After being bought by seven rough men and taken to the deep mountains, I was pampered.

After traveling thirty li, the group quickly returned home.

Early in the morning in Langya Village, before the fog had even dissipated, the wasteland on the back mountain was already in an uproar.

"Are we really going to build it here?"

The fourth brother, Qin Yue, waved his golden nanmu folding fan, his peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at the barren slope in front of him, covered with jagged rocks and weeds taller than a person. His lips twitched: "Sister-in-law, this is a tough nut to crack. The snakes, insects, and rodents in this grass alone are enough to give us a hard time, not to mention those huge bluestones weighing thousands of kilograms."

Last night on the way back, everyone was still shouting "Build an academy" with great enthusiasm in the carriage. But this morning, standing on the actual site, we realized that while the ideal was lofty, the reality was all dirt.

Su Wan stood on a high ground, holding a scroll of the "Master Plan Blueprint for the Myriad Realms Academy" that she had redeemed from the system shop.

The wind lifted the hem of her moon-white skirt. Ignoring the fourth brother's complaints, she slowly unfolded the blueprint.

"So what if we're tough?" Su Wan's voice was clear and crisp, carrying an air of conviction that commanded respect: "If our Qin family is going to build, we'll build the best. This back mountain is high up, backed by a dragon vein (actually a water source), and faces an open area; it's a natural feng shui treasure."

She pointed to the precise lines on the blueprint: "Look, a circular running track will be built here so that Lao San can take the students for a morning run."

"This is the teaching area. Every room should have floor-to-ceiling windows to provide unparalleled natural light."

"And this place... is our own 'inner courtyard,' which should have a hot spring pool and a garden."

Several old bricklayers from the village who were watching craned their necks to take a look at the blueprints.

At just one glance, these old men who had spent their entire lives doing bricklaying knelt down with a thud!

"Good heavens..." The old bricklayer's hands trembled as he pointed to the blue perspective lines and red markers on the blueprint: "What... what kind of drawing is this? The lines are straighter than a hair! Is this the heavenly palace where the gods live?!"

"Madam, are you perhaps the Minister of Works descended from heaven? This formation... how could we mortals possibly understand it!"

[Beep! Massive "dimensional reduction attack" detected!]

[Target: The Wolf Fang Village Craftsmen Guild. Status: Worship + Want to kneel before them!]

[Heartbeat Farm Reward: Infrastructure Maniac Pack x1 (Contains: Hercules Gloves, Indestructible Axe, Unlimited Refills of Iced Plum Juice)!]

Su Wan put away the blueprints, watching everyone's reactions with satisfaction. That's right. That's the kind of impressive-yet-unfathomable effect I wanted.

"It's okay if you don't understand, just do it." Su Wan turned around, her gaze sweeping over everyone and landing precisely on the man who had been standing silently to the side like an iron tower.

Qin Lie. He wasn't wearing that intimidating armor today, but only a thin black short-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his forearms with bulging veins.

He was carrying a 50-pound iron hammer as if it were a wick.

"Big brother." Su Wan beckoned to him, her voice softening, "Come and help me with something."

Qin Lie strode over, bringing with him a wave of scorching heat. "How do you want to do it? Tell me, and I'll smash it." His words were concise and to the point. In his eyes, there was no such thing as planning; the direction his sister-in-law pointed was his battlefield.

"Don't smash it yet." Su Wan pulled a round object from her sleeve—a [genuine leather measuring tape] (a system product). "We need to measure the foundation first. We need to know how wide the gate should be and how long the main road should be."

She shoved one end of the measuring tape into Qin Lie's hand: "Brother, take this end and stand by that big rock."

Qin Lie did as he was told. He stood in the weeds, his posture as upright as a pine tree.

Su Wan pulled on the other end of the measuring tape and backed away step by step. "A little more to the left... Yes, don't move."

Measurements are usually a very tedious task. But because the person was Qin Lie, the scene became a little... strange.

To confirm his location, Su Wan had to run around frequently. Sometimes she would run in front of him, and sometimes she would run around behind him.

"Big brother, raise your hand." Su Wan stood in front of him, tiptoeing, wanting to measure the "vertical height" of this section of the road. The soft measuring tape in her hand was pulled up along the outside of Qin Lie's thigh.

The measuring tape slid along his tight trouser leg. *Swish. Swish.*

Qin Lie's muscles tensed instantly! He looked down and could see Su Wan's pretty face so close to his, and her eyes that sparkled with concentration.

Her breath, through the thin fabric of her clothes, sprayed onto his waist and abdomen.

"Jiaojiao..." Qin Lie's Adam's apple bobbed violently, his voice hoarse as if it had been rubbed against sandpaper: "Measuring the land...do we need to be this close?"

Su Wan paused in her movements, tilted her head back, and said innocently, "The ground isn't level. If I don't use your leg as a reference, the line I measure will be crooked."

As she spoke, she went a step further and poked his rock-hard thigh muscles with her finger: "Big brother, relax a bit. Your muscles are so tense, even a ruler can't get through."

"Can't get it in?" The string of "reason" in Qin Lie's mind almost snapped. Did this little woman even realize what inappropriate things she was saying?

He's a man! A man full of youthful vigor, who just wants to carry her back to the house! Let him relax at a time like this?

"Hoo..." Qin Lie took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the lustful fire rising in his lower abdomen. He closed his eyes, silently recited the calming mantra, and let that "little vixen" measure him with a soft ruler.

[Beep! "Endurance-level" level of attraction detected!]

[Target: Qin Lie (Boss). Status: Humanoid pillar + Overheated!]

[Heartbeat Value: +500! Title Obtained: The Hardest Standard!]

