You Are Really Heartless, Milady! (2)

"Urgh, disgusting." Shen Minyao made a face of disgust as she looked at the demon sprouting out of the human's body. She never liked these kinds of demons at all. For a narcissistic creature like a nine-tailed fox, she avoided dealing with demons who emitted disgusting scents and appeared like the rotten blade. 

The rotten blade sensed her presence and made an attempt on possessing Shen Minyao. However, even before it touched her body, the fox woman snapped her fingers, and her blue fox fire burned the demon midair. It made a howling sound as it was consumed by the inextinguishable fox fire. 

The fox woman watched, her brows furrowing in disappointment. Listening to humans' sufferings was better than listening to the rotten blade's cries as it burned into ashes. Hearing the humans cry in agony was like music to her ears. 

"How brave," Shen Minyao commented as she gave the ashes of the rotten blade one last look before glancing at the human who lost consciousness. 

"Will she be alright?" She asked Xiao Bai, who was busy grooming himself, licking his paws and legs like a real cat. He knew that the rotten blade was vulnerable once it was out of its host that was protecting it from other demons like them. It would be easy for Shen Minyao to kill it in its current state as long as it wouldn't find another nearby host.

"She'll be fine after having a good rest. Since the rotten blade wasn't able to feed on the infants earlier, it consumed her energy instead," the fat white cat replied nonchalantly. 

All of those running the rotten blade did had exhausted the human. It only made sense if the nurse woke up feeling like she'd been hit by a dump truck. 

"That's good to hear. Let's keep going then." Shen Minyao brushed off the invisible dirt from her sleeping pajamas. Thank goodness, Cheng Lifan had brought her some clothes, or else she wouldn't be able to walk outside with the flimsy hospital gown she was wearing earlier. 

"Aren't you going to help her?" Xiao Bai leaped back to her shoulder and eyed the unconscious nurse lying on the floor. 

"Why should I? It's her fault for being easily possessed by a demon. Demons don't have a magnanimous heart." Shen Minyao opened the door leading to the hallway. She looked around to make sure no one had seen her come in from the fire exit. 

"You are really heartless, milady," the fat white cat commented, but he should have known his master better than anyone else. There were only two humans who mattered to the fox woman. The rest of the humans could go to hell on their own. 

Anyway, since Xiao Bai said the woman would be able to recover, then she would be fine on her own. Whether she lived or not, it had nothing to do with the fox woman anymore. 

Shen Minyao resumed walking as if nothing happened earlier. With the cameras being enchanted by her familiar, they wouldn't be able to see her walking towards the ICU where Zhao Yichen was staying with Yu Yan. 

She had not seen any demons so far aside from the rotten blade. If it was because of Xiao Bao's presence that made the low-level demons run away or because they sensed her fox fire earlier, the fox woman wasn't sure. 

However, the fox woman was aware of the pair of eyes watching her from afar. Whoever that creature was, it wouldn't dare to attack her hastily. The scent told the fox woman that it wasn't a human or a demon, but a grim reaper who collected the souls of the departed humans. 

Heh, no wonder some demons chose to hide. Even a high-ranking demon like her would have a hard time dealing with a grim reaper. Their presence meant death. If a demon chose to confront them, they would perish from this world without knowing what killed them. 

It hadn't bothered Shen Minyao at all. She'd been used to being on the receiving end of the insults and hatred, regardless if it came from humans or demons alike. 

'I should have known that this place is being frequented by grim reapers, too,' Xiao Bai said using telepathy to Shen Minyao. 

'Hn. He must be wondering why a human shell is walking around without its human soul,' Shen Minyao replied. 

The current Shen Minyao would be an anomaly. An accursed being that shouldn't walk in the face of the earth. She had the body of a human but a soul of a demon. Technically speaking, it shouldn't be possible as mortal humans wouldn't be able to cater to the overwhelming presence of a demon soul, but for a nine-tailed fox like her, they were able to ingrain their soul in a human body as long as that its soul had left it. 

"Aren't you worried that he would kill you?" Xiao Bai asked. 

It was rare for grim reapers to get involved with demons like them as they were only accountable for collecting the souls of the dead humans and weren't allowed to interfere with the demon world. However, that wouldn't mean they wouldn't pose a threat to the demons who preyed on humans. 

"Well, if he has the capability, he can try." Shen Minyao yawned. She wasn't worried about that grim reaper. If he wanted something from her, he would have shown himself the moment he sensed their presence. 

There should be a powerful demon overseeing the other weak demons they'd seen so far, but where could it possibly be? For a place like this, the fox woman refused to believe that the demons just come and go just to feed. 

Her questions were answered once Shen Minyao stepped into the ICU room of the hospital. So many demons were haunting the place, their presence almost suffocating the patients within the area and making them weaker each passing day. It was as if they were in a feast of demons.