My Demon Husband Is a Snake

I patted my startled little heart.

Already lifted into the air, I was thrown into the hot water still clothed.

I splashed reflexively, water flying everywhere, "Yu Longting, don't rush like that, I haven't taken off my clothes."

"Do you think if you took off your clothes, I could still restrain myself?" Yu Longting's temples throbbed, threatening every word.

I looked down at my outer robe and undergarment made of soaked silk, "Are you sure wearing them... won't be more impactful?"

"Wanwan, if I become a beast, it will definitely be your fault." Yu Longting knelt on one knee beside the steaming wooden tub, pinching my chin, and delivering a punishing kiss.

My entire mouth was numbed by the kiss, and it especially hurt.

Yet my heart felt particularly warm, as if wrapped in warm water. Yu Longting must have wanted me to take a hot bath for fear I'd catch a cold after being in the river for so long.

Both my hands cradled his face as I gently responded to Yu Longting's stormy kisses.

Yu Longting's entire body stiffened suddenly, almost dragged into the warm water with me. Quickly regaining control, he pulled back with darkened eyes, pinching the bridge of his nose, "Are you wearing the embroidered cloth strip?"

"All taken off with my wedding dress, left in the cave." I wore an innocent face. Clearly, he kissed me first, and even bit my lip until it bled.

I didn't even retaliate...

With no other choice, Yu Longting tore off a strip of cloth from his sleeve and handed it to me, "Tie this on for me."

"Oh." I modestly rose to my feet and covered Yu Longting's eyes with the cloth.

Rising, the sound of water rippled softly.

Yu Longting listened to the sound, his ears twitching.

The veins at his temples bulged even worse, as if they would explode any moment, but his tone remained steady, "Center your mind on the Qi Sea, let's try Dual Cultivation again. We won't get greedy this time, just focus on repairing your Life Lamp. Recovering a bit is better than nothing."

"Okay." Taking his advice, I sat back down and centered my mind.

This time was different, he was wary of me.

Transformed into my little red figure, I didn't encounter the Little White Snake in the Qi Sea like the last time.

However, our Spiritual Powers flowed between us just as before, as if we had become one.

As I approached consciousness, I heard Yu Longting's voice, "I've added some herbs; it's barely extended your life by two years, but you only have five years left. If only we could consume that Ginseng..."

"Yu Longting, Xiao Shenshen is so adorable, we absolutely cannot eat him," I said, my first act upon waking, covering Yu Longting's lips.

It was pitch-black inside the room, but through the gaps in the curtain, I could see it had completely darkened outside.

Yu Longting had also entered the bath, his profile hidden within the shadows.

Yet the water glowed bright.

I reached out to grab.

Yu Longting hastily intervened, "Don't take it out."

"Uh, but I already did." My face bore a guilty expression.

In my palm lay Yu Longting's inner core, the size of a small watermelon.

The ruddy inner core was warm to the touch, slowly spinning in my hand.

My lower leg felt a gentle touch from the Snake Tail.

Only then did the buzz in my brain alert me to the fact that Yu Longting stayed in his snake form to help heal me.

His scales gleamed like pure silver.

They strangely reflected the increasingly bright moonlight coming through the window gap.

The moon seemed to favor him exceptionally, focusing all its radiance upon him through even a tiny gap.

Tonight, the moon was full.

I heard that Spirit Snakes would swallow their inner cores under the full moon, absorbing Spiritual Energy, and the essence of the sun and moon.

It had to be my chance to witness this.

"Burn that Demonic Snake to death, the Divine Oracle cannot be wrong. He killed my father, murdered our village chief and tribal chief," an irate young man shouted from outside. Through the thin curtains, countless torches flickered, being hurled toward this small house.