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

Li Feng and Li Cheng rushed forward, placing their swords against the assassin's neck.

Just as they were about to dislocate the assassin's jaw, he vomited a mouthful of blood and collapsed.

"Damn it." Li Feng was somewhat annoyed. He squatted down to check the assassin's pulse and shook his head.

"This person has a poison sac hidden in his mouth."

Xiao Lin walked over and said, "So what if they're dead? These people are tough as nails; even if we captured them alive, we wouldn't get any information out of them."

Someone lit torches, and the Flying Feather Guards, upon seeing the poisonous insects covering the ground, were shocked and felt a chill run down their spines.

Now I understand why His Highness didn't let them out; there were so many poisonous insects that it was impossible to guard against them all.

Li Cheng searched the assassin's body and found several packets of poison powder, several hidden weapons, and a short flute.

Li Feng tore off the assassin's shirt and saw a small black snake tattoo on his arm.

Upon seeing this mark, the Flying Feather Guards' expressions changed drastically.

"Your Highness, these people once chased after the Prince." Li Feng clenched his fist.

Xiao Lin's gaze darkened slightly. "These are people from the Southern Frontier. The little snake we saw earlier was a Gu worm they raised."

"You know the people of Southern Xinjiang?" Nangong Wu asked him.

Xiao Lin nodded. "Last time I was injured, it was because these people from Southern Xinjiang used poison on me. I couldn't defend myself against it, which is why I was surrounded by Nangong Xun's men."

"So, these assassins were sent by Nangong Xun," Li Feng said angrily.

"Your Highness, this Prince Rui is simply going too far! Let's fight back!" Li Cheng said.

They've already come knocking on our door, what are we waiting for?

"Almost there! Just one more fire is needed. This time, we will uproot him and his cronies completely." Nangong Wu's eyes were cold and piercing.

Nangong Xun's 20,000 private soldiers should now play their part.

The other Flying Feather Guards also searched the other corpses on the ground, all of whom had small snake marks tattooed on their arms.

"People from Southern Xinjiang?" Nangong Wu's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "It seems we need to make a trip to Southern Xinjiang."

"Not everyone in Southern Xinjiang is bad," Xiao Lin added.

"These people are from an evil gang in southern Xinjiang called the 'Snake Spirit Society.' They travel to various countries, doing shady things and making huge profits."

"The Serpent Spirit Society?" Nangong Wu murmured the name. "First the Nine Nether Sect harmed my brother, and now the Serpent Spirit Society harms my father. How wonderful."

Li Feng and the Flying Feather Guards all looked unwell.

"You have become Nangong Xun's biggest obstacle," Xiao Lin reminded her.

Everyone looked at Nangong Wu.

"Li Feng, go and report this to the authorities! Get the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture to come," Nangong Wu instructed.

"Take my assassination attempt tonight, for example. The assassin is very likely the same group of people who broke into the Prince Rui's residence and the Marquis of Wu'an's residence."

The bomb just now must have alerted quite a few people.

"Yes!" Li Feng accepted the order and hurriedly left with a Flying Feather Guard.

Nangong Wu went to inspect the poisonous insects.

The assassins were all dead. Without the flute's control, the poisonous insects all escaped, and the poison powder she had scattered was now covered with the corpses of the insects.

The fire had subsided, and the surface was covered with charred corpses of poisonous insects.

"Does anyone have any injuries?"

"No!" The surrounding Flying Feather Guards all shook their heads.

At this moment, Luo Dayou heard that the battle was over and came out to check the situation.

Seeing the assassins' corpses scattered all over the ground, along with the poisonous insects, he was so shocked that he knelt down before Nangong Wu.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."

He now admires Nangong Wu immensely. If it weren't for her foresight in anticipating the assassins' attack, they would probably be corpses by now.

"Get up!" Nangong Wu said calmly. "You don't need to do anything. We'll talk when the yamen runners arrive."

She needed to protect the scene and wait for the authorities to come and inspect it, so that the bodies could serve a purpose.

"Yes!" Luo Dayou stood up and stood to one side.

Li Shuang drew her dagger and examined the people who had been shot, removing the bullets from their bodies.

When the Flying Feather Guards saw this, they didn't understand why she was doing this, but seeing that Nangong Wu didn't say anything, they all drew their daggers and joined her in digging out the bullets.

"Your things are still over in the grove." Xiao Lin remembered the weapon she had left behind; that big thing was incredibly powerful.

"Li Shuang, go and take a look." Nangong Wu gave Li Shuang a wink.

The items are already in her space; she just needs Li Shuang to go there as a formality.

Li Shuang understood and went to the grove of trees over there.

Xiao Lin's gaze at her grew increasingly deep.

Before long, the people from the Jingzhao Prefecture arrived!

Li Feng encountered the Prefect of Jingzhao on the way, who was leading about twenty constables searching for the place where the incident had occurred.

The Prefect of Jingzhao, like Emperor Mingde, was extremely sensitive to the sound of the explosion; he was awakened from his sleep by it.

The night watchman reported that the explosion came from the eastern part of the imperial city.

Upon hearing this, he was alarmed. Most of the residents in the eastern district were members of the imperial family. If another prince's mansion was robbed, he feared he would lose his official position.

Then he led his men straight to the East District. When he heard Li Feng say that the incident occurred at the Zhenyuan Prince's Mansion, he felt relieved.

Because Nangong Wu is easier to talk to, they hope she won't report him to the emperor.

However! When he saw the devastation in the Prince's mansion, he was stunned into silence.

More than a hundred corpses were laid out on the ground, along with the corpses of poisonous insects, forming a large circle around the Drunken Plum Courtyard.

The Prefect of the Capital went to the Drunken Plum Garden to see Nangong Wu, knelt down before her, and asked, "Your Highness, are you alright?"

"I am fine." Nangong Wu raised her hand slightly.

"My lord, those corpses outside belong to the assassins. It's highly likely they were also responsible for the thieves who attacked the Ming family, the Prince Rui's residence, and the Marquis of Wu'an's residence last time."

Hearing that she was alright, the Prefect of the Capital breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.

As the Prefect of Jingzhao, the highest-ranking administrative official in the capital, he was responsible for maintaining order in and around the imperial city. Given the magnitude of the incident, he was in charge of overall coordination.

Last time, because the Prince Rui's mansion and the Marquis of Wu'an were bombed, she was already reprimanded by the emperor. If something happens to her, it won't be as simple as being held accountable by the court; she might be dismissed from her post.

"My lord, let's go take a look together." Nangong Wu stood up and left Zuimei Courtyard.

Looking at the corpses scattered on the ground, the Prefect of the Capital admired Nangong Wu from the bottom of his heart.

Several major cases occurred, and he was extremely anxious, but he couldn't find any trace of the assassins. Only she managed to eliminate them all.

The matter was of great importance, so he ordered his men to invite the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and the Minister of Justice to come and investigate the case together.

More than a hundred assassins came to assassinate the Prince of Zhenyuan; this is a very serious matter.

"My lord, it is past midnight now. Today is my son's full moon celebration," Nangong Wu said.

"Your Majesty understands. Clean up the scene before dawn." The Prefect of Jingzhao ordered his men to examine the body and make records.

About 15 minutes later, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and the Minister of Justice arrived one after another.

This night was another night of injustice in Kyoto.