The unification of the Xia Kingdom was completed far more quickly than anyone expected. In the short span of half a month, the northern region completely surrendered to the royal court. With the execution of Zhu Qinghuo and Si Qing, in addition to the crippling of Gong Yuan, their side had lost the powerful Dukes that propped up their region. As a result, the north had no way to resist. When the First Princess led her soldiers across the lands, all of the heavily guarded cities immediately changed their flags, pledging their allegiance to her.0

The northern royal court's capital was surrounded and under siege. The one who had taken power on behalf of Gong Yuan was his son, Gong Shenjun. The once-renowned student of the Astral Sage College put up a symbolic resistance for a day before opening up the gates, leading the people out to surrender and begging the First Princess...10