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

"Master Xuanwei, you just said that True Man Changchun used his blood essence as a pact to place a forbidden spell on me. Does that mean I still have some kind of forbidden spell on me?" Nangong Wu asked again.

After she broke free from the fate binding her to Zhou Shaorong, fearing that there might still be some unseen evil magic on her, she used the Eight Characters and Six Lines divination to create her own destiny chart and predict her own fortune, but found nothing unusual.

However, if it is a forbidden technique used by someone with higher cultivation than her, she might not be able to calculate it.

"After your soul returned, his forbidden technique was broken, all because your soul was strong enough."

"The forbidden technique has been broken, and Master Changchun must have suffered a backlash as well. He hasn't appeared; perhaps he's hiding somewhere to recuperate," said Celestial Master Xuanwei.

Upon hearing this, Huo Jing couldn't help but worry, "Master Changchun is like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows. If he were to appear one day, he might be a threat to us."

"Rest assured, Prince Zhenyuan, if Master Changchun dares to show up, I, the Celestial Master, will settle all scores with him, old and new." Celestial Master Xuanwei's voice deepened.

"New debts and old debts?"

Nangong Wu and Huo Jing both looked at him.

"Celestial Master, do you also have a grudge against the Immortal Changchun?" Huo Jing asked.

"You may not know this, but I and Changchun Zhenren were originally fellow disciples. However, Changchun Zhenren was expelled from the sect after our master discovered that he was secretly practicing heretical and unorthodox martial arts."

After Changchun left, we discovered that he had stolen many martial arts manuals and rare books from the library, and then changed his name and entered Changyang Temple.

"It wasn't until he used that forbidden technique on the princess, which was a technique from the lost secret manual in the library, that I realized he was the one who was expelled from the sect by my master back then..." Master Xuanwei recounted his connection with True Man Changchun.

Afterwards, the three of them talked for another half an hour, and the truth about Nangong Wu's time travel was revealed.

She didn't possess the body of the original Nangong Wu; rather, her soul returned. To save her, Celestial Master Xuanwei remained in the Western Yan Kingdom, protecting her soul and spirit in this other world.

"So, my marriage into the Zhou family was also a trial by fire," Nangong Wu said with self-deprecation.

With Master Xuanwei's abilities, he could have easily prevented her from jumping into the Zhou family's inferno.

"Wuwu, your fate was forcibly bound to Zhou Shaorong. You insisted on marrying him. I thought that with your father around, the Zhou family wouldn't dare to do anything to you. I thought things would be fine once your soul returned. But then something happened to me..." Huo Jing sighed.

"Everything is preordained by fate. Your three children are destined for greatness." Master Xuanwei looked at Nangong Wu with a smile. "Princess, the Crown Prince of Nanqi is your true destiny."

"Him? My destiny? I never thought about getting married." Nangong Wu frowned.

"Hahaha..." Master Xuanwei suddenly laughed, his figure suddenly became blurry, then transparent and disappeared in front of them. The laughter echoed in the hall and gradually became ethereal.

Nangong Wu stood there dumbfounded. This Xuanwei Celestial Master was truly incredibly capable.

"Master, what amazing magic!" Eileen stared in disbelief.

"Thank you, Celestial Master Xuanwei." Huo Jing bowed deeply to the spot where Celestial Master Xuanwei had just stood.

"Master Xuanwei, I hope we can meet again!" Nangong Wu called out to the empty hall.

"Princess, we will meet again if fate allows!" Master Xuanwei's voice was ethereal, as if it came from a very distant place.

"Daughter, let's go back!" Huo Jing turned and walked out.

Nangong Wu followed him out. For some reason, after learning the whole truth, her heart felt heavy, and she had an indescribable feeling.

"Father, it turns out you knew everything from the beginning."

She took out so many things from her spatial storage that weren't available here, and her father just looked indifferent, as if he wasn't surprised at all, and never asked any questions. It turned out he knew everything.

"No matter what you become, you will always be my daughter." Huo Jing's eyes were filled with heartache.

His two children, born into nobility, should have grown up in luxury, but instead endured immense suffering. His son was not found until he was over twenty, while his daughter experienced two deaths and was reborn from the ashes.

"Father." Nangong Wu took his hand.

"Hmm," Huo Jing hummed in response.

"Father," Nangong Wu called out again.

Huo Jing glanced at her. "Taken a hit by the truth?"

"No, I just wanted to call you, Father, Father..."

"You little rascal!"

The father and daughter talked as they descended the mountain.

After they passed the big bend, Nangong Wu sent Huo Jing into her spatial dimension and used her lightness skill to descend the mountain.

By the time they returned to Kyoto, it was already 3:45 PM.

I didn't see the two Flying Feather Guards; they must have gone to another courtyard.

The three rode into the imperial city, entering the Prince's Palace through a side gate, where they saw many carriages parked.

"Your Highness, it's those people who deliver the meat and vegetables," Li Shan said.

"Well, since they've all been delivered, we'll take them all," Nangong Wu said.

She entered the palace and saw that the side gate was filled with all sorts of things.

When Fang Cheng saw her return, he came up and asked, "Your Highness, should we carry these meat and vegetables inside?"

"No need, just leave it here," Nangong Wu said.

"Then I'll go and prepare your Dragon Boat Festival meal." Fang Cheng hurriedly left.

Nangong Wu did not return to Zuimei Courtyard first, but went to collect things from various courtyards.

Everything that could be taken from the entire palace was taken away. In the end, the Flying Feather Guards' belongings were taken away, as they all had families and had a lot of things.

Adelin and the dozen or so Northerners had very little to begin with; they packed their bedding together, and carried only a bundle and their weapons with them.

Feng Wushang returned home a month ago, saying he was also planning to take his family to Runan City.

After packing up everything in the Prince Nangong Wu's mansion, another hour had passed.

The Flying Feather Guards, along with their wives and children, and servants of the Prince's Mansion, numbering about a hundred, exited the mansion through the main gate.

Nangong Wu was the last to leave the palace, where she saw more than twenty carriages and dozens of warhorses ready to depart.

Before leaving the mountain, she said, "Princess! We can set off now."

"Hmm." Nangong Wu turned around and glanced at the gate of the Prince's Mansion again. The four gilded characters "Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion" shone brightly and exuded a majestic aura.

This place will never be home again!

"Fang Cheng, lock it."

"Yes!" Fang Cheng took a large padlock and locked the gate.

At this moment, a man in black flew over and landed in front of Nangong Wu, bowing respectfully: "This subordinate greets the Princess."

"No need for formalities." Nangong Wu nodded slightly, knowing that the person who came was from Wujian Pavilion.

After Bei Chenyan and Qi Ziyang left, Wujian Pavilion stopped taking on business, but still kept people there.

She handed a letter to the man in black, saying, "Make dozens of copies of the announcement inside and post them throughout the capital."

"Yes." The man in black took the letter, then leaped onto the roof and left.

The letter contained a notice she had written, making public the fact that the imperial court had not sent winter rations and winter clothing to the troops stationed at Lindong Pass!