Good martial arts in the city, many children, many blessings

"Bear with it!"

"What?"

A fragrant breeze wafted over, and Li Xunhuan suddenly felt a darkness in front of him as the large dragon on his lower back fell into Liu Yanran's palm.

next second.

Li Xunhuan felt her spine being pinched painfully by Liu Yanran's vise-like fingers, and she let out an unbearable groan.

"Hmm~, humph!"

"Don't move!"

Liu Yanran looked displeased. She pressed down on his shoulder blade with her left hand to control his stiff body, and her right fingers probed down his spine inch by inch, not even letting go of his tailbone.

"Is this the legendary bone-reading technique?"

Li Xunhuan's thoughts wandered as she tried to suppress the hissing pain emanating from her flesh and bones.

Until the pain moved from the tailbone to the sternum, ribs, and then...

Liu Yanran's fingertips were only a step away from Li Xunhuan's waist and hip bones when she suddenly remembered the difference between men and women. She stopped abruptly and withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted, avoiding a snake or scorpion.

Li Xunhuan breathed a sigh of relief; if this continued, he really would scream.

Liu Yanran crossed one arm over her chest, rested her chin on her palm, and looked thoughtful, her eyes wandering.

"You have a large frame, clearly a martial arts prodigy, but your bones are loose like an hourglass, which makes your body training twice as difficult and your strength growth as slow as a snail."

Liu Yanran looked at her with a puzzled expression, as if she were looking at some rare animal. "Your ancestors have been passing down their lineage since the old Federation era. Haven't they ever taken any gene-increasing drugs?"

"Or is it a case of atavism?!"

"The orphanage director said my original genes were too bad, and that I was lucky to have survived." Li Xunhuan said with relief, "Never mind, I know it's not appropriate, there's no need to force it..."

Liu Yanran raised her hand to stop her, "No, I wanted to ask you something else, is it that you've never been full?"

"Huh?" Li Xunhuan looked blank. "The orphanage and martial arts school both provide meals, I'm full!"

Liu Yanran shook her head, then nodded, without offering any further explanation.

"Alright, you can audit classes during your time as a junior teaching assistant, just don't let it interfere with your work at the library."

"Understood!" Li Xunhuan's face lit up with surprise, and she thanked him repeatedly, "Master, I will certainly do my best in the future!"

Liu Yanran nodded, looked up at the second floor, picked up her water glass, took a sip, and thought for a moment before speaking.

"There's a storage room on the second floor; you can clean it up and use it as your dorm. I'll live on the third floor. I'm going to work tomorrow. Any problems?"

"No, no, I have another question!"

Li Xunhuan glanced at the darkening sky outside, and her face suddenly flushed, revealing a youthful shyness.

"Um, Master, I'd like to take advantage of the time before work starts and go stroll around the dating street to try my luck."

"You mean, you're thinking of going on a blind date?"

"What a coincidence!"

Liu Yanran looked at Li Xunhuan with a strange expression, gently rubbing her lips and teeth with her index finger, and then turned her head to look at Li Xunhuan again.

Her aloof demeanor suddenly changed; her face flushed, her expression became coy, and even her voice became soft and seductive.

"Taking a day off to go on a blind date? Little brother, are you in such a hurry? Don't you know how to be picky? How old are you?"

"22!"

"You just graduated... Oh, really?" Liu Yanran blinked her big, watery eyes, her gaze alluring. "Is the food at martial arts schools this good now?"

Li Xunhuan looked embarrassed: "Master, you are joking. I have no money and no house. It's good enough that someone is interested in me. I have no right to choose others."

"Well, it's easy to find someone who isn't picky about food, but you also need to pay attention to their character. Don't believe everything a woman says."

With the air of someone who's been there, Liu Yanran said earnestly, "Xun Huan, there are plenty of bad women out there."

"Listen to my advice: the women on this dating street are all very pragmatic. You're too young; you can't afford to be too naive. You can't marry someone so easily!"

"If you blindly jump in like this, at best you'll be swindled out of money and sexually assaulted, at worst... hmph, you'll be locked up, forced to work like a slave day and night, without a moment's rest!"

Seeing Li Xunhuan's bewildered expression, Liu Yanran slapped a universal hand gesture across all realms with a hint of annoyance.

"Slap! Slap!"

"That's it! The little duck!"

"hiss!"

Li Xunhuan gasped, her face showing embarrassment: "Sis, don't scare me. The teacher said that someone like me should get married early, otherwise I'll never find a wife in this lifetime."

"Is that so? Kids are so obedient!"

