I hastily covered both my and Xiao Yitian's mouth and nose to prevent our breath from leaking out.
Xiao Yitian and I were so tense that even our breathing had stopped.
Yu Rongling's expression also became much grimmer.
The group of Snake Servants, like hounds, suddenly prostrated on the ground and began to slither, sniffing around.
Perhaps because Yu Rongling blocked our human scent, the hissing of the Snake Servants rose and fell in agitation for a while but they didn't find us hiding behind the kitchen waste bin.
"No one's here, we must have heard wrong just now."
"Let's hurry, the master is still waiting for us..."
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Yu Rongling and I followed them all the way to the outskirts of Spring Wind Town.
Near a desolate little village, surrounded by Chaotic Grave Mounds, there stood a wooden house built amidst them.
It was already close to dawn, yet there was still light coming from the house.
From afar, it looked like a flickering ghostly glow, similar to that of a ghost town.
I recognized this patch of Chaotic Grave Mounds... wasn't it the entrance to the Serpent Domain last time?
Who would build a house to live in at the entrance to the Serpent Domain?
"Strange, why are the Snake Servants heading to Immortal Liu's territory? Could it be that old lady who's gathering tasty little children for a feast?" Yu Rongling stroked his chin and said suspiciously.
From the sound of Yu Rongling's voice, was he actually a bit envious of Immortal Liu?
Did he think the taste of children was good?
I was shocked, "Didn't Immortal Liu leave Spring Wind Town at your brother's behest? How come she's back causing trouble again?"
"It's a long story, but this time, Immortal Liu is here for you. Otherwise, given her promise to my brother, she would never set foot here again."
"For me?" I pointed at myself, bewildered, not understanding at all what Immortal Liu could want from me.
"Madam, do you remember she had a distant younger relative who died?" Yu Rongling clicked his tongue and led me to creep closer, "For that little snake whose blood relation was thin as water, she set up a Reincarnation Array right here in this place to resurrect that little thing."
"Isn't the Reincarnation Array a Forbidden Technique?" I followed, speaking in a hushed tone, disturbed by the calls of the owls nearby.
Yu Rongling looked back at me with a wicked smile, "Otherwise, what do you think? Why did my brother have to go to the West Sea to fetch something from a Snake Dragon... Dan..."
He trailed off, his voice trembling, then his entire body shuddered as if he were sifting through chaff.
"What are you two doing here?" We heard a cold and majestic voice behind us, filled with a chilling malevolence.
I turned around abruptly and rushed over, stopping close in front of Yu Longting, "We followed the Snake Servants here, what about you? Why are you here too?"
"Weren't you supposed to be rescuing Li Yitian, this little child?" Yu Longting glanced at Xiao Yitian, who was drowsy in my arms, somewhat displeased.
I scratched my head, "You left home in the middle of the night; were you out investigating the whereabouts of those souls?"
"Left home in the middle of the night? You chose your words well. Was Madam scared sleeping alone?" Yu Longting was initially amused by my teasing, but his gaze fell on my bare feet.
His expression darkened severely, as if he were ready to slaughter an entire city.
I was terrified, clearing my throat lightly, "The weather's quite hot, going barefoot is okay..."
"Ran into danger, hm?"
Unexpectedly, Yu Longting didn't get angry with me; he lifted me up and seated me on a tombstone, tenderly caressing my toes.