Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

Yang Xian had already roughly guessed Nan Shunian's identity.

It's probably another one, a child sent by a martial arts family.

"I don't even know you..."

Yang Xian sighed, feeling a throbbing pain in his temples.

"My name is Nan Shunian, and I'm an adult." Nan Shunian interrupted him, speaking in a flat tone as if introducing a product:

"I have everything other women have!"

"What they can do, I can do too!"

"Please think about it!"

She felt her hints were clear enough.

Yang Xian: "..."

That's so direct!

This is the first time I've ever seen a girl who is so efficient and direct, yet so...lacking in motivation.

"No, what I mean is..." Yang Xian rubbed his temples, "I already have enough women around me, I really don't need any more..."

"Tsk!"

Nan Shunian clicked her tongue impatiently and put her hands in her pockets.

It's just a relationship, why are you dragging your feet like this!

What a hassle!

Isn't it said that all men in the world are lustful?

The more concubines the better, ideally like an emperor with three thousand beauties.

Why is it different when it comes to him?

I don't want things that are offered to me directly?

The things written in novels are all lies; they're completely unbelievable!

"I'm really defeated by you. Whatever!" Nan Shunian shrugged.

Yang Xian thought the other party was finally going home, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, he saw Nan Shunian pull a small, pink insect out of her pocket.

The insect was still wriggling on her fingertips.

Without even looking, she tilted her head back and swallowed it in one gulp.

Almost at the same time, Yang Xian's body suddenly froze.

He sensed an extremely strange change.

An intangible, invisible, yet real connection appeared out of nowhere between him and Nan Shunian.

It was like an invisible thread, one end connected to him, and the other end tied to the girl in front of him who had just swallowed the worm.

Yang Xian's face darkened: "What did you just do?"

"You only just realized it?" Nan Shunian glanced at him with her dead fish eyes. "You've been bewitched!"

"The poison..."

Yang Xian's mind raced, and he immediately recalled the scene that had occurred in the cafeteria not long ago.

That unexpected kiss!

The only chance the other party had to use poison was at that time!

"The Nan family..."

Luo Bingyan, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, her voice carrying a hint of solemnity.

"A martial arts family renowned for its Gu and poison techniques, skilled in crafting all sorts of bizarre Gu worms, using unpredictable and insidious methods."

"I see." Yang Xian understood.

The Xu family specializes in illusion magic, while the Nan family excels in Gu poison.

These families really went to great lengths to get closer to me.

"That's right," Nan Shunian lazily admitted.

"The love potion I gave you was a Seven-Turn Love Poison, which was personally refined by my grandmother, who is also a Seventh Realm Martial Emperor."

"Once this kind of poison is planted, there is no cure. Even if you know about it, you cannot remove it."

"What a joke!" Yang Xian was almost laughing in anger.

What era are we living in? Why are people still resorting to such despicable tactics?

He immediately called upon the system in his mind.

"System! How many points will it take to remove the Gu worms from my body?"

[Ding! This operation cannot be performed!]

The system's swift and decisive response made Yang Xian's heart sink.

Are there things that even the system can't solve?

This is the first time!

"This kind of love potion comes in two forms: the mother potion and the mother potion." Nan Shunian's voice continued, like an emotionless instruction manual:

"A person infected with the 'child gu' must regularly engage in dual cultivation with the host of the 'mother gu' in order to maintain the gu's activity."

"Furthermore, one must never betray the mother Gu host, otherwise the heart meridian will be severed, the Gu will be destroyed, and the person will die."

"This is a method our Nan family uses specifically to restrain spouses and ensure blood ties and loyalty."

"You're lucky enough to use it today!"

After hearing these words, Yang Xian's eyes narrowed.

With so many women around me... wouldn't I be doomed to die on the spot?

But why don't I feel anything at all?

"System, is there really no other way?"

[Ding! Host, there's no need to worry.]

[This Gu worm is entirely beneficial to its host, its core function being to strengthen the bond between partners and enhance harmony in life, thus positively contributing to the continuation of humanity. Therefore, this system has rejected your request to remove it.]

Yang Xian: "???"

What does that mean?

Does it help the continuation of humanity?

Is there something wrong with your system?

This thing is clearly designed to harm people!

However, Nan Shunian's next words stunned everyone present.

"only……"

"This time, the curse is a little different."

"The mother Gu...is inside you."

"I...I'm the one who's been afflicted by the Gu poison."

"In other words, from this moment on, I am yours."

As the only hope for all of humanity, Yang Xian was someone the Nan family dared not use to control with the Zi Gu, so as not to monopolize this incredible opportunity.

So they did the opposite and came up with this terrible, underhanded trick.

By using a mother gu poison, they forced Yang Xian to accept a woman who would be absolutely loyal and would never betray him.

This kind of benefit... absolutely no man could refuse!

An unnatural flush instantly appeared on Nan Shunian's cheeks:

"A person who has just been infected by the offspring gu must engage in dual cultivation with the owner of the mother gu within ten minutes, or they will be devoured and killed by the gu worm."

"Furthermore, this will need to be done periodically from now on."

"I...I am already yours. As for whether you want me or not...it's up to you..."

Nan Shunian's words became incoherent, and she felt her blood boiling. A surge of heat rushed out from the deepest part of her body, making her dizzy and lightheaded.

It's hot……

It's so hot...

She struggled to keep from collapsing, her body swaying slightly, and she was breathing heavily uncontrollably.

"This situation..." Luo Bingyan frowned slightly as she looked at Nan Shunian's appearance, "It's very similar to how I was when I was poisoned by 'Dragon Blood' last time."

One sentence enlightened Yang Xian.

Without further hesitation, he strode forward and, before Nan Shunian could react, bent down and scooped her up in his arms.

I got a piece that was piping hot.

The girl in his arms seemed to be losing consciousness.

"Master!" Feng and Ling were both at a loss.

"The situation is urgent, I'll go back to my dorm first."

Yang Xian left a sentence, picked up Nan Shunian who was already starting to lose consciousness in his arms, and turned around and ran wildly towards his dormitory.

Nan Shunian instinctively wrapped her arms around Yang Xian's neck and buried her burning face in his neck.

The body's reaction became increasingly violent, and his complexion grew increasingly pale.

She whispered intermittently in Yang Xian's ear in a voice that was almost inaudible yet filled with endless longing.

"Give me……"

"Quick...give it to me..."

"I...I can't...take it anymore..."

Happy New Year everyone!