My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

While Li Fei'er was on her way home, Shen Minyao had changed her school uniform to casual attire and then waited for Jiang Chen to pick her up in front of the gates of the dormitory. When Mu Qing appeared in front of her earlier during her class, she knew that he had only manifested himself, and he wasn't truly there to see her in person. 

By now, that grim reaper should be in the fourth district, waiting for their arrival. For him to summon them in a hurry, Shen Minyao wondered what he and the other grim reapers found out. 

Five minutes before their meeting time, Jiang Chen's car pulled up to a stop in front of the fox woman and lowered the window to call her. 

"You called me at such short notice. You better make sure that this is important." He was clearly displeased that Shen Minyao had notified him too late. 

"It's about the case in the fourth district. Don't tell me it's not important?" Shen Minyao opened the door of the passenger seat and took a seat beside him. 

Jiang Chen waited for her to buckle her seat belt before resuming driving. 

"I was in the middle of an important case." He frowned. Because Lu Anqi was busy catching up with her studies this week, Jiang Chen and his other assistant were left to do everything on their own. 

"Ah, don't blame me," Shen Minyao replied as she allowed Xiao Bai to curl on her lap. She petted him behind his ear. "It's Mu Qing who asked us to go there." 

"You mean the grim reaper you were talking to before? Do you trust him?" Jiang Chen questioned her. He had never heard of a demon being acquainted with a grim reaper. If he could be honest, he thought that they were a weird pair. 

Shen Minyao scoffed and gave him a mocking look. 

"You don't trust me, and yet I am here with you," she responded, "We're only working together because our interests don't conflict with each other. I kill demons, while he retrieves the souls of the humans and leads them to their rightful place." 

Jiang Chen's grip on the steering wheel suddenly tightened. His thoughts rippled the calmness in him now that he finally worked out Shen Minyao's true identity. 

"You are the infamous nine-tailed fox demon that has just escaped from Qingqiu Mountain, aren't you?" 

"Ah, so you do know. How amusing." The fox woman chuckled. 

Jiang Chen gave her a quick glance and took his eyes back on the road. She wasn't even denying it? If that's the case, then the demoness seated beside him was truly a dangerous creature. 

It made sense to him now why Shen Minyao was acting this way, and why her views on humans weren't demeaning. She looked at them as if they were bugs she could easily crush with her own hands, which she could easily do even in her current weakened state. 

Shen Minyao rested her chin on her propped hand and stared at him. She crossed her legs and smirked as she breathed in uncertainty and confusion coming from Jiang Chen. 

"Are you thinking of reporting me to the shamans and exorcists, then?" She asked him. 

Jiang Chen remained silent, but he was aware of her eyes set upon him, which only made him uncomfortable in his seat. Of course, he now knew of Shen Minyao's motive for helping him in this case. 

With the Li family and the other exorcists hunting the whereabouts of the nine-tailed fox, Jiang Chen knew that this was the perfect time to alert them of Shen Minyao's existence. 

Because she was still weak and hadn't fully recovered, the chance of them defeating the nine-tailed fox was quite high. However, after adding Lu Anqi to the equation, Jiang Chen knew that if he offended the fox woman who was known to be a vindictive creature, she would annihilate those who dared to harm her regardless of who they were. 

"And then what? You will kill me and harm Lu Anqi?" He retorted. 

The fox woman snorted at that. "Ah, so that's the kind of person I am in your eyes." 

"Su Daji, the infamous imperial noble consort of the emperor. The woman who caused the downfall of the kingdom, leading to the death of thousands of humans during that era. It would be so foolish of me to think that you have changed." 

If Shen Minyao wanted to, she could easily end his life right now, so Jiang Chen needed to tread carefully in her presence. Dealing with a high-level demon wasn't a walk in the park. She was unpredictable and known to be scheming and loved to torture her subjects. 

"You are giving me too much credit, Mr. Jiang, but you are right. You should never put your trust and loyalty on a demon like me. You would surely regret it." 

An hour later, the two arrived at the intersection where they parted with Mu Qing before. This time, though, Jiang Chen was able to see him clearly. 

"Hey. You sure you found something interesting? Mr. Jiang said meeting you tonight should be worth it," Shen Minyao said as soon as she saw Mu Qing standing at the bus stop.

The grim reaper only gave her a blank look before glancing at Jiang Chen who was standing at a safe distance from the fox demon. He didn't need to ask how this human was able to see him now and if he knew Shen Minyao's identity by now. 

The first thing Jiang Chen thought upon seeing the grim reaper was… this man was devilishly handsome. With one eye covered with an eye patch and his long hair reaching his waist, it was impossible for someone to forget about him because of his striking features. 

"Ah, you can see him now? That's good. At least I wouldn't look like an idiot talking to myself in front of others."