When it first left the palace, it tried to run toward the Cold Palace.
That was its old haunt, but Pei Yin couldn't let it just go back. So, he and the other imperial guards worked together to drive it away, forcing the black cat into the territory of the inner palace.
Once it entered the area of the Six Palaces, the black cat went wild.
It squeezed through holes, leaped high, jumped onto roofs, and slipped through gaps in walls.
It forced many large, black rats out of their holes. The black cat would pounce swiftly, kill them with a bite, and then go after the next one.
In just one full day, it had exterminated a great number of rats.
The Emperor couldn't help but marvel at the power of a natural predator.
"This method is effective after all." He nodded slowly, his majestic gaze turning to Qi Jingchun.
...
A few days later, when Shen Ningning went to her classes at the National Academy, she heard Ye Shangyi complaining.
"The Emperor is being too ridiculous this time!"
