Qin Jiujiu watched the woman's strange expression, which was not what she expected after learning that her body was unsuitable. Shouldn't a normal person be angry and furious after their hopes were dashed? Qin Jiujiu had even worried that the fox spirit might choose to kill her out of sheer rage.
However, after considering it, Qin Jiujiu felt that the fox spirit wouldn't make a move on her for the time being. After all, she was heavily injured, and the main group of protagonists hadn't left the Qin manor yet. She was currently a wanted person. Killing Qin Yunwan would only make her situation more difficult. Therefore, the fox spirit would at least wait until her spiritual power recovered before trying to harm Qin Yunwan.
But it was better to be safe than sorry. Although Qin Jiujiu appeared relaxed, she was panicking internally. So, she secretly observed the fox spirit's expressions and actions.
But what was going on with her now?
Qin Jiujiu became increasingly unable to fathom the other party's intentions. Since that was the case, she had no choice but to strike first.
Thus, the dramatic Qin Jiujiu began her act. She deliberately jingled the bell at her waist, and while the fox spirit was not paying attention, she pretended it was the bell's own sound.
She remembered that in Xuanhuan novels, bells were often used as communication devices, and this book was no exception. As for the bell's plot device, she recalled it was given to the female lead by the second male lead. When the female lead was in danger, he could arrive in time. That bell was even imbued with most of his cultivation, capable of saving the female lead's life in a critical moment.
However, at this moment, the bell at her waist was just a dead object.
But Qin Jiujiu had to try. The greatest threat to her in the fox spirit's eyes was Xie Jing, not Xie Yun. So, while the second male lead was away, she wanted to use him secretly.
"Big sister, if you don't act soon, Xie Jing will be here..."
The fox spirit seemed to believe her, suddenly becoming a little panicked. Her expression changed, and she abandoned Qin Jiujiu, leaving the maid's body.
The maid quickly collapsed on the ground. Qin Jiujiu finally relaxed, ran to her side, and crouched down to check her breathing. Her breathing was still there, so it seemed she was fine, just unconscious.
Qin Jiujiu felt delighted. Although her acting was good, this fox spirit was too stupid. She believed her so easily without her having to do much.
In fact, Qin Jiujiu didn't realize that the one with low intelligence was herself.
Qin Jiujiu wanted to leave quickly, as the fox spirit would soon realize she had been tricked and might return to finish her off. But as she stepped out of the room, she remembered the maid on the ground. This maid was trouble. If the fox spirit continued to possess her, she would surely die. So, the kind Qin Jiujiu, who was moved by her own kindness, turned back to the maid.
Qin, the low-intelligence Jiujiu, woke the maid and continued her act. First, she appeared very frightened, then she began to explain everything to the maid.
She told the maid most of what happened truthfully, such as being possessed by a fox spirit, being lured to this room, and the fox spirit intending to possess her. Then, she falsely claimed that Xie Yun and the others had returned to the manor, and the fox spirit fled.
Fortunately, the maid was also not very bright and believed Qin Jiujiu's words. She even thought her young lady had not only lost her past arrogance but had also become very brave. If she had seen such a harmful monster, she would have fainted from fright. Thus, Qin Jiujiu instantly appeared heroic in her eyes.
Qin Jiujiu then urged her to leave the room quickly, as they would both be finished if the fox spirit returned. So, the mistress and servant duo left the room at top speed.
After they left, a person who should not have been there appeared in the dilapidated room. If Qin Jiujiu had seen him, she would have fled immediately. Because that person was Xie Jing.
Xie Jing had gone to the southern part of the city with Xie Yun and Bai Qianluo. But upon arriving there, before even seeing any corpses, he sensed something was wrong. He couldn't feel the fox spirit's demonic energy there. He had fought the fox spirit and severely injured her. According to reason, her demonic energy should be uncontainable due to her severe injuries, and he should have been able to sense her presence.
The thought of that pungent scent annoyed him.
So, he found an excuse and returned to the Qin manor. Xie Yun and Bai Qianluo were rushing to examine the corpses and didn't pay attention to his whereabouts, so he quickly returned to the Qin manor alone.
As expected, upon arriving at the Qin manor, he smelled the strong demonic energy. He wasn't interested in whether the fox spirit killed anyone, but yesterday he had been provoked by the fox spirit and couldn't resist revealing himself. Now that the fox spirit knew his true identity, he absolutely could not let her live.
Furthermore, he couldn't let anyone else find her first, or more people might die! The thought made the corners of his lips curl upwards, and a light flickered in his dormant eyes – the joy that killing brought him!
Xie Jing followed the demonic energy to a courtyard. That courtyard was extremely isolated and dilapidated. He figured the fox spirit, heavily injured by him last night, had come here to heal before heading to the southern part of the city, intending to lure them there the next day.
But what was her purpose in doing this? Did she have something to do in the Qin manor?
Xie Jing strode into the courtyard and heard the voices of two women. Two people? He concealed himself and quietly entered the room.
As expected, the severely injured fox spirit did not sense his presence, and the person sitting on the bed was clearly Qin Jiujiu. Xie Jing suddenly became interested. He had already felt that Qin Jiujiu was suspicious, so he didn't attack the fox spirit directly but watched the two from the side.
The fox spirit seemed to want to possess Qin Jiujiu's body. Xie Jing found it somewhat interesting. Both of them were people he wanted dead. The fox spirit could handle itself, but Qin Jiujiu was someone he couldn't directly harm. Once the fox spirit possessed her, she could kill them both and attribute Qin Jiujiu's death to the fox spirit.
The fox spirit was unaware of her role as a scapegoat. With Qin Jiujiu in front of her and Xie Jing behind her, everyone now wanted to get rid of her.
The scapegoat fox spirit, Yao Lin, was currently dealing with Qin Jiujiu and naturally did not know of Xie Jing's existence. If Qin Jiujiu knew Xie Jing's current thoughts, she would likely curse the villain to death in her heart. But precisely because she didn't know all of this, she dared to scheme against the great villain behind his back.
Xie Jing watched Qin Jiujiu's feigned calmness. Although she appeared confident, she kept stealing glances at the demon's face, and her hands were so tense she didn't know where to put them. He suddenly found her pretense of courage somewhat amusing. Thus, the cold villain Xie Jing continued to watch Qin Jiujiu's play in invisibility. He wanted to see how this powerless human would struggle in the hands of the fox spirit.
But he didn't expect Qin Jiujiu to dare to use him. Seeing her secretly jingle the bell at her waist, and then her guilty demeanor, he didn't understand her game until he heard her mention him.
That bell was clearly an ordinary one. At that moment, he realized Qin Jiujiu was actually a fool. But looking at this woman, he suddenly felt his initial impression of her was mistaken.
Originally, he thought this woman was very noisy, vulgar, and uninteresting, always appearing before them. Like most people in this world, she had two faces: pretentious in front of Xie Yun, but arrogant and overbearing in front of Bai Qianluo. Only now did he truly examine her.
Xie Jing had always had no concept of beauty. In his eyes, all mortals were ugly beings, including himself, who was also unsightly. Xie Jing mused that this woman had a bit of cunning. He detested such petty tricks, but at this moment, he found this woman less annoying than before.