Finally, the measurement was finished. Su Wan put away the measuring tape and pointed to the large bluestone stone, about half the size of a house, that lay across the middle of the road: "We have the data. But this stone is blocking the central axis of the academy. It must be moved."

Several old bricklayers circled the stone a few times, looking worried: "Madam, this is the 'Dragon-Slaying Stone'! Most of it is buried in the ground, and it must weigh at least three to five thousand pounds!"

"Our village doesn't have a crane. Even if dozens of strong men pushed together, they might not be able to move it!" "How about... we take a detour?"

"We can't go around it." Qin Lie suddenly spoke. He opened his eyes, and a wild glint flashed in his dark eyes.

"If you go around it, your momentum will be lost."

"The Qin family's academy must follow the straight path!"

After saying that, he threw the iron hammer in his hand to the ground. "Thump!" The ground trembled.

To everyone's astonishment.

He raised his hand and grabbed the collar of his shirt. "Rip—!" The already tight black shorts were ripped off by him and tossed onto the grass.

Boom! The intense visual impact instantly silenced the entire venue.

Under the midday sun, Qin Lie stood shirtless. What a physique that was.

His bronze skin looked as if it were coated with glaze, gleaming with a cold, metallic sheen in the sunlight.

Every muscle looks like it was meticulously sculpted by a master sculptor: broad latissimus dorsi muscles, neatly arranged eight-pack abs, and the V-line that extends all the way to the waist... Covered with scars of all sizes, they are a man's medals, and also the most primal and wildest temptation!

Su Wan stood to the side, feeling her face instantly burn.

Although it wasn't the first time I'd seen it, seeing it in public like this... who could stand it?

"Step back, all of you," Qin Lie commanded in a low voice. He walked over and embraced the edge of the massive bluestone with both hands. He spread his legs and stepped into the soil, like an old tree firmly rooted to the ground.

"Rise—!" A low roar exploded from the depths of his chest!

In an instant, his muscles bulged and throbbed with blood, veins pulsating like raging dragons on his arms and neck! The sheer power that erupted was breathtaking!

"Crack, crack, crack..." The boulder that had been buried in the ground for hundreds of years actually moved! The soil loosened, and fragments of stone flew everywhere!

"Open for me!!!" Qin Lie exerted his strength again, and his roar was like a tiger howling in the mountains!

Boom! A boulder weighing several thousand kilograms was overturned by him all by himself and rolled down the hillside with a thunderous roar!

Dust and smoke billowed. The road was now open.

"Divine power... This is a god descending to earth!" The old bricklayers were so frightened that they sat down on the ground, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at Qin Lie.

Qin Lie stood in the center of the smoke and dust. He was breathing heavily, his chest heaving like a bellows. Sweat. A large amount of sweat rolled down his forehead, down his high nose, over his Adam's apple, over his well-defined pectoral and abdominal muscles... finally gathering at his V-line and disappearing into his black waistband.

He looked as if he had just been pulled out of the water, shiny, sexy, and exuding a strong, almost overwhelming, masculine scent.

Su Wan swallowed hard as she watched this scene.

A ridiculous yet incredibly tempting thought suddenly popped into her head: If... we went down the slide on that... wouldn't it be very slippery?

"Jiaojiao." Qin Lie turned around, casually wiped the sweat from his face, and walked over with steady steps. He was radiating heat, and his eyes were extremely aggressive: "The road is open."

"Are you satisfied?"

Su Wan snapped out of her daze, looked at the wall of flesh in front of her, and blushed so deeply it was almost bleeding.

She quickly pulled a scented handkerchief from her sleeve, stood on tiptoe, and tried to wipe the sweat from his forehead: "Brother, you've worked so hard... wipe it off, it's all sweaty..."

However, before her hand could touch his face, it was intercepted in mid-air by a large, scalding hand.

Qin Lie grasped her wrist.

His hands were large, rough, covered in dirt and sweat. Su Wan's hands were small, fair, and fragrant. This stark contrast made the surrounding air feel thick and sticky.

"Don't wipe it."

Qin Lie lowered his head, staring intently at her, his voice hoarse: "I'm dirty."

"and……"

He took Su Wan's hand and slowly moved it down to press it against his still rapidly beating heart.

Through that thin layer of skin, Su Wan could clearly feel the frantic beating of his heart and his alarmingly high body temperature.

"I'm really angry right now." Qin Lie leaned close to her ear, his breath hot and sweaty, acting like a potent aphrodisiac: "If Jiaojiao touches me again..."

"In this desolate wilderness... I can't guarantee that we won't end up doing something even more tiring than clearing the mountain."

Su Wan felt a burning sensation on her fingertips and recoiled as if electrocuted. "I won't touch it anymore! I won't touch it anymore!"

She hurriedly took two steps back, stuffed the handkerchief into his arms, and turned to run: "Um... I'm going to check how the sale of the house is going with Lao Si!"

Watching that beautiful figure flee in disarray, Qin Lie clutched the handkerchief that still carried her scent, a wild smile playing on his lips.

He lowered his head, brought the handkerchief to his nose, and took a deep breath.

It smells so good. I have even more energy to work now.

"Third brother!" Qin Lie turned around and yelled at Qin Meng, who was staring in disbelief, "Stop looking! Bring me the hammer!"

"No one is allowed to eat dinner until this land is leveled today!"

"Alright, brother! I'm coming!" Qin Meng rushed over, shovel in hand, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at his brother's muscular physique: "Brother, you're amazing! When will I be able to get like that? I want my sister-in-law to wipe my sweat too!"

Qin Lie glanced at him and snorted coldly: "Want your sister-in-law to wipe your sweat?"

"Go uproot those ten trees over there first!"