My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

Li Fei'er assumed Lu Anqi's body was moving, but it was unclear whether the spirit decided to leave the local park or to only change spots. With Jiang Chen returning, Shen Minyao and the rest had to stop him from leaving either way. They needed to make sure that Lu Anqi's body would be isolated from other humans, or else they would have a hard time expelling the spirit from her body. 

"Is he leaving?" Li Fei'er asked Shen Minyao. It was difficult for her to tell what the spirit was doing with Lu Anqi's body. 

"No, he's just spouting nonsense, but be ready just in case he decides to leave," Shen Minyao replied as soon as she hung up on Jiang Chen. "Mr. Jiang will be here soon. Might as well set traps and barriers, so Lu Anqi's body wouldn't attract the other wandering spirits nearby." 

She then glanced at Lu Anqi. 

"You need to go and stay close to your body. Don't worry, the spirit won't be able to see nor hear you as long as he's inside your body," she said. 

"Don't worry, Xiao Qi. Yaoyao and I will protect you from the other spirits." Li Fei'er assured her, giving the younger woman a thumbs-up.

Lu Anqi trusted them, of course, but she couldn't help but be nervous. They only had one shot, and they couldn't afford to make a mistake during the process. 

"O-okay. I'll go now, then." She gave Li Fei'er one last look and took a deep breath before walking towards where her body was. 

"So, what's the plan?" Mu Qing—who was leaning against a tree, with his arms crossed over his chest—asked the fox woman. 

"How about leading it somewhere while expelling the spirit in the process? You set the trap while Li Fei'er prepares the ritual to exorcise the spirit from Lu Anqi's body," Shen Minyao suggested. 

"What would you do then?" Li Fei'er asked curiously. 

"Obviously, I'm going to be the bait and lead it to where you two are," the fox woman said as if it was the most obvious thing right now. What else could she do? Stay still and do nothing? That wasn't her style, at all. 

Since it had come to this, she wondered if Lu Anqi's spirit was strong enough to bind itself to her own body. If Jiang Chen couldn't come in time, there would be no one to help the young woman with stabilizing her spirit. Neither Li Fei'er and Mu Qing were versed with the ways of dealing with the souls of the living.

"By the way, did Mr. Jiang give you the name of the spirit?" Mu Qing asked her. 

There were so many wandering human spirits in the mortal realm, and the grim reapers like him were obviously too outnumbered to take care of everyone. That's why once a soul of the departed became corrupted, grim reapers would usually leave them alone. Human exorcists and shamans like Li Fei'er were allowed to deal with them unless the reapers were given an order by their superiors to deal with a particular spirit… like Xuan Yanrui. 

"I believe the name he gave was Han Song. He used to be part of a robbery group, but he lost his life because of a heated argument with his acquaintance," Shen Minyao replied. "Why? You think you can capture him?" 

"I can, but if his name isn't on the list, then I have no qualms if you and Lady Li decide to exorcise it. You know what this means for him, right?" 

Both young women in front of him nodded. Mu Qing didn't need to spell it out, as they were smart enough to understand what he was trying to say. 

The trio started to move, with Shen Minyao watching over Lu Anqi and her body. Li Fei'er and Mu Qing went to the part of the local park where it would be difficult for humans to find their way, given how thick the bushes and how close the trees were to one another. 

Even if the spirit dared to run away from them, he would have a hard time seeing the path, given how dark this place was. If it wasn't for Mu Qing's assistance, Li Fei'er didn't think she would be able to reach this part of the park. 

Jiang Chen was still nowhere to be found. Now that the spirit inside of Lu Anqi's body was starting to show restlessness, a sign that he planned to move to another place; Shen Minyao reached Mu Qing through telepathy to confirm if he and Li Fei'er were both ready. 

'Ready when you are,' the grim reaper replied, which gave Shen Minyao a go-ahead to commence their plan. 

"Baiyu, are you awake?" Shen Minyao called after her shikigami. 

The white snake that coiled inside her sleeve revealed itself and transformed into his humanoid form. 

"Is there something you require from me, Milady?" The young boy politely asked. 

"En. I'm going to hunt a wandering spirit. Do you think you would be able to paralyze it?" 

Baiyu furrowed his brows together as he gave it a good thought. He didn't think he was able to inject his venom into a spirit unless it had a body of its own, but he had a method to stun it without the need for physical contact. 

"I can stun it for a few minutes, so long as it would meet my eyes," he answered his mistress's question. 

"Then, that's more than enough. Follow the scent where Li Fei'er is and wait for my signal." Shen Minyao gave her order as her whole body grew filled with light. She shape-shifted into a white fox with golden eyes. 

This was the first time the fox woman transformed herself into this form ever since she assumed Shen Minyao's identity. In her past life as Su Daji, this form was very useful to her, as she was able to stalk and infiltrate her enemies' camp with it. However, it would be now dangerous for her to be spotted as a wild fox in this modern era, where her kind had dwindled even in the wilderness. 

It wasn't just Baiyu who was able to gain enough demonic energy to level up. After all, when she last met with her brother, Qin Zhi had just bestowed her a few demonic orbs he collected during his hunt. 

Initially, the fox woman didn't want to accept it, but her older brother insisted. If she decided to go up North with the grim reaper, she should at least try to gain enough strength to break into the high rank. 

With her current rank and strength, it would be impossible for her to face and defeat the demon generals Xuan Yanrui was able to recruit. Even with Mu Qing's assistance, it would be hard to know if she would be able to return from the North unscathed, together with Li Fei'er and Mu Qing. 

The fox leaped and hurriedly ran towards Lu Anqi's body. She then snatched the sports bag that was filled with money. The spirit possessing Lu Anqi's body immediately noticed that his belonging was suddenly taken away by a wild animal and hurriedly chased after it. 

"Hey! Give it back! It's mine!" Lu Anqi's voice resounded in the area as her body chased after the white fox. 

Lu Anqi wasn't sure where the white fox came from, but she ran after her body and made sure that the distance between them wouldn't grow. She remembered Shen Minyao's words to make sure not to part with her body, whatever happens… but damn, she never thought her body was able to run that fast. She was usually clumsy and would easily trip on her own foot, after all. 

Thankfully, she was currently a spirit, or else she had no doubt that she would be running out of breath already. 

The white fox led them to the part of the park where Li Fei'er and Mu Qing were waiting. Shen Minyao was able to sense the invisible barrier the grim reaper had set up around the area, while Li Fei'er's familiar scent was getting stronger. Those were signs that they were almost at the area where the spirit was to be exorcised. 

The white fox jumped into a tall bush and transformed back into Shen Minyao's body before rushing to Li Fei'er's side, the girl patiently waiting for her arrival. 

Li Fei'er was momentarily stunned to find Shen Minyao by her side, but she immediately reminded herself that her friend was capable of such an inhuman feat. After all, her friend was a demon. 

The sound of footsteps came their way, alerting Li Fei'er. She should pay attention to what she was about to do now. She couldn't see where Mu Qing had gone, but she could sense his presence nearby, probably making sure that no spirit would disturb them. 

As soon as Lu Anqi's body stepped inside the circle Li Fei'er prepared, a blinding light appeared, forcing it into a stop.