My Demon Husband Is a Snake-Chapter 1035: When the Scheme Is Revealed, the Dagger Emerges

"When you say it like that, it indeed seems that way." Hearing Qing Li say this, I felt an epiphany.

The only one in this world who unconditionally obeys me is Yu Longting.

Yet the Dust World Serpent, who oversees the cycle of all things in the Abyss, gives me a similar feeling.

Qing Li clicked her tongue, looking at me with enchanting eyes, "It’s a pity that the Dust World Serpent has been in the Abyss since ancient times; otherwise, I might mistake it for a long-lost kin."

"These three iron chain bridges, they’re all blinding methods. Walking on them will trigger mechanisms and you’ll fall into the abyss. You must..." As we passed the stern hall of the Mystic Palace, Yuan Hong turned and saw me holding Qing Li horizontally in my arms, his expression froze for a moment.

His words came to a halt, standing there like a statue.

Qing Li languidly lifted her eyelids, "What are you staring at? Never seen a beauty before?"

"I meant no offense, Qing Li... big sister, please calm down." Yuan Hong quickly diverted his gaze, but an indiscernible shadow flashed in his eyes. He introduced us to the method to pass through the mechanism ahead of the empty valley, "This path without a bridge seems devoid of footing. In reality, it has plum blossom piles supported by black stone."

With that, Yuan Hong jumped into the abyss.

Landing on a stone platform hidden in the darkness, he then leaped onto another stone platform.

This particular mechanism was indeed very peculiar. It used black stones to craft several plum blossom piles that blend seamlessly with the black mist below, making them hard to discern unless you’re standing on them.

Moreover, there are three iron chain bridges nearby, and an ordinary person would choose one of the three bridges to seek a way out.

I didn’t immediately step onto the Golden Lotus to follow Yuan Hong; instead, I cautiously discussed with Qing Li, "Mother-in-law, about this mechanism, is it possible that stepping onto it once was fine, but the second person to step on it will cause it to collapse?"

"It’s possible. Let me test it for you." Qing Li pushed away from my shoulder and left my embrace, landing on the ground with both feet, then smiled charmingly at Yuan Hong, "Monkey, my daughter-in-law and I don’t want to go on; can you come over and carry us?"

"Don’t want to continue? I see you two are just too scared to move forward, aren’t you?" Seeing that we weren’t taking the bait, Yuan Hong didn’t bother to conceal the murderous intent on his face and said coldly.

Qing Li raised her dark brows and spread her hands toward me, "We’re in trouble, the plan has been laid bare."

"There’s no choice. Yuan Hong was born to guard the tomb. Now that he’s back in the tomb, he might not want to leave again. Betraying us isn’t strange at all..."

My brow furrowed with concern as I faced the troubling situation, reluctantly saying, "I’ll try to persuade him."

Because from the beginning, I foresaw Yuan Hong’s desire to remain in King Yu’s Tomb, not needing our help to leave, and preemptively betrayed us.

Having already been wary of him, once he stepped onto the plum blossom pile mechanism to the other side,

I became more concerned about falling into a trap, which made me cautious not to follow.

"Just go ahead and try." Qing Li yawned lazily, as if she was sure I couldn’t sway Yuan Hong.

I gritted my teeth and said to Yuan Hong, "We, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, came to King Yu’s Tomb only to purify the Demonic Cave and won’t touch a single brick of the tomb. You also wouldn’t want King Yu’s tomb to be consumed by Demonic Qi, right?"

"Such filth as the Demonic Cave couldn’t possibly exist in the tomb of my master, such a wise person." Yuan Hong looked at me coldly, "You must have come for treasure, intending to steal my master’s possessions. I will never permit any outsider’s footprints to desecrate my master’s tomb or disturb his rest."

"From the start, you never intended to trust us?" My heart turned cold, realizing that Yuan Hong’s seemingly honest behavior all along was because he was constrained.

His heavy injuries were healed by the Cultivation Spiritual Garment, and once back in the Royal Tomb, he adapted like a fish to water and began to plot against us.

And it’s not just a simple scheme—he plans to take both mine and Qing Li’s lives!

Yuan Hong sneered and pressed a jade mechanism on the wall, "Did you think that just by not coming over, you wouldn’t have to die? Ha ha ha, no matter how powerful your Mysterious Art, can it stand against mercury? Prepare to die!"