After dinner, Bai Sheng sent the four cubs, Zuo Hua, Ga Mei, and others back to Fengcheng.
She instructed Zuo Hua and Lu Huo to take good care of the four cubs, as she and Zuo Ye had very important matters to attend to and might not be home for half a month.
That night, Bai Sheng and Zuo Ye infiltrated the Northern Qi military camp, drugged all the soldiers, and took everything usable from the camp.
Zuo Ye captured several of the camp's commanders and, after severe interrogation, learned about the important figures of the Northern Qi royal family, the department that trained Northern Qi spies, and key court officials.
Shi Sheng, Da Li, and Lang Ya, following Zuo Ye's instructions, moved rapidly westward with most of the Western border garrison.
After marching day and night for over ten days, the Qing Huang Army recaptured all the territories occupied by Northern Qi in the west.
Thus, Qing Huang achieved true territorial integrity.
Upon hearing that Qing Huang had recovered all its lost territories, the entire nation celebrated, and the morale of the military and civilians soared.
Spies lurking within Qing Huang's borders who tried to escape to report back were rounded up by Yang Ming.
These spies were hung from the city gates, given no food or water, and left to the elements, to dry out naturally.
Huang Lian Sheng was imprisoned in a cage at the East Market execution ground, where she was fed leftovers daily, her life barely sustained, for the people of Qing Huang to observe.
To prevent Northern Qi from returning and to avenge her deceased father, mother, uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters, Bai Sheng and Zuo Ye planned a trip to the Northern Qi imperial palace.
Currently, Northern Qi was unaware that their occupied territories in Qing Huang had been reclaimed, and all those sent to communicate with the garrison had been intercepted by Zuo Ye.
After the Qing Huang western border defenses were consolidated, Bai Sheng and Zuo Ye disguised themselves as Northern Qi people and infiltrated Northern Qi territory.
Traveling at full speed, they reached the Northern Qi capital, Lan Cheng, ten days later.
Upon entering Lan Cheng, Bai Sheng dropped a spatial stone in an inconspicuous corner. If Northern Qi dared to invade Qing Huang again in the future, Bai Sheng would plunder their entire capital.
When the night was deep and all was quiet, Bai Sheng and Zuo Ye slipped into the imperial palace.
Bai Sheng also left a spatial stone within the Northern Qi imperial palace.
In the future, whenever Northern Qi harbored any ill intentions, Bai Sheng would pay the imperial palace a visit.
Bai Sheng plundered the entire imperial palace clean and drugged all the royal family members, collecting them into her space.
The female general whose buttocks she had spanked turned out to be the little princess of Northern Qi, currently recuperating in bed.
Bai Sheng slashed her face dozens of times and then cut out her tongue before leaving.
They also found the place where Northern Qi trained spies, drugged all the responsible personnel, and collected them into her space. Then, they fed every single spy, big or small, a memory-erasing pill.
Finally, it was the turn of Northern Qi's key court officials. Bai Sheng, of course, did not hesitate to strip them bare, leaving each of them naked.
In the darkness of the night, Bai Sheng and Zuo Ye stood on a high rooftop, looking at the empty Northern Qi imperial palace, feeling an indescribable sense of exhilaration.
From now on, at least for a considerable period, Northern Qi would not have the strength to disturb Qing Huang.
Qing Huang had gained an opportunity for breathing room and development.
After finishing their business, Bai Sheng and Zuo Ye immediately returned to Fengcheng.
When the people at the Princess's mansion heard that they had captured the entire Northern Qi royal family, they were all immensely shocked and could hardly believe it.
Was the Northern Qi imperial palace that easy to infiltrate?
Bai Sheng and Zuo Ye summoned all of Qing Huang's core personnel, then closed the courtyard gates, preparing to conduct secret internal interrogations of the Northern Qi royal family.
Shen Tianjun forcefully pinched the Northern Qi Emperor's chin and examined him from every angle, repeatedly confirming with Bai Sheng, "Little snowball, are you sure this old man is the Northern Qi Emperor?"
Bai Sheng helplessly placed her hand on her forehead and confirmed again, "Uncle Shen, I am sure, very sure, very, very sure! My husband and I made sure we knew all the members of the Northern Qi royal family before we captured them."
"If that's the case, then, hmph~" Shen Tianjun grinned sinisterly, raised his fist, and landed a punch on the Northern Qi Emperor's bulging cheek.
In fact, the Northern Qi Emperor was very grateful for that punch because it was precisely that punch that knocked out the stinky sock stuffed into his mouth.
The sock had already made him faint from the stench. He would wake up and then faint again. His internal organs had been twisted out of shape by the odor.
He wondered whose smelly feet belonged to this great immortal of foot odor; it was truly suffocatingly smelly!
Da Li gave a devilish smile.
Many days ago, the Princess had given him a pile of new socks and told him to wear them until they were the smelliest before taking them off.
Without washing them, they were to be accumulated and used specifically to stuff into the mouths of enemies.
The Northern Qi Emperor coughed and sputtered, spitting saliva onto the ground, trying to clear the stench from his mouth.
Seeing their Emperor being beaten, the other members of the royal family let out muffled roars of anger.
In reality, they were experiencing the same fate as the Emperor, their lives being threatened by the smelly socks. They actually wished for a punch themselves, just one.
Shen Tianjun, seeing that his punch had not elicited a strong reaction from the Northern Qi Emperor, felt unwilling and again raised his arm, delivering a heavy punch to his other cheek.
Now, both sides of the Northern Qi Emperor's swollen face were perfectly symmetrical.
Bai Sheng asked Da Li to personally remove the stinky socks from the mouths of the Northern Qi royalty, as only he could tolerate their smell.
"Who are you? How dare you hit the Emperor? Are you not afraid of being exterminated for nine generations!" the Northern Qi Empress glared at those around her, enduring the lingering stench in her mouth.
The other royal family members looked around fearfully. They couldn't understand how they had been captured and brought to this unfamiliar place after waking up.
Bai Sheng stood up and immediately slapped the Northern Qi Empress, "Open your dog eyes and see who we are!"
"You lowly creature! How dare you hit me!" the Empress trembled with rage.
"What's wrong with hitting you? This princess will kill you!" Bai Sheng slapped her again.
The Empress's eyes turned red, but she dared not confront Bai Sheng directly. She panted rapidly, her terrified gaze scanning the people sitting around her in a circle. Judging by their attire, these people didn't look like Northern Qi people. "You... are you from Qing Huang?"
"Precisely," Bai Sheng nodded with a smile.
The Crown Prince beside them threatened fiercely, "Send us back to the imperial palace immediately, or you'll all suffer!"
"Send you back to the imperial palace? That's a difficult problem. You are currently in Qing Huang, far from the Northern Qi imperial palace," Bai Sheng said nonchalantly, admiring her fingers.
"This is Qing Huang?!"
The entire Northern Qi royal family's eyes widened in terror.
They simply could not believe that anyone could possess such power to move so many of them to Qing Huang overnight without a sound.
This was utterly impossible.