A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 430 Sending Flowers
“That makes sense.” Shen Tang stroked her chin, then asked, “But how can we suppress his reproductive desires?”

Shen Tang glanced at Fu Teng, who was being tortured to the point of wishing for death not far away, and said, "This guy looks like... there's no way to sterilize him."

[If physical sterilization doesn't work, chemical castration is an option!] The system chuckled. [Just suppress its flowering and fruiting. The space shop sells potions for this purpose. These potions are developed for most plants in the beast world, and should also be somewhat effective against the Binding Vine.]

"But didn't you say he could reproduce asexually?"

Asexual reproduction, also known as self-division, differs from sexual reproduction in that it requires weakening one's own power. Unless under special circumstances, he will not adopt this method of reproduction.

The system said, "[Host, don't think of him as too clever. This guy is essentially a plant. His cunning is just a superficial disguise. To put it bluntly, he's a single-minded creature with no sense of good or evil. His only purpose is to reproduce. Other things are not within his consideration. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to escape Necro's control for so many years.]"

“That’s true.” Shen Tang paused for a moment, still hesitant. “But can you guarantee that the vines won’t reproduce asexually?”

[Fu Teng's strength is too low now; even if he wanted to forcibly split himself, he wouldn't be able to reproduce.]

"But taming him is too difficult. Besides, this guy is too good at pretending, smooth talker, heartless and ruthless. He might stab me in the back one day... I need to think about it some more."

The death of the original main vine of the Binding Vine miraculously broke the blood curse, allowing it to escape Necro's control. Considering how much he used to hate Necro, there's no need to worry about him acting as a spy and colluding with someone from the inside.

Moreover, since the death of the main vine of the Binding Vine, its strength has been greatly reduced, and now it is probably not even able to defeat a beastman cub.

However, we cannot let our guard down. The reason why Fu Teng is so docile and harmless now is because of its weak strength and inability to resist. It can only be subservient to exchange for a chance to survive.

Once he has sufficient nutrition, space, and time to recover to his peak strength, the first person he'll want to kill will definitely be her!
Shen Tang concealed his thoughts, raised his hand, and withdrew the earth spikes.

Fu Teng fell to the ground with a thud, her black hair disheveled, her body covered in wounds, her snow-white skin bruised and purple, especially the several bloody holes in her chest from which blood was gushing out, making her look as pitiful as a withered flower.

Even though plants have a stronger ability to recover, this ordeal still nearly killed him!
Fu Teng looked up at Shen Tang as she approached, her beautiful eyes filled with tears, the corners of her eyes red, and her voice carrying a hint of hope.

"Little darling... I knew it, you still couldn't bear to kill me!"

The beautiful woman's frail and disheveled appearance was so pitiful and endearing that anyone unaware of her true nature might truly feel compassion for her. The next second, however, she would be pounced upon by this ferocious beast and torn to shreds!
Shen Tang remained unmoved, coldly warning, "I'll spare your life for now, you can stay put in this space. But let me make this clear: if even one more plant withers in this space, I will not hesitate to eliminate you!"

Seemingly recalling the agony before his death, Fu Teng trembled, his eyes lowered sadly. "I understand, I will behave, please don't kill me!"

"..."

After leaving the space, Shen Tang went back to her room to rest.

At the city gate, Luo Fei led a team to relieve the old guard.

Originally, he was assigned to guard the Black Wind Stronghold, a city far from the imperial capital, but he was forced to relocate recently due to an attack by the rebel army.

The rebel army and the undead legion were mainly concentrated in the imperial city, and he, as a powerful ninth-tier orc, was transferred here to defend the city and provide assistance.

He was originally more suited to be sent to the front lines, but everyone has their own selfish motives, so he found some excuse to stay and guard the city gate.

This place is closest to His Majesty the Emperor.

He harbored a sweet fantasy: if he could make his presence known to Shen Tang more often, maybe he would have a chance!
Unfortunately, Shen Tang was too busy lately, and Luo Fei couldn't even catch a glimpse of her, so his plan fell through.

Someone was chatting idly, "Boss, I heard some bad news that might be a threat to you!"

"Threat...what threat? Speak up if you have something to say, or shut up! Stop beating around the bush! I've lived all these years, and I've never been afraid of anyone!" Luo Fei squatted at the city gate, wiping his knife, and glared impatiently at the monkey-beast in front of him. The beastman lowered his voice and said, "I heard His Majesty has a new favorite!"

"what?!"

The knife in his hand clattered to the ground.

His subordinates all knew that he liked the emperor.

The orc said, "Boss, don't rush to question me. This is absolutely true! I have a friend who serves by His Majesty's side. He personally saw His Majesty return a few days ago with an injured male fox beast. That night, they secretly left through the west gate. Very few people in the city know about this!"

The man continued, "His Majesty also often visits him at night, and I heard he stays for a long time, only coming out late at night."

Luo Fei was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.

Where did this fox spirit suddenly come from?!
Oh, right, he suddenly remembered. He'd heard that one of the emperor's previous beastmen was a fox-clan beastman. Could it be that they'd found a replacement?!
This way.

Wouldn't that mean he has even less of a chance?!
No, he can't wait any longer; he has to take the initiative!
The next day, Shen Tang woke up early in the morning and saw Luo Fei squatting at the door when she opened it. She didn't know how long he had been waiting.

She looked surprised. "Luo Fei, what brings you here?"

Luo Fei's eyes lit up when he saw her. Suppressing his excitement, he quickly explained, "I heard that His Majesty is short-handed recently and wants to come and help."

Since the outbreak of war, the empire has been short of manpower, and most of the able-bodied male beasts have been sent out to fight. Shen Tang usually does not need anyone to serve her, and her ninth-level strength does not require anyone to protect her. Therefore, only a few guards are symbolically left at home.

Shen Tang smiled and said, "It's kind of you to be so thoughtful, but I don't have anything to do here. You just need to lead the troops to guard the city gate."

That won't do!
I can't find her while guarding the city gate.

Luo Fei naturally couldn't voice his true feelings, so he put on a show of concern for her, appearing upright and incorruptible, "Your Majesty, you are the most important person in the country! If you encounter real danger, these guards won't be able to protect you. It would be best to keep someone capable and trustworthy by your side."

As he spoke, he said regretfully, "It's a pity you have too few beastmen by your side. General Xiao Jin and the others have all been sent out to fight, leaving you with no one to protect you. Your subordinate is willing to stay and protect you!"

Shen Tang thought what he said made sense, so she didn't think much of it and assumed that Luo Fei was tired of guarding the city gate and wanted to switch to an easier job.

After all, serving by the emperor's side would certainly be easier than being exposed to the wind and sun at the city gate, so he agreed.

Luo Fei was overjoyed and took out a bouquet of flowers from behind his back. "Your Majesty, these are for you!"

Shen Tang was extremely surprised when she saw the large bunch of colorful and beautiful flowers. Luo Fei was quite handsome, but unfortunately he was dark-skinned and had a rough and uncouth demeanor. This scene was both heartwarming and a bit incongruous and funny.

She took the bouquet, bent down and smelled it; it smelled quite nice. Looking at the freshly picked flowers, she exclaimed, "Haha, where did you get these?"

"Spring has come, and the woods by the city gate are full of flowers. I picked them as I passed by." Luo Fei scratched his head shyly. Actually, he had picked them early this morning while the morning dew was still on.

Shen Tang, holding the bouquet, turned and walked into the house. "Okay, I happen to need your help with something. Come on over."

Luo Fei quickly followed.

Shen Tang led him to Shen Li's room.