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

Wei Yang's three guards and Sun Xunzhen and his fellow disciples all stood up at once.

Bei Chenyan raised his hand slightly. "Wei Yang, go open the door. Everyone else, sit down and start eating."

Wei Yang went to open the door, and the other four sat down.

As soon as the latch was pulled open, the door was immediately pushed open with a strong force.

"Clang~~"

Wei Yang quickly moved to the side to avoid being hit.

Six people entered, all carrying swords and knives, and Fu Lai's shopkeeper also arrived.

A man who appeared to be the leader immediately fixed his gaze on Bei Chenyan and Nangong Wu upon entering.

"The innkeeper said you two just came back from outside?"

"We're hungry, let's go out and buy some food," Bei Chenyan said coldly.

"Go out and buy some food?" The leader walked slowly to the table and looked at the food on it.

Adeline, Cao Li, Sun Xunzhen, and Pei Xing all stood up, their hands on their sword hilts.

The leader didn't take them seriously and tapped his large knife on the table.

"Thieves broke into the Zeng residence tonight, and several storerooms were burglarized, resulting in the loss of a great deal of valuables. The Second Young Master was also stabbed by an assassin. And you just happened to return from outside. The timing is too coincidental. We cannot help but suspect that you are connected with the assassin."

"So what?" Bei Chenyan leaned back, his eyes full of contempt as he looked at the man.

The leader was enraged by his attitude. He pointed his broadsword at him and ordered his men, "They are the assassins who infiltrated the Zeng residence. Take them all away."

Upon hearing this, the men he brought in immediately raised their swords.

"Ha..." Bei Chenyan sneered, looking at him as if he were a dead man. "First, take one of his arms."

"yes!"

Wei Yang and Sun Xunzhen immediately took action.

Before the leader could react, his right arm had already fallen to the ground, still tightly gripping the large knife.

"ah--"

"Bang bang bang!"

After a brief fight, all seven of Zeng's henchmen lay on the ground.

The shopkeeper, who was standing at the door, was so frightened that he turned and ran away.

Bei Chenyan then stood up, walked up to the leader, and sneered, "If you want to arrest me, let Zeng Guanhai come and do it himself."

The leader pointed his undamaged finger at him, "If you dare to hurt me, Master Zeng won't let you get away with this..."

Bei Chenyan's eyes sharpened, and he took two steps back. "Wei Yang, he doesn't want this hand either."

Wei Yang raised his sword and brought it down, followed by another bloodcurdling scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"Throw them out the window," Bei Chenyan ordered coldly.

"yes!"

Several guards worked together and threw everyone out.

Nangong Wu looked at him with amusement.

These henchmen were already half-dead from being beaten; if they were thrown from the third floor, none of them would survive.

Bei Chenyan felt her gaze, turned his head and glanced at her, "They all deserve to die."

Nangong Wu glanced out the window. "Zeng Guanhai will definitely come to see us this time."

"Knowing we're not to be trifled with, and with our house burgled and so many storerooms stolen, he should at least come and take a look!" Bei Chenyan said.

Several guards threw everyone out, and Wei Yang finally picked up the two severed arms, revealing a tattoo on one of the arms.

"Your Highness, these people are from the Serpent Spirit Society."

Bei Chenyan's eyes turned cold. "Leave that arm for now, as a gift for Zeng Guanhai."

"Yes." Wei Yang put the severed arm aside and went to find something to wipe the bloodstains on the ground.

Nangong Wu reached under the table, took out a cloth mop from her spatial storage, and tossed it to Wei Yang, "Just use this to wipe it down for now."

If you fall out with Zeng Guanhai, you won't be able to stay at this inn anyway, so there's no need to clean it too thoroughly.

After the seven people were thrown out, a commotion arose outside.

"Our men have been killed! Go back and report to Master Zeng immediately..."

The streets outside quickly quieted down again.

"Sit down and eat everything. Don't waste food." Bei Chenyan told them to sit down.

These meals were prepared by Eileen and Aiqi despite their busy schedules, so they shouldn't be wasted.

Although Nangong Wu had countless gold and silver treasures in her space, she rarely spent money on extravagance. She did the same when eating, cooking only what she could eat, and she taught her children the same way, as she had to set a good example.

Finally, I can have a quiet late-night snack.

Cao Li tidied up the things on the table and put them back in the food box.

The faint sound of hurried footsteps could be heard again on the street outside.

"They're here!" Nangong Wu stood up, walked to the window, and opened it a crack to look outside.

A large group of people, carrying torches, were seen approaching from the direction of the Zeng residence.

She took out a night vision telescope, glanced at it, and saw that the leader was riding a horse and was slightly overweight.

"Since you're here, let's go down and greet our guests." Bei Chenyan stood up.

The group left the room and went down to the third floor.

On the first floor, the inn's door was wide open, but there was no one there. Only an oil lamp was lit inside, and two lanterns hung under the eaves outside the door.

Wei Yang glanced at them, then found two grand chairs and had his two masters sit down.

But Nangong Wu did not sit down; instead, she stood behind Bei Chenyan.

To deal with this kind of bully, only one person needs to step in.

Wei Yang glanced at Bei Chenyan, and seeing that he didn't say anything, he moved the armchair away again.

On the street, the chaotic footsteps grew closer and closer.

"Master Zeng, you've arrived!" came the shopkeeper's voice from outside the door.

"Useless! You can't even do one thing right!" an angry shout rang out.

"Bang!" A figure was kicked and sent flying, crashing heavily to the bottom of the three steps of the inn.

It was the innkeeper who rolled over, scrambled to his feet in a panic, and knelt to one side.

Zeng Guanhai appeared outside the door riding a horse.

Then a large group of people rushed over and surrounded the entire inn.

Three guards, Sun Xunzhen, Pei Xing, and three others stood side by side behind Bei Chenyan, while Nangong Wu stood to his left, watching Zeng Guanhai walk in.

He was in his forties, tall, with a short beard, and his small eyes, which looked exactly like Zeng Yu's, were filled with rage.

"Who are you? Why do you keep causing trouble for me, Zeng?" Zeng Guanhai pointed his riding whip at Bei Chenyan.

"Insolence!" Wei Yang stepped forward, his hand on the hilt of his sword. "You're nothing but an exiled convict, yet you dare to be disrespectful to our sect leader?"

The words "exiled convict" sent a chill down the spines of everyone following Zeng Guanhai.

In Taigu Town, the words "exile" are taboo. Anyone who accidentally utters them will be beheaded.

The words "exile" were like a needle piercing Zeng Guanhai's heart, causing his face to contort in pain.

He was initially sentenced to exile in Taigu Town, but even after leaving the capital, he remained the esteemed young master of the Zeng family. With his family taking care of him, he arrived in Taigu Town, where the officials treated him like a lord and he suffered no hardship. After more than twenty years here, he had become the local overlord. Apart from not being able to return to the capital, everyone, whether from martial arts sects or court officials, addressed him respectfully as Master Zeng.