The moment Shen Minyao entered the office, Mu Qing and the rest sensed great demonic power being unleashed from the inside. They all knew that the fight between the two demons had commenced, and there was no way they could meddle to stop it and help Shen Minyao.
If she truly wanted to subdue the Gu demon and turn it into her shikigami, she would need to force it into submission. However, if she failed, Qin Zhi and Mu Qing would be forced to enter the Gu demon's dimension to kill it themselves.
Back to the fox woman…
Shen Minyao held her breath as thick black miasma permeated around her. As a demon that lived for several centuries, she had built resistance against certain types of toxins and demons. She might not be as resistant as her brother was, but at least, common poisons wouldn't easily affect her.