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

"The Wujian Pavilion returned the silver notes? What do they mean?" Nangong Wu looked at the silver notes with great surprise. "They're returning the silver, does that mean they don't want to take our order anymore?"

"They only wanted the 100,000 taels of silver." Li Shuang relayed Young Master Qi's words to her:

"Young Master Qi said that their Wujian Pavilion wanted to withdraw from the capital of Xiyan Kingdom and return the silver notes as an apology."

But he also said that they would take care of what they promised us before leaving.

"What a pity!" Nangong Wu felt it was a pity.

She had a lot to do, but not enough manpower, and she thought that Wujian Pavilion could help her.

"The Wujian Pavilion will continue to investigate the Prince's disappearance, but we'll have to deal with the Ming and Zhou families ourselves," Li Shuang said.

"It's alright, I've recovered." Nangong Wu's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "The Zhou family has nothing left, they should disappear. Next, it should be the Ming family."

"Your Highness, Young Master Qi also revealed to us that the people chasing after you are from a different race. These people are skilled in poisons, witchcraft, and sorcery; their methods are sinister, and our people have suffered greatly as a result." Li Shuang's expression was solemn.

"Outsiders?" Nangong Wu knew that there were five major countries, three smaller countries, and some small tribes in this world.

"Could they be from southern Xinjiang?"

"There are people from the Southern Frontier and people from the Northern Regions. These people are all extremely evil. Young Master Qi said that Nangong Xun bribed these people, and they came to the capital of Western Yan this time, probably specifically to deal with us." Li Shuang was very worried.

"I see, it's good that they've come." Nangong Wu sneered, relieved that she no longer had to search for them.

"The Prince Rui's mansion was bombed, Zhou Zheng lost three children, and Ming Cheng also lost two illegitimate sons. They will think that this matter is related to us. They want to use these people to deal with us," Li Shuang said.

"I understand." Nangong Wu's gaze fell on the silver notes. "Distribute these silver notes to the brothers of the Flying Feather Guard. You need to have some silver on you when you go out on business in the future."

Li Shuang was taken aback. "Your Highness, we all have money to spend."

The prince had already given them a lot of money before.

"It's alright, distribute these to the brothers," Nangong Wu said.

Her space was filled with gold and silver.

These Flying Feather Guards were her parents' confidants, who had followed them through thick and thin, and were extremely loyal to her. So many people had died searching for her father, so giving them this much silver was not much.

"Li Shuang, no matter what happens in the future, you must take care of yourselves first. Don't risk your lives to fight others. Being alive is more important than anything else."

She has modern weapons in her space; in this era, there's nothing that would make their people risk their lives to fight.

She had already died once and knew how precious life was.

"Li Shuang, you're twenty-one this year, right?" Nangong Wu asked, holding Li Shuang's hand.

"I'm twenty-one!" Li Shuang lowered her head.

"Once this busy period is over, I'll arrange your weddings." Nangong Wu knew that all of them were engaged.

If my mother were still alive, she would have arranged things for them long ago.

"Your Highness, we..."

"Listen to me on this matter. Your mother and your parents are no longer here, so I will take care of your marriage!" Nangong Wu said, not allowing her to refuse.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Li Shuang bowed to her.

Nangong Wu helped her up. "It's getting late, you should go and get some rest too."

"Yes." Li Shuang put away the silver notes and left.

Midnight.

Nangong Wu got up, put her sleeping youngest daughter into the space, put on a set of night clothes, and climbed out through the back window.

She has recovered and will make sure that those who offend her never have a moment's peace.

Last time she went out, she was discovered by Li Feng and Xiao Lin, so this time she was more careful. After making sure no one was following her, she climbed over the wall of the Prince's Mansion and disappeared into the night.

However, no sooner had she left than a figure, like a ghost, flew down onto the wall she had just climbed over.

"Interesting!" the man muttered, then leaped after him.

Nangong Wu stopped, looked at the Wu'an Marquis's mansion in front of her, a bloodthirsty smile curling at the corner of her lips, and crouched down as she walked along the bottom of the mansion's wall.

Find a safe place to stop, listen quietly for a while, and then climb up the wall using the same method as before.

They discovered that the Ming family's nighttime security was even tighter than that of the Prince Rui's mansion.

Patrol teams moved through the mansion, carrying torches and white lanterns that illuminated the entire estate as bright as day.

"Two people died, now they know fear." She sneered and jumped down, slowly making her way inside, first looking for the Ming family's storeroom.

The Ming family rose to prominence by sending women into the palace. They received constant royal rewards and were very prominent. Their valuables would not be kept in ordinary storerooms; they must have been kept in secret rooms like those of Nangong Xun.

With that in mind, Nangong Wu went to find the Ming family's study first.

The original owner had been to the Ming family before and knew the layout of the Ming mansion. Following her memory, she quickly found the main study.

After observing from the shadows for a while, I discovered that there were actually thirty guards around the study, both openly and secretly.

"Only thirty people." Nangong Wu sneered inwardly.

Once a patrol has passed, first deal with the hidden guards, then knock out the guards outside.

This time, however, she didn't go in through the door. Instead, she took out a miniature electric chainsaw from her storage space, inserted the thin blade into the window crack, sawed off the window latch, and then entered the study through the window.

After Nangong Wu entered the study, she closed the window and bolted it shut.

Only a small section of the bolt was cut off; it's still usable.

She began searching through the study, bit by bit.

The Ming family is Nangong Xun's biggest backer. They have done many shady things and must also be hiding some secret letters.

A quarter of an hour passed quickly, but she found nothing.

Every fifteen minutes, a patrol would come by and find the guards lying on the ground, completely drugged, and they would be immediately alarmed.

"Oh no! The study has been burgled!"

"Quickly report to the Marquis and the Heir Apparent!"

"Bang!" The signal flare exploded in the air.

Nangong Wu continued searching in the study without stopping.

More and more torches appeared outside, enveloping the entire study.

"The study door and windows were undamaged; it seems the thief has already left!"

Nangong Wu was behind her desk, using a miniature flashlight to examine the documents in the drawer.

After a while, Marquis Wu'an and Mingcheng, father and son, also arrived, and the sound of them opening the door could be heard.

Nangong Wu put the drawer away, stood in a corner behind a bookshelf, and slipped into her spatial dimension.

The study door opened, and many people entered; torches illuminated the room.

The guards, carrying torches, began searching the room.

But the room was only so big, with just a bookshelf and a small cubicle, so we found everything quickly.

"My lord, there is no one here."

Mingcheng also said, "Father, the doors and windows are intact, and nothing is missing from the study. It seems that the thief did not enter the study."