Do you know: I should be fat and you should be thin!

Yu Yanran, who was waiting in the room, felt a soft growl from her stomach. She had been putting on makeup since dawn and had barely eaten anything.

She was too embarrassed to ask someone to bring her food, so she picked up a few red dates from the bed and ate them while patiently waiting.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Zhou Ning lifted the curtain and entered, carrying a food box containing three freshly cooked hot dishes.

The aroma of the food instantly filled the room with the scent of cosmetics.

"I bet you're hungry. Before the wedding night, you should have something hot to eat. These are my three best dishes. Try them." Zhou Ning arranged the dishes and then took an ivory scale rod to gently lift Yu Yanran's red veil.

Yu Yanran said, moved, "A gentleman keeps away from the kitchen; how could my husband cook for me?"

"I'd love to! Come on, let's eat first." Zhou Ning pulled her to the table and handed her a soup spoon.

Yu Yanran took the silver soup spoon, gently cut off a small piece of tender meat, and put it in her mouth.

The fresh, yet not greasy, aroma of meat spread in her mouth, causing her eyelashes to flutter slightly and a faint blush to appear at the corners of her eyes.

"Is it delicious? It tastes best when you eat it in big bites," Zhou Ning said with a smile.

Yu Yanran shook her head, parted her teeth slightly, and took a small bite of meat. Her cheeks moved slightly but made no sound. After swallowing the food, she took out a plain silk handkerchief and gently dabbed the corner of her lips.

"My lord, I'm full."

Zhou Ning asked, "Is it hard to eat? You've only had a couple of bites. You haven't even tried the cucumber salad yet. It took me a lot of effort to stir-fry it with shredded chicken, dried shrimp, pickled cucumber, and dried bamboo shoots. You should try it."

Yu Yanran didn't dare to refuse, and ate a few more bites of each dish, saying she wouldn't eat any more.

Seeing that she was losing, Zhou Ning grabbed the spoon and started playing with the CD.

"I've used that spoon before..." Yu Yanran said shyly.

With food in his mouth, Zhou Ning mumbled, "I don't mind. Go sit on the bed for a bit, I'll be right there."

Yu Yanran slowly walked to the bedside and sat down, her heart racing.

Zhou Ning quickly finished, sat down beside her on the edge of the bed, reached out and held her right hand, and smiled slightly.

Yu Yanran blushed deeply, letting him hold her hand, but she lowered her head even further.

Zhou Ning reached out his left arm to put it around her and asked, "Something happened outside today; some bandits are causing trouble in the county. Did it scare you?"

"What? I don't know. Oh no, grandparents!" Yu Yanran stood up anxiously.

Zhou Ning pulled her into his arms and said, "Don't worry, the bandits have all been captured. I've arranged for people to patrol, and I've also sent Li Tou to take care of your parents. That kid is incredibly strong; three or five ordinary bandits can't get close to him. Don't worry."

Yu Yanran was relieved and realized that she was sitting on Zhou Ning's lap, so she quickly jumped up.

"How can I consummate our marriage if my wife is so shy? I haven't even taken your clothes off yet," Zhou Ning sighed.

Yu Yanran was at a loss for words and said, "Please, my lord, I... I'm fine with anything."

Zhou Ning picked her up and laid her horizontally on the bed. He wrapped his left arm around her and kissed her cheek, then kissed every inch of her face. Wherever his lips touched, it felt like fire, and his passion instantly boiled over. He quietly reached out with his right hand to untie her clothes.

Feeling the hot, large hands caressing her skin, Yu Yanran could no longer control herself and let out a moan.

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The next morning!

Zhou Ning was woken up by the itch. He felt several warm currents rushing through his meridians, and it felt like countless tiny ants were crawling on his skin, making him unbearably itchy!

"Mites? So many?"

Seeing that Yu Yanran was still fast asleep, Zhou Ning dared not make a sound and tried his best to be patient.

