Looking at Ning Ruoxue’s innocent eyes, filled with pure confusion, Ye Wen found himself entirely at a loss for how to explain the matter.

It wasn't really Ning Ruoxue's fault for being so ignorant of these things. After all, the person who raised Ye Wen and Ning Ruoxue and taught them knowledge was a confirmed old bachelor. While it wasn't to say the old man knew nothing, one certainly couldn't ask the venerable gentleman to instruct his female apprentice in matters of physiology.

Had it not been for the cooking matron at Shushan Sect who could teach some basic knowledge, Ning Ruoxue might have been raised into a complete tomboy by the old master.

But when it came to that honorable knowledge, she was completely clueless. Although martial artists generally knew something related to the topic, the martial arts of the Shushan Sect were tragically mediocre. So poor, in fact, that one didn't need to delve into profound knowledge to learn them, which in turn left Ning Ruoxue ignorant of many worldly matters.

Even in the pure heart of Junior Sister Ning, marriage simply meant joining the husband’s family, listening to the husband in all things, living together, and deeper matters... she knew absolutely nothing.

"Uh... it's just that if we were to marry, Junior Sister, Senior Brother currently cannot... do that part..."

"Do what part?"

Ye Wen wished he could just pass out right there. He realized explaining this reality to someone so pure was intensely awkward. It wasn't that Ye Wen was shy about discussing such topics with women; it was just that Ning Ruoxue was too pure, so pure it instilled in him a sense of self-reproach.

He lifted the wine gourd and took several long, hard gulps. Fueled by the alcohol, Ye Wen blurted out, "I cannot perform the duties of man and wife!" Ning Ruoxue looked utterly astonished, her expression still one of complete incomprehension.

Ye Wen was utterly defeated and casually added another phrase: "I cannot consummate the marriage..."

She continued to shake her head...

"I can't have children..."

"Aren't babies brought back from outside?"

"........."

After explaining for a long while, Ye Wen realized there was no getting through to her unless he used the most blunt language possible and gave his junior sister a crash course in physiological health bordering on an explicit instructional film. However, such topics couldn't be spoken of carelessly, lest his junior sister take him for a rogue and slap him across the face, leaving him in the wrong.

After much consideration, Ye Wen finally said, "I think Junior Sister should talk to Aunt Zhao. She can give you an answer..."

"Can't Senior Brother tell me?"

"No!" Ye Wen nodded. This question was indeed unsuitable for him to teach. Fortunately, although the vast Shushan Sect lacked many elder female disciples or seniors, there was Aunt Zhao, who managed miscellaneous affairs. At her age, Aunt Zhao surely understood these things!

Ning Ruoxue lowered her head, softly uttered an "Oh," and said no more. Although she didn't fully grasp what her senior brother was talking about, she understood one thing clearly: her senior brother didn't seem to have any intention of marrying her.

Noticing his junior sister’s slight disappointment, Ye Wen felt a pang of pity. He finally took Ning Ruoxue's soft, slender hands firmly in his own to comfort her: "If Junior Sister has such thoughts, Senior Brother can arrange the engagement first. Once Senior Brother's cultivation of this technique reaches great accomplishment, we can marry then!" Ning Ruoxue kept her head bowed, but the look was no longer one of pure disappointment. If Ye Wen leaned over just slightly, he could see a smile slowly bloom on Ning Ruoxue's delicate face, her cheeks beginning to flush with a rosy glow.

Ye Wen considered: if it was like this, would he have to remain unmarried forever if his technique