The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

That one word, "husband," made Xu Nian's heart flutter.

Since enrolling in school, whenever the two of them appear together in front of outsiders, Xu Xi would call him "husband" repeatedly.

One reason was to conceal her identity, since Xu Nian's appearance had changed over time, and she now looked like a middle-aged woman in her thirties.

Xu Xi's appearance was frozen at eighteen years old, delicate and lively, no different from her classmates.

Given their apparent age difference, it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to call Xu Nian "uncle" along with her classmates.

Calling someone "brother" would only arouse suspicion and cause trouble.

Furthermore, the two had already successfully proposed to each other. Although they were not yet married, such a title was appropriate both emotionally and logically.

Besides, what man could resist a girl he likes calling him "husband" in a sweet, coquettish voice?

Every time Xu Nian heard this title, her heart would flutter.

"Haha, how could I blame you?" Coming back to her senses, Xu Nian naturally put her arm around Xu Xi's waist, her eyes unconsciously drifting towards Long Teng's direction, with an uncontrollable smile on her face.

I wonder what Longteng would think if he saw this scene?

Sure enough, when the break ended and Long Teng dawdled back to the formation, his face was covered in black lines and his expression was so gloomy it could drip water.

He frantically winked at Xu Nian, his eyes demanding, "Why did you let your man come back again? You're not keeping your word, are you?"

Xu Nian spread her hands innocently and replied with a leisurely look in her eyes, "Then you should help persuade them to go back! You accepted my miracle drug, so you should at least see it through to the end, right? You can't just abandon them like this!"

Long Teng was on the verge of tears: "Then why don't you help persuade them to go back! They accepted my divine medicine, shouldn't you go all the way and see it through to the end?"

Xu Nian smiled slyly: "This doesn't count as a breach of contract. We agreed last night that I would help you persuade Xiaoxi to leave, and I did manage to persuade her to leave. It's just that your governing principles are too perverse and unpopular, and the people have brought back the upright and just official. This has nothing to do with me."

"So, if you still want my help, that'll be at a different price."

Seeing Long Teng's ashen face, Xu Nian "kindly" added, "How about I give you a discount? One bottle is enough this time, much more cost-effective than last time."

Long Teng nearly fainted on the spot, his eyes nearly blacking out, and he was so angry he was grinding his teeth.

This couple really treated him like a precious gem.

But he was helpless and had no choice but to grit his teeth and reluctantly give Xu Nian another bottle of medicine.

Xu Nian was indeed a man of his word; after receiving the medicine, he found an excuse without saying a word and successfully persuaded Xu Xi to leave.

However, once Long Teng started to increase the intensity of training, the students would take advantage of the break time to sneak away to find Xu Xi and bring her back to the formation.

Xu Nian would then approach Long Teng with a smile, taking the opportunity to extort money from him again.

The people at Longteng were dumbfounded. Was this even possible?

He felt as if he had fallen into an elaborate trap, a trap designed to drain his potion inventory.

After being repeatedly extorted, Long Teng weighed the pros and cons and decided to cut his losses in time as a last resort.

In front of the whole class, he listlessly announced the dismissal for a break. Then he sat down on the ground dejectedly, staring blankly at Xu Nian and Xu Xi laughing and joking in the formation. When he thought of his depleted medicine stockpile, he couldn't help but shed tears of heartache and regret.

That evening, Xu Nian returned home and carefully stored the "spoils of war" she had extorted that day, along with the two bottles from before, on the shelf in the storage room.

Looking at the five bottles of brownish-yellow liquid on the shelf, Xu Nian rubbed her hands together excitedly, feeling a sense of satisfaction.

These are all genuine treasures. One bottle can relieve all the aches and pains in the body, and can also significantly enhance male virility within a few days of use. The effects are amazing.

The main problem is that it's extremely difficult to obtain; there's only one way to get it, and that's through Dragon Ascension.

And every time they took a bottle from him, it felt like they were taking half his life.

Xu Nianke was reluctant to use something so precious and planned to keep it safe for future use.

If you accidentally suffer an internal injury one day, just mix a bottle of medicine into your bath water and soak in it, and you will be cured immediately and restored to a healthy and energetic state.

After putting away the medicine, Xu Nian was in a particularly good mood. Humming a little tune, she slowly left the storage room.

At this moment, Xu Xi had just finished showering. Wrapped in a clean, soft bath towel, she came out of the bathroom, sat on the sofa, and gently dried the water droplets from her hair with a dry towel.

Her wet hair clung to her cheeks, making her look charming and adorable.

Seeing Xu Nian approach, she stretched out her smooth, soft little foot and gently kicked the man beside her: "Hey, brother, how many days has it been since you touched me?"

She pouted, her tone carrying a hint of resentment.

Xu Nian smiled, took her small foot in her hand, gently squeezed it, and then lay down on the sofa, saying wearily, "I've been so tired these past few days. Military training lasts all day long, and I'm completely exhausted afterward. I'll make it up to you with interest after military training is over, okay?"

Xu Xi gave a soft snort, raised her snow-white neck, crossed her arms over her chest, and glanced at the man with disdain: "Ugh... how lame. I'm not tired at all, how can you be tired, brother? You're definitely lying, you just don't want to keep me company."

Xu Nian sighed helplessly, "That's because Long Teng doesn't dare to discipline you. Look at the rest of us, which one of us isn't made to do extra training by Long Teng every day?"

Xu Xi pouted and muttered softly, "Tch, brother is clearly just making excuses."

As she spoke, she slowly stood up, gently untied the bath towel from her body, letting it slip down to reveal her fair and shapely body. Then she walked up to the man, pointed to her wet "head," and said in a coquettish tone.

"Brother, look how clingy I've become, please help me out... okay~"

Xu Nian was so sleepy that she had no interest in that area at all, so she could only wave her hand helplessly: "Tomorrow, tomorrow. Let me get some sleep first. I'm exhausted, I really have no energy left."

Seeing this, Xu Xi squatted down and gently rubbed Xiao Xu Nian's head with her small hands. Finding it limp and unresponsive, she immediately covered her mouth, looked at the man with a surprised expression, and exclaimed, "Brother, you wouldn't... you wouldn't be unable to perform, would you?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xu Nian said, both amused and exasperated. "I'm really just too tired."