My Demon Husband Is a Snake-Chapter 831: I Did Cover for Her a Little

Tingting?? Longting? Are you talking about Yu Longting??

Although these words were full of accusations, they instantly brought clarity to my conflicted mind.

The tangled mess between Yu Longting and me is complicated and fraught with unresolved issues. Judging who is right or wrong is merely a matter of different perspectives. Despite the myriad of accusations against Yu Longting, his mother, Qing Li, still resents me for seducing her innocent beloved son!

A moment of clear-mindedness!

I couldn’t help but grip the flower hairpin in my hand, slightly channeling my spiritual power.

Then I opened my eyes and woke up, still maintaining the side-lying position from sleep, hugging Xiao Shenshen.

If it weren’t for the dawn light outside, with spring rain drizzling.

I might have mistaken the brief closing and opening of my eyes for just a flicker.

The knot of emotions in me made it impossible to lie in bed any longer.

I gently covered Xiao Shenshen’s thin little body with the blanket and quietly got out of bed.

Walking to the door, I spoke to the two Snake Attendants outside, "Could I trouble you to invite Liu Xianzhi over?"

"Madam, you don’t need to use formal speech with us; I’ll go right away." The Snake Attendant blushed, bowed, and turned to invite Liu Xianzhi.

Just as he turned, Liu Xianzhi appeared walking towards us, and the two Snake Attendants retreated together to fetch water for my freshening up.

"Uh, madam, what have you done to them? The usually arrogant and fierce Snake Ladies are suddenly so shy... running away like that??"

Liu Xianzhi looked at the two Snake Attendants walking quickly while covering their faces, his smile gentle and meaningful.

"I did nothing, okay? Let’s sit at that stone table and chat." I shot Liu Xianzhi a glance, worried about disturbing Xiao Shenshen, and invited Liu Xianzhi to the pavilion at the end of the corridor.

After Liu Xianzhi sat down, his expression turned significantly serious, "Madam had Snake Attendants find me early; could it be you had nightmares again last night?"

"Yes, has the Nightmare Demon been caught?" I nodded gravely, then yawned sleepily.

Dreaming all night felt as exhausting as not sleeping at all.

Liu Xianzhi shook his head in regret, "No, Madam, there’s no Nightmare Demon in the Snake Sect at all."

"None? Are you sure?" I queried, frowning.

It’s impossible to truly believe that the strange dreams over the past two nights are just my subconscious at work.

Because my subconscious wants to recover the sealed memories, resulting in such self-reminding dreams, which is the outcome I find hardest to accept.

Liu Xianzhi’s heavy-shaking gesture made my heart sink as he said, "If there was one, how could it be missed? The formations here ban so much you can’t imagine. Once the prohibitions and formations are activated, it’s impossible to overlook during the search."

It was precisely due to trust that, as long as Liu Xianzhi investigates.

There should be no way an outsider’s mischief like a Nightmare Demon could hide within the Snake Sect, which is why I insisted Liu Xianzhi find the elusive demon.

"Is there any other anomaly in the Snake Sect?" Despite everything, I was reluctant to solely suspect Yu Longting, with no other leads to pursue.

Liu Xianzhi’s eyes flickered as he hesitated, "If talking about anomalies... Liu Hongluan’s Primordial Spirit came to the sect... does that count... Madam, don’t look at me like a traitor, it’s frightening... alright, I admit... I’m somewhat biased." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Biased?" I cast a skeptical glance.

Liu Xianzhi guiltily fiddled with his fingers, lowering his head to admit fault, "Both Liu Hongluan and I bear the Liu surname, and within the Liu Family Clan’s generations... she... counts as my niece. I did show her a bit of protection, sorry, Madam. I thought since she’s already a Primordial Spirit, I’d turn a blind eye."

"No problem, I’ve already learned about Hongluan slipping into the sect by possessing a village woman. If she’s the one causing trouble, I can only blame my own oversight." My mind busily weighed suspicions, but no clear idea emerged.

For an existence like Liu Hongluan as a lone ghost, could she possibly create the dreamscape so close to me?

The sense of loneliness and helplessness I experienced in the dream made me distinctly feel the presence causing the eerie dreams, whose power likely far exceeded mine.

However... so far... Liu Hongluan remains the most suspicious...

Yet, Liu Hongluan... is too weak now, lacking any power...

I pondered for a moment, feeling that the matter of the nightmare wouldn’t reach a conclusion soon, thus decided against further probing, and asked, "I’ll put the nightmare aside for now and investigate it myself, have you heard of a place called Liuyin Mountain?"