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

"There's nothing we can do about it, but thank you all for your hard work!" Nangong Wu looked at them.

Li Feng stood up and cupped his hands in greeting. "It's just a military campaign, nothing tiring for me. It's just that Runan City is in dire need of manpower right now, and I feel guilty that I can't get there to help as soon as possible."

"Building a city isn't something that can be done in a month or two." Huo Jing waved his hand at him. "Once you bring your army back to Runan City, there will be plenty of things for you to do. There's no need to be in such a hurry."

Your biggest task now is to safely bring the Zhenyuan army to Runan City; that would be a great achievement.

"Yes!" Li Feng replied, "Please rest assured, Godfather, we will definitely bring the Zhenyuan army to Runan City."

"Have you been stopped by the soldiers of the Western Yan Kingdom these past few days?" Huo Jing asked.

"No," Li Feng replied. "So far, we haven't encountered any Western Yan army blocking our way. At every pass we've gone through, the generals guarding the city have opened the gates to let us through."

Emperor Mingde wanted to stop it, but could he?

Besides the 30,000 soldiers in Yanggu Pass, there were even fewer guards at other passes, only 20,000 or 10,000. The city they passed through yesterday only had 5,000 soldiers. What could they possibly use to stop them?

Nangong Wu suddenly remembered something and asked, "Have any news come back from our scouts left at Lindong Pass?"

"Not yet." Li Feng shook his head. "But the soldiers from Yanggu City might take over Lindong Pass."

Their hundreds of thousands of troops have cleared the snowy road, and the garrison in Yanggu City will surely guard Lindong Pass first.

"We don't need to worry about these things." Huo Jing also stood up. "You all have military duties to attend to, so go ahead and get some rest."

"Yes."

Li Feng, Li Cheng, Li Ke, and Li Shuang all stood up, cupped their hands in farewell, and took their leave.

"Li Shuang, stay and stay with the child! Go out tomorrow morning." Nangong Wu left Li Shuang behind and saw the three men out of the space.

The next day, Nangong Wu got up before dawn!

She first filled the ten containers with grain, then found an open space nearby, took out a plastic sheet, and asked Li Ke and the others to help spread it on the ground before moving out the grain bags.

The grain she brought out this time was enough to feed the army for four or five days, and she also released dozens of horses and carts that she had brought so that the army could use them to transport the grain.

The snow here wasn't as thick anymore, so Nangong Wu switched to a smaller tracked vehicle to avoid encountering narrow canyons and cliffside roads again.

After arranging everything, she hurriedly flew away.

But instead of returning to Runan City, she went to the Southern Qi Kingdom.

It's been a month; it's time to take Nan Qidi for a follow-up CT scan.

Kidney transplantation is a major surgery, and rejection is common after transplantation, so it cannot be neglected. Also, Empress Wan needs to have her blood tested to see if her condition has improved.

That afternoon, Nangong Wu flew to the outskirts of Yulong City in the Southern Qi Kingdom.

This time it was still early, so she didn't fly the helicopter into the capital city, lest the people in the city come to watch.

Now, Yulong City is full of Bei Chenyan's people. As soon as she appeared at the city gate on horseback, someone immediately recognized her.

The battle in which King Jing raised an army to rebel was quelled by Nangong Wu. Almost all the soldiers in Yulong City recognized her, and a captain came forward to greet her with great respect.

"Princess Runing, you've arrived!"

"Yes." Nangong Wu looked at him and nodded slightly. "I want to see your Crown Prince."

"Please come in quickly, I will escort you to the East Palace." The captain raised his hand in a gesture of invitation.

"No need to trouble you, I know how to get to the palace." Nangong Wu said, then rode into the city.

She knew that Bei Chenyan would be in the Imperial Study handling state affairs at this time, so she went to the palace.

"Princess Runing has arrived! Quickly inform His Highness the Crown Prince!"

As Nangong Wu approached the palace gates, she heard the excited voices of the imperial guards.

The palace gates were wide open, and dozens of imperial guards ran out and lined up in two rows.

"Welcome, Your Highness Princess Runing!"

"No need for formalities!" Nangong Wu dismounted.

The deputy commander of the Imperial Guards stepped forward to help her take the reins of her horse. "Princess, you've arrived!"

Just as Nangong Wu was about to speak, a white figure suddenly flashed in front of her. "Nangong Wu, you've finally arrived."

"Are you going out?" Nangong Wu asked, looking at him.

"No, I heard you were here, so I came out to meet you." Bei Chenyan naturally reached out to take her hand.

Nangong Wu took a step back. "Let's go inside and talk."

Bei Chenyan looked at his empty hand, feeling a little disappointed. "Let's go inside."

The two walked into the palace side by side.

"How are His Majesty and the Empress?" Nangong Wu asked as she walked.

"Father is taking his medicine on time and his condition is much better than before, but he keeps asking when you're coming." Bei Chenyan looked at her, his face showing weariness and dark circles under his eyes.

"You've been so busy lately, I haven't been able to help you at all."

He missed his three children and she, but with his father and mother in such a state, he simply couldn't leave them.

"Fortunately, we're only delivering food to the army now, so we're not that busy," Nangong Wu said calmly.

Unless war breaks out, these trivial matters are insignificant.

"Didn't you say that construction had already started in Runan City?"

"Construction has started, but this is a major project and can't be rushed..."

The two talked as they walked toward Yikun Palace.

"The news that you withdrew the 300,000 Zhenyuan troops has already reached Yulong City. Now the whole city is talking about it. Some storytellers have even turned it into a story, saying that without the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion, the Western Yan Kingdom is about to perish."

"Let them say whatever they want!" Nangong Wu had expected this to happen.

"The Western Yan army didn't stop you, did they?" Bei Chenyan asked her.

"Emperor Mingde might want to, but do they dare?" Nangong Wu sneered inwardly, not wanting to discuss these matters, and instead inquired about the situation on his end, "How's the investigation into the remnants of Prince Jing's faction and the remaining followers of Changyang Temple going?"

"After Ling Yangzi ran away, the people of Changyang Temple also disappeared! More than 230,000 soldiers from the three major military camps in the suburbs returned. Excluding the more than 10,000 who died that day, there may be 50,000 who went with Bei Chenzhan."

"Fifty thousand people." Nangong Wu frowned.

Bei Chenzhan and Ling Yangzi are in cahoots. If these people are not found and eliminated, there will be endless troubles to come.

Inside the Yikun Palace.

Emperor Nanqi had already received news of Nangong Wu's arrival and was sitting in the main hall waiting.

"Miss Ai, if my follow-up examination is normal, then let the Crown Prince and Princess Runing go! I will take charge of the affairs of the court."

"No way," Aiqi firmly objected. "A kidney transplant is a major operation that requires at least six months of rest. You absolutely cannot overwork yourself or stay up late."

"What can we do? The Crown Prince can't marry Princess Runing, and the three children don't have a complete family. I'm even more uneasy." Emperor Nanqi was really worried to death.

Just then, Eunuch Yu came in to report, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, Princess Runing, and the three young princes have arrived."

"Let them in quickly, I want to see my three precious grandsons." Emperor Nanqi was very happy.

"Grandfather! We've arrived!"

Three small figures ran into the main hall.