A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 381 The royal surname was Ji, and the given name was Jiuli.

Late at night, Qiu Yang quietly slipped out of the palace and summoned several trusted subordinates.

"Boss, why did you call us here so late?" an orc asked, rubbing his eyes.

Qiu Yang lowered his voice, "I want you to assassinate the king of the Night Glow Empire."

"What?!" The subordinates instantly snapped back to reality, looking towards the palace in horror. "Does...does His Majesty know about this?"

They were Qiu Yang's men who had followed him all the way, so they naturally knew some inside information.

"Shut up!" Qiu Yang glared at them fiercely. "How could His Majesty know about something like this?"

One of the orcs' voices trembled, "Boss, this is no joke... If His Majesty finds out... we'll all lose our heads!!"

Qiu Yang sneered, "As His Majesty's secret guards, you should be loyal to His Majesty. How can you be so cowardly and afraid of death over such a trivial matter?"

"But, judging from His Majesty's expression, he hasn't completely let go of that person..."

"It is precisely because His Majesty is still attached to the past that we must help him sever this karmic ties!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Qiu Yang's eyes. "That arrow that day should have hit her. If His Majesty hadn't blocked it for her, that woman would have died long ago."

He surveyed the crowd, his tone icy, "She should be dead already. How can you let such a mere person hinder His Majesty's great achievements! Make him so indecisive!"

"But she married His Majesty..."

"Absurd, utterly absurd! His Majesty is the ruler of the Yiyuan Empire, a nine-tailed celestial fox of noble and pure blood. He would never marry a female of a different race, much less debase himself to share a female with another mediocre male."

Qiu Yang said coldly, "You've followed His Majesty for so many years, can't you see it? His Majesty's attitude has already made his stance clear. A ruler should be detached from family and friends. He can't bear to do it... then we'll do it for him!"

"I am a loyal minister entrusted by the late emperor to assist the young emperor. Everything I have done is for the sake of Your Majesty and the empire! Even if I lose my life, it is worth it!"

"A moment of pain is better than a lifetime of pain."

"Once the pain is over, you'll forget about it."

Under Qiu Yang's brainwashing, the beastmen stopped hesitating and took action.

……

The cold winter has finally passed, and the weather is gradually warming up.

Tender green buds sprouted from the bare branches, and the sunlight felt warm on my skin.

With the weather warming up, the orcs are working much harder than in winter, and all the cities are being rebuilt in a flurry of activity.

The houses in the city that were destroyed by the war have been mostly repaired, and many makeshift houses and tents have been set up in the suburbs to take in homeless refugees.

Last winter, heavy snow froze the ground, damaging all the crops planted in Greenfield City and the surrounding area. Now that spring has arrived, newly sown seeds have sprouted, and a bountiful harvest is just around the corner.

Shen Tang has been quite busy lately, traveling to various cities suitable for farming. She not only personally distributed seeds to the beastmen, but also brought in skilled farmers from Green Field City to teach everyone how to cultivate crops.

Even cities unsuitable for farming weren't idle; they built numerous factories to forge iron and smelt steel, selling their products to other cities and still managing to support the population of those cities.

The post-war empire, like springtime, is bursting with vitality.

No more frowning faces can be seen on the streets; everyone is full of energy, hoping to make their lives better and better.

As Shen Tang walked down the street, looking at the thriving scene, the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

A servant approached and said, "Your Majesty, they say they've discovered some kind of pest or disease in the fields in the western suburbs. Would you like to go and take a look?"

Shen Tang's heart tightened; once pests and diseases broke out, it would be a devastating blow to the farmland.

"Take me there quickly!"

Shen Tang followed the orcs to the outskirts of the city.

More than ten dark figures suddenly darted out from the dense forest.

They were all high-level orcs, with the lowest level being eighth-rank and the leader even reaching ninth-rank!
These assassins moved swiftly, killing all the guards in an instant, and then charged towards her!

"Earth wall!" Shen Tang's expression changed drastically. He shouted sharply, and several thick earth walls suddenly rose from the ground. At the same time, he activated his mental power and precisely controlled the earth spikes to pierce out from tricky angles.

The assassins clearly hadn't expected a female to fight them to a standstill, and their offensive noticeably faltered. "Your Majesty, over here!" a servant suddenly rushed over.

Just as Shen Tang turned around, a cold light flashed from the man's sleeve, and a poisoned blade was aimed straight at his heart!

Shen Tang reacted quickly, instantly raising an earthen wall to defend against the attack.

At the same time, the earthen wall shattered and coalesced into a sharp blade, piercing him to the ground.

Hearing the commotion, Xue Yinzhou quickly rushed over.

His figure flashed like a ghost, and with a sweep of his snake tail, several high-ranking assassins were blasted to the ground.

"You're courting death!" Xue Yinzhou's eyes flashed with killing intent, and he was about to strike with deadly force.

Shen Tang grabbed him and said, "Wait, don't kill them yet. These people are very strong and have extraordinary backgrounds."

The domestic rebel forces have been mostly wiped out, so how come so many high-level assassins have suddenly appeared? It's really strange.

She stared at the dying assassin on the ground, her eyes darkening. "I need to know the origins of these killers."

When Jialan and Xiaojin heard about Shen Tang's assassination attempt, they rushed over and were relieved to see that Shen Tang was alright.

The assassins were dismembered, thrown into prison, and interrogated about the mastermind behind it all.

They took poison internally and committed suicide by biting their teeth.

Fortunately, Shen Tang has healing abilities and saved them.

Unfortunately, these assassins were well-trained and fearless, not to mention the cruel tortures they endured; no amount of interrogation could yield any useful information.

Jialan said, "Let me do it."

Shen Tang asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"

"Don't worry, this is nothing, no problem at all."

Jialan personally interrogated the assassin.

More than half an hour later.

He just came out.

The young man's face didn't look good, not because he was weak, but because he was worried. "Tangtang, I found out. They are assassins sent by the Yiyuan Empire."

"I have no grudge against the Yiyuan Empire, so why would an assassin specifically come to kill me?" Shen Tang was completely baffled. "Who sent them to kill me?"

Jialan replied in a deep voice, "They are the emperor's men."

The mysterious emperor of the Yiyuan Empire?
Shen Tang stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

The emperor sent people to support her, and then came to kill her. What was he trying to do?
Shen Tang inquired about the emperor from Jia Lan.

Jialan wasn't interested in the politics of other countries, but he loved gossip and made friends with people from all over the world. He was very well-informed and managed to extract a lot of information from these assassins.

"The Yiyuan Empire has been in turmoil lately. The court has undergone a major purge, and the regent who controlled the court and his cronies have all been executed."

Shen Tang, "Was all of this done by the emperor?"

Xiao Jin interjected, "Besides the emperor, who else could have such power?"

Shen Tang frowned. "Wasn't that emperor frail and sickly? How come he's suddenly become so assertive?"

Emperor Yiyuan purged the court, eliminated dissidents, and took control of the army in just a few months, demonstrating an iron-fisted approach and proving himself not as incompetent as the outside world had suggested.

“I don’t know that either,” Jialan replied. “This emperor is very mysterious and unfathomable. These assassins sent here are not qualified to have a direct audience with him.”

Shen Tang frowned, then suddenly asked, "What is the emperor's name?"

Jialan thought for a moment and replied,
"The royal family of Yiyuan had the surname Ji and the given name Jiuli."

Adjust your sleep schedule, goodnight~