My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

The fox woman only nodded in response. She had yet to decide whether she should allow Zhao Yichen to tag along with her, or she should keep him hidden. However, she was also aware that Xuan Yanrui would be able to get word about Zhao Yichen's existence soon. 

No matter how hard she tries to keep him from everyone, there would always be someone who would be able to trace her back to him. The fox orb inside Zhao Yichen's body would surely react when there's a demon nearby, but it would also attract the other demon's attention in the same vicinity.

Fine. Since she can't possibly hide him like a dirty secret, she supposed that she should keep his company at all times until the time she needed to leave for the Northern Lands. For the meantime, she would also deal with the mundane problems the real Shen Minyao left before her passing. 

"Do you have plans for the following days?" She questioned Zhao Yichen. 

"I do." Her human contractor replied. "Since the doctors have given me a go signal, grandpa wants me to join the company as soon as possible." 

Zhao Yichen knew the implication of him joining the Zhao Corporation. His grandfather was trying to establish his name at the company, effectively putting him once again in the spotlight. 

His uncles and other cousins would surely treat him as a threat to succeed the old man, and Zhao Yichen was obviously not looking forward to meeting the people who were responsible for his kidnapping a few weeks ago. 

"Is that so?" Shen Minyao hummed and rubbed her chin. "Do you think you would be able to bring me to the company to see if there are demons lurking around?" She asked. 

``Why would you think that there's a demon waiting for me there?" Zhao Yichen asked in confusion. 

"What do you know? You think that I am the only demon that could mingle among the humans? Don't be naive. There are many demons who were forced to adapt to the fast-paced lives of the humans. While it's true that it is hard to keep a low profile, they wouldn't be able to resist the need to feed on humans like you." 

Zhao Yichen considered her opinion and nodded. Considering how he attracted the spider demon unknowingly back at the city hospital, the possibility of encountering other demons in public was now high, given that he would need to interact with more humans soon. 

"Alright. I'll see what I can do, but I need to settle first before I can invite you in." He paused as a sudden thought crossed his mind. "Do other demons need to be invited in before they could enter a household or a place?" 

Shen Minyao raised a slender brow on him. What was he up to this time? 

"No. There's no such thing as a demon, but you should be careful being touched by them." She answered. "Why do you ask?" 

"Because my knowledge about demons are limited." Zhao Yichen explained. "But why do you mean I should be careful with their touch?" 

"A mere touch of a demon could enchant you or cursed you. They also be able to mark you as their prey if you were exposed to their demonic aura. This is why some exorcist make sure to purify a place that was recently infested by a demon to make sure that no humans would be tainted or influenced by the demons who once took shelter on that place." 

"Then, do you also mean to say that they could pretend to be humans like you? Do they need to possess a human to do so?" 

"No." The fox woman fiddled on her bracelet, that was her Hellreaver. "There are many kinds of demons but not all are able to possess a human, but there are such as high-ranking demons who could shape-shift to a human form to trick humans." 

Zhao Yichen nodded in understanding. It seemed that he still had a lot to learn about demons and how should he adjust on being bound to a powerful one. Shen Minyao had once told him that he was bound to him, perhaps until the last years of his short human life, and she would be stuck with him until then. 

He knew that she was keeping some information about their contract, and neither Yu Yan or Xiao Bai would tell him willingly what it was. 

"Are you sure you have no reasons for asking these?" Shen Minyao stared at him blankly. 

Zhao Yichen hesitated for a moment before releasing a sigh. 

"The recent news just made me think of it." He confessed. Why did he even bother to lie to a fox demon who can scent his intentions?

"What news?" Shen Minyao had no idea what he was talking about. 

There was a reason why she rarely watched the television and check the news. If it wasn't about the gossips between cheating couples in the showbiz industry, she found the entertainment of the humans nowadays so tasteless. 

Her human contractor took the remote of the television and turned it on. He then change the channel to the evening news, were the presenters were talking about the recent deaths of some male office workers at Jiang City. 

Seven men ages between twenty-five and thirty years old were found dead at their homes. What made the news become sensational was all of them were found dead without a single drop of blood in their bodies, with a deep bite marks on their throats. 

Many speculated that there was a vampire targeting young male office workers, seducing them to feed on their blood. Those who were vampire-myth enthusiasts were obviously unto it and tried to hype the issue on the social networks. 

"Do you think this is a work of a demon?" Zhao Yichen asked her once the news was done. 

"Definitely." The fox woman replied.. She couldn't be mistaken this time for she had once encountered a demon like this.