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

"How did I end up here? Isn't that all thanks to you?" Nangong Hong's chest was filled with hatred.

A sinister glint flashed in Nangong Chengkun's eyes. He hadn't expected that Nangong Hong, who had been poisoned so severely, would still be alive.

For the past few months, he has been busy figuring out how to deal with Nangong Wu, secretly contacting royal families and martial arts sects in other countries, and has completely forgotten about sickly people like Nangong Hong.

"Seventh brother, do you have some misunderstanding about me? We are the closest of brothers. Let's talk about this behind closed doors."

"Father has been talking about you a lot lately. After your sister, the Prince of Runing, and the Crown Prince of Nanqi get married, come back to the capital with me! Stop causing trouble outside. Once we're back in the capital, I'll ask Father to grant you a princely title, and we can share Father's burdens together."

He described Nangong Hong as an immature and mischievous younger brother.

"You would be so kind as to ask for a royal title for me? Nangong Chengkun, stop pretending!" Nangong Hong looked at his hypocritical face and thought of his mother who died for him, his hatred intensified.

Today, he will let the world know how hypocritical and vicious this person is.

"Nangong Chengkun, you vicious, heartless, and shameless scoundrel! You killed the Eighth Prince, drove away the four elder brothers, and even set up an ambush on their way to kill them all! If it weren't for the Prince of Runing sending people to protect them, they would have been killed by you long ago!"

And then there's me. I was only a year away from receiving my fiefdom and leaving the capital to no longer threaten your position as crown prince. But you still couldn't tolerate me and secretly poisoned me, leaving me on the verge of death. My sister, the Prince of Runing, saved me with the Seven-Colored Lotus, but you still had someone secretly steal it away.

If it weren't for the fact that Princess Runing was prepared and had a keen eye, and had retrieved the medicine, I would have died at your hands long ago.

Even though you saw that I had come back to life, you still wouldn't let it go. You made Father Emperor banish me to a place where bandits roamed, and you even used my mother to blackmail me. You forced my mother to her death!

Nangong Chengkun, the only thing between us is the blood feud of killing my mother. It's just a pity that I don't have the ability of my sister, the Prince of Runing, to kill you and rid the Western Yan Kingdom of a scourge.

How can someone as narrow-minded, treacherous, and cunning as you be fit to be the crown prince? The Western Yan Kingdom will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later!

After Nangong Hong finished speaking, a commotion arose around him.

"So the Crown Prince of Western Yan is so vicious that he can't even tolerate his own brothers."

"If what the seventh prince said is true, it means that the emperor of Western Yan is a foolish ruler who supported such a ruthless person as his crown prince."

"This is absolutely vicious! No wonder Princess Runing wanted to break away from Xixi Kingdom. If I had the abilities of the Crown Princess, I wouldn't put up with such a despicable person's wrath..."

The whispers of the surrounding crowd were like needles pricking Nangong Chengkun's eardrums.

But they haven't achieved their goal yet, so they can't leave.

It's human nature to love watching a spectacle, and with the fight taking place here, the number of onlookers kept increasing.

Many of these people were martial arts practitioners who came specifically for Bei Chenyan and Nangong Wu's marriage. There were also spies from royal families and sects of other countries who, seeing that Nangong Chengkun wanted to cause trouble, surrounded the Huo residence in layers.

Nangong Wu stood on the steps, looking around. She seemed to hear Bei Chenyan's voice, but she couldn't see him anywhere.

"Your Highness, my face hurts so much, you must do me justice..." Yu's teeth had been knocked out, so her speech was a little slurred, and her face quickly swelled up.

Nangong Chengkun, holding Yu Shi, looked at Nangong Wu and questioned, "Sister Prince Runing, wasn't what the Crown Princess just said true? You hit my Crown Princess without warning, are you feeling guilty?"

"I'm the one who hit her, it has nothing to do with my sister-in-law. This woman dared to slander my sister-in-law for no reason, she deserves to be hit." Qiao Xiangqing put one hand on her hip and pointed at him with the other, "If you dare to talk nonsense here again, I'll hit you too."

