Help The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama (by Lotus Seeds) novel Chapter 654

Chapter 654: Chapter 584: The Late Emperor’s Mausoleum

The Book Collection Pavilion of the Yiyuan Imperial Palace has existed for thousands of years, standing there since the founding of the country, housing countless rare ancient texts. The whole building has thirteen floors.

The book legacy left by successive emperors is preserved as precious collections on the top floor of the pavilion.

The Beastmen in charge of organizing the books saw that His Majesty personally came to find the books left by the late Emperor. They dared not be negligent and quickly retrieved the dozens of books written by the late Emperor, presenting all of them to Shen Li without missing a single one.

Shen Tang and Shen Li went through all these books, but unfortunately, they did not find the clues they were looking for.

Shen Li stroked his chin, deciding to make a decision that went against his ancestors—raiding the Imperial Mausoleum!

Now, the only place left that might hold a chance was the Imperial Mausoleum.

When these words were spoken, forget about those conservative civil and military officials, even Shen Tang was dumbfounded and said in shock, "You want to dig up a grave... disturb the Imperial Mausoleum? This is extremely disrespectful."

Such an act would be a capital crime in the Night Glow Empire, punishable by death, with even the emperor having to receive lashes in front of the ancestral hall! Not to mention in the strictly ceremonial Yiyuan Empire.

And he was planning to raid his own father’s tomb.

Truly a dutiful son!

Shen Li touched his nose and said awkwardly, "I’m left with no choice. There’s no other way now."

Anyway, in the entire Empire right now, no one dared to order him to kneel in the ancestral hall, lest they were tired of living.

Having made up their minds, they acted immediately. Taking advantage of a dark and windy night, the two sneakily went to the Imperial Mausoleum.

Although Shen Li claimed not to care, the two of them wore night clothes when they came, with their faces covered, looking exactly like illegal tomb raiders.

The tomb raiding was known only to them both, Shen Li didn’t even dare to tell Qiu Yang. Otherwise, this most loyal Imperial Guard by the late Emperor’s side might go mad.

If someone discovered the emperor personally digging up his father’s tomb, it wouldn’t reflect well. While Shen Li was alive, no one dared speak ill, but if this were recorded in history books a century later, it would be a laughing stock for all time.

Shen Li still cared a bit about his reputation.

Once someone discovered the tomb had been raided, Shen Li would randomly catch a lucky tomb robber as a scapegoat, and the matter would pass.

After hearing his plan, Shen Tang could only purse her lips, thinking he was nothing but a cunning, scheming fox!

The night was deep, and the royal cemetery was silent under the cold moonlight, broken only by the sound of wind through the forest. Shen Li led Shen Tang, avoiding the guards, and silently came to a massive stone wall covered with vines and moss.

"This is it," Shen Li said quietly, his voice especially clear in the silence.

He stepped forward, clearing layers of vines with his fingers, revealing ancient reliefs almost integrated with the rock’s texture—a nine-tailed heavenly fox sleeping with grace and divinity.

Shen Li softly said,

"Father, pardon me."

He found the most concealed spot and moved part of the door stone of the Vajra Wall, opening a passage large enough for two people to pass through.

Once inside, after a long tunnel, they reached the main entrance to the tomb.

Shen Li pushed open the heavy stone door that had been closed for a long time, and a damp chill immediately swept out, chilling to the bone.

Once through the underground palace entrance, they truly entered the secret chamber of the late Emperor, where the burial items were arranged according to normal state funeral specifications—not too simple nor too luxurious, with a central platform holding a coffin.

Upon opening the coffin lid, they found nothing inside, but dark toxic gas emerged, along with many black insects crawling up from below!

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