My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

Shen Minyao focused on her senses before using her spatial awareness ability to see and hear both humans and supernatural entities within the ten-kilometer radius from where she was. As she did this, her eyes' color turned to bright amber which surprised Zhao Yichen who was staring at her intently. 

"What is she doing?" he whispered his question to Yu Yan who was now back onhis lap. 

"Young Master shouldn't worry," the black cat replied, her green eyes shining brightly as she explained, "Milady is merely sensing what kind of demons have come to this place. She's also trying to locate the spider demon." 

"But wouldn't that mean that the spider demon would also sense her and know that she was here with us?" Zhao Yichen asked curiously. 

Yu Yan shook her small head and allowed Zhao Yichen to scratch the back of her ear.

"No," Yu Yan corrected him. "This ability wouldn't disturb the other demons as they would be oblivious of it." 

Since the nine-tailed fox was a high-level demon, not many would be able to sense her presence—not unless she had let it known. Her spatial awareness ability was something the fox woman deemed valuable, especially during her past life at the imperial harem where everyone wanted her dead. 

Shen Minyao stared blankly at the wall across her, but her gaze roamed every nook and cranny of the hospital. Several kinds of demons had come to the hospital, and everywhere she looked, there were spider webs that clung to anyone who passed through each of them. 

Since so many creatures had come to this place at the same time, Shen Minyao was having a hard time locating the spider demon. Its aura was scattered all over as it hid its presence among the patches of its webs. She also couldn't sense Mu Qing within the vicinity and wondered what was taking him so long to arrive. 

She snapped out of her daze and looked at her human contractor. 

"So? What now?" He asked. From the look on her face, he could tell that whatever she had seen outside wasn't favorable to them. Shen Minyao had a slight pout on her face whenever things didn't go the way she expected them to be. 

"What else is there but to wait?" The fox woman sighed, rubbing her temple as she pondered. They were practically trapped inside Zhao Yichen's hospital until she and Mu Qing defeated the spider demon.

Ah. This was really annoying. A fox demon like her hated being bound and trapped in a place for too long. The spider demon should better make sure it had a powerful demon orb for her to consume. Else, she had wasted her time. 

It wasn't like she was expecting the spider demon to reveal itself anytime soon. Mu Qing should better show up, or else she wouldn't be able to deal with that demon on her own. If she wasn't concerned about Zhao Yichen's safety, she wouldn't have agreed to help the grim reaper in his mission to eliminate the threat. 

Hours passed, and Elder Zhao came to see his grandson, only for Zhao Yichen to be busy conversing with Shen Minyao. He was slightly surprised to see how comfortable Zhao Yichen was in Shen Minyao's company. He initially thought that Shen Minyao came here a few weeks ago out of courtesy. 

Ever since his grandson was a child, he was acting peculiar and odd around people. He didn't like other people's company and preferred to be left on his own, so seeing him unguarded in front of the first miss of the Shen family was something new for Elder Zhao. 

"Miss Shen, I heard that you came here today. I hope I wasn't disturbing you." He made his presence known to the two, but Shen Minyao was already aware of it even before he spoke to them. Because her spatial awareness ability was still on, she could monitor who came and went to the hospital. 

Shen Minyao's eye twitched, but she decided to rise to her feet and greeted the old man. She could not lose face in front of this dying man, or else she would put the Shen family to shame. Although she didn't like it, she'd rather avoid confrontations with Shen Xin in the future. 

"Elder Zhao, it's been a while." She greeted him. "I hope you are faring well." How funny, considering the stench of his illness got worse since the last time she had seen him. 

Elder Zhao gave her a wry smile and nodded. Ah, who knew how many days he had left? With his health quickly deteriorating, he wasn't sure how long he would be able to keep Zhao Yichen safe from his uncles and cousins waiting for him to die, like vultures. 

His last will and testament was already prepared, but there was no telling if his sons wouldn't dare to murder Zhao Yichen once he was gone. Right now, more than ever, his vulnerable grandson needed someone who could protect him from danger, but it was hard to find a decent one these days. 

Who would protect Zhao Yichen once his time in this world ran out? This child would be on his own once the old man perished from this world.

Shen Minyao moved from the couch to give the old man time to talk to her human contractor. After all, she could hear what was spoken between the two loud and clear. It seemed that this old man was planning to move Zhao Yichen and let him live far from the main house to protect him from their relatives. 

It wasn't the first time the fox woman heard about family feuds, and they were all the same in her opinion. Human greed and pride knew no end and could drive them insane.. It came to a point where it was laughable for these big families to claim that demons like her posed more danger when the wars they started had claimed millions of innocent lives.