so speak to her properly! I'll go in and see my father myself."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuang and Li Cheng blushed deeply.

Li Cheng scratched the back of his head sheepishly, "Your Highness, we...we're an old married couple, there's nothing to say."

"Really? You don't miss Li Shuang after not seeing her for months? You really don't know how to cherish your wife!" Nangong Wu walked towards the gate of the villa. "I'm going to see my father first. You don't need to bother me."

"yes!"

Several guards responded.

Seeing that she had already entered the courtyard, Li Ke patted Li Cheng on the shoulder and teased him with a smile, "You two haven't seen each other for months, it's a rare treat to see each other, have a good time being affectionate."

"Go! Go! Go!"

"Hahaha……"

The Flying Feather Guards all burst into laughter.

In the secluded courtyard, as soon as Nangong Wu entered the gate, she saw Huo Jing standing with his hands behind his back in front of the main house.

"Father!"

Huo Jing smiled, "Wu Wu is here!"

"Father, I'm late, I'm sorry to have startled you!" Nangong Wu looked at her father, whose temples seemed to have more white hair.

"I'm fine as your father, but you've been running around these past few months, saving the people of Runan City and rushing to Lindong Pass. You've worked so hard." Huo Jing looked at his daughter, who was covered in the grime of the weather, and felt a pang of heartache.

"Father, Emperor Mingde can no longer tolerate our Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion. Pack your things and we'll leave tomorrow." Nangong Wu came over, took her father's arm, and walked into the house.

Huo Jing shook his head, "No rush. Tomorrow, I'll take you to see someone. There are some things you should know."

"Going to see someone?" Nangong Wu asked疑惑地, "Father, is there something I don't know?"

"Well, you'll know everything when you meet that expert tomorrow!" Huo Jing sat down in the main seat and ordered, "Let's eat!"

"Yes!" the guard standing outside the door replied.

"Father, we won't be coming back after we leave. After dinner, I'll go back to the capital, pack up everything in the palace, and bring everyone out," Nangong Wu said.

Now that the kingdom has broken with the Western Yan Kingdom, the valuable items in the royal palace cannot be allowed to fall into the wrong hands.

"Ah..." Huo Jing sighed, "Your grandfather spent his life on the battlefield, and your mother sacrificed her life for the country, protecting the peace of the Western Yan Kingdom for decades; our Huo family business donates hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to the imperial court every year."

To quell the border war, you single-handedly traveled to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, killing the Eastern Jin Emperor and the King of Wu, thus ending the flames of war. Our Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion has been loyal to the court for generations, yet we have ended up in this predicament. As your father, I have failed your grandfather and your mother!

"Father, it's Emperor Mingde who can't tolerate us. If Grandfather and Mother were still alive, they wouldn't have let us sit here and wait to die," Nangong Wu advised.

They were all very protective of their own. If the grandfather were still alive, and Emperor Mingde had dared to treat the Prince's Mansion this way, he would have definitely stormed into the palace with a knife.

"When the emperor commands the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die." Huo Jing's face revealed a hint of mockery. "Emperor Mingde and that useless crown prince dare to challenge them?"

Nangong Wu's gaze turned slightly cold. "Father, did Emperor Mingde issue you any imperial edict?"

Huo Jing nodded. "Yesterday afternoon, Eunuch Hu brought the Emperor's edict to the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion, to strip my father of his title of Zhenyuan Prince, to hand over the military tally of the Zhenyuan Army, and the 'As if I were personally present' token bestowed by the late Emperor."

Nangong Wu clenched her fists involuntarily. "So, did you pay?"

If the military tally and token are handed over, the title of Prince Zhenyuan will cease to exist, and the imperial court will reclaim the prince's residence.

"No." Huo Jing sneered. "You want us to hand over the 300,000 Zhenyuan troops? Don't even think about it! That token was bestowed upon your grandfather by the late emperor. It was earned through your grandfather's life of military service. Emperor Mingde will not take it away either."

Nangong Wu's eyes turned icy. "The Imperial Guards didn't attack the Prince's residence, did they?"

If the father refuses to accept the imperial decree, it is tantamount to defying the imperial decree!

"Emperor Mingde wouldn't dare!" Huo Jing sneered again. "I wasn't even at the Prince's residence. I left Chengkai's gate, saying I was going on a long trip to recuperate. Since no one received the imperial decree, I closed the gate!"

"No one accepted the imperial decree, Father, your move was brilliant!" Nangong Wu couldn't help but laugh.

"The title of Prince Zhenyuan was earned by your grandfather and mother with their blood and lives. It is an honor bestowed upon the Prince's Mansion by the late Emperor. Unless we give it up ourselves, he can't take it away with just a word." Huo Jing's voice was deep and cold.

"Father, Emperor Mingde dares to pressure you like this, I won't let them get away with it." Nangong Wu felt it was all for naught when she thought of Nangong Lan dying for this court!

"Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable! Emperor Mingde is becoming increasingly incompetent, and the Crown Prince is narrow-minded and vicious. He only cares about his own pleasure and does not care about the country, the people, or the nation. He has already committed many heinous acts, chilling the hearts of the people! The Western Yan Kingdom is about to collapse. There is no need to dirty our hands. Let them fend for themselves!" Huo Jing said.

They broke away from the Western Yan state, taking 300,000 troops with them. When the Eastern Jin state invades, local vassal kings and regional warlords will seize power, and the Western Yan state will inevitably fall into chaos.

"Alright, I'll listen to Father!" Nangong Wu felt that her father made sense.

Why would a dynasty on the verge of collapse dirty its hands? They might even be misunderstood by the world as the ones who destroyed the Western Yan Kingdom, becoming sinners in history!

Let Emperor Mingde and Nangong Chengkun slowly experience the fear of the impending demise of their country, and let them know what their fate will be if they leave the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion.

At that moment, a guard brought in the food.

Nangong Wu stood up. "Father, let's eat! I'll go back to the palace after dark and take all our things with me."