Quick Transmigration and Childbirth: The Target is Not Human

Xia Yangyang stayed in the west wing outside Lu Shaohuai's main house and had a good night's sleep. The next morning, she went to serve tea to each of the elders and then visited her unconscious "husband".

Lu Shaohuai was handsome, and even though he had lost a lot of weight, his dashing demeanor was still evident in his eyes.

Xia Yangyang dismissed the servants, then rested her chin on her hand and examined the woman for a moment: "How is it? Is there any hope?"

System: [Still trying to save her? If she keeps getting this thin, she'll starve to death in no time.]

Xia Yangyang: [What should I do? That brother-obsessed maniac Lu Xize, if I kill his brother while trying to ward off bad luck, won't he skin me alive?]

The system stroked its chin: [It's not entirely hopeless... There's a kind of incense in the shop that can summon a person's soul back to their body, called Soul-Returning Incense. A half-day recovery costs 3000 Pregnancy Points, while a half-month recovery requires 1000 Pregnancy Points...]

Xia Yangyang interrupted: [Just tell me the cheapest one?]

System: [Uh... the cheapest treatment's effectiveness is not fixed, ranging from ten days to half a month, or even decades, requiring only 9.9 fertility points. Furthermore, once used, no similar products can be used.]

Xia Yangyang clapped her hands: [This is it, as long as Lu Shaohuai doesn't die.]

The system asked in surprise: [Does Master not want him to wake up?]

Xia Yangyang: [Why did he wake up? To catch someone cheating?]

The system immediately chuckled and joked: [Hahahaha, what are you saying, Master? This hardly qualifies...]

Suddenly, the tone shifted, and she wholeheartedly agreed: "[Buying it for 9.9 is a good deal; you should buy it for 9.9!]"

Xia Yangyang: [...]

Xia Yangyang didn't have a moment's rest all day, acting like a good wife, getting massages from the old Chinese medicine doctor to improve blood circulation, and brewing Chinese medicine with a palm-leaf fan.

Every two hours, Lu Shaohuai had to be turned over to prevent bedsores from developing on his body.

Even though Lu Shaohuai was thin, he still had a certain physique, and every time she turned him over, she would break out in a sweat.

She was so enthusiastic that the ladies in the courtyard were moved to tears. They pulled her aside and had a long, intimate talk with her, and even slipped two jade bracelets of excellent quality into her wrists.

Xia Yangyang touched the jade bracelet, her face flushed pink with a shy and adorable smile.

The system teased: [Oh? So rare, you're really treating yourself like someone's wife?]

Xia Yangyang: [What do you know? If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. Lu Xize might be stalking us somewhere.]

Since she couldn't find a way to get to Lu Xize, she could only use his most respected older brother as the first opening.

But when she didn't run into Lu Xize, who was always looking for trouble, all day long, she began to sense that something was wrong.

Sure enough, as she rubbed her aching shoulders and walked into her room, the system alerted her: [Be careful, your target is watching you from outside the window.]

Xia Yangyang looked at the neatly made-up quilt in front of her, and a chill ran through her: [I guessed it.]

She clearly folded the blankets neatly in the morning.

Since the target is a snake, what's hidden under the covers is probably...

Xia Yangyang swallowed hard: [System, block vision.]

She walked forward casually, and following her memory, picked up a corner of the quilt.

The system gasped: [Holy crap, right in the middle of the bed, there were at least ten black snakes coiled together, crisscrossing.]

The sound of their tongues spitting out, rising and falling, was enough to send chills down one's spine.

Even though Xia Yangyang was mentally prepared, she was still so shocked that she dropped the corner of the blanket.

She wanted to scream, but if she showed fear, she would fall into Lu Xize's trap. In order to drive her away, he would keep the snake within her reach at all times, which would drive her crazy.

Therefore, she bit her lip and stubbornly kept silent.

Her figure was turned away from the window.

Lu Xize leaned against the window, using two fingers to pry open a narrow crack in the wooden window.

Waiting to hear that piercing scream, waiting to see her pale face and her disheveled appearance as she scrambles out to escape.

However, the expected scream did not come.

There wasn't even a sound of people gasping for air.

That seemingly delicate young woman who always wore a pale yellow cotton-padded jacket—

It didn't move.

Her back was ramrod straight, like a bamboo stalk that refused to bend in the wind and snow.

She didn't even look away immediately; her long eyelashes cast two shadows under her eyes.

He saw her throat move slightly, and then she bit her lower lip.

That bite was so forceful that it even made her cheeks tighten slightly.

Those who have been on the battlefield are most familiar with this reaction; it is an extreme suppression of one's own instinctive fear.

Lu Xize straightened up, suddenly becoming relaxed and wanting to see how she would react next.

She walked to the dressing table, first taking off the precious jade bracelet from her wrist, then putting on two thick cotton gloves, her movements swift yet unhurried.

Then she went back, raised her arms, quickly pulled down the bed curtains, and used a bamboo pole to pull them up and roll up the four corners.

All the snakes were trapped inside the bed curtains, thrashing about wildly.

Then, she took out a small incense burner and lit several pieces of insect-repelling incense.

A pungent smoke carrying the scents of wormwood and realgar filled the air.

The snakes thrashed about more violently for a moment, but within half a minute, they fell completely still.

Not being cautious enough, she picked up the kerosene lamp on the table and poured the lamp oil around the bed in a circular motion.

Snakes are afraid of fire, so if one escapes, she can quickly ignite the oil lamp on the ground.

The flickering flames illuminated her serene profile.

She suddenly rolled up her sleeves, which were dirty from boiling medicine all day, and wiped her face.

I don't know if she was wiping her face or wiping away the tears that welled up in her eyes from the bullying.

Lu Xize stared at the two water stains on her sleeve, feeling inexplicably irritated.

He had a vague premonition that the "princess" who could be so patient and calm was not the kind of pedantic, feudal, and stupid woman he had imagined.

Just as they were pondering this, the person inside suddenly opened the door and shouted, "Someone come here!"

Her voice was tender and crisp, carrying a hint of anger, resentment, and an undisguised sob.

Lu Xize retreated further into the shadows.

The two or three servants on night watch rushed over upon hearing the noise, and were astonished and uncertain at the sight of the situation.

She then addressed the "empty" corridor in a clear, challenging voice: "Some boneless insects got into my room, but I've already used incense to get rid of them."

Lu Xize blinked: "..."

"Please inform my uncle that his yard is full of plants and trees, and he should keep some realgar on hand to prevent pests from coming in. Or, if I have some free time, I can go and help him with the arrangements myself."

She knew he was lurking in the shadows, waiting to see her make a fool of herself.

Therefore, without repeating it a second time, he took the old medical book and went straight to Lu Shaohuai's main room.

He respected his elder brother and would certainly not dare to extend his mischievous hand into the main room.

Lu Xize crossed his arms and leaned against the window. As he considered a certain possibility, he slowly and silently curled the corners of his lips.