My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

Chapter 48 - Disturbance (2)

Of course, Li Fei'er knew the reason why Shen Minyao warned her not to look at it. She wasn't that dumb not to know that her soul might get trapped by the demon residing inside the mirror if she did. Also, she might see something in the mirror that could get her into more trouble. 

Ghosts, and sometimes other spirits, manifest themselves in the mirrors. Since they could trap one's soul if one stared at one's reflection for too long, who knew what kind of image would the demon show the humans that dared to look at themselves in front of the mirror?

"Then, I'll go back to the hospital and see what caused the sudden spike in the mortality of the humans," the grim reaper said, which surprised the fox woman. She didn't expect that after the issue with the wraith, more humans still lost their lives at the hospital. 

"What did you say?" She demanded him to repeat himself. "More humans are still dying although we already killed that wraith?" 

If that was the case, the demon that Yu Yan had mentioned to her before she left the hospital was quite a powerful one. It was a good thing that she'd left Xiao Bai with Yu Yan and Zhao Yichen, or else that demon might have killed her human contractor already. 

The grim reaper slightly nodded his head, answering the fox woman's question. "I suppose you know what caused it, but what I don't understand is why it is helping another demon feed when he could have it all." 

Shen Minyao fell silent as she considered the options and answers to the grim reaper's question. Indeed, demons like her were naturally selfish by nature. They wouldn't help another creature if they couldn't get something in return. Perhaps, the demon in the hospital had connections to the other strong demons and made a deal with them. 

"It doesn't matter what their motive is. The important thing is for us to stop them from killing more humans," she told the grim reaper. Shen Minyao felt that they were just touching the tip of the iceberg, and a deeper problem was waiting for them in the future. 

Demons rarely got along with each other unless they had a common goal. She knew this herself. There was no way these demons could collaborate if they weren't up to something. Something bad must be going on at the hospital—no, in Jiang City if the grim reaper said the mortality rate was rising. 

The man looked at Shen Minyao with curiosity. She spoke as if she was concerned with the humans, but he knew better. Whoever the man at the ICU was important to this demoness. If he wasn't then, why would she leave her guardians to protect that man than to have them serve her instead? 

Jin Qian's ghost suddenly turned into a spirit orb, losing her consciousness of her surroundings once again. Li Fei'er bit her lower lip and clenched her hands on her side, feeling helpless as she looked at Jin Qian's spirit being trapped inside, waiting to be devoured by the demon in the mirror. 

"It seems we have no choice but to work with you again, Lord Hell." She heard Shen Minyao tell the grim reaper. Yes, Li Fei'er agreed with Shen Minyao. They would need the grim reaper's help to deal with this demon. 

"Do as you wish," the grim reaper said coldly before turning on his back to leave, jumping outside the window and disappearing into the darkness of the night. 

"Oh? He left just like that? So much for asking for his help," the fox woman muttered once the grim reaper was out of her sight. 

Anyway, the last thing they wanted to have was a school populated with malevolent spirits because of the demon in the mirror. It might sound favorable to the fox woman because she would be able to cultivate a new fox orb using their negative forces, but it would surely affect the surrounding humans. 

Shen Minyao looked at Li Fei'er's troubled expression and sighed inwardly. This girl… whether she was Feng Jiu or Li Fei'er, she remained the same. She could not easily ignore anyone who needed her help, regardless if they were human or a demon. 

The fox woman thought the girl was being reckless by helping them, but she also knew that it was one of the reasons how the human girl managed to have space in her selfish demon heart. 

"You'll encounter stronger demons like this in the future since you are a shaman," she told Li Fei'er. 

"I know…" Li Fei'er lowered her gaze and swore in her heart that she would save Jin Qian whatever happens. "I need to get stronger." 

With the level of her skills, Li Fei'er feared that she would only burden Shen Minyao and the grim reaper. Shen Minyao might know this herself; that was why Shen Minyao warned her to keep her distance earlier. If she was stronger, then perhaps Shen Minyao would rely on her help and dared not to chase her away. 

Then, a thought crossed her mind. How could she forget about it? If the demon in the mirror could be exorcised from its vessel, she could use her divination mirror to kill it. Mirrors, in general, had two sides. One was the one reflecting the images, while the other was the dull side which was considered a window to the spirit realm. 

Of course, unlike normal humans, shamans like Li Fei'er could use both sides for divination. They could also use mirrors to trap and vanquish evil spirits, sending them back to the spirit realm or killing them for good. 

Shen Minyao sensed the sudden change in Li Fei'er's mood and sighed to herself. Humans were so fickle.. One moment, Li Fei'er was brooding over the fact that she couldn't help the ghost girl; then, the next thing the fox woman knew, she was grinning from ear to ear.