My Demon Husband Is a Snake

At the top of the Bronze Tree, there is a huge hole, from which water continuously flows downward.

The water drenches the Bronze Tree, trickling down its branches into the stream beside it.

"We’re here. Up there is water; you might not be able to adapt," the man looked up at the top of the Bronze Tree and said to me, "Give me your hand; it might hurt a bit."

"Alright." I thought to myself that he might be about to engrave the Snake Seal on me, so I extended the palm that had been inscribed with the Snake Seal to him.

The man grasped my wrist and, seeing the Snake Seal on it, chuckled, "I meant to engrave the Gill Grass Spell on you, but it seems you already have it, although its effectiveness has expired."

With just a light squeeze of his slender fingers, I suddenly felt as though my breathing was obstructed.

When gills grow out of your neck, breathing becomes difficult if you’re not in the water.

However, he quickly took Qing Li and me up to the Bronze Tree, and in no time, we reached the top.

In an instant, we plunged into the Nether Spring above our heads.

"Are you cold?" The man had barely finished asking before he took off his black robe and draped it over me.

I was wrapped tightly, and my eyes immediately reddened.

Why is fate so cruel, making someone who killed Yu Longting inadvertently resemble him so much in every move?

It kept me teetering between infatuation and full-hearted murderous intent.

I uneasily shifted my shoulders and said, "The clothes are soaked and clammy in the water, wearing them only makes it more uncomfortable."

"True, once we’re up there, it won’t matter." The man carelessly tossed the robe, now laden with holes, aside.

I glanced upward at the endless expanse, "We are at the bottom of the Nether Spring; it’s not easy to get up unless we have the Dust World Serpent."

The man took a few steps forward with Qing Li and me, stopping in front of a massive serpent sculpture, whose head and tail were connected, "Is this the Dust World Serpent you’re referring to?"

"Yes, it is." I was momentarily dazed, surprised at the man’s ability to instantly locate the Dust World Serpent.

"Since I entered the Nether Spring, this thing has been summoning me."

The man released Qing Li and me, walked over and touched the body of the Dust World Serpent statue, "Strange, I keep feeling I’ve seen it somewhere, and there’s a familiar sensation."

"Haven’t you seen the Dust World Serpent before?" After all, it’s the origin of the Human Snake Clan!

As soon as I asked, I found the answer within myself.

Although the Human Snake Clan believes in reincarnation, the Dust World Serpent has always been in the Nether Spring.

They dwell in deeper places, and it’s uncertain whether this man has ever come out; it’s possible he hasn’t seen the Dust World Serpent.

The man circled the Dust World Serpent once and then slapped the statue firmly, "I remember now, during the time before I awoke from my slumber, my soul seemed to be within the body of the Dust World Serpent."

At that moment, my heart felt like it was pierced by countless arrows. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Tears blurred my vision as I looked at the Dust World Serpent quietly resting in the water, my body swaying as I involuntarily staggered a few steps back.

So...

Qing Li and my judgment was accurate; Yu Longting’s Primordial Spirit had once resided within the Dust World Serpent.

No wonder a statue, a lifeless object, could be so gentle, never defying my words.

But why would he go to the perilous place of Moonless City? Surely, he wouldn’t have gone with Qing Li and me?

Yet, he was definitely in Moonless City before Qing Li and me; when we camped outside the city, we even dreamed of the awakened royal family of the Human Snake Clan.

"Why are you crying? Are you reluctant to leave the Abyss?" The man’s deep voice echoed in my ears, his long fingers threading through my hair, his dark eyes broodingly fixed on me.