A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 444 Retreat
Wu Qing left in tears.

Later, it is unknown what she said to the head of the family.

The Wu family army stationed outside the palace retreated swiftly like a tide.

Watching the departing Wu family army, Ge Chen asked worriedly, "Is His Majesty really just going to let them leave like this?"

Shen Li stood outside the window, silent for a long time, before whispering something.
"I hate war, and I can't afford it."

Ge Chen was stunned for a moment, then he understood His Majesty's good intentions and sighed inwardly: His Majesty's plan is truly brilliant.

The Wu family, the Yuan family, the Qu family, the Chu family, and the Yi family.

The five major families of the Nine-Tailed Fox, independent of imperial power, have always been a major concern for emperors throughout history. Successfully suppressing them would be a great help, while failing to do so would be like raising a tiger that will cause future trouble.

The five great families possess profound foundations and immense power, each with its own territory and army, and countless powerful individuals within their ranks. While they dare not openly challenge imperial authority, they secretly covet the empire's supreme position, and their provocations and disturbances have continued unabated in recent years.

Today's action, a killing of the chicken to scare the monkey, will surely deter the five major families from causing trouble again in the short term.

At the same time, sending the Wu family to the frontier to guard for ten years also directly suppressed the Wu family's power.

The Wu family now knows that once the truth is exposed, they will inevitably be at the bottom of the public eye and will lose their strongest shadow slave. In order to protect themselves, the Wu family will certainly not dare to cause any trouble in the next few years, let alone have the energy to cause trouble for an outsider.

This absurd farce has come to an end, and will no longer involve that innocent outsider.

Although Ge Chen had never personally met the foreign female, as a close advisor to His Majesty, with his keen intellect, how could he not see His Majesty's concern for that female?

He didn't want to involve her, so he could only try his best to push her away, as far away as possible, ideally—never to see her again in this life!
Unfortunately, it is still difficult to completely eradicate the Wu family.

Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall. The Wu family's power cannot be eradicated overnight. If you really want to destroy the Wu family, the Wu family members and their reclusive ancestors will not agree!
If the Wu family is pushed to the brink and rebels, inciting other families to join forces, the empire will be thrown into chaos, and His Majesty will be in danger, which would be a great loss.

Ten years of guarding the frontier, though humiliating, was not enough to make the Wu family dare to risk rebellion and completely turn the tide.

As for what will happen to the Wu family ten years from now, when His Majesty has consolidated his power and become powerful, that will be a matter for later.

His Majesty is also gambling.

This is the best possible outcome.

"Pfft!" Shen Li spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Majesty!" Ge Chen's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly ran to support him.

Shen Li clutched her chest and waved her hand, "I'm fine."

The man's exquisitely beautiful face was ashen white, a strand of wet, disheveled red hair clung to his lips, and his bloodless lips were stained with specks of blood, which only accentuated his cold and eerie beauty.

His breathing was disordered. "As for the Night Glow Empire... let's send them an apology gift. I'll leave this matter to you."

"Yes, I understand!" Ge Chen looked at Shen Li's weak face and the injuries on his hands, which were even more frightening than he had imagined!
After removing the illusion, Shen Li's entire right hand had turned into a pile of withered bones, with blue flames darting through the gaps in his bones, recklessly devouring his flesh and blood.

Half of his arm had turned into charred black bone!
Fortunately, His Majesty's strength is formidable, barely managing to suppress the Netherworld Poison Fire; anyone else would have been burned to ashes long ago. However, the Azure Lotus Needles are incredibly powerful; if this continues, His Majesty's body may not be able to withstand it!
"Your Majesty, I'll go fetch a doctor right away! To examine your injuries!" Ge Chen was extremely anxious.

"No need." Shen Li smiled bitterly, "The bone-corroding poison fire of the Green Lotus Needle cannot be cured by ordinary medical techniques."

"Your Majesty! How did you get so badly injured?!"

Upon hearing the news that the Wu family had led troops to force the emperor to abdicate, Qiu Yang rushed back and witnessed this scene. His expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said, "I'll go and fetch Master. Master possesses top-tier healing abilities; she can definitely help His Majesty heal his injuries." "Come back! Don't... tell her," Shen Li's voice was cold and deep.

Qiu Yang didn't understand, "Why won't His Majesty let me ask my master for treatment?"

If His Majesty had been treated by his master earlier, his injuries wouldn't have spread so severely. If it weren't for the need to leave evidence, Qiu Yang would have suspected that His Majesty was torturing himself.

“She has cut ties with me.” Shen Li chuckled lightly, a hint of bitterness on his face. “This matter had nothing to do with her in the first place. She shouldn’t have been involved, and she has no obligation to help me.”

"Your Majesty, I can ask my master for help. This matter has nothing to do with you! My master is fair and impartial, and he will certainly be willing to help you!"

Shen Li shook his head, "The damage caused by the Green Lotus Needle is difficult to heal. Even if she came, she might not be able to cure it. Besides, I don't want to owe her anything anymore."

His Majesty's mind is made up, and Qiu Yang and Ge Chen don't know what to do.

"Next month, remember to go and sweep my father's grave for me." Shen Li looked into the distance.

"What?" Qiu Yang was stunned. "Doesn't His Majesty go there personally every year...?"

"I'm tired." Shen Li closed his eyes, his voice ethereal and weak, revealing a trace of weariness. "I need to go into seclusion for a while. I'll leave things to you during this period. If there's nothing else at the Star Gazing Pavilion, let Yu Xi come and take over for me for a while."

Qiu Yang and Ge Chen replied in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty!"

Within the territory of the Yiyuan Empire lies the world's largest active volcano, renowned as one of the five forbidden zones of the Beast World.

The scorched, dark red earth covered the barren, desolate land, where not a blade of grass grew for miles around. The high temperatures here were unbearable, the air was scorching, distorted, and churning, and even breathing felt like being burned alive.

Even polluting species cannot survive here.

Apart from high-ranking fire-type orcs, no one can get close to this place.

Inside the volcano, lava churns like ocean waves; any living thing that falls in will be instantly reduced to ashes.

"Roar--"

Shen Li transformed into his beast form and leaped into the sea of ​​fire, letting out a sharp, hoarse wail that echoed through the sky.

Hearing the roar filled with extreme pain, Qiu Yang and Ge Chen, who were inside the crater, felt heartbroken and deeply saddened.

The magma here runs straight to the deepest part of the earth's core, containing the most powerful fire elemental energy. Shen Li will be caught between life and death, enduring the pain of burning his soul and corroding his bones, in order to achieve the effect of reshaping his blood and bones.

The dangers involved are so great that outsiders can only glimpse one-thousandth of them, and failure means certain death.

Qiu Yang, a man nearing forty, couldn't bear to look and secretly wiped away his tears.

He had watched His Majesty grow up since he was a child, and he had no intention of getting married or having children in his life. In terms of personal feelings, he regarded His Majesty as half a son.

Seeing His Majesty in such pain, he felt a pang of heartache as well.

There was no other way; the Nine-Tailed Fire Fox's power originated from the Earth's core flames, and there was no other way to effectively restore its severed tail and heal its injuries.

This period of seclusion may last for several months, several years, or even longer...

No one can say for sure.

The Firefox sank into the sea of ​​fire and disappeared.