The Fox Goddess

The kind of smile that Yuki showed didn't make them feel any better. Instead, it makes them more fearful of her, the way she killed that woman was so brutal and bloody but she still had the urge to smile even after all of that. In all of their life, they have never experienced such a thing, they have only heard it in rumors that someone could kill someone without a care. But now they experienced it firsthand and seeing it is like what was said in rumors, it would be one of the most terrifying you could see in your lifetime.

"Now, I'll ask you one last time and if you still refuse to tell me why you invaded my territory, I'm going to kill you and display your body for the whole world to see~" Yuki smiled which brought shivers to the man, his whole body was now shaking, and he couldn't help but wet himself out of fear. When Yuki saw this, she had a disgusted look on her face.

"I'll tell you, so please don't kill me! Someone paid me to look into you to get some information! That is all I know, I don't even know the person who paid me, but one thing I'm sure of. It was a woman who wanted to get your information. She found me in the Tavern and asked me if I could do a job for her, I was about to refuse but then she gave me a large amount of money, she also promised me to give more money after I give her the information that she wants." The man paled as he didn't think cared about his contract with the unknown woman who hired him and only thought about his life.

"Is what you're saying really true? If you are lying, I'll do something worse to you." Yuki warned again the man to tell her the truth and when she saw the fear in his eyes, she sighed. She already knew that the man in front of her was telling the truth and the only thing that she wanted to know was if there was more to it.

"Yes! I wouldn't dare to lie to you, Lady. So please, believe me!" The man became even more afraid as the second passed, he couldn't even think straight anymore. What he only wanted was the money, but it seems like, in exchange for some money, he has to repay it with his life.

Yuki sighed as she killed the rest of the people except for Sou Fei who was already shivering in fear from all of the things that she saw. She already got what she wanted, so there was no need to give them a chance to live since there might be some loose ends.

"Since you didn't really do anything, you can fuck off. I'll give you some advice, don't stick your nose to where it doesn't belong, or else this kind of thing will happen." Yuki threw an Ice Dagger toward Sou Fei and hit her cheeks causing it to bleed instantly.

After saying all those words, Yuki didn't care about Soi Fei any longer and just walked towards her house to go back. She has spent so much time here already and Fumiko must be hungry already because she is waiting for her to come back since the distance between her and the house is just a few miles away from her. So she got back to the house in just under a minute.

"Sorry that it took too long, they went in all different directions which made it harder for me to hunt them down. But still, thanks to them, you no longer need to buy Meat at the market since we have more than enough now." Yuki lied without batting an eye, she didn't want to inform Fumiko of something that she didn't need to concern herself with.

"Oh, really? That's kind of a shame since I actually want to go out once in a while." Fumiko chuckled lightly as she gave Yuki her portion of the food before sitting back in her chair and began eating. Yuki only smiled at her words before also started eating and just like that, the two had a peaceful and quiet breakfast without anyone disturbing them anymore.

But in contrast to her peaceful and quiet breakfast, the same thing couldn't be said for Sou Fei who just returned to her home. She was still shaky after experiencing something like that.

"My daughter, are you sure you're okay? You're really pale and shaking, what happened when you were taking your morning practice in the woods?" A middle-aged-looking woman asked her daughter. She was nervous for her own daughter because it seemed like she saw something that scared her so much that she even refused to tell what it was.

"No… nothing. It's nothing, it's just like any other Morning Practice that I have. Perhaps I overdo it and exhausted myself?" Sou Fei answered her Mother's question while taking a bite of her food mindlessly, it was clear that his mind was on something else.

Sou Mai didn't fully believe her daughter's words, but since her daughter didn't want to say anything anymore, she didn't want to pursue the matter any longer and just sat beside her to eat her food too.

"Mom, do you know the person who moved next to us? She's a very beautiful woman with white hair and red eyes, do you know her perhaps?" After eating in silence, Sou Fei opened her mouth and asked her Mother something which caught her off guard for a few seconds.

"Sadly, no. The only thing that I know is that the person who moved in next to us bought the whole land, not just the property house there. If I remember correctly, your father said that she brought it with pure cash. Now even the forest where you train also belongs to her." Sou Mai answered her daughter's answer with what she knew, though she was pretty shocked why her daughter who doesn't care about anything else other than cultivation would care about something like that.

"Wait, is she the one that gave you that cut in your cheeks?" Sou Mei asked, but inside her, anger was slowly building up at the thought that her precious daughter was hurt by some stranger.

"NO! I got it because I made a mistake in my cultivation. I was merely asking because I saw her walking through the forest all alone, I even saw the Barrier that she placed on her house." Sou Fei lied to her Mother because she was scared of what could happen if she were to know that Yuki was the one who caused her cut.

"Is that so? Alright, I'll trust you." Sou Mei didn't purse this matter anymore and when Sou Fei saw it, she sighed in relief, and that didn't escape her Mother's eyes. Now she was more determined to visit her neighbour to ask about this.