A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 422 His Majesty gave you the Blood Soul Pearl?!
On the way back, Shen Tang carefully explained the general course of events to Xiao Jin and Xue Yinzhou. She also quickly contacted Lu Xiao and Jia Lan, who were anxiously waiting for a reply, to let them know she was safe and sound, so they wouldn't worry unnecessarily.

Shen Li's injuries were too severe, so Shen Tang first gave him basic first aid on the way to prevent the injuries from worsening.

After returning to their residence in the imperial city, Shen Tang asked Xiao Jin to clean up the room where Shen Li used to live, to house the wounded, clean his wounds, and provide him with comprehensive treatment.

The most obvious and painful external injuries are often the easiest to treat.

Shen Li's strength was greatly depleted, and he remained unconscious even after the treatment, unable to wake up for a long time.

As evening fell, Shen Tang sat on the edge of the bed. She was exhausted and looked a little haggard. She rubbed her temples wearily.

"Tangtang, you should rest for a while. I'll watch over things here." Jialan poured her a glass of water.

"I'm fine. You go ahead and do your thing. Shen Li's condition is unclear, so I need to keep an eye on him myself."

"Okay, call me if you need anything." Jialan left first.

The sun is setting in the west, and dusk is falling.

As the afterglow streamed in through the window, Shen Tang looked at the unconscious man on the bed, unable to look away for a moment.

He changed into an elegant white robe, his long red hair was scattered on the bed, his face was not as pale as before, his eyebrows and eyes were exquisitely beautiful, his nose was high and straight, his thin lips were light red, and his charm was captivating, making her suddenly realize how beautiful he would be on the day he wore his wedding dress.

Definitely.

The scenery is magnificent and beautiful.

Shen Tang was dazed for a moment, then looked back at the eight fox tails hanging limply behind him, a bittersweet and complex emotion rising in her heart.

The two of them had nothing to do with each other anymore, so why did he have to come over?

He even got into such a mess trying to save her.

Shen Tang asked the system in her mind, "Can his severed tail grow back?"

The system replied, "[I'm not entirely sure about that either. Logically, the host possesses top-tier healing abilities, capable of reviving the dead and restoring flesh to bones. Regenerating a tail shouldn't be a problem.]"

[But the strange thing is that the tails of the nine-tailed fox clan are quite special. Each tail stores their primordial energy, and it's not just about regenerating flesh and bone. Relying solely on healing abilities to grow a tail would probably be quite difficult.]

[However, the host can first use healing abilities to slowly nourish it; it might have some effect. Even if it doesn't grow, it will still benefit his body.]

Shen Tang also agreed with the system's statement and planned to come over every day to help him with the treatment, to see if it would be effective over time.

It was getting late, and Shen Tang had just gotten up and was heading out when she ran into Qiu Yang, who was rushing over in a panic.

Upon learning that Shen Li had returned to the city seriously injured, Qiu Yang rushed back from the battlefield overnight. "His Majesty is injured? What happened? How could this be!"

Shen Tang comforted him, "Don't worry, his condition has stabilized. He's just still unconscious from exhaustion and needs to rest. Don't go and disturb him for now."

Qiu Yang looked worriedly into the room, his voice trembling slightly, "But I heard from Major General Xiao Jin that His Majesty... really lost his tail."

Shen Tang was silent for a few seconds, then nodded, "He fought with the two commanders of the rebel army and was seriously injured, losing a tail."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Yang seemed to lose all strength, staggering backward. "How could this be? Losing a nine-tailed fox is the greatest disgrace... In the eyes of outsiders, it's equivalent to being crippled. How will the nobles and common people talk and insult us behind our backs after they find out about this... What will His Majesty do in the future..."

"It is my fault for failing to protect His Majesty. I have no face to face the late Emperor..."

Hearing Qiu Yang's self-reproachful and pained voice, Shen Tang felt her throat go dry and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Shen Li lost a tail while saving her. She will do her best to heal him, but she can't guarantee whether the tail will grow back.

