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

A day passed quickly...

As night deepened, only a dim bedside lamp was on in the room.

Yang Xian and Nan Shunian lay side by side on the same bed, with a lingering, languid atmosphere of intimacy still in the air.

"Nan Shu Nian".

He spoke softly, breaking the silence in the room.

"Um?"

The girl uttered a single word with a thick nasal tone, without even lifting her eyelids, clearly still immersed in the afterglow of what had just happened, too lazy to move.

"I'll find a way to remove the parasitic worm from your body when I get the chance."

As soon as he finished speaking, the girl beside him suddenly opened her eyes.

Immediately afterwards...

"Whoosh!"

A delicate, white foot, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, ruthlessly kicked towards Yang Xian's waist.

Yang Xian stretched out his arm and firmly grabbed the restless ankle.

It felt warm and smooth to the touch.

"Hey! Why are you reacting so strongly?"

Yang Xian instinctively clenched his fists. "You want to murder your bedmate, don't you?"

Nan Shunian tried to pull her foot back, but found that the other person's hand was gripping her tightly and she couldn't break free at all.

"Tsk!" She simply sat up, the blanket slipping off her shoulders, revealing a patch of snow-white skin:

"Scumbag!"

"Why would you remove the parasitic worm from my body for no reason?"

"Are you trying to walk away and deny everything?!"

Her voice rose with excitement: "And yet...and I just made you feel so comfortable!"

What is all this about?

Yang Xian was speechless. He put down the girl's small foot and said, "Let me explain! I didn't say I didn't want you..."

"That's just a jerk's excuse!" Nan Shunian interrupted him without giving him a chance to explain. "That's how it's always portrayed in TV dramas! First, they make up all sorts of excuses, then they say we're not compatible!"

What kind of melodramatic TV series are you watching?

Can't we watch something more educational?

"You should watch less of that stuff," Yang Xian explained patiently. "I'm really doing this for your own good. I'm worried that if something happens and I'm not around, you might get eaten alive by those Gu worms."

These words were meant to be words of concern, but they took on a different meaning in Nan Shunian's ears.

"Not around...?" She repeated the words, her tone changing:

"Why bring up such a lame excuse now of all times!"

"Actually, you're already tired of playing with me!"

"Right?!"

"No, no!" Yang Xian quickly denied.

How exactly does this girl's brain work?

Do you really enjoy overthinking?

I'm only now confident that I can deal with the Gu worms created by a seventh-realm martial artist!

I couldn't remove it even if I wanted to before.

Moreover, I will be going to the Jiang family soon, a place that is neither suitable for taking Nan Shunian along, nor suitable for having a relationship with her during that time.

When the Gu worms take effect, that will be truly deadly.

"wrong……?"

Nan Shunian looked at him suspiciously.

Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, her eyes turned strange:

"Or are you just not up to the task?"

"The frequency of the Gu worm attacks is too high; your body can't take it anymore?"

She pursed her lips and spoke in a pitying tone.

"Please! You're so weak... Ouch!"

The next second, the girl received a solid flick on the forehead.

"Let me finish!" Yang Xian glared at her impatiently. "I'm going to the Jiang family in a while!"

"Tsk! So what?" Nan Shunian rubbed her forehead, muttering in dissatisfaction, "Couldn't you have taken me with you? It wouldn't have caused any harm..."

"It will be very troublesome..." Yang Xian replied vaguely.

Later this month, he and Jiang Mengyun will officially hold their wedding.

If Nan Shunian were to do that kind of thing in front of Jiang Mengyun before or after the wedding, Jiang Mengyun would definitely go crazy on the spot, given her personality!

Yang Xian cleared his throat, trying to steer the conversation back on track:

"Besides, didn't you often complain about the 'child worms' inside you?"

"They say it affects your gaming, and they keep bothering you."

"If I take it out for you now, wouldn't that be exactly what you wanted?"

Upon hearing this, Nan Shunian's momentum immediately weakened.

She lowered her head, her gray hair obscuring her eyes, her fingers unconsciously clutching the corner of the blanket.

"That was just a joke! How could you take it seriously?"

"Fool!"

I'm ignoring you!

After saying that, she suddenly pulled the blanket over herself, wrapped herself up tightly from head to toe, turned over, and faced away from Yang Xian.

Seeing Nan Shunian's unusual reaction, Yang Xian was completely dumbfounded.

This is clearly something they were very unwilling to do.

What happened?

Is there something special about this Gu worm?

Or is there some special taboo surrounding the "love-stealing curse" in the Nan family?

For example, does it represent infidelity? Or... proof and humiliation of being abandoned by a man?

The more I think about it, the more likely it seems.

After all, they are a martial arts family with a long history, so it's normal for them to have some strange rules.

Yang Xian felt it was best to respect the other party's choice first.

He reached out and gently nudged Nan Shunian's shoulder.

"Okay, okay, we won't take it anymore!"

The girl, who had her back to him, shifted slightly, and after a while, a muffled confirmation came from behind her.

"real?"

"Yes!" Yang Xian answered affirmatively.

"However, the activity of the Gu worms within your body still needs to be suppressed for the time being!"

"After all, I have really important things to do next, and I can't afford to be distracted."

Upon hearing that the Gu worms would no longer be removed, the blanket stirred slightly, and Nan Shunian poked her little head out from inside.

She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Yang Xian was not joking.

In the Nan family, a woman can only be implanted with a love potion once in her lifetime.

This Gu worm is both a bondage and a vow.

Implanting it into the body of the man she admires means entrusting her entire life to him.

But what if one day, that man voluntarily decides to remove the venomous insect...?

That means that this trust has been betrayed by someone else.

This was the cruelest and most thorough humiliation inflicted on the women of the Nan family.

"Anything is fine as long as the Gu worms aren't removed!"

Nan Shunian lay back in Yang Xian's arms, rubbing her little face against his chest.

"Anything is fine with me?" Yang Xian looked down at the docile girl in his arms and repeated her words.

"You said it yourself..."

His hand slid down the girl's smooth back and landed on her slender waist.

Then, with a gentle pull, he lifted her up and had her straddle him.

The sudden change in posture left Nan Shunian somewhat bewildered.

She grabbed Yang Xian's shoulder in a panic, looking completely bewildered.

"Wait...wait! What are you doing? You just..."

"You actually doubt my abilities?" Yang Xian stared at her and spoke slowly.

"Woman, you're playing with fire!"

Do you think the "golden kidney" is a joke?

Nan Shunian finally realized what a stupid thing she had said and understood what was about to happen.

"Yang Xian! I was wrong! I was wrong!"

"Mmm..."