Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!-Chapter 450 - 439: Dealing with Family Matters

Once he is captured, it will undoubtedly implicate the Wu Family!

Panic flashed in the Black Fox’s heart. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, it turned to flee, only to "bang" into an invisible barrier.

The Energy Cage suddenly lit up on all sides, like a Heaven and Earth Net that had already been spread out.

The Shadow Fox’s pupils quaked; the cage required prior setup and took several days to complete.

It turns out Ji Jiuli had long set the trap!

Just waiting for the prey to walk into it willingly!

"Enclose it!"

With a cold shout, the cage instantly contracted.

The Shadow Fox was trapped inside, darting left and right, but like a moth caught in a spider’s web, there was no escape.

The Shadow Fox’s eyes turned increasingly scarlet, and it let out a sharp scream to the sky. Its body radiated violent and frightening energy, swelling inch by inch, making the cage seem to tremble on the verge of breaking.

It even tried to self-destruct, wishing to burn and explode everything in sight!

Shen Li’s face grew colder, his palm bursting forth with a web of blood like layers of a Heaven and Earth Net wrapping around. The bloody web tightened more and more, forcefully pressing the swelling Shadow Fox back to its original form.

The space inside the cage was also compressed, and soon the large Shadow Fox shrank to the size of a palm, losing any previous intimidation.

Finally, Shen Li took out a Glazed Bottle engraved with runes, entrapped the Shadow Fox inside, and drew a rune in blood to seal the bottle’s mouth.

This farce was coming to an end.

Qiu Yang rushed forward in a few strides, staring at the shadow bouncing around inside the Glazed Bottle, trembling with anger, "This... this is the Shadow Slave raised by the Wu Family!" His fists clenched with cracking sounds, "They actually dared to send such a thing to assassinate Your Majesty, truly audacious, unforgivable!"

His face flushed with fury, his tail bristling, "These beasts, I’m going to skin them alive for sure!"

Shen Li silently put away the Glazed Bottle and turned to look at Jia Lan and Shen Tang who were approaching.

Looking at the ravaged courtyard, his long lashes lowered slightly, and a trace of apology appeared on his pale face, "Sorry, for the losses here—"

"It’s just an old yard, destroyed or not, we’ll be moving away in a couple of days anyway. As long as no innocent bystanders were hurt nearby, it’s fine."

Shen Tang waved her hand to interrupt him, her gaze falling on his blood-stained right hand, "But you, you’re hurt. Let me heal you first."

The two countries are currently on good terms, but allowing a monarch from another country to get injured on one’s turf is quite unacceptable.

As she was about to step forward to heal him, Shen Li slightly sidestepped to evade, "No need."

His bloodstained sleeve swayed lightly as he looked at her, a gentle arc forming at the corner of his lips, "I appreciate the care you’ve shown these days; this little injury is nothing, no need to trouble yourself."

"What’s the deal with this Black Fox?" Jia Lan’s brows furrowed tightly.

He had no interest in the internal strife of the Yiyuan Empire, just worried that someone might target Shen Tang—since the other Beast Husbands weren’t in the Imperial City, there’d be no one to back her up if something happened.

"This is a Shadow Slave specially bred by the Wu Family; it came this time... presumably to kill me." Shen Li deliberated for a moment before replying.

"Wu Family?" Jia Lan was taken aback, his eyebrows knitted even tighter, "Isn’t that the family you’re supposed to marry into? And they specifically sent a Shadow Slave to assassinate you?"

Soon, having grown up in the palace, Jia Lan realized what was going on.

Another sordid saga of wealthy family drama, it seems.

Come to think of it, this cunning fox escaped marriage halfway and has yet to return, clearly angering the Wu Family. As a noble Nine-tailed Fox Clan, how could the Wu Family tolerate such a slight?

Still, Jia Lan never expected the Wu Family to harbor murderous intent toward the Emperor, what wolves in sheep’s clothing! Such audacity!

"No matter what, this is your own domestic affair. If you want to fight or kill, take it back to Yiyuan; stirring up trouble on our land almost dragged Tangtang into it!" Jia Lan looked at the courtyard turned into ruins, feeling somewhat distressed, having lived there for so long that he’d grown attached to it.

Shen Li bowed deeply, "I’m sorry, I’ll definitely double compensate for all damages."

"..." Jia Lan rarely saw such a fox so humbled that the words of rebuke got stuck in his throat. He pressed his lips together and said coldly, "It’s good you understand. Since you’ve made up your mind, hurry back and handle your affairs so that innocent outsiders won’t be implicated again."

"I understand." Shen Li’s gaze lingered on Shen Tang’s face for a moment, countless words rolled in his throat, but in the end, he only said, "...Thank you for your hospitality these days; it’s time for me to take my leave."

"Once I handle the domestic matters, I will give you an explanation."

"Your return won’t be peaceful this time." Shen Tang glanced at Qiu Yang, "Since he’s got nothing better to do, let him go with you."

Qiu Yang’s eyes lit up, "Thank you, Master! Once I help Your Majesty deal with this mess, I’ll hurry back!"

"Then thank you, farewell." Shen Li gave Shen Tang one last look, turned around, and left with Qiu Yang.

The two figures soon vanished beyond the horizon.

Jia Lan retracted his gaze, raising a thumb to rub her cheek covered with soot, "Stop looking, they’ve gone far." He pursed his lips disdainfully, but couldn’t hide the concern in his eyes, "Look at you, covered in soot like you’ve crawled through a stove, filthy."

Shen Tang looked like she’d been fished out of a coal pile, her face layered with black ash. Jia Lan’s long fingers smeared it even more, making her face striped black and white like a kitty with painted whiskers.

"If it’s dirty, why are you sticking so close?" She mischievously smeared Jia Lan’s face, laughing until she shook at seeing the expression of the fastidious young prince freeze before her eyes.

Jia Lan not only didn’t let go but pulled her closer, "The newly built hot spring in the Imperial Palace just got the water going a few days ago, and you haven’t seen it yet."

He suddenly curled his lips, carrying her towards the palace, "Just the right place to toss a dirty cat for a good wash!"

Suddenly swept up into his arms, Shen Tang instinctively clung to his neck.

Her nose pressed to Jia Lan’s chest, the clear fragrance mixed with the scent of sunshine overwhelmed her, and she couldn’t resist nuzzling like a cat, "Were you scared today?"

Jia Lan’s breath caught, the places she’d rubbed feeling like they’d been electrified, tingling all over.

This little female, didn’t she know... spring had already come.

Seeing how she’d been busy non-stop lately, Jia Lan hadn’t had the heart to bring up that matter. But with her sudden nuzzle, the fire within him surged instantly.

His Adam’s apple bobbed, suppressing it with difficulty, he said softly, "I was wandering the market, saw smoke rising from home from afar, thought I was seeing things, scared me to death..."

As he spoke, his anger flared anew, not appropriate to unleash in front of those involved, but now he could scold all he liked, "I always thought that fox spirit was smart, I must’ve been blind! As a dignified monarch, disappearing on his wedding day, didn’t he know a cornered dog will jump a wall? And he never thought it would drag you into it?"

Shen Tang also stroked her chin, contemplative, "I feel like things aren’t that simple... but it doesn’t matter anymore."

She smiled.

After all, it’s Shen Li’s family matter for him to resolve.

It has nothing to do with her.