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

Inside the Yikun Palace.

Emperor Nanqi played with the three children's remote-controlled cars for a while. When Aiqi saw it was study time, she took the children to practice calligraphy.

"Our last game of chess lasted two hours without a winner, let's continue today." Emperor Nanqi sat down in front of the chessboard first.

Huo Jing sat down opposite him. "Let's not rush into playing chess. Let's talk about the two children's marriage first."

"Talk about the marriage of the two children?" Emperor Nanqi paused in his hand holding the chess piece. "Actually, I've been thinking about this for a while now. Now that the marriage between the Crown Prince and the Princess has been arranged, it's time to talk about the betrothal gifts."

Huo Jing waved his hand, "The Crown Prince has already given Wu Wu the betrothal gifts."

He knew that the mountains of gold and silver in the space were earned by his daughter and Bei Chenyan over the past few years, enough for their family to spend for several lifetimes.

"Those were gifts the Crown Prince gave to the Princess privately, they don't count as betrothal gifts! How can our royal family not give betrothal gifts for the Crown Prince's wedding? I have already had the Ministry of Rites prepare a list of betrothal gifts, and I will let the Princess take a look when she returns from the Southern Frontier," said the Emperor of Southern Qi.

Huo Jing looked at him and suddenly smiled. "Your Majesty, don't forget, my Wuwu is going to have a son-in-law marry into the family, so the betrothal gifts should be paid by my Zhenyuan Prefecture."

"I know. It is a blessing for the princess to have taken in the crown prince, and it is also a good thing for my Southern Qi Kingdom." The Emperor of Southern Qi stroked his short beard and laughed, as if it was a great honor for the crown prince to be someone's son-in-law.

"But I will also give this gift; consider it part of the Crown Prince's dowry!"

"Hahaha..." Huo Jing laughed as well, "Since we've already talked about dowries, let's arrange the wedding for them!"

Emperor Nanqi was taken aback again, his eyes filled with suspicion. "You mean you want to arrange the marriage for the two children right now?"

"They're both in their mid-twenties, and their child is already five! Wuwu wants to wait until Runan City is fully built before holding the wedding, but I think we can't delay any longer," Huo Jing said.

"Prince Zhenyuan, your words have struck a chord with me," Emperor Nanqi said, tossing down the chess piece in a much better mood. "Then tell me how you want to arrange their marriage? I'll do whatever you say."

He had wanted to arrange a marriage for those two for a long time, but it wasn't up to him to decide.

"The construction of Runan City has only been underway for two months, and it will take at least two years to complete. We can no longer return to the original Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion. I think we can only let them have their wedding here first," Huo Jing discussed with him.

"Very well! I have no problem with that. Tomorrow, I will have the Imperial Astronomical Bureau calculate an auspicious day and then issue an edict to announce it to the world." Emperor Nanqi was very pleased and turned to instruct Eunuch Yu beside him:

"Eunuch Yu, go and convey my imperial decree now, instructing the Imperial Astronomical Bureau to select an auspicious day for the Crown Prince's wedding."

"This old servant obeys the decree!" Eunuch Yu bowed and withdrew.

"Rest assured, Prince Zhenyuan, I will make sure the weddings of the two children are held in a grand and magnificent manner." Emperor Nanqi personally poured tea for Huo Jing.

Huo Jing picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and then said, "But I have something I'd like to reveal to Your Majesty first."

"Speak freely," the Emperor of Southern Qi said, assuming he was about to make some demands. "If it's something I don't have, or something I can't do, then we can discuss it further."

"It concerns the future of Runan City and the Prince Zhen's Mansion." Huo Jing's expression became serious.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor of Nanqi's expression turned serious. He had always wanted to know what the three of them thought, as it concerned the future of their Nanqi Kingdom.

But this wasn't something he could ask. Now that Huo Jing had brought it up himself, he naturally wanted to hear it.

"As Your Majesty knows, my Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion has severed ties with the Western Yan Kingdom. Although Runan City is small, it must have its own national title. Once Runan City is completed, we will establish our own court," Huo Jing said.

Emperor Nanqi nodded, "That's inevitable. Nanqi will be the first to recognize and establish friendly relations with Runan City, and we will open trade routes in the future."

"Furthermore, Wu Wu's destiny is that of a phoenix star, destined to ascend the throne. Therefore, Wu Wu can only marry into the family," Huo Jing told him the truth.

Emperor Nanqi was overjoyed upon hearing this, as he had previously thought that Huo Jing would become emperor.

After all, Huo Jing was only in his forties. It was only natural to appoint Nangong Xiao as the crown prince. Good things should be left for one's son to inherit.

He was also thinking that if Huo Jing really ascended the throne and made Nangong Xiao the crown prince, then he could only issue an edict to make Yu'er the crown prince of the Southern Qi Kingdom.

Now that Huo Jing has told him the truth, there's no need to worry about what happened before.

"I am getting old. Once Runan City is completed, I will hand over the governance of the Southern Qi Kingdom to them."

Once Nangong Wu ascends the throne, she will surely appoint Yu'er as the crown prince, and the Southern Qi Kingdom and Runing City will belong to her grandson.

Emperor Nanqi was in a great mood upon thinking about this.

The world was in turmoil, with various countries waging war and constantly dividing themselves into different kingdoms.

Although the Northern Di Kingdom has a vast territory, it is also the most barren land, and the north is the coldest. More than 20 years ago, it sent troops to invade the northern border of the Southern Qi Kingdom. Their southern border was also disturbed by the Serpent Spirit Society. The emperor had no choice but to cede six cities to the Northern Di Kingdom in exchange for a truce between the two countries.

Four years prior, the Western Yan and Eastern Jin states had been engaged in several wars every year, with several major powers constantly at war.

When Nangong Wu ascends the throne, as long as she is willing, she can conquer all the countries under heaven, and no one will dare to disobey her. At that time, the whole world will belong to her grandson.

Once he wipes out the Owl People and forces the Northern Di Kingdom to return the land they stole, he feels like he'll be the biggest winner.

Meanwhile, the two people Huo Jing and the Emperor of Nanqi had discussed their marriage in the palace had already left Yulong City and were flying to Nanyang Prefecture in their large helicopter.

Sun Xunzhen, Pei Xing, and Adelin also came, along with Bei Chenyan's guards, Wei Yang, Cao Li, and thirty other guards from the Eastern Palace.

Bei Chenyan was quite familiar with Nanyangzhou, and the plane he flew didn't deviate much from its course.

At dusk, they arrived outside Nanyang City.

The city gates were already closed, but Bei Chenyan did not disturb the soldiers guarding the gates. Instead, he flew directly into the city.

Thirty-five people used their lightness skills to fly and land in front of the government office gate.

The pair of stone lions standing on either side of the yamen are ten feet tall and look majestic, but they are both damaged, and one of them is missing an eye.

The main gate of the government office was tightly closed, with a lantern hanging on each side of the gate.

Wei Yang went up and knocked on the door.

A moment later, a yamen runner came out and said as soon as the door opened, "What grievance do you have? If it's not something urgent, come back tomorrow."

Wei Yang took out a token from his pocket and held it up in front of the yamen runner. "The Crown Prince is here. Quickly have the magistrate come out to greet the Crown Prince."

"The Crown Prince?" The yamen runner was startled and then carefully examined them. Each of them had an extraordinary air about them. Although the leader was dressed in plain clothes, he wore a crown that belonged only to the Crown Prince, making his identity immediately clear.

The constable opened the gate, knelt down with a thud, and said, "Your Highness, may you live a thousand years!"