My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

It was already the next morning when Li Fei'er woke up. The moment she jolted up on her bed, a splitting headache greeted her. 

"Oww, my head!" She grimaced as she cradled her head with both of her hands. What the heck just happened last night? How did she end up in her room anyway? 

"Ah, that's what you get when you try to exorcise demons consecutively." Her father's laughter reached her ears. How could he find entertainment in her current condition? Li Fei'er thought. 

Li Xiaoyao brought down the tray he was holding on her study table before regarding her. Last night, it came as a surprise when Li Fei'er returned home unconscious. 

"You just came back from your training, and you are hunting demons already?" He asked his daughter. "You are lucky a friend of yours dropped you off here this time." 

Li Fei'er scratched her head, with her messy hair tumbling down behind her back. No. More like, she was lucky that she had Shen Minyao and Mu Qing beside her when she performed the exorcisms. 

"It's not like I planned it at all, Dad," she muttered her reasoning, "I just didn't think I would pass out as soon as I'm done with the ritual." 

"You just earned your title to become a shaman. Xiao Fei, there's no need for you to exorcise every demon you encounter." Li Xiaoyao took a seat on her armchair and crossed his legs. For a man in his early forties, he looked more like an older brother to his seventeen-year-old daughter. 

Li Fei'er sighed and dropped back to her comfy bed, her eyes staring at the ceiling of her room. Indeed, ever since she came back home, she never had a peaceful day to enjoy. However, she would never regret what she had done so far. By exorcising the wraith at the hospital and breaking the mirror demon, it only meant that they had saved yet another human this time. 

"Anyway, you can't continue like this, Xiao Fei. You know how dangerous those demons and malevolent spirits could be," her father reminded her. Li Xiaoyao's tone grew serious. "Not when the nine-tailed fox had escaped from its confinement." 

"The what?" Li Fei'er sat up and stared at her father in shock. Of course, she knew what he was talking about, but how was it possible? The nine-tailed fox that their ancestors had sealed at the Qingqiu Mountain had never made any attempt to break free for a hundred years. What could have happened?

"You heard me right, Xiao Fei." Li Xiaoyao clasped his hands together. "You better be careful whenever you are out. If you feel that the demon you are facing is too strong for you to handle, there's no need to be ashamed if you run away." 

"But the nine-tailed fox…" Li Fei'er should feel a little worried because of the news, but the thought of meeting the legendary demon face-to-face made her heart race with excitement instead of fear. 

"We're still not sure how she managed to escape, but Father and I think that she'd be left in a weakened state. She would surely hunt humans to restore her strength. Weak she may be, but Xiao Fei, don't ever underestimate the nine-tailed fox. It's known for its trickery." 

"I know that, but…" Li Fei'er's words trailed off. Ultimately, her father was right. The nine-tailed fox was one of the most dangerous demons known to human history, and there was no doubt that she was no match against it. 

"I understand, Dad. I'll be more careful this time," she assured him. She wasn't that dumb to go against the nine-tailed fox on her own. Even her great ancestor, Li Yun, had a hard time dealing with the nine-tailed fox that it almost cost his own life. 

Li Xiaoyao seemed satisfied with his daughter's answer and sighed in relief. With the fox demon lurking around the city, the last thing he wanted was for the fox demon to come after her to seek revenge towards their family. 

"Then, that's good to hear. If you ever encounter the fox demon, flee at once and then call me." The important thing was to keep her from harm, and the elders would try their best to seal the fox demon once again. 

"By the way, Dad. Who brought me home?" Li Fei'er wondered if Shen Minyao met her father. He should be able to know what kind of ability Shen Minyao had.

"Ah, it's one of your schoolmates named Fu Xiyan. Are you in the same class? It's good that you've already made friends this early." 

Fu Xiyan? Li Fei'er furrowed her brows. She never knew anyone with the name Fu Xiyan. Shouldn't it be Shen Minyao who brought her home last night?

Either way, she should ask Shen Minyao herself whether she was a psychic, an exorcist, or a medium. However, she doubted that Shen Minyao would tell her; given how Shen Minyao's monotonous expression forbade people to know what she was even thinking. 

"I see." She lowered her gaze, hiding her disappointment. She thought Shen Minyao was the one who brought her home. 

This was the second time Shen Minyao pushed her to another person's care. Did Shen Minyao really abhor her company that much? Li Fei'er couldn't understand why Shen Minyao didn't want them to be associated. 

"Why? Is there something wrong?" Li Xiaoyao sensed the sudden change in his daughter's mood. His overly energetic and full-of-sunshine daughter rarely had moments like this. When his wife died while Li Fei'er was just six years of age, Li Xiaoyao had made sure to pour his love and attention towards his child. 

"Oh? I was just wondering if any students were harmed during the exorcism. I haven't secured the area and seen the damages left." Her face flushed from embarrassment.. She would be in trouble if people found out that she and Shen Minyao had caused the mess in the laboratory room.