Unexpectedly, the itching intensified, and not understanding why, he tried to get up from the bed. Suddenly, there was a loud cracking sound, and the bed broke with a thud, causing both of them to fall to the ground.

Yu Yanran was stunned and asked, "Wh...what's wrong?"

Zhou Ning looked at his hands and thought, "This...do I have internal energy now? Does consummating the marriage have this benefit? Could my system be some kind of hidden one?"

"My lord, are you alright?" Yu Yanran asked.

"I'm fine. This bed isn't very sturdy. I'm so grateful that you went to get a sturdier one for me today. We'll continue tonight!" Zhou Ning said excitedly.

Yu Yanran covered her face, feeling extremely embarrassed. On their wedding night, the bed had even broken. What would people think if word got out?

Xiaoqing and Xiaomei, who were guarding outside, heard the commotion and rushed in to see what was going on. They saw that the young master and the eldest lady had crushed the bed, and they both suppressed their laughter.

"Xiaoqing, stay here to change. Xiaomei, go and check if Second Brother Gu is up yet. If he is, tell him to wait for me in the inner hall! I have something urgent to ask him!" Zhou Ning instructed.

We need to check if this strange energy is internal energy. If it is, we'll check again tonight to see if it's related to sexual activity.

Gu Tingye had gotten up early and found an open space to practice his spear and staff skills. When he learned that Zhou Ning wanted to see him, he ordered breakfast and went to the inner hall to wait.

"Second Brother Gu, please help me! I feel terrible!" Zhou Ning said anxiously as soon as he entered the inner hall.

Gu Tingye laughed, "If you're feeling unwell, go find your wife. What's the use of coming to me? Didn't I put out your fire last night?"

Zhou Ning said speechlessly, "It's not that I feel uncomfortable there! It's like there are a few hot little mice crawling around inside my body, and it's so itchy!"

Gu Tingye's eyes widened, and he punched Zhou Ning hard in the chest. He felt Zhou Ning's chest muscles were soft and yielding, as if they were not affected at all. In an instant, his own arm went numb and he was thrown back by the force, taking five steps back before he could stand still.

"You brat, where did you get such internal strength? Did you really go to the bridal chamber last night?" Gu Tingye asked in surprise.

"Is it really internal energy?" Zhou Ning was overjoyed.

Gu Tingye said, "External training focuses on muscles, bones, and skin; internal training focuses on breath control. What else could this be but internal energy? Tell me quickly, how did you cultivate it?"

"You conceive after sleeping with your wife. Don't you have one?" Zhou Ning asked.

Gu Tingye said, "I practice external martial arts, which develop from the outside in, so naturally I have some internal strength. But I'm afraid I'd never reach your level even if I practiced until I died! You're incredibly fortunate!"

"Forget about fate for now, I'm so upset! How can I calm down? It won't stop!" Zhou Ning was on the verge of tears.

Gu Tingye pointed to his dantian and said, "I don't have your level of internal energy. I can only teach you how to make it move comfortably. Try to get them all to go in there."

Zhou Ning tried it out, but as soon as the mice that were wandering around were introduced into his dantian, they surged up from his dantian, flowed down his shoulder wells and elbows all the way to his fingertips, and then sank back down to the ground along his tailbone and Yongquan point. In the process of this cycle, even the gaps between his bones were filled with warm and cozy energy.

"That feels great! I have internal energy now! Haha!" Zhou Ning jumped up with joy!

With a loud bang, half of his body had already broken through the roof and was still rising.

Such lightness of foot is truly unbelievable.

Feeling a sharp pain in his head, Zhou Ning, clinging to the roof, was terrified and cried out, "System! Are you alive? Can you make a sound?"

Seeing this, Gu Tingye couldn't help but feel envious. Once one's inner strength is profound, one can move as lightly as a swallow and leave no trace on the snow. It turns out that what the books say is true!

"Hey kid, get down here! Let's have a proper chat. Can you teach me how to cultivate internal energy? I'll buy it! I'll offer 100,000, no, 300,000!"

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