My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

After the exams, Shen Minyao waited for Fu Xiyan to finish her own test before returning together to the Shen Estate. Since it had been a while since she last showed her face to her 'parents', only meeting Shen Qingyuan frequently during their morning exercises; Cheng Lifan had requested Shen Minyao to come home for the weekend. 

Shen Minyao returned that afternoon, but she had chosen to rest in her room and avoid meeting the other Shen family members. Now that her midterm exams were done, she needed to focus on hunting other demons to collect their orbs. 

She pondered if she could ask for Qin Zhi's help this time. Didn't he say that he was hunting troublesome demons that dared to break the peace in other demons' lives? It wouldn't be a bad idea to accompany him and dispose of those demons herself. 

Well, that could wait. She was planning to relax in peace in the meantime. As for Zhao Yichen, she would give him some time to reflect on his actions. The fox woman chose to meditate that afternoon, while Xiao Bai chose to take a nap. 

When evening came, Fu Xiyan knocked on her door to inform her that it was time for dinner. Shen Minyao thanked her and heaved a sigh. She would need to endure yet another meal with these humans. 

As usual, when she came downstairs and joined the others for dinner, Shen Xin was treating her like she was invisible; while Cheng Lifan and Old Shen were fawning over her, asking her questions about her exams. 

"Don't worry, Mama. I'm pretty sure I will excel again this time, though I admit I missed some sleep because of it," she told Shen Minyao's stepmother. 

"Then, you need to catch up with your sleep." Cheng Lifan patted Shen Minyao's hand gently. "You've been studying so hard. We wouldn't want you to fall sick because of it." 

"Okay, Mama. I will listen to you." Shen Minyao didn't dare to say more; neither did she mention the bet she had with Shen Qing. They would eventually find out about it later, so there was no need to rush. 

The fox woman had to wait before everyone within the Shen household was asleep before slipping out of the estate. Even the bodyguards of the family weren't aware that their young miss was able to slip out under their noses due to Xiao Bai's enchantment. 

"Where are we going, Milady?" The white fat cat inquired while Shen Minyao was busy with her phone. 

"Hunting demons with my brother, what else?" 

Xiao Bai blinked at that, but he didn't dare to ask. Their mistress had always been like this, even in the past. It might come as random, but there was always a reason for her actions. 

As midnight approached, the pitter-patter of the drizzle continued. Black clouds hung heavily in the sky as if they were about to destroy the entire Jiang City. There was a chill in the air, but Shen Minyao was immune to it. 

Her phone beeped, receiving a new message. It was a response from her older brother. The corner of her lips curled up before she put back her phone in the inside pocket of her red jacket. Tonight, she had tied her long hair in a high ponytail, keeping it away from her pretty face. 

Underneath her red jacket, she was wearing a white printed shirt paired with high-waist black shorts. On her feet was a pair of black boots that added a few centimeters to her already tall figure. 

She was smiling, but upon a closer look, one would notice that it had yet to reach the depths of the fox woman's amber eyes. It was her insolent pride that wouldn't allow her to admit that she was worried about Zhao Yichen's condition. 

As the fox woman ran speedily to the location Qin Zhi had sent her, her amber eyes glowed in the darkness. Because of her recent feeding, she was able to utilize and heighten her human body beyond its limitations. 

She wasn't running at her full speed, but she was already faster than the cars that humans were driving next to her. Shen Minyao had this confidence because there was no one who could see her, except for the fellow demons and ghosts she encountered along the way. 

The coolness of the night touched her skin, but it only made her excited to see what was waiting for her at her destination. 

Qin Zhi said that they were hunting a demon that took over a kindergarten south of Jiang City. Many children had suddenly fallen sick without a reason. Doctors couldn't find what caused their high fevers, and none of them could recover from the sickness. 

When Shen Minyao arrived at the school grounds, she found Qin Zhi still dressed in a black business suit, silently waiting for her arrival. He still had those listless eyes Shen Minyao remembered when she first saw him after centuries of separation. She didn't need to think hard to tell that even to this day, Qin Zhi was still missing his deceased wife. 

As she looked at her brother, it only reminded her that a union between a demon and a human would only cause calamity and hardship in the future. Zhao Yichen thought that it would be that simple? 

However, once that flower fairy perished from this world, if Gu Liuxian found out the real reason why their connection had been severed; wouldn't this mean that he would bear the guilt for the rest of his life? 

While it was painful for the other party to leave, the person left behind was destined to suffer.

Just look at her brother's current predicament now. Although it was true that Feng Jiu had been reborn as Li Fei'er to a family of shamans, she was still a human that would perish after a few decades. The departure of one would always leave the other miserable.