A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 439 Dealing with Household Affairs

Once he is captured, it will inevitably implicate the Wu family!
Panic flashed through the black fox's mind. Seeing that the situation was not right, it turned to run away, but crashed into an invisible barrier with a "bang".

The energy cages from all directions suddenly lit up, like a net that had already been spread out.

The shadow fox's pupils trembled; the cage needed to be set up in advance, and it would take several days to complete.

It turns out that Ji Jiuli had already set up a trap!
We're just waiting for our prey to walk right into our trap!
"receive!"

With a cold shout, the cage instantly contracted.

The shadow fox was trapped inside, struggling left and right, but like a moth caught in a spider's web, it had nowhere to escape.

Shadow Fox's eyes grew even more bloodshot, and it let out a sharp shriek as it looked up at the sky. Its body was filled with violent and terrifying energy, and it expanded inch by inch, causing the cage to sway precariously.

He even attempted to self-destruct, burning and destroying everything in front of him!
Shen Li's expression grew increasingly cold and grim, and countless lines of blood erupted from his palm, like layers of a net enveloping the creature. The blood-red spiderweb tightened more and more, forcefully pressing the swollen Shadow Fox back to its original shape.

The space in the cage was squeezed smaller and smaller. Soon, the enormous shadow fox shrank to the size of a palm, losing all its previous intimidating power.

Finally, Shen Li took out a glass bottle engraved with runes, put the Shadow Fox into the bottle, and used his blood to draw a rune to seal the bottle opening.

This farce has come to an end.

Qiu Yang rushed forward, staring at the black shadow rampaging inside the glass bottle, trembling with rage. "This is a shadow slave raised by the Wu family!" His fists clenched so tightly they cracked. "They dared to send something like this to assassinate His Majesty! They are utterly audacious and their crimes are unforgivable!"

His face flushed red with rage, and his tail stood on end. "These beasts! I'll skin them alive!"

Shen Li silently put away the glass bottle and turned to look at Jia Lan and Shen Tang who were walking towards him.

Gazing at the devastated courtyard, his long eyelashes drooped slightly, and a hint of apology appeared on his pale face. "I'm sorry for the damage here—"

"It's just an old courtyard. If it's destroyed, so be it. We'll be moving out in a couple of days anyway. As long as no innocent bystanders are harmed, that's fine."

Shen Tang waved her hand to interrupt him, her gaze falling on his bloodstained right hand. "But you're injured. Let me treat you first."

The two countries are currently on good terms, and it would be unreasonable to allow a foreign monarch to be injured on their own territory.

She was about to step forward to treat him, but Shen Li slightly turned aside, saying, "No need."

His blood-stained sleeve swayed slightly as he looked at her, a gentle smile curving his lips. "Thank you for taking care of me these past few days. This little injury is nothing. Don't trouble yourself any further."

"Just who is this black fox?" Jia Lan frowned.

He had no interest in the internal strife within the Yiyuan Empire, but he was afraid that someone would target Shen Tang—now that the other beastmen were not in the capital, there would be no one to help them if something really happened.

“This is a shadow slave specially trained by the Wu family. He came here this time... probably to kill me,” Shen Li replied after considering his words.

"The Wu family?" Jia Lan was taken aback, her brows furrowing even deeper. "Isn't this the family that was supposed to marry you off? They specifically sent shadow slaves to assassinate you?"

Soon, Jialan, who had grown up in the palace, realized what was going on.

Looks like another melodramatic family feud among the wealthy.

It makes sense, that cunning fox ran away from her wedding halfway and hasn't returned for a long time; she must have angered the Wu family. As the noble nine-tailed fox clan, how could the Wu family possibly tolerate this? However, Jialan never expected the Wu family to harbor murderous intentions towards the emperor; they truly have the ambition of wolves! They've got some nerve!
"No matter what, this is your own family matter. If you want to fight or kill, go back to Yiyuan. What kind of trouble is this on our turf? You almost dragged Tangtang into it!" Jialan looked at the courtyard turned into ruins and felt a little heartbroken. She had grown attached to it after living there for so long.

Shen Li bowed deeply. "I'm sorry, I will compensate you double for all the losses."

"..." Jialan rarely saw the fox so humble, and for a moment the words of reproach stuck in his throat. He pursed his lips and said coldly, "It's good that you've figured it out. Since you've made up your mind, then hurry back and deal with your family affairs. Don't involve innocent outsiders anymore."

"I understand." Shen Li's gaze fell on Shen Tang's face, staring intently for a moment. A thousand words rolled in his throat, but in the end, they all turned into one sentence: "...I have troubled you a lot these days. It is time to take my leave."

"I will give you an explanation after I have dealt with the domestic matters."

“Your trip back this time might not be peaceful.” Shen Tang glanced at Qiu Yang. “Since he’s free, let him go with you.”

Qiu Yang's eyes lit up instantly. "Thank you, Master! I'll be right back after I've dealt with those messes for His Majesty!"

"Thank you very much then, farewell." Shen Li glanced at Shen Tang one last time, then turned and left with Qiu Yang.

The two figures quickly disappeared into the horizon.

Jialan looked away and raised his hand to rub her ash-covered cheek with his thumb. "Stop looking, everyone's gone." He curled his lips in disgust, but couldn't hide the heartache in his eyes. "Look at your dark face, it looks like you crawled through a stove, it's filthy."

Shen Tang looked like she'd been pulled out of a coal pile; her face was covered in a layer of black ash. Jia Lan's slender fingers rubbed it more and more, leaving streaks of black and white on her face, making it look like she'd drawn whiskers on a kitten.

"You think it's dirty, yet you're so close?" She mischievously reached out and wiped Jialan's face, laughing uncontrollably as she watched the germaphobic prince freeze in shock.

Jialan didn't let go; instead, she pulled him closer to her. "The newly built spring in the palace was just put into operation a couple of days ago. You haven't seen it yet, have you?"

He suddenly smirked, picked up the person, and headed towards the palace, thinking, "Perfect timing to throw that dirty cat in there for a good rinse!"

Shen Tang was suddenly lifted up around the waist and instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

With her nose pressed against Jialan's chest, the crisp fragrance mixed with the scent of sunshine wafted over her, and she couldn't help but rub against her like a cat. "Did I scare you today?"

Jialan's breathing hitched slightly. The spot where the person in her arms had brushed against her felt like it had been electrified, a tingling sensation instantly spreading from her chest throughout her body.

This little female, does she even know... that spring has already arrived?

Seeing how busy she'd been lately, Jialan hadn't dared to bring up that matter. But now, with her being nipped in the bud, that fire suddenly flared up.

He swallowed hard, then said in a low voice, "I was strolling around the market when I saw smoke coming from our house from afar. I thought I was seeing things, and it scared me to death..."

As she spoke, she grew angry again, but she couldn't vent her anger in front of the person involved. Now she could finally unleash her fury: "I used to think that cunning fox was quite clever, but I was blind! A king of a nation, disappearing on his wedding day! Didn't he know that even a cornered dog will jump over a wall? Didn't he consider that this would implicate you?"

Shen Tang also stroked his chin thoughtfully, "I always felt that things weren't that simple... but it doesn't matter anyway."

She smiled.

Anyway, it's Shen Li's family matter, let him handle it himself.

It has nothing to do with her.