Chapter 21: Li Fei'er (1)
Shen Minyao had no other choice but to retreat that night and return to her quarters on the other side of the hospital. Since it was impossible for her and the grim reaper to kill it and they faced the possibility of the wraith coming back for her, it was better for her to stay away from her human contractor for the meantime.
She sat on the bed and looked outside the window, waiting for the sun to rise; while Xiao Bai chose to doze off next to her, snoring lightly. A demon like her didn't need to sleep, unlike humans. For them, sleeping was an act of leisure they enjoyed once In a while though they could never dream like humans.
As she waited for the morning to come, the fox woman was left bored. It would have been better if she knew more about the wraiths like Xiao Bai and the grim reaper. Things like this should be taken seriously. Surely, this wouldn't be the last time a wraith would come to life because the humans now hold grudges against each other till they succumb to death.
The fox woman was then reminded of the new mobile phone Cheng Lifan left for her. Since the real Shen Minyao had lost her phone to the wilderness, her stepmother made sure she would be able to contact her stepdaughter if another problem arises.
Shen Minyao took the phone from the drawer of the nightstand and swiped up to unlock it. Thankfully, with the memories of her human host, it was easy for the fox woman to get used to the fast-paced technology of the modern world.
She was amused at how convenient the lives of the humans were right now. If it was before, she would need to spend the night in a massive library, reading scrolls one after another to find what she was looking for. She opened the search engine on her phone and looked up the details she could read about wraiths, and the result had given her so much information about its origins and abilities.
"Hmm… most of these are already mentioned by Xiao Bai and that grim reaper. Is that all?" Shen Minyao muttered to herself and continued to scroll down on the screen. Most of them claimed that it could only be killed by holy weapons.
They really didn't have a choice but to find a shaman or a priest to exorcise it. The fox woman was displeased that she couldn't just have a break from dealing with demons and ghosts alike as soon as she woke up. Perhaps she should have listened to Xiao Bai when he suggested that she should devour that rotten blade to strengthen her energy. However, it was too late now, and it wasn't like her pride would allow her to do so.
When morning came, Fu Xiyan found her Miss playing games on her mobile phone, the breakfast given by the hospital staff was left untouched. The young woman frowned and brought down the bag she was holding. Thankfully, Cheng Lifan had asked her to bring the Miss some food before she went back to their school dormitory.
"Miss, you haven't eaten yet?" She asked Shen Minyao.
"I'm not in the mood to eat," the fox woman replied, who was still engrossed with her game.
"Is there something else you want to eat today?" Fu Xiyan felt hopeless, seeing disinterest on Shen Minyao's face.
She and Cheng Lifan had noticed that Shen Minyao barely ate anything yesterday, and she didn't eat anything today. They were both worried that she would continue to lose her appetite after the incident that happened between her and Shen Qing.
Shen Minyao lifted her gaze and regarded the human who had just arrived before giving her attention back to the game. She didn't need to worry about Fu Xiyan seeing Xiao Bai, who was snoring next to her, since Fu Xiyan's spiritual aptitude to notice supernatural creatures around her was below average than the other humans.
"Can I have anything that is meat? Medium raw if you could find one," she answered Fu Xiyan's question. They might find it suspicious if she suddenly stopped eating altogether because she didn't like human food.
She would have asked Fu Xiyan to bring her a fresh liver of a cow, but the fox woman had no doubt that this poor human would shiver in fear from her request. Eating demons was out of the question for the fox woman, but since she needed to recover soon, she would either suck the life force of a human or eat the liver of an animal to satiate her growing hunger.
Fu Xiyan blinked at her miss's unusual request. Although Shen Minyao loved to eat, she wasn't one to favor foods that were barely cooked, in fear that she might suffer indigestion and stomach ache. However, since that was what Shen Minyao wanted to eat, Fu Xiyan could only try to feed her with it.
"Alright, but please try to eat more, Miss. You don't know how worried your mother was."
If Cheng Lifan wasn't needed at the company today, she would have come here and look after her stepdaughter herself. Alas, as a businesswoman who ran the Cheng family's business, she was barely at home due to her busy work, leaving Shen Minyao and her young son under the care of their nannies and housekeepers.
"I'm fine, Xiyan. I just didn't like the food they brought for me today." The fox woman lay back on her bed, her phone up above her face as she continued to play.
"I just asked the doctor. You are allowed to go home tomorrow," she informed Shen Minyao.