Liu Yanran chuckled inwardly, and with a fragrant breeze, she turned sideways and sat down closer.

He reached out and embraced Li Xunhuan, whose face was flushed, and took a deep breath of the youthful, pure yang energy, which made his mouth water.

"Little brother, if you're not too picky, I do have a friend who's eager to get married... well, how about I play matchmaker for you two?"

"Huh? This? Me, this? That?" Li Xunhuan feigned shyness, but in reality, she already had a guess in her heart.

As the saying goes, those who offer unsolicited favors are either treacherous or thieves.

Is Liu Yanran making up friends out of thin air just to promote herself?

But what does she want from him?

Li Xunhuan feigned shyness and stole a glance at Liu Yanran's broad chest, which she was intentionally lifting up.

She twisted her slender, willow-like waist and lifted her round, full-moon-shaped buttocks.

Li Xunhuan blushed and swallowed hard twice, silently chanting in her mind, "Activate the system's detection function!"

[Liu Yanran] Original female of childbearing age, with the following physical characteristics: magnanimous, easily conceived, and possessing the power of a white tiger roaring at the moon...

Three physical attributes? Is this the true strength of the Rose Pavilion Master? Sister, brother doesn't want to work hard anymore!

"Greatness lies in tolerance" is easy to understand. "Nine bends make one fertile" should refer to being able to conceive easily. "White Tiger Roaring at the Moon" might be a perfect match for the martial arts technique she cultivates. He hasn't forgotten the white tiger descending the mountain painting on the front desk.

The martial arts gym owner, a beautiful instructor, is all about beauty, strength, and wealth—the perfect future partner!

"Oval face, high nose, phoenix eyes and white teeth, big hips for easy childbirth, big breasts to keep the child from going hungry."

Liu Yanran, completely unaware that she had revealed most of her hand, was still trying to subtly promote herself.

"That's right, you're a bit assertive and have a short temper, but as long as you listen to your wife after marriage, take care of things at home, and be more compliant outside the home, it's not a big deal."

"It's the new era of the Martial Arts Federation, after all. Between husband and wife, whoever is stronger naturally gets to listen. I understand that!"

Li Xunhuan, with a look of both excitement and hesitation, said insecurely, "But honestly, with nothing to my name, why would anyone be interested in me?"

"Hey, I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me for telling you."

Liu Yanran looked sorrowful, but seeing that he was willing to understand, she stopped beating around the bush and spoke frankly.

"When I was young, I was too arrogant. I looked down on this and that, and always thought I would think about it after I became a martial artist."

"But now I'm almost twenty-five, the path of a martial artist is getting further and further away, and there's also the ever-increasing single tax."

"I really can't afford to wait any longer!"

Li Xunhuan had indeed heard her martial arts school teacher talk about the single tax. In the interstellar era, the government enacted a strict punitive tax law on singles in order to encourage births and increase revenue.

Aside from martial artists, women of childbearing age who are over 18, have left school, and still refuse to marry must pay a single tax of 10,000 to the government in the first year, 100,000 in the second year, and 1 million in the third year...

The amount is added year by year until the wealthy women who refuse to have children give in.

But cats have their ways, and mice have theirs. The rich girl also came up with a plan to avoid childbirth and marriage.

She bribed the man to sign a seven-year marriage contract with no children and a divorce clause, in order to evade the singles tax.

Li Xunhuan looked embarrassed, staring at Liu Yanran who was trying so hard to act as a matchmaker for him, her face full of grievance: "I'm looking for a wife to have children and carry on the family line, and you..."

Liu Yanran glared at him, her patience waning. She no longer wanted to play this little game with the man, a game they both knew perfectly well.

He put his hands on his hips, paced around twice, pointed at Li Xunhuan, and revealed his final bargaining chip.

"I'll give you an extra two thousand a month on top of your salary. After we get married, you can listen to me in external matters, but you can listen to you in internal matters."

"I'm giving you six months... If you still can't get pregnant, don't blame me for not giving you a chance!"

In reality, she was secretly plotting: You, an ordinary person, want to get a martial artist like me pregnant? Dream on!

I'll pry it open for you with my own hands, you weakling coward, you won't be of any use!

"this?"

Li Xunhuan understood immediately. Since Liu Yanran didn't want to act anymore, it meant there was no room for her to raise the price.

Now, he either agrees or he's kicked out.

As for work, what kind of work?

You've offended the museum owner, and you still want a job?!

Li Xunhuan gritted her teeth, her cheeks twitched slightly, and she suddenly stood up and bowed deeply.

"Sister, please have mercy on me!"