A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 174 The Spirit Tree

The atmosphere changed instantly upon hearing this.

Shen Tang recalled the harrowing experience of being assassinated last time, and her smile froze. That assassin was too strong. If another assassination attempt were to occur, she wasn't sure if she could dodge it again.

Who exactly wants to harm her?
Seeing her pale face, Xue Yinzhou frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "That assassin was sent by Shen Qingli to kill you. I saw her and that beastman plotting this assassination in the secret room of the princess's mansion."

"..." Unexpected, yet reasonable.

It was definitely the female lead's doing!
Shen Tang knew very well that Shen Qingli wanted to kill her, but she couldn't figure out where Shen Qingli had found a ninth-level assassin.
There are probably only a handful of ninth-tier orcs in the entire empire.

Not to mention his mysterious and unpredictable spatial abilities.

With these two conditions combined, Shen Tang couldn't find anyone to suspect in the entire Nightfall Empire.

Could they be orcs from another empire?

Who exactly is this man in black?
If Xue Yinzhou had continued to stay by Shen Qingli's side as an undercover agent, he might have been able to find some clues. Unfortunately, Xue Yinzhou saved her in front of everyone, and even if Shen Qingli was narcissistic and slow-witted, she would have realized that Xue Yinzhou was on her side and would no longer easily trust him.

Upon hearing this secret, Shi Ye and the others were filled with shock and their faces turned grim.

Was this actually done by another imperial princess?
Previously, thanks to various propaganda efforts in the imperial media, they all believed that Shen Qingli was the epitome of gentleness, beauty, wisdom, and kindness.

Many young male beasts in the city also admire her.

Even if some beastmen don't have any feelings for Shen Qingli, they definitely won't dislike her.

But after today...

The mindset of the people in the city has changed.

How could Shen Qingli be so vicious!

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they probably wouldn't have believed it.

Under the layers of propaganda and packaging by these unscrupulous media outlets, Shen Qingli was elevated to a supreme position, but in reality, she was all show and no substance, narrow-minded, vicious, and despicable, and did not deserve the praise of the people at all!

Those rumors from the outside world are probably all wrong. The truly vicious and hypocritical female is Shen Qingli!

Perhaps this princess was secretly contributing to Shen Tang's infamous reputation that everyone hated in the past.

If His Highness Shen Tang had not been so resolute, how could he have come this far?
The people felt even more strongly that they had chosen the right ruler.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! Greenfield City's morale has increased by 3!]

Xiao Jin and his group loathed Shen Qingli even more. Not only was she hypocritical, but she also tried to harm Shen Tang several times, and they wished they could get rid of her as soon as possible.

A murderous glint flashed in Xue Yinzhou's purple eyes as he turned and left, saying, "I'm going to kill her."

"Wait, don't be impulsive!" Shen Tang quickly called out to him.

With the system at her disposal, and the identity of the ninth-tier assassin unknown, it's unclear how many trump cards she has hidden. Even if Xue Yinzhou advances to the ninth tier, he probably won't be able to kill her, and might even bring trouble upon himself.

To bring down Shen Qingli, we need to plan carefully and not rush things.

Shen Li also put away his usual playful smile and spoke seriously, "Xiao Tang, we can no longer sit idly by and wait for our doom; we must take the initiative."

In the past, Shen Tang would either intentionally avoid Shen Qingli or, when the other party attacked, retaliate in a fit of anger, always prioritizing defense.

But Shen Qingli was relentlessly pressing her, attempting to kill her several times, so she had to change her strategy.

If we don't deal with Shen Qingli as a threat quickly, who knows what she might do to kill us in the future.

[Host, it's time for us to take the initiative. Don't forget the main quest: you need to obtain the qualification to inherit the empire. This qualification isn't something you can just wait for someone to hand out; you have to fight for it yourself!]

Shen Tang felt a chill in her heart. Those two old men in the empire cherished their biological daughter and would absolutely not be willing to give power to her adopted daughter.

But public opinion is uncontrollable.

To win more public support, Shen Tang can no longer hide his abilities and must demonstrate a stronger competitive edge than Shen Qingli.

Shen Tang sent someone to spread the news that he had recovered his mental strength and awakened his second superpower.

As for her healing abilities, that's her trump card, but making her too powerful would attract more attention and do more harm than good, so Shen Tang hasn't revealed them yet. ...

Recently.

A video suddenly went viral on StarNet!

It surged to the top of the trending list and has remained there ever since.

In the video, an orc who is out hunting suddenly goes into a state of mental frenzy.

This is not unusual in itself; the official release of each new inhibitor requires strict checks at every level.

The two princesses' latest inhibitors have not yet been officially released to the market, and many orcs in the empire still suffer from mental breakdowns.

However, in the latter half of the video, Shen Tang intervened and used his mental power to calm the orc's berserk state.

The process took only a few seconds before the orc regained consciousness and repeatedly expressed his gratitude.

The comments section exploded instantly.

This level of mental strength is at least A-grade!

But isn't Shen Tang a useless person who has lost his mental power?!

There is also a video of Shen Tang using earth-based abilities to help orcs build houses.

Shen Tang not only regained her mental strength, but also awakened a second superpower!
How can this be? !
This is unprecedented in the entire history of the empire!

Upon hearing this news, Shen Qingli was utterly shocked, her face filled with disbelief.

She watched the two videos countless times and even had them authenticated by professionals; there were no signs of tampering in the videos.

Moreover, at this critical juncture, lying would only backfire, and that despicable person would never do something so stupid.

But how could her mental strength possibly recover?
Judging from the condition, it should at least recover to Grade A!
A tremendous sense of crisis rose within Shen Qingli, and her hands trembled uncontrollably.

She clearly cut off that bitch's spiritual tree back then and transplanted it into her sea of ​​consciousness. Shen Tang's spiritual power had clearly withered and died!
"System, what's going on? Didn't you say that the bitch's mental strength had no chance of recovering?"

The only response she received was the crackling sound of electricity.

[Sorry, the system is currently undergoing an upgrade and is unable to respond to the host's commands at this time...]

Shen Qingli cursed under her breath, "Useless thing!"

……

As the incident gained more and more momentum, the people of the Empire once again stirred up a storm of discussion.

—Regarding the future successor of the empire, who will be chosen?

As an S-level spiritual power, Shen Qingli also held a investiture ceremony. Logically speaking, she should be the future successor of the empire, which was a foregone conclusion. However, Shen Tang suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

A-level mental strength plus a second superpower.

Many bloggers on the internet have speculated that Shen Tang's mental strength may even have returned to its peak!

These words immediately ignited public opinion within the empire.

A heated debate ensued over whether the empire should reconsider its successor.

Shen Qingli has more supporters, but choosing a successor is not a trivial matter; it must be the most capable person who can make greater contributions to the empire and its people.

Many orcs believe that Shen Tang's abilities and contributions are no less than hers.

Shen Qingli was so angry that her body trembled and her face turned ashen. What a bunch of ignorant fools!

She frantically ordered her media subordinates to control public opinion, but they couldn't withstand the wave of public opinion. Even the emperor couldn't sit still anymore and had to summon Shen Tang back to the palace for an important meeting.

Writing now~

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