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

At the Snake Spirit Society meeting, the entire Lu and Gao families were executed.

Bei Chenyan also ordered that all male members of the dozen or so aristocratic families that had good relations with Lu Rui and the Gao family be executed if they were over the age of fifteen, exiled if they were under the age of fifteen, and all women be enslaved.

As evening approached, Liu Wei came to find Bei Chenyan and handed him several account books.

"Your Highness, these are the valuables seized from those dozen or so aristocratic families. The quantity is enormous. We would appreciate your instructions on how to handle them."

There were too many of them; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to protect them if they stayed in the city.

Wei Yang stepped forward, took the account book, and placed it on the table in front of Bei Chenyan.

Bei Chenyan opened the book, read a few pages, and then closed it again. "These valuables should be handed over to the national treasury. A portion will be kept, and the rest I will take back to the capital."

Liu Wei felt relieved and replied, "Yes."

"I'll be leaving tomorrow morning. Pack your things." Bei Chenyan instructed again.

"Your Highness, I understand. Please rest early. I shall take my leave now!" Liu Wei said, bowing.

"Zhu Yi," Bei Chenyan called out.

Zhu Yi came with Liu Wei and was waiting outside the door. Upon hearing his words, he immediately came inside and knelt on one knee.

"Please give your orders, Your Highness."

"In view of your performance this time, I will promote you to the rank of Judge, the eighth rank," said Bei Chenyan.

Zhu Yi is quite capable to be the head constable of the prefecture.

He entered the government office two years ago, and judging from Lu Rui's evidence, he was indeed not involved in harming anyone.

Because of his high level of martial arts skills, Lu Rui was his superior. He dared not disobey when Lu Rui asked him to run errands and deliver messages, and then he would receive a reward.

Zhu Yi was overjoyed and kowtowed three times, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I will do my utmost to repay your kindness in promoting me."

He was originally a wandering swordsman, and became a constable just to make a living. It was a lowly job with no official rank, and he had to kneel and bow when he saw an official. Although the judicial officer was only an eighth-rank official, only those who had passed the imperial examinations or above could become such officials. They were proper court officials in charge of criminal and prison affairs.

"I see you are not very old, yet you are highly skilled in martial arts and your handwriting is also quite good. Why did you choose to become a constable?" Bei Chenyan asked him.

His handwriting is quite good; there must be scholars in his family. If he could pass the imperial examination and become a scholar, he wouldn't have to do such a lowly job.

Zhu Yi's face immediately darkened, and he told him about his family situation:

"To be honest, Your Highness, I have a cousin who once served as a fifth-rank official. However, he was implicated in a case and was dismissed from office. His entire family, including his nine generations and three generations, was barred from holding office."

"I know about your matter." Bei Chenyan looked at Liu Wei standing to the side and gave the order, "Liu Tongpan, you have also heard about Zhu Yi's situation. I will grant him permission to enter officialdom despite the usual circumstances."

"Your Majesty understands," Liu replied.

"All of you, step back!" Bei Chenyan waved his hand, dismissing them.

"Your Majesty, I take my leave!"

Liu Wei and Zhu Yi bowed and withdrew.

With the matter in Nanyang City settled, Bei Chenyan was finally able to get a good night's sleep.

The next morning, Nangong Wu parked the large helicopter outside the city and then had the seized money sent out.

Zhu Yi personally delivered the hundred or so boxes out of the city.

The helicopter slowly rose and flew north.

In the afternoon, they returned to Yulong City.

Bei Chenyan landed the helicopter outside the South Gate, summoned the people from the Ministry of Revenue, and had the items inventoried and deposited into the national treasury.

These things were all recorded in the accounts, made public, and were to be deposited into the national treasury.

Nangong Wu and Beichen Yan returned to the palace and heard that Huo Jing and the children were in Yikun Palace, so they went to see Emperor Nanqi and Huo Jing first.

"Your Highness, Princess Runing, I never expected that your trip to Nanyang City would uncover such a major case." Emperor Nanqi praised the two of them highly.

Last night, Bei Chenyan wrote down their trip to the southern border in a memorial, and after returning to Yulong City, he had the guards deliver the memorial to the emperor.

Therefore! Before they even returned to the palace, Emperor Nanqi and Huo Jing already knew what they had done.

"Father, I only discovered the clues after I arrived there," Bei Chen Guiyan said.

"It was all my oversight in the past. Eleven prefects were murdered in a row, and I thought it was the work of the Serpent Spirit Society. I never expected that the mastermind was that dog Lu Rui." Emperor Nanqi was furious when he thought about how many officials had been killed by him.

"For hundreds of years, the Southern Frontier Owl Clan has used snake venom to harm people everywhere and make money. All countries have suffered greatly because of them. Your son once swore an oath to destroy the Snake Spirit Society and restore peace to the world. Now your son has done it."

After arriving in Nanyang City with Wuwu, we started with Lu Rui, destroying five contact points of the Serpent Spirit Society and wiping out its remnants. Following the clues, we discovered more than a dozen families that colluded with the Serpent Spirit Society. Then we went to the Southern Frontier, crossed that insurmountable barrier, and used Wuwu's bomb to annihilate the entire Owlman Clan.

From then on, the nemesis of the Owl Clan was no longer a problem. Bei Chenyan told his father and Huo Jing everything they had done in the past two days.

Nangong Wu said that if she dropped that nuclear bomb, the entire Xiaoren race, and even all living things, would be destroyed.

"Good! Hahaha..." Emperor Nanqi laughed a few times. "Crown Prince, this is all thanks to Princess Runing's magical weapon. You've benefited from it."

Bei Chenyan's face immediately fell. "Father, I also contributed. You can't just praise your daughter-in-law!"

"Father, Mother! You're back!"

Three children ran in from outside.

"Slow down, don't trip over the threshold." Nangong Wu opened her arms and caught her daughter who was running in front.

"Mommy, I missed you." Nangong Xi rushed into Nangong Wu's arms and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

Bei Chenyan also came over, "Xi'er, do you only miss your mother?"

Nangong Xi immediately turned around and hugged his leg: "Xi'er missed Daddy too!"

Bei Chenyan squatted down and hugged his daughter's soft little body. "Then you can kiss Daddy too."

"Okay." Nangong Xi also gave him a "smack" on the cheek. "Daddy's beard is prickly."

Bei Chenyan touched his chin and laughed, "It's all because Father has been too busy these past few days and hasn't shaved. It pricked Xi'er's face."

"Your child greets Father and Mother."

Like two little adults, Nangong Yu and Nangong Jue respectfully greeted their parents with clasped hands.

Upon seeing this, Nangong Xi realized that she hadn't greeted her father and mother, so she quickly stood next to Nangong Jue and bowed.

"Xi'er greets Father and Mother!"

"Be good, all of you!" Bei Chenyan pulled the three children up.

"Yu'er, Jue'er, Xi'er, you go play with Eunuch Yu for a while. Your grandfather has something to say to your father and mother," Emperor Nanqi said to the three children.

"Let me take you to play!" Aiqi walked over and led the three children out.

Bei Chenyan and Nangong Wu sat down.

"Father, has anything happened during the three days we were gone?"

Emperor Nanqi and Huo Jing exchanged a glance, then both nodded.

"Your Highness, the Prince of Zhenyuan and I have set the date for your wedding. It will be the 18th of next month."