A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 605 Conspiracy
Under a hazy gray sky, the gray-white buildings stood desolately on the frozen land, like a continuous mountain range. The palace welcomed guests with a grand ceremony; bright dresses and fluttering flags became a rare bright spot in this silvery-white world.

But Shen Tang felt that something was wrong. Perhaps it was because the beastmen's expressions were too numb amidst the empty cheers.

Indeed, those orcs had blank expressions and no emotion in their eyes, like puppets being pulled by strings, simply completing their tasks.

Despite the lively celebration, an inexplicable deathly silence permeated the air, giving people a vague sense of unease.

Lin Xi seemed oblivious to anything amiss and calmly continued arranging the reception.

Shen Tang had no choice but to suppress her unease, looked around, and asked in confusion, "It's been so long, why haven't we seen His Majesty yet?"

She had come to discuss an alliance with the emperor, but after sitting down for a long time, he still hadn't appeared.

Lin Xi sighed softly, a trace of sadness appearing on her face. "To be honest, my father's health has been poor all these years, and most of the affairs in the palace have fallen on my shoulders."

"What about the other princes?"

“My eldest and second eldest brothers each have their own fiefdoms and don’t come back often. I don’t have any great ambitions, so I’ll stay in the palace to take care of my father and be by his side. That’s good enough.”

As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and looked at Shen Tang expectantly, "I've heard that His Majesty has a strong healing ability, and I've always wanted to ask you... if you could examine my father?"

Shen Tang chuckled, "So that's what you were planning."

The young man blushed immediately and waved his hands repeatedly, "My father's illness is one thing, but I also sincerely want to get to know Your Majesty. You are so beautiful and powerful, what male in the world wouldn't want to be related to you?"

These words flatter the person and make them feel good.

Shen Tang then smiled and replied, "Anyway, I was going to see the emperor to discuss matters anyway, so take me there and I can check on his condition."

"Thank you so much!" the young man said, overjoyed.

After the banquet, Lin Xi led her to see the emperor.

Xiao Jin and the others wanted to follow, but were stopped.

Lin Xi said with difficulty, "I'm sorry, Father is ill and does not wish to see outsiders. I can only bring His Majesty in. Please wait here for the three distinguished guests."

Xiao Jin and the others were very dissatisfied. After all, this was someone else's territory, so how could they let her go alone?
Shen Tang reassured her, "It's alright. Since His Highness Linxi has said so, you can wait outside. I'll be out soon."

"Okay, call us if you need anything."

Since their mistress had spoken, Lu Xiao and the others had no choice but to stay outside.

Shen Tang followed Lin Xi toward the inner courtyard.

Despite being a place for the emperor to rest and recuperate, it was unusually remote and desolate, with not a single servant outside the palace, as empty as a cold palace.

Lin Xi explained in a low voice, "After my father fell ill, he preferred quiet and his temper became unpredictable, so I had no choice but to make this arrangement."

A look of sorrow crossed his face, a sight that would be unbearable for anyone to witness.

Shen Tang softened her voice, "Don't worry, I'll go take a look. Maybe I can cure His Majesty's illness."

"Your Majesty, thank you." Lin Xi looked at her gratefully, her eyes filled with tender affection that was easy to be captivated by.

As they talked, they arrived at their destination.

Lin Xi stopped at the door, no longer moving forward. "Father has been waiting for a long time. Your Majesty, please come in." Shen Tang pushed open the door and entered. A damp and unpleasant smell hit her, as if something was rotting, making her frown.

Upon entering the palace, one sees an elderly orc sitting cross-legged on the bed; he is none other than the emperor of the Eternal Winter Empire.

The old man had a head of withered white hair, his head was down and he was doing something. His body was thin and hunched, and his exposed skin was wrinkled like the bark of an old tree. It was unusually pale with a bluish-purple tinge, and his whole body was shrouded in an aura of impending death.

Shen Tang frowned even more. If he remembered correctly, Emperor Yongdong was only in his fifties this year. How could he look so old?

She squinted and slowly approached, "Your Majesty Lin Jing, are you alright?"

The emperor did not respond, only letting out a low, grinding growl from his throat, "Ugh..."

When I walked up to her, the old woman finally slowly raised her head. Her face was so thin and sunken that her eyes were pure black, without a trace of white in them!
Shen Tang's expression changed drastically.

The next second, the old emperor suddenly opened his mouth, and a long tentacle covered with sharp teeth and barbs shot out, piercing straight into her heart!
Shen Tang reacted extremely quickly, dodging to the side and instantly severing the tentacles with the mental energy she had gathered in her hand.

She looked at the old emperor in shock, only to see his body twisted and fall to the ground, his skin suddenly turning red and beginning to swell violently, as if it were about to explode!

With a loud crash, all his clothes were torn to shreds, and his entire body transformed into a twisted monster, just like the experimental subject Shen Tang had seen in the laboratory!

How could the emperor have become like this?!

Before he could think, the mutated emperor had completely lost his mind, driven only by the instinct to attack. The enormous monster pounced wildly, and Shen Tang was forced to fight back. In the ensuing battle, the entire palace was quickly razed to the ground.

Not far away, Xiao Jin and the others also heard the commotion and their expressions changed instantly. Just as they were about to rush over, the silent guards around them suddenly began to change as well, turning into crazed monsters and rushing towards them!
Xiao Jin and his group quickly killed the monsters, but thick black smoke billowed from their corpses!
This black smoke seemed to contain a deadly poison; ordinary orcs would die instantly if they inhaled it, and even powerful orcs would feel dizzy and experience a significant decline in their physical functions.

At the same time, strange runes appeared on the ground of the palace, flashing black light like an array, forming a strong vortex that frantically devoured Xiao Jin and the others' supernatural abilities.

The originally gloomy sky suddenly gathered dark clouds, the world changed color, and the air was filled with the howls of thousands of vengeful ghosts, as if countless twisted ghost faces were appearing all around. Countless tentacles appeared on the ground, trying to drag people into the abyss.

Xiao Jin's speed slowed down instantly as a mutant pounced on him and bit him.

Lu Xiao transformed into a golden eagle, trying to break free from the vortex, but countless black shadows pounced on him like bats, instantly engulfing him.

Xue Yinzhou was also entangled in a battle with countless black shadows, but he was unable to kill them completely, and his figure was gradually swallowed up.

Shen Tang also felt her powers rapidly dissipating. Panic crossed her face, and she turned to Lin Xi, who was still standing at the door, and shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Come and help!"

But Linxi didn't move.

The young man's handsome face still held a gentle smile, yet he appeared utterly unfamiliar and chilling.

He had a pair of clean, pure silver-white eyes, but if you covered half of his face and only looked at his eyes, you would find that there was no emotion in them from beginning to end!
Only after watching Shen Tang being devoured by the monster did he slowly walk forward, his calm voice eerily gentle, "I thought Your Majesty could hold on a little longer... I'm truly disappointed."

He reached out to touch the huge black cocoon.

The next second, it exploded with a deafening roar! The shockwave sent him flying several meters.

Immediately afterwards, explosions were heard in several other parts of the palace, and countless mutants were blown to pieces.

Amidst the smoke of battle, Lin Xi covered her mouth and nose, coughing violently. She flew over the palace and looked in shock at the unharmed figures outside, only then realizing that she had fallen into a trap.

"You...you didn't even come in?!"

I'll write one more chapter tomorrow, goodnight~