My Demon Husband Is a Snake Chapter 1113: Is He Really His Father??

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Previously on My Demon Husband Is a Snake...
After a brief call with Zhang Che, the narrator encounters a rapidly aging girl and her cautious guardian. The girl, who claims to be a "White Immortal" from the Five Great Family Immortals, is fascinated by "Wuyue brother." Wuyue later appears, complaining about being woken by the "hedgehogs" he treated, and confirms he received a large payment for his services. The narrator questions the nature of the "hedgehogs" and Wuyue hints at the unique abilities of the White Immortal.

Wuyue was deliberately drawing out the conversation, pausing for an extended period after only speaking half his words.

A suspicious glance backward almost sent me into a state of utter shock.

The corridor above abruptly contorted into a seemingly endless abyss, and before my eyes materialized a countenance so exquisitely handsome it felt as though it could wither all that surrounded it.

He bore an uncanny resemblance to Yu Longting, his brows and eyes adorned with a serene smile, akin to a gently trickling stream.

Yet, his actions betrayed a terrifying ruthlessness; with a smile still gracing his lips, he impaled his long fingers through Wuyue's neck. Blood seeped through the gaps between his digits as he inquired, "I heard... you consumed my son's soul? Is this true?"

"Husband, it was him—eliminate him immediately!" Qing Li's voice, sharp and cold, issued an unequivocal command.

Quickly regaining my composure, I grasped Yu Qingxiao's sleeve, attempting to restrain him. "Don't... don't kill him. He hasn't done anything wrong."

It was then that I truly apprehended the profound power of Yu Qingxiao, who stood there seemingly frail.

However, a being as formidable and arcane as Wuyue was rendered as helpless as a hatchling, his eyes wide with shock, coughed up a stream of blood.

He was utterly immobilized, incapable even of forming coherent words.

"He's responsible! If he hadn't absorbed the boss's soul, how could a human snake that lay dormant for ten thousand years possibly awaken? Slay him to avenge our son." Qing Li, ignoring my interjection, once again urged Yu Qingxiao to act.

It was revealed that Qing Li had departed during this interval precisely to seek reinforcements and her husband, Yu Qingxiao, to rescue Yu Longting.

Anxiety gnawed at me, feeling as though my inner organs were ablaze. My eyes reddened as I implored, "Please listen, I am Yu Longting's legitimate wife. If he had indeed committed any wrongdoing against Yu Longting, do you believe I would be here trying to stop you?"

"G-get it straight, it was the primordial spirit of the White Snake that took possession of me, cough cough cough..." Wuyue's neck, impaled and bleeding, saw the veins on his forehead bulge with indignant fury.

Yu Qingxiao's expression flickered momentarily, his characteristic warm smile freezing. "Ah, it appears we might have misunderstood, my dear. It was our son who acted inappropriately."

"Hmph! Our son was satiated and bored, why would he possess the body of a human snake?" Qing Li scoffed lightly. "Only a reincarnated human snake requires soul power for absorption. Are you truly his father, or do you even care for your own son?"

Witnessing what appeared to be a typical marital dispute, I nearly succumbed to the urge to facepalm. "Dragon Emperor, are you unaware of why Yu Longting possessed Wuyue? Cease this charade! It was you who lured Yu Longting into the Nether Pond, trapping him there."

"So it was you, Yu Qingxiao! You've actually learned to deceive me?!" Qing Li's face contorted in a furious rage as she violently twisted Yu Qingxiao's ear, a full one hundred and eighty degrees, right then and there.

Yu Qingxiao's features twisted in agony as he pleaded, "Wife, please don't be angry! Ouch, my mother, I'm innocent! I truly did not send Yu Longting to the Nether Pond! This is utterly preposterous, isn't it?!"

"Without you mentioning the Demonic Cave that emerged in the gloomy, dark depths of the Nether Pond, how would he have known about it?" Qing Li not only twisted his ear but also delivered a kick to Yu Qingxiao.

Yu Qingxiao obediently knelt on the ground, devoid of any of the previously observed mysterious, immortal aura, resembling nothing more than a henpecked husband. "I merely mentioned it in passing as a lesson; I never commanded him to go there. Who could have predicted he would foolishly venture there on his own?"

"Yu Longting... must have felt remorse. He was ignorant of excavation's meaning previously, so he attempted every possible means to escape. Later, he desired atonement and to make amends." While I wasn't entirely certain if Yu Longting harbored such intentions, I excelled at speaking words of appeasement before others.

If I could placate my formidable in-laws, perhaps they might conceive of a method to aid in Yu Longting's return.