The fox woman's hand momentarily stopped, and she frowned. That meant that she only had this day left to see Zhao Yichen and Yu Yan before she gets discharged from the hospital. However, she had no doubt that when nighttime comes, the wraith would surely seek her.
Chapter 22: Li Fei'er (2)
Meanwhile, at Qingqiu Mountain, a group of shamans looked around the area where the legendary nine-tailed fox was known to be sealed. They were the Li family, a family of shamans who'd been keeping an eye on the seals of the nine-tailed fox at Qingqiu Mountain.
The scene that greeted them was horrifying. A man with a torso ripped open with a missing liver lay dead on the muddy ground, while the seal that was keeping the fox spirit trapped had been broken by human blood. Blood scattered on the ground, and there were several footprints left around the area, which made them wonder what just happened here four days ago.
"I thought it was just bad weather. Who would have thought that after centuries of being trapped here, she was able to break free and escape?" A man in his late forties knelt down on the ground and examined the seal closely, with his brows knitted together.
The old man, who was standing behind him, remained silent as he pondered how the nine-tailed fox their ancestors sealed here managed to break free from its prison. He was the head of the Li family and was in charge of making sure that the seals that bound the demons within Qingqiu Mountain were intact.
However, over the years, the Li family's powers were starting to dwindle each generation. It had been a while since a prodigy had been born from them.
The seal could only be broken with a blood compact, and seeing that there wasn't any dead body around except for the man lying a few meters away from the seal… meant that there was someone who entered a demon contract with the nine-tailed fox.
Still, even if the nine-tailed fox managed to initiate a contract, its spirit would need a body to possess, just like how she took over the identity of the young daughter of a minister several centuries ago. It would need a decent host that would be able to cater to its overwhelming demonic powers.
"Master, three more dead men are found in the forest. It seemed that it hunted for food first before leaving the mountain." Another man came and reported what he and his followers found after surveying the area.
The old man nodded in understanding. He touched his long beard and sighed to himself. The fox spirit hadn't had any attempt to interact with any human since it was sealed centuries ago. His forefathers had thought that it was because it entered an eternal slumber, giving up on seeing the world after her first host had died.
"We need to find her. Who knows what she would do now that she has joined the human world again?" The only thing they knew about the nine-tailed fox were notes left in the accounts of their ancestors. If she was really a malevolent demon like their ancestors claimed her to be, then she would pose a great danger against humanity.
"Do you think she possessed someone again?" Another member of the Li family asked.
"I think so. That's the only possible reason why she was able to leave the mountain without alerting us of her escape."
"We've only dealt with ghosts and mid-level demons so far. I'm not certain if we would be able to seal her for the second time."
They fell silent after hearing those words. Indeed, a fox spirit was a high-level demon that only Li Yun, the last prodigy the Li family produced in their long lineage, was able to seal away. His ability to defeat demons and exorcise ghosts that were haunting and possessing humans was outstanding and highly praised during his generation.
It was just too bad that after Li Yun, no one from the following generation was able to follow in his footsteps.
"Where's Xiao Fei?" The old man then noticed that someone was missing from their team. "Didn't she say she would join us today?" He asked the man who was previously examining the seal of the fox spirit.
"She left without a word this morning, Father." Li Xiaoyao scratched his neck awkwardly. His daughter had just come back from her training in the north and was about to transfer to her new school in a few days.
The youngsters of their family were obliged to live their earliest years up north, away from the city, so they would be able to be in tune with the nature that cultivated their ability to deal with demons and ghosts. It also lessened their exposure to worldly temptations that could derail them from their quest to be high-level shamans in the future.
The old man laughed and shook his head. He had already expected this to happen. His granddaughter was an eccentric one but, nonetheless, a good person. It didn't surprise him at all that Li Fei'er decided to ditch them today in favor of wandering around the city. She was, after all, still young at seventeen years old, so it was only natural that her attention was piqued by worldly possessions.
"Would she be alright on her own? She got used to living in the remote village with her cousins in the north. Xiao Fei might feel overwhelmed now that she's back in the city." The head of the Li family asked his eldest son worriedly after realizing something.
He understood well that young ladies, such as his granddaughter, needed close companions she could rely on. In his opinion, Li Fei'er didn't need to follow in their footsteps as a shaman and should live the life girls her age had. He would rather see her enjoy her youth than face the dangers of the other side of the world that was unknown to the public.
"Don't worry, Father." Li Xiaoyao assured him. "I think Fei'er would do just fine. She said she couldn't wait to see and meet her new classmates soon. With her bubbly personality, I don't think anyone wouldn't like to befriend her. She's quite persistent."
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