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

"Fifth Senior Brother, Zeng Guanhai is the local tyrant of Taigu Town. He has powerful backers and is known for his ruthlessness. We beat up He Song's lackey today, and I'm afraid he won't let us off the hook. He changed his usual behavior today and didn't send anyone to deal with us. Perhaps he has seen something." Sun Xunzhen said with some worry.

"They must be suspicious, and the day after tomorrow is the tenth of the month. Zeng Guanhai probably doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, but he will definitely be keeping an eye on us in secret," Nangong Wu said.

"Does Zeng Guanhai have a powerful backer?" Bei Chenyan tapped his fingers on the armrest intermittently.

"We have been secretly inquiring about this for the past few days. Zeng Guanhai was originally from a powerful family in the capital of the Northern Di Kingdom. His sister entered the palace and became a concubine. His family is very powerful."

However, Zeng Guanhai was ignorant and incompetent. He accidentally killed a young master from a noble family while competing for a courtesan, and was eventually convicted and exiled to this border town.

After Zeng Guanhai arrived in Taigu Town, his temper not only didn't subside, but he became even more unscrupulous. He operated there for over twenty years, amassing wealth through his family's influence and colluding with various martial arts sects. He wielded considerable power in the area and disregarded everyone.

"Zeng Guanhai was originally the younger brother of the Imperial Concubine of the Northern Di." Nangong Wu looked at Bei Chenyan and said:

"Ling Yangzi may be related to Zeng Guanhai, or he may also have one of the maps. We just beat up that guy surnamed He, and they may already be suspicious of us."

"That's to arouse their suspicion," Bei Chenyan said coldly.

If we don't arouse their suspicion, why will they come knocking on our door on their own?

"So what do we do now?" Sun Xunzhen asked him.

They have been targeted by Zeng Guanhai, who will surely do something detrimental to them.

"Let's wait and see, and wait for the fish to take the bait." Bei Chenyan glanced at the time on his wristwatch. "It's just past Shen Shi (3-5 PM). You two go back to the next room and get some rest. There might be a tough battle tonight."

"We understand."

Sun Xunzhen and Pei Xing got up to leave.

"Wait a minute." Nangong Wu called out to them, went into the inner room, took out the quilt from the bed, and gave it to Sun Xunzhen.

"Here, take it, don't let it freeze."

"Yes." Sun Xunzhen knew they had a solution, so she didn't stand on ceremony, took the blanket, and left.

Nangong Wu mentally took out three sleeping bags from her spatial storage. "No need to guard outside. Let Cao Li in. All three of you should sleep too, so you'll have energy for the night."

"Yes!" Wei Yang replied.

"Let's go to sleep too." Bei Chenyan pulled her into the inner room and drew the screen over.

With a thought, Nangong Wu sent the two into the space.

Aiqi was sitting on the sofa when she saw them come in and said, "You all go to sleep! I'll keep watch outside for you."

"Okay." Nangong Wu turned this side of the space into a transparent one, just like a person in a guest room who could hear and see everything outside.

She looked at Bei Chenyan and said, "You should go to sleep too. We'll be able to make our move tonight and steal everything from that Zeng guy, leaving him with nothing but his underwear."

Bei Chenyan's face immediately darkened, and he suddenly hugged her, "You're not allowed to steal other men's stinky underwear."

"..." Nangong Wu realized she had misspoke. "Slip of the tongue."

"Hahaha..." Aiqi couldn't help but laugh. "There's another person here. Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you two to show off your love and flaunt your relationship in public?"

Nangong Wu knew the man was jealous, so she had to coax him, "We only accept money and treasures. If we mistakenly accept someone's old clothes, we'll burn them."

Bei Chenyan's expression softened slightly, and he released her. "Go to sleep early."

"Hmm." Nangong Wu returned to her room, took off her coat and boots, and went to bed.

These past few days of riding horses have been exhausting; my back feels like it's going to fall apart.

Adelin led them to the location of the treasure, and as he said, the place was difficult to enter. Fearing that they would be late in returning to Taigu Town on the 10th and miss the opportunity to kill Ling Yangzi, they first planted explosives around the area and hurriedly returned.

While I was half asleep, I vaguely heard the sound of fierce sword fighting.

She sat up abruptly, rolled out of bed, grabbed her clothes, quickly put them on, and left the room.

He saw Bei Chenyan also come out of his room, fastening his belt as he walked.

Aiqi appeared in front of them instantly. "There's something going on outside, but it's not coming for you."

"Let's go out and take a look first." With a thought, Nangong Wu led Bei Chenyan out of the space.

Inside the guest room, the three guards also heard the noise and came out of their sleeping bags.

"Your Highness, there was a fight on the roof just now. Judging from the noise, there were four or five people," Wei Yang said.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Sun Xunzhen's voice came in, "Fifth Senior Brother, it's us."

Wei Yang hurriedly went to open the door.

As soon as Sun Xunzhen entered, he said, "Fifth Senior Brother, there's trouble outside."

"You all stay inside. No matter what happens outside, don't go out." Bei Chenyan walked to the front window and opened it.

"Be careful," Nangong Wu warned.

Suddenly, a loud whooshing sound came from the air.

He was already on guard, so he stepped aside to avoid it.

"Bang!"

Several bullets pierced through the window and hit the ground.

Nangong Wu stood on the other side of the window and saw a figure lying on the roof opposite. A silenced pistol appeared in the figure's hand, and the figure pulled the trigger and fired a shot.

The man's head went limp, and he rolled off the roof.

"Let's go out." Bei Chenyan leaped out of the window, with Nangong Wu following closely behind.

Wei Yang's expression changed when he saw the round beads embedded in the wooden board. "It's a musket."

Cao Li and Adlin immediately picked up their guns, one standing by the door and the other by the front window.

Outside the inn, Bei Chen Yanfei landed on the ground and saw a bloody hole on the man's forehead, from which blood was gushing out, and his eyes were wide open.

Nangong Wu leaped to the spot where the man had been lying in ambush. "Take him away."

Bei Chenyan understood, picked up the body, and leaped back onto the roof.

Nangong Wu mentally threw the corpse into her spatial dimension, looked around, and saw that it was already dark and there were no more sounds of fighting.

"It seems the commotion just now was a deliberate attempt to lure us out."

"So, the people who ambushed us with muskets were from at least three directions, and they shot us as soon as we left the inn," Bei Chenyan said coldly.

The guest room has two windows, one at the front and one at the back, as well as a main entrance. With houses in both the front and back, it's perfect for an ambush.

"Since they want to cause trouble, then we'll make it even bigger," Nangong Wu sneered.

"Do you want to make your move now?" Bei Chenyan asked, looking at him.

"Hmm, someone's getting restless." Nangong Wu's eyes turned cold.

The two leaped away and disappeared into the night.

A while later, they found the Zeng residence.

Zeng Mansion is easy to find because it is the largest mansion in Taigu Town.

"An exiled convict has actually become a local tyrant here." Nangong Wu sneered as she looked at the grand mansion across the street.