Help! The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama!-Chapter 448 - 437: Shadow Slave

Wu Qing closed her eyes and rubbed her temples as if she had made some kind of decision, "Wait, come back first!"

She opened her ice-blue eyes, a cold glint of determination flashed through them, and she got up to walk outside, "Come with me to a place."

The shadows moved slightly from the dark corner, then followed her.

Wu Qing, under the cover of night, arrived alone at the family’s secret place.

Many of the family’s treasured items are stored here.

She opened the barriers and entered a secret chamber.

In the center of the chamber, on the altar, there was a closed device shaped like a green lotus.

She walked to the altar, lowered her head, and bit her fingertip, a drop of blood fell on the center of the magic artifact.

A blinding white light flashed, and the green lotus slowly opened.

She took out a fine needle from the lotus pod, gleaming with a cold light.

The needle was as thin as a hair, its complex patterns hardly visible, yet it contained a mysterious and terrifying power.

"Take this, don’t disappoint me on this mission." Wu Qing handed the needle to the Shadow Beast.

The Shadow Beast looked shocked, "Miss, this is..."

This was the Wu Family’s secret treasure, the Green Lotus Needle, containing great power, able to take a life instantly if it pierces a vital point.

It’s not just capable of killing one female; even killing a Tenth Rank Beastman is no exaggeration!

Isn’t it too much fuss for just killing one female?

Wu Qing narrowed her long, beautiful eyes, a hint of malice passing through them, she pondered, "That day at the wedding, Ji Jiuli suddenly disappeared. It must have been because that foreign female encountered danger, activating the Blood Soul Pearl that made him teleport away abruptly."

"The power of the Blood Soul Pearl needs to be triggered by a life-threatening situation to activate. There must have been a great crisis on that side." Wu Qing speculated, "This whole thing is very strange. Knowing Ji Jiuli’s character, he would surely rush back to resolve the Empire’s chaos quickly, unless—he truly cannot return!"

At this point, Wu Qing’s exquisite and beautiful face flashed with resentment, clenching her teeth, she sneered, "Ha, I guess he’s either gravely injured or on the brink of death now!"

The Shadow Beast hung its head low, listening with trepidation, never imagining the Emperor had such a secret.

"That foreign female must be killed, as for Ji Jiuli." Wu Qing looked at the Shadow Beast, eyes fierce, leaning close to his ear to whisper, "...Act according to circumstances, kill him if possible."

The Shadow Beast’s hand holding the Green Lotus Needle trembled slightly; assassinating a female was nothing to him, but assassinating the Emperor filled him with fear.

He is the Miss’s Shadow Beast, loyal lifelong only to her commands, ready to sacrifice everything, never defying, "...I understand, please rest assured Miss!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Wu Qing nodded in satisfaction, a smile appeared on her stunning and pure face. She looked up at the darkening sky outside, "Ji Jiuli, oh Ji Jiuli, I liked you so much, but since you are ruthless, don’t blame me for being unjust!"

The night moved like a lurking beast rising slowly, her voice was as cold and chilling as a demon’s,

"If you don’t wish to return, then, never come back again."

Elsewhere, the Head of the Wu Family, sensing the opening of the family’s secret barriers in his sleep, awoke instantly, rushed over overnight, catching them conspiring.

He was furious, "Unfilial child, give me back the Green Lotus Needle! This is not something you can play with!"

Wu Qing didn’t expect the Family Head would arrive so quickly, her face showed panic, yet she forced herself to remain calm, insisting, "Father, my decision is final, no one can change it!"

"You!" The Family Head’s fingers trembled with rage, "This is a capital offense of treason! Can you guarantee success? If you fail, the entire family will bear the guilt of treason, you intend to drag the whole family down."

"Don’t worry, I will succeed."

Wu Qing confidently and proudly said, "Father, you probably don’t know, Ji Jiuli has given the Blood Soul Pearl to a foreign female, now is the best chance to kill him!"

"What? His Majesty’s Blood Soul Pearl is gone?" Wu Hong, the Family Head, looked shocked, a dark glint flickered in his eyes.

"Indeed, Ji Jiuli secretly gave the Blood Soul Pearl to a foreign female!" Wu Qing said more and more through gritted teeth, her expression cold and vicious, blood almost drawn from her clenched palm yet feeling nothing.

Fortunately, it handed over such a good opportunity to take action.

Wu Qing resumed her cold smile, brushing her sleeves nonchalantly, "Ji Jiuli suddenly vanished at the wedding because that foreign female’s life was threatened, triggering the Blood Soul Pearl’s barrier."

"Furthermore, I once saw with my own eyes, he was stabbed by that foreign female, then fell into a coma, his heart has a lingering ailment, the witch doctor said it’s difficult to heal, all because he lost the protection of the Blood Soul Pearl."

Wu Qing’s expression turned feverish, confident, "I can assure you, Ji Jiuli’s current strength is nowhere near what it used to be, he is most likely still gravely injured! This is the best time for us to strike!"

What a fool!

If he can’t hold the throne himself, don’t blame others for taking it!

Recovering from shock, the Family Head’s eyes grew pensive, "You mean, His Majesty has yet to return because he... truly cannot come back right now."

"Yes, Father, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! He made a mistake, not seizing it would be a waste, wouldn’t it?" Wu Qing’s gentle voice carried a hint of seduction.

According to tradition from previous dynasties, she would marry Ji Jiuli and have noble pure-blood offspring, thereby strengthening the family’s power, making the future Empire actually under the Wu Family’s control.

But still, that child would belong to the Ji Family, the Wu Family would only have power from the background.

Now, to truly seize the imperial power, why resort to marriage alliance?

Both being of the pure-blood Nine-tailed Fox tribe, in what way is the Wu Family inferior to the Ji family? Why should they have been suppressed by them for thousands of years!?

The Family Head’s face was slightly pale, still hesitant, but if successful, it would mean a joyous change of dynasty, yet if it fails...

Wu Qing continued to tempt, "Father, how can I, your child, endure such disgrace this time? And how can our Wu Family swallow this indignation? How would outsiders view our Wu Family?!"

"Moreover, the Wu Family has the marriage contract granted by the late Emperor, as soon as the Emperor dies and leaves no offspring, we can seize the opportunity faster than the other four great families!"

The Family Head’s hesitations slowly dissipated, his gaze turned cold and fervent.

Wu Qing curved her lips in a smile, finally adding fuel to her father’s decision, "Father, as long as this succeeds, the Empire will be under the Wu Family’s rule!"

"Good, good, well done, my child truly has great ambition. This Ji Jiuli brings ruin upon himself, causing our Wu Family’s reputation to be dragged through the mud, why not utterly destroy him!"

The Family Head’s face showed resolve, suppressing his voice, "This time, we must succeed without fail, Father will aid you one last time!"

As he spoke, he called out once, "Mo Ying."

The night darkened, a massive black-blue fox appeared from the shadows, taller than a house.

It seemed to be a shadow coalesced without physical form, exuding a terrifying and intimidating presence, forcing Wu Qing to take a few steps back, her delicate face slightly pale.

For thousands of years, the Wu Family excelled in Shadow Technique, raising Shadow Slaves from a young age with blood, making them serve them, now the strongest Shadow Slave was Mo Ying.

As the shadow guard of the Family Head, possessing a powerful strength of the Tenth Rank, a major killing weapon of the Wu Family!

Killing invisibly, never a defeat!

This time, they must take the lives of those wretches!

Mo Ying took the Green Lotus Needle and vanished without a trace.