My Demon Husband Is a Snake

Chapter 1062: Don’t Play Yourself into a Corner

I caught a glimpse in the man’s eyes, a flicker of hesitation over his desire for the outside world, and then he shook his head, "I’m crying from happiness, thinking we can stay together forever."

"Ha, that’s not necessarily true. What if my affections shift to someone else?" The man smiled lightly and pulled me to jump onto the Dust World Serpent.

His snake tail hooked onto the serpent’s body, lying bonelessly at the statue-like snake head, and said to Qing Li, "Climb up by yourself; I only carry my wife."

Qing Li remained silent throughout, saying nothing at this moment.

Silently stepping onto the Dust World Serpent, finding a random place to sit.

I sat cross-legged, adjusting the Spiritual Power in my Qi Sea.

As soon as I entered the Nether Spring, my Spiritual Power was unlocked.

However, being sealed for too long without flowing through the meridians, it needed adjustment and smoothing out.

The man leaned sideways at the snake head, observing me without interruption.

His playfully changed gaze a few times, and the snake tail followed, swaying back and forth in the Nether Spring, playing with the water.

As we approached the waterfall, his snake tail suddenly sprang from the water.

Tightly wrapping around my body, securely protecting me under him as the water surged fiercely.

I couldn’t think much, my ears filled with the rushing sound of water.

A small part of me was drenched by the waterfall’s spray, mostly sheltered by the man above.

The gravity of the descending Nether Spring was terrifying; even a slight hit felt extremely painful.

The man’s body slightly trembled and shook, letting out a few muffled grunts.

Fortunately, the ordeal was brief, about half a minute at most.

I looked up to see Qing Li directly hit by the falling Nether Spring from the waterfall.

Her face and body covered in bruises from the harsh impact of the water, looking at me with resentment.

If the man hadn’t protected me, I’d have ended up as badly battered as Qing Li.

Yet I’d rather be the one struck, than be saved by an enemy who swallowed Yu Longting’s Primordial Spirit.

Thinking of this, the Dust World Serpent suddenly let go of us and disappeared.

All of us were swept into the icy, earthy-smelling water, whose quality wasn’t too bad.

Underwater, there were water plants and crabs, and fish swimming around.

With a "plop," I was pulled to the surface by a hand.

Looking up, there was an old stone arch bridge covered in moss, with a woman dressed simply scrubbing a toilet on the bank.

The riverbank had plenty of lush vegetation, the branches and leaves of the big trees drooping, dipping into the water.

Several birds were hopping on the trees, chirping happily.

Not far from the farmhouse chimney, wisps of smoke were rising.

The one pulling me out was Qing Li’s hand. I whispered to Qing Li, "We’ve escaped that ghostly place?? This isn’t an illusion?"

"No, we’ve come up." Qing Li took a fallen leaf from my hair and patted my shoulder, "Take it easy, don’t overdo it, I’m not staying."

My heart tightened slightly; if she flees now, given that man’s abilities, he could certainly catch her.

If caught, what excuse could I fabricate to save Qing Li?

In a blink of an eye, Qing Li used Mysterious Step to vanish without a trace.

Only then did I realize that the man hadn’t emerged from the water, and had no chance to chase Qing Li.

Could he have drowned?

If he’s drowned, that’s good; saves me the trouble of finding a way to kill him and releasing Yu Longting’s Primordial Spirit.

"Snake... ah... snake monster..." The woman scrubbing the toilet suddenly shrieked, dropping the toilet and brush, sitting down by the wet riverbank.