Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!

Chapter 455: Chapter 444: Seclusion

Wu Qing left crying.

Later, no one knew what she said to the Family Head.

The Wu Family’s army stationed outside the palace rapidly withdrew like a tide.

Ge Chen watched the Wu Family’s army depart and worriedly said, ”Your Majesty just let them leave like this?”

Shen Li stood outside the window, and after a long silence, he said in a low voice,

”I hate war and cannot bear it.”

Ge Chen was taken aback for a moment, then understood the painstaking effort of His Majesty, secretly sighing: His Majesty indeed has a good strategy.

The Wu Family, Yuan Family, Qu Family, Chu Family, Yi Family.

The Five Families of the Nine-tailed Fox, independent of royal power, have always been a major issue for successive emperors. If they can be successfully suppressed, it would be a great help; if not, it’s like raising a tiger that will bring trouble.

The Five Families have deep roots, strong forces, their own territories and armies, and countless powerful members. On the surface, they do not dare to directly challenge the imperial power, but secretly, they all covet the highest position of the Empire. Over the years, provocations have been continuous.

Today’s move, killing one to warn a hundred, will certainly deter the Five Families, preventing them from stirring up trouble in the short term.

At the same time, sending the Wu Family to guard the frontier for ten years directly suppresses the power of the Wu Family.

Now that the Wu Family knows once the truth is exposed, they will inevitably be at the bottom of public opinion, and having lost their family’s most powerful Shadow Slave, they are sure not to dare to make any trouble in the next few years, let alone have the energy to cause trouble with an outsider.

This absurd farce ends here and will no longer implicate that innocent outsider.

Though Ge Chen had never met the foreign female, as a close minister by His Majesty’s side, with a Seven-odd Exquisite Heart, how could he not see His Majesty’s concern for that female.

He is unwilling to involve her and can only try his best to push her away, as far away as possible — preferably never meeting again for the rest of this life!

Unfortunately, it’s still difficult to completely eradicate the Wu Family now.

When pushed to desperation, even a dog will jump over a wall. The Wu Family’s power cannot be pulled up by the roots overnight. If you really want to destroy the Wu Family now, the hidden ancestors of the Wu Family will not agree!

If the Wu Family is forced into rebellion, inciting other families to unite, the Empire will fall into chaos, and His Majesty will be in danger, leading to more losses than gains.

Just guarding the frontier for ten years, this cost, though humiliating, is not enough to make the Wu Family dare take the risk of rebellion and overturn completely.

As for ten years later, at that time, once His Majesty consolidates royal power, with full wings, whatever actions are taken against the Wu Family will be matters for the future.

His Majesty is also gambling.

For now, this is the best outcome.

”Puff!” Shen Li spat out a mouthful of blood.

”Your Majesty!” Ge Chen’s face changed dramatically, rushing to support him.

Shen Li clutched his chest, waving his hand, ”I’m fine.”

The man’s exquisitely beautiful face was as pale as paper, a strand of red hair between his lips, with traces of blood on his bloodless lips, highlighting his cold, enchantingly bizarre beauty.

His breath was disordered, ”As for the Night Glow Empire... send a gift of apology, leave this matter for you to arrange.”

”Yes, I understand!” Ge Chen looked at Shen Li’s weak face and his injury, even more frightened; it was far more serious than imagined!

After removing the illusion disguise, Shen Li’s entire right hand had turned into a dry bone, blue flames creeping between his bones, wantonly consuming flesh.

Half of his arm had turned into charred black bone!

Luckily, His Majesty had powerful strength, able to barely suppress the Netherworld Poison Fire, otherwise, others would have long been burned to ashes. But the power of the Green Lotus Needle is strong, if this continues, His Majesty’s body might not resist!

”Your Majesty, I’ll go fetch a doctor right away to diagnose your injury!” Ge Chen was extremely anxious.

”No need.” Shen Li gave a bitter smile, ”The Bone-Eroding Poison Fire of the Green Lotus Needle is not something normal medicine can cure.”

”Your Majesty! How did you get so seriously injured?!”

Hearing the news of the Wu Family bringing troops to force the palace, Qiu Yang hurried back halfway and stumbled upon this scene, his face changed dramatically, urgently speaking, ”I’ll go fetch the master, she has top-level healing ability, she will definitely help Your Majesty heal the injury.”

”Come back! Don’t... tell her.” Shen Li’s voice was cold and deep.

Qiu Yang didn’t understand, ”Why won’t Your Majesty let me ask the master to help heal you?”

If only he had asked the master to heal the injury earlier, His Majesty’s injury wouldn’t have spread so seriously. If not for wanting to leave evidence, Qiu Yang would suspect His Majesty is self-harming.

”She has severed ties with me.” Shen Li chuckled lightly, his face showing a hint of bitterness, ”This matter doesn’t concern her, she shouldn’t be involved, nor is she obliged to help me.”

”Your Majesty, I can ask the master, this matter has nothing to do with you! The master is clear about rewards and enmities, she will surely be willing to help you!”

Shen Li, ”The damage caused by the Green Lotus Needle is difficult to heal, even if she comes, it’s not certain she can heal it, besides, I don’t want to owe her anything more.”

His Majesty’s decision was firm, and Qiu Yang and Ge Chen didn’t know what to do.

”Next month, remember to go sweep the tomb for my father.” Shen Li looked into the distance.

”What?” Qiu Yang was stunned, ”Isn’t Your Majesty personally going every year...”

”I’m tired.” Shen Li closed his eyes, his voice ethereal and weary, ”I need to retreat for a while, the matters of these days are entrusted to you two for now, if the Observatory Pavilion is idle, let Yu Xi come over for a while in my stead.”

Qiu Yang and Ge Chen said in unison, ”As you command, Your Majesty!”

Within the Yiyuan Empire’s borders lies the largest active volcano in the world, known as one of the five major forbidden zones of the Beast World.

Black and red scorched earth covers the barren and desolate land, not a blade of grass grows within a hundred miles, the high temperature here is unbearable, the air scorches, twists, and rolls, even breathing feels like burning pain.

No life can survive here.

Apart from High-level Beastman of Fire Rank, no one can approach.

Inside the volcano, the magma rolls like ocean waves, any living thing falling in vanishes into ashes in an instant.

”Roar—”

Shen Li transformed into his beast form and leaped into the sea of fire, a sharp, hoarse howl echoing through the sky.

At the crater, Qiu Yang and Ge Chen heard this sound filled with extreme pain, and their hearts ached terribly, feeling both heartache and sadness.

The magma here extends to the deepest core, containing the most powerful Fire Origin Power, Shen Li will undergo cycles between life and death, enduring the pain of soul-burning and bone-eroding, to achieve the effect of blood and bone reconstruction.

Outsiders can only glimpse a thousandth of its danger, failure means only death.

As a male nearing forty, Qiu Yang could not bear to watch, secretly wiping away tears.

His Majesty is someone he watched grow up, he never planned to marry or have children in his life, personally, he regards His Majesty as half a son.

Seeing His Majesty in such pain now, he felt pain in his heart too.

But there’s no choice, the origin power of the Nine-tailed Fire Fox comes from the core flames, besides this, there’s no other effective way to restore the severed tail, to heal his injuries.

This retreat might take months, years, or even longer...

No one can say for sure.

The Fire Fox sank into the sea of fire and disappeared.