My Demon Husband Is a Snake

Chang Hao deciphered the beautifully carved seal script on the Jade Tablet, "Madam, there's been a big incident."

"Ah? What happened?" Being utterly illiterate in small seal script, I could only shamelessly ask.

Chang Hao sighed, "It's complicated and can't be explained briefly. We need to summon the Snake Immortal who brought the news. If Madam listens in, she will gain a more direct understanding."

"Then hurry and have him come over," I said.

Immediately, Chang Hao urgently summoned a Snake Immortal named Liu Xianzhi.

Liu Xianzhi was a trusted aide of Chang Hao, perpetually mingling among the common folk.

Upon arrival, he reported on the situation in the village below.

It turned out that all the villagers near the Snake Sect had a firm belief in the Snake Immortal.

The temples they worshipped in were either the Snake Immortal Temple or the Nvwa Fuxi Temple, and each was very well-regarded.

These villagers had a close and harmonious relationship with the Snake Sect. However, recently, the villagers had contracted a strange illness.

Many of them inexplicably developed Snake Scales on their skin, and the scales kept multiplying.

As time went by, they would slowly cover the entire body.

All areas with the Long Snake Scale were both painful and itchy, the agony matching that of a serpent's Exploding Scale.

"It truly is an autumn of troubles," Chang Hao, anxious, furrowed his brows tightly, constantly tapping on the table.

Liu Xianzhi said, "Now the villagers are restless, spreading rumors that it's our sect using Evil Arts to harm them. If this continues, I fear conflicts and hostility will arise."

"A bunch of superficial fools. Our Snake Sect has been established here for thousands of years, caring for them in times of illness and disaster. A bit of trouble, and they're suspicious of us?" sneered Chang Hao, full of disdain.

Liu Xianzhi was at a loss, "Since ancient times, there is a saying about the fickleness of human hearts. Humans are not the kind to know gratitude. When something happens, they turn their backs on you the fastest..."

Uh... but it seems... I am human, after all.

Saying this in front of me always felt odd.

"Hmm, well... among humans, there are good and bad, just as... there are good and bad among snakes! One must not tar everyone with the same brush!" cleared his throat Chang Hao, finally realizing.

That their Lady of the Snake Lord, me, was also a human.

Liu Xianzhi, realizing belatedly, twitched his mouth awkwardly and gave me an embarrassed smile, "Madam, I didn't mean you. I was talking about... those villagers who turn their backs faster than flipping a book..."

"Xianzhi, it's better if you don't speak. You're just making things worse," probably sensing Liu Xianzhi's strained explanation, Chang Hao whispered through clenched teeth, giving an embarrassed reminder to Liu Xianzhi.

I sighed in my heart, scratching my head and saying, "I think the most urgent task is to find the source of the villagers' illness and resolve the misunderstandings among everyone. Everything else is less important."

"Madam is truly magnanimous." Liu Xianzhi slapped a flattering compliment and pondered aloud, "That... ah... could Madam help with something?"

I looked at Liu Xianzhi's fawning demeanor, confusedly asked, "Help with what? If I can help, I certainly will!"

What kind of help could the Snake Tribe be unable to handle on their own that they'd need someone like me, who stepped into the world of Mysterious Art halfway, and was visiting the Snake Sect for the first time, to assist?

"Hehe, could you represent the Snake Sect to meet with my Disciples of the Horse Immortal?" Liu Xianzhi asked, rubbing his hands together.

This Liu Xianzhi had a soft and handsome appearance, though not nearly as good-looking as one in ten thousand of Yu Longting.

If placed in a modern male idol group, he would certainly be a hot commodity!

I thought I had misheard, "What?"

Disciples of the Horse Immortal are a common sight in the north.

Under the Snake Sect Gate, there are many Snake Immortals who take on villagers as Disciples of the Horse Immortal.

They generally rely on being possessed by a spirit to go out and handle affairs.

They help people tell fortunes and avert disasters, which is considered a very positive profession within the Mystic Sect...

Those people were disciples of Liu Xianzhi, accompanying him day and night.

As thick as thieves, their relationship should be extremely close. Isn't there anything that can't be discussed between master and disciple?

"My disciple is the most prestigious among the Disciples of the Horse Immortal and represents the villagers below the mountain and all of the Disciples of the Horse Immortal... who are coming! The Snake Lord has specifically ordered not to be disturbed today, so... hehe...~" Liu Xianzhi's laugh became increasingly sycophantic, a face that pleaded for assistance with something serious.

I still didn't quite understand why Liu Xianzhi wanted me to go, pointing to myself and asked, "Meet him, me? Is that appropriate? Even if Yu Longting is not available, it should be Grandpa Chang meeting him."

"You and he are both human; I believe it's most fitting for you to meet him, and it would be more convenient to communicate," Chang Hao said very sincerely, "Of course, if Madam is unwilling, we would never force you."