Upon hearing this, the guards brought by Nangong Chengkun drew their swords and stood in front of him.

A guard shouted, "How dare you! These are the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of our Western Yan Kingdom, honored guests invited by the Crown Prince of Southern Qi. How dare you insult and beat the Crown Prince and Crown Princess in the street? We will definitely demand an explanation from His Majesty of Southern Qi and punish you!"

"Distinguished guests, I spit on you!" Qiao Xiangqing spat on the ground. "This woman slandered my senior brother's Crown Princess without any evidence. What crime should you be charged with?"

"Qiao Xiangqing, don't waste your breath on them." Nangong Wu looked coldly at Nangong Chengkun. "Nangong Chengkun, is all you've got left to do is spread rumors and cause trouble using women?"

Nangong Chengkun's face was gloomy. "Nangong Wu, you withdrew the 300,000-strong Zhenyuan army without a word, completely disregarding the lives of the people on the border. Don't you owe me and my father an explanation for this?"

The Flying Feather Guards were furious when they heard his shameless words.

"Nangong Chengkun, how dare you mention the Zhenyuan Army?" Li Feng was furious.

"You and the dog emperor cut off the Zhenyuan army's food and winter clothing. The heavy snow blocked the mountains, and the 300,000 troops were trapped in Lindong Pass. The soldiers didn't even have winter clothes to keep warm. With food supplies cut off, we had to kill warhorses to fill our stomachs. Do you know how desperate the soldiers were?"

If it weren't for this general repeatedly sending messages by carrier pigeon to the princess for help, which led us out of Lindong Pass, our 300,000-strong army would have frozen and starved to death there long ago!

"Huo Lifeng, what nonsense are you spouting?" Nangong Chengkun blushed with embarrassment and anger. "Father has already sent escort officers and the grain supply department to deliver grain to the Zhenyuan army, but it was stolen by bandits on the way."

When the news reached the capital, the imperial court had no choice but to prepare provisions and winter clothing again, but before they could be sent, heavy snow had already blocked the mountain passes of Lindong Prefecture…

"You're making excuses!" Huo Lifeng's face turned red with anger.

"Li Feng, there's no need to argue with him." Nangong Wu raised her hand to stop him from continuing.

That bastard pulled this stunt today, thinking he could ruin her reputation. He's so stupid, insidious, and vicious.

"Nangong Chengkun, you know perfectly well what you've done. There's no need to put on this show here."

But since you've brought up my withdrawal of the Zhenyuan army, then today I will explain it to the world right here and now.

Upon hearing this, Li Shuang immediately took out her notebook and pen and wrote down what she said.

Nangong Wu's cold voice carried far, "The winter provisions and clothing for the Zhenyuan army were supposed to be delivered to Lindong Pass in September, but last year they weren't delivered until November. They were stolen by bandits halfway there. How ridiculous..."

Nangong Chengkun immediately retorted, "That's because your Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion suddenly stopped donating silver, which is why the grain collected by the court was a little late. On the way, it was also robbed by mountain bandits. This is something no one expected. Last year, the snow in the north also came early and fell heavier than in previous years, which is why the grain could not be delivered to Lindong Pass."

Upon hearing his words, one of the onlookers couldn't help but say, "According to what you're saying, the Zhenyuan army has always been supported by the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion. Since your Western Yan Kingdom is not sending them winter provisions and clothing, and intends to let 300,000 people freeze to death on the border, then it is perfectly reasonable for Princess Runing to withdraw the army."

Hearing that he was on Nangong Wu's side, Nangong Chengkun became anxious. "Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are starving at the border. My father and I are also very worried and have been trying to find a solution."

"But what about you, Princess Runing! Since you had a way to reach Lindong Pass and bring out 300,000 troops, why didn't you send them provisions? Instead, you withdrew the soldiers guarding the border. You're disregarding the lives of the people of Western Yan!"