Shen Tang closed her eyes, and after a moment, asked in a hoarse voice, "I have another question for you. Does your fox clan have any secret techniques that allow you to teleport directly to another person's side?"

"A secret technique of the fox clan...you're not talking about the Blood Soul Bead, are you?"

Qiu Yang was puzzled, but he still answered honestly, "This is not something that ordinary foxes can do; it's a secret technique of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan!"

"This kind of secret technique is unknown to outsiders. I also learned about it from the late emperor. The blood of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan has magical power. They usually use their heart's blood to refine Blood Soul Pearls and give them to their closest relatives."

"If the opponent is in mortal danger, they can be teleported to summon the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, which can even offset a life."

"Because the Nine-Tailed Fox clan faces difficulties in its lineage, and its offspring are relatively weak, the male beast will usually give this Blood Soul Pearl to its mate or offspring..."

As he spoke, Qiu Yang sighed softly, his face filled with sorrow as he recalled the past. "Back then, the late emperor knew that his days were numbered, so he entrusted the young emperor to my care and gave him the Blood Soul Pearl to protect the young emperor's safety."

“However, heart blood is extremely important to the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. Unless there are special circumstances, it will never be given away easily.” Qiu Yang said in a serious tone, “Otherwise, once the heart loses the protection of the essence blood, it will be like losing a layer of life-protecting barrier and will become extremely vulnerable! If outsiders want to use this to harm someone, they will be very easy to succeed. This is also a way for the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan to protect themselves.”

"Unless the other person is truly the one he has chosen as his beloved, he will not give this item away to convey his intention to protect them."

Hearing these words, Shen Tang clutched her chest in shock and subconsciously asked, "Then, what if he fused this Blood Soul Pearl into someone else's body? What would that person be thinking? Why would he do that?"

"Only a fool would do that! Once you fuse the Blood Soul Pearl with someone else, you'll never get it back in this lifetime. And if that person gets hurt, he'll feel their pain too. Unless he truly values ​​their life above his own, he would never do something so stupid!"

Qiu Yang sighed, "In all my years of life, I have only ever seen the late emperor integrate his own Blood Soul Pearl into His Majesty's heart when His Majesty was young, to protect him for a lifetime."

"The late emperor's love for Your Majesty was so deep that no one else could match it."

Shen Tang stood there, stunned and bewildered, a bitter feeling rising in her heart, as if a pair of large hands were tightly gripping her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.

It turned out to be the case.

"But why did you suddenly bring this up?"

Qiu Yang looked at Shen Tang in confusion, and after realizing what was happening, his face turned deathly pale.

His finger trembled as he pointed at her, "Could it be that His Majesty has given the Blood Soul Pearl to you again?!"

Shen Tang nodded, her face growing paler. "That night, when he came over, he returned the Blood Soul Pearl to me and even fused it into my heart. At the time, I didn't know what he was going to do; I thought he wanted to kill me. I never expected him to..."

Qiu Yang felt as if he had been struck by lightning; he suddenly lost his strength and fell to the ground. "How could this be..."

"I see, so that's how it is..."

He seemed to recall something, his face filled with regret, muttering to himself, "It's my fault, it's all my fault..."

Let me explain to you all: strong emotional fluctuations come quickly and go quickly.

Tangtang drank the potion of forgetfulness and had no feelings for the fox, because his previous actions even carried a hint of rejection and disgust.

The "emotional richness" she displayed during the battle in the previous chapter was a mixture of her crying in pain, her reaction to the suspension bridge, her feelings of being moved, and her shock when her tail was severed.

Once out of danger, her emotional fluctuations will decrease, and she will return to normal reactions, at most feeling touched and surprised.

Thinking back on the past, she couldn't figure out the fox's true intentions, and her feelings were somewhat complicated. I think her deliberately indifferent reaction was quite normal.