My Demon Husband Is a Snake Chapter 1114: Daughter-in-Law, What Did I Ever Do to You?

"Our daughter-in-law speaks the truth; it is our eldest son who wishes to atone. This has nothing to do with me," Yu Qingxiao declared, clutching Qing Li's long legs and shamelessly weeping.

Qing Li sat in a daze upon her chair, gazing at the blood spider manifesting on her wrist. "I recently noted my body was rarely being encroached upon by Demonic Qi. It seems our son might have been the one blocking the Demonic Cave within the Nether Pond."

Two rivulets of tears began to trace paths down Qing Li's cheeks.

Suddenly, Yu Qingxiao materialized behind Qing Li.

He gently enveloped Qing Li's slender back. "Why the sorrow? This is a cause for celebration; our son is truly remarkable."

"Ahem... May I interject for a moment?" Feeling like a blindingly bright 500-watt bulb, I compelled myself to speak for Yu Longting's sake. "Yu Longting is currently ensnared within the Nether Pond and cannot extricate himself. Can you please assist him?"

"I... I do not know the location of the Nether Pond's entrance," Qing Li replied, her brow furrowing. She then turned abruptly to Yu Qingxiao. "Yu Qingxiao, I do not care for excuses. You are responsible for our son's predicament; you must bring him back."

Addressing him as 'son' so readily—was this truly the Qing Li I knew?

It appeared her encounter with the Abyss had indeed changed her profoundly.

"If I possessed knowledge of how to enter the Nether Pond, I would have already ventured there. Would it still be our son's turn?" Yu Qingxiao reached out, gently wiping away Qing Li's tears as he spoke in a soft tone.

My eagerness to rescue Yu Longting overshadowed any concern for decorum.

I directly exposed Yu Qingxiao. "However, Yu Longting informed me that it was you who provided him with the entrance to the Nether Pond."

"Oh, magnificent! You have deceived me once more, Yu Qingxiao! Do you wish to tear our family asunder?" Qing Li, incensed, unfurled her fingertips, launching threads of blood-red spider silk.

The spider silk, resembling puppeteer's strings, swiftly enveloped Yu Qingxiao's entire form.

With a resounding slap, Yu Qingxiao's handsome visage was sharply struck.

Yu Qingxiao, his expression betraying no tears, cried out desperately towards me, "Daughter-in-law, how have I offended you to warrant such malice? When precisely did I grant Yu Longting entry? I possess no knowledge of entering the Nether Pond myself! I am truly, profoundly innocent! This is like snow falling in June, like blood staining the White Silk Ribbon three feet deep!"

"Are... are you genuinely Yu Longting's biological father? The Nether Pond consumes all that falls within its depths, and Yu Longting cannot endure for long," I stammered, my heart trembling. Yu Qingxiao's ludicrous performance throughout left me utterly disillusioned.

Qing Li's eyes had also turned frigid. "I am granting you one final opportunity," she warned solemnly. "Accompany me to rescue our son."

"Believe me, I am not fabricating this tale," Yu Qingxiao lamented bitterly. Suddenly, a spark ignited in his eyes. "Yu Longting must have discovered the entrance himself. Fearing your disapproval, daughter-in-law, he chose to scapegoat me."

"Our son... scapegoated you?" Qing Li's expression faltered, her brow slowly creasing. It was evident she placed no faith in her husband's words.

Conversely, I stroked my chin, contemplating the animosity between Yu Longting and his father. "That is a plausible theory, Father Dragon. Are you truly not deceiving us?"

"Indeed, I am not! I am utterly weary of this! I am on the verge of being falsely accused to death!" Yu Qingxiao pouted in exasperation, his eyes glistening with tears. "How could I have ended up with such a troublesome son, who perpetually ensnares his old man?"

"You yourself do not know the entrance? Then Longting... will he be trapped forever..." Qing Li's face grew indescribably pallid and ashen, as if her heart had sustained a grievous wound.

While I, too, felt a surge of desperation, the image of the Triangular Prism in Moonless City, along with the gaze of the White Immortal Princess, kept replaying in my mind. "Could the two of you convey me to Moonless City? I have heard that Moonless City... holds an entrance to the Nether Pond."