I took a deep breath and spoke again, "This is your last chance. If you tell the truth, I will keep my promise to help you reincarnate, and I will also help you reunite with Shen Weiguo in the future."
Unable to discern the truth, I had to target her heart. Judging from her attitude towards Shen Weiguo, their relationship seemed genuine.
Shishi didn't answer immediately like before, instead pausing before saying, "Everything I said is the truth."
Upon hearing this, Huang Xian'er immediately wanted to act, but I stopped her.
If Shishi wasn't lying, I couldn't take a life.
I didn't want to carry that kind of karmic burden.
I knelt down and said, "I have many ways to make you tell the truth, but I don't want to do that because you still have the chance to reincarnate, and one day you will meet Shen Weiguo again. However, if I use those methods, your soul will be damaged, and you will lose the opportunity for reincarnation."
"At that point, you will never be able to reunite with him. He loves you so much that he would even think of dying to be with you!"
I said this and silently observed her. If she spoke the truth, she would reaffirm it.
But this time, she didn't respond. Instead, her resentment started to intensify.
I immediately became cautious.
Ghosts can turn from fearful to furious in an instant.
Once resentment or obsession fills their heart, their power can grow terrifyingly strong.
But right now, with Huang Xian'er and Xiao Cui here, even if she lashed out, she wouldn't pose any danger.
Huang Xian'er stepped forward and suppressed the resentment Shishi had just generated.
I stood up and pulled Xiao Cui back two steps, holding tightly onto the blood dagger, prepared in case Shishi suddenly attacked.
At that moment, Xiao Cui, who had been silent, suddenly spoke two words: "You say!"
When Shishi heard Xiao Cui's voice, her eyes widened, and the next second, her whole body began to tremble violently. In an uncontrollable panic, she blurted out, "I'm telling the truth."
I saw everything, but hearing Shishi's confession made me stop probing.
At Xiao Cui's current state, even if I dug deeper, I wouldn't get any useful answers.
If I pushed too hard, I would probably just get a little baby instead of the truth.
Seeing Shishi trembling in fear, I gently squeezed Xiao Cui's hand.
Shishi's trembling body immediately calmed down.
Clearly, Xiao Cui had released her oppressive aura upon Shishi, but it was targeted. Huang Jiu and I didn't feel it at all.
I spoke softly to Shishi, "You can speak freely. The Nine-Tailed Fox sealed inside won't harm you, and with us here, it won't be able to hurt you."
The five seals Huang Xian'er had broken had already weakened the Nine-Tailed Fox's strength over time. Otherwise, Huang Xian'er wouldn't have been able to break them.
But there were still five seals left unbroken, and I was sure the Nine-Tailed Fox couldn't control Shishi through them.
It likely made a deal with Shishi, convincing her to lie willingly.
After a few seconds of silence, Shishi cautiously asked, "Li Master, if I tell the truth, will you still keep your promise to me?"
I nodded.
Shishi was silent for a few more seconds before speaking: "The Nine-Tailed Lord promised me that if I helped him deceive you, he would be able to break free from the mirror and possess Shen Lang's body, leaving all his powers within him."
"This way, Shen Lang wouldn't fear the yin energy in me, and we could stay together forever."
Upon hearing this, I could only think that her death wasn't unfair.
While infatuation is enviable, becoming infatuated to the point of foolishness is only repellent.
Huang Jiu cursed, "You little fool, do you really think that the Nine-Tailed Fox, after possessing Shen Weiguo, would leave his strength behind?"
"That's possession!" I added to Huang Jiu's words.
Shishi had a confused expression, clearly not knowing what possession meant.
I explained briefly, and Shishi, now filled with fear, asked, "Li Master, what should we do? I really didn't want to harm Shen Lang... wu wu!"
She started crying again.
Honestly, women who cry, cause trouble, and threaten suicide are incredibly annoying.
But no matter how annoying, I couldn't show it. I still spoke gently, "Stop crying for now. Tell me the true strength of the Nine-Tailed Fox, don't hold anything back. Only then can we find a way to defeat him. Otherwise, once he escapes, we all—including Shen Weiguo—will die."
Looking back, I realized that she had been draining Shen Weiguo's yang energy to help the Nine-Tailed Fox escape. This would make it easier for the Nine-Tailed Fox to possess Shen Weiguo's body.
But I didn't say this; there was no point, and this foolish woman wouldn't understand.
People like Shishi can't be said to be insincere, nor can they be said to be bad.
It's just that their love can wear a person down to nothing.
In today's society, it's like someone who drains the life out of you, but they still think it's love and blame you for not understanding them.
I couldn't understand how Shen Weiguo, a top student, could fall in love with such a woman.
Did studying too much make him stupid?
I sighed deeply, waiting for Shishi to cry for a few more minutes before asking again.
With tears in her eyes, Shishi whispered, "Five tails. He also said that in his demon soul, there's a demon artifact, and with that artifact, he could force his strength up to six tails."
When I heard that the Nine-Tailed Fox was at the five-tailed level, Huang Xian'er's brows furrowed.
But when she heard six tails, her expression shifted.
I guessed that Huang Xian'er's strength was about the same as a five-tailed fox demon, and six tails would be too powerful for her.
Every time a fox demon grows another tail, their power doubles.
The five tails mark a turning point, and advancing to six tails would bring about a monumental leap in power.
I asked twice to confirm, and once Shishi had told me everything she knew, I had her return to the blood dagger.
Huang Xian'er let out a long sigh, saying, "If it's a six-tailed fox demon, only my mother could subdue it."
Huang Jiu had told me about Huang Xian'er's family, and it was a large clan, so it wasn't surprising that there were beings stronger than her.
But what she implied was that she intended to bring the copper mirror back to the edge of the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
This would undoubtedly be the safest option.
But at that point, even if Huang Xian'er wasn't after her husband's possession, her family might have different plans.
After all, Huang Jiu was just a son-in-law.
Huang Jiu quickly realized this and hurriedly said, "No, if we go back, the demon soul won't be mine anymore."
I didn't respond but looked at Huang Xian'er, curious about her reaction.
If she insisted on going back, I would maintain a certain distance from her in the future.
Fortunately, Huang Xian'er nodded and said, "With my mother's personality, she would never let Xiao Jiu consume the demon soul."
Hearing her, I let out a sigh of relief.
If love were also a bargaining chip, this showed that her feelings for Huang Jiu outweighed the demon soul.
At least that was a heavy weight.
But Huang Xian'er continued, "But since I've already broken five seals, if the demon soul still has a demon artifact, the remaining five seals won't hold for long."