My Demon Husband Is a Snake

Yu Longting faced away from the girl's bed as he set me down from his embrace.

I patted Yu Longting's hand and walked over to the girl on the bed, "Zanhe, it's me."

"Wanwan, I finally see you again." Bai Zanhe saw it was me, threw off the blankets, jumped out of bed in her pajamas, and ran toward me.

Her belly was even larger than mine, making her steps awkward, and she almost sprained her ankle.

I hurried over to support her, "Be careful, you're not yet used to being pregnant, are you?"

"I'll wait downstairs." Yu Longting knew to avoid impropriety, not lingering in Bai Zanhe's boudoir; he leapt down the stairs in one bound.

I watched Yu Longting's retreating figure, then helped Bai Zanhe sit down, "I'm sorry to come to you like this, but I really need your help with something."

"Wanwan, your complexion is off, you have the Gu Qi Pressure that only appears when one is affected by Gu Poison."

Bai Zanhe, as a Miao Doctor, detected the issue immediately. Without a word, she took my pulse, her eyes constantly shifting, "It's so strange, from the pulse, it seems you haven't been poisoned by Gu, but the fetus shows signs of poisoning."

I told her frankly about being poisoned by Corpse Gu and said to Bai Zanhe, "It's late at night, and it's really inappropriate to summon you, but Xiao Li is even more severely poisoned by Gu than I am, and her pregnancy is not as far along as mine, I simply had no other choice."

Xiao Li had once been captured by the High Priest and was locked in a coffin at the Corpse-Driving Inn with Bai Zanhe, so Bai Zanhe had some recollection of her.

"What kind of formalities are you speaking of, Wanwan? My life was saved by you; helping Xiao Li is nothing in comparison." Bai Zanhe saw me extremely nervous, hugged my tense body, and patted the back of my head, "With me here, there's nothing to worry about, my grandfather taught me the methods for Gu Removal."

"Yes." My heart found peace, but for some reason, tears suddenly welled up in my eyes.

Granny Long had gone on a long journey and couldn't possibly be reached in time for Gu Removal. Then, as if things had taken a positive turn, I encountered Bai Zanhe.

The feeling of moving from despair to salvation was truly indescribable.

Bai Zanhe remained calm and gentle, took some tissues, and wiped the tears from my face.

She quickly changed into casual clothes, shouldered her medicine chest, and went with me and Yu Longting to the small courtyard to treat Xiao Li.

It wasn't long before she entered Xiao Li's room to make her diagnosis.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the outcome.

"Fortunately, she took two kinds of superior Elixirs, her body is stronger than average, being poisoned by Corpse Gu requires strong medicine, and her body can totally withstand it."

When Bai Zanhe concluded her diagnosis, she herself breathed a sigh of relief, since she had a close relationship with me and relied on me a lot.

She turned to look at me, her face still showing lingering fear, "If it had been someone of average physical condition, this strong dose would have been fatal."

"Then... what about my baby?" Xiao Li forced herself to stay conscious, her small hands trembling as she clutched Bai Zanhe's wrist.

Bai Zanhe met Xiao Li's bright and determined eyes, the sort a mother has when protecting her child, hesitated, and looked towards me uncertainly, "This... this..."

Seeing my affirming gaze, Bai Zanhe told Xiao Li the truth, "Xiao Li, the baby was too young, the moment it was poisoned by Gu... it had all its nutrients sucked away by the Gu insects, it's... it's already dead. But thankfully... I've added some miscarriage treatment to your prescription, you can still carry a healthy baby again..."

"Pu..." Upon hearing this, Xiao Li was greatly shocked; she spat out a large mouthful of blood and fainted.

Beichen silently cleaned the corner of her mouth with a clean towel.

But tears surged forth, at that moment, silently streaming down from his eyes.

This was the first time I had seen Beichen cry.

My limbs felt inexplicably weak, my heart ached too much to breathe, and tears also poured out of me, "Xiao Li... it's me... It was my fault."

The Corpse Gu was aimed at me, Xiao Li was just coincidentally pregnant, which is why we were both affected.

But now... I can't even trace who was behind the Gu...

"Husband, they can still have children, and the ones to blame are not you but those cowardly lowlifes who used the Gu."