My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

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"You better be careful then. We are still not sure what Xuan Yanrui was planning." Qin Zhi reminded her. Since she was being tracked down by Xuan Yanrui's henchmen, this also meant that not only she should be wary of the Li family now. 

Shen Minyao scoffed at that. What else would Xuan Yanrui want from her but to seek revenge? Other than that, she couldn't think of any reasons why her ex-husband would seek her. 

Xuan Yanrui's pride wouldn't allow him to forget and forgive her, considering she had indirectly manipulated him, fooled him to do things according to her bidding. However, it didn't surprise her when he heard that he was colluding with the other demons, forcing them to enter allegiance with him. 

Xuan Yanrui was an ambitious human in the past. His life goal was to have the supreme conquest, proving everyone that he was the best and others should bow down and submit to him. Him, being a demon now would, only heighten his desire for power and influence. 

"Then what do we do then? Do you know what's the current situation in the Northern Lands?" Shen Minyao asked her. She needed to confirm if what she overheard from Yulan was true or not. 

"There are rumors that Lord Lang is dying, but we cannot confirm this, as the Northern Lands never released any news or deny the rumors circulating around." Her elder brother replied. 

It had been centuries since he received a word from the Northern Lord himself, and that was after three centuries since his sister was sealed away by Li Yun at the Qingqiu Mountain. At the time, Lord Lang had extended his gratitude over Qin Zhi's help to protect the borders from the shamans and exorcists hunting for the demons. 

"Hn, but knowing Xuan Yanrui, he wouldn't invade Lord Lang's territory if he wasn't sure if he would win or not." Shen Minyao commented. 

Because she had spent good years next to Xuan Yanrui, the fox woman was aware of how his twisted mind works. He wouldn't go and attack an enemy if his chances of winning were low. He might have received a report that these rumors about Lord Lang and the demons at the Northern Lands were stalling their activities. 

"Even if it's true, it wouldn't be easy for us to step on the Northern Lands."

As much as Qin Zhi wanted to see for himself the situation at the north, he cannot easily leave his territory, not when more unknown demons had suddenly entered Jiang City. He also cannot just step into the Northern Lands without considering the pact that they made with Lord Liang's faction. 

"You can't go, but I could." Shen Minyao insisted. She wanted to see with her own eyes if the war between demons was about to erupt, disturbing the power balance between different demon factions in the country. 

She heard her older brother sighed at the other line, clearly not happy with her decision, but it couldn't be helped. They cannot just stay and wait at Jiang City without doing anything. 

"You don't have to rush there. Let me send my people to verify the information first. I don't want you to fall into someone's trap, just in case." 

The fox woman pressed her lips together in annoyance, but didn't dare to oppose Qin Zhi's suggestion. Now that every demon in the country was aware of her escape at the Qingqiu Mountain, it was only natural that her old enemies would resurface to try to seek revenge on her. More reason for her to keep her distance away from Li Fei'er. 

"Fine." Shen Minyao conceded, but she wasn't hopeful of what her brother's men could do considering how they failed to impress her the first time. "By the way, what happened at the kindergarten?" 

She almost forgot what happened next after they left the area. Given how many demons had come to attack them, effectively gaining the attention of those who were able to sense demons, Shen Minyao expected that humans were conducting an investigation around the area. 

Mu Qing hadn't told her anything yet, but she could sense his presence nearby, letting her know that he was keeping an eye on her just what he told earlier. 

"The children who recently fell sick survived. They are stable now, but the few children who had been fed on by the child-eating demons are declared brain-dead. There's nothing else we could do to help them." Qin Zhi said. 

Shen Minyao remained silent.  Who told her brother that she intended to help those humans? If anything, it was their ignorance about the demons that made them oblivious to the reason for the deaths of those poor children. 

Anyway, the only way to help those children was to kill the child-eating demons who fed on them, effectively freeing them from their marks. Those children who survived the feeding would be bedridden for a few months, as it would take them for them to recover. 

"Call me anytime if something happens." Qin Zhi said before hanging up on their call. 

Shen Minyao stared at the screen of her phone and shook her head. What else could happen? She was bound to meet other demons anyway, whether she likes it or not. 

When she returned to where she left her human contractor, Gu Luxian was nowhere to be found while her two cat guardians dozed off on the couch. 

"I asked Butler Lu to move him to a private quarters now that he's safe." Zhao Yichen informed her. He suddenly felt exhausted after struggling for the past few days, keeping an eye on his friend's welfare. 

Wehen Gu Luxian went to see him a week ago, Zhao Yichen knew that something was wrong given how pale he was and how strong the demon scent reek around him. Yu Yan had informed him that the flower fairy had truly lost her mind this time.

He hadn't expected that Shen Minyao would arrive just in time, only to save their asses once again from impending danger.. Zhao Yichen wasn't sure if he should ask the fox woman what had happened to Yulan, and what he should tell Gu Luxian once he woke up.