My Demon Husband Is a Snake

"Although it looks like something I would do."

Yu Longting paused, his gaze fixing on the bright, double-happiness character, "but I've been waiting for you to marry me in a proper ceremony."

All this time, Yu Longting seemed arrogant, but in fact, he always respected me greatly.

He has been carefully guarding my heart, never doing anything abrupt without my consent, so how could he decorate our bridal chamber without my agreement?

I walked over, my fingertips gently brushing over the gold-embossed dragon and phoenix candles, "Is that so? I quite like it, though."

"You... want a traditional Chinese wedding?" Yu Longting's gaze finally shifted from the double-happiness character and turned toward me.

"Of course, I'm very traditional and have long yearned for the charm of ancient customs."

I had already picked up a pair of scissors tied with red string from the table and snipped at the candlewick, "Yu Longting, come here, stand behind me."

"Like this?" Yu Longting immediately understood.

He stood behind me, his cool palm resting on the back of my hand, "Do you want to cut the candlewick together?"

"I just wanted to try out the poetic setting, 'When shall we cut the candlewick together at the west window again, but speak of the night rain upon Ba Mountains?'"

I felt a bit shy and glanced back at Yu Longting, "Is it overly sentimental?"

"Focus." Yu Longting took control of my hand, attentively snipping the candlewick, cherishing the moment of cutting it together.

I immediately collected myself and looked at the wick beneath the flame, my heart leaping into my throat, "Oh."

"The fools of Barbarian Village finally did one thing right, begrudgingly, I suppose I'll consider finding a way to stop the rain," Yu Longting said as he cut the wick, the flame leaping up, growing much brighter.

My heart too seemed to be illuminated, filled with light and warmth, "You know the cause of the continuous rain?"

"I don't." Yu Longting scooped me up around the waist.

I pursed my lips, "Even you can't figure it out just like that?"

With Yu Longting's abilities and intelligence, he could usually see right through the nature of some odd events at a glance.

This time... after coming to Barbarian Village for two days...

He had yet to see through it...

It seems the ongoing rain wasn't ordinary.

"Don't worry blindly, there's nothing your husband can't solve." Yu Longting set me on the bed upholstered with a nut-sprinkled brocade of mandarin ducks, "Is it uncomfortable with these under you?"

I cleared my throat, "It's a bit uncomfortable, but... um... I like it."

"Just like you don't mind my stone bed?" Yu Longting asked with a faint smile, leaning in.

I became slightly flustered and pushed him away, "What... are you doing?"

"What else? It's our wedding night. Did you think I could restrain myself in our new room?" Yu Longting's look was akin to that of someone peering down at a fool.

I was helplessly annoyed inside, "What wedding night, in broad daylight... what on earth?"

"Knock knock knock knock."

The door was knocked from outside, and the village chief's voice trembled, "Lord Dragon God, I haven't disturbed you and the Madam, have I? I have a matter to discuss with you."

"No disturbance at all, I'll open the door for you right now." My eyes darted around as I quickly scrambled up from the bed.

My rear was sitting on all sorts of things like longan, lotus seeds, and peanuts, the discomfort making me break out in cold sweat, "Hiss~ Ouch."

He had placed me onto the bed so gently before, that I had only felt the painful impact of those nuts when I sat up forcefully.

Yu Longting pinched my waist and helped me down from the bed.

"Thank you." I thanked Yu Longting and hurriedly trotted to the door to open it for the village chief, "What is it, village chief grandpa?"

"Uh." The village chief's face went blank for a moment, seemingly not expecting me to be so cordial all of a sudden, and glanced at Yu Longting who looked unsatisfied, shrinking back slightly, "Well, if Lord Dragon God is busy, I can come back later. It's not anything urgent."

"Speak now." Yu Longting pronounced each word distinctly, a wicked, cold smile curling at the edge of his lips, a devilish grin that seemed to say if you don't convince me now, you're done for, "I want to see what's so important that you, at your age, felt the need to come tell me and my clumsy wife personally."