Marrying a White Snake Wife is Super Cool

Su Liyan’s mother nodded and said, "This has always been the way of our bloodline!"

Lu Yuan took off his coat, draped it over Lu Ruyan, and picked her up. "Honey, Mom, Dad, don’t worry," he said. "We’ll definitely find a way to cure Ruyan."

After speaking, Lu Yuan carried his daughter back into the room. The small furnace inside was burning brightly, yet the room was surprisingly cool.

Su Liyan said, "Mom, Dad, you can go on ahead. He and I will stay here and watch over her."

Hearing this, Su Liyan’s parents felt they couldn’t be of any help here anyway, so they decided not to get in their daughter and son-in-law’s way.

Su Liyan warmed some water, wiped her daughter’s body with a towel, and comforted Lu Yuan, saying, "Don’t be too sad. Our child is blessed, she’ll definitely be alright!"

Lu Yuan blamed himself. "It’s all my fault. If she hadn’t swallowed that Elixir I made, her atavism wouldn’t have been triggered."

"It’s not your fault." Su Liyan leaned against Lu Yuan, pulling him into an embrace.

After a long while, Lu Ruyan’s snake tail slowly receded, turning back into a pair of legs.

Lu Ruyan opened her eyes, turned to look at her parents, and said in a sweet voice, "Daddy, Mommy, I just had a really long dream. I dreamed I turned into a snake and could even use Techniques."

As Lu Ruyan spoke, she gestured. With a light clap of her small hands, a thick layer of ice formed on the round wooden beam in the ceiling.

Lu Ruyan was overjoyed. "Daddy, Mommy, look at that!" she exclaimed.

Then, she slapped a palm on the radio on the table, instantly freezing it until it shattered.

Su Liyan took her daughter’s hand and said patiently, "Sweetie, you can’t use your Techniques recklessly anymore, or you’re going to tear the whole house down!"

Lu Ruyan looked at her little hands and nodded. "Mhm, okay. Can I go play in the yard then?"

Lu Yuan said, "Get dressed, then you can go."

Su Liyan shot Lu Yuan a look, took a new set of clothes from a bundle, and dressed her daughter. As the girl stepped out the door, Su Liyan called out a reminder, "Ruyan, don’t use your Techniques in front of strangers, okay!"

The Gongyue Monarch’s voice echoed in Lu Yuan’s mind: "Master, I’m waiting for you at the east end of the village!"

Lu Yuan asked his wife to keep an eye on their daughter, then headed for the east end of the village. When he arrived, he saw the Gongyue Monarch and asked, "Why are you waiting for me here?"

The Gongyue Monarch smiled. "There are too many people in the village. It wouldn’t be good for me to enter. I was afraid I might disturb the mortals."

Yunyun darted out from the nearby woods and bowed respectfully to Lu Yuan. She began methodically counting on her fingers. "Thank you, brother-in-law, for finding my daddy. Now, besides Grandmother and Sister... I have another close family member."

Lu Yuan patted Xiao Yunyun’s head. "No need to be so formal. You’re the one who has helped us more, Yunyun!"

The Gongyue Monarch said, "Master, let me return to the Spirit Capturing Device. I keep my promises. You saved my life, so I must protect you!"

Lu Yuan waved his hand dismissively. "It’s fine. You haven’t seen your daughter in hundreds, maybe even a thousand years, right? Go spend more time with her."

But the Gongyue Monarch refused, insisting on staying with Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan looked at Xiao Yunyun and said, "Yunyun, try to talk some sense into your father!"

Yunyun blinked playfully. "Brother-in-law, just let my daddy follow you. If anything happens, he can help you. And if even my daddy can’t help, I’ll have Xiaodong and Xiaoxi help you!"

"Xiaodong? Xiaoxi?" Lu Yuan asked.

Yunyun puffed out her cheeks. "That’s right! Xiaodong the Flood Dragon and Xiaoxi the fierce tiger!"

Lu Yuan casually asked, "I suppose there’s a Xiaobei and a Xiaonan too?"

Yunyun stared at Lu Yuan in disbelief, covering her mouth and whispering, "Brother-in-law, Grandmother said not to talk about them!"

’I was pretty much right,’ Lu Yuan thought. He figured Xiaonan must be a large bird and Xiaobei a large tortoise.

Since Yunyun didn’t want to say more, Lu Yuan didn’t press the issue.

Lu Yuan turned to the Gongyue Monarch. "Since you insist, in a few days I’ll be returning to Taiping City. When the time comes, find a place to hide outside the village and wait for me. I’ll detain you in my Spirit Capturing Device again. For these next few days, just spend more time with your daughter."

The Gongyue Monarch cupped his hands. "Yes, Master!"

Lu Yuan suddenly thought of something and turned to Yunyun. "Is the bottom of the reservoir very deep?"

Yunyun nodded. "Yes, brother-in-law. It’s full of aquatic Xingzi, things like Water Ghosts, roaming and living down there."

Lu Yuan was afraid of water, especially dark, confined, deep areas. You never knew what kind of malevolent Xingzi might appear in the next second. The fear was suffocating.

’But according to the book of *Alchemy*, the Elixir refined today from the thousand-year Ice Toad Inner Core possesses an extremely cold medicinal effect. With further refinement, it could have been consumed safely.’

’I never expected an Earth Level Superior Elixir to be sentient. The moment it left the Pill Furnace, it flew out on its own, and my daughter Lu Ruyan ended up eating it.’

’If the undercurrents at the bottom of the reservoir have what I’m looking for, perhaps I can dispel the extreme cold energy in my daughter’s body and save her from the suffering of the cold toxin.’

After thanking them, Lu Yuan said no more. Calculating his next move, he turned and headed for the reservoir.

The Gongyue Monarch and Yunyun exchanged a look, unsure of what Lu Yuan was up to. They floated a short distance behind him, following him from afar.

Lu Yuan arrived at the reservoir dam. Many Xingzi popped their heads out of the water to greet him, though of course, there were some who paid him no mind.

Lu Yuan raised his hand, and a huge rock from beneath his feet levitated into the air. It flew out over the water and plunged down with a loud SPLASH.

Ripples spread across the surface. Lu Yuan did this to break the water’s surface tension, so that when jumping from a great height, it wouldn’t feel like smacking onto concrete.

’With my current body, I’d be fine even if I really did smack onto concrete,’ he mused. ’But there’s no reason to be reckless. It would still hurt.’

Lu Yuan held a Water-Resistant Elixir in his mouth. As long as it didn’t dissolve, he could stay underwater for a long time without needing to breathe.

Lu Yuan dove headfirst into the reservoir. Opening his eyes underwater, he scanned his surroundings. Every now and then, a few patterned water snakes would dart out from clumps of seaweed and swim past him...

But that wasn’t what scared Lu Yuan the most. The truly unnerving sight was the countless Water Ghosts and Water Beasts sprawled and lying on the jumbled rocks.

As he descended deeper, the light grew weaker. Lu Yuan glanced back up at the surface and realized he had already gone down more than twenty meters.

On the reservoir dam, Yunyun exclaimed in alarm, "Daddy, brother-in-law just went down like that? Should we tell Grandmother?"

The Gongyue Monarch replied, "I’m not familiar with this ’Grandmother’ you speak of. Is she very powerful?"

Yunyun lifted her chin proudly. "All the Xingzi here, big and small, listen to Grandmother. So, Daddy, do you think she’s powerful?"

Yunyun was merely a professional manager, exercising delegated authority. She was just an employee working for the boss.

"Then it’s no problem. All these Xingzi listen to the Master’s mother-in-law, so they naturally won’t harm him!" The Gongyue Monarch found a comfortable spot and lay down. With the Master’s Celestial Monarch Realm strength, diving into the water was hardly a challenge.

The reason Lu Yuan hadn’t gone home to tell his mother-in-law was that he was desperate to save his daughter. He didn’t know when the cold toxin would flare up again, so it was best to solve the problem as soon as possible.

Yunyun imitated her father, lying on the ground and crossing her legs. "As long as he doesn’t actively provoke those Xingzi, he’ll be fine!" she said casually.

The Gongyue Monarch was dismissive. "Who is? Acting so tough? With the Master’s Celestial Monarch Realm strength, even if he did provoke them, it would be a miracle if he didn’t beat the shit out of anyone who so much as dared to fart in his direction!"

Yunyun didn’t pursue the topic. "Daddy," she said, "how have you been for the past thousand years? Please tell me about it!"

The Gongyue Monarch shifted his position and looked at his daughter with a benevolent expression. "Alright. I’ll tell you everything I remember, in full detail. It all has to start from a thousand years ago, when the Beastman Race invaded the Human Race..."

Kicking his legs, Lu Yuan found a cave entrance on the dim reservoir floor. ’What I’m looking for should be in there,’ he thought. With a glide of his arms, he slipped inside...