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

Marquis Wu'an remained silent, pacing back and forth in his study, his sharp gaze sweeping over every inch of the room.

Suddenly, he walked to the window, pulled open the latch, and saw the new saw marks and some sawdust on the ground. His expression changed drastically.

"Oh no, the thief has already come in."

Upon hearing this, the guards immediately drew their swords.

Mingcheng seemed to have realized something, and his expression changed. "Could it be...?"

"Gu Liang, stay here. You all go out first!" Marquis Wu'an ordered the guards to leave.

Once only the three of them remained in the study, Marquis Wu'an, with a gloomy face, walked to a vase about three feet tall, grabbed the rim of the vase with both hands, and began to spin it.

A "crackling" sound came from the floor behind the desk against the wall, revealing a dark hole.

Nangong Wu could see clearly from inside the space, and cursed under her breath, "Damn it, there really is a secret room."

Fortunately, she didn't leave so soon.

"My lord, let me go down and take a look first."

The guard named Gu Liang carried a lantern in one hand and a sword in the other, and slowly descended into the secret passage.

A moment later, the guard's voice came up, "My lord, young master, everything is alright down there."

The Ming father and son breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but they were still worried and went down to check as well.

Nangong Wu sat on the sofa in the space, took out some snacks, and ate them while waiting.

About fifteen minutes later, the three men emerged from the underground chamber.

"Father, after that thief entered the study, he probably left without finding anything!" Mingcheng guessed.

"Since He Zhiyu's disappearance, Nangong Yi's men have been making a lot of moves these past few days. It's likely that his people are behind it. We need to be careful during this time," Marquis Wu'an instructed.

"Father, rest assured, with Nangong Yi's limited power, he is no match for Prince Rui." Mingcheng said, somewhat annoyed.

"I knew He Zhiyu was an unreliable fool. Now that he's gone missing, His Majesty will probably have to send someone else to the northern frontier."

"Whether He Zhiyu is dead or alive, he's already ruined! I've already discussed this matter with Prince Rui, and we'll submit a memorial to His Majesty at tomorrow's court assembly, recommending our own people..."

The father and son walked out of the study while talking.

Upon hearing their words, Nangong Wu couldn't help but curse, "You bastards, you actually want to stick your hands in Zhenyuan's army? I'm afraid you won't live to see that day."

"Men, seal the windows shut, and send more men to guard them," Marquis Wu'an ordered.

"yes!"

Soon, two guards came in, carrying several planks of wood, and clanged them shut to seal the window.

Only after the study returned to silence did Nangong Wu emerge from her spatial dimension and slowly turn the vase.

Gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, here I come!

Thinking back to her past life, she started training every day from the age of eight, had no childhood at all, and after she began accepting missions, she walked on the edge of life and death every day, and finally died tragically.

In this life, she's going to win without lifting a finger, enjoying life with her three children and the joys of family life.

"Click, click." The secret passage slowly opened again.

After confirming that no one outside had noticed what was happening inside, Nangong Wu took out a shield and went down into the secret passage.

There were no traps or mechanisms below. It looked larger than Nangong Xun's secret room and contained many boxes, all of which were strung together with thick iron chains.

"They're quite good at defending themselves."

She removed the locks from the two boxes and opened the lids.

Unsurprisingly, the boxes were filled with neatly arranged silver ingots.

"The Ming family is indeed harboring selfish motives."

Nangong Xun was worried about not having enough money to support his 20,000 private soldiers. The Ming family had a house full of gold and silver treasures, but they wouldn't give them to him. They even deliberately borrowed money from the Huo family's trading company. They were truly insatiable.

The chain was too thick to remove easily, so I had to unlock all the locks on the box and take the contents out.

It took quite a while to collect the contents of all the boxes. Some of the boxes were empty, while the others were filled with gold and silver jewelry.

"As expected of a century-old family, relatives of the emperor, their wealth is truly immense. Now it's all mine!" Nangong Wu looked at the piles of gold and silver jewelry in the space, extremely satisfied.

When the Ming family father and son see these empty boxes, they'll probably be so angry they'll vomit blood!

That's none of her business.

After exiting the underground chamber, turn the vase to restore the entrance to the secret passage.

The windows were boarded up, so the only way out was through the door.

Nangong Wu took out an egg-shaped grenade, pulled the pin, threw it by the door, and then slipped back into the space.

With a loud "bang!", the door was blown open.

"Oh no, an assassin!"

The guards outside the door were shocked and drew their weapons, rushing over.

Nangong Wu had been waiting for this moment, so she took out two more grenades and threw them at the guards.

After two more explosions, she rushed out of the room.

Twenty or thirty guards were either killed or wounded and collapsed, but the hidden guards who were hiding in the shadows all revealed themselves.

She threw out a few more smoke bombs, and thick smoke billowed out immediately.

The guards, thinking it was another bomb, turned and ran in terror, allowing Nangong Wu to quickly escape.

The incident happened suddenly, and the guards from the Ming Palace rushed in from all directions.

"Catch the assassin!" The shouts of "Catch the assassin!" echoed through the night sky.

As Nangong Wu was running, she came face to face with a patrol of soldiers. With no way to avoid them, a light machine gun appeared in her hand.

Just as they were about to fire, they suddenly heard a series of "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" as countless hidden weapons shot out from the shadows, all hitting the throats of the dozen or so men, who then fell to the ground.

"Is there a master?" Nangong Wu was startled and quickly hid behind a large tree.

But after observing for a while, there was no movement around.

Who is this person? Why did he kill these guards? Was he here to help her?

There's no way anyone could help her in this Ming Mansion. Could it be that Xiao Lin discovered it again?

I suddenly felt a bit annoyed!

Just then, another group of people arrived, so they had to leave.

This time, they didn't encounter anyone again until they left the Ming Mansion.

Looking at the Ming family behind her, she had a feeling that someone was following her in the dark.

That night, the imperial city was thrown into chaos once again.

Emperor Mingde is now very sensitive to the sound of explosions.

Although these grenades were not as powerful as the time bomb, the shockwave still woke him up, and he immediately ordered someone to investigate.

The culprit has already returned to the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion.

Seeing that her daughter was still sleeping soundly, she couldn't help but kiss her little face. "My little darling is so good."

next morning.

Nangong Wu got up early because she had something on her mind.

Li Shuang brought in water and told her about what was happening outside, "Your Highness, the Marquis of Wu'an's residence was also robbed last night, and the capital was in turmoil all night."

"Oh?" Nangong Wu feigned surprise. "Has the city been locked down?"

"No, His Majesty was also alerted last night, but he only sent the Imperial Guards to search the city overnight and did not issue an order to seal off the city," Li Shuang replied.

"It's good that there's no lockdown." Nangong Wu sat down at the dressing table and asked Li Shuang to help her comb her hair.