After the long silence within the laboratory room, strong demonic energy surged from the mirror. It was as if the mirror demon was trying to escape. A loud wailing sound followed, which forced Li Fei'er to cover her ears and kneel down—and the windows to shatter around her.

It reminded her of how the wraith did the same when it chased her. However, this time, the strong demonic presence coming from the mirror startled her.

"What's going on?" Li Fei'er questioned the grim reaper. It felt like the peacefulness earlier was just a warning for an upcoming storm that was about to hit them.

"She's forcing the demon to flee from the mirror." Mu Qing's gaze was fixated on the mirror. Was the demoness able to absorb the mirror demon's energy to replenish her strength?

"Get ready. Shen Minyao will come out soon." Li Fei'er heard Mu Qing say, the grim reaper seemingly unaffected by the demonic energy that contradicted with her spiritual force.

How could he tell? She wondered. What had Shen Minyao done to make the demon react like this? Just what kind of person was she to be able to face a dangerous wraith and a demon on her own?

However, there was no time to waste since they needed to make sure Shen Minyao would be able to get out of the mirror before it completely shattered. Li Fei'er forced herself back on her feet and made a mad dash behind Mu Qing, just as they planned earlier.

The plan was for her to start her exorcism ritual, while he protected her from the demon itself. Actually, Mu Qing had also come up with this plan because he was certain that Shen Minyao wouldn't want Li Fei'er to see her in her demon form.

Using his sword, he made a barrier that could protect them from the demonic energy that was coming from the mirror. Mu Qing knew that the moment Shen Minyao entered the mirror, she was planning to absorb its demonic energy. However, she wouldn't be able to suck it dry as she would also perish with it if the mirror demon dies even before she could get out.

The mirror demon continued to struggle to leave the mirror and find another item to possess, but Shen Minyao was able to pin it down. Mu Qing could sense the demon weakening with every passing second. Could the demoness come back in time?

Humans wouldn't be able to stay alive for too long if they were trapped in a different realm, and Shen Minyao had been inside for some time now. This reckless plan of Shen Minyao was too dangerous! If only she knew that Shen Minyao was planning to get trapped inside the mirror, she would vehemently go against the plan!

The large mirror had a crack on its upper right side, indicating that the mirror demon was about to make an escape any time soon.

"Miss Li, you should start the ritual," Mu Qing told Li Fei'er at once.

With the talismans in place, Li Fei'er shut her eyes closed and started her mantra. She could only hope that Shen Minyao would be able to get out in time before the mirror demon was exorcised completely.

Because Li Fei'er's eyes were shut, she wasn't able to witness a woman stumbling out of the large mirror with long white silky hair and sharp claws. As the woman lifted her face, Mu Qing was given a clear picture of what Shen Minyao looked like in her demon form.

Something about her was familiar, but he couldn't pinpoint what it was. It wasn't like he had seen her in the past because Mu Qing was certain he had never encountered the human Shen Minyao before.

With her amber eyes glowering at the darkness of the night like a predator that she was and with her fangs elongated in her mouth, there was no doubt that she was a creature of the night. A powerful one on top of that.

Mu Qing could not read the expression on her face as she was always serious whenever he saw her. Perhaps, she had perfected the art of deadpanning long ago.

Then, she caught his stare and quirked her lips in obvious amusement upon seeing him. Mu Qing frowned in return. He didn't like how this demoness was taking advantage of the situation they were in. historical

The grim reaper raised an eyebrow in return. He knew well that even if dared to ask her a question, the demoness wouldn't answer him truthfully.

Had they met before? He wanted to ask, but in his memories as a grim reaper, Mu Qing couldn't remember meeting this arrogant demon before.

"What took you so long?" He muttered lowly but was loud enough for Shen Minyao to hear him clearly. He'd rather not disturb Li Fei'er with her ritual.

"So sorry, milord. The feast took so long to finish, but I'm satisfied for now," Shen Minyao replied before forcing herself back on her feet as her appearance slowly returned into her human form.

She stepped aside and allowed Li Fei'er to finish the exorcism ritual. She was fortunate that the younger woman wasn't able to see her demonic form. There's no doubt Li Fei'er would be scared of her.

Shen Minyao watched Li Fei'er with a blank expression on her face. Indeed, this was the real Little Jiu she'd failed to protect in her past life, but not this time. Even if that meant they would need to part ways after this.

The demon inside the mirror finally showed up and struggled to escape the broken mirror, but it failed because of Li Fei'er binding spell. Because the fox woman had consumed most of its energy, it wasn't able to resist Li Fei'er's spell and vanished as soon as she finished her ritual.

As the mirror broke completely came the end of the demon.. Without its demon core, it stood no chance against Li Fei'er.