A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 583 The Tomb of the Former Emperor
The library of Yiyuan Imperial Palace has existed for thousands of years, standing there since the founding of the country. It houses countless precious ancient books, and the entire building has thirteen floors.

The books left by emperors throughout history are preserved as precious collections on the top floor of the library.

When the beastmen responsible for organizing the books saw that His Majesty had come in person to find the books left behind by the late emperor, they dared not delay. They quickly retrieved dozens of books written by the late emperor from the library and presented them all to Shen Li without missing a single one.

Shen Tang and Shen Li read through all the books, but unfortunately they didn't find the clues they were looking for.

Shen Li stroked his chin, deciding to make a decision that went against his ancestors' wishes—to pry open the imperial tomb!

Now only one place remains that could be the imperial tombs.

These words stunned not only the conservative civil and military officials, but even Shen Tang was dumbfounded and exclaimed in shock, "You want to dig up the grave... disturb the imperial mausoleum, this is a great disrespect!"

Such a thing would be a capital offense in the Night Glow Empire, where even the emperor would be whipped in front of the ancestral hall! Let alone in the Yi Yuan Empire, which has strict ancient laws.

And the grave he was trying to dig up was his own father's.

What a filial son!

Shen Li touched his nose, a little embarrassed, and said, "There's really no other way, I can't worry about that now."

Anyway, no one in the entire empire dares to order him to kneel in the ancestral hall unless they're tired of living.

Having made their decision, they acted immediately. Under the cover of darkness, the two secretly went to the imperial mausoleum.

Although Shen Li said he didn't care, the two of them were dressed in black and covered their faces when they arrived, looking exactly like tomb raiders who had illegally broken in.

Only the two of them knew about the tomb raiding. Shen Li didn't even dare to tell Qiu Yang, otherwise the most loyal imperial bodyguard of the late emperor would probably go crazy.

If someone were to discover that the emperor himself had come to dig up his own father's grave, it would indeed be quite disgraceful. While Shen Li was alive, of course no one dared to speak out, but if this matter were recorded in history books a hundred years later, it would become a laughing stock of the world.

Shen Li still wanted to save face.

If someone discovers later that the tomb has been robbed, Shen Li can simply grab any lucky tomb raider to be the scapegoat, and the matter can be covered up.

After hearing his plan, Shen Tang could only purse her lips. What a cunning fox!

The night was deep, and the royal mausoleum was silent under the cold moonlight, with only the sound of the wind blowing through the forest. Shen Li led Shen Tang, avoiding the guards, and passed through a long flight of steps, silently arriving at a huge stone wall covered with vines and moss.

"This is it," Shen Li said softly, his voice particularly clear in the silence.

He stepped forward, parted the layers of vines with his fingers, and revealed an ancient relief on the stone wall that was almost integrated with the texture of the rock. It was a nine-tailed fox sleeping with its eyes closed, in an elegant and sacred posture.

Shen Li said softly,
"Father, I apologize."

He found the most secluded spot, moved part of the door stone of the Vajra Wall, and opened a passage that could accommodate two people.

After the two entered, they went through a long tunnel and finally arrived at the entrance to the tomb.

Shen Li pushed open the heavy stone door that had been closed for a long time, and a damp and cold atmosphere immediately wafted out, making him feel cold all over.

After entering the underground palace gate, they finally entered the late emperor's secret chamber. The burial goods inside were arranged according to the normal state funeral standards, neither too simple nor too luxurious. In the center, there was a high platform with a coffin on it.

When the coffin lid was opened, there was nothing inside, but thick black poisonous gas was billowing out, and many black insects were crawling out from underneath!
These poisonous insects and gases are extremely potent, capable of easily incapacitating even high-ranking orcs.

Fortunately, Shen Tang possessed top-tier healing abilities and immediately set up an energy barrier around the two of them, rendering the poisonous gas harmless. She also burned the poisonous insects to ashes.

She said in surprise, "This coffin is fake. It seems to be just a cover. The real coffin is not here. This is a trap set by your father before he died. It seems he really didn't want anyone to find this place."

The two continued exploring the tomb, searching through the front hall, middle hall, rear hall, and surrounding side halls. They found several fake coffins and hidden deadly traps.

If the two of them weren't so powerful, they probably would have lost their lives here.

When the late emperor set up these traps, he showed absolutely no mercy! It was clearly an attempt to spare lives!
He probably never imagined that his own son would be the one to dig up his grave.

This also shows that there is definitely a secret hidden in this tomb. The late emperor did not want outsiders to know and planned to sleep forever underground with the secret.

Shen Tang used his mental power to investigate and realized that the tomb they were in was a fake tomb, just a cover; the real tomb was still below.

After careful investigation, they successfully located the underground tomb and found a hidden side hall.

The space in this side hall is not large, and can even be described as quite simple. The four walls are decorated with the simplest images, without even murals or burial objects. It is like a space that was randomly dug out, so simple that it does not resemble the tomb of an emperor at all.

But the truth is, this is the late emperor's real tomb.

In the center of the tomb chamber is a large coffin with many intricate patterns carved on the lid, like some kind of mysterious incantation. It is also covered with a faint energy barrier, which should have some kind of protective function.

Shen Li stood in front of the coffin in silence for a long time before he raised his hand and opened the coffin lid.

The coffin was silent, and the late emperor's remains lay quietly on the brocade, now just a skeleton. Although the bright colors of his brocade robes had faded, they remained intact, and the embroidered patterns on the hem were still faintly visible, appearing very soft.

Beside the jade-white skull, a head of silver hair several feet long hung down, like frost and snow in early winter, its luster flowing and its suppleness as if it were still alive.

Looking at the beautiful skeleton before him, Shen Tang suddenly recalled the appearance of the white fox youth he had seen when he entered Shen Li's mental illusion, and the image slowly overlapped with the skeleton before him.

This is the late Emperor Ji Jin.

This was the first time Shen Li had done something so outrageous. He quietly looked at the skeleton in the coffin and softly called out.
"Father."

His voice trembled slightly, as if he was suppressing a lot of emotions. Shen Tang gently took his hand, and his emotions slowly calmed down. He took a deep breath and looked at the remains with a hint of apology in his eyes. "I'm sorry, Father, for disturbing your peace, but I have things I must do."

The coffin was very spacious, clearly arranged according to the specifications for the joint burial of the emperor and empress. Unfortunately, only the late emperor was buried in the coffin, and the left half was still empty, containing only some books, calligraphy and paintings, and some burial items used in daily life, which were very low-key and simple.

These books and paintings have been well preserved for nearly twenty years, showing no signs of damage.

Most notably, the late emperor was also holding a book in his hand.

Shen Li carefully took out the book, opened it, and glanced at it. Sure enough, it was what they were looking for.

It contains many ancient vampire scripts, while the reverse side is translated into the common script used in the Beast World.

It looks like a diary casually recorded by the late Emperor Ji Jin, or a collection of poems and essays written on the spot. The beautiful words and phrases exude a faint, eerie melancholy, and seem to contain a trace of longing. It is clear that he was a very talented emperor.

If someone in later generations obtains this book, they can translate the ancient vampire script based on the annotations on the back!
I don't know if it was left intentionally or unintentionally.

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