Chapter 214 - The Fox Demon's Secret (2)
Han Song had been a wandering ghost for years now, and he thought he had seen enough frightening creatures ever since he became one. However, seeing a huge white snake in front of him was enough for him to freeze where he stood. He didn't even notice that he had fallen into the trap Li Fei'er and Mu Qing had set up for him.
The snake was as large as those anacondas one could see from those Hollywood movies. Although this snake was pristine white, the fangs it bared at him were dripping with venom. Han Song tried to run out of fear, but the body's legs trembled and refused to budge at all.
Even Lu Anqi, who was following close behind him, trembled in fear upon seeing a huge white snake in front of them. She wasn't sure if she was hallucinating, or this was just an illusion Shen Minyao cast to trap her body. However, as soon as she heard Li Fei'er's familiar voice, she somehow sighed in relief.
The moment the body stepped inside the circle, Li Fei'er started her chant, forcibly trying to expel his spirit out of Lu Anqi's body. The spirit must have noticed what was happening, and he started to resist getting pulled away from the mortal body he possessed.
"No! No! No! I don't want to be a ghost again! I need to kill that man before I perish in this world!" He screamed, but it came through as the voice of a young woman.
Lu Anqi's whole body shook, and it fell on its knees as Li Fei'er continued her chant. She resisted the urge to open her eyes to see what was happening. She trusted that Shen Minyao and Mu Qing would be there to help her if something unforeseen would happen.
The pain of separation and resistance that spread throughout Lu Anqi's body was becoming unbearable for Han Song. He wasn't sure what was happening and why this body started to reject his control. It was as if he was being expelled from the inside as if the body knew he wasn't the spirit it should be housing.
As this happened, many spirits sensed the disturbance in the area and came to see what was happening. However, they couldn't get past the barriers Mu Qing had set up earlier, forbidding them to come close to where Lu Anqi's body and spirit were.
'The other spirits are here. I also sense lower-ranking demons in the area,' Mu Qing told Shen Minyao through telepathy.
'Leave them to Baiyu.' As she said this, Shen Minyao gave her next order to the white snake demon.
'As you wish, Milady.'
Baiyu returned to his humanoid form, revealing a young boy with silvery-white hair and icy blue eyes. He left without a word as he went outside the barrier to deal with the pesky demons that were planning to disturb his mistress and her group's work for the night.
Despite the fact that it was a chilly night, Li Fei'er could feel herself breaking into a cold sweat. She didn't expect the man's willpower to be this strong, enough to resist parting with Lu Anqi's body. She wasn't sure how long she had been chanting, but it felt like forever, trying to repel the ghost out of it.
However, something happened that neither she nor Shen Minyao had expected. It had only been two minutes since Baiyu left, but Han Song was freed from the spell. The spirit sprinted away from the circle.
"After him!"
The fox woman wasn't able to move from her position, as her transformation had caused a slight disturbance on her soul within Shen Minyao's body. It seemed that her human body wasn't fully accustomed to the fox spirit inside it yet.
Mu Qing was the one who ran after Lu Anqi's body, and he frowned once he realized where it was heading. There was a highway on the other side of the local park. Now that the spirit was aware of their plan to exorcise him from Lu Anqi's body, Mu Qing had no doubt that he was already agitated by now. He would be harder to repel.
When Mu Qing caught up with Lu Anqi's body, it was about to leap on the incoming car. A loud beeping sound then blared in the area, disturbing the peacefulness of the night.
Before Lu Anqi's body could suffer an injury from being hit by a car, a hand reached out and pulled it to the side, forcing Han Song's spirit out of the body.
"Hey! If you're planning to commit suicide, don't drag innocent people into your problems!" The driver of the car yelled at them before speeding away.
"Lu Anqi!" Jiang Chen yelled, and immediately, the young woman in her spirit form jumped out the bushes. She slowly descended to her unconscious body, while Han Song's spirit was being held down by Mu Qing, with the tip of the grim reaper's sword pointed on his neck.
"You think I can't kill you because you are a ghost? You're mistaken. Soul collectors like me can end you right here, forbidding you to enter reincarnation." Mu Qing's cold baritone voice reached everyone's ears.
Li Fei'er appeared with Shen Minyao, the young shaman helping the fox woman to stay on her feet. They were relieved to see that they were able to apprehend the spirit in time. Moreover, Lu Anqi had just returned to her body, albeit with some difficulty.
"Not like you are going to reincarnate that easily. Considering the numerous counts of murder and rape on your record during your time as a human, it would be impossible for you to be reborn without paying for the consequences of your crimes," The grim reaper continued, earning a gasp from Li Fei'er. Shen Minyao's eyes even narrowed at Jiang Chen for daring not to mention how dangerous this ghost could have been.
However, instead of explaining himself, Jiang Chen threw the expensive luxury watch at Shen Minyao's feet, giving her a knowing look. He wanted her to kill Han Song's spirit for good. He wanted to deny the spirit the chance of being reborn.
Shen Minyao snapped her thumb and forefinger together, not daring to break her gaze with Jiang Chen. Immediately, her fox fire appeared, burning the luxury watch in the process. By then, Han Song's spirit wailed in pain as he felt like he was burning along with his possession.
This continued until the watch was burned beyond recognition and that Han Song's spirit dissipated into the thin air. Now that the spirit had been dealt with, they needed to make sure that Lu Anqi managed to safely return to her body.
When Lu Anqi didn't make a move while in Jiang Chen's arms, Li Fei'er wondered if Lu Anqi's body was rejecting her now. After all, it had been more than twenty-four hours since she was out of her body. Should this be happening?
"Is she alright?" Li Fei'er asked Jiang Chen.
"Her spirit is slowly stabilizing inside her body. It might take some time," Jiang Chen said as he stood up with the unconscious Lu Anqi in his arms.
"I cannot thank you enough for looking after and helping her. In the future, if there's something I can help you with, I will return this favor," he told the trio.
Li Fei'er waved a hand and smiled awkwardly.
"Mr. Jiang shouldn't take this too seriously. I helped Xiao Qi because she's my friend, and I cannot ignore someone who needs my help."
Jiang Chen glanced at Shen Minyao, who remained silent. However, seeing her eyes were enough for him to know what she was thinking.
Would she be willing to tell him her secrets from the past by then?
Humans were the ones who recorded the past events centuries ago. They were the same people who painted her as the infamous bloodthirsty demoness that caused one of the old kingdoms to perish from this world. However, Jiang Chen knew that a coin would always have two sides. What the humans had written must be far different from the fox woman's version. historical
Lu Anqi then softly groaned in pain in his arms, pulling him out of his deep thoughts.
"I will be taking her to the hospital. Miss Li, Miss Shen, perhaps you should go home for now. Let's meet later when Lu Anqi regains consciousness," he told the two young women. Only the two of them.. as he wasn't certain about the grim reaper accompanying them at the moment.
Jiang Chen couldn't help but think that Shen Minyao had such an odd company with her, despite her being a powerful demon.
Li Fei'er yawned behind her hand and rubbed her eye, reminding her of how late the night was.
"Sounds like a plan, but Dad would skin me alive if I go home this late," she muttered.
"Stay and sleep in my place for now, then," Shen Minyao suggested.