My Evil Wife Is a Nine-Tailed Fox

It's been three days ever since Shen Minyao defeated the crow demon and devoured its demonic orb, yet she was still unconscious. The energy that she had recently consumed had finally stabilized with her demonic sword's help. However, she still remained unresponsive. Xiao Bai couldn't do anything but stay next to his mistress's side, hoping that she would wake up soon. 

"Lord Qin, what's happening? Why's Milady not waking up yet?" He asked Qin Zhi when he paid them a visit that evening. 

Qin Zhi looked down at his sister and sighed. It's only natural for her body to enter a temporary hibernation to heal itself. 

"It seems she sustained grave injuries during her fight with the crow demon. Her mortal body needed to heavily recuperate," he explained. 

"I see." The white cat hummed in response. Then, he had no other choice but to wait for his mistress to wake up on her own. 

Qin Zhi took a seat on the armchair near the bed where his sister was lying. 

"So, Xiao Bai, would you like to explain why Daji doesn't have her orb with her?" He questioned the white fatty cat. 

Xiao Bai knew that he wouldn't be able to lie to the nine-tailed fox seated across them. He could only explain how his mistress was woken up by a mortal man's blood that eventually freed her from her hundred years of confinement. 

"So you mean to say that Daji entered a contract with a human… to hide her presence and identity from the Li shamans?" Qin Zhi cupped the side of his face, with his legs crossed at his seat. 

"En, Lord Qin." Xiao Bai glanced at his mistress. "I'm not sure how she managed to possess this human body, though. When she and her human contractor came to retrieve me and Yu Yan, she was already in possession of this body. 

Qin Zhi, of course, understood what Xiao Bai meant. For fox demons like him and Daji, it was hard to find an appropriate human body that they could possess. Even for him, it took a long time before he was able to possess this body of the young general that had perished during the warring state. 

"Is this why Yu Yan isn't with you?" He asked. 

"En. Since Milady's human contractor was also severely injured during their encounter, Yu Yan had to stay with him to protect him from other demons that might seek after Milady's fox orb." 

"Is Daji planning to retrieve her fox orb, then?" 

When Xiao Bai didn't respond, Qin Zhi understood the underlying reason for his sister's action. 

"Then, who's this human contractor she entered a deal with?" 

He needed to know the mortal man to whom the fox orb was given. 

"He goes by the name Zhao Yichen, Lord Qin." 

"A member of the Zhao family, huh." Qin Zhi rubbed his chin thoughtfully. 

He was aware of the internal struggles the Zhao family had, just like those of the other wealthy human families. However, now that his sister's life was also bound to this Zhao Yichen, he needed to keep an eye on that man to make sure the mortal wouldn't perish until Daji regained her strength to make a new orb.

Xiao Bai remained silent as he stared at his mistress's elder brother. Now that he thought about it, was Qin Zhi even aware that his wife had been reborn in this area? Had he seen or met Li Fei'er already? 

However, from the looks of it, this fox demon didn't seem like he had met his wife's reincarnation. Else, Li Fei'er would have been here. In the past, when the two met and eventually fell in love, there was nothing that could set them apart, aside from Su Daji. They had always been together. 

"Alright. I'll see what I can do to help him," Qin Zhi said after a long silence between them. 

To keep Zhao Yichen safe was to keep his sister alive. 

Suddenly, Shen Minyao stirred on the bed and cracked her eyes open. She looked around, realizing she was in an unfamiliar place. Her mind was trying to remember what had just happened. She then sat up and held her head. 

The memories of her battle against the crow demon rushed through her mind, reminding her of what had transpired back at the fourth district. 

Shen Minyao felt that her awareness of the humans around her rose. Not only could she sense their presence, but she could also hear their thoughts now. Was this the aftereffect of her consuming a mid-rank demon orb?

"I see that you are awake. That's reassuring to know." A familiar voice she hadn't heard for a long time reached her ears. 

As she turned her head to her left, she found Qin Zhi seated near the window of the dark room she was in. The curtain fluttered behind him, and the moonlight illuminated half of his handsome face. 

"Qin Zhi." 

"It was a good thing we left the fourth district on time because the shamans that are looking for you have gone there to investigate," he told her. 

Shen Minyao sighed and ran her fingers on her long mane. Seeing her brother had somewhat eased the worry she had ever since her awakening. 

"Then, that's good. I don't like them trying to sniff where I am in Jiang City. Where are we, and how long have I been out?" She asked. She had no idea how long she had been unconscious because demons like her and Qin Zhi didn't have to sleep. 

"It's already Sunday. You've been out since Thursday night," Qin Zhi replied. 

"You are already at a mid-rank level.. I know you wanted to regain your previous strength for you to be able to create a new fox orb, but you need to be careful," Qin Zhi reminded her after hearing from Xiao Bai that it wasn't the first time she consumed a demon orb higher